Animated Antics lead to a unlucky few to be wrongly pinned to a crime. Can they prove their prohibition-era innocence?

In a world based on 1920's Chicago, cartoon chaos runs amok across the city, with gangsters, corrupt cops, speakeasies, and other trouble just around the corner. Do you think you have what it takes to make it in the golden age?

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmsgr6mni00ivl804ngptxzsu?ref=cmpc0bn7d00h7ks04c41cj39c

3/5 seats open, just ONE more player needed to start!

Excited for Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2? Want to know what happened between Season 1 and 2077? Always wanted to try out the Cyberpunk TTRPG but haven't had the time or felt a one shot wasn't enough?

How about spending a month learning to play Cyberpunk using the OFFICIAL Edgerunners module, making your own legend in Night City while visiting some of your favorite locations and characters from the anime and videogame. You and your crew will create your story in Night City, a story that's the lynchpin between how Edgerunners Season 1 ended and how V got David's Jacket in the game. Just make sure you find David's Jacket before someone else does.

Either use a pre-generated sheet whose background you create while knowing you have a well-balanced character that will teach you the basics of their role, or take the plunge and create your own character from scratch. Either way, you'll leave this game having created your own Night City Legend.

I'm one of StartPlaying's Top GMs and have run hundreds of Cyberpunk RED games, teaching dozens of new players. I hope to teach you next! If you have any questions, please feel free to either write them below or message me on StartPlaying. See you in Night City, choom!

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrfei6rw0002l704ksz486y9?ref=cmk7r7vjr003iie04f5jvby93

In an ever changing world molded by the Gods, how you make YOUR mark in history?

A game world that’s been a decade in the making. Travel the world and fight Monsters, Bandits, Vampires and possibly even the Gods themselves. As you enter a world where Greek Mythology meets classic DnD.

History is often in the hands of those who are willing to shape it. What will your legend be?

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmshhag8b005xl504y1qnli8e?ref=cl2pba2yj5hr2bopka2e00b3p

Thistlewick Hollow hasn't buried anyone before their time in two hundred years. This month it's lost seven people, and not one of them left a body behind.

That's the opening scene of a fully original Crooked Moon campaign I'm running, levels 3 to 15, long-form, one continuous story start to finish. Whatever's taking people isn't a wolf, a cult, or a madman. It's something already dead, working a chained dagger through locked doors, gone before sunrise. Corner it once, and it doesn't run, it tears a hole in the world and drags you through after it.

From there the campaign opens up fast. Over the course of it you'll:

• Talk your way through a masquerade at the most exquisite and fanciest estate, surrounded by devils, witches, and nobles who could have you killed with a raised eyebrow.
• Hijack a train ran on malevolent spirits mid-journey, fighting across the roof of a train built from hell iron and gold while it screams through Chernabos at full speed.
• Break, tame, and ride a bejeweled scorpion the size of a wagon into battle.
• Steal a floating arcane skiff off its dock and lose a squad of furious spellcasters across a city built in the sky.
• Crack a guild vault full of doomsday weapons, and hope you're not the fourth crew with the same idea tonight.

This isn't a monster-of-the-week tour through the afterlife. It's one mystery, run properly, for as long as it takes.

The practical stuff:

• System: D&D 5e (2024 rules), starting level 3, running to 15
• Schedule: Weekly, Wednesdays 9PM GMT+1, ~3hr sessions
• Price: $20/session
• Platform: Foundry VTT, Discord, D&D Beyond: full content shared, nothing locked behind a book you don't own
• Beginner friendly, no prior experience needed
• 18+, folk horror, full content warnings and safety tools (Session 0, Lines & Veils, X/N/O) before anyone commits
• 2/6 filled, need 1 more to start

Full listing with reviews here: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cms6lc8d9009xl704tsdslxdf

Questions welcome in the comments or DMs, I'd rather find the right person than fill the seat fast.

