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The start date/time above are just placeholders as this event doesn’t really happen at any particular time. If the RSVPs fill and people are ready, we will start earlier.

The traveling extravaganza known as the Witchlight Carnival visits your world once every eight years. You have a dim memory of sneaking into the carnival as a child without paying for a ticket. That memory has grown foggy over time, though it still conjures a weird admixture of emotions—wonder and awe mixed with loss and regret. During this childhood visit, your character lost something. You tried to find it, but the carnival owners—a pair of elves named Mister Witch and Mister Light—were decidedly unhelpful.

As time passed, your heart became less heavy, and you gave less and less thought to those childhood events. Now, for reasons you can’t explain, the longing to retrieve that which you have lost has resurfaced, as though an old spell has faded away, allowing you to feel the loss as sharply as if it happened yesterday.

Now, 8 years after those events, the Witchlight Carnival has returned…

This is a Play by Post campaign. Play-by-Post (PbP) D&D is a text-based format of tabletop role-playing where players and Dungeon Masters write out their actions, dialogue, and narrative descriptions, typically on Discord or forums.

Due to its asynchronous nature, we don’t have to schedule time to all be online or sit at a table at the same time. Throughout your day, as you have time, read the new posts and add to the story with a post of your own.

If improvising at the table is daunting for you, play by post really slows the game down and gives you a chance to think about what you want to do or say. This style of play is also great for people who enjoy writing.

If you are looking for a fast-paced game, this might not be for you.

We will be doing our posting in Discord, so please join the channel above. This is a different server than we normally play in. So you need to join, even if you’ve played before.

Character Creation

Please create your characters in DnD Beyond.

I prefer that you use 2024 rules for character creation, but don't fret! This doesn't rule out the use of 2014 races/subclasses/backgrounds. There's a very simple procedure to convert 2014 to 2024 (found in the 2024 PHB). Milestone Leveling, Encumbrance and Coin Weight on. Standard Array or Point Buy for Abilities. Standard starting equipment.

For this campaign, we will be starting with 3rd Level characters.

Please limit your character to official published D&D content only. Don’t forget to check out the races and backgrounds from the Wild Beyond the Witchlight book (I’m sharing the book in the Beyond campaign, so it should show up for you).

What You Will Need

  • A free Discord account
  • A free D&D Beyond account

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