Dragon of Icespire Peak Learn to play inc 3 Add on moduels
The dragon is only the beginning of the regions troubles, gods and undead cults add to the problems as the hurtle to a climactic conclusion
$25.00
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Weekly / Sunday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2 hours
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About the adventure
Set in the sword coast of Faerun in the sleepy town of Phandalin a dragon has begun plaguing the town and surrounding countryside. Why has it come here? Who will stand against the monster? Heros of all types are needed to face the foe. Focusing more on the role play side of the game this will provide challenges to new players and old hands alike. Using theatre of the mind and dungeon tiles and minis where needed will you stand tall against the beast? We will also run all THREE add ons taking the campaign from level 1 all the way to level 14 or 15 Storm Lords Wrath, Sleeping Dragons wake and divine Contention
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Meet the Game Master
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4 years on StartPlaying
1561 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
AS FEATURED ON CNN https://edition.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2023/04/14/hollywood-entertainment-solo-dungeons--dragons-roleplaying-game-startplaying.cnn I started playing DnD in 1977 when elf and dwarf were classes, not races. 45 years as a play 44 as a DM More years live action role play than i care to admit Five years dark age re enactment 789AD to 1066AD saxon viking and norman steel weapon combat and living history displays I do not use a VTT. Instead I live stream a video of a physical tabletop with tokens instead. Whilst I do use some theatre of the mind there is a table top for the more tacticle groups. Since the various lockdowns playing face to face became difficult so I came here. I favour RP-heavy games with dynamic combat. In other words, unless the AC is really obscure and the goblin has a 20 dex I tend to tell my players the AC, after all when you see a 14 miss and a 15 hit the cat is out of the bag. By knowing the AC you know if you hit or miss and can describe what happens rather than I roll 15 you hit roll damage 6 points ok next person, you roll you know you hit you say I slash the goblin across the face for 6 points. Happy to DM groups from their first game to very advanced. I will be running a mix of new modules and some old classics with a little homebrew thrown in for good measure LBGTQ+ Friendly
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Creating your character
Characters begin at level one and are made using the point buy system I can provide links to dnd beyond to help with character creation. Characters may be made before hand or with my help during session zero or i can provide pre generated characters
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players need a mic, a cam in beneficial but not necessary. Players will need either a pen and paper character sheet or a digital character. players will need dice or a digital method of rolling dice
What Darren brings to the table
Major NPCs have their own voices, maps and illustrations are posted in discord and decades of DM'ing experience ensure a good time for all. Plus plenty of patience with new players as you find your way in this magical world.
Homebrew rules
House rules Plot card If any player feels the game is getting bogged down in irrelevant issues DM the word PLOT to me and I will get the party to move things along. I will not reveal who sent the PLOT card Critical hits Crits donormal damage plus the max damage they could have done rather than rolling twice the dice or doubling what was rolled Basic healing potions Use bonus action for straight 10hp Flanking Most monsters can be flanked if you can get directly behind them from someone else they have attacked for advantage Rule of Cool I generally embrace the rule of cool Homebrew I am open to most homebrew subject to approval. 1 on a d20 is a fumble something bad will happen Advantage and Disadvantage cancel each other out on a one-to-one basis: If you have more of one than another (1 ADV and 2 DIS, 3 ADV and 1 DIS, etc.), then the one you have more of applies. Regardless, you still only roll one extra D20. AC is Revealed during combat: Enemies' Armor Classes will be told to players at the start of combat so you know if you hit or miss, allowing for deeper roleplay and more expressive descriptions. Passives are Not Used: Passive Perception, Investigation and Insight are not used as they are broken mechanics that serve as a detriment to the roleplay potential of any given scenario. PC to PC violence Player Character on Player Character violence is rare and actively discouraged. However, if a player manages to earn the ire of another and that results in a duel or similar hostile actions taken between their characters, all players involved are required to use D&D Beyond's digital dice using Public Rolls so that all rolls are fair and equal and can be monitored by the DM. As always, this and other contrary-type behavior is permitted only and solely at the DM's discretion. Tread lightly!
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Internet
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Safety
How Darren creates a safe table
The levels in content warning will be adapted to the group and age of players, not all of the above will occur in every session, some may never come up but have been included in case the druid wants to turn into a spider as an example. Language and cursing will be kept to an age appropriate level. Any issues with any of the above bring them to me and I will see that they are not included
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