High Politics, High Danger Spelljammer! The Hundred Houses, a roleplay heavy campaign.

About the adventure

A little bit Firefly, a little bit Dune, with elements of Captain Harlock, Star Traders: Frontiers, and some Honor Harrington thrown in for good measure, all tied up in an weekly Spelljammer campaign! Will you navigate the deadly politics of The Hundred Houses of The Arcurian Expanse? ⛵You will crew a ship plying the stars! Trade, diplomacy, and combat await! 🗡Navigate the byzantine politics of the Hundred Houses(think Dune houses), who have claimed several Wildspace systems and dozens of planets. ⚖Will you choose a house and curry their favor, or try to maintain your neutrality and independence? Pursue your personal goals, or upset the balance of power? 🔗Forge bonds with varied groups to access new resources and areas. 🏹Fire siege weapons, cannon and throw spells as you engage in ship to ship combat. 🌑Exploration awaits! Take in the sights as you explore asteroid bases, floating cities, and new, varied planets. Using a custom ship to ship combat system(Loosely based off Star Wars 5e), the party is discovering just how hard running a merchant vessel is when everyone they meet has their own agenda!

Additional Details

How to prepare

You will need: 👍 A good internet connection 👍 A D&D Beyond Account(Free) 👍 An account on The Forge(Free, Foundry VTT including video chat) 👍 Mic/Audio, and a headset is often useful 👍 Webcam encouraged but not required 👍 Discord(Free, app or browser, for communication between games) 👍 A laptop or desktop computer, tablets and phones won’t run Foundry

What I provide

⚔️ Almost 30 years of GMing experience and RPG passion ⚔️ Voice acting and role play to bring NPCs to life ⚔️ All official 5e WOTC content, MCDM content, Critical Role Content, some Kobold Press, some Ghostfire Gaming, etc. ⚔️ Foundry VTT for combat, exploration, and video call ⚔️ Curated audio playlists that run in a separate browser window(with a separate volume slider) ⚔️ D&D Beyond for character sheets ⚔️ Three dimensional, exciting worlds to explore and play in! ⚔️ Custom content to make every story unique and personal

Gameplay details

My games tend to put story first, and I encourage role playing and creative thinking! Big swings are fun! I will provide combat, exploration, puzzles, and plenty of role playing opportunities! These games don’t work if we don’t think like a team, and work best when we’re all working together. I expect players at my table to respect each other, the story, and me. We will be working together to explore characters and tell a story. Optimization of your character is fine, but if math is the main attraction of the game for you, my table may not be what you’re looking for. I treat RPGs not as games to be won, but experiences to be built. I enjoy challenging combats and will throw them your way, but they have to serve the story. I ask all my players to be good to each other! Be cool, and we shall have a great time together. I don’t strictly follow Rules As Written, but I don’t deviate from RAW for no reason. That being said, I definitely believe in the rule of cool, as long as it doesn’t bend reality, and I use a few house rules for fun, flavor, and ease of use. These will be talked about in session 0. My games are for a mature audience, and I swear like a pirate when it’s appropriate(in character). I welcome anyone to chat about expectations, but I do aim for an adult game, and as these games are fantasy/sci-fi, there will be conflict and violence and raised voices. I use the X(red), N(yellow), and O(green) card system during game play. This functions through Foundry with the /whisper gm command and as a module. No explanation is needed when these are used. Before we start I will also be asking everyone to fill out the Digital RPG Consent Checklist by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk(Adapted from Monte Cook Games). I have a zero tolerance policy for harassment or discrimination of any sort, including race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation, etc. I(the GM) reserve the right to remove a player immediately if they are in violation of this rule.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
Open Door
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

Character creation will take place in D&D Beyond with all official WOTC content being on the table. Custom ancestry through An Elf and an Orc Had A Baby is available on request, and other custom content may be considered, but I can’t promise anything until I see it. Character creation can take place on Discord before session 0/1, and will be discussed during session 0. I allow rolling once for stats, if you do not like your rolls, you can revert to standard array. Standard array and point buy are always available. Starting at level 1 with a free feat.

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