⚓️ Shattered Tides - Pirate Eldritch Horror (🏳️🌈/Beginner ❤️)
Sail the seas for treasure and glory—until pirate crews vanish and something ancient begins stirring beneath the waves.
$20.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 12:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The seas of Etheri belong to dreamers, pirates, treasure hunters, and fools reckless enough to chase freedom beyond the horizon. Across the storm-torn waters of the Shattered Archipelago, rival crews battle for gold, glory, ancient relics, and infamy among hundreds of scattered islands. From bustling pirate ports and hidden smuggler dens to forgotten ruins swallowed by the sea, adventure waits beyond every tide. But something is wrong in the Archipelago. Ships vanish without warning. Entire crews disappear overnight. Survivors whisper of haunting songs drifting through the fog and monstrous shapes moving beneath black waters. As paranoia spreads among the pirate lords, your crew will uncover an ancient force awakening deep below the sea—one capable of dragging all of Etheri into madness. Will you become legends… or another ghost story swallowed by the waves? ⚓ Roleplay Heavy — Your Choices Matter The seas of Etheri evolve around your decisions. Forge alliances, betray rival crews, negotiate with pirate lords, uncover conspiracies, and decide what kind of legacy your crew will leave behind. Character choices shape the world just as much as combat does. 🦑 Cinematic Naval Adventure Engage in ship-to-ship combat, survive deadly storms, explore mysterious islands, hunt legendary treasures, and encounter horrifying creatures lurking beneath the waves. 🎭 Strong Focus on Character Stories Your character’s goals, fears, backstory, and relationships matter. Whether you play a charming rogue, cursed sailor, runaway noble, monster hunter, or aspiring pirate lord, the story will evolve around the crew and the choices you make together. I love weaving personal arcs into the larger narrative to create emotional and memorable moments. 💜 Welcoming & Beginner Friendly New to D&D or tabletop RPGs? You are absolutely welcome here. I work hard to create a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive table where players can comfortably learn the game, roleplay at their own pace, and enjoy immersive storytelling without pressure or gatekeeping. LGBTQIA+ players and allies are always welcome aboard.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
1 year on StartPlaying
11 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
The GM with an infectious laugh, more dad jokes than you can handle, and a love for storytelling. I have been playing TTRPGs for about 18 years now and GMing for 16 of them. Since my days as a theatre kid in high school to now as an elementary school counselor, D&D and Pathfinder have always been a part of my life. I tend to write homebrew campaigns and homebrew worlds in which the players can truly have an impact on the overarching world in little to large scopes. I believe in player agency while also ensuring the comfort and enjoyment of all at my table. My goal is to create stories together that bring a spark of excitement and joy to your heart and eyes! I will always ensure that my Discord community and my sessions are a place of love, acceptance, and enjoyment. I heavily prioritize the safety of my players. This is a LGBTQ+ and allies safe space! Let's go on an adventure!
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Creating your character
We will use session zero to plan out our characters and where I can answer any burning questions you might have prior to session one. You can come with a fully fledged out character or no idea at all. We will start with level 2 characters.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please have a Discord account, Roll20 Account, and D&DBeyond account You will have access to a discord server to collaborate with other players from different campaigns in the same world and share stories!
What GM Charles brings to the table
I utilize music from Monument Studios to set the tone and include ambience sound effects. Even without combat players are encouraged to be on Roll20 to hear music and effects. Roll20 is utilized for gripping and scenes and combat! I provide fresh voices for each NPC you may encounter. I embrace Rule of Cool when I can. I fully incorporate character backstories into campaign even if it requires rewriting scenes and villains.
Homebrew rules
Most homebrew rules will be discussed during session zero and are mentioned on the Discord Server. Key Homebrew Rules are: - Potions are a bonus action but can be used as an action for full benefit - Death saves made privately between GM and Player - Magical Exhaustion (casters can continue to cast spells when out of spell slots at the cost of points of exhaustion - Critical Hits are max damage on dice plus an extra roll of damage dice
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How GM Charles creates a safe table
I send out a request to each player for their list of Lines and Veils that is completed anonymously. Afterwards I share a document that everyone has access to at all times. I also do my best to incorporate a short break half way through a session. After each session I send out a following message asking for stars and wishes that can be anonymous or not as this gives me the ability to modify my gming and future sessions to best fit the party as a whole.
Content warnings
Safety tools used