Into the Underworld
An AU-1930s party of adventurers are recruited by Charon, the ferryman of the Greek Underworld, to collect a wayward soul that's gone missing.
$20.00
/ Session
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4 players following this game
Monthly / Monday - 2:00 AM UTC
Nov 16 / Session 1
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
5 / 7 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Percy Jackson meets Lovecraftian Horror, as this AU-1930s party of adventurers are recruited by Charon, the ferryman of the Greek Underworld, to collect a wayward shade that managed to make it's way across the River Styx and into the underworld without paying the obol to the minor god. Charon promises to return these adventurers to their usual lives (and pay them whatever it is their hearts most desire) once the shade is found and returned to the shore--so long as Hades doesn't discover the party and learn of the missing shade. The adventurers will travel through a noir-stylized interpretation of the Underworld and face Lovecraftian versions of monsters and characters from the pantheon of Ancient Greece. But as the party descends deeper into the Underworld, larger question begin to arise: Who in the underworld helped this shade get across? Why would they go against the God-ordained order? And is this the only shade who's managed to slip past Charon?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(7)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
2 games hosted
Highly rated for: World Builder, Storytelling, Voices
Average response time: 16 hours
Response rate: 50%
About me
I am a professional VO actor who got into ttrpgs in 2020 and has been GMing since 2022. I have over 30 years of performance training, including UCB improv, so I am great at handling any curveballs players might throw. Other careers I’ve had including singing, writing, editing, and directing—all of which I try to incorporate into my sessions. I love the “rule of cool” and have GMed for tables as big as 9 and as small as 1. I prefer to run original homebrew plots or third-party adventures. I am only interested in inclusive tables actually interested in working together. My tables are open to players of all races, genders, and/or sexual orientations.
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Creating your character
I will run a free session 0 to discuss content warnings & lines and veils. In session 0, we will do character building through a D&D Beyond campaign link with audio/video over Discord. I will also use Beyond Maps for any combat.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
If you do not have a discord account, please set one up. I will send out a Discord server to join. If you don't have an account on D&D Beyond, please create one. Both of these should be free to start out.
What Samantha brings to the table
As a professional voice over actor with UCB training, I do excellent character voices and am very good with improvising with the chaos the players come up with. I embrace Rule of Cool, and strongly encourage role play at the table.
Homebrew rules
Drinking a potion counts as a bonus action. The Lando Calrissian: Any player may, at any point, go "I know a guy" and proceed to describe how their character might know of an NPC who could potentially help them in any given situation, so long as it fits with their existing backstory. However, since the player is making the DM create an NPC on the spot, the DM will roll a d100 to see just how well the player actually "knows" this NPC, which will determine how helpful the NPC will be for the given situation.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Webcam
Platforms used
Safety
How Samantha creates a safe table
I will go over content warnings more in-depth & Lines and Veils in a free session zero.
Content warnings
Safety tools used