The Scriptorium of Whispers | Shadowdark | Mini Adventure

The Scriptorium of Whispers | Shadowdark | Mini Adventure

Fog shrouds a ruined monastery where ash stirs like it’s alive. Retrieve the Lexicon of Embers before the restless dead claim you too.

TYPE

Campaign

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
2 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Bi-weekly / Saturday - 12:00 AM UTC

Session Duration / 2–3 hours

Campaign Length / 3 Sessions

1 / 5 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 3 players have joined

Meet your party members

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About the adventure

Deep in the fog-choked woods lies the ruin of an ancient monastery, once famed for its vast scriptorium and collection of rare tomes. Few dare to go near it now — travelers say the air grows unnaturally still beneath its crumbling arches, and a fine grey soot coats the ground like snow. Despite its abandonment, faint smoke is sometimes seen curling from the old chimney at night. A desperate scholar seeks your aid: retrieve The Lexicon of Embers, a book said to hold knowledge too valuable to be lost to time. But the monastery holds secrets that may not wish to be uncovered. Whispers drift through the halls, ash stirs as if alive, and the shadows of the scribes who died here still linger — guarding their final work. Will you brave the ashen halls to claim the Lexicon, or will its cursed pages claim you?

Game style

Rules as Written (RaW)

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(20)

LGBTQ+
Black
Indigenous
Artist
Teacher/Educator

2 years on StartPlaying

25 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Rule of Cool, Teacher

Average response time: 24+ hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hi :) I've been GMing for about two years and I absolutely love it. I've been playing TTRPG's for almost three years. I started with DnD5e and have since branched out and have tried other TTRPG's. I'm silly, energetic, and I love teaching so it's okay if you aren't the most familiar with the system I'm running. I try my best to create a safe and fun environment for my players as well as myself :) I have a YouTube channel you can check out to get a better feel for my personality :) I do TTRPG's reviews and lots of solo playthroughs using my favorite systems. YT: Legends & Dice Cafe

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Character creation

Creating your character

We will be starting at level 3 for your characters. Shadowdark Quickstart is free. You can download that to create your character or you get use a pre-generated character.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

We will use Owlbear Rodeo for our VTT and discord for voice and chat.

What Coach Key brings to the table

- I try to stick as close to the rules as written but will make a ruling and look it up later to in order to not stop the game flow. - I'm patient & will try to make create a safe and fun environment for everyone involved. - Open doors, always feel free to reach out to me during or outside of the game if anything or anyone is making you feel uncomfortable. - I sometimes use voices and I ABSOLUTELY love being a Game Master :) -I can teach you along the way if this is your first time playing Shadowdark

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How Coach Key creates a safe table

We will set up a session 0 once we get enough people and to go over a few rules, characters creation, and any questions you have for me :)

Content warnings

Safety tools used

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