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🧟 Grimdark Drakkenheim | Player-Driven | Faction Intrigue
Many adventurers plunder the ruins of Drakkenheim for its lost riches, its precious material delirium, while others visit to settle old scores.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday - 7:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
Campaign Length / 45–50 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Drakkenheim, a ruined city shattered by eldritch catastrophe and torn apart by political ambition. This is a player-driven sandbox campaign where your choices, alliances, and moral compromises actively shape the fate of the city and its five competing factions. Inspired by the game Fallout: New Vegas and Lovecraftian cosmic horror, this game blends grimdark fantasy with meaningful roleplay, dangerous exploration, and high-stakes decision making. 🎲 What This Game Is About 🎲 Drakkenheim is deadly, unpredictable, and alive. Adventurers enter its ruins seeking fortune, answers, vengeance, or redemption. Delirium, a powerful and corrupting substance born of the catastrophe, is both the city’s greatest treasure and its greatest curse. This campaign emphasizes: - Player agency and emergent storytelling - Faction politics and moral dilemmas - Careful planning and resource management - Tactical combat where choices matter Character death is possible, but never arbitrary. The world reacts logically and consistently to your actions. 🧭 Table Tone & Expectations 🧭 👌This game is for you if you enjoy: - Roleplay-heavy games with character goals that matter - Dangerous worlds with real consequences - Faction intrigue and difficult choices - Gritty, grounded fantasy with moments of dark humor 👎This game may NOT be for you if: - You prefer lighthearted or low-risk adventures - You want a pure power-fantasy experience - You dislike player accountability or meaningful failure 🛡 Session Zero is included to establish tone, boundaries, safety tools, and character connections. 🧟 Themes & Inspiration - Grimdark fantasy and folk horror - Cosmic horror and eldritch corruption - Political intrigue between rival factions - Survival-focused exploration Touchstones include The Witcher, Game of Thrones, Peaky Blinders, Fallout: New Vegas, and H.P. Lovecraft’s works.
Game style
Sandbox / Open World
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
2 years on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules
About me
Since I started playing TTRPGs and 5e I've grown a huge passion for the hobby and now eat, sleep, DnD, repeat! With a background in facilitation and education technology, I was naturally drawn to GMing and although I love to play, I adore DMing. Onboarding new players and giving them the support to learn not only the rules but the space and time to develop their playstyle and RP is particularly rewarding for me.
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Creating your character
🧝 Character Creation Characters begin at Level 1 and are deeply tied to Drakkenheim’s factions, history, or aftermath. During Session Zero, we’ll refine backstories and establish bonds between PCs to support strong roleplay from the start. Example character hooks: - A spellcaster seeking forbidden knowledge of delirium - A displaced noble or refugee searching for a lost legacy - A criminal with a score to settle in the ruins - A monster hunter chasing fame or redemption - A zealot or skeptic seeking meaning after the catastrophe I’m happy to collaborate and tailor goals to fit the setting. ⚔️ Rules & Mechanics ⚔️ - D&D 2024 Ruleset - Standard Array for stats - Starting equipment per DMG - Official Drakkenheim content supported - Drakkenheim-specific subclasses available on request
What to expect
Preparing for the session
🛠️ Tools & Tech Foundry VTT (Forge account required, free tier is fine) Discord for voice Kenku FM for music and atmosphere Bespoke and official Drakkenheim maps D&D Beyond content sharing 🎧 Working microphone and headphones required.
What GM Dusklight brings to the table
🧙 What I Bring as Your GM - Fan of the player characters - Atmosphere-driven storytelling - Clear rulings and consistent consequences - Flexible use of battle maps and theatre of the mind - Years of campaign experience and investment in quality tools - My goal is to create tense, immersive stories where your decisions genuinely matter.
Homebrew rules
We can discuss any homebrew rules at session 0!
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Computer
Platforms used
Safety
How GM Dusklight creates a safe table
🧑🤝🧑 Group Dynamic and Safety Tools This table values: Respectful play and collaboration Shared spotlight and character growth Open communication Zero tolerance for bigotry or disruptive behavior. Session Zero discussion on Lines and Veils
Content warnings
Safety tools used