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Skull & Shackles

Set sail with the crew of the Bumbling Bosom as they build the strength and influence of their own pirate kingdom!

Combining the best parts of the classic pirate-themed Pathfinder adventure path Skull & Shackles, 5e Ghosts of Saltmarsh, and ample amounts of Homebrew (Firearms!). New horizons of adventure now lie before you. What wonders and terrors will you discover across the waves? Set sail and find out!

Embark on a fantastic pirate campaign filled with exotic races and locales. Explore the Outer Seas of Paradise Vale! Pirate Lords roam the enchanted island chains known as "The Shackles," each hoping to outwit and outmatch their rivals as they vie for complete dominion of the waterways.

Treacherous Valorians engage in brutal ship combat with the bloodthirsty Carcharions. Inventive Selkies push the limits of science and magic, creating ever more dangerous gunpowder armaments. Tritons, Crabfolk, Sahuagin, and more maintain settlements above and below the waves, each looking to gain as much power and plunder as they can. Ruins of ancient Cyclopian, Dunduran, and Aldfaer empires lie buried beneath sand and sea

Join the crew! Get rich, explore uncharted isles full of danger and mystery, and prove yourselves high captains of the Shackles! Stay alert! Countless foes and rival captains are looking to sink your fleet and send you into the greedy arms of Kepdar Deepdeath herself.

Gorgeous maps and tokens, exciting soundtrack, a sandbox-style pirate campaign with ship and crew mechanics. Pro Roll20 account with dynamic lighting and macros. Membership includes full, legendary access to all DNDBeyond resources. DM with 26 years of experience.

Game Information

★ Schedule: Weekly, Thursdays at 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern (GMT-4 or -5 depending on Daylight Savings)
★ Game Length: 3-hour sessions.
★ Pay to Play: $15 USD/player each session via Paypal. Your first session is free.
★ ​Sta​rting Level: 7
★ Group Size: 6
★ Communication: Voice is mandatory. Discord is required for game session audio as well as out of game communication. You will need a quality headset.
★ All players will be given full access to the Legendary Tier of DND Beyond. This means legal digital copies of all published books and supplements as well as a character-building toolset and many other useful tools. Membership also includes full PHB, Mordenkainen, Xanathar, Saltmarsh, and Eberron access in roll20 compendium and charactermancer.

About the GM

Online I go by the handle CrashGem. I've been playing and Game Mastering D&D and other Tabletop games for over 26 years. I was a play-tester for 5e and have been playing it since release. I am very well versed in the rules. I've been using Roll20 for over 5 years, with over 6000 hours logged, dynamic lighting access, API scripts, and the skill to use them. As a graphic artist, I create custom miniatures, maps, and materials for the games I run.​ I have been running pay-to-play campaigns for almost 2 years, my first group just completed their level 1 through 20 campaign of Red Hand of Doom and Scales of War. ​

I also enjoy running 25-hour super games as fundraisers for the Extra Life charity. In the past 4 years, I have raised over $12,000 for Children's Hospital Networks.

My goal as a game master is to ensure each and every player "at the table" is having fun. Together we will build stories you will be retelling for the rest of your life.​ Find out more here: https://crashgem.weebly.com/​​​

Player Testimonials

  • "Through a series of unfortunate events, my character died by his own hands. Instead of sitting around and doing nothing, he made me a ghost and let me haunt the party for the rest of the dungeon. He is quick on his feet and a veteran DM who loves sprinkling in aspects of different games/editions to complement his games. It's a unique experience I haven't found anywhere else, and a lot of my cherished characters come from his games."*
    -Michael T.

  • "Crash is an outstanding DM, character voices, lots of roll20 & D&D Beyond content access, mods for roll20 to fit your character, a very engaged presence in the discord chat. Crash is the reason I pay2play. I highly recommend playing in one of his campaigns."*
    -Matthew C.

  • "From helping me through my first games of DND that I clumsily stumbled through, to keeping the more veteran players entertained with his punishing style of monsters, CrashGem has proven to be a fantastic GM. Perfect 5/7, would play again."*
    -Spencer D.

Player Expectations

★ This game is open to anyone interested in playing​! No experience needed.
★ Be polite to your fellow players and GM, Wheaton's Law Applies, "Don't Be a Dick."
★ Be punctual. Excessive absenteeism will result in removal from the group. Your teammates and the ongoing story rely on you.​ ​
★ Have access to a stable headset/microphone and Discord. If you need help setting up Discord and getting connected to our channel, just message me.
★ A fun, safe place to play. Racist, sexist, homophobic, or other intolerant behaviors are not welcome. Everyone deserves to sit down at the table and have a great time.
★​ Despite being a pirate-themed game, this is not a PVP game. Actions against other player characters that create inter-party conflict (basically, any activity that removes player agency) are not allowed. This isn't to say that characters can't disagree, but instead that D&D is a team-based game and behavior that breaks that team spirit is generally disruptive to the game.

Character Creation Guide

★ Pre-generated characters are available.
★ Character building advice help available via discord server.
★ Unique races are available for character creation based on the campaign setting. This includes Valorians (the Humans of this campaign), Mousekin, Woke Apes, Carcharions (shark dudes), Selkies (seal halflings), and Crabfolk.
★ Resources are allowed from Player's Handbook, Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, Eberron, Elemental Evil, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, Volo's Guide to Monsters, and Xanathar's Guide to everything.
★ You will start at level 7 with a bonus feat, there are no variant humans.
★ Starting items will be standard starting equipment from class and background but may be traded in/sold. 1 DM approved magical item can be chosen at character creation.
★ If you have any additional questions regarding character creation please message me.

Payment Info:

​​★ Payment will be made through Paypal
★ $15 per player per session. Your first session is free.
★ Payments must be received 24 hours before each session.
★ Subscriptions available
Obligatory Roll20 disclaimer: This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $15 USD/player/session via PayPal. Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements.

How to Apply

Please reply on the application discussion below with the following information:

​​★ ​What name do you wish to be called, and what pronouns do you prefer?
​​★ ​What aspects of D&D do you enjoy the most?
​​★ ​What parts of D&D do you prefer to spend less time on?
​​★ ​What is your experience with tabletop RPGs?
​​★ ​What is your experience with roll20?
​​★ ​Have you played or read this module or any other modules by WotC?
​​★ ​Are you playing in any other games right now?
​★ I​​​f you are playing in another game, how long has that group played for?
​​★ ​Conflicts between players, including the DM, happen. How do you think conflict at the table should be dealt with?
​​★ ​What do you want to get out of a game of D&D?
​​★ ​Will you be able to attend weekly? Are you committed to being part of a long campaign?
​​★ ​Do you understand that this is a paid game?
​​★ ​What country and time zone are you in?
​​★ ​Do you have a good internet connection and a good microphone?
​​★ ​Is there anything else you want to tell me?

And please introduce the character you would like to play!

​​★ ​Character Name:
​​★ ​Character Race:
​​★ ​Character Class:
​​★ ​Why is your character a pirate?
Please tell me anything else that you would like to share about your character:

Paid Game Disclaimers

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Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements.

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