Darkness Descends Upon Andaluria | A Series of Monster Mysteries

Darkness Descends Upon Andaluria | A Series of Monster Mysteries

As the nights grow uncannily long, bands of monster hunters attempt to stem the onslaught of creatures that stalk the shadows.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–10

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
3 NEEDED TO START
$25.00

/ Session

Details

1 player following this game

Weekly / Wednesday - 12:00 AM UTC

Session Duration / 2.5 hours

Campaign Length / 20+ Sessions

1 / 5 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Meet your party members

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About the adventure

By day, the streets and valleys are alive with festivals, music, and the scent of wine—but when the sun sets, monsters come out to feast. For generations, the old superstitions and folk rites kept the beasts at bay, but of late the nights have grown unnaturally long, and citizens live in fear of increasingly terrifying monsters. In this adventure, you’ll play monster hunters who must investigate horrific crimes, navigate political strife, and slay supernatural creatures. Can you defeat the darkness, or will you become what you wish to destroy? 🕵️‍♂️ Tone: Gothic, Grim, Heroic, Intriguing, Monstrous, Mysterious, Spooky, Thrilling 🎨 Themes: Battle Not with Monsters Lest Ye Become One, Dangerous Secrets, Driving Back the Darkness, Faith & Tradition, The Nature of Evil, Power & Politics 🎲 RPG touchstones: Curse of Strahd, Monster of the Week, Night’s Black Agents, Slayers, Vaesen, World of Darkness 🎬 Media touchstones: Hellboy, Supernatural 🌈 This adventure is LGBT+ friendly. ֎ GM does not use any generative AI. 🔍 Mystery focused: the adventure will be made up of individual mysteries, with a sinister overarching plot happening mostly in the background. Monsters can't be defeated unless their weakness is discovered. 💥 Combat features prominently, but it's more narrative than tactical. 💡 Daggerheart is a game of discovery and creation. During the game, you will often be asked to answer questions by inventing new truths about the world, and are expected to be flexible when new secrets and huge revelations suddenly come into play. 🕒 Long-term campaign. Ideal for players who can commit to the schedule.

Game style

Combat Heavy

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

Roleplay Heavy

Rules as Written (RaW)

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Sandbox / Open World

Theater of the Mind

Meet the Game Master

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BIMPOC

5 years on StartPlaying

406 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Beginner Friendly

About me

In a time long past, in what looks to be a tiny little bedroom, four young children are seen huddling around a simple small sketchbook, as one of them brings the rest on a grand fantasy adventure where the kids play no characters other than themselves and buy the lie that the fantasy world is real. Fast forward years later, one of those kids, for reasons unbeknownst to him, is drawn especially to two things—board games and speculative fiction. The board games that spoke to him most were Twilight Struggle, Pandemic Legacy, Battlestar Galactica, and Heroscape. These games, rooted in reality (well, except the latter two), told great stories with each play, and revisited the age-long conflict of light vs dark, good vs evil. On the silver screen, he remembers being terrified of the Terminator, the violence that descended upon the man who would soon be Robocop, and aliens bursting out of chests. He was also captivated by the imagined realities of Back to the Future and Last Action Hero. Oh, hi there! Hadn't realized you were here. I'm David! If you're looking for RPG sessions that are fresh, fun, funny, and full of roleplaying opportunities, you've come to the right place! I've been creating narrative experiences for audiences since 2000 as a stage director/actor/producer. So, when I discovered the world of tabletop RPGs in 2018, I instantly fell in love with its interactive and collaborative storytelling potential. I've since gone on to run all sorts of games, from high fantasy and urban fantasy, to supernatural and horror, to slice-of-life and sci-fi. I can't wait to share my love of RPGs with you, and hereby extend an invitation to you in joining me to discover exciting worlds, play awesome characters, and embark on unforgettable journeys. Note: the "timezone" listed on my profile is just for scheduling convenience, especially pertaining to daylight savings adjustments.

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Character creation

Creating your character

👤 We will create our characters together during Session 0.

The current party

▶️ The campaign will begin once we have enough players (at least 4 players at least 20 hours before the scheduled day and time. If we only get enough players fewer than 20 hours before, the campaign will begin the week after). 💬 Our first session together will be a Session 0, charged at the usual rate. 💬 New players who join us after the group Session 0 has taken place will need to partake in a one-on-one Session 0. It's an opportunity for us to go over the safety tools, table rules, expectations of players and the GM, and we can discuss your character ideas and how they're connected to the story. The session will run for up to 1.5 hours and is charged at the usual rate.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

👤 You'll need a Demiplane account, a Discord account, and a Roll20 account, all of which are free. 📝You can start exploring the character creation process on Demiplane (with the Dark Heart of Andaluria campaign frame selected). You don't need to complete the process just yet. If you do, please be open to making revisions to your character during Session 0. 📜 You do not need to have read the rules ahead of time as the rules will be explained as we play.

What David brings to the table

📚 Access to Daggerheart rules on Demiplane. 📊 Interactive rollable character sheets on Roll20 via Demiplane integration. 🗣️ For audio, we will just be using our voices. We will not be using any music or ambient sounds.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Headphones

Safety

How David creates a safe table

📝 Before Session 0, a link to a Lines and Veils document will be shared for players to fill out. 📜 The Discord server has a code of conduct that everyone has to adhere to. ✨ The aim of this campaign is to have a fun collaborative storytelling journey together and to have a positive experience interacting with others. To this end, players are expected to be compassionate, supportive, and respectful of others.

Content warnings

Blood
Violence
Guns
Classism
Death
Execution
Mind alteration
Murder
Prejudice
Witch Prosecution

Safety tools used

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