Fowl Tides: Salt, Steel, and Secrets | Dragonbane City Intrigue
A port city of fire and waves hides knives in every alley. Demons are real... but ambition, betrayal, and choice are deadlier.
$25.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Friday - 2:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🥷 Navigate a powerful criminal guild that expects loyalty, favors, and a cut of everything worth stealing. 👹 Confront a growing demonic threat... or ignore it and watch the city pay the price. 🐲 Uncover a dangerous secret buried in the city’s past and decide who, if anyone, deserves the truth. 🦆 Expect danger, desperation, dark humor... and occasionally, a duck with a knife. From the moment you enter Arkand, the City of Wave and Flame, you are swallowed by a living, breathing sprawl of ex-pirates, fallen knights, duck assassins, and back-alley opportunists. Power is traded in favors, coin, and blood, and a single bad decision can turn the streets against you. Yet for those who learn to read its currents, the city is vibrant, dangerous, and full of possibility. Whether you rise through cunning, loyalty, betrayal, or sheer audacity is up to you... but every choice leaves a mark, and the city remembers. Are you ready? It's quacking time. In this adventure you will experience: ⚜️ A Dragonbane City adventure built in homage of the old pulp fantasy cities! ⚖️ A balance between role-play, combat, and exploration. 👨⚖️ Neutral referee who prefers intuitive rulings to strict rules. 🌎 Living world with random encounters and vivid environments. 🐉 Evocative combats with life-or-death stakes! Come and join me on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure! Here's what other players have said about me: 🎙️ "What really stood out about him as a gamemaster was his ability and willingness to allow player character actions and decisions to matter." 🎙️ "Charles runs flavor rich games that are always full of surprises. He pivots fantastically between different tones, and he understands the rules of each system without handcuffing the game to them." 🎙️ "Charles is a FUN, patient, and supportive GM who invests time and effort into new players without letting the table become a classroom."
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
2 years on StartPlaying
63 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
About me
Hello, my name is Charles and I bring an Old-school Essence with a Modern Presence. My specialties are flexible storytelling, dynamic exploration, and creative freedom. If you want meaningful choices, living worlds, and exciting challenges, this is your table. 🎙️ Voice actor, ready to bring characters to life! 🧙♂️ Decades of experience, including play-by-post and live games, covering a wide spectrum of play-styles. 🏔️ Brings real-life adventure experience for an immersive narrative. 🌈 Intentionally inclusive table that does not tolerate bigotry or harassment.
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Creating your character
🔨 Character creation will happen during the session zero, but early ideas are recommended. 1️⃣ Characters will start as per the rules with 4d6 (highest three) assigning each as they are rolled. 📚 This game will be using the core rulebook, and kin from the Bestiary will be allowed upon GM approval.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
🎙️ Players will need a microphone to be able to speak. 📷 Webcams are optional but encouraged. 🎲 Dice and character sheets will be digital, and you should not need to install anything. 💻 You will need a browser to open Owlbear Rodeo, but no programs are necessary.
What Charles brings to the table
📜 I provide the Dragonbane rules, explained clearly and taught through play. 📂 I will provide Discord and Owlbear Rodeo links with everything you need to play. 🔊 I will provide background music and voices to enhance immersion.
Homebrew rules
Optional Rules Used: • Overcome Weakness • Helping Others • Pushing Rolls • Waiting in Combat • Shoving in Combat • Demons in Combat • Parry Movement • Special Attacks • Severe Injuries • Magical Mishaps
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Microphone
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Charles creates a safe table
0️⃣ We will go over rules and safety tools in Session Zero, and I am happy to accommodate your needs! ◦ First we cover the use of X,N,O cards as well as Lines and Veils. ◦ Second we set expectations for the open door policy as well as breaks. 📞 I will check in with players regularly, and can be reached out of sessions. 💀 Dragonbane is a dangerous game, character death is a possibility.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
