Ravenloft: The Vampire, The Lich, and the Warlord

Creating your character

Once you've signed up for my Discord, you'll be brought into our Ravenloft channel to collaborate with your fellow players and I for help and ideas. I'll have a ready to read document to act as a Session 0 so you know what to expect both from the game, me as Dungeon Master and how to build your characters for this harrowing adventure You can also message me personally to tell me what you want out of the game for your character and what sort of story arcs you'd like to play out based on your character’s desires, fears and backstory. Create characters with horror in mind. Create Backstories of Terror and tragedy that can be woven into the threads of the narrative. Once we have character concepts nailed, I will set up a Campaign on D&D Beyond for you to make / port your characters over.

Preparing for the session

Please have a character ready prior to the first session of the campaign. A Discord account is required to join the campaign as it will be our primary source of communication. Studio quality or adjacent equipment is not required to play online in this campaign. As long as you have the user of a Webcam and microphone to be heard, that is all that really matters.

What The Dungeon Dork brings to the table

What I bring as a performer: I have an unhinged passion for theater and acting. My whole teenage years were spent on the stage putting on performances for others. I went to college for film and theater that unfortunately never came to fruition but I am a cinemophile all the same. While I act less, I still perform by way of costuming; I immerse myself into the character to become that character. You can expect that same kind of dedication here! I love doing voices and while I've debated with the idea of getting into voice acting, TTRPGs is a great way to work those muscles so to speak. Film has taught me a lot about transitions tempo and techniques that I try to translate into story telling elements to evoke a similar response as you would have watching a movie. What I bring as a GM: Owlbear Rodeo will be used as our default VTT as it is very versatile, has a user friendly interface and is FREE for all players. I will provide a link to my Discord channel to use to coordinate sessions and run voice / video chats for each session. Lastly, though not required, I will also provide a Spotify Jam Session link each session of play for added ambiance work thematically appropriate music What I bring as a person: I am a friendly ball of manic energy. I recognize it can be a little Intimidating to some but ultimately I want to be your friend and collaborator! I want to have fun, but I have WAY more fun if you do! I want to foster open and friendly creative collaboration to see what kind of tale we can weave!

How The Dungeon Dork creates a safe table

As a Dungeon Master, my priority is always the wellbeing of my players. I want to provide a unique and memorable experience through the use of my love of theater and drama. My philosophy is steeped in tone and tempo; as such I will make rulings to that effect on the fly based on my knowledge of the game rules and how they can be used to achieve the ambiance needed. Lastly, characters drive the narrative and each challenge is made for a reason and never done with the malicious intent to punish players or their characters. Creative problem solving is by no means a requirement but it will greatly benefit character survivability.