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The Slumbering Plague
Crops blacken, animals flee, and whispers tell of a Withering Heart deep in the wild. Brave adventurers must investigate before the land itself dies
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Once / Saturday - 10:00 PM UTC
Apr 11
Session Duration / 3–5 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
6/6
About the adventure
The Slumbering Plague is a dark fantasy one-shot where the curse of sleep has spread. Entire villages and caravans have fallen into an unnatural, unending slumber, their bodies alive but minds lost to dreams. The party is sent to a desolate stretch of white sands, where a colossal dead god-tree marks the source of the plague. Beneath its roots, reality weakens, ancient constructs still guard a forgotten purpose, and exhaustion, hallucinations, and dream-magic threaten to pull the heroes into sleep alongside the victims. As the party presses deeper, they enter a fractured dream-realm of fey illusions, broken wards, and lingering echoes of failed expeditions. At the heart of the curse waits the something sinister and treacherous by design. This adventure blends investigation, survival, and combat against enchantment-heavy foes, forcing players to resist sleep, coordinate attacks, and make quick decisions before the dream closes and never lets them wake. As with all of my tables, this is an LGBT-friendly safe space, and discriminatory remarks of any kind are not accepted. There are several homebrew mechanics to provide more flexibility to the classic D&D combat system.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(7)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Native to New York City, I have a passion for storytelling and encouraging creativity. I have been playing dungeons and dragons since I saw the first campaign on dimension 20. I bring in a ton of enthusiasm and creativity to each of my games in order make the experience worthwhile for my players. I genuinely love playing cooperative storytelling games and that makes it really easy to show up with a lot of energy for my games. I have been playing tabletop and strategy games for a long time and I can’t get enough, so I’m hoping to inspire that same enthusiasm in others.
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Creating your character
Level 8 characters with 2 uncommon weapons using 2024 rules can be created in DndBeyond, Roll20, or with custom character sheets.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Follow the discord link to the server and navigate to the session resources channel. All of the resources will be available there.
What Michael brings to the table
I bring a unique set of homebrew mechanics to make combat more collaborative between players. The rules are used as a baseline, but the Rule of Cool is used to ensure players can go with the flow and express creativity.
Homebrew rules
Homebrew mechanics for combat can be found in the homebrew-rules discord channel.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Michael creates a safe table
Since there is no session 0 for this one-shot, this campaign uses the Luxton Technique Discussion and an open-door policy to give players a chance to pace themselves and voice any concerns they may have about the content
Content warnings
Safety tools used