Fishy Business - A Beginner Friendly One-Shot!
A comedy-horror one-shot for newly hired adventurers with terrible timing
$10.00
/ Session
Details
2 players following this game
Once / Sunday - 4:00 PM UTC
Oct 11
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
2/5
About the adventure
Congratulations — you've just been hired as one of the Keeper's Hands, Your first official duty? A team-building dinner at the city's best-reviewed seafood restaurant, The Gilded Gill. But something is off tonight. Is it the night air? Or the scent of the oil from the burning table lamps? Maybe the aroma wafting across the room from the busy sounding kitchen? What if it's the worst night of chef Kaz's life, turning your quiet, team-building dinner into a kitchen-clearing, plate-throwing, tentacle-flailing disaster with you stuck right in the middle! Welcome to this One-Shot Wonder Coastal Adventure where ALL are welcome. Create your own character or use one of the provided pre-generated characters. So joining is easy, and you can get right to the first course! Tone: Comedy horror — chaotic, a little slimy, plenty of screaming, nothing gruesome.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
1 year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Rule of Cool, Beginner Friendly
About me
I played my first RPG back in the mid-80s with AD&D. After a few decades working and raising a family, I was re-introduced to D&D when my adult children asked to learn D&D during the Pandemic and after watching Stranger Things. So I relearned D&D and started family sessions as their GM. I fell back in love with roleplaying and wanted to play as a player as well. I found StartPlaying and played as many one-shots as I could fit into my schedule. I've since retired, expanded the Family sessions to Friends & Family, joined Startplaying campaigns instead of one-shots. I now run games for others
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Creating your character
Characters will be created on D&D Beyond. A link to the Campaign in D&D Beyond will be provided once a player has joined the one-shot.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players joining my sessions will need accounts (free) on D&D Beyond, The Forge, and Discord.
What GM Mike brings to the table
For gameplay, I will stick to the Rule of Cool and encourage roleplay and provide character voices to the best of my ability. Players will also have access to all of my shared content on D&D Beyond.
Homebrew rules
Critical Hits: Max Dice + Roll + Modifier When Attack = AC: 1/2 damage
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Webcam
Platforms used
Safety
How GM Mike creates a safe table
Players will need to agree to general safety rules as outlined on my Discord server. We will spend the first few minutes of the session covering Lines & Veils and how to utilize an "X" card during gameplay. I also have an open door policy where players can reach out to me prior to a session or during a break in a live session.
Content warnings
Safety tools used