The Illithid Incursion | A Mind Flayer Themed Campaign 🐙🧠

The Illithid Incursion | A Mind Flayer Themed Campaign 🐙🧠

When a Nautiloid crashes down to Illon, your party is thrust into a war against a mind flayer empire who seeks to enslave every mind in the galaxy.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
1 NEEDED TO START
$30.00

/ Session

Details

3 players following this game

Bi-weekly / Tuesday - 11:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 3–4 hours

3 / 6 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Meet your party members

3/6

About the adventure

When a mysterious Nautiloid crashes outside a quiet village on Illon, a group of adventurers sets out to investigate and stumbles upon the first signs of an ancient mind flayer invasion. What begins as a local mystery soon grows into an epic journey from the kingdoms of Illon to the depths of Wildspace, where they'll wage war against the illithid empire and uncover the terrible truth behind its origins.

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Roleplay Heavy

Sandbox / Open World

Game themes

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LGBTQ+
Neurodivergent

2 years on StartPlaying

197 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Rule of Cool

Average response time: 24+ hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

Writer, Cool Gay Uncle and Dungeon Master (in a nerdy way, not a kinky one) I am a DM with 7 years and countless campaigns worth of experience. I have played with hundreds of players, and I hope you're the next one at my table (virtual or otherwise) I also am the Dungeon Master on the sci fi D&D podcast, The Actual Players. Available on YouTube and Spotify

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Character creation

Creating your character

Start at Level 1. Stats can be determined using standard array, point buy, or rolling. Homebrew is okay with DM approval. Let me know if you need help with your character sheet.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

Players should have created accounts for Roll20 and Discord and connected to the server to ensure a smooth start to the game. Players should also message me to discuss whether you want to create your character yourself or if you want me to create it.

What Tyler Lewis Wardle - Dungeon Master brings to the table

I use Roll20 for combat and maps and use Discord for voice chat. I tend to be a pretty lax DM, embracing the Rule of Cool and making the game more about being fun and creating an awesome story! I am a writer and I have a background in theatre, so I can create intricate characters and plotlines. I'm also a master worldbuilder, having spent countless hours developing various D&D worlds.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Headphones

Safety

How Tyler Lewis Wardle - Dungeon Master creates a safe table

I will send each player a request for their Lines and Veils and we will discuss them before beginning (This process would be anonymous. Nobody at the table would know who set each line or veil, just that someone at the table set it).

Content warnings

Language/Cursing
Body Horror
Character Death
Memory Erasing
Mind alteration
Mind Control
Talk of Superior Race
Violence
Xenophobia
Slavery

Safety tools used

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