Tomb of Annihilation (Beginners Welcome!) [Play-by-Post]
Dungeons & Dragons 5e on D&D Beyond, Discord, Owlbear Rodeo, Theater of the Mind
Price per player-session
You will be charged when a session starts
$30.00
Information
Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours
Number of players: 2 to 6 players
Experience required: Open to all
Price per player-session
$30.00
About the adventure
💡 Beginners to both D&D 5e and Play-by-Post welcome! 🌿 Explore the land of Chult, wild and unpredictable, full of wonder and danger! 🕵️‍♀️ Search out the cause of a curse which has been unleashed upon the world! ⚔️ Face memorable enemies from foul monsters to unhospitable shopkeepers! -- Official description: The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who’s ever been raised from the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied. When they finally succumb, they can’t be raised—and neither can anyone else, regardless of whether they’ve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire world. The cause is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger, which is located somewhere in Chult, a mysterious peninsula far to the south, ringed with mountains and choked with rainforests. -- Jump in and join us in the land of Chult, an unexplored wildland full of the delightful, the dangerous, the dead, and dinosaurs? You never know what waits around that next tree, at the bottom of that waterhole, underneath that mountain range. But more importantly, you must find the source of the dark magic which has created the Death Curse. New to Play-by-Post? No problem! It is a low-stress, highly-rewarding format and I'll help you every step of the way. [Play-by-Post] Do you want to join a campaign but your availability prevents you from committing regularly? Does engaging at your own pace throughout the week without the pressure of the moment and with access to live chats with your Dungeon Master sound appealing? Well you're in the right place! The Play-by-Post (PbP) format is nearly as old as D&D and is a rewarding way to engage in this fantastic pastime. While it is true that the comradery of the kitchen table is lost in PbP, you gain the ability to plan without pressure, to refine your roleplay, to research your actions. And many see Play-by-Post as more immersive than live games, that the Theater-of-the-Mind is more easily engaged without the distractions of half-decent accents, the bell of midnight quickly approaching, and the smell of aging nachos. *Note: This adventure is Play-by-Post and will be conducted throughout the week at your pace. While live check-ins with me are available, the adventure will be conducted in RoleGate and Discord channels where we will also store concept art, maps, a compendium of magic items, a room for chit chat, and more. Please send me a message if you'd like to know more.
Additional Details
How to prepare
You'll need a computer or laptop, of course. You'll also need an Account with Discord. Maps will be shared by me. Come with a rough idea of what you want to play but be flexible. If you're a beginner, let me know and we can work on this together! We'll use D&D Beyond for characters and rolling but you'll need to take your own notes.
What I provide
I'll provide a campaign link for D&D Beyond where I will share all character options from every publication (purchased by me). We'll house all character art, maps, notes, NPC info, etc. in a Discord server I manage. I'll run maps but use concept art for most exploration and roleplay. I'll also host and stream fitting music for the moment.
Gameplay details
We will begin with a meet-up for any able to join (no pressure). This will put a face behind the characters as we proceed and also open the door to any contact you'd like to have from me moving forward. Each player will have their own, private channel within the server if they need to reach out to me for any reason. I'm also available to talk over video chat upon request. We will have a Session 0 in a Discord server devoted to that.
Content warnings
(none)
Safety tools used
Breaks
Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
Open Door
Session 0
X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
We will have a Session 0 where we get to know one another, discuss the "truths" of the campaign, share our character concepts, and build character bonds together. We'll plan to come away from Session 0 with a number of questions to flesh out in order to more deeply flesh out our characters and bonds. I'll follow up on those questions throughout the first week to support you.
Players can expect
Combat/Tactics: Medium
Roleplay: Medium
Puzzles: Medium
Experience Level: Open to all
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