Dragons of Icespire Peak
A white dragon terrorizes Phandalin and the Sword Mountains. Take on deadly quests, explore forgotten ruins, and become the heroes the frontier needs.
$25.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 5:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
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About the adventure
Driven from lands farther north by more powerful dragons, a young white dragon named Cryovain has descended upon the Sword Mountains, claiming the snow-capped range as its domain. Typical of its kind, Cryovain is dim-witted and cruel. The dragon patrols the skies around Icespire Peak, surveying its territory while hunting for food and easy treasure. With each passing day, the dragon’s domain grows as it ranges farther across the land, preying on anything it can catch with its claws or freeze to death with its icy breath. Sightings of the dragon are becoming more common, as are its attacks. A crumbling fortress on the northeast spur of Icespire Peak serves as the dragon’s lair. Cryovain seized the icy fortress from a tribe of savage orcs, killing the orc war chief and forcing the tribe’s survivors to flee into the foothills and forests. Enraged by the death of their war chief, the orcs have called upon ancient allies evil, shapechanging, half-orc spellcasters who bless and advise them. These half-orcs worship Talos, an evil god of storms, and many dwell in the dark depths of Neverwinter Wood. In stormy weather, they gather on remote hilltops to summon Gorthok the Thunder Boar, a primal entity that serves Talos. Like the god it serves, Gorthok delights in destruction. The orcs aren’t the only creatures thrown into upheaval by Cryovain’s sudden arrival. A manticore driven from its mountaintop nest by the roaming white dragon has migrated to the foothills and begun terrorizing folk living on the outskirts of the mining town of Phandalin. Other monsters in the region have been similarly displaced.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(11)
2 years on StartPlaying
60 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Rule of Cool
Average response time: 21 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I self admittedly have a DnD addiction. I started playing DnD in 2019 so I'm a relatively new DM, however of those years I've DM'ed for after the 1st year. I just want to help you and the party get on your way to slaying the big bad, saving the princess and look awesome while doing it.
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Creating your character
Character sheets will be created via DnD Beyond and I will import it to Foundry VTT Players will decide at session 0 between an array or rolled stats. Players will receive a feat at lvl 1.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players must have: Discord(free), a stable internet connection, DnD Beyond, (free version) and Foundry TTV (Free Web Demo) Players do not need to have a webcam or video capabilities but are 100% able to utilize them if they want. Players are recommended BUT NOT REQUIRED to know the basic rules of DnD, and have at least a semblance of an idea of the character they want to play.
What Cy (Psy) brings to the table
I will bring every source book from DnD Beyond that you will have access to, which means you will also have access to all of the sourcebooks. An intuitive and fleshed out Foundry TTV server. Discord server with a DnD enthusiast community. An honest attempt at voices.
Homebrew rules
Health potions are bonus actions, if used as an action receive max HP. Persuasion, Deception, and Insight does not work on players, Enjoy your RP! Nat 20’s work with ability checks. (within reason) No flanking. The player may elect the DM to roll death saves and secret for tension. Vicious Mockery: If you make the DM laugh the target gets no save. Players that roll the same number 3 (D20) times consecutively cause a random event. If the party rolls the same number 3 (D20) times consecutively it causes a greater random event. Players that recap the previous game will receive Inspiration. (can reroll any D20 Die) The player can give this inspiration to any member of the party. There is no cap or expiration for inspiration other than using it.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Cy (Psy) creates a safe table
Breaks will be intermittent and at the request of the party. The X card will be anonymous and digital during sessions. At the end of sessions we will go over any tension between characters and ensure that it was strictly RP. Session 0 we will go over character creation, party expectation and boundaries as a group.
Content warnings
Safety tools used