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CLASH AT CASTLE HIGH! 🏫 Colorful, Action-Packed High School!
It's a new year at Castle High, a modern fantasy boarding school where action, mystery, and excitement are abound! Ready to be a hero? (or MORE?)
$25.00
/ Session
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6 players following this game
Weekly / Wednesday - 10:30 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 10+ Sessions
1 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A colorful, action-filled urban-fantasy Daggerheart campaign, where the PCs are students attending the titular academy in the clouds! Enrolling new students today! 🏫 A modern-day(ish) fantasy/adventure in and around Castle High! Beginning at the start of the school year, the campaign follows your PCs advancing in the academy, adventuring in the skies, making new friends, and unveiling the deep mysteries surrounding staff and students alike! ⚔️ Lighthearted, action-y, dramatic! For fans of school-based drama and action-packed fantasy! Estimated to have a "mini-campaign" length (approx 8-12 sessions), could be more! 🎭 Mix of roleplay and character focus vs. low-crunch, creative combat scenarios! Light on actual academia, big on adventure, exploration, and heart! 📖 A rich, collaborative, all-inclusive storytelling environment for players to contribute their stories in a shared world! 🎨 Focus on aesthetic presentation! Atmospheric soundtracks and original artwork made exclusively for the campaign! (will also draw PCs!) ⚗️ Opportunities for homebrew! Excited to see what players will bring!
Game style
Combat Lite
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Sets the Mood, Creativity
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Howdy! I'm Nines like the number, a freelance artist (comics, writing, music) who loves TTRPGs and telling stories through gameplay! I'm very much a collaborative storyteller who loves working with players to create and discover narratives together, and putting effort into atmosphere and set-dressing while hosting games in-person and online! I am greatly influenced by a lot of genres and tones across all sorts of media, from lighthearted farce, to subtle character drama, to gritty, tense action, to just plain weird and breaking the understanding of what TTRPG fiction can be. I'm very excited to hear back from you and working together to find the game that you, me, and the rest of our players want to play together!
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Creating your character
Your PC is a student being welcomed into Castle High! We'll figure stuff out together, but a few prompts for inspiration: • As a student, what makes you worthy of enrolling in the school? • What's their favorite subject? Does it relate to a subclass or domain you're interested in? • What is something your student WANTS? Life goals, personal desires, or other defining pursuits to yearn for? • How "pure" of a Daggerheart game do you want? Do you wanna follow the rules as is, or do you have ideas for homebrew species, classes, subsystems, etc. would you like to explore in this game?
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Things I expect from new players (and why!): • Discord account (main platform for sessions, communication, and other fun correspondence on the server!) • Character sheet (I'm not picky about where or how you make it, but I prefer you be able to export it and/or make it sharable) • Microphone (so we can hear your voice! Doesn't have to be super high quality, just something to make communication and the game happen swiftly and effectively!) • Webcam encouraged! (being able to see face-to-face while playing makes the social aspects all the easier and more fun! Your privacy is 100% respected and guaranteed; it will not be recorded or shared outside of game time without your explicit individual consent) • Roll20 account (the preferred VTT for battle maps if need be, though we probably won't require them unless something is really complex)
What Nines brings to the table
• Rich, collaborative storytelling environment for players to contribute to their stories to a shared world! • Aesthetic presentation! Atmospheric soundtracks and original artwork made exclusively for the campaign! (will also draw PCs!) • Exciting narrative challenges tailor-made for player-driven narratives! • Inventive combat encounters in exciting and unique scenarios! • Opportunities for homebrew! Excited to see what players will bring beyond the "traditional" Daggerheart game! • Regular correspondence for feedback and deciding on the direction for the game and the table together!
Homebrew rules
NOTE: I prefer to allow the players to decide on house rules! I go with the assumption that folks wanna play "pure" Daggerheart by default, but we present options and decide them collectively during session zero, and we can further develop rules should we decide to introduce them! I also don't like strictly banning material, but we may discuss nerfs if necessary before play, to come to a gentleman's agreement over balance.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Nines creates a safe table
• Players will be asked to fill out a lines/veils survey to determine subject matter and whatever may be uncomfortable. Will be discussed collectively at session zero and established per table code of conduct. • Discord will have private messages and server will have private player-to-GM channels for X signs and any communications of discomfort -- will resolve the game swiftly and will discuss any further adjustments required for the game regarding any triggers.
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