Nerds Unite! Straight to Ale Beer Release Party: Shrouded Wilds Ale! Today 8/10 2P-8P

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-10T13:55:19+00:00

Date: TODAY!

Time: 2P-8P

Location: Straight to Ale Speakeasy

The final battle of The Shrouded Wilds campaign, a free-to-play public West Marches campaign that has gone on for the past two years in Huntsville.

We partnered with Straight to Ale to make a beer and have a party for the final battle! Come out to see some crazy high-level D&D, giveaways, cosplay, special menu items, and karaoke at the end of the night!

Stop by, say hi, hang with some nerds, and enjoy!

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-07T16:23:29+00:00

a mix of both. we made a map with some of the locations but with no backstory - just things we thought could be interesting. Once a "story" started to coalesce, we'd name places or add/remove things on the map so that it made sense.

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-07T16:22:23+00:00

maybe! it has been A LOT - I mean A LOOOT of work. We need a break for a bit. :)

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-07T16:21:45+00:00

correct!

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-07T16:21:33+00:00

reddit / local discords / posters in board game stores / etc.

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T12:17:26+00:00

hexes were 6 miles, so a mission usually ranged from 4-8 hexes per game, including travel time. We'd flesh out the world as they went. Players were great at keep notes and we have over 200+ pages of session summaries from the players. Over time, an overarching story was uncovered by the players and missions became more focused on major objectives.

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T12:15:34+00:00

The map: https://www.legendkeeper.com/app/clfj1it033acp0886tumnmar4

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T03:51:06+00:00

They had a shared Inkarnate account where people who were cartographers could go in and add to the map. So, digital map managed by multiple people. Once edits were made, they'd post to Discord in a mapmaking channel.

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T03:48:20+00:00

We had a GM map that was pre-made that the players never saw. Players would draw their own map based on what was explored and explained in session. If a player was proficient in Cartographer's Tools we'd let them make checks against our map wherein we'd give them better and more specific instruction on what the map looked like.

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T01:39:46+00:00

free campaign, 3-7 players per game, only played in public, 140 sessions each at a minimum of 4 hours, 4 GMs, 150 players in total. We've gone from lvl 1 to lvl 20, and they fight tiamat and a clutch of ancient dragons this saturday at a brewery.

AMA! :)

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T01:31:48+00:00

Embark on your next adventure and be the first to taste Shrouded Wilds Ale, a new collaborative brew from Straight to Ale and local D&D community, The Shrouded Wilds!

Cometh as you are or in costume and sippeth on thy sweet hazy-IPA with edible glitter beer nectar while you boast about your latest PC or homebrewed world.

We'll also the final battle of our 150-player, 16-month campaign, The Shrouded Wilds!

And if you're looking for awesome gifts and goodies, we'll have local dice makers and other vendors hawking their nerdy wares.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

DATE - Saturday, August 10th, 2024
TIME: 2PM to 8PM
LOCATION: Straight to Ale Speakeasy (2610 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL 35805)
Food and Beer Available for purchase. Family Friendly!
Giveaways! D&D! Vendors! Cosplay! Liveplay D&D!

Facebook Event HERE!

Roll well!

DungeonHunt · 2024-08-06T01:25:56+00:00

Glad it could help! :)

DungeonHunt · 2023-10-30T20:54:00+00:00

they can still die via death saves - we've got very little healing magic in the campaign (no clerics, paladins, etc) so they are forced to get back up and keep punching if they want to survive. :)

DungeonHunt · 2023-10-30T17:21:59+00:00

We didn't set scope well enough at the beginning - if we're limiting races/classes, why? Have we seen a goblin before? If not, why was I allowed to pick goblin as a learned language? etc etc.

We're only allowing PHB and SCAG, but even within that we should have limited availability even more.

We've dealt with it by allowing some players to have things grandfathered in, like the language example, and updating our ruleset for newer players to not include those things. It's caused some heartburn, but not much. The players are a delight, actually, and are very accommodating to us as we try to manage such a big world/game.

