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Something is wrong in Abarnaise! Sword & Sorcery 14th lvl D&D!
Play Piratical and Viking style adventures in D&D! Be a murder hobo! Travel around a sandbox world. Loot temples, tombs, barrows and towns!
$27.50
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Sunday - 2:00 PM UTC
Oct 18 / Session 2
Session Duration / 3 hours
Campaign Length / 5–45 Sessions
4 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Sail the Empyrean Ocean in search of treasures and lands of legend. Trek across the ul Dominor mountains. Raid the caravan routes. Loot tombs. Stories of the lands talk of a wealth of resources that would fill the treasure vaults of the largest Empire. The nations all are weakened by centuries of war and hang ripe for the looting. Join this campaign! Begin your the journey. Unravel mysteries and become fabulously rich! Many different Paths of Adventure lay open for play on this massive sandbox world created by Goodman Games! Aereth is yours for the taking! Beginner friendly!
Game style
Theater of the Mind
Sandbox / Open World
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(27)
3 years on StartPlaying
583 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Storytelling
About me
I run story-rich, player-driven adventures. You bring the characters—I’ll bring the world—we will make it ours together. My GM style is relaxed, story-rich, and collaborative. Whether you want kick-down-the-door dungeon crawls, exploration, westmarches, horror, or mysteries in the dark, I’ll tailor the game to your players. One-shots are brisk and punchy, delivering a complete adventure in a single session. Campaigns are dynamic and sandbox-style, shaped by your preferences, backstories, and play style. I’ve run many games and campaigns across a variety of systems: • D&D • Dungeon Crawl Classics • Mutant Crawl Classics • Call of Cthulhu • Traveller, • Top Secret • Shadowdark • Mörk, Cy_Borg, Pirate Borg My shelves are stacked with classics and modern gems alike—I’ve got you covered. If not, I can run it. I’ve run games for everything from bachelor parties to birthday surprises, corporate team-building events to reunions. My tables are welcoming, flexible, and focused on making sure everyone has fun. The best games are forged in shared challenges and the camaraderie that comes with them. Let’s tell some amazing stories together!
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Creating your character
Pre-made characters are available or can also be made with me on Discord (scheduled live session or via message) using D&DBeyond. You do not need to know anything about character creation, how the game works, or anything about the game. We can cover all of this together. I will send you an invite to the campaign on D&D Beyond and Discord.
By now, you have that sort of reputation which attracts people with problems they cannot solve themselves. This time, the petitioners are an unlikely pair: two filthy, unpleasant gnomes who claim that a mysterious woman has seized control of their clan and now threatens the surrounding countryside. Ordinarily, their story might be easy to dismiss—until they mention one peculiar detail: whenever the woman is near, they hear a strange ringing sound. Something has been wrong in the County of Abarnaise for years. Travelers vanish along lonely roads, merchant caravans disappear in the nearby hills, and everyone knows that somewhere out there is a thriving trade in stolen lives. Whatever has happened among the gnomes seems connected to those disappearances—but whether their mysterious new mistress is the cause, the cure, or something far worse remains to be discovered. The Mistake is a compact adventure for 11th–12th-level characters, built around investigation, infiltration, and deciding just how much you should trust the creatures asking for your help. Rather than simply kicking down the dungeon door, you'll have the opportunity to get inside an enemy stronghold and discover what has really happened there. And somewhere beneath it all is that inexplicable sound: a ringing that shouldn't be there...
What to expect
Preparing for the session
The Theater of the Mind (audio portion of the adventure) will occur on Discord supplemented by images and battle maps as needed. You will need an account on Discord. Access to the dedicated server will be open prior to the game. Owlbear Rodeo may be used. No subscription is necessary. Characters will be made or provided on D&DBeyond. Pre-made characters are always available. Players will make characters during session zero; or, we can make one prior to the game session.
What Mark brings to the table
I am bringing decades of games experience, a robust community, in depth characterisation and the flexibility to adapt to player styles and choices. I will provide free access to a rules and guide you through character creation on D&DBeyond. Tthe narrative will be supplemented with images and maps on the Discord Server. Access to Battle maps and tokens will be open on Owlbear Rodeo. No account is needed by the player.
Homebrew rules
We will craft the house rules we want to play in the first session...or play by the rules as written. You decide! Sword & Sorcery games are fun with luck, fleeting luck and modified critical hits...but we can play they way you want!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Mark creates a safe table
Each player will be provided with a private Discord channel for the discussion of issues or concerns before, during and after sessions. The content warnings will vary depending on the game choice, but it is highly likely the game will have levels of violence involving player characters and non-player characters, with death always being a possibility. SAFETY TOOLS ・During Session 0 we will discuss Lines and Veils. ・A 10 minute break will occur roughly halfway through the session. Additional breaks are always available on request. ・Further details of all tool implementations are provided within the discord server. Feel free to ask any questions for clarification.
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