Graduate, Become a Hero, Have Your Skull Turned into a Mimir!

Graduate, Become a Hero, Have Your Skull Turned into a Mimir!

The Astral Adventuring Academy opens all sorts of doors across the multiverse! Like 80% of them will kill you, but isn't that just like doors?

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

2–20

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
2 SEATS LEFT
$30.00

/ Session

Details

2 players following this game

Weekly / Friday - 10:00 PM UTC

Oct 16 / Session 1

Session Duration / 3 hours

Campaign Length / 75–100 Sessions

4 / 6 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Fri, Oct 16 | 10:00 PM – Session 1

Fri, Oct 30 | 10:00 PM – Session 2

Fri, Nov 06 | 11:00 PM – Session 3

Fri, Nov 13 | 11:00 PM – Session 4

Fri, Nov 20 | 11:00 PM – Session 5

Fri, Nov 27 | 11:00 PM – Session 6

Fri, Dec 04 | 11:00 PM – Session 7

Fri, Dec 11 | 11:00 PM – Session 8

Fri, Dec 18 | 11:00 PM – Session 9

Fri, Dec 25 | 11:00 PM – Session 10

Fri, Jan 01 | 11:00 PM – Session 11

Meet your party members

4/6

About the adventure

Paelreth - The Astral Adventuring Academy! Go Bariaur! Nestled on the body of a dead god floating through the Astral Sea, here you've encountered numerous species, made friends, made enemies, learned a lot, and proven yourself! With field trips to The City of Doors, the City of Brass, and other Cities Of Various Things, you're prepared to take your place as adventurers in the multiverse! But first you've got to make it through your final semester, and exams, and things have just gotten weird here lately. The new intake kids are extremely strange, some professors seem to be sleep walking, and the veteran adventurers who normally guest lecture are completely missing. On the plus side, you know if things go horribly wrong, you've already got your donor card filled out and your skull will make a fine mimir for next year's students!

Game style

Tactical / Crunchy

Roleplay Heavy

Sandbox / Open World

Meet the Game Master

5.0

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4 years on StartPlaying

1087 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, World Builder

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

Hey folks! I'm Pete, known online as StenBjorn! I run Stone Bear Crafting and Games, a business dedicated to painting miniatures, 3d printing, building terrain, writing adventures, and helping customers have an awesome gaming experience! I've been playing D&D since family introduced me to the game in the late 80s. I have played and Game Mastered through a multitude of editions, learned other game systems, and never stopped loving storytelling through games, and hanging out with cool people! It is very important to me that everyone is welcome at my table. I'm happy to teach and believe learning is constant, and that when we're sitting at the table, we're all working together as a team. In that spirit, I don't tolerate bigotry of any sort. I want my games to be a safe space for group fun and growth and amazing storytelling! I do not use generative AI in any of my games or productions, however I have not yet stopped players from using it for images.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Character creation will take place in D&D Beyond(Or in Foundry if you're comfortable with that) with all official WotC 2024 content being on the table. Other 3rd party content may be discussed. Character creation can take place on Discord before session 0/1, and will be discussed during session 0. Standard array and point buy are available.

The current party

Session 0 on Oct 9, 2026!

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You will need: 👍 A good internet connection 👍 A D&D Beyond Account(Free) 👍 Mic/Audio, and a headset is often useful 👍 Webcam encouraged but not required 👍 Discord(Free, app or browser, for communication between games) 👍 A laptop or desktop computer, tablets and phones won’t run Foundry New to StartPlaying Games? Get $10 off your first session by signing up with this referral code: https://startplaying.games/referral/ckycl0eni3ypsbopk6n08gckm

What Pete - StenBjorn brings to the table

⚔️ Over 30 years of GMing experience and RPG passion ⚔️ Voice acting and role play to bring NPCs to life ⚔️ Most official 5e WOTC content, MCDM content, Critical Role Content, Kobold Press, Ghostfire Gaming, etc. ⚔️ Foundry VTT for combat, exploration, and video call ⚔️ Curated audio playlists, optional and adjustable. ⚔️ Three dimensional, exciting worlds to explore and play in! ⚔️ Custom content to make every story unique and personal

Homebrew rules

⚔️ A school score bonus system. ⚔️ Lots of 2nd Ed Planescape content. ⚔️ We're using Kibbles for crafting and gathering!

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How Pete - StenBjorn creates a safe table

My games put story first, and I encourage role playing and creative thinking! Big swings are fun! I will provide combat, exploration, puzzles, and plenty of role playing opportunities! These games don’t work if we don’t think like a team, and work best when we’re all working together. I expect players at my table to respect each other, the story, and me. We will be working together to explore characters and tell a story. Optimization of your character is fine, but if math is the main attraction of the game for you, my table may not be what you’re looking for. I treat RPGs not as games to be won, but experiences to be built. I enjoy challenging combats and will throw them your way, but they have to serve the story. I ask all my players to be good to each other! Be cool, and we shall have a great time together. I don’t strictly follow Rules As Written, but I don’t deviate from RAW for no reason. That being said, I definitely believe in the rule of cool, as long as it doesn’t bend reality, and I use a few house rules for fun, flavor, and ease of use. These will be talked about in session 0. My games are for a mature audience, and I swear like a pirate when it’s appropriate(in character). I welcome anyone to chat about expectations, but I do aim for an adult game, and as these games are fantasy/sci-fi, there will be conflict and violence and raised voices. I use the X(red), N(yellow), and O(green) card system during game play. This functions through Foundry with the /whisper gm command and as a module. No explanation is needed when these are used. Before we start I will also be asking everyone to fill out the Digital RPG Consent Checklist by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk(Adapted from Monte Cook Games). I have a zero tolerance policy for harassment or discrimination of any sort, including race, creed, colour, gender, sexual orientation, etc. I(the GM) reserve the right to remove a player immediately if they are in violation of this rule.

Content warnings

Violence
Blood
Death
Insects
Warfare

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