Abomination Vaults the classic Pathfinder megadungeon adventure!
A peaceful town is threatened by a malevolent haunted lighthouse. Adventure into it's depths and defeat the evils within!
$20.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Monday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The town of Otari is a humble but peaceful small town. Few pay attention to the long abandoned lighthouse, known as the Gauntlight, a few miles to the north. But the local curio and knick-knack merchant Wrin Sivinxi has always had an eye for the magical and mystical, even when others might overlook, or perhaps even willfully ignore such things. And Wrin is certain that late at night, the lighthouse has started giving off a strange and eerie glow. Fortunately for her, and perhaps the whole of Otari and beyond, she has some friends she can count on to investigate, adventuring into the lighthouse, uncovering it's mysteries, and confronting the perils within. Those friends are of course you! Abomination Vaults has an old school flavor, as you explore a huge dungeon with multiple levels, each containing new dangers and story elements. There is a real risk of character death, and even a total party kill, but overall I believe it's a beginner friendly adventure. It's especially a strong choice for players that might want to get their feet wet with roleplaying, but not be in the deep end. There's plenty of opportunity for players to express character personality, but it's also definitely the kind of adventure where you are more likely to be solving a problem by swinging a sword than engaging in political intrigue. While the combat requires thoughtful attention from players, especially as you progress deeper into the dungeon, I believe the adventure has a very good structure for introducing new players to combat and helping them get their bearings, without feeling like a videogame tutorial. While the adventure has horror elements, discussed more in the safety section, there's plenty of moments for comic relief, so don't expect a grimdark experience. I am excited to share Abomination Vaults with you!
Game style
Combat Heavy
Dungeon Crawl
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(23)
1 year on StartPlaying
105 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
About me
I have been game mastering for a little over five years, starting with Dungeons and Dragons 5e, and then running Blades in the Dark, and then Pathfinder 2e, which I am currently focusing on. I have happily been the forever GM of my group, and have loved expanding my social circles, learning both the mechanics of systems and the soft skills of GMing, and putting them together to give friends old and new a chance to enjoy the combination of epic fantasy, improv comedy, and tactical creativity that only TTRPG's can provide. I am excited for a chance to GM for a new audience and look forward to helping players create stories they will always remember.
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Creating your character
We will create a character at session 0! No experience is necessary, but feel free to come with a character already in mind! Pathbuilder is a great tool for building your character (and can be imported into Foundry, the VTT we will use) https://pathbuilder2e.com/app.html
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Having a mic will be important, a webcam is nice, but not required. I plan to run the game on my Discord, so an account on that will be needed. I strongly recommend looking at the following resources: The player's guide for Abomination Vaults https://downloads.paizo.com/AbominationVaults_PlayersGuide.pdf The Archives of Nethys for character creation options (no need for a deep dive, but at least skim through the options and see what inspires you!) This video, especially if you are stuck on ideas and want a suggestion on what class to play as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm5X45MxNXU Finally
What Zach M brings to the table
I will host the game on my Discord and Foundry Virtual Table Top. Foundry has an official Abomination Vaults module I have purchased and tested. It's high quality with all of the art from the book as well as music and unique visual and sound effects. I have also downloaded and tried out various quality of life modules for Foundry that enhance the experience with easier targeting and animations for spells and attacks for a more immersive experience. I am not a professional voice actor, but I do my best to give NPC's distinctive voices and speaking styles and give players something to play off of in social encounters.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Zach M creates a safe table
Abomination Vaults is a fantasy adventure with strong, but not extreme horror elements. I would say it is Diablo-lite. You will battle some gruesome monsters, and encounter risks of bloody injury, but I will not describe them super graphically. We can discuss what will be most comfortable way to use the X, N, and O tool in our Session O, by default I will assume that chat messages will be what we go with.
Content warnings
Safety tools used