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[5.5e] Tales from the Sea: Shadowed Lighthouse LVL 5 One-Shot
A lighthouse has gone dark, trade has stalled, and ships have vanished. Join the Annabel Lee and bravely sail across the sea to rescue Skyhorn Island!
$10.00
/ Session
Details
1 player following this game
Once / Sunday - 12:00 AM UTC
Jul 12
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
0 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Merchant ships vanish in raging storms. Survivors speak of monstrous shapes beneath the waves. You board The Annabel Lee to uncover the truth before the seas claim more lives. Your journey will take you to Skyhorn Lighthouse once a beacon now dark. "Aye, I saw it with me own two eyes, I did. A black tide boilin' up over the deck, it snapped our mast like a twig and dragged us down to the dark. I woke adrift on splintered timbers, left to the mercy of the sun for who knows how long. The sea saw fit to spare me, she did... washed me right up 'longside a driftin' skiff." - surviving sailor of the Jade Lion What to expect - Level 5 one shot - Combat Heavy and light RP - Swashbuckling Pirates - Sea monsters - Nautical and spooky Note* If we need more than 1 session it will be 50% off.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Lite
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(13)
1 year on StartPlaying
6 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Sets the Mood, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi, my name is Vin. I run both online and offline tables. Locally, I host a one-shot table at a game store for various adventures set in the Forgotten Realms, and more recently Eberron. Online, I host long-term campaigns for friends, coworkers and strangers alike. I am used to creating long narratives with big emotional or storytelling payoff and on the spot improv based on the dice roll. If you want to know more about me! Read further down below. I’ve been running D&D 5e for almost three years, but my first taste of the game was over 20 years ago. One hot summer, I sat with friends in an abandoned swimming pool role-playing heroes and villains without really knowing the rules. It ended with a giant boulder trap wiping us out, and for some reason we never played again. Years later my wife reintroduced me to D&D, and I fell back in love with the imagination and collaboration it sparks. Somewhere along the way I picked up the DM’s chair, and I haven’t looked back. Outside of the game, I’m into horror movies, sci-fi, anime, and fantasy of all kinds. My wife and I are working through Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, though my all-time favorite series will always be Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time. One more thing: This table is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for everyone. I am a Filipino DM committed to diverse representation, and I explicitly welcome LGBTQIA+ individuals, BIPOC, and neurodivergent players. Bigotry, racism, homophobia, and transphobia have no place at this table.
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Creating your character
Create your characters on D&D Beyond at least 1 hour before session start: Please use the following guidelines: - PHB 5.5e + 5e published books like Tasha's, Artificer - Level 5 start w/ Standard Array and Average HP - Normal equipment and 500 GP + 1d10 x 25 GP - Add 1 Common and 1 Uncommon magic item for free - Renaissance era firearms allowed: blunderbuss, musket, and pistol (martial range) - provide a PC picture - theme: think nautical, think pirates of the Caribbean, gunpowder, soot, and mange curs
Certain things will benefit you: 1. Being a sailor or navigator 2. Having the ability to swim
What to expect
Preparing for the session
1. D&D beyond account to join this campaign to create PCs 2. Discord account to join my server 3. Foundry VTT invites will be sent via discord after joining it 4. Computer, mic, good internet connection
What Vin brings to the table
- Foundry VTT for maps, tokens, and dynamic lighting/weather - Foundry basics - Immersion and ambience via syrinscape - Terrible voice acting - Mix of RAW and Rule of Cool
Homebrew rules
Inspiration can be awarded for dramatic roleplay or adventurous combat and choices. Flanking Rules -2 AC Exhaustion at 0 HP (1x day) Shenanigans away!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Vin creates a safe table
I run games with open storytelling, but there are clear boundaries: Lines (hard stops, these will never appear in my table): - Sexual content, sexual innuendos, and sexual violence - Real-world racism, sexism, misogyny, or anti-LGBTQ+ Veils (may exist, but never in detail): - Torture - Intense gore Open Door Policy - Players can step away from the game at any time, for any reason, without explanation. - I will be on 15 mins before and after the games to talk. XNOs - We’ll also use X, N, and O cards so players can check in or stop the action if something feels uncomfortable. - You can say it privately in chat, or openly if you are comfortable. The goal is to keep the table safe, fun, and welcoming for everyone.
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