The North Winds Blow: Icewind Dale
Icewind Dale has always had long winters, but now an endless winter has gripped the region, and to top it off signs of dragons have been increasing.
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Weekly / Friday - 11:00 PM UTC
Mar 20 / Session 5
Session Duration / 2.5–3.5 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Every night before midnight, Auril rises into the sky astride a white roc and performs her magic. Her spell appears as a radiant veil of light—a hauntingly beautiful aurora that glows across the heavens and vanishes with the coming dawn. Yet this enchantment robs the following day of true daylight: the sun never climbs above the horizon, noon becomes little more than dusk, and Icewind Dale remains locked in cold and shadow, with no warmth to thaw its snowbound land. The effort drains the Frostmaiden each time, leaving her only enough divine strength to seal the mountain passes with savage blizzards and whip the Sea of Moving Ice into violent storms. These barriers deter travel in or out of the region, deepening Icewind Dale’s isolation. As a result, the dale exists almost apart from the rest of the world—sunless while daylight continues elsewhere.
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Meet the Game Master
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4 years on StartPlaying
335 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Teacher, Creativity
Average response time: 24+ hours
Response rate: 67%
About me
I have been hosting in person for seven years and online games for five. I have experience with 1st Ed Pathfinder, 5th ed D&D and the new Stargate SG-1 RPG. I started playing RPGs during college and also enjoy board games, PC gaming, reading and Geology.
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Creating your character
We will be making characters during a session 0, Using WOTC materials and other available published material. If you would like to use something outside WOTC sourcebooks, please let me know so I can ensure it is added to the available options.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a microphone, speakers, a Discord account, and a Fantasy Grounds account to play (both are free). A webcam and headset are optional.
What Steven brings to the table
Fantasy Grounds Unity(FGU) Ultimate license - allows players with a free copy of FGU to connect and play. Maps as needed—please let me know if you have preferences for Theater of the Mind or everything on a map when you sign up. Sourcebooks and character creation materials
Homebrew rules
As someone with experience in multiple rulesets, I encourage rule of cool and try to find ways to make things work, I also allow flexibility in some spell mechanics like Green Flame Blade/Booming Blade that they work with reach weapons. Additionally if you have a character concept you want to use that does not fit directly into the published rules I work with you to find a way to fit the concept to the rules.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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How Steven creates a safe table
Safety tools use in-application buttons to send anonymous notifications if a change is needed.
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