About the Adventure Out of the Abyss is one of Wizards of the Coasts' early adventure modules for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons Captured as slaves by the drow, a motley crew of misfit adventurers must find escape their capitivity and find their way out of the Underdark, back to the surface world. Their journey will be long, their perils great, for there is much worse than drow lurking in the skyless tunnels of the Underdark, but perhaps their true salvation will be the friends they make along the way? Character Creation Characters will start at level 1, with all of their posessions except their underclothes missing, as the drow who captured you stole them off you to sell for booze money. Of your starting equipment, choose 1 or 2 Items of particular importance or personal significance to your character and keep note of them. Such treasures may not have been sold off just yet... Anything from WotC sourcebooks and UA written for the Forgotten Realms is allowed, if you have homebrew you would like to use, please let me know before session 0. The more backstory you give me (not necessarily all at once, or at the start), the more I can weave it into the story as the game goes on. What To Expect A fun, challenging trek through one of the Forgotten Realm's most interesting locations, for players of all experience levels! Each session will have been prepared for the party specifically, and I will add any additional useful information such as maps, diagrams, encounter mechanics, and so on that I have used in past games and created for this one specifically. Player character backstories and story goals will be integrated into the story, potentially altering or expanding upon existing source material from the module. As a spoiler-free content warning for those unfamiliar with the drow; they are called "dark" elves for a reason, and their evil antics (among others) feature heavily in the adventure. About Me I am an aspiring (I prefer to think of it as ""pre-successful"") tabletop RPG designer. I have been GM-ing games, designing adventures and so on for over 5 years. As a GM I like to cultivate an inclusive and easygoing gaming experience with a focus on character interactions and story-driven gameplay. I use the rules and source material as guidelines to help achieve this, not as absolute laws. I prefer a more "collaborative storytelling" approach to the game over a "players vs the adventure" approach. Technicalities Disclaimer : This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of £8.50 ($11) per Session or £30 ($38) for a month, paid via PayPal. Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements. The game will run weekly every Saturday at 20:00 CEST (GMT +2, then +1 after daylight savings time ends 25/10/2020). Payments are to be sent in before or during the session please. (All this info will be given out upon joining) The first session will be free, and a "Session 0" where I will help guide players through character creation, discuss expectations, and possibly introduce the very beginning of the adventure and your fellow prisoner NPC's. Applications Please register your interest in joining this game by replying to this post or sending me a private message on Roll20 I would appreciate as much of the following info as you are comfortable sharing; Name : Age : Location (Time-Zone) : D&D / Tabletop RPG experience : What you look for in a game : Proposed Character : <Name> the <Race> <Class> (e.g; Bob the Human Fighter) How did your character get captured? : Character's Rare/Special Items (Max 2) :