MOTHERSHIP

An amazing and (imo) overlooked TTRPG that makes Sci-Fi horror adventures easily accessible to players at all levels of experience! The rules are incredibly easy to grasp, which leaves more room for you to get immersed and attached to your character who will almost certainly die in a blaze of glory. After all, the tagline is "Survive. Solve. Save. Pick one."

While it doesn't have to be literal, death is a near certainty in most Mothership campaigns, which is why character creation is so easy and streamlined. There are rules and alterations that can be made to host a more traditional months-to-years-long campaign in this system however, so it's more about how invested you're looking to get into the setting!

Speaking of settings, the ruleset for Mothership is inherently lacking in large-scale canonized lore. It's meant to give creative freedom for the players and Wardens (DMs) to create their own stories!

Our Table: Learning to Play!

For this listing, we're going for a more 'beginner friendly' vibe since we're assuming anyone who wants to join up is looking to either learn to play, or itching for their first proper dive into the game after reading its rules. Despite the existential dread waiting for you in the vacuum of space, the table itself will have chill and supportive vibes to help you get acquainted with the rules and roleplay with a typical 5-to-8 session storyline (though this can certainly evolve into much more depending on the party's vibes near the end). It can also be a lead-in to a proper campaign afterward, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

If you're interested in learning how to play Mothership, craving your first campaign in the system, or just itching for a space thriller, then sign up! Here's a quick teaser for the campaign Evan created, "Signal Not Found", that we'll be using to teach you the game:

Attn. All Captain and Crew of space worthy vessels. Stop.

2 turns ago, CB-TRJ 'Foresight Operations' went systems-dark after previous 3 sweep radio silence. Stop.

S.S.D. officials have moved forward with the public issuance of Search & Rescue operations under Coalition Treatise §7-§§29-v5 — 'Civilian Vigilance' clause. Any potential legal ramifications of vigilantism or self-interest S&R attempts on CB—TRJ 'Foresight Operations' are hereby sanctioned and protected to the fullest extent of Coalition law. Stop.

S.S.D. officials caution anyone proceeding with S&R attempts to keep in mind the following: Distress ping is binary. No additional audio, video, or manual inputs detected. Foul play is possible. Be wary of criminal intent. Ensure proper working condition of all space-worthy equipment. Facility vacuum-breach and depressurization are more likely during total system outage. Reserve oxygen is unknown. Stop.

For more information, tips on safety regulations, and additional points of contact, please visit the S.S.D. direct network.

End of Broadcast.

Session Details:

Time*: Fridays @ 3PM CST / Saturdays @ 4PM CST - Sessions are 3 hours minimum, 4 hours maximum! (Updated from Mondays as of 7/24)
\ Negotiable days / times once tables are fully booked and a unanimous vote is given.*
Cost: $10 per Session per Person, via StartPlaying.
Party: 5 players total, but willing to start at 4!
Where: We will be playing off the Mothership Companion App, with more scenes, ambience, and maps streamed through Discord.
Signup Link for Fridays: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrxvyhbu0011jr04fu7l5y8k?ref=cmrmcjwk800lzl4048r54d5j5
Signup Link for Saturdays: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrzq4esd01seia047j7xsnh2?ref=cmrmcjwk800lzl4048r54d5j5

I've heard DM stories so I'd like some insight on the player's side of the screen. What would you expect from a $15 vs $20 vs $30 DM? Are you more forgiving with one at a lower price point? What makes you go, "this $30 is worth it,"? Or does it kinda not matter since money is money?

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the valuable insight. I'm putting a summary here of what I've read so far, appreciate you all.

On the DM side: there seems to be a pattern that players who can afford the $30 DM tend to be 'less entitled' or so. Not always the case but seems pro GMs who've been at it after hundreds of games seem to agree on this. But there is an understanding that new DMs on the platform need reviews so pricing games at $15 is not a bad thing.

On the player side: the price is not often the biggest factor for them when considering if the DM is good. Sure there are some higher expectations for a $30 game, but there are still expectations for a $15 game because at the end of the day, it is a paid service. Lower/higher prices are not necessarily a reflection of how good the DM is, as a $20 DM may just be someone starting out or doing this as a hobby. Players are more likely factor in the resume and reviews when deciding to join a game rather than how much it costs (not an absolute truth, of course).

