Escape the Hellring |DnD 5.5e|Beginner Friendly|Free Session 0
You and your party have been dropped into a hellish demiplane. You must survive other teams and the environment to be the last team standing.
$5.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Monday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 12+ Sessions
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
You gambled your soul on a game of chance with the fiend Mughamara. In order to earn the right to your soul back you agreed to participate in a survival game that Mughamara runs on one of his demiplanes. You were assigned a team to work with and you have only whatever you had on you when you were dropped onto the Hellring. The environment is an amalgamation of biomes. An arctic wasteland could suddenly transition into a lush forest. There will be market huts to serve as vendors. When someone is killed within a team they will be replaced with another hell drop if they are not revived within twelve hours. If an entire team dies before they can be replenished by a hell drop they will be eliminated.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Roleplay Lite
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
10 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Storytelling
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I started playing Dungeons and Dragons in 2021 with a the group of friends I play MTG with. We were meant to rotate GM duty but if I wasn't doing it we often weren't doing it. I started with Dragon of Icespire Peak and then I ran Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. I then exclusively ran campaigns set in my own world. I enjoy the collaborative story telling experience of this game. I love coming up with challenges for my players and seeing how they tackle these challenges. I now want to take this beyond simply being a hobby for me.
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Creating your character
We should be done building all the characters by the end session zero. If we don't manage to finish all of them by then that is fine we can always finish later. No pressure. You are definitely welcome to bring character concepts you had in mind prior to even seeing this adventure. It is a very flexible hook. I can also provide you with a pre-made character if you're new or in a hurry. The players start at level 3 with an additional 150 gp, one Potion of Healing, two common and one uncommon magic item of their choice. You may spend your starting gold in session zero. The level cap of the campaign will be 16. Character's will level up using he Milestone system. You must use either "Point Buy" or "Standard Array" ability score generation methods. All official races are available. I have one Home brew race I made myself called "Reclaimer" which you can use. All official classes are allowed. All official sub-classes are allowed. All official spells are allowed. I have made a few home brew spells as well that are available for use. Only official items or ones that I have made will be allowed. If I didn't make the home brew it is unlikely I would allow it. If you want to work with me to make some new home brew for your character or for the campaign I am open to that.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You should have an account for Discord and dndbeyond. You will also need a microphone of some sort in order to speak in Discord. If you want to use your phone for the Discord and your PC for the VTT that is fine.
What Chris brings to the table
The session zero is free. I have a Master Tier subscription on dndbeyond. I own a lot of the most popular 5e books on there including the new 2024 (5.5e) books. These will all be shared with you upon joining the campaign. The combat will start relatively simple but will continue to pose a greater threat as the party advances through the campaign. I will stick to the rules for the most part but there is always room for some "Rule of Cool."
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Chris creates a safe table
During session zero we will discuss possible trigger warnings or phobias. The X card can be spoken out loud said in the text chat or directly messaged to the me.
Content warnings
Safety tools used