Learn to Play | Daggerheart Mini-Campaign | The Witherwild

Building Parties ⚔️ |🤝Making Friends Hi, I’m Cory! I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games since 2006, and I’ve spent the past 10 years bringing stories to life as a Game Master. I specialize in original, homebrewed campaigns built around the characters at the table. I believe the most engaging stories are the ones the players help create. Rather than placing your character into a predetermined story for reasons that may not feel personal, my goal is to create campaigns where your choices matter and the world responds to your actions. When you join one of my campaigns, your character’s backstory, relationships, ambitions, fears, and goals become as important as the larger adventure. Some campaigns my players have enjoyed include: The Eldritch Horrors An original cosmic-horror campaign centered on a rift in space-time opening across a homebrewed continent, releasing strange creatures, impossible environments, and mysteries that challenged the party’s understanding of reality. The Feywild Campaign A character-driven journey through long forgotten Feywild courts struggling to survive after the Seasonal Courts rose to prominence. The campaign is a mix of political intrigue, ancient family legacies, and dangerous fey bargains. Of Frost and Steel: A Mall of America Campaign Set in modern-day Bloomington, Minnesota, this campaign follows an underfunded secret municipal department operating from offices inside the Mall of America. Their responsibility is to manage everything weird, strange, and supernatural. They are having one heck of a Fourth of July after a freak blizzard suddenly strikes the city. Welcome to Florida! A modern urban-fantasy campaign set in a magical version of Florida, where an eco-warrior druid is causing chaos in response to the development of yet another 55+ retirement community and golf course. Players fight supernatural threats, environmental conflict, local politics, and plenty of unmistakably Floridian weirdness. Spelljammers: D&D in Space A character-driven sandbox inspired by Treasure Planet, following the crew of the Righteous Starfall as they travel the Astral Sea, explore distant worlds, encounter dangerous factions, and build their own reputation among the stars. My goal as a Game Master is to create a welcoming table where players feel comfortable taking risks, developing memorable characters, and contributing to the world around them. I enjoy a balanced mix of roleplay, exploration, mystery, tactical combat, humor, and cinematic moments but, the exact direction of each campaign is shaped by the people playing it. When I’m not behind the GM screen, I’m usually at the gym, writing and expanding my homebrewed settings with the hope of publishing them one day, or working in my community to support underserved populations. I also love traveling, exploring unusual places, visiting museums and historical sites, going gem mining, discovering local legends, and finding the kinds of strange roadside attractions that inevitably become inspiration for future campaigns. What you can expect at my table: 🎬 Storytelling that weaves your character’s personal backstory into the overarching story. PC and NPC motivations are most important as they answer the proverbial “why” at the table. 🎭 A balanced mix of roleplay, combat, and laughter ⚔️ Combat that is more than “roll initiative” and “you hit.” Narrated combat sequences, environmental effects and danger, and unique win/lose-cons. It’s important to me that the combat makes sense and adds to the story overall. 🌍 Living worlds that react to player choices and evolve with the story. Small actions can set off major events to happen. Table Vibe’s: 👥 Human first. I promise to make mistakes, fumble around, look up a rule I forgot, lose a character voice mid roleplay, and have a tech issue or two here or there. 🐒Laid back, laughter, making friends, active Discord. Roll dice and be merry! 🍄 Inclusivity is paramount. Whether you’re neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, brand new to TTRPGs, or a veteran player, you’ve got a seat at my table. **Please note, if there is a campaign you are interested in but, it's not at a time/day that works for you, message me! I'm available most days from 6:30pm EST on (and pretty open weekend availability). We can start an adventure when it works for you!*