Looking for some Old School D&D Adventure? Hi I’ve been running a regular game with a group of friends for about 20 years, and I’ve been gaming about a decade longer than that (I’m 43). My current group of players are used to all my tricks, and I thought since I have a bit of extra time on my hands due to Covid 19, it might be nice to try a game with some different folks. I’d like to get an Old School Style 5e D&D game going here on roll20. I’m hesitant to commit to a full campaign with a group of strangers, so my plan is to run a single adventure, and if that goes well there could be an opportunity for a longer campaign. The adventure I have in mind would probably take several sessions, and would take characters from 1st to around 3rd level. I’m hoping to run this game every other Sunday evening (or maybe every Sunday if I can swing it) starting at 8pm (EDT) and running about 2-3 hours. When I say Old School Adventure, here’s what I mean: - There will be a balance between role play and roll play, but do expect a significant amount of exploration and combat along with rp opportunities. The game will feature classic wilderness exploration and dungeon delving. - There is no particular expectation that characters survive. I won’t be going out of my way to kill PCs, but I do let the dice fall where they may, and encounters aren’t necessarily balanced to their level, so sometimes careful planning, running away and/or clever thinking will be required for survival. - PCs will probably not be as tough as what you might be used to from modern D&D. We will be rolling stats old school (3d6), though I will allow you to start with one stat that is a 15 and roll the other five as well as reroll any stat lower than 8. - I will be using a few additional house rules to give the old school vibe (e.g. a critical fumble table, magic miscast table, and a critical hit table that will allow for special effects in addition to the extra damage a crit normally does). There will be a few other things as well, but I will post them all in a campaign handout. The game will be set in the Lost Lands setting from Frog God games. No familiarity is required for this setting prior to play. If some classic style D&D sounds fun to you then send a post telling me a bit about yourself as a person and as a gamer. I’m looking for 4 solid, fun, reliable players. Newbies are welcome.
