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About the Adventure

What you'll need to know before joining

           Before we begin our next adventure, there are a few important things we need to go over to make sure this campaign is the right fit for everyone. Our goal is for every player to have a great experience, and that starts with setting clear expectations and making sure this campaign aligns with what you’re looking for as a player.

Things you will need

Digital Material

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Useful Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

No, Echos of the Storm King is not a beginner-friendly campaign. We recommend new players start with other adventures we offer, such as Heroes of Faerûn. This campaign is better suited for players who are already familiar with Dungeons & Dragons and its core mechanics, and would be considered an intermediate-level adventure.

Echoes of the Storm King is a dangerous, high-stakes adventure that throws players into the chaos of a world shaken by giant wars, ancient threats, and deadly wilderness travel. Combat encounters can become overwhelming very quickly, especially for groups that are unfamiliar with tactical positioning, resource management, and teamwork during difficult battles. Players should expect long journeys across the Sword Coast, political tension between giant factions, deadly creatures, and moments where retreat may be the smarter option than fighting head-on. This campaign focuses heavily on exploration, survival, investigation, and interacting with powerful factions and NPCs throughout Faerûn. Character death is a real possibility in this adventure, and players are encouraged to create heroes with strong motivations, flexible personalities, and a willingness to work together as a team.

Unfortunately, these are not free-to-play adventures. We understand that paid games aren't for everyone, but there are real costs involved in running a high-quality TTRPG experience. Through platforms like StartPlaying, you're able to find games that fit your schedule, preferred playstyle, and budget. What you're paying for isn't just a seat at the table. It's a consistent, well-run experience.

At Chef's Dungeon, we focus on delivering that value. We maintain an active and organized Discord community, invest in tools and features that enhance gameplay, and continuously improve the overall experience for our players. A portion of our monthly proceeds also goes toward supporting German Shepherd rescues.

You're going to need a few things before you get started in your next adventure. All of the things we cover are free for our players to use and will not cost you any additional money. We'll start with the services you will need to sign up for in order to join an adventure:
  • Discord - For general Chat and Voice Channels
  • D&D Beyond - For your character sheet
  • Beyond20 - This isn't necessary but most players prefer it
  • Google Account - For reading google docs (like the rules document)
You will also need to have the following hardware to join the campaign:
  • A computer or Laptop
  • Microphone or Headset
  • Notebook (If you want to keep notes)
  • Stable Internet Access (Can Test your internet here)
  • Required Internet Speed: 15-25 Mbps download
You cannot use your phone, tablet, or game systems (like playstation 5) in subsitution of a computer.

The virtual tabletop (Foundry VTT) only works on computers & Laptops. Other devices will not work for this VTT. It's also adviced you do not try to run this VTT on a work computer. We are not liable for any trouble using a work computer may cause you. It's adviced you use your own personal computer or laptop.

Class Restrictions:

  • Alchemist
  • Apothecary
  • Artificer
  • Blood Hunter
  • Dragon Knight
  • Gunslinger (No guns allowed)
  • Occulist/Witch
  • Psion/Mystic

Race Restrictions:

  • Custom Lineage
  • Dhampire
  • Drow

Background Restrictions:

  • Vampire Survivor
  • Vampire Devotee

This Adventure takes place in the Faerûn Region, which is a very famous region of the world Toril. Many adventurers have visited this region and have many tales to tell about the experiences they've had in Faerûn. As you start this adventure, we'll be starting in the small town of Nightstone. This town is located just south of the Ardeep Forest. Which is also known as the Faraway Forest. The closest major city would be Waterdeep, a city known by many experienced adventurers and gamers.

In this Adventure, you will get a chance to experience major cities like Waterdeep, Neverwinter, Bryn Shander, Goldenfields, Triboar, and many more as you travel through this adventure. You will pretty much be given the open-world experience of Northern Faerûn as this campaign will take you all over the region. If you're looking for lots of exploration and lore among the region, then this is the adventure for you.

There's a lot of options for you to choose from for your backstory in the Faerûn Region. You can have endless amount of options when choosing a location. Finding lore and Information for the locations through sites like Forgotten Realms Wiki is a huge help. There are so many locations within Faerun that you can choose to place yourself. You don't even have to specifically choose a location within the Sword Coast North Region.

Looking for a visual map of Faerûn? D&D Beyond offers a free map. Just click the button below, and it'll bring you to a full sized Faerûn map. If you're having trouble zooming in and out on the map, use `ctrl` + mouse wheel. It's a very large map and will require zoom tool + the scroll bars on the bottom and right sides of your web browser to move around the map. Trying to click and move (like on google maps) will not work.
Map of Faerun

Most of the adventures will be weekly sessions. It's rare that Chef will post adventures that run biweekly or monthly. Majority of the people looking for games directly though startplaying are looking for weekly sessions for their next adventure. Chef might post biweekly or monthly ran adventures and will have that info posted on the official startplaying.games adventure page rather than here. This page will just show days and times.