Adventure Description

Hate-filled cultists take no prisoners as they decimate the land of Faerun gathering together a hoard of wealth the world has never seen. What ancient evil do they hope to waken, and how can their plans be foiled? Join a band of adventurers and fight back against the despicable onslaught of dragon-masked sociopaths. Put a stop to their ritual, and save the world before it is finally and irreversibly doomed.

How to Prepare

Consider what kind of character you would like to play, but hold your ideas with flexibility. Together, the group will finalize character concepts and create characters during the first session.

Ensure that you have a working mic/headset and webcam (optional, but encouraged).

Create an account at Roll20.net and dndbeyond.com

Please join the Discord server upon registration.

Materials Provided

The GM will provide you with access to all materials on dndbeyond.

Syrinscape will be available for game immersion.

In addition to the game-specific Discord server, you will be added to the EJ RPG server and become part of a growing community of like-minded people.

Who will like this game?

Fans of the the Forgotten Realms, players of TTRPGs, and people who want to live a story of epic proportions will enjoy this game.

The campaign is balanced between exploration, roleplay, and combat; the group composition will help shape the balance in the direction that the players most prefer. EJ typically runs high-exploration games with ample opportunity to roleplay.

If you like contributing to a world-altering story and the possibility of failure with real-world consequences, you will like this game.

If you would like to explore themes of grand-scale evil and upheaval, you will like this game.

If you would like to find the light in the darkness and enjoy humor despite sorrow, you will like this game.

If you would like to fight back against the darkness and restore order to the world, you will like this game.

Character Creation Guidelines

Consider what kind of character you would like to play, but hold your ideas with flexibility. Together, the group will finalize character concepts and create characters during the first session.

Characters will begin at Level 3 and may gain a free feat at character creation (check with GM if you have questions about this).

All official 5e content is available for use (core, non-core, and Tal’Dorei).

Homebrew content may be used upon approval. Kobold Press materials are pre-approved.

Hoard of the Dragon Queen takes place in a particular world with particular races, so you may prefer to stay within the realm of that world, but these particulars will be discussed during the first session.

Small backstories (or concepts) are encouraged, 3-10 sentences.

Gameplay Themes/Content Warnings

This campaign explores themes of war, desolation, genocide, slavery, and unadulterated evil. Violence is common, described with PG-13, and occasionally R-rated description.