Arsonists LLC: Assault on Bloodgate Keep [High-Level 5e Dungeon Crawl]

About the adventure

The decoded message you found in your dead drop reads as follows: "Your expertise are needed for a confidential counter-necromancy operation. Stop. Politically sensitive, dangerous in the superlative. Stop. Assembling assault team at: Law Offices of LeStain & LeStain 3147 Ipswitch Place, Unit 4 Merchant's Ward, Murkside Tell no one, and make sure you aren’t tailed. Come armed. Stop Qel needs you. I need you. -S" [This campaign is a mashup/homebrew of Dead in Thay from Tales From the Yawning Portal, featuring a Megadungeon called the Doomvault. It is ideal for players interested in lots of action, loot, and deadly trap and foes, and is intended to run for about two months, going from levels 12-15]

Additional Details

How to prepare

Essentials: headphones, microphone, Discord, an account on D&D Beyond, a basic understanding of the rules of D&D 5e (I'm happy to provide some material and coaching to help new players) , a personal computer (Foundry does not work on tablets, phones, and struggles with the Safari browser) and some time spent thinking of your character's place in this story. We will also meet one-on-one for an interview/zero session where I will provide a brief survey that will help us establish common expectations for this campaign. Preferred but not essential: webcam, sharable link to heroforge rendition of your character,

What I provide

D&D Beyond content, a link to the Foundry server, and [checks the size of the D&D folder] approaching a terabyte of maps, music and sound, spreadsheets, artwork, and supplemental PDFs xD

Gameplay details

Please feel free to let me know in advance if there are any particular topics you would not in any way like to see in this campaign, and I absolutely welcome players to message me during a game is something is making them uncomfortable. We will take a 5-10 minute somewhere around the middle of the session. Also, if you have to miss a game or two that is perfectly understandable, but I will ask you to pay for the missed session if you wish to hold the seat during your absence.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Lines and Veils
Open Door

How will character creation work

We'll use D&D Beyond (with all content enabled from me, so you won't have to purchase anything) to make characters together, which I'll then import into Foundry VTT. I'm a big fan of working with players to help fit their character into the world, the story, and the rest of the party, but I won't push too hard if you just want to jump in without an elaborate backstory.

Players can expect

• Find a game to join solo or search for a professional game master for you and your friends/coworkers/family.
• Book your session and wait for the Game Master to approve you.
• If you don't have a blast with your first game, your next game is on us.