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 Hunt for the Thessalhydra - The Stranger Things D&D Adventure (One-Shot)

Hunt for the Thessalhydra - The Stranger Things D&D Adventure (One-Shot)

TYPE

One-Shot

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
About the adventure

"Hunt for the Thessalhydra" is the iconic dungeon adventure played by the kids from Stranger Things! Don't worry if you've never played! This is a great intro to D&D as well as a great one-shot for experienced players! If you have any questions you can email me at dmmattg@gmail.com I am also more than happy to have a pre-game session 0 with each player to ensure they understand how to read their character sheet as well as the basics of Roll20.

6 SEATS LEFT
$20.00

/ Session

Details

Once / Wednesday – 2:00 AM UTC

Oct 21

3–4 Hour Duration

0 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Matt Gordon

he/him

5.0

(10)

Schedule

This game will begin once 4 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master
Streamer
Podcaster
Voice Actor

5 years on StartPlaying

16 games hosted

About me

Hi! I'm Matt, and I go by the moniker "Slices & Dices" on many social media, including my channel on Twitch and YouTube. I'm also part of the online RPG entertainment company "Cast Party" here in New York. You can read more about us here: http://www.cast-party.com

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Reviews (10)
Katie avatar

Katie

Played 4 sessions

Matt was so welcoming and patient for my 9 y/o son and the other players who were present! He made them all feel included and gave balanced attention as they built their characters and learned some basic "session zero" information. We are looking forward to additional sessions and highly recommend Matt for any young player wanting to learn the game!

Brett Markel avatar

Brett Markel

Played 1 sessions

This was our first experience with D&D for my 10yo son and I couldn’t have wished for any better of an experience! Matt was patient, informative and inviting. I will most definitely be signing him up for future campaigns with Matt. Thanks again!

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Jillian S.

Played 1 sessions

Gaming with Matt was a fantastic experience! Our group (a 10 year old birthday party) included players of all different levels. Matt was so engaging, fun, and enthusiastic! He was able to work with and capture the imagination of every player. Afterward, the players described him as “awesome”, “so fun and cool”, and “lots of different crazy characters!” . He was also patient and really understood how to work with whatever choices the players made. We can’t wait to adventure with Matt again!

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Ben Firshman

Played 1 sessions

This was our first ever D&D game and Matt so was so great! He patiently walked us through everything and we had loads of fun.

Senrg avatar

Senrg

Matt is a fanTASTIC GM! I've played with him on multiple occasions with my kids and he has a natural way of engaging adults and children alike! His pacing and voice talent are incredible, and make the time you spend with your friends and family so entertaining! I would recommend Matt without hesitation to anyone, beginner to advanced! You will NOT be disappointed!!!!

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Simaril Blackstone

Matt created a custom game for 2 adults and 3 kids. The adults had DnD experience but it was the first game for the kids. He was great about getting the kids involved. He made the game challenging and fun for the adults and the kids. Immediately after logging off my son asked me when we could schedule our next game. I would highly recommend Matt as a GM, especially if you kids who want to play

Character creation
Creating your character

What to expect
Preparing for the session

We will use Roll20 for maps and combat and Zoom for online video and voice, so you'll need access to those apps (recommend using Roll20 on Chrome due to the extension). Players will either pick a pregenerated character sheet from the adventure, or provide a character sheet (through D&D Beyond) and have a webcam/microphone set up for the online game. For character creation: 1) Make a 3rd level character in D&D Beyond (dndbeyond.com) 2) To simplify dice rolls, please install the Beyond20 chrome extension found here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beyond-20/gnblbpbepfbfmoobegdogkglpbhcjofh?hl=en Feel free to contact me beforehand through email to go over and confirm anything if need be.

What Matt Gordon brings to the table

All dice rolls will be done through D&D Beyond into Roll20. Players will choose their own character token/illustration to be used through D&D Beyond and Roll20. Maps will be virtualized in the Roll20 interface.

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Safety
How Matt Gordon creates a safe table

Pregenerated characters are provided or the players can make a level 3 character to play. Equal amounts monster slaying, puzzle solving, social interaction, and exploration!

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