One-Shot Initiative: D&D 5e 2024, The Mystery of the Lighthouse Ghost!

PLAYER INFORMATION
Experience required: None
Age: 14+
Number of seats available: 5
Character Sheets: Pregenerated character sheets will be provided.
Link to the System!

This game is going to be very "tongue in cheek" expect to be making jokes more than serious combat!

2 seats in every guild one-shot are reserved for the monthly supporter lottery. You may see players in a game's attendee list before guild-wide RSVPs open.

Please scroll all the way down for any and all information, including age restrictions, what kind of experience is needed (if any), what to bring, content warnings, and more!

PRICING

• It is $10/per player to play this game at Groundswell Startups.
• It is $8/per player if you are a paid monthly supporter of the Guild (via our Ko-Fi or Patreon).

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
There is a Ghost haunting the old lighthouse, and its keeping everyone from lighting the beacon at the top, making it super dangerous for ships, we gotta solve the mystery and figure out whats going on!

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
Dungeons & Dragons is a collaborative tabletop role-playing game where players form a party to create a fantasy story, navigating challenges through improvisation, imagination, and polyhedral dice. One person, the Dungeon Master (DM), acts as narrator and referee, while others create unique characters to explore, fight, and solve problems within this shared world.

GAME MASTER INFORMATION
Name: Jason
Pronouns: He/Him
35+ years as a TTRPG Player
25+ years as a Game Master

ABOUT YOUR GAME MASTER:
I like Trains!

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
WHAT YOU NEED:

• A Pencil
• A set of Polyhedral Dice

WHAT I PROVIDE:

• Everything required will be provided

GAMEPLAY DETAILS:

• Rules Loose-Rule of Cool
• Rules As Written
• Core Book +1 Official Supplement

CONTENT WARNINGS:

• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Alcohol use
• Spiders
• Psychological Trauma

PROHIBITED CONTENT:

• Torture
• Sexual Themes

SAFETY TOOLS USED
Sometimes games have content or situations where a player or GM may feel stressed out, unsafe, or otherwise not having fun. Safety tools are a way for players and GMs to communicate and check-in before, during, and after a game in order to make sure everyone is still having fun, and to provide the right support when needed.

Information on Safety Tools

DURING THE GAME:

• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Breaks

PLAYERS CAN EXPECT:

• Combat/Tactics: (Low)
• Roleplay: (High)
• Exploration: (Medium)
• Puzzles: (Medium)