Welcome to Through Dangers Untold, a Dungeons & Dragons 5E* campaign set in the world of Gaea.
Dice rolls will be handled using the Avrae bot, with a link to the list of commands, below. There is no requirement that you use the bot for any other purpose. Roll20 (which is NOT required to be used by the Players) is used to provide maps where required (Combat, complex areas, etc).
Tupperbox, outlined below, may be used to differentiate PC actions/ dialogue from Player posts. Please also try to use the following chat formatting;
Speech should be book-ended with Double Asterisks ** and look like this
Out-of-character chat should be book-ended by a Backtick ` and look like this
Actions should be book-ended by an Underscore _ look like this and use first person present tense
Actions/ Checks/ Saves:
Do not ask to make dice rolls or checks, instead outline your intentions and any appropriate check(s) will be requested
Attacks/ Damage:
Do not make Attack and Damage rolls at the same time. Roll your attack and then any rolled damage if requested. Different damage types should be broken down where appropriate.
A single ‘main’ channel will be used though gameplay will be extracted and uploaded as blog posts to https://www.myworldnet.work/blogs. Each Player also has their own dedicated channel where they may talk directly with the DM and, where private die rolls may be made, as the Avrae bot cannot monitor private messages and therefore cannot provide die rolling functionality. The same functionality can be provided for ‘private conversation between PCs if required.
Please bear in mind that things work much more smoothly when the Players play cooperatively. Characters need not get along but intentionally being obtuse without a justifiable (in the opinion of the DM) reason will result in reparative actions.
*D&D 5E is used as a framework. Divergences from these rules are detailed at https://irnet.work/gaea/houserules.
Calendar:
The Gaean calendar, inspired by https://gnomestew.com/a-realistic-enough-for-fantasy-calendar/, is 360 days, split into 12 months, each 30 days long. The known date will be posted on a regular basis and can be verified at any time by visiting https://app.fantasy-calendar.com/calendars/6316d85775b962f27ad23c1b926004ab.
Progression:
Character Progression will be made via Experience Points (XP) awarded for defeating enemies in combat, overcoming challenges or as a bonus for inegnuity or excellent roleplay.
Avrae
Play D&D over Discord! Featuring advanced dice, initiative tracking, D&D Beyond integration, and more, you’ll never need another D&D bot.
View the full list of commands here!
Invite Avrae to your server here!
Join the official development server here!
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Using Slash Commands With Avrae
Due to the complexity of certain Avrae commands, Avrae does not support Discord’s slash command framework for every command. To use most of Avrae’s commands, add a prefix before the command you want to use – like !roll 1d20.
Next Steps
To get started with Avrae, try out our interactive tutorials! You can list the available tutorials with !tutorial, and start one with !tutorial
Disabling Slash Command Suggestions
When using prefixed Avrae commands, you might see recommendations from Discord for other bots’ slash commands. To disable these suggestions from Discord, right-click on your message bar, hover over “Suggestions”, and make sure that “Slash Commands” is unchecked.
Schedule
On a normal schedule, Players have 7* days to complete their actions.
The DM posts the current situation on a Sunday, and the Players then have until midnight of the following Saturday (UK Time) to make and adjust any actions/ dialogue.
The DM retains the power of intervention, which simply put, means that they may decide that the actions of a particular PC are such that an immediate response is justified. This may be restricted to simply the PC involved or may include others as is deemed appropriate, at the discretion of the DM.
Failing to post any (meaningful) action during the allotted time will result in your PC simply doing nothing, losing their turn in the initiative order, and considered to not be an ally of the party in terms of occupied squares.
Tupperbox
Where possible, it is recommended you use the Tupperbox Bot to create an alter ego for yourself and easily post ‘in character’, for a more immersive experience. Examples of Tupperbox in use can be found in the-tavern and various game threads.
Guidelines on how to set up your Tupperbox avatar can be found at https://tupperbox.app/guide/basics.
As of today, I weigh in at an impressive, for all the wrong reasons, 20ST 9LBS/ 289LBS/ 131KG. I’ve decided to keep a progress diary, both as a means of charting my ‘progress’ and to keep myself motivated through public accountability. I have no ‘exercise gear’ to speak of, and very little disposable income, due to being ‘between jobs’, with which to purchase this, I do however have a young daughter whom I’d rather like to watch growing up and, wherever possible, physically participate in her mad moments chasing bubbles or simply using up the endless energy she seems to possess.
I had posted on the Social Networking site NextDoor.co.uk, in the hope of finding warm bodies to act as a ‘fitness buddy’ as on the few occasions that I’d tried to ‘get fit’ in the past, found a counterpart to be of massive value.
There have been a few bites and I continue to try to find times which work.
Along with the dog, a morning wander to Phoenix Park to identify suitable path(s) was undertaken and, despite “Bixby” constantly chiming in and trying its utmost to interrupt my efforts (genuinely if anyone knows how to disable this, at least in my opinion, utterly atrocious app, please let me know), a roughly 0.6KM route was determined.
Weather permitting, I’ve tentatively decided that I could probably manage to get to Phoenix Park, which is little more than a few hundred yards from my house, twice daily, with 11am and 7pm being times which I believe would work.
I’ve set my expectations low as I fully appreciate that burning myself out early is going to have completely the opposite effect than I’m looking for, so I’ll set a steps target initially before I even consider loftier achievements like a 4-minute-mile.
Expect a few ‘Day 0’ posts but I will sooner or later, run (excuse the pun) out of excuses for not just doing it (Nike, I’m open to sponsorship and offer competitive rates).