The Lone Road; An original D&D campaign from 3-20

About the adventure

A cult is on the rise, and an entire race is guarding an unknown secret. Rumors of war to the east are rising, and ancient secrets from the union of two gods will throw the realms into jeopardy before long. You may not be heroes, at least not heroes, yet, but fate has woven its strands into your soul along with several others. Journey and adventure along the Sword Coast of Faeurun. Set your sights to the library of Candle Keep, to the magnificent city of Waterdeep, from Baldurs Gate to Silverymoon. Meet and befriend some old faces, or perhaps make enemies of them. Delve into dungeons for gold, persuade a dragon to not melt you into a puddle of goo, rescue a town under attack by goblins or even make a deal with a devil. An original story will unfold as you adventure with a group of heroes making your own mark in history. A campaign that will build and evolve based on your actions as players. My style is strong RP and story elements created by my players as we run. I do try to include combat in my games for those who like the speed of action, but it is not uncommon to have a session with no combat rolls made, either through peaceful negotiation, or avoiding it entirely, or just spending the whole session in deep RP. ❇️ A sandbox adventure through the Forgotten Realms, an overarching story that you can be spectators for, or involved with. Small campaign arcs and stories created by your own actions. ➕ I will be using some 3rd party books such as Hamund's resources for a monster economy/crafting 🥾 I will be using the traveling and journey encounter rules from Level up, advanced 5e rules. The group can perform a number of actions while they travel to gain boons for the party. A fully developed exploration system that 5e does not have. Want to see how I run my games, take a look https://www.youtube.com/live/cP-s7YG3hOg?feature=share&t=3910

Additional Details

How to prepare

Please have a working mic and discord account for voice chat, although I will use a webcam as video does bring a much more immersive and better connecting relationship with a group, I do not require it from players if they wish to only have voice. FoundryVTT only requires players to have a web browser. Other than that, just bring yourself to the session and have fun.

What I provide

I will bring knowledge, maps, 2.5d tokens, music and sounds, images to fill the imagination, and creativity to provide an enjoyable game, it is the small things that all add up. If you would like to get an idea of how my games feel, here is a recent session of mine. https://youtu.be/eWlN8V9B5CA?t=588 (please keep in mind that the Kingmaker game is most like to be your experience, as my other games are with personal friends and a bit slower and with jokes in nature)

Gameplay details

Session 0, and the precampaign 1 to 2 sessions will be free. I will be running precampaign sessions to let the players experience the game, my GM style, and see if they mesh with each other. I am available to answer any topics leading up to the start of the game. We will do Stars and Wishes and any honest criticism of the adventure afterwards, as my main goal is to provide a completely enjoyable experience for everyone. As this game is open to complete beginners, I will take the time to answer and teach the game while we play to those who would like it.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Debriefing
Lines and Veils
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

I will have a D&D Beyond campaign server with all the books for easy character creation. Character creation will be done at session 0, but I will be available to help walk players through creation before the game. I can also provide premade characters if need be. We will do a group based stat roll, so no one player will have skewed stats, you all will! (Each player rolls one 4d6 drop lowest, once 6 scores are done, all players share these scores.)

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.