The Festival of Lights |Age of Umbra|free session 0|H&F included
It is time for the festival of light; a blessed branch must be retrieved from the temple of the last dawn and delivered to the watch tower to store.
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 10:00 PM UTC
Sep 19 / Session 0
Session Duration / 4 hours
Campaign Length / 5–10 Sessions
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A century has passed since the God-King Othedias betrayed the Pantheon, provoking divine punishment and abandonment by the gods that left the realm of the Halcyon Domain shattered, desolate, and eternally cursed. Throughout this shadow-choked land of decaying fortresses and dreadful monstrosities, surviving communities cling to hope in the face of lightless oblivion. In this Age of Umbra campaign, you’ll play survivors going on a scared pilgrimage to the temple of the Last Dawn. No one knows how it creates the blessed branches, but they must be collected, placed in reliquaries, and taken to the Watch Tower, the highest point in the Idol Hollows. From there all scared pyres can be seen. Should they be extinguished a blessed branch from the watch tower can be sent to reignite it. Be warned that the blessed branches are priceless and many would covet them. Age of umbra games tend to feel Ancient, Daunting, Epic, Grim, Ominous, Terrifying, Tragic. For this adventure, the main themes are Apocalypse, Darkness vs Light, Hope, Survival. The world may be a grim dark hellscape, but survivors are called The Enduring for a reason.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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4 years on StartPlaying
56 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Beginner Friendly, Creativity
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I’m less of a Game Master, and more of a Story Keeper. I love seeing what tales we and the dice can create together. I feel like that’s what makes TTRPGs so much fun. We are all sitting down and making a story. My role at the table will always be to make sure everyone is having fun and feels empowered to help craft the narrative. If I'm the only one having fun or any impact on the narrative, then I have failed the story and the table. My fondest TTRPG memories are the ones where my character felt real, and the world felt alive. That's what I strive to create for other people. A table where I can keep the story safe that we are all making together.
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Creating your character
Character creation will happen at the beginning of the session, for new players I will walk you through it. For returning players we will pick domains, and answer background and connection questions all together, but feel free to come in with one or two classes you want to play. I will provide all the materials to play daggerheart virtually with the core rules and hope an free expansion.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
The discord server will have everything you need to create a character. Whether you want to print off character sheets or use and editable PDF. If you want to read over the material ahead of time you can but it is not mandatory.
What DC Keys (dckeys95) brings to the table
I will provide ambient music to set the mood and a wealth of descriptions since this will all be theatre of the mind. I will also provide everything needed to make a daggerheart character. There will also be a PDF shared to give setting info.
Homebrew rules
This will be a Rules as Written Age of Umbra game
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How DC Keys (dckeys95) creates a safe table
Character Creation will double as session 0 where will talk themes and lines and Veils. During the game we will use X cards and breaks. After the game will be debrief and after care.
Content warnings
Safety tools used