Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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A week ago, you moved passed, or stood in, a crowd assembling in front of an unusual crier. An elf of immense stature, you could easily see the King’s tabard hanging over his armor through the group. When he tapped his halberd on the floor thrice, by the third all activity in the immediate area drew silent. His deep voice resonated off the cobblestones,
“About twenty miles inland of the Western coast, there is a small farming community nestled in the heart of the vast Orèmor Valley. This settlement is ruled by a former cannoneer, Lord Harkowitz.”
There were knowing looks shared amongst the group at the mention of Lord Harkowitz. It would appear the name is well known and is in at least decent standing with the majority.
“The King requires the service of four good citizens to receive a message from Lord Harkowitz on the nature of his soured dealings with the Druids in the area. Know that the past two officials appointed to the task have gone missing, and this will be the last attempt at a peaceful resolution before an armed intervention will be considered.”
This time there was some widespread confusion in the listeners. The Druidic circle of the Hawk’s Ridge mountain range north of the valley has been an ally to the Kingdom for as long as it has existed. Their stewardship of the valley’s ecology is likely the reason Orèmor even became a settlement.
“The chosen four will be selected tonight at the docks. While this is foremost a diplomatic mission, individuals considering the appointment should be prepared for the possibility of combat. Payment will be rendered in full upon your return with a response stamped and sealed by Lord Harkowitz.”
Now you find yourself swaying back and forth on a ship coming to the end of its journey. The western shore is finally visible, and you'll be disembarking shortly...
About the DM: Hello everyone! I've been around DnD for awhile and I've recently been gifted some time alongside the desire to DM a PbP game. I enjoy how you can sort of pop in and out with PbP and it suites my availability at the moment. I do have some experience with it from a few years back but I've since been a player for a number of regular games, consumed a massive amount of dnd wider content and overall have just improved my general understanding of how the game actually works so I'm hoping that I can better serve as your potential DM this time around.
About the Campaign: In that context, welcome to a new homebrew campaign! I've been toying with this for a few weeks and intend for this to be a one-shot centered in the Valley of Orèmor and the surrounding Hawk's Ridge mountains. I'm hoping to go from roughly level 3 to level 6 and present an equal balance of combat and RP situations to explore. There will be a significant amount of cannibalism (this will be *very* undead centric as the title implies) as well as at least a few descriptions of body horror (rotting, decay, etc.) so if that's not your vibe, I totally get it. Additionally, I know we're all busy but in order to keep the story flowing, there is a IRL time limit on combat turns. We won't skip you completely, you can take your turn once you get back, but, players will be allowed to take their turn after 8 hours. For example, if the person before you posted at Noon, and we reach 8pm, the person after you can take their turn.
About your Character: As mentioned above, I'm looking for (4) level 3 characters to start. I tend to lean towards point buy for stats but I'm not opposed to letting people roll for them. For equipment you have access to the basic starting gear plus another 100 gold each to buy whatever supplies you deem necessary. I won't track most material magic components, but I will track ammunition as well as somatic and verbal components so plan accordingly! Additionally, you'll all receive your choice of one of the following uncommon magical items upon the start of your campaign:
Finally, try to create characters you feel could feasibly find themselves in the scenario at the top here. For the most part, I've left things sort of vague in terms of what the Kingdom's name is or how large it is relative to Orèmor so we can play around with who you are to that situation. You are technically supposed to be on a diplomatic mission though so try and keep that in mind. As far as languages: Giant, Druidic, Dwarven, Elvish, and Human could be useful. Some proficiencies that may be useful are: Poisoner's Kit, Alchemist's Tools, Thieves' Tools, Land Vehicles, Forgery Kit, and the Dice Set. Everything beyond those languages or tool proficiencies is more or less run of the mill stuff, flavor text and things of that nature.
About the group: I won't artificially enforce class balance, but I will try to lean into having at least 1 tankish person and 1 dedicated healer. Your characters will have some off-screen time to get to know each other on the boat ride over so individuals who play well with others will definitely be favored. In the same way, people with strong backstory suggestions that can help build the narrative together will receive more positive attention than a sword for hire sort. I'm not currently restricting any published content, but I don't have access to every single source book so just be sure to explain or have a link to somewhere I can read up on what you intend to do. No homebrew stuff for this initial post, however, as it tends to break character pages which can be frustrating for other players.
This post will be up until next Tuesday, June 16th, or until I find 4 characters I feel would be able to tell a fun story with!
Thank you!!
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As far as I've been told, players seem to prefer the 2024 ruleset for character creation \ spells \ gameplay so I'm fine abiding by that. I do have a good number of 2014 sourcebooks, however, and I'll likely be pulling various items and monsters from them since some of that content hasn't quiet made the jump yet.
Name: Omara Tubi
Species: Human
Class: Paladin (
Background: Soldier
Backstory:
Omara scuffed her boots against the stone as she listened, she'd been a soldier up and down the Western Coast her entire life and during that time she'd done a lot of things she wasn't proud of and seen more things tham she had ever wanted to. She'd never served with Harkowitz but she knew of his reputation as a good and honourable soldier, she also knew that that only meant he treated his men well enough that they knew to keep their mouths shut.......or perhaps he was a good man. From all reports the Druids had always been honourable as well....
It was so hard to concentrate these days, the headaches were always there.....she put a hand up to the flattened and sunken part of her skull where she'd been too slow to duck that feckin' maul.......she'd been laid up for months.....nothing been the same since.....still...she was still alive when she shouldn't be.
But more to the point, conflict always fell hardest upon the common folk.......and Gods know she already had enough to make up for.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/166939302/1gdDhv
Ability scores: 8 15 16 15 7 16
Placeholder Ability scores: 11 10 10 9 9 11
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Name: Kimryn
Species: Wood Elf
Class: Ranger/Monk
Backstory: Orphaned at a young age, the child who would become Kimryn was adopted by a secluded monastery hidden high in the mountains. From the silent, disciplined masters, Kimryn learned not only the devastating forms of their martial art but also the profound spiritual philosophy of inner peace and balance. Their quiet life of devotion was shattered when an extremist militia, led by a disgraced former monk, launched a brutal attack, slaughtering most of the community while Kimryn was away protecting a nearby village. Returning to devastation and being wrongfully blamed for knowing of the attack, Kimryn was forced into exile, her faith shaken but fighting skills honed by tragedy, now dedicating their travels to protecting the innocent and seeking a new path to honor their fallen brethren.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/154814653/Bx5jIy
"Sooner or later, your Players are going to smash your railroad into a sandbox."
-Vedexent
"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
-Ilyara Thundertale