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.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Saturday - 12:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 3 Sessions
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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)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(20)
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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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
Platforms used
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