Candlekeep Mysteries: Beginner Friendly!
Buried in the halls of candlekeep is an unfathomable amount of knowledge. With that knowledge, questions. With those questions, adventure.
$25.00
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Weekly / Monday - 10:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You start out seeking aid for a stricken town. The settlement has withered this year. Crops have failed, the livestock stands in the fields like stick figures, and the rain has dwindled. The largest Library in all of Faerûn holds as many secrets as it does answers. Magic permeates the tombs here. The texts containing different adventures. The only strange thing here is their ability to pull you into the pages. Will these tomes be your tombs? Will you find yourself lost amongst the pages? Or will you solve the mysteries amongst the flipped parchment and ink?
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Rules as Written (RaW)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(9)
4 years on StartPlaying
41 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
The creative writer in me thrives off of this. I found a love for dungeons and dragons and really couldn't turn away from it since 5th edition. Whether it is creating new characters for games I hope to play in the future, new or interesting combinations, world building or finding that perfect song to represent the emotional moment in a player's story, I love it all. My dog spike is not so thrilled with dungeons and dragons but feeds off my excitement towards the stories we all create together! My schedule is flexible so if there are days and times that work better for you please don't hesitate to ask! Talk dnd with me! I would love to hear your creative combinations, roleplaying, and backstories! If you have any questions, shoot me a message! If there is any adventure or campaign you would like to play but is not a time slot that works for you just shoot me a message and I will assist however I can! Also open to running whatever adventure you are interested in if you have any special requests!
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Creating your character
We will be using the core 2024 rules. Let's plan to have a session zero to talk over classes and what we all expect and would like to avoid during gameplay. Starting level 1. I have content shared with those in my campaign so no need to purchase anything unless you wish to own the content yourselves! 1. When creating a new character, we will use the standard creation method. 2. In the home tab we will make sure the only source allowed is core rules. As long as all other sources and partnered content is left unchecked you can move on to the next step. 3. Go ahead and pick your class! There are 12 options, each of which bringing their own strengths to the adventure. 4. Go ahead and pick your background! How do you Invision your character starting out before adventuring? Feel free to enter more detail specific aspects of your character. (these are much more for flavor and how you see or would describe your adventurer). 5. In the next tab you can pick your species. Feel free to pick what aligns with your character the most! 6. Ability scores are something I would like to wait for in session 0. It's more fun and involved to have everyone rolling together! 7. Finally for equipment we are going to pick the equipment option, and you are welcome to follow and fill out the list as prompted by the various options that will be at your disposal.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Let's plan on using discord, dnd beyond, and above vtt. A discord account for communication, a dnd beyond account to access and create character sheets, and the extension "above vtt" which will be used on dnd beyond.
What Travis brings to the table
I will be voicing different characters and providing music to try to set the tone of the story. We follow the rules, but rule of cool is a thing.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Travis creates a safe table
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. We will frequently check in. I will accommodate players as they need. Our goal to venture through the unknown, the scary and tense moments together. Above all else is having fun though.
Content warnings
Safety tools used