RUINS of SYMBAROUM 5e

About the adventure

Alberetor is dead, a price dearly paid for the return of Queen Korinthia, and her defeat of the Dark Lords. Now her subjects flee to shining Ambria, land of their ancestors, and dread Davokar beyond, a forest wherein lies untold fortune- and whispers of an Elven curse that brought down an empire. Fresh from Kickstarter, Ruins of Symbaroum is an adaptation of the acclaimed Free League RPG for 5e. Inspired by the worlds of Princess Mononoke, Game of Thrones and The Witcher, players find themselves in a realm of corruption both magical and societal, as cultures collide in the shadow of a long-forgotten evil. The intended campaign will include all current pre-written content for Ruins of Symbaroum 5e, beginning with The Promised Land module.

Additional Details

How to prepare

Access to PDFs of all relevant material will be provided by me, as will a party-exclusive Discord Server. Pre-game and inter-session communication gets handled there, plus it serves as a back-up voice channel, though Roll20 is where all maps will be, and is preferred for in-game chat. A webcam is preferred, and a mic is required; please only use digital dice via Beyond, rather than any other roller, and if you want to use physical dice, you MUST have a webcam, in case I need to verify your roll. Character Creation will take place in private chat, with my input limited to lore-conducive modding for flavor, and a sheet will need to be completed by each player, before session zero.

What I provide

Discord server, PDFs of Core Material, Digital Tokens via Hero Forge, Custom Maps hosted via Roll20

Gameplay details

Ruins of Symbaroum is a dark fantasy-horror setting and may include depictions of blood, gore, body horror, supernatural possession, classism, racism, misogyny, criminal violence and assault, emotional, verbal and physical abuse, animal cruelty, and death. While the tone of the material as written is fairly grim and serious, the personalities of players and their characters will be honored within the world, and are invited to approach it with a sense of humor, if they wish. Generally, sessions will be rules light and RP-forward, with pace determined by the characters' interests and actions. A discussion of players' needs, as well as the implementation of either the X card or Lines & Veils, per their preference, will be established via Discord chat, pre-session zero.

Content warnings

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Safety tools used

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How will character creation work

The Promised Land module is written for Level 1 Characters, but I will modify to a Level 3 Start at the players request. Characters will be fleshed out, pre-session zero, in private chat via Discord, with sheets (standard array) managed in D&D Beyond.

Players can expect

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