Embark! Adventure In New Orba (Beginner Friendly)
Pirates have taken over New Orba! It's up to you and your party to take them down. Your chance to embark on your glorious journey awaits.
$10.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Bi-weekly / Monday - 5:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
Campaign Length / 2–5 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Arcannia. An aetherpunk setting filled with pirate's, magic knights, bounty hunters, and the gods are giant kaiju. I've been working on Arcannia for nearly 3 years and this short campaign works as an introduction for both new player's, and player's with experience. I like to create my own monsters and grunts so min-maxing is encouraged(to a certain degree, don't just make the combat about yourself). Not all encounters will involve combat of course. I include puzzles and role-playing based encounters you can't just magic missile your way out of. The setting has some aspects of mystery, eldritch horror, and government conspiracy. The lore and world building is not set in stone, and I'm open to any ideas that might help improve the setting. I try and stick to the rules as written as much i can, but i tend to follow the rule of cool so the game doesn't constantly stop so we can keep referencing The Sacred Text(aka The Players Handbook). The setting is heavily inspired by some my favorite pieces of media like One Piece, Naruto, Arcane, and Avatar The Last Airbender. Also video games like Pokémon Emerald and Final Fantasy 16. Anyways, here's the plot of Embark! Off the coast of Vytania lies a small, humble island named New Orba. The island is mostly known for distributing healing potions and various adventuring supplies. This makes New Orba frequented by a number of adventures both old and new. In an attempt to make a name for themselves, and to cut down on any new competition. The Lavender Pirates led by their Captain Omulyn Lantris, have taken over the island of New Orba. The crew has seized the healing potions operation, and have imprisoned anyone who's tried stopping them. Now, a group of unfamiliar trailblazers yearning to start their adventuring career's must band together and find a way to take back the island.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Meet the Game Master
About me
Hi, my name is Chris and I've been a Game Master for 7 years. I started playing Dungeons and Dragons 5e with help from a premade starter kit and i have been hooked as both a GM and (sometimes) a player. I eventually started writing and running my own campaigns. My experience with those taught me that multiverse and time traveling stories are probably better for a more experienced GM to be telling. More importantly I learned that the best sessions are the ones where everyone at the table is invested in the game. When decisions made by the players are informed by the characters they've made and have grown with them over the course of the story. Knowing the rules helps to, but the journey and the adventure will always bring out the best in your table.
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Creating your character
Characters can be made using dndbeyond or just pen and paper. We're going to have a 30 minute session 0 before the game starts, i can you help make your character during that time. You can roll for your stats using the 4d6 method, you can re-roll anything 7 or below. Alternatively you can use the Standard Array, or Point Buy methods. If you have any questions you can send me a message here on startplaying. Please stick to using official 5e WoTC books/supplements.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have a Discord account and a dndbeyond account.
What DMChris brings to the table
I try my best to provide different voices for all my npc's. I have some maps made for my homebrew setting. There is also a selection of homebrew specific feats and magic items i have made that enchance the setting that are very anime and video game inspired. I provide pre made character sheets for anyone. A dedicated discord server for going over character creation, lore, and player feedback.
Homebrew rules
We can go over homebrew rules during our session 0
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How DMChris creates a safe table
I will be going over the overall tone and themes during session 0. If there is anything that you feel will trigger you please feel free to let me know during the session, or send a message to me in private when you get a chance. I will be sending a link to a consent in gaming form. If. There's anything that you feel is missing you can send me a message on here, or on discord so we can find a resolution. If something bothers you during a game PLEASE send a capital X,N, or O to the discord chat. I will private message you to it work out.
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