Hello secret door folks!
We want to start taking steps to move away from using the term race in the player options we publish for our adventures. This is no small task, and we've been contemplating how to go about it for a while. Recently we found Ancestry & Culture, an alternative to race in 5e by Arcanist P...
2020-06-22 23:02:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Every month we create a free Mini ReQuest Pack based on 4-word suggestions submitted by our patrons, who then also vote on which ones get made.
This month's Mini ReQuest Pack theme:
SUNKEN TREASURE 🔱🐚
The winning suggestions:
A Litter of Merkittens, submitted by Shana Hausman!
Hello good people of the Secret Door Club!
In this sneak peek post, we're going to tell you a little bit about what to expect from Quest Pack 08, and show you some sketches Niels has made for it.
Spirian's Retreat
(Image from the Campaign Map included in Quest Pack 01)
This Quest Pack details the final destination on Marlon's itinerary: Spirian's Retr...
2020-06-13 22:09:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
We’ve really enjoyed our “Let’s Play D&D” one-shots so far. It’s been great getting to know some of you, and by playing with us, you’ve given us some very valuable insights on the adventures we’re writing.
For the next round of “Let’s Play D&D” games, we’d like to invite you to join a playtest of ACT 1 of Stars of the Sea. This test will be run over Discord, using the 2020-06-13 15:42:39 +0000 UTC
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Hi patrons! Hope you're all doing well ❤️
For this month's Mini ReQuest Pack, we're going to create a sheet of 6-8 item cards of Sunken Treasures! These item cards will be included in the next Quest Pack, as a part of a diving expedition.
This month, we would like you to use your four-word suggestion to pitch us:
Hi everyone!
For this month's Quest Pack we’re finishing up our tour of the city of Silver Spires with a fully detailed map pack, along with a calendar packed with Spirian events and a framework for how everyone in the world of Hemelin measures the year. We’ve made sure everything mentioned in Stars of the Sea so far appears in this city map, and we've added a plethora of new places to explore too, detailed on the accompanying map legend. Neighborhoods have been defined, boundaries ...
2020-06-04 15:23:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
We're happy to announce that we'll be hosting two more one-shot adventures on our patreon discord server.
Spike Patch Grove, on Sunday the 7th of June, with Niels as DM.
Hissia's Garden (playtest), on Saturday the 13th of June, with Rose as DM.
Both will start at 8pm BST (British Summer Time).
YOU CAN SIGN UP TO PLAY IN OUR DISCORD SERVER! 👍
We've had enormous fun running game...
2020-06-03 20:55:21 +0000 UTC View PostHello, welcome to another mysterious Secret Door Club post! 👁️🚪
We've been hard at work creating the next Quest Pack together, and as mentioned in our last update, along with a comprehensive city map, we plan on bringing you a calendar of the most important events and festivals that Silver Spires has to offer!
Below is the first draft of the events we'll be adding to the calendar, from the cheerful party that is Aria's Day, to the somber events of Ancestor's Eve....
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2020-05-25 18:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This month's Mini ReQuest Pack theme:
SHOPS in Silver Spires
The winning suggestion:
Second Hand Familiar Sanctuary, submitted by Will Clark!
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A safe place for lost, forgotten or unwanted familiars, where they can rest, recuperat...
2020-05-22 21:12:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Secret Door Club members! 👁️🚪
The next Quest Pack is going to focus on a big, detailed map of Silver Spires, to give the city a real sense of scale and place. In addition to this, we're also going to publish a Spirian calendar, with several Spirian festivals, holidays and events that take place during the year. Stars of the Sea is a campaign story that can take place over an in-game period of up to a year, so hopefully you and your players will be able to use some of thes...
These modular tiles are perfect for creating a dangerous dungeon on the fly! 12 different layouts with inch-square grids with loads of different configurations means it's super easy to whip up an adventure map at a moment's notice. And as an added benefit, we've included some roll20 compatible version too, in case you're taking your games into the digital space for now :)
PDF downloads available in A4 and US letter format.
The Dungeon Tiles pack contains:
Hi patrons! Hope you're all doing well wherever you are in the world <3
For this month's Mini ReQuest Pack, we're going to create a SHOP that includes a full inventory of goods on item cards, and a description of the owner, exterior and atmosphere.
What's more, we'll sneak ...
2020-05-11 18:56:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
This month's content drop is a ReQuest Pack! In the first week of April, we asked all of you what stuff you'd like to see from us. We compiled the results into a poll, and the winner was the Gaming Resources Pack!
The resources pack is split up into three diff...
2020-05-05 22:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post
We had a ton of fun hosting one-shots for you last month, so while the quarantine continues, we've decided to keep hosting one-shots for you! Your Game Master this month will be Niels, and we're announcing 4 new sessions, play-testing 2 one-shot different adventure ideas. The dates are as follows:
Hi everyone!
Thank you for all of your wonderful suggestions! We have compiled & combined all of them into Quest-Pack-sized chunks, that you can find listed below. Once the poll has finished, we will turn the winner into a ReQuest Pack to be released in the ...
2020-04-09 17:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons!
Given the current situation, we thought it was high time for another ReQuest Pack, so that we can hopefully help to give you guys something to enjoy whilst everyone's self-isolating.
What is a ReQuest Pack?
It’s a Quest Pack that’s built entirely upon the requests of our patrons! A R...
2020-04-06 13:04:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
This month's Quest Pack is all about tradition and spirituality, as the adventurers on Marlon's holiday are invited to explore the Spiritspire Gardens. We also get to learn more about the druidic roots of the elves, their magnificent ancestor tree and their great respect for the fey that have flocked to Silver Spires.
It's time to forget about the stressful crowds of the Mindspire District and the endless parties of Soulspire Island. Visiting this district, the adven...
2020-04-05 16:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Playing Dungeons & Dragons is a great way to spend time with friends & family who are in isolation, and stay connected with them. There are many ways to play online, but this guide will focus on a method called the “theater of the mind”. It will mainly cover the role of the dungeon master, and how to best prepare for, and subsequently run, a theater of the mind style game.
Theater of the mind is a style ...
2020-04-04 20:32:10 +0000 UTC View Post
The winning suggestions:
Tiny Grandmotherly Dragonborn Druid, submitted by Xander Hasara!
Eccentric Tiefling Herbalist Grandma, submitted by Tytus!
Floral Femme Feline Druid, submitted by
Hi Patrons!
First and foremost, we hope you’re all staying safe and keeping well - it’s been a tough couple of months so far. We want to extend a huge thank you for your support in these times and we really appreciate you sticking around.
We’ve been keen to help in whatever way we can, and we thought some of you might appreciate a distraction at the moment; a little something to look forward to whilst we’re all staying at home.
So that being said, we’ve decided to ...
