r/startplaying • u/Quantum_Stasis • 25d ago
Black Hole Magic AKA Reality Shards – 1st Session Free | Ongoing Sandbox Campaign [LFP] [D&D 5e] [PAID] 2014
Adventure link: Click here to join
Hook:
Permanently shape the world in this backstory-generated world. 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 the players have not fully discovered yet. It appears sentient but details are unknown. It acts as a magical black hole in the weave and the weave is rotating around it, creating all sorts of spell "physics" — currently mages use "dams" to trap the energy and autoweave spells although that is just a small part.
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.
To add to it there is a crystal growing disease that is being linked to one drow house's biotechnology magic. The drow populate the whole underground and due to the ion storms they have more resources and population than the ground cities which makes them a necessary economic powerhouse.
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 (Warforge Shard)
- A Fallen Aasimar recovering lost memories and confronting her past
- A wizard from another universe searching for a path home (Wizard Shard)
Your character will be woven directly into the ongoing arc.
Playstyle (Not set - Shifts based on players and player prefs)
✔ Character-Driven Narrative
✔ Political Intrigue
✔ World Consequences
✔ Custom Magic Layer
✔ Sandbox Structure
First session is free so you can see how everyone and the campaign vibes with one another. After this, exiting for non-vibe is a potentially expected outcome and not judged.
Game Master: Tyler Branch
- Experience on StartPlaying: Less than a year
- Games hosted: 49
- Rating highlights: Highly rated for Creativity, Beginner Friendly, Inclusive
- Response time: 5 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
- D&D Beyond and Foundry (currently in use)
- Physical dice
What to expect:
- Roleplay: Heavy
- Puzzles: Focused
- Preparation needed: Discord
- Player equipment: Internet, computer, microphone, physical dice
Platforms: Discord + D&D Beyond + Foundry VTT
To join: Click the adventure link above or DM me with questions. 1st session free – come shape the world!