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"Year 0" Prequel One-Shot BARD-ONLY (BYOI)

Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E (2024)
Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E (2024)
Online
Homebrew
House rules, a custom setting, or a system the Game Master wrote themselves.
LGBTQ+ friendly
The table is openly welcoming to LGBTQ+ players.
No paid games
On a player profile - you are looking for free games and are not interested in paid ones.
Adult
The table is for players who are 18 or over.

Description

Hello hello! I am Matthew. I am a new DM building a homebrew world, and I want your help filling in its history. Before my main campaign begins, I am running a series of one-shots set in "Year 0". This is when an apocalyptic cataclysm nearly ends the world. The future campaign will be set centuries afterward. This post is for a specific prequel one-shot for a party of four bards. AND you as the player ideally have an instrument to RP with and maybe play poorly. When? I run my business from home and have a family, so M-F during the day works best. These one-shots will take place Tuesday through Thursday, between 9:00am and 2:00pm Central time (chicago area). If you work from home, work nights, or live in a time zone where this is your evening, this table is for you! What is it? You will play level 6 bards surviving the chaos of a larger conflict. You may be "just" bards, but together you can make a real difference in this harried, crumbling world. All of this happens under the shadow of the First King, whose mysterious sacrifice during this era saves the realm but curses his bloodline forever. Legacy? Yup If you survive, I have a "Fortune & Fate" roll planned to help determine your character's epilogue. Though you will have plenty of creative control over their outcomes. My particular hope with this one-shot is to establish a few bards as local heroes of sorts. And in the epilogue and leading into the future campaign, these bards and their instruments will be cherished.

Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E (2024)

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  • Location: Online
  • Game frequency: Oneshot
  • Timezone:
    CST
    Central Standard Time (GMT/UTC -6)
  • Virtual tabletop platform: Foundry Virtual Tabletop (Foundry VTT)
  • Weekday: Tue Wed Thu
  • Starting time:
    Morning
    06:00 – 12:00
  • Organizer: Matthew Matthew
  • Discord: Log in to view
  • Players: 1/4
  • GM: 1/1
  • Language: English
  • Added: 30. September 2026
Matthew Matthew

Hi, I'm Matthew (37, dad, small biz owner). I am getting into DMing as a fun creative outlet! I love epic stories, modular boss fights, and campaigns where your characters' actions directly build the world's historical lore.

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