There hasn’t been a king on the throne for 20 years and the world is still recovering from the Clockwork War. Travel between cities has slowly recovered, but the roads are still dangerous. Monsters in the countryside hae multiplied and roaming bandit clans have been known to attack trade caravans on roads that were once made safe by the king’s soldiers. The once-united continent is now calling for a new monarch to restore peace, but there are many who seek the vacant throne.
Our story starts in a small town that isn’t even on most maps. You’ve lived there for the last few years (or all your life if you prefer) and things have become peaceful, but repetitive. The quirky old man that runs the general store in town is making a supply run and his usual security escort, a group of dwarves, have returned to their homeland.
It’s a long way to go, but the old man has offered 40% of the value of the cargo to be shared amongst you and the others who took the job. He described the cargo as “mostly just supplies” and gave you an extra 5gp to not press him on the specifics.
He’s traveled on the same route for years and there hasn’t been word about a bandit attack for months, so he expects an uneventful journey.
It’s been a while since you left this tiny town (or maybe it’s the first time) and this is a rare chance to earn some real gold, so you took the job. Whatever your plans are, you’ll need some cash so you don’t starve along the way.
(I'll chat with each player before the first session to see what everybody wants and what they want to play as. That way the first session can involve a quick session zero and get started on the story before having to break for a week.)
Need at least 2 more players (max 5 more) to get started.
Wed 6:30pm (Central Time, Weekly)
DNDBeyond - Character Sheets
Roll20 - tabletop app
Discord - voice chat
$5 a session (through StartPlaying.Games)
Starting @ Level 1 (Point Buy)
https://startplaying.games/adventure/cm79kf5bt001mft3dzwmewb6m
Welcome to the Mad World!
There hasn’t been a king on the throne for 20 years and the world is still recovering from the Clockwork War. Travel between cities has slowly recovered, but the roads are still dangerous. Monsters in the countryside hae multiplied and roaming bandit clans have been known to attack trade caravans on roads that were once made safe by the king’s soldiers. The once-united continent is now calling for a new monarch to restore peace, but there are many who seek the vacant throne.
Our story starts in a small town that isn’t even on most maps. You’ve lived there for the last few years (or all your life if you prefer) and things have become peaceful, but repetitive. The quirky old man that runs the general store in town is making a supply run and his usual security escort, a group of dwarves, have returned to their homeland.
It’s a long way to go, but the old man has offered 40% of the value of the cargo to be shared amongst you and the others who took the job. He described the cargo as “mostly just supplies” and gave you an extra 5gp to not press him on the specifics.
He’s traveled on the same route for years and there hasn’t been word about a bandit attack for months, so he expects an uneventful journey.
It’s been a while since you left this tiny town (or maybe it’s the first time) and this is a rare chance to earn some real gold, so you took the job. Whatever your plans are, you’ll need some cash so you don’t starve along the way.
(I'll chat with each player before the first session to see what everybody wants and what they want to play as. That way the first session can involve a quick session zero and get started on the story before having to break for a week.)