🐎 Lucent Odyssey | Homebrew Oregon Trail Campaign

About the adventure

Surrounding Jaydra is the Celestial Cradle, a series of interconnected rings that are home to the vast wilds that cover their surface. It is here that your journey will take shape. Contacted by a muse ambassador, the party has been selected to serve as 'Lightbearers' and bring harmony to one of the most dangerous regions of the cradle: The Forlorn Passage. Lucent Odyssey is a Dungeons and Dragons 5e homebrew game that at its core is an open-ended, hex crawl, Oregon Trail style adventure! Gather supplies and hit the trail as you traverse the large sprawling passage, discovering diverse locations, helping out those in need, and opening the radiant wells in each region to maintain equilibrium in this perilous world. 🐎 Oregon Trail meets D&D: Survival plays a heavier role in this campaign as every player will need to be mindful of their resources they take along with them. Take care of a party wagon using an assortment of mounts and upgrades. Yes, there is dysentery. ⏰ Explore an open-ended world at your own pace: The Forlorn Passage awaits with each region boasting over a dozen sites of interest for curious players to discover. The decision of where to go and what to do next is yours! Tackle objectives or side quests at your own pace. 🕯️ Enjoy a unique homebrew experience: Work together as a party to keep the Harmonic Flux within the region in check. Hunt for elusive magical insects that give your group powerful boons. Dare to face powerful roaming regional bosses and more!

Additional Details

How to prepare

All players require a clear working mic and a stable internet connection. Video is not necessary but always appreciated (it's nice to see the faces of the people you're talking to). All players should have a basic understanding of the rules (Basic 5th edition rules can be found online for free), and I will do my best to assist when questions arise. Roll20 as well as Discord account (both free) are necessary. Basic familiarity with Roll20 heavily encouraged. ==FRIEND REFERRAL PROGRAM== Save on your sessions by referring a friend! By referring someone to come and play along in a campaign that you are a part of, both of you will save on each of your session costs. - Once you invite a friend, for each session you and your friend play, you get a $2 discount and your friend gets a $1 discount. - For your friend, the $1 discount lasts the length of the campaign, even if you're not able to play for a session. - If you invite 3 friends for example, you could get the discount equivalent of one free session PER MONTH. Save big by inviting friends to the party!

What I provide

We will be largely using Roll20, expect high quality maps for both exploration and combat as well as plenty of music/ambience to help build the mood. Access to rulebooks and content provided when needed. Players will receive all homebrew rules in order to familiarize themselves with our game mechanics.

Gameplay details

Expect a fairly laid back experience set in a homebrew world. We will be using a fair amount of homebrew mechanics on top of the standard D&D 5e rules system. I love to bring player actions to life, even during combat to help weave imagery in our minds. I tend to be pretty laid back in terms of allowing players to engage with the world however they wish, provided it does not impede on the fun of others at the virtual table. Will try to stick to the Rules as Written when possible, but plenty of opportunities to use the Rule of Cool. PC romance between NPC's is allowed with a fade-to-black principle for any hard romance scenes. PC romance between PC's is typically not encouraged unless discussed beforehand and both parties consent. Evil characters are not allowed for this campaign. Expect occasional, brief post session chats to discuss player feelings and iron out any issues during the session. If I notice a player issue I will speak with them privately to work it out, but will not hesitate in removing that person if they continue to be a problem for the table. Ensuring a welcoming, fun and positive atmosphere is an absolute must for my players. During Session 0 we will introduce ourselves, discuss the expectations and general rules of the game along with potential homebrew options, share information about the homebrew plane and begin to build your characters. We will start at level 3, with any official race/class option available, as well as homebrew options provided I give the okay. We will also use this time to discuss the intro to the campaign story to build player buy-in and help everyone plot out your own character backgrounds + potential story threads you'd like to see in the future for your character. Content warnings will be discussed during this session, expect the normal range found in most high fantasy worlds.

Content warnings

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Safety tools used

Breaks
Open Door
Session 0

How will character creation work

Character creation will be discussed via Discord during Session 0. Players will be creating a character starting at level 3 using any of the official material available from places such as D&DBeyond (Which I will provide). Homebrew options potentially allowed. Expect your characters to grow up to level 8, with potential to go further if certain in game objectives are met. Once created I will ask for either a link or pdf to your character sheet before our first official game session.

Players can expect

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