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Fate of Hearthwick | FREE D&D LvL 10 Winter One-Shot | 2024 5e

Fate of Hearthwick | FREE D&D LvL 10 Winter One-Shot | 2024 5e

Hearthwick is a cozy village plauged by a seemingly endless blizzard. Solve the mystery, recover what was forgotten and restore the green of spring.

TYPE

One-Shot

LEVELS

10

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
FULL
Free

Details

Once / Monday - 5:00 PM UTC

Mar 2

Session Duration / 3–4 hours

5 / 5 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Mon, Mar 02 | 5:00 PM

Meet your party members

5/5

About the adventure

D&D is a game with endless player options and creativity; especially now with the new 2024 rules. This is a free one-shot so that you can experiment and get familiar with the new rules, or a character idea you've had for a long time, but never got to play. Or maybe you already have a character at another table, but you want to put their abilities to the test. Perhaps you are just looking for a simple game where you can sit down, relax, and toss some dice. Either way you, are more than welcome. If that sounds interesting, you can sign up right now. Or If you have any questions, just shoot me a message. Also, feel free to read the expanded details below. _____________________________________ You begin in Hearthwick, a snowed-in mountain village where everyone knows everyone and the hearthfires never seem to die. The trouble is subtle at first: conversations repeat, timelines don’t line up, and questions that should have simple answers dissolve into blank stares. When the party tries to recall what happened a few days ago or how they arrived, memories slip away like thawing snow. Can you solve the mystery of the eternal blizzard that plagues your village? This winter-themed one-shot is for intermediate and experienced players who want to have some fun and room to experiment with new (sub)classes, spells, combos, etc. in mid-tier gameplay, that usually won't be accessible in most campaigns. You can expect a blend of cozy roleplay with creeping unease and tactical encounters with novel adversaries. TL;DR Social scenes and investigation up front, followed by exploration, puzzle-solving and several combat encounters against (hopefully) unfamiliar enemies in an unfamiliar terrain.

Game style

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

Roleplay Heavy

Tactical / Crunchy

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(5)

Teacher/Educator

3 years on StartPlaying

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Sets the Mood

About me

Hey! I’m a D&D 5e DM with 5 years of GM-ing for big and small tables alike. My games lean character-first with plenty of room for smart plans, fun roleplay, and cooperative problem-solving. Ambitious character design and elaborate backstories are welcome but not mandatory. You can bring fully-formed concept or just and idea and we will shape your character into something awesome together as we play. I run all kinds of games from thematic beginner one-shots to official campaigns and even my own homebrew settings. If you have any questions for my games or perhaps if there's anything you'd like me to run, feel free to shoot me a message.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Before the game, we will find time to chat - likely over discord - about character creation and I can provide more details of the game. Almost anything is allowed as long as you run it by me first. We will be using the 2024 rules, but there's backwards compatability ;)

What to expect

Preparing for the session

All you need is a Discord ;)

What Albertino brings to the table

The game will be hosted on Discord and Owlbear Rodeo for voice chat, battle maps, ambient sounds, music and more. If you haven't used either before, no worries! It's super easy.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How Albertino creates a safe table

During the character creation ideas and chat, we will also touch upon exluded topics, but this is a lighthearted and funny short-story.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

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