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The Dragon Heist. Hop in and start playing! A D&D Tutorial
When the dragon is away, its hoard is yours to take.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Saturday - 12:00 AM UTC
Feb 7
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Everybody’s talking ‘bout this D&D thing? You want to know what all the fuss is about? All those rules seem bulky and bothersome? Fear not! In this D&D tutorial we jump straight to the action. Just pick a ready-made character and start playing. I’ll be your Dungeon Master and your guide. All you need to know, I’ll explain along the way. In this tutorial, you are playing as a group of adventurers who want to plunder a dragon’s hoard. While the creature is out to hunt, you’ll sneak inside, stuff your pockets and escape richer than in your wildest dreams. What could possibly go wrong?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Combat Lite
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(25)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
22 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi, I’m Peter. An instigator of mirth and mischief. I believe in games that offer players agency and meaningful choices. I believe in kindness and generosity. Coziness and cooperation. You want a games with a dense atmosphere and a rich story? A story that is build from and shaped by your ideas? Look no further! Take a seat at one of my tables. Or contact me for a custom game. ________________________________________________________ Come on over and say "Hi!" on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/syrsapperlot.bsky.social Pretty things for Daggerheart: https://starlitarchivesgames.substack.com ________________________________________________________ 🎇Highlights - Evocative theater of the mind, - Immersive voice-acting, music and illustrations. - Story-focused & player-driven. No railroads in sight. - Kindness and inclusivity ________________________________________________________ 🎭Experience 25+ years of public performance, including: - Teaching at universities for 7 years; - Acting in 10 theatre performances (plus various smaller projects); - Directing 3 theatre performances (plus various acting workshops); - GMing 50+ TTRPG convention games across a dozen game systems. On occasion: DJing; Model United Nations; Literature and poetry performance. ________________________________________________________ 🖼️Trivia about me I’ve spend years living in Germany, the UK, Central Asia and Russia. Also, a few months in South Korea. Once, I bought a hat on top the Great Wall of China. Once, I made a campfire to stave of the bitter Siberian winter. Didn’t help. Once, I ripped my trousers on stage mid-performance. Once, I directed an Austrian stage play at a Kyrgyz night club. Once, I played Santa at a Christmas market hosted by a German embassy. I have yet to reach the shores of my imagination. ________________________________________________________ ❣️Things I love: - All things pen and paper and polyhedrons; - Traveling on the Trans-Siberian railway; - Italy in spring - My record collection (digital and physical); - The Theatre, both as audience and performer. ________________________________________________________ Where does the name ‘Sapperlot’ come from? ‘Sapperlot’ is an old-timey German way of expressing surprise or amazement, like ‘Blimey!’ in British, or ‘Holy Smokes!’ in American English.
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Creating your character
You will pick from a selection of ready-made characters at the start of the session. No further preparation needed.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
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What Peter Sapperlot brings to the table
This tutorial will provide you with a first impression of how it feels to play D&D. You’ll explore your first dungeon and get to know the basic rules. Most importantly, you’ll experience how easy it is to to have fun playing Dungeons and Dragons. I am an expert at explaining game rules. I’ve introduced way over a hundred people to new roleplaying systems at dozens of public events. I am a Dungeon Master at conventions, at festivals and at trade expos. Usually, people are unfamiliar with the game system we are playing. And I get them into character in no time!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Peter Sapperlot creates a safe table
INCLUSION My tables are a welcoming space for all identities. There is one exception though: People who want to act out their fantasies of racism or sexism are not welcome. Everybody else? You are welcome here! LGBTQ+? You are welcome! POCs? You are welcome! I'll do my best to provide a safe space in an online world that is often dark and full of terrors. SAFETY TOOLS I maintain an Open Door Policy. There won’t be any hard feelings or explanations needed, should you need to step away from the table – temporarily or permanently. Furthermore, Alchemy offers an X-card feature. Leaving is a measure of last resort. Preferably, players use the X-card to indicate when something in the narrative makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. Finally, the concept of Lines&Veils refers to a brief conversation at the start of the game about contents or concepts you do not wish to encounter during the session.
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