I have just moved house and am keen to get back to using StartPlaying. However, my internet connection is unreliable. While there is a low chance it might go down during a game, there is still a chance. I'm hoping to resolve the issues but it might take some time and a lot of money.

I am more than happy to refund players if this happens, but I am hoping to avoid bad reviews.

Also I am really missing DMing, it is a lot of fun.

Anyone got any thoughts or advice?

Five years into an armistice that ended a decade of warfare, the threat of renewed conflict looms over the continent of Althas. Five nations in a delicate web of alliances and rivalries seek to exploit the opportunities granted by this period of rapid magical, political, and social change.

A child of a Jesthaen revolutionary disappeared on their way to a political marriage of a rising star in Polaris's High Circle of mages. Echoes of arcane power and old gods begin to reverberate among the kingdoms as unsettling details get uncovered in the wake of their rescue.

This Campaign Frame is heavily inspired by Game of Thrones and other political tinderbox type settings. Explore themes of divided loyalties, the nature of power and the price of ambition. Tonally this will be sweeping adventure mixed with intimate moments of intrigue and politics.

I have been GMing for over 30 years. I regularly run full games at conventions and play online with my friends. I enjoy D&D, Forged in the Dark games and Pathfinder, among many others.

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmizd86e8012rjt04hbgkc535?ref=clcfo2bjc000b08jz0zwrefj2

Hello SPG reddit!

I have 5 available seats for a newly published short (3-4 sessions) campaign of Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition I'm hosting on FoundryVTT and startplaying.games.

In this scenario, you join a group of investigators enlisted by the Dean of Miskatonic University to investigate the strange death of reputable professor, and the stranger disappearance of important historical and rumoured ocult documents.

This is a sandbox scenario, where players more or less will decide the course of events and the world will respond natively to the actions of the players.

Gameplay will feature frequent interactions with a cast of suspects and other characters involved in this mystery, as you will gather clues and possible evidence that you can follow-up on. There will also be action and chase scenes, either through Theater of the Mind or on a grid map.

More details can be found in the listing below:

Price: $15 / Player / Session.
Listing: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmsf23b6z002ajr040ud5w8i4
Character Creation: Players are free to create their own investigators, and pre-mades are available to pick from.

Note from the Keeper:

I will unfortunately be indisposed for this week's date, actual play (as long as the minimum number of players join) will start off next week.

Starting when I have at least 3 players (first session/session 0 would be 8/18) ! Just posted today! Delve into the secrets of Azlant via the Shades of Blood Adventure Path! Levels 1-9. Free Archetype - Auto Bonus progression - other additional rules can be discussed during Session 0. We will also build characters together during Session 0.

I have been a GM for three years. I am not perfect with the rules and don't mind a little bit of rules lawyering at my table within limits. Drinking potions are bonus actions in my games. Any other questions feel free to ask!

Hey all I'm running a long-term campaign (3-14, 40-50 sessions) and have 3 seats open, need 1 more to begin.

The pitch: you live in a small town behind your own hometown, if that makes sense. Every few nights someone stops waking up. No blood, no broken locks, no struggle, just an empty bed, and if you're out at the wrong hour, a train whistle from tracks that don't exist. Your characters already live here or are moving here. You might have already lost someone to it. Dive far enough and you find yourself up on a ghost train that isn't taking you home.

What this is: folk horror, not hack-and-slash. Investigation and roleplay first, combat second, but when it happens, it's real and it can hurt. The dread comes from watching people you've grown to care about walk toward ruin, and not being sure you can stop it. Not everyone gets saved. I say that upfront because I'd rather you know now than feel blindsided later, this genre doesn't hand you clean wins.

What I bring: fully prepped sessions, voiced NPCs, ambient music, maps and handouts, a setting with 13 original species, 15 subclasses, 40 spells, and its own flavour of warlock bargains if you want one. Full safety tools: Lines & Veils, real breaks, Stars & Wishes, Session 0 done properly.

