Caverns of Thracia | a classic dungeon presented in Shadowdark
The 1979 classic crawl! Descend into dark caves, brave hordes of monsters, discover ancient treasures and solve a thousand-year-old mystery!
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Friday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 20–30 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Bloodthirsty beast-men raid freely across the island of Thracia, stealing and slaying and leaving only nightmares behind. When their cruel work is done, they retreat to the subterranean ruins below the landscape, a dark labyrinth left behind by a kingdom long gone. Do you dare to brave the dangers of the caverns of Thracia? To take back what the beast-men stole? To unearth the secrets of nations that fell long ago? To challenge whatever evil drives the raids? Session 0 and your first session of regular play are free. New players are welcome.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(12)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
24 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello! I'm Zeke. I like running games. I like designing them, too. I bring unusual settings to life with deep lore and bespoke homebrew character options. In my games, you might test your survival skills in a corrupted hellscape, or travel through time to the Stone Age to battle an immortal dark lord before his rise to power, or protect a solarpunk utopia from strange mutant beasts with your favorite raygun. If you've always wanted to play in a game with a unique premise, and you're looking for a GM to make that game a reality, feel free to reach out to me.
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Creating your character
We'll create characters together as part of a free Session 0. If you join the campaign after it starts, we'll schedule a one-on-one mini Session 0 to allow you to create a character and get up to speed on the ongoing story and the setting. We'll create level 1 characters for this game. Any class published by The Arcane Tower is fair game--even the Roustabout.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please make sure you have a Discord login. We'll use it for voice chat during game and to keep in touch between sessions. You will need a mic. If you'll be playing from a noisy place or a place with lots of distractions, you need to have PTT (Push To Talk) in Discord set up before the game starts. This is a courtesy to your fellow players as well as the GM.
What Zeke brings to the table
Challenging and varied encounters: Not every opponent needs to be met with cold steel. Negotiation, deception, stealth and ingenuity are often valid, and might be better options than combat. A neutral arbiter of events: I set the challenges before you, then I let your decisions and the dice dictate how events play out.
Homebrew rules
Tweaks to character creation: Character generation will have a few small changes to make sure you can play the kind of character you want to. Introducing the new Thracian Champion class: Play a native warrior of Thracia, tasked with defending your village from raids and worse. No PvP: Attacks, theft and deception against other players are not allowed in this game. (It'll be hard enough without that.)
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Zeke creates a safe table
During play, we'll use X-cards as a safety and consent tool. I have an X-card module loaded into foundry that lets you play your card at the push of a button. I will also be available for at least 30 minutes before and after the session if you want to talk about content or any other game-related issues.
Content warnings
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