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Merchants of Splendor || Waterdeep Tale || 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♾️ Safe
In the City of Splendors, thousands go about their lives trying to make something of themselves. Can you do it while also helping the less fortunate?
$32.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC
Oct 21 / Session 10
Session Duration / 2.75–3.25 hours
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
4/6
About the adventure
WANTED: Adventurers, Artisans & Idealists. Conscience preferred. Are you tired of risking your life in filthy dungeons just to line the pockets of some wealthy noble? Do you believe that the wonders and magic of Faerûn should be accessible to everyone? Are you tired of seeing skilled artists and wondrous ideas left behind by the upward flow of coin? Join the Merchants of Splendor today! We're a new kind of enterprise in Waterdeep, seeking brave souls to help us scour the corners of the city and beyond for rare spell components, exotic artifacts, and wondrous treasures to sell at fair prices to the common folk, independent crafters, and struggling healers who need them most. The Job: 👑 Explore & Acquire - Track down rare components and lost relics ⚔️ Defend - Protect our shipments–and our neighbors–from corrupt guilds and gangs 🏰 Build & Decide - Be a part of our decisions and help us choose our path. Should we open up additional storefronts in the markets or build a co-op along the docks? The direction and focus of the journey is up to you! The Pay: We provide fair and equal share of the profits, the gratitude of the common people, and plenty of adventure, both in and around the city. 😎 Vibe Check We are starting out with a team of good-aligned characters looking to help the people of Waterdeep while exploring and building a mercantile business. The party is relaxed and enjoys character driven role-play and urban adventure. The Delphi Experience: 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♾️ A safe community and gaming space to be the hero you want, judgment-free 🪄 BONUS XP THROUGHOUT 🪶 A full-time experienced GM with more than 1100 games hosted 🎨 Highly customizable characters 🧑🎤 Multidimensional NPCs 🌌 Theater of the Mind 🎻 Dynamic scoring
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(32)
4 years on StartPlaying
1186 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
About me
I've been playing various forms of role-playing games formally for more than 2 decades, including online, written, table top, and more, while informally, I've been playing and performing roles all my life. I love creating and sharing stories, all the more so when the players truly become part of the world by surprising me with their choices. Professionally, I have a background in history and am a recovering former educator. I bring both to the gaming table by helping players learn the game with a teach-as-we-go method while developing unique and non-standard worlds and stories .
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Creating your character
We are continuing a previous story, with some players arriving with ready built characters. New players will work with the GM and the current team to find characters that work for them. We are using XP with a bonus system that generally provides 2x or greater experience! We will be starting at level 6, utilizing the 5.5e Player's Handbook with the Heroes of Faerûn, Eberron: Forge of the Artificer, Ravenloft: The Horros Within expansions as the only sources for character creation. Arcana Unleashed will be available in September, and players may be able to work with pre-release versions of subclasses prior to release with GM approval. No legacy, partner, 5.0e, or homebrew content will be available at character creation. In some instances, some of this content may become available as the story progresses. This is an episodic adventure, featuring scenes from and inspired by various Forgotten Realms modules. Players will have ample opportunity to explore different characters and playstyles throughout the adventure.
We have a team of great role players and tacticians ready to welcome new players to the team! At present, our Level 6 party consists of a Bard/Artificer, Fighter, and Warlock.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should join the Discord as soon as possible to ensure they are prepared to play. All communication and information about the game will be sent through Discord.
What Delphi brings to the table
I will bring everything else, including a great story and unique setting for our adventure! Be ready for a great time.
Homebrew rules
🍺 Crunchy Crits - Always get maximum base damage for a critical hit plus a single die roll (starts at level 3) 🍺 Agency while downed - If downed, players may crawl up to 5 feet (if not restrained), call out to allies, and roleplay 🍺 5/10 Diagonal Movement - The first diagonal move on a square grid is 5 feet, the second is 10 🍺 Dazed not Stunned - Instead of being stunned, which is never fun, a creature is now Dazed, which allows them to use 1 of a movement, action, or bonus action on their turn. Additionally, we may use custom mechanics for certain NPCs, monsters, and scenes.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Delphi creates a safe table
This game features an exploration of Waterdeep and the surrounding area while meeting local and regional legends. Players should expect themes of fantasy violence, horror, and societal difficulties in a pseudo-medieval urban setting.
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