The Graying Wasteland - Newbie Friendly Halloween Weekend One-Shot w/ Paul
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Campaign: The Little Chapel of the Chimes
Adventure: The Graying Wasteland
You don’t remember how you got here. Not what you were doing, not who you were with — not even your own name. All you know is that you are running. Are you running from something or to somewhere? The world around you is gray and shifting. You look behind you and see a dust storm quickly gaining on you. The wind howls, and something howls back. Shapes burst through the storm — silhouettes with wings like torn sails, their eyes glowing from within the dust. They shriek with laughter that sounds like your own voice. Roll initiative.
Who are you? You don't know. What you do know is that you are either lawful or chaotic good. For a table with new players or new-to-each-other players it is best for all characters to be good aligned.
Character Creation. If you have never played or made a character before, I recommend showing up and using one of the pre-generated characters. Otherwise:
- We will follow the DND4N rules for character creation.
- I hold character creation sessions every four weeks. Join us to make your character. I'll be holding one the weekend before Halloween.
Your DM. Showing up to a Meetup event where you don't know anyone can be a lil scary. If you'd like to get to know the DM a little, I am a 44 year old data nerd that got into DnD because of a TikTok. I am from the Midwest but moved out here for the clouds and the rain (not joking). I will be at the event 30 minutes ahead of time if you'd like to stop by before everyone else shows up.
You Meet in a Tavern. We will be meeting at the Chapel Pub in North Portland.
Agenda: Not set in stone, more of a guide for pacing :-)
- 5:00 - Session 0
- 5:30 - Play
- 9:00 to 9:30 - Find a climactic conclusion
Seats at the table. This special 4 hour Halloween session is $30.
- Preferential seating given to those that have attended previous sessions and/or character creation sessions with the DM.
- Please keep your RSVP updated so players on the waitlist can join and the DM can plan accordingly. Last minute RSVP changes (less than 48 hours) or no-shows are frowned upon.
- The DM reserves the right to decide party make-up (Players and PC Levels)
Safety Tools. For gameplay at the table:
- All players are welcome at this table and will be respected
- Hard Lines: This game will not contain physical violence towards children, animal cruelty, party-initiated torture, inter-party violence or betrayal, or any sexual themes.
- “Pause for a second”: If at any point you feel uncomfortable or don’t agree with the direction the game is going
- Content themes and warnings can be found below.
This game is PG-13. Depictions of fantasy violence. Without giving it away, there is also possible body horror, mutilation, curses, death, and grief. There will be disturbing imagery, FREQUENT PROFANITY (I curse a lot), and some crude humor.
Session 0. We will hold a brief mini session zero at the start of the session to help build party cohesion, set the ground rules, and get settled into your characters.