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The Secret of the Ancients
Everyone's got secrets, but sometimes they are big enough to change reality. Find out the secret of the ancients in this action packed adventure!
$20.00
/ Session
Details
4 players following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 6:00 PM UTC
Oct 31 / Session 3
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 20–40 Sessions
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
4/6
About the adventure
Over 200,000 years ago, the Ancients ruled the stars. Their technology is like magic, and even now, in 1105 of the Third Imperium, much of their technology remains incomprehensible. Your characters, by happenstance of place and birth, have been thrown into the path of one of the greatest mysteries of Charted Space. What, and who, were the Ancients? Your Travellers will see sights no human has ever dreamed of, meddle with powers beyond understanding, clash with secret factions within the Third Imperium, and ultimately help shape the destiny of Charted Space. I love this campaign, it's the best campaign published by Mongoose. Think of a pulpy adventure story like Indiana Jones meets 90's James Bond, with action, adventure, twists, turns, over the top villains, and traveling to times, places, and dimension you've barely dreamed of. Art from Secret of the Ancients, used with permission.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(19)
5 years on StartPlaying
64 games hosted
Highly rated for: Beginner Friendly, Knows the Rules, Inclusive
About me
I've been a GM for over 15 years now, and have been playing since the late 90's and Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2e. I have run Dungeons and Dragons (0e, B/X, 1e, 3.5, 5e), Vampire: The Masquerade, Call of Cthulhu, Fate, Cyberpunk, Mechwarrior, Pathfinder (1e, 2e), and Traveller in that time. I'm a huge fan of flexible systems that allow for quick resolution and lean more into rulings than rules. Personally I view my improvisational ability as my greatest strength as a GM. I have a strong emphasis on player agency and player driven stories. I love giving my players a sandbox and seeing what stories they want to tell. I also specialize in taking the ideas my players have about their characters backstories, enemies, and friends, and weaving those into scenarios seamlessly. I often work with published modules, but rarely run them out of the box. I like to customize them to the players and characters at my table in order to make them more engaging and enjoyable experiences. I am a trans lesbian, queer friendly, and inclusive. I will use safety tools if desired, though have for the most part used informal interrupts and messages if any lines are crossed. I believe in strong session 0s to establish expectations and lines. Both on my side and that of my players. I have a low tolerance for disruptive players and am not afraid to eject them from my table.
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Creating your character
I allow you to roll 12d6 and replace the lowest two dice rolled with 5s. You then pair dice and place them into the characteristic you wish. You will get 1 automatic success, and 2 rerolls during character creation, to give you some guidance over your path. If you don't use your automatic success, you may choose one of your benefits instead of rolling. If you don't use your reroll, you may roll two dice on a benefit and take the result you prefer.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
This game will take place on Owlbear Rodeo, and voice will be done via Discord.
What Fey brings to the table
I will provide the world and story to react to. I can take character backstories and weave them into events, even if they are side adventures. I do voices (but not always well). I enjoy fast paced and lethal combat, and love that Traveller allows me to be a flexible GM and not get hung up on rules.
Homebrew rules
We will be using the XP system from the Traveller Companion to match the pulpy nature of this campaign.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Fey creates a safe table
I provide a session 0 where I discuss my lines and veils and ask others to list theirs. You can provide me these privately and I will bring them up without mentioning the source. You can message me any time if a scene is uncomfortable and we will fade it out. I also will watch for X, N, & Os typed into chat, or messaged to me directly.
Content warnings
Safety tools used