Unexpected Guest

Unexpected Guest

An unexpected visitor is arrives in the city. Can you keep him alive to avoid an all-out-war between two nations.

TYPE

One-Shot

LEVELS

5

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
3 NEEDED TO START
$10.00

/ Session

Details

Once / Monday - 9:00 PM UTC

Oct 12

Session Duration / 4–5 hours

0 / 5 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 3 players have joined
About the adventure

Welcome fellow adventurers!! My name is David and I would love to be your dungeon master for this one-shot! Ambassadors from Melderion and Toshuko are meeting to strengthen the two nations uneasy alliance. The countries agreed to meet in neutral territory by meeting in Emerald Port. Tensions are at an all time high just days before the meeting. The Golden Cove (main shipyard) has never been more chaotic as patrols and inspections are creating major delays. However, while the adventurers are down in the Tainment Docks, someone rather unexpected arrives. How the adventurers handle the situation could have devastating consequences.

Game style

Combat Lite

Roleplay Heavy

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(7)

2 years on StartPlaying

6 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, World Builder

About me

Hello Everyone!! I have been playing D&D since 2018 and have been a DM since 2019. Currently DM'ing a campaign that is going on for five years. I focus on the players and the choices that their characters make. I want to create a paint by number portrait and let the characters color it in. For all the games I run I will try to make it the most impactful session for the players and their characters. Unless it is absolutely game-breaking (mechanics wise), the Rule of Cool will always be a large part of my GM style. As a famous DM says “you can certainly try”. Don’t be afraid to ask! Sometimes that turns into giving an evil Hill Giant a love potion to distract her so you place two grenades under her throne, and then whisper “shh, I’ll be right back” as you run out of the room before they explode!! I love the fantasy worlds that authors create, especially from Rothfuss, Sanderson, Tolkien (to name a few). For my homebrew world of Ferramithe, I draw on both fantasy and our real world's history. Ferramithe has strong themes from East and Southeast Asia, North Africa, and Nordic lore.

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Character creation

Creating your character

You can use 2014 or 2024 rules. Any published content and partnered content (Critical Role, Drakkenheim, etc). Can use any method for character creation and tracking just send me a PDF so I can overlook it to balance the game. Go ahead and flavor spells or items to match your idea as long as mechanically nothing changes. 1st level is max dice plus con mod. Reroll all 1s when leveling HP. Feel free to take average HP, instead. Rolling for stats! There are two ways to get your stats. Rolling or Point Buy. In the Discord Rolls channel Type /r and then copy the following 4d6k3;4d6k3;4d6k3;4d6k3;4d6k3;4d6k3;4d6k3 It will roll 4d6 and drop the lowest, it will roll 7 times and then choose what 6 rolls to keep....if it's really sad we can discuss a reroll. Base class and background starter equipment to start then follow the steps below. You may also take the starting gold in place of starting equipment. The starting gold value must be rolled in the Rolls channel. Please state you are rolling for starting gold, prior to rolling. Level 5 1 Free Starter Feat. Unless the starting Race starts with one. (Can swap for Ability Score Improvement (+2 to one stat, or +1 to two stats)) 1 Free Proficiency in any Skill 1 Free Expertise in any Skill (Regardless of Class, pick one skill already proficient with and upgrade with Expertise(double Proficiency bonus) Magic item point system. You each get 2 points. Uncommon = 1 point Rare = 2 points No legendary. Wondrous items cost one tier higher. Consumables are 2 for 1 (you'll get health potions, so use this option on some fun stuff).

What to expect

Preparing for the session

All you need is a working mic, internet, and the free roll 20 account.

What David brings to the table

Custom battle maps, VTT, ambient music, battle music, rule of cool, voices.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Microphone

Headphones

Safety

How David creates a safe table

I want to make every session fun and enthralling for my players. The world is yours to play in. I try to always run with the rule of cool in my sessions as long as they don't completely wreck the game.

Content warnings

Death
Blood
Fire

Safety tools used

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