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The Devil's Gambit: a casino heist
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: infiltrate the casino, steal the grand prize, and make it out alive. This message will self destruct.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Tuesday - 2:00 AM UTC
Feb 17
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Cards shuffling in a dealers hand, casino chips slide across a table, a cheer rises from further inside. A security guard flashes you a smile welcoming you inside: "Welcome to the Afterlife Casino. Temptation awaits." Don't get distracted by all the fun and games, you are all here on a serious mission. Once your inside the details are all up to you. Covert espionage? Enchanting distraction? Kick down the door? What could go wrong? The Devil's Gambit is a casino heist of epic proportions. There is gold to be won, lives to be changed, and reputation to be earned. The only question is: can you make it out alive?
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(13)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
13 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi my name is Craig and I've been running games for 4 years now but it feels like I've been doing it my whole life. I love running games for new players but I'm open to all experience levels. Three things I encourage the most in my games are collaborative world building, character creativity, and inclusiveness. I find the games I enjoy running the most are those where the players and characters are tied to the setting and the story emerging at the table. My favorite is to run published adventures in my homebrew world of Aechron so the players and I can create our own unique version of the story. I enjoy D&D quite a bit but I am looking forward to playing and running other games like Shadowdark, Daggerheart, and the Stormlight Archive when that comes out.
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Creating your character
Characters should be at level 2 and be made on dndbeyond. I encourage official sources and have many player options available on my dndbeyond account. Keep this in mind: - Point Buy for Ability Scores - Minimum Backstory: Where are you from? What's your vibe? What do you want? - one trinket
What to expect
Preparing for the session
To join the adventure please - join the discord server - use dndbeyond for your character sheets - have mic and a webcam - use an app or notebook to take notes
What Craig brings to the table
I love using ambient music to help set the mood. In DnDBeyond I can share all of the 2024 books as well as Xanathar's, Tasha's, Monsters of the Multiverse, and Fizban's. I also have access to CzePeku maps, scenes, and tokens so I can make awesome tokens for your characters. I try to stick to RAW as much as I can but the Rule of Cool comes out every session.
Homebrew rules
- award inspiration on a nat 1 or nat 20 on a d20 test - death saves have the option to be hidden or open
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Webcam
Platforms used
Safety
How Craig creates a safe table
At the beginning of the session we go over lines and veils using the digital deck of player safety. During sessions there is an option for in Owlbear Rodeo to anonymously send an X card to the DM as well as anonymously send a warning that content is getting close to crossing a line. After sessions we do a round of Stars and Wishes. I also encourage players to message me at any time with questions or concerns.
Content warnings
Safety tools used