Team B The DriftNet War (Team PVP) Helion Ascendancy Campaign
Your team and campaign affect the universe for the other campaigns, sometimes leading to PVP showdowns between teams.
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$20.00
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Weekly / Monday - 5:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
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About the adventure
Step into the high-stakes world of megacorporate warfare as a member of the Helion Ascendancy’s elite acquisition and security division. The DriftNet is the backbone of galactic communication, commerce, and power—and Helion has discovered the existence of a hidden Root Node, a pre-Concordance data hub capable of rewriting the entire network. Whoever controls it will control the flow of information across known space. Your team will infiltrate rival megacorp facilities, steal cutting-edge prototypes, manipulate markets, sabotage Concordance investigations, and outmaneuver cults who believe the Root Node is a digital prophecy. Expect a blend of heists, cyber operations, corporate intrigue, and tactical combat. Every mission you complete shifts the balance of power across the galaxy and directly affects two other player teams running parallel campaigns as rival factions. This is a ruthless, stylish, high-tech campaign where profit is power, loyalty is negotiable, and the line between innovation and catastrophe grows thinner with every breakthrough.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
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Less than a year on StartPlaying
11 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 86%
About me
I like to learn new RPGs and systems so picking up a new game type is easy and enjoyable. I prefer open world type DMing based on the players backstories and play preferences. I never liked railroaded scenarios or DMs that ignored the actual players. That is why I got into DMing. I like to create open worlds when I can and do use or start from premade scenerios sometimes but like to create the world.
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Creating your character
Characters begin at Level 3. All official Dark Matter species, classes, and equipment that are reasonable and match character background are allowed. Standard array or point buy for stats. Characters must be employees or contractors of the Helion Ascendancy, but backgrounds and personal motivations are flexible.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A Discord account and Owlbear Rodeo account is needed.
What Tyler Branch brings to the table
Maps, faction briefings, mission dossiers, handouts, and a dynamic galaxy that updates based on all three player teams’ actions.
Homebrew rules
Streamlined hacking mechanics, cinematic heist rules, corporate influence systems, and mission-based downtime. No PvP within this team’s campaign; PvP only occurs during cross-team special events.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Tyler Branch creates a safe table
Listed Due to the large variety there may need to be some negotiation so that all teams are happy. Warnings: Violence, guns, corporate oppression, political intrigue, psychological manipulation, cyber warfare, economic coercion
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