The Vast and Stormy Skies
Exiled from the lands and seas below, you take to the skies. Trade, explore and keep your Zeppelin flying in this dangerous, hostile world.
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Wednesday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
An ancient horror stirs. With it comes opportunities for anyone brave enough to face the risk. Defeat the horror or use its power on your enemies. > Make Your Ship Your Home. Protect and upgrade your Zeppelin - your mobile base of operations in this dangerous part of the world. Focus on speed, firepower or pure style. > Survive in the Skies. Your enemies control the ground and the sea. Get revenge or move on. Either way, you must adapt to the dangers and demands of life in the air. > Be Free to Soar. Fly on your terms, taking the jobs you want. Between adventures, will you be a luxury cruiseliner for wealthy nobles? Lawful bounty hunters? Renegade smugglers? Or will you be the deadliest bandits to ever roam the skies? > Hunt Pirates - Or Be the Pirates. Whenever you need cash or want a break from the main story, take to the skies to fight pirates or raid merchant ships. > Loot the World. Explore dungeons, attack outposts and fight rivals to find treasure and cool weapons for you and your vessel.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(17)
5 years on StartPlaying
66 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Beginner Friendly
Average response time: 6 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
> Want to explore a rich, vivid and responsive world? > Enjoy fast, dynamic, interesting combat? > Want the power to tell your character's story your way, going off the railroads to follow whatever goals you wish? > Looking for a gameplay experience where every NPC has a name, goals and a story of their own? According to Roll20, I have logged over 1500 hours (a lot of that is game prep, but still). I've also run at least four long-term campaigns in person. My philosophy is about fast combat, creative play and player freedom. With a modified 5e ruleset, combat and roleplaying are smooth, dangerous and fun. I write about D&D and games here: https://www.unboringdungeons.com/
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Creating your character
You will create a Level 3 character in or before Session 0. Character sheets are to be hosted in Roll20. You can use anything from this list to build your character: * Any official race * Any official class * Multiclassing * The Necromancer class (created by PointyHat)
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: * Discord account (free to sign up) * Roll20 account (free to sign up) Nice to have: * Knowledge of D&D 5e * Knowledge of Roll20 You WON'T need: * any software purchases or subscriptions * any D&D experience
What William brings to the table
I'll provide a virtual tabletop (VTT), including digital player sheets, dynamic lighting and custom quality battlemaps. This will include official 5e expansions like Xanathar's Guide, Van Richten's Guide, Volo's Guide and plenty more. Plus the result of dozens of hours of work creating unique maps, tokens, NPCs, monsters and mechanics. Each settlement, and the wilderness between them, are richly brought to life. Every major NPC has a personality, including plans, desires and fears. Learning these isn't necessary but is often helpful.
Homebrew rules
> Drinking a potion is a bonus action > An optional limitbreak system - by pushing yourself to new heights, your attacks and spells become more powerful yet more volatile for a short while > Most of your time will be spent adventuring. That said, there are simple, roleplay-heavy mechanics for building your Zeppelin and living there. > Your reputation among certain groups change what's possible. Wealthy nobles, religious pilgrims, military forces and other groups have different opportunities for you. If they admire and trust you, they'll give you what you need. If not, you'll have to take it from them.
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How William creates a safe table
Players can anonymously submit topics to the Lines and Veils document at any time before or during Session 0, or privately to me at any time after that.
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