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Plunge into endless winter in ICEWIND DALE: RIME of the FROSTMAIDEN! Can you survive the chilling horror of Faerûn's frozen wasteland of the North?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 12:00 AM UTC
Mar 10 / Session 2
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 36–72 Sessions
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
3/6
About the adventure
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is a grim survival-fantasy adventure set at the frozen edge of the world, where the sun no longer rises and hope grows thinner with each passing day. For two long years, Icewind Dale has been trapped in an endless winter. Auril the Frostmaiden, a cruel and fickle god of cold and isolation, stalks the skies each night, preserving the land in ice and darkness. Crops fail, towns turn inward, and desperate folk make darker and darker choices just to survive one more night. You will brave blizzards, frozen tundra, and lightless nights, traveling between isolated frontier settlements where trust is scarce and secrets are deadly. Along the way, you’ll face ruthless creatures, unravel buried horrors from the ancient past, and confront the terrible cost of survival in a land that offers no mercy. Why has the Frostmaiden cursed Icewind Dale? What lies beneath the ice, waiting for the world to forget it ever existed? And when the cold closes in and the darkness feels endless, how far will you go to bring back the dawn? This is not a tale of glory—it is a test of endurance. And in the far north, even hope can freeze to death. ========== Your FIRST session with me will be FREE. Thereafter, the price is $20 per session, but if you attend 10 consecutive paid sessions without missing any, your 11th session is also FREE. Furthermore, if you are already playing in another campaign I run, your sessions in this game are 50% off!
Game style
Tactical / Crunchy
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rules as Written (RaW)
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
3 years on StartPlaying
24 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Knows the Rules, Teacher
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
My name is Joshua, and I am a professional Dungeon Master with decades of experience as an actor, storyteller, and entertainer (known a "DM on Demand"). I will bring my creative flair to each and every game, providing you with an incredible experience unlike any you can find elsewhere. Looking to book me for a group of kids? No problem. I have 7 years of experience in the children's entertainment industry prior to doing this. Looking to book for adults? Also no problem. Let's face it, adults who like Dungeons & Dragons are just big kids anyway. I've been doing this for some time now, so you can book me with confidence knowing you're getting the whole package.
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Creating your character
Standard 5E (2014 Legacy) rules for character creation. The starting level is 1. Reach out to me if you have any questions or requests. I'm pretty accommodating.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You'll need to join my Discord server and download the free trial copy of Fantasy Grounds Unity. All sessions take place in Discord & FGU.
What Joshua brings to the table
My DMing style has a strong focus on telling a dramatic story that emphasizes detailed characters who go on an emotional journey. That being said, I'm also a fan of intense, tactical combat, and like to use it where necessary to ratchet up the tension. I put a great deal of effort into making sure characters in my world feel real, fights are exciting, and exploration yields rewards. I occasionally use character voices and ambient music to help with worldbuilding. This game, in particular, is a survival horror set against a frozen wasteland where everyone is out for themselves. It is a harsh environment where your characters will be tested just to survive the journey between towns, let alone the dangers of adventuring life common to other games. This means that the tone is considerably darker than most games I run. Expect to have to track food rations and contend with the rules for surviving in harsh, cold environments regularly. Those things are a core element of this adventure, and won't be handwaved away.
Homebrew rules
I don't use homebrew rules in this game. Everything tends to be by the book, except when the "Rule of Cool" sometimes mandates otherwise.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Joshua creates a safe table
Player safety is always at the forefront of my mind when I prepare and run sessions. I've included a list of potential content warnings you may want to be aware of for this game. If any of those are a problem for you, let me know, and I'll change them. Standard X, N, and O cards are always welcome to be used if you are in crisis during a session, and I will always make room for an aftercare discussion should a session prove to be stressful. If you have any concerns about safety whatsoever, please feel free to bring them up with the group or in private with me.
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Safety tools used