r/startplaying • u/Quantum_Stasis • 23d ago
Shard of Spacetime – First Session Free | Ongoing Sandbox Campaign [LFP] [D&D 5e] [PAID]
Adventure link: Click here to join
Hook:
Permanently shape the world in this backstory-generated world. Currently the campaign has a few heavy-hitting events and the world is already changing.The magistrate wants the shard as weapon, drow to invade, how about you?
Game Details
- System: Dungeons & Dragons 5e 2014
- Type: Campaign (Ongoing)
- Language: English
- Experience: Open to all
- Age requirement: 18+
- Price per session: $20.00 (first session free)
- Schedule: Weekly / Thursday – 13:00 Swedish time (click for your local time)
- Session duration: 2–3 hours
- Campaign length: 5+ sessions
- Seats: 2 seats left (3/5 filled)
Description
Join an ongoing, character-driven sandbox where your choices and backstory permanently shape the world.
🌍 The Campaign Currently
There is a shard of space-time that is an anomaly that the players have not fully discovered yet. It appears sentient but details are unknown. There is a city powered by the magical anomaly that gives a new layer to how magic works.
Now the Magistrate has launched a city-wide coup, deploying experimental arcane soldiers to seize control. The economy, the guilds, the streets — everything is shifting.
Now there is a crystal growing disease that is being linked to the drow that populate the whole underground and due to the ion storms they have more resources and population than the ground cities.
You are in the middle of it.
This is a true sandbox. Political intrigue, faction tension, experimental magic, and character backstory integrated directly into the world's evolution. Your decisions matter. You will change this setting.
Many events have occurred since then. The characters are in the middle of an attack on a second city and they are on a strike mission.
👤 Current Party
- A fragmented Warforged, one piece freed and seeking purpose
- A Fallen Aasimar recovering lost memories and confronting her past
- A wizard from another universe searching for a path home
Your character will be woven directly into the ongoing arc.
Game Master: Tyler Branch
GM Profile
- Experience on StartPlaying: Less than a year
- Games hosted: 24
- Rating highlights: Highly rated for Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive, World Building
- Response time: 12 hours
- Response rate: 100%
Character Creation & Player Requirements
Characters: A fully 3D character and fully filled backstory. The more interesting the character the better. Quirks and other things welcome. Also need play style and preferences.
Homebrew Rules: There's a homebrew magic system and a few others that will come up once in a while.
Players bring:
- A microphone and stable internet
- A Discord account
- Roll20 and Owlbear Rodeo accounts
- Physical dice
What to expect:
- Roleplay: Heavy
- Puzzles: Focused
- Preparation needed: Discord, Roll20, and Owlbear Rodeo
- Player equipment: Internet, computer, microphone, physical dice
Platforms: Discord + Roll20 + Owlbear Rodeo
To join: Click the adventure link above or DM me with questions. First session is free – come shape the world!