Dungeons & Ducklings

About the adventure

I welcome you all to a world where the spirit of heroism is abundant. To be an explorer, an adventurer, to fight against maleficence, is the highest regarded profession. It is no secret that evils lurk in this world, creatures of lore, mysterious magics, neredowells intent on breaking apart society bit by bit. But people rest knowing there are groups of individuals whose sole goal is to protect them. You are one of those individuals. You attend a school where you train daily to fight them, to deter them, to quell any harm they may do and this summer, you get assigned your first place to protect. Groups of students branch off around the lands to towns longing for protection, begging for heroes, and celebrating their every move. You have not been assigned one of those towns. Last on the location list, unpicked every year, is the town of Havenwood. A tiny community along the Emerald River, the only thing you know about it is that no one knows anything about it. There are no adventurers in your textbooks who came from there, no monsters that need slaying reside there, no catastrophic events in need of attending to. But you forgot to turn in your location request sheet, so now you cross the bridge into Havenwood, after hours of desolate travel, prepared for a summer of nothing. --- This campaign is built for new/newer DnD players, though experienced players are welcome to join. This will be a story and exploration heavy campaign, though some battles may occur. I plan to give everyone a map of the town and hand off the reins for you to do what you want. You can explore the shops, you can look for clues, you can chat with town members -- it is completely up to you. If this is your first introduction to DnD, welcome! I look forward to playing with you! I will be helping you through all steps of the character creation process, teaching you how to read your character sheet, and leading the game. At any point if you have a question or are unsure how to do something, please ask! We're all learning together! --- Content note: As you may be able to predict from the title of this game, small animals (namely ducklings, squirrels, and dogs) with monstrous magical abilities will be the creatures that the characters will be fighting. That said, there will be no blood, no physical injury, no animal death. Any violence in the form of attacks and damage will be "non-lethal" so instead of trying to kill the creatures, the purpose of the attacks is to sedate/stop the creatures. When a creature reaches 0 HP, it becomes docile and amicable, allowing you to investigate them (and pet them if you'd like). Depending on the group, we can decide to allow violence/attacks/death for the PCs/NPCs, but non-lethal animal damage is non-negotiable.