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❄️G16❄️ The Cold Contagion: Critical Role's Frozen Sick L1-3+
A deadly plague 🦠 stalks the frozen north ❄️ 🌨️. You must uncover ancient secrets 📜 buried in ice 🧊 and ruins before the sickness spreads beyond c
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Weekly / Sunday - 4:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
Campaign Length / 3–8 Sessions
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About the adventure
❄️ Frozen Sick (Intro to D&D Adventure) Welcome to the icy frontier of Eiselcross in Matt Mercer's world of Exandria, a land steeped in mystery and ancient magic. In Frozen Sick, players journey to the frigid reaches of Palebank Village and beyond, where a strange illness grips the townsfolk—turning flesh blue and brittle like frostbitten crystal. But this is no ordinary plague; its origins point to relics from a bygone age, buried beneath the ice and guarded by long-lost secrets. This game is perfect for new adventurers eager to dip their toes into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. No prior experience needed—just bring your curiosity, a touch of courage, and a sense of wonder. You’ll explore snowbound forests, uncover forbidden knowledge, and clash with those who seek power at any cost. Along the way, you'll learn the basics of roleplaying, teamwork, and how to use dice to shape the story. Themes of survival, trust, and discovery drive the adventure forward. You'll solve mysteries, face magical threats, and decide the fate of a village on the edge of disaster. Whether you prefer stealth, diplomacy, or swords blazing, there's a path for every play style—and a chance to leave your mark on a chilling legend. 🧊 Frozen Sick invites you into a story where every choice matters, and every footstep crunches over secrets hidden in snow. Are you ready to explore what lies beneath the frost?
Game style
Combat Heavy
Combat Lite
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Roleplay Lite
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Rules as Written (RaW)
Meet the Game Master
About me
Hi, I'm AP a Best-Selling Author, and experienced Roll20 GM! * 5 years experience as a full-time professional GM. * 20k+ Hours on Roll20 * Roll20 Profile: https://app.roll20.net/users/7656131 * 10x Best-Selling Badges on DM's Guild (Best known for Magewright Backgrounds & Magic Items) * Playing and DMing since the days of yore (AD&D). * Now playing and hosting 5e games since 2020. * Newish to Foundry * New to Fantasy Grounds Unity
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Creating your character
Tutorials | Character creation tutorials are optional for new players by appointment. Character Creation | Automatically approved if using WotC or Animancy Press content. Ability Scores | Point Buy 2024 Content | 2024 characters must use 2024 rules (feats, spells, etc) to the extent which they are available. Starting Level | 1 or the party's current level (milestone) Bastions | Yes
Are you a group of 4 or 5 and this game is empty? Contact me and this time slot could be the campaign of your choice from among: - Curse of Strahd + Ravenloft: The Horrors Within (L1-12+ or 1-18) - Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (L1-12+) - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen (L1-12+) Tales from the Yawning Portal (L1-20) - The Sunless Citadel (L1-2) - Forge of Fury (L3-5) - The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan (L5-7) - White Plume Mountain (L8-10) - Against the Giants (L11-15) - Tomb of Horrors (L16+) - Eyes of the Darklord (L10) (Ravenloft: the Horrors Within) Candlekeep Mysteries: - The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces: Expanded (L1-3) - Mazfroth's Mighty Digressions (L2-3) - Shemshime's Bedtime Rhyme (L3-4) Critical Role - Tide of Retribution > Trench of the Tideserpent (L1-10) - Frozen Sick (L1-5) - Unwelcome Spirits (L1-5) - Call of the Netherdeep (L1-12) Coming Soon! Short Campaigns/Adventures: - The House of Lament (L3-6) Classic Starter Set Adventures: - Heroes of the Borderlands (L1-5) - Lost Mine of Phandelver (L1-5) - Dragon of Icespire Peak (L-5) - Storm Lord's Wrath (L6-8) 5/5.5E Sci-Fi: - Dark Matter: Conspiracy in the Stars (L3-6) - Esper Genesis: The Fall of Eos Keldor (L1-2) > Star Chaser (L3) > The Matokai Incident (L4-5) Homebrew - Forgotten on the Isle of Mnemos It's that time of year again when a series of short campaigns will outperform long ones. So here's Critical Role's Frozen Sick, after which your characters will find themselves in Dangerous Designs, and later Tide of Retribution before starting another long form campaign.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Computer w/ Chrome or Firefox and Beyond20 Browser Plugin(free - instant install) if using DNDBeyond Microphone and Headphones A Roll20 Account (free) or a Forge-VTT accound (Free) A Discord Account (free) A DNDBeyond Account (free & optional) While some smartphones and alternative browsers may work, they are not expressly supported by Roll20 at this time and are disallowed as some features may be missing or nonfunctional and this may result in issues for other players.
What Narrator AP brings to the table
I have a variety of most of the popular WotC content on Roll20 and and on DNDBeyond as well as a variety of 3rd Party Publisher Content that can be copied/pasted into a Roll20 Character Sheet. I also have Premium Map Packs from a variety of vendors including Tessa Presents, among others. Access to my discord server includes 25% or better discounts on a selection of my DM's Guild titles.
Homebrew rules
Scrolls: Using a spell scroll is an Arcana check: use 10 + spell level − your max spell level if it’s on your list, otherwise use 10 + 2×spell level − your caster level. The action required to use a spell scroll is the action required to cast the spell or 1 action, whichever is less. Potions of Healing: • Bonus Action (in combat): Roll the potion’s healing dice. • Action or Out of Combat: Take the potion’s maximum healing value. Cleaving: If a melee attack drops a creature to 0 HP and you dealt excess damage, you may apply the leftover damage to another target in reach that the original attack roll would have hit. Flanking: You gain +2 to melee attack rolls if: • An ally is directly opposite you on the target, or • You have three or more allies adjacent to the same enemy.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Narrator AP creates a safe table
Every session can be a session 0. I use a session opener that encourages players to use/update their safety tool preferences on an ongoing basis. Also included is the ability of players to create private and/or public threads where they need only state their safety tool concerns and I will avoid it and do my best to steer the players away from said concern and handle any desired discussion of the topic to the best of my ability and seek feedback from the concerned where and when necessary before doing so.
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