Xanthoria - A Level 10 One-Shot Adventure

Xanthoria - A Level 10 One-Shot Adventure

What does "Xanthoria" mean and why do the zombified, fungal-infected victims of the Saprophytic plague keep chanting it under their dying breaths?

TYPE

One-Shot

LEVELS

10

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Advanced

AGE

18+
4 NEEDED TO START
$25.00

/ Session

Details

1 player following this game

Once / Saturday - 11:00 PM UTC

Oct 31

Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours

0 / 5 Seats Filled

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About the adventure

A deadly fungal infection called the saprophytic plague is ravaging Fanewick. The plague not only targets beasts and humanoids but also destroys crops and stored foodstuffs, causing them to rot, spreading famine and sickness on an epic scale. Religious and civil authorities are unable to stem the tide of, what they're calling, the Saprophytic Plague, and even arcane ministries' spellcasting hasn't undone the greatly magical contagion. The first step in the mystery surrounding the disease is discovered when your friend from the Lazarus Library in Haven sends you a missive begging you to regroup with your party for one last job. She reveals a crumbling, yellow lichen covered journal with a title that the people infected with the plague mutter to themselves before death: Xanthoria. Who wrote this book and what will the text within reveal? This is a high level one-shot with lots of combat and mystery, madness and disease. Expect a dungeon crawl with room for roleplay and storytelling. Optimizing character builds, individually and as a group, is encouraged.

Game style

Combat Heavy

Dungeon Crawl

Game themes

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(17)

5 years on StartPlaying

58 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Beginner Friendly

About me

I've been a GM for many different types of games over the past 13 years. I started on SPG with D&D 5e but I've mostly been running Daggerheart since it came out. I've also run Avatar Legends, Root, Wildsea, and many others. I'm super easy going, love crafting collaborative stories with awesome character arcs but also love to just goof off and have a good time. I pride myself on being flexible. Whether you like tactical combat, roleplay, or exploring an in-depth world, I can make it happen. I stand firmly against using AI for any of my games. I don't use AI generated art, story/plot, or maps. Everything I use is made by human hands and minds. Sometimes even my own because I've started drawing my own stuff too!

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Character creation

Creating your character

Please create a character using demiplane on Roll20. Characters will be Level 10. No ancestry, class, or subclass restrictions. Players should be equipped with: • 1 Tier 4 piece of Equipment • 2 Tier 3 pieces of Equipment • 2 Items • 3 Consumables All choices must be approved by the GM. Character optimization as well as group optimization is encouraged. This game has lots of deadly encounters and a high difficulty in general.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

Please have a mic for voice chat (camera not required), a Discord, Demiplane, and Roll20 account. Have a Level 10 character built in Demiplane and linked to Roll20 by the day of the session. Please fill out the Monte Cook Safety Consent Form and return it before the day of the session.

What Dimitri brings to the table

I will provide all of the plot and gameplay plans, as well as maps and tokens on Roll20, as well as Content Sharing on Demiplane for any who need it. I will do my best to provide the most fun experience I can make and I hope we have a great game.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety

How Dimitri creates a safe table

I will provide a checklist of topics that will be off the table for everyone to fill out prior to the game. We will also have an open discussion about boundaries. Because this is a one-shot this will not take up much time. A short discussion and then onto the game.

Content warnings

Animal Death
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Death
Drowning
Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
Fire
Freezing
Illness
Insects
Language/Cursing
Mass Death
Medical Issues
Memory Erasing
Mental Illness
Mind alteration
Mind Control
Murder
Pandemic
Snakes
Spiders
Suffocation
Violence

Safety tools used

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