Play Classic D&D/OSE: 🩸 Blood King's Keep 🩸
Play D&D like the old days with Old School Essentials! Play smart, play fast, and get that (loot) bag!
$18.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Sunday - 1:00 AM UTC
Apr 26
Session Duration / 2.5–3.5 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Roll up a treasure hunting delver for Old School Essentials and try to survive! Rulings not rules attitude, lightweight math, and clever thinking keeps the game moving quickly as you decipher puzzles, overcome monsters, and escape with the treasure! 👀 Golden Eyes - A brand new adventure premiering with Old-school Essentials Month! 🔮 Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier - Old West meets Weird Fantasy in a frontier of strange, valuable crystal growths! 🩸Halls of the Blood King - The Blood Moon rises and the Blood King returns! Brave the vampire lord's castle for treasure, but risk your soul! ❄️ Winter's Daughter - In the depths of Dolmenwood, learn the tale of brave knight Chyde and resolve the separated hearts of he and his love! Old-School Essentials is a clone of Basic/Expert D&D crafted for snappy and dangerous improvisational play. Pregenerated characters are available, or create your own at https://dndcharacter.com/
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Dungeon Crawl
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
20 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: 7 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I offer: 🏳️🌈 A welcoming, inclusive play style 🔥 Player-focused flair and action 🧭 Open-ended storytelling following player cues 🎭 In-game action, horror, awe, and comedy ⚖️ Settings with themes of justice and transformation 📆 Over a decade of game mastering experience 🖋️ Know-how with dozens of systems Even in the midst of death-defying adventure or bone-chilling horror, I aim to be a warm and welcoming game master. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC players can expect respect at my tables. I've run games for children, seniors, and all ages in between. Safety tools such as the X Card are always part of my table. I suffuse hope, respect, and warmth into every session I run. That's why I go by the Gentle GM. At thirteen, three of us huddled around the Dungeons & Dragons 3e starter set, laughing at a natural 20 to breakdown a door with the fighter's head. In high school, I found the Call of Cthulhu rulebook and made investigators, still clueless how to actually play. In 2014 with the launch of D&D 5e and Call of Cthulhu 7e, I committed to running these games and an old love sparked brilliantly to life! I've since taught dozens their first TTRPG! I'm an inveterate game dabbler. If you're curious if I run a particular game, just ask! I'm up to the challenge to try something new you're excited to play. I run games full-time. You can expect preparation and dedication at my table. Local cafes and bars also host my game sessions and workshops. My newsletter and itch page also share game design reflections and projects. Images are used with permission from James' RPG Art, https://jamesrpgart.com.
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Creating your character
Use the standard rules for character creation, including the http://dndcharacter.com to roll up a new one! Pregenerated characters will be available, too.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need: 1) Discord profile and to join the Gentle GM server 2) A mic and headphones (webcam is encouraged, but not required) 3) Computer access to Foundry (Foundry on tablet is experimental)
What Caleb | The Gentle GM brings to the table
My players say it better than I can: "Caleb’s tables feel inclusive and safe. I love how he encourages player creativity. He tailors his games to the play group, so they are the right level of challenging and the right balance of battles and social encounters." - Cindy "I've been part of multiple table-top gaming groups in the past 10 years and Caleb's storytelling, world-building, knowledge of different systems, and ability to create an inclusive, safe space for every single player at the table is (and I say this with my whole chest) exceptional. If you are looking for a GM that will support, encourage, and wrap you up in the most amazing worlds, Caleb is that GM." - Jenna "When you sit down to play a game at one of his tables, you feel like you interact with the world and story better than I have felt anywhere else... it's like being given the keys to your dad's classic car on date night. Every game with Caleb is a breath of fresh air... Caleb truly brings player involvement and agency to a different level than I see elsewhere." - Matt
Homebrew rules
NA
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Caleb | The Gentle GM creates a safe table
Safety Tools are always part of my table and briefing on them is part of every one shot session. Commands in Discord will be observed, including: - X: X Card pauses play and creates a break. As your GM, I'll rewind or otherwise determine how best to return to the action. - Rw or Rewind: Rewind a scene that included content that you do not feel is appropriate. - Ff or Fastforward: Jump ahead to the next scene to bypass sensitive content. Expect PG-13 material (combat, some adult themes), which can be modified based on player feedback.
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Safety tools used