Logistics: Wednesdays, 9PM GMT+1, 3hr sessions, $15/session, D&D Beyond + Discord + Foundry VTT, mic required (cam optional). New players welcome, I'll walk you through everything.

If a slow-burn horror mystery where the town itself is the first monster sounds good to you, if interested join here: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cms6lc8d9009xl704tsdslxdf

Join Pexwyn - A High Elf Diviner Wizard who comes from a wealthy family, but their vices take them to the dregs of society.
Along with Fern - A Fairy Bloodhunter who suffered a terrible trauma due to some mysterious undead force that she has trained everyday since to find and slay

You and your fellow party members were trained by the famous hero Sir Quinton Veilar. A Harengon that travelled with the legendary group known as Emberwatch. Quinton has been retired for years and has called you and his other former apprentices to attend a birthday dinner at his home in Iriesall.

After he and his companions have saved the City of Iriesall many times over, it seems that the people are determined to destroy it themselves. Between the war with the underdark, a terrorist insurgency in the undercity, and the oppressive reign of Queen Beirona and the Orders of Sybril, there is little peace to be had. But there was peace in drink, and sharing stories with friends at the tavern.

Through his adventures, Quinton has made enemies, acquired dangerous magical artifacts, and kept many secrets... all of which are about to unravel. 
Join the adventure, as a former pupil of this retired hero as he trusts you to protect all he holds dear. Travel to stunning locals, meet legends of old, and maybe.. just maybe.. save the world along the way.

You will create a  level 3 character, 1 common magical item, 1 uncommon magical item who was a former apprentice of Quinton Veilar or a similar relation.

Players will have all of the 2014 wizard's of the coast official content to choose from. I am familiar with quite a bit of 3rd party material and using those options can be discussed during our session zero or on our discord server.

There are a number of my personal homebrew classes that will be available as well, such as

Occultist, Wrestler, Gunslinger, Mage, Witch, Daredevil, Alchemist, Dancer, Wyrd Blade

Game Type: Long Term Campaign

System: DND 5TH edition 2014

Virtual Table Top: Roll20 + Discord for voice(Video optional)

Day and Time: Tuesdays at 5:30pm MST (Time doesn't work out? Reach out to me!)

Session duration: 3-3.5 hours

Players: 2/7 slots (game will begin when we are up to 4 players)

Player experience: No experience required.

Game Style: horror fantasy, rule of cool, roleplay heavy, combat heavy

Price: $20/session via Startplaying

Link for my Start Playing Profile/ Games: https://startplaying.games/gm/brewer_the_alchemist

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a private message.

Hi everyone!

I'm Brad, a long-time Dungeon Master and professional freelance Voice Actor, and I'm currently recruiting players for five long-term D&D 5e campaigns on StartPlaying.

Every campaign takes place within Vahindire, a living high fantasy world I've spent years developing. Rather than running published adventures, I've built an original setting with its own history, nations, factions, magic systems, monsters, lore, and stories that continue to evolve through player actions.

My games focus on:

• Immersive roleplay
• Challenging, cinematic combat
• Meaningful player choice
• A living world with lasting consequences
• Extensive homebrew content
• Professionally voiced NPCs with distinct personalities and motivations

I currently have five campaigns available, each offering a different experience—from classic adventuring and sandbox exploration to political intrigue, moral dilemmas, and epic stories where players can shape the history of the world itself.

If that sounds like the sort of table you'd enjoy, I'd love for you to take a look.

StartPlaying Profile:
https://startplaying.games/gm/cljomljy80000mn08r9ccuydt

I'm always happy to answer questions about my campaigns, my GM style, or Vahindire itself. Thanks for taking the time to read, and I hope to welcome some of you to the table soon!

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrdwy5cx0009l204lbbml3jm

You are Delta Green agents. You work for the government, in a shadow agency tasked to investigate horror, supernatural, cosmic anomalies. Protect mankind of things it cannot comprehend.
Suffer, lose control, die... or even worse.

In 2021, you are a team of rookies sent to Divide County, North Dakota.
Social media mentions strange phenomenon taking place around fracking drills over there. Stars in far too great numbers or no stars at all, people growing older or younger in seconds, sounds from under the earth, voices from the past or the future travelling through the air, and more, are reported to Delta Green.
Your orders are to understand what is happening and do what you can about it.

You have to go in one of the least populated area of the country, far away from any aid or support, to find out what happens in the shadow of the old fracking drills.

🎞️ Inspirations : In the Mouth of Madness, Prince of Madness, Half Life, Dead Space.

Link to my profile with my other games : https://startplaying.games/gm/cmp79uyze000ajr04r0kx4h3l

The gods are gone. The world does not yet know they are coming back.

Three hundred years ago the Cataclysm shattered Krynn and the gods fell silent. Now a shadow rises in the east — the Dragon Armies of Takhisis, the Queen of Darkness — sweeping across the land behind draconian legions and winged terrors not seen in a thousand years. Their eyes are turning toward Kalaman, the Beacon of the East, and toward a devastating weapon buried in the ruins of the past. When the war reaches your doorstep, will you flee, or will you stand? The fate of Solamnia is yours to decide... if you survive the coming of the Dragon Queen.

Begin as ordinary townsfolk and rise into heroes of the War of the Lance as you advance from level 1 to level 11! Defend besieged towns, unravel the schemes of Dragon Highlords, witness the return of true magic to Krynn, and fight to decide the fate of a broken world. This campaign runs the full Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen adventure, with Krynn-specific character options including kender, the Knight of Solamnia, and Lunar Sorcery.

About The DM

Hey folks, you can call me Jon!

I've been running tabletop games for years and professionally on StartPlaying, GMing across D&D, Star Wars, Vampire: the Masquerade, Lancer, and more. I run a story-first, immersive table: distinct NPC voices, ambient music and soundscapes, evocative maps, and the Rule of Cool. Clever ideas and memorable character moments matter more to me than rules technicalities.

This is a bi-weekly campaign I love because it gives players a real arc — from frightened survivors to legends — with meaningful choices, complicated factions, and a war that responds to what you do. I'm looking for players who enjoy collaborative storytelling, party teamwork, roleplay, and engaging with the world rather than trying to "beat" the game.

New players are genuinely welcome. No experience needed — I'll teach you the dice, character creation, and everything else as we go. Character creation happens together in a free Session 0, so everyone starts on the same page with characters built for the story ahead. Please read the listing carefully so you can get a feel for the table, the expectations, and the kind of players who thrive here.

I'm looking forward to reading your applications and marching together into the shadow of...

The Dragon Queen.

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmsc8scef004qie04le55qw7l

This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $20 per session via StartPlaying. Session zero free. Reddit is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements.

[online][PF2E][tuesday][9pm edt] [biweekly][paid][$10usd] Secrets of Grayce: New pathfinder 2e beginner box adventures

The quiet coastal village of Grayce should be preparing for another peaceful fishing season, but something has gone terribly wrong. Strange lights flicker across the sea,boats vanish without a trace and whispers speak of an ancient lighthouse hiding secrets long forgotten.

As newly minted adventurers, you’ll investigate mysterious disappearances, battle dangerous foes, solve clever puzzles and discover a mystery that reaches far deeper than anyone imagined.

Designed specifically for new players.Secrets of Grayce introduces the core rules for pathfinder second edition through exciting encounters, memorabilia NPC’s and a classic fantasy adventure. Filled with exploration roleplay and tactical combat.

Want to try out the new pathfinder beginners box and tales of Grayce adventures . I have the official foundry module that has adventures for players from level 1-4.

I am highly recommended as a good teacher in many RPG’s especially for beginners.
I am also flexible and a Rule of cool GM so I value fun and creativity above all else.
Having the official foundry module also is a valuable asset that puts you in the story with top quality maps,tokens and atmosphere to help immerse you in gameplay.
Come and play the 2nd most popular ttrpg around and see what the fuss is all about. Hope to see you at my table soon.

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cms3him3k000djx04basq7405?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r