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Hello!

I’ll start off by admitting that I’ve never run a D&D game online. That being said, I’m willing to give it a go if I can find some one(s) cool to play with. In the spirit of full disclosure, I have a live, in-person Dungeons of Drakkenheim campaign coming up soon and I feel that giving it a go online will help me better prepare.

What I’m offering:

The chance for you to (potentially) play solo
10 years of DM’ing experience
Flexibility in mechanics (we can do this more as a story exercise and forgo rolling if you like. I’m down either way)

What I want:

To DM for one or more players in a Dungeons of Drakkenheim setting
To get comfy DM’ing online in either a live or play-by-post format
To find people who can cope with my Christian background and conservative values

What’s Drakkenheim?

Themes: Horror, post-apocalyptic, political, dark, romance?
System: Dungeons and Dragons 5e (2014)

Here’s a quick cinematic trailer for the campaign setting…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wnGvCvIkq8

Dungeons of Drakkenheim requires all players to choose a “personal quest” to help drive this non-linear story forward. Here’s a list of ideas as published in the original campaign source material…



"Sounds cool! What’s next?"

Message me below to express interest. Let me know which personal quest(s) excite you most. Could also mention what class you’d like to play if you already know. Speaking of which, this setting offers access to a new class called the Apothecary. I'm open to allowing that class if anyone is interested.
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Would you be willing to accept some slight alteration to the quests in the provided list? If so, I am currently deliberating between one of these two:

A Cure For All. So many innocent people were contaminated by delerium and turned into monsters. They have gone mad, and are lost within the walls of Drakkenheim. My personal quest is to discover a way to reverse their horrific transformation and save as many as I can.

The List. I have come to Drakkenheim with a list of names: Archwizard Eldrick Runeweaver, Knight-Captain Theodore Marshal, Lord Commander Elias Drexel, Lucretia Mathias, and the Queen of Thieves. Every person named on this list must lie dead before I depart from the city.

Depending on which quest I go with, I'll either be a wizard if I settle on A Cure For All, or a rogue if I settle on The List.
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Ooh, I think both those potential quests sound exciting. I edited my original post to make mention of the new Apothecary class that's specific to this campaign. I'll link it below if you're interested. Wizard would be great for quest "A Cure for All" but you might like Apothecary even more.

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/drakkenheim-stevensummers96/a/apothecary-class-article

And I'm totally open to altering personal quests. What did you have in mind?
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My cursory read of the Apothecary was an interesting one. I will definitely be finding the time to read it more thoroughly before I make my final decision.

As for what I have in mind, I've already mentioned most of that in my previous post. If you have any specific questions regarding what I have in mind answered though, that might shake a few extra ideas loose.
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You know what? I realize now that you altered "Find a Cure" into "A Cure For All". I'm scratching my head how to tell you something without giving any campaign spoilers. Allow me to communicate with you in this hider to at least protect anyone else reading through from having something ruined for them...


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I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for mentioning.
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Do you need me to direct you to a link explaining who the potential characters are for your "assassination list" (assuming you want to go with that quest line?) They are the five different faction leaders and some of them are far easier to kill than others.
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That would be helpful.
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Great. Here's a link to a quick overview of the factions...

https://drakkenheim.fandom.com/wiki/The_Factions

And here's a deeper look in video form if you prefer (you only need to watch up to the 6:12 mark)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QywdY0dvfRU

Here's a quick rundown of each faction and their corresponding leader. I also threw in their stated assassination difficulty if that helps you...

Hooded Lanterns: Elias Drexel (easier to kill)
Followers of the Falling Fire: Lucretia Mathias (easier-neutral to kill)
The Silver Order: Theodore Marshal (difficult to kill)
The Queen's Men: The Queen of Thieves (difficult to kill)
The Amethyst Academy: Eldrick Runeweaver (neutral to kill)
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I also wrote up a very rough summary of the lore in this world for the players of my in-person game. Feel free to read it if you'd like an idea of how the history/religion/politics all play together in this setting without having to do all the reading I did. Feel free to ask questions.


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After careful consideration, I believe I shall be taking The List as the personal quest for my character.

Character creation is underway, but I have two questions...

First off: What is the starting level?

And second: Since this is (potentially) a solo game, would you permit me to start with a sidekick (as laid out in the extra rules provided by Tasha's Cauldron of Everything) to help compensate for the fact that my character will be on his own rather than in a party?
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Firstly: There's an option to either start at level one or level three. If it's okay with you I think it would be better to start at level 3 in this case.

Secondly: Yes, that's fine. Probably for the best.

Thirdly: Would you rather play mostly narratively or would you prefer to do traditional dice rolls and such?

Fourthly: Do you have a preferred platform? I tend to like google docs or, if you want to do rolls, maybe discord?
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Now that I have a moment, I am also interested in playing. ^_^
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Ok then. I'll make a 3rd level character and accompanying sidekick.

I would prefer to do traditional dice rolls and such.

As for my preferred platform, what would you say to the prospect of doing things here on the Guild?

Also, Haruki! Hey!
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@Guardian Angel Haruki That's awesome! I think you and Rush already know each other unless I'm mistaken. @rush99999 I assume you're okay playing in a group? If not let me know and I'll see what I can work out. As for me, I think it might be easier to run for a group as opposed to a single player as Drakkenheim is optimized for a group of 4.
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I'm cool with it if Haruki is.
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Also, Haruki! Hey!

Hello!

I'm cool with it if Haruki is.


Yup! I’m cool with playing in a group on this site. ^_^
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It's always a good time playing with you, Haru.

Any thoughts on what quest your character is going to be on?
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Yes, I'd love to hear what you're considering, Haruki. Once we know maybe we can all throw out some ideas for a connection between the two of you?
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It's always a good time playing with you, Haru.

Any thoughts on what quest your character is going to be on?


Yes, I'd love to hear what you're considering, Haruki. Once we know maybe we can all throw out some ideas for a connection between the two of you?


Sorry for the delayed response. Just got back from work.

After some consideration during work, I am leaning towards playing a Paladin, Oath of Watchers (or a different Oath if this doesn't fit), with the Apocalyptic Vision Quest. ^_^

EDIT: I am also thinking that my character was not a part of any clergy/religious sect or faction in their life. She was just an average Jane who just started getting the nightmares 15 years ago. She ended up becoming an alcoholic from her attempts to get so drunk to not see the nightmares every night. Suffice to say, that didn't work. She discovered her abilities as a paladin when she had moved to an area closer to the crater. Upon realizing this is the case, she decides to head to the crater.
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