Game: 2024, Expanded rules, Third Party & Homebrew 

Group Type: Online/Discord & Maps Dndbeyond

Location/Timezone: Ireland, GMT (0)  

Time/Schedule: Saturday Weekly from 11am - 4pm

Roles Sought: Looking for 1 player. 

Experience: New and experienced players are welcome, (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Age Restriction: 21 + years

Game Style: Roleplay, Bastions, Crime/Heists, Mystery, Serious but silly, Mature. A balance of Exploration, Combat & Social.  

Levels: Level 1 to 10. (Currently level 4) 

Current Party. 

Player 1: Goblin Artificer. Explosives Expert, Inventor, the Wild Card, Rocket Raccoon inspired, a skill monkey.  

Sidekick: Warforged, Warrior. Mascot of the group, friendly Warforged who likes to protect his friends, Groot Inspired and has lost his memory.  

Player 2: Human (Dragonmarked) Warlock. Face of the party, Young/naive, business savvy, fiercely loyal to friends, Chip on his shoulder with the Dragonmarked Houses. 

Player 3: Warforged Cleric. Healer, the heart of the group, naive but Roguish, learning to become more like a person and a Seamstress.  

DM: My name is Johnny (He/Him) and I’ve been Dm'ing online since March. However in person I've been DM'ing since 2019 and I have a massive passion for Ttrpg's especially D&D. I love an emphasis on storytelling, think of Critical Role, Arcane Arcade, High Rollers etc. However I wouldn't expect that level of production value or Dm'ing experience, but I try my best and I expect my players to do the same. At the end of the day we're here to have fun and make a memorable story and adventure, as both Player's and Dungeon Master. I love to challenge my players, be it Skill based, Social, Exploration or Combat. But I'm a big softie for my players and I try my best to facilitate your back stories and character builds. I expect as players you would honour me, be committed and engage as I would for you.

The Sharn Schema Scandal 

In this adventure, the characters are pit against three major crime syndicates and a mysterious religous order that influence Sharn from its shadows as they try to locate and acquire an object known as a schema. Schemas are blueprints for magical objects, and rumour has it that one is sealed in a lost workshop built by the House Cannith somewhere in the ruins below Sharn. One of the Dragonmarked leaders of House Cannith, Merrix d’Cannith, believes it is the rightful property of his house, and is willing to pay an enormous sum to get it back.

What sort of Campaign will this be and What to expect? 

This campaign starts 2 years after the Last War and follows a party of 4 characters and their Warforged sidekick with ties to the City of Towers (Sharn). This game is set in a Steampunk inspired magical setting, with intrigue, espionage and thievery at its core. The setting of Sharn and the campaign lends itself better to an emphasis on narrative, roleplay, lore and exploration. Using skills, instruments, gaming sets, tools and magic built around utility will be best. However combat will play a part and I enjoy giving my players a challenge, plus I love running combat.     

Rules & Excluded Content   

We’ll be primarily using the 2024 D&D ruleset, some third party content and expanded rules with a bunch of my own homebrew. I am also running the new Bastion rules with some homebrew along with crafting. No legacy content unless I approve of it. Species are listed in Google forms. Most classes, subclasses from the core and expanded ruleset are available along with homebrew options. Backgrounds will primarily come from 2024 or are Homebrew with a few exceptions.

Excluded Content is as follows: 

Blood Hunter, Gunslinger & Illrigger = Lore reasons

College of Eloquence & Twilight Domain = Overpowered 

Path of the Battlerager, Purple Dragon Knight, Way of Long Death, Oath of the Crown, Inquisitive, Storm Sorcery, Pact of the Undying, War Magic = Unsatisfying player fantasy/Underpowered

Feats & Spells:

Gunner = Overpowered (Alternative option instead) & Silvery Barbs, Pacify Person/Monster = Overpowered. 

Online Preferences & Session 0

We'll be using Maps from Dndbeyond for our VTT, Discord for just about everything else and Voice Chat for communication. If you are selected I will send you a link to the Sharn Schema Scandal campaign and all you do is join. We’ll also go over rules, hard/soft limits and expectations in session 0, as well as making your character through Dndbeyond such selecting your stat array etc. 

Campaign Expectations

1. This is a serious campaign with a strong story, but fun and shenanigans are just as important and there will be plenty.
2. Characters must have a reason to adventure, work together, and engage with the story. No "lone wolves" or characters who reject the party or plot. You can play a snarky or reluctant type like Han Solo, someone rough around the edges but committed to the group.
3. No evil characters. That means no backstabbing the party, stealing from teammates, making the story about your character alone, killing NPCs without cause, or using “that’s what my character would do” to justify disruptive behaviour. If you’re interested in playing someone morally grey or with a dark past seeking redemption, we can definitely discuss it.
4. Respect between players and between us is a must. I’ll go over more expectations in Session 0 and will also ask what you expect from me.