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🎃 The Lost Souls of Grimmstone Manor: A Halloween One-Shot! 🎃
Every year, spirits haunt a forest as they seek to return home. It's your job to save them, but a certain crafty witch would love to see you fail...
$35.00
/ Session
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Once / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Oct 8
Session Duration / 3 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
꧁•⊹٭A Spooky Mystery that tests mastery of both martial and mind!٭⊹•꧂ 🎃 A Haunting Horror action-mystery adventure for Halloween 🎃 👻 As Mournbringers, uncover the secrets of restless souls to help them move on 👻 🧹 Engage in puzzle-driven combat with the mysterious Lady Helena Grimmstone 🧹 🌙 Sharp blades and sharper minds are needed to survive 🌙 তততততততততততত Session Includes তততততততততততত ✦ A 3-Hour Adventure within a haunted mansion, combining both classic action with unique puzzles ✦ Bring your own character, or use one of the haunted heroes that's been optimized for the spine-chilling occasion ✦ Access to a virtual tabletop with beautiful presentation, music, and special effects ✦ Recording of Session to relive the Macabre Memories ＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ Reviews from Players ＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ 🧙🏻♂️"I cannot recommend Ben enough, he is a SPECTACULAR and we will continue to have him as our DM for as long as we can" ~ Blair 🧚🏻♀️ "Another amazing session where the moment it ends I’m counting down the hours for the next one." ~ Kaitlyn Johnson 🧝🏼"I'm pretty new to TTRPGs and he's been more than understanding towards me and the other players. Genuinely, if you have any doubts, you shouldn't." ~ Problematic 🧟♂️ "First session of the campaign, and I’m already hooked and learning great things from Ben." ~ Ian Scarfe 🧜🏼♀️ "You absolutely want a spot at Ben's next table." ~ Courtney
Game style
Combat Lite
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(154)
6 years on StartPlaying
1306 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Beginner Friendly
Average response time: 22 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello! I’m a GM that has been hosting adventures for well over a decade. My current love is Dungeons & Dragons 5e, where I’ve been hosting paid games for over 4 years now. My style of GMing is a friendly one, where I seek to help the players connect to the adventure in the way that speaks to them. Whether you want a brutally challenging dungeon or a fun roleplay night, I will seek to make that happen. The secret to this dynamic approach is to get to know each player, their character, and what that character means to them. I’m not your rival; I’m your teammate on this quest to tell your story. Don’t think this means my campaigns are walks in the park, though. When players want a challenge, I’m ready to bury some PCs, and my shovel has seen its fair sure of use. For reference, my favorite types of adventures to create are those with deeply immersive settings and memorable characters, such as Curse of Strahd or Odyssey of the Dragonlords. These give me a chance to build and flesh out a world of meaningful encounters, threats, and victories. The last thing I’d like to mention is that I entirely love the chance to teach games to people. Helping them to enjoy and draw the most out of storytelling is a special thing to me, and I take great pride in introducing people to the world of roleplaying. So whether newcomer or veteran, combat-grizzled or deep roleplayer, I’m here to make your adventure happen, and I can’t wait to meet you!
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Creating your character
Bring your OC or request access to a premade character! ⫸ Characters must be level 5 ⫸ Rules set is D&D 5th Edition (2024) ⫸ Stats are determined by Point Buy or Standard Array ⫸ Players may bring one common/uncommon magic item ⫸ Any official D&D Race, Class, and Subclass that is compatible with 2024's rule set is allowed.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need the following: - Microphone - Discord account - Chrome or Edge web browser - (Optional) Webcam Players will be asked to confirm whether they are using a premade character or wish to have one made for them. Once signed up, please join this Discord: https://discord.gg/PKDKqS6fv7
What Bencompetence brings to the table
Materials: • Access to Foundry and a premium presentation • Option to use your own hero or premade adventurers • Private Discord Area to share with fellow adventurers Story Elements ▸ A strange tale of several souls lost to oblivion ▸ Encounter with Helena Grimmstone, a memorable witch who relishes the crimson moon ▸ Clues and puzzles that are woven into the combat, challenging players to alternate between solving puzzles and fighting for their lives ▸ An Environment free of harmful "Edgy" content (Bigotry, racism, sexism, queerphobia, etc.)
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Internet
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Safety
How Bencompetence creates a safe table
All players who sign up more than 24 hours in advance will be given a chance to fill out a Safety Consent form. All players will be provided a list of potentially triggering/upsetting topics. Our virtual tabletop has built-in Safety Tools, which will be taught and reviewed prior to session beginning. After the session, players will be given the opportunity to cool down and discuss the experience with one another.
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