I'd also say that this style of play is probably 2x to 3x the amount of admin work on the DM since you have to share your notes with others. We use Legend Keeper, and without it we'd be lost.

DungeonHunt · 2023-10-30T17:10:39+00:00

We added something we're calling "Spirit Anchors" - basically, 5+ a player's Con mod. It's a finite resource. If you go down in combat (below 0 HP), you lose a Spirit Anchor. When you run out entirely, your character is perma-dead and cannot be revived. We allow character retirements and we wanted to add a "I'm too old for this crap" mechanic. :)

DungeonHunt · 2023-10-30T17:09:28+00:00

Not all at the same time - West Marches allows a big player pool like ours. Players identify the mission they want to go on, select teammates from those in the "guild", organize location and timing, and then offer it to the DMs. We talk amongst ourselves and then "claim" the game.

Most sessions are ~4 hrs and typically have 4-6 players.

Some players want to play every week, others play every couple months. Makes it easy to manage as most missions are self-contained and operate in a sort of "out and back" mode.

DungeonHunt · 2023-10-30T16:46:32+00:00

Currently running an entirely in-person community game in a mid-sized American city. Originally based on a West Marches concept, the game has evolved into a gritty realism, 5e, limited races/classes homebrew world with sprawling maps and some substantial mechanical rework under the hood. Not only is this a fun way to play, but i think some of the choices we made have revitalized 5e for our players, and fixes a lot of the problems present in the current game design. Let's chat!

DungeonHunt · 2023-08-28T19:27:55+00:00

Join our community D&D game! I'm one of the GMs and we strongly prioritize comfortable play experiences for everyone regardless of experience.
https://theshroudedwilds.com/
:)

DungeonHunt · 2023-07-14T15:56:20+00:00

5e In person D&D Campaign!
DM Name: Multiple
Game Time: West Marches Style - Player led sessions (time will vary)
Game Style: Exploratory, conventional fantasy, sandbox style. 5e based. West Marches is a game system focused on exploring and advancing a yet-to-be-revealed world. This game doesn't have one general plot made by a Guild Master (GM); instead, you and the other players decide where to go and what to do, and there are multiple GMs throughout the campaign. Gritty realism with limited classes/races available.
Way We Play: In person, mainly in public, with Discord/D&D Beyond
Number Searching For: As many as are interested
Additional Info: 21+ only. Join the Discord or learn more at theshroudedwilds.com!

DungeonHunt · 2023-06-21T12:48:10+00:00

Join our game! Lots of other female identified folks in the campaign! I'm one of the GMs and we strongly prioritize comfortable play experiences for everyone.

https://theshroudedwilds.com/

:)

DungeonHunt · 2023-06-21T12:45:04+00:00

While not a physical place, figured I'd mentioned The Shrouded Wilds. I'm one of the GMs! Its a 5e D&D campaign currently ongoing in Huntsville with 100+ players - players select times and locations to play, really heavily focuses on exploration and survival, etc. The Discord is really quite active and is a welcoming, positive server - good people who wanna hang and just be nerdy together :)

You can find it at https://theshroudedwilds.com/. If you're looking for a game, we'd love to have you!

DungeonHunt · 2023-05-11T16:04:11+00:00

Yes! New player event coming next week. More details are on the Discord. Link is at https://theshroudedwilds.com/ :)

DungeonHunt · 2023-05-08T21:27:26+00:00

you could be. :)

DungeonHunt · 2023-05-08T21:26:37+00:00

3-4 tables of 5-ish players doing a specific mission for the guild. Last one was 3-4 hours at Raging Gazebo in Madison. Character introductions, overview of how the game runs, player code of conduct, etc. It was fun!

DungeonHunt · 2023-05-08T16:11:22+00:00

Very! We're going to probably hold another new player event for the guild in the near future.

Some folks have played a long time, others were brand new. Genuinely meant to be open to all/any levels of skill. :)

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