Halaster's Game

THE GREATEST DUNGEON OF THEM ALL

Explore the mega-dungeon of Undermountain in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

In the city of Waterdeep rests a tavern called the Yawning Portal, named after the gaping pit in its common room. At the bottom of this crumbling shaft is a labyrinthine dungeon shunned by all but the most daring adventurers. Known as Undermountain, this dungeon is the domain of the mad wizard Halaster Blackcloak. Long has the Mad Mage dwelt in these forlorn depths, seeding his lair with monsters, traps, and mysteries—to what end is a constant source of speculation and concern.

This adventure takes characters from 5th level all the way to 20th level should they explore the entirety of Halaster’s home. Twenty-three levels of Undermountain await your exploration, along with the subterranean refuge of Skullport. Treasures and secrets abound, but tread with care!

Disclaimer: The Mad Mage of Undermountain is not seeing visitors right now. Don’t come down because, uh, we’re renovating and everything is a mess. You won’t find any treasure, and the buffet is closed until further notice. Ye gods, where did all these githyanki come from? As if the mind flayers weren’t bad enough. What’s that? You think you can plunder my home and get away with it? Ha! You don’t have the experience points.

GAME INFO:

• Schedule: Weekly on Mondays at 8:30pm ET. Every 4th week will be a break week. We'll follow the 3 weeks on, 1 week off schedule.
• First Session: 7/18/22
• Game Length: 3-4 hours per session
• Cost: $10 per session per player via PayPal.
• Group Size: 4-5 players and 1 DM
• Communication Method: We will use a private discord server that I manage. Each campaign is provided their own private text/voice channels.

PLAYER EXPECTATIONS:

• Discord must be installed. Stable mic and internet connection
• Be a team player. No arguing or PvP.
• No spotlight hogging or silent bystanders. I want everyone to participate in this amazing social experience.
• No rules lawyers. I'm an open-minded DM but will fully utilize our in-session time for play.
• Optimizing is fine, but please no power-gaming. Game-breaking builds ruin the fun for everyone.

DM GOALS:

I have three goals when I run D&D games:
1. Everyone has fun participating in this social experience.
2. We build a strong party at the table: This means the players and the DM invest in each other and the game.
3. We all become better D&D players. This could mean our RP becomes more natural, we develop understanding and empathy for others (even if they're imaginary,) we learn the rules and theories better, we learn the Roll20 system better, etc. The development is different for each individual, but I always hope that growth goes along with the fun.

One last side-note: I love witty humor and puns so feel free to share your humor as it comes to you. Of course there will be serious situations, but life is too serious to not have some light-hearted fun while playing D&D.

CHARACTER CREATION:

• Create a character that wants to go on adventures and share those adventures with others.
• This version of Mad Mage focuses on progressing through exploration, combat, problem-solving, and investigation. There will still be plenty of quality roleplay that will prove rewarding in and out of character.
• We'll be starting at level 4 and my character creation rules allow for a lot customization. Your fellow party members are an paladin, ranger, rogue and a puppeteer.
• Anything official is allowed. 3rd party materials posted on my Discord server are allowed, and if you want to try something beyond that just run it by me first.
• Further creation rules will be revealed on the game page and discussed during Session 0.

I will host a session 0.5. This will be a time to test mics, discuss character creation, answer any outstanding questions, roll some dice, begin role-playing and dive into the fun.