The Shattered Obelisk | Lordlings of Phandalin

The Shattered Obelisk | Lordlings of Phandalin

Head out to the frontier, take the reigns of a settlement, and protect it from a threat beyond comprehension, thousands of years in the making.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–12

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
3 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Thursday - 10:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours

Campaign Length / 30–60 Sessions

0 / 6 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 3 players have joined
About the adventure

You? In charge of a settlement? We all know you’re only there because the Lord Protector is tired of hearing about “goblin problems”. So kick back and enjoy your reign, help a friend, and maybe crack a goblin skull every once in a while. Easy, right? If only you didn’t have the nagging feeling that something isn’t quite right. Something in the darkness. Something terrible. The region is filled with dungeons to crawl, sure, but each dark corner is a mystery begging to be investigated. They’ll tickle the back of your mind until the truth is unavoidable. Each cave, each ruin has a history and purpose that you’ll want to learn before… Well, you’ll see.

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Rules as Written (RaW)

Dungeon Crawl

Realm Building

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(9)

Neurodivergent
Voice Actor
Game Designer

1 year on StartPlaying

8 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Beginner Friendly

About me

Heyo players, my name is Dylan. I started off with a few friends and a starter adventure at my kitchen table, and have been running games ever since. I want your adventure to be unforgettable, and I want it to be yours. If you have a passion, I have a world for you to immerse yourself in. Hop in and let's get going already, we've got a world to save. Or destroy. Your call. I love learning new systems and games. If you find a system you think I'd be interested in, I'll probably be happy to run it for you.

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Character creation

Creating your character

🛠️ Tools We will use D&DBeyond’s character creation tool to build our characters during session 0. 1️⃣ Level Characters will begin at level 1. 📚 Classes/Species/Feats Anything available in my campaign on D&DBeyond, or anything you personally own. 🤝 Collaborative Character Creation If you have a character idea, leave the details flexible! When you come to the table, your character will be influenced by the group, and influence the group back in turn. ⏪ Changing Characters Realize you don’t like how your character works? That’s ok, talk to me! We’ll figure something out.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You'll need accounts for Discord and D&DBeyond, and you'll need a microphone and headset for voice communication. I'll use a webcam and I encourage you to as well, but no pressure. Beginner to D&D? Message me if you want help familiarizing yourself with the rules ahead of time, but don't worry, you'll learn as you play. ❓ Feel free to contact me if you have any concerns being prepared for your first game.

What Myrm brings to the table

I’ll make this story your story. Custom maps, dungeons, encounters, puzzles, characters, whatever; I’ll do it if it’s what the game needs. I use voices and music, but my goal is to enhance, not distract. The 5.5e rules are a baseline, but I’ll frequently homebrew depending on what makes the encounter smoother. My goal is to give the game enough structure that you feel the stakes, but flexible enough that we don’t shut down cool ideas. Losses feel fair, victories feel earned.

Homebrew rules

There will be homebrew rules, but we'll talk about them when they come up. The game is a discussion, and we'll make sure decisions feel fair.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How Myrm creates a safe table

🗓️ Before Session 0, we'll discuss Lines and Veils and brainstorm character ideas. 🔨 During Session 0, we’ll review the Lines and Veils, and collaboratively create our characters so everyone knows what to expect. 🎲 During play we'll use the X card when needed as a catch-all, but players are free to step away from the table if they need, and we'll try to take regular breaks to keep energy up.

Content warnings

Abuse
Alcohol Use
Alcoholism
Animal Death
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Child Abandonment
Child Death
Classism
Controlling Parents
Cults
Curing of Disabilities
Death
Deep or Large Bodies of Water
Devils / Demons / Fiends
Drowning
Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
Eating Disorders
Emotional Abuse
Euthanasia
Execution
Extreme Violence
Fire
Freezing
Gore
Hostages
Illness
Insects
Kidnapping
Language/Cursing
Lifechanging Injury
Mass Death
Medical Issues
Memory Erasing
Mental Illness
Mind alteration
Mind Control
Misogyny
Mutilation
Mutilation of Corpses
Nightmares about Traumatic Events
Pandemic
Panic Attacks
Paralyzation
Pet Death
Prejudice
PTSD
Racial Profiling
Racism
Scars
Self-Harm
Slavery
Sexism
Small Spaces (Claustrophobia)
Snakes
Spiders
Suffocation
Suicide
Suicide Ideation
Torture
Terrorism
Trauma
Trivializing Mental Illness
Uncanny Valley
Violence

Safety tools used

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