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Descent Into Becoming | Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Obsession, erasure, and what it costs to keep going deeper when the surface starts to feel like a lie. What will you exchange for your Sanity?
$30.00
/ Session
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Weekly / Saturday - 7:00 PM UTC
Apr 25 / Session 1
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
6/6
About the adventure
The Yawning Portal is loud tonight—too loud—because every laugh keeps snapping into the same sentence: “Why are we still here?" It isn’t a joke. It’s a warning, spoken in different voices, like a phrase the city can’t stop dreaming. A tired druid appears at your table without sitting. She smells of wet stone and old leaves. “If you go down,” she says, “bring back a name.” Not treasure. Not secrets. A *name*—someone who vanished below and was erased from memory, even from their family’s tongues. She slides a charm across the wood: a knot of twine, a tooth, a scrap of parchment. Proof the person once existed. “Undermountain doesn’t kill you,” she whispers. “It teaches you to keep descending.” Then she’s gone—and the rope to the well is already swaying... IF you.. 🖤 Love to live and breathe the characters they build and truly try and dwell in the imaginary reality we, as a group, will be creating! 🎭 Enjoy roleplay-heavy sessions where the most dangerous thing in the room might be what your character wants 🧭 Are drawn to morally complex narratives where the line between heroism and obsession is the actual question 🧠 Are ready to engage with themes of memory, identity, and the cost of certainty alongside people who came for exactly that ⌛ Long to find a long-term campaign, where your character choices make a difference and the other people at the table are there for the same reasons you are!!! …THEN this is the game for you!
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Meet the Game Master
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1102 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules
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Response rate: 100%
About me
I have been GMing and playing in this great hobby now for 40 years and as my picture shows, I am still loving it :) Life is a rich tapestry and I try to fit into it as much as I can. I take this attitude into the games that I play and run, and so I always seem to be running something. I like to think that my life and gaming experiences provide benefits to the games that I run and therefore to the experiences that the players have. I am always looking to improve and welcome any feedback; if you don't grow, you decay. I hope we can grow together.
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Creating your character
On our Discord server you will find a dedicated game area that will highlight the process, any rule changes to be aware of, and links to source material I would recommend you try some of prior to play commencing. You can then bring any questions you may have we can address them openly in the Group. If there are further background refinements that you wish to cover, we can do so via the Discord server.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should ✅ source a microphone external to the speakers of their PC or Mac (I can recommend one if you need to source a reasonably priced one); ✅ have a PC or Mac that is capable of joining the Foundry VTT reliably; ✅ sign-up for a D&D Beyond account if you do not have one (it is free to do so); ✅ sign-up for a Discord account if you do not have one (it is free to do so); ✅ agree with the Group on who will take notes (I always advise it with any Campaign, even if they're just a set of key points); ✅ remember that this is a game; ✅ be clear with their expectations without being discourteous; ✅ see this as an opportunity to learn from one another as well as to teach.
What Egonaught brings to the table
🌟 I bring with me 40 years of experience as a GM. 🌟 The games I run are generally immersive and story rich, with both film noir and epic fantasy influences. 🌟 Combats are less frequent but often brutal affairs. NPCs will usually therefore assume you will role-play with them first (most don't want to die either). 🌟 Those NPCs of significance will have some limited agency to respond to the Party's actions; this isn't a static environment. 🌟 I am not a voice actor AND I will do as many voices as I can, particularly to NPCs of significance to help you gain a sense of them. 🌟 Access to the Foundry VTT on which you will find all the rules you need as a player, along with all of the maps/tokens/audio required to run this Campaign; 🌟 A Discord server that will be used audio and text discussion; Heroes are forged in the white heat of adversity. In the beginning, you are nobodies. As the Campaign goes on, you slowly rise to meet the challenge that the Gods themselves have placed before you. I will cheer you on, but silently as the Gods are known to be jealous masters :)
Homebrew rules
The community area on our discord server contains a range of articles on Pathfinder 2e and how we will make rulings on them. This is an open area where all players can discuss and contribute in turn. We do allow players to use classes that are currently in playtest.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Headphones
Microphone
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Safety
How Egonaught creates a safe table
A transcript of Session 0 will be provided on what the group has agreed regarding the Safety Tools listed, along with an RPG Consent form. Above the Table discussions will be held every 6-8 sessions or on request by a player or the GM.
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