The Elder Scrolls: Dominion|D&D5.5e|NO AI|18+|
After the Civil War in Skyrim, Conflict brews throughout Tamriel, A Fire burns in the West, and from that Fire comes the Ashes of The Dominion...
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Session Duration / 2–3 hours
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About the adventure
Campaign Overview Set in the world of The Elder Scrolls, this campaign takes place after A Stormcloak victory in Skyrim. With the Empire weakened, the Aldmeri Dominion tightens its grip across Tamriel, enforcing order through the ruthless Thalmor. You will begin as prisoners, captured, condemned, and forgotten... caught in the machinery of a regime that tolerates no dissent. This is a story of survival, identity, and what it means to stand against power in a world already at war, and on the brink of collapse. _______________________________________________________________________ Darkness presses in before sight returns. The first thing they feel is motion, the rhythmic, punishing pull of an oar in chained hands. Salt stings cracked skin. The air is thick with brine, sweat, and fear kept quiet under threat of leather whips. When your eyes finally open, it is to dim lanternlight swaying with the roll of the ship. Rows of prisoners stretch along the hull, wrists bound, backs raw from labor. Above you, The Thalmor, the High elves overseers pace with Cruel, vitriolic gazes, robes immaculate despite the sea, gazes sharper than the blades at their hips. A prisoner falters. The crack of a staff echoes. An Elven soldier in golden armor brings it down again without hesitation. No warning, Just Punishment. “Row, You Rebel Dog!” The command is Loud, Sharp. Somewhere ahead, through the groaning timbers, a voice murmurs of destination, Alinor... The Summerset Isles. Execution waits there. Only an end. Then the storm begins. At first, it is subtle, a tremor in the water, a wind that moves against itself. The lanterns flicker though no draft should reach them. The sea shifts… Something is happening.... Thunder follows, but too sharp, too close. The ship lurches. A wave slams the hull hard enough to throw bodies against wood and iron. Another follows, higher than the last. The sky outside flashes, not white, but violet, streaked with Lightning too bright, and too loud. Everything is quiet.... Just for a moment.... And that moment breaks everything. Water crashes through the lower deck. Chains rattle. Prisoners scream. The storm howls louder, unnatural, relentless. Boots pound down the steps. One of these golden skinned Elves grabs You, fingers like iron clamping around your throat, hauling you upward with effort. Your feet barely find purchase as you're dragged face-to-face with cold, golden eyes. The chaos rages behind him, but his voice cuts through it cleanly. “Whats your Name, Dog!?” _______________________________________________________________________ What to Expect: 📜 A narrative-driven campaign with strong Elder Scrolls themes ⚔️ Exploration of war-torn regions and political tension ⛈️ Survival-focused early gameplay that evolves into larger stakes 🌍 Meaningful choices that shape the world around you
Game style
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Meet the Game Master
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134 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Howdy! I'm Ginaku! (You can just call me Gin, Like the drink) I've been a Dungeon master for about 2 years, and have successfully run 2 separate homebrew games, as well as 2 Modules. Pfp Credit: https://dandelians.carrd.co/
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Creating your character
Character Creation will be done during Session 0. I strongly encourage people to hold off on conceptualizing their Characters until Session 0 has begun, in order to keep everyone on the same page. Characters will start at Level 1, All Core D&D content is permitted, as well as Critical Role Content. Other Content may be allowed, but Must receive DM permission prior to finalization.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Microphone is required, Highly recommend having decent audio quality with minimum background noise. Rules, and Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c-TVsIJkbbfe0Khli9xXR1nu9uFcttNX2hj43DWR0vM/edit?usp=sharing Discord Server will be provided after joining.
What Ginaku Tenshi brings to the table
Foundry VTT, Custom Maps when called for. Silly Voices, Ambience and Music. As a reward for playing in the Game, Custom Character Tokens for the Players after playing for 10 subsequent sessions.
Homebrew rules
Crunchy Crits: When you roll a critical hit, rather than rolling your damage dice twice (or rolling twice the number of dice), your first roll will automatically be “rolled” at max value, and you will roll the additional dice, adding that damage to the first (maxed) roll before adding any modifiers to determine total damage. a. For example, if you are attacking with a longsword and roll a critical hit, rather than rolling 2d8, you will automatically “roll” an 8 on the first die, and you will roll the second die as you usually would. Say you have a damage modifier of +1 and roll a 6 with your second die, your damage roll will be 8 + 6 = 14 + 1, for a total damage of 15. Lingering Injuries: See the "lingering injuries table" the Dungeon Masters Guide chapter: 9, page 272.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Ginaku Tenshi creates a safe table
All details of Rules, Safety nets, and such will be gone over during Session 0.
Content warnings
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