Welcome to The Collegium Arcanum | A Solo Play-by-Post Adventure
Master the arcane at the premier Wizarding University, forge bonds, uncover secrets, and grow from novice student to legendary mage.
$30.00
/ Session
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Play by Post (Asynchronous)
Billed Weekly / Friday - 9:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 1 hour
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About the adventure
Welcome to The Collegium Arcanum, a four-year magical university where you will learn what it means to be a Wizard. Here, you will study spells, survive exams, explore ancient halls, build friendships and rivalries, and slowly grow from a novice mage into a master of the arcane. Campus life is full of discovery, from late-night study sessions and extracurricular clubs to magical duels, dangerous fieldwork, and whispered secrets beneath the school. This campaign is built for players who want the full magical school experience. You will attend classes, bond with professors and classmates, choose your magical path, and shape your story through both social roleplay and adventure. The Collegium is not just a place of learning. Beneath the campus lies a vast dungeon used by students to test themselves, uncover treasure, and chase forbidden knowledge. Inspired by the Harry Potter series, the Strixhaven campaign, and the Persona series, expect a mix of wonder, mystery, relationships, personal growth, and supernatural danger. One day you may be cramming for exams, joining a student club, or getting dragged into campus drama. The next, you may be delving into ancient ruins, uncovering hidden truths, or standing against forces that threaten the entire university. At its heart, this is a campaign about becoming who you are. Your character will learn, struggle, make friends and enemies, and leave their mark on The Collegium Arcanum. Whether you dream of mastering forbidden magic, rising to the top of your chosen college, uncovering the truth beneath the campus, or simply surviving four chaotic years of Wizard school, your story begins here. --------------------- A Solo Play-by-Post game is a 1-on-1 storytelling experience between you and me, the GM, played entirely through written posts. That's the beauty of solo play. You set your own pace, responding when it's convenient for you. What to expect: - Deep roleplay and immersive writing, with a story that puts your character's choices, goals, and growth in the spotlight - At least one post per day, with potentially more depending on availability - Art and visual aids to enhance your adventure
Game style
Play By Post
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Dungeon Crawl
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
3 years on StartPlaying
97 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
As what I'm sure is quite the familiar story by now, I first starting playing D&D5e during the Covid-19 pandemic. At first, it was something that a few of my friends and I did to stay connected and pass the time, but it soon blossomed into a full-grown passion for me. Not long after that game ended, I found StartPlaying, and found an easy way to find games to play in and people to play with. Having played as a player for most of my time, I want to grow as a DM, so hopefully I can help other people looking to play find their outlet.
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Creating your character
We will use D&D Beyond to create the character sheet, and using the Avrae bot on Discord for rolls We will be using the 2024/5.5e rules update, and all official 1st-party backgrounds and species are allowed Your class will need to be a Wizard
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a Discord and D&D Beyond account to play
What Evan brings to the table
Upon joining the campaign, you will be invited to my Discord server where the game will take place. Here is where you can chat, post memes, plan your next steps, keep a journal, and more You'll also get access to Content Sharing on D&D Beyond, with all 1st-party content, and a growing list of 3rd-party content I will run the game Rules as Written, but there is always room for Rule of Cool if it makes sense and can be justified.
Homebrew rules
- Healing Potions: Bonus Action = Rolled HP / Action = Full Amount - Critical Hit: When rolling a Critical Hit on an attack, we will use max damage, in additional to another damage roll - Critical Success: When rolling a Natural 20 on a skill check, it is an automatic success - Desperate Measures: When you hit half-health or become "Bloodied", you will be able to make Desperate Measures, allowing you to mark off Death Saving Throws in exchange for the ability to push yourself beyond your normal limits
Equipment needed to play
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Safety
How Evan creates a safe table
At our Session 0, we will go over character creation and backstory, a brief explanation of this module, house rules for game, safety tools and their use, and anything else that may come up as we get the game ready. My number one priority is that you have a fun time playing and are comfortable
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