Heroes of Ostassa
Navigate the many dangers and threats of the city of Ostassa and venture out beyond its walls for untold adventures!
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 2:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / Up to 20 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Your journey begins in the grim, urban labyrinth called Ostassa. This city and the harsh, dangerous wilderness close by provide tantalizing opportunities to discover gold, treasure and fantastic magical artifacts. Are you brave, strong and skilled enough to overcome the forces of evil that will try to destroy you in return? If so, you may achieve great wealth, power and fame, and be celebrated by all as a Champion of Ostassa! Ostassa is a city rife with crime, corruption and crazed cultists. It is encircled by a dangerous wilderness filled with monsters, undead, and worse. Power-hungry mercenaries and zealous religious fanatics scheme to topple the city government and advance their crooked agendas. Ruthless, covert forces within the large kingdom to the east plot to assassinate their king, make war on Ostassa and plunge the entire world into armageddon. As your Game Master, I will help you create a character that is fun to play, and connect that character to the world of this campaign. I strive to create adventures, environments and NPCs in a way that transports you deeply into this fantasy world. You will feel yourself there emotionally, as your character makes their way along their journey in it. I use published adventure material as well as material I create on my own, but I always work to ensure that the story is a unique and exciting one that only you and I could create together, and not some boring slog to a pre-determined outcome. This means that things often go in a way I might never have expected, which is why I love doing what I do! What makes this campaign special for you as the player: * Create your character using any of the species, classes and subclasses from the D&D 5th Edition 2014 or 2024 official rules * Join in a deep and collaborative session zero to connect your character and their background to the rough-and-tumble city of Ostassa and the treacherous surrounding lands * Benefit from a high amount of player choice, where the decisions you make as your character shape the story and have a real impact on the fantasy world * Enjoy a welcoming atmosphere that encourages and supports lots of role-play and character-to-character interaction * Experience a gritty high fantasy campaign that balances fun individual encounters and scenes with epic, over-arching storylines * Engage in thrilling, creative combat and deadly encounters with high stakes and heart-wrenching drama * Become fully immersed in the wondrous city of Ostassa and the mystery-filled nearby lands, through exciting social encounters with inclusive and intriguing Non-Player Characters (NPCs) * Visit a wide variety of places: from sinister black market shops and dive bars frequented by thieves and assassins, to ruthless pirate ships ravaging the high seas, to deep underground tombs filled with ancient mysteries and treasures
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(4)
5 years on StartPlaying
25 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Rule of Cool
About me
Don't you love it when we create stories together in real time? When we get to connect with other creative people who want to have exciting adventures with us? How about when the stories don't just end right away, but continue to unfold in a way none of us could have predicted, one session at a time? Me too! That's why I started Game Mastering when I was 9 years old. I fell in love with D&D as a player first, and then couldn't wait to start GMing so I could help even more people join in the fun. I love painting amazing worlds, scenes and adventures for you to explore and engage with.
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Creating your character
New characters at the very start of the campaign will all start at Level One. Characters who join later will match the current level of the party at the time of joining. Character creation will start with you reviewing my brief document on the setting and then coming up with character ideas. You will then bring those ideas to me and we will discuss. At the very start of the campaign, all players and myself will discuss our character ideas at our Session Zero. If you join later, I will set up time for us to meet and for you to learn the current makeup of the party, so you can adjust your character accordingly. I allow all Species, Classes and Subclasses from official Wizrads of the Coast D&D 5th Edition publications, including both the 2014 and 2024 rules. I am also open to custom/homebrew options, but those must be discussed with me and approved by me before joining.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
This campaign requires that you have an active D&D Beyond account, the most current version of the GoogleChrome web browser, the AboveVTT plug-in extension for GoogleChrome (easy to download, I can send you instructions), the Discord app, and a computer with a microphone and webcam. You will appear on screen on Discord using your webcam with myself and all of the other players. Familiarity with the official D&D 5th Edition 2024 rules will be a big help to you, but is by no means required. I am happy to teach new players the rules as we go. Your character needs to be fully created and approved by me before your first session of play.
What Collin brings to the table
This campaign will use D&D Beyond and AboveVTT. I will provide custom maps and NPC art, and all players will have access to my large library of books on D&D Beyond. I do character voices for NPCs where appropriate. I use Rules-As-Written as a base and use the Rule of Cool for rulings on special situations.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Webcam
Platforms used
Safety
How Collin creates a safe table
This campaign is LGBTQIA+ friendly, and I strive to create and maintain an environment that supports diversity, equity inclusion for all players at all times. I have a zero-tolerance policy for any prejudice, harassment or abuse of anyone by myself or a player. The game needs to be a safe space in which everyone can feel free and at ease being their authentic selves at all times. We typically take one 15-minute break at or close to the middle point of each session. Any player can use an 'X' card at any time during a session to indicate that the game needs to move on from the topic being discussed; no questions will be asked and all players and myself will respect this. Every player will be asked to complete the RPG Consent Checklist before joining the campaign. This covers lines and veils for as many topics as possible - what you are okay and not okay with happening or being discussed in the play of the campaign. As GM, I will review your completed checklist carefully, honor its content at all times, and keep it entirely confidential. Stars and wishes are options for the players at any time outside of a session, to bring attention to something they would like changed and/or something they appreciate and would like to keep in the game. Players may choose to post these for the GM and all players on Discord, or privately to me as the GM only. Private messages to me will be kept strictly confidential. Players may also message me privately on Discord at any time, and request a confidential chat with me, about any issue or topic they need to be addressed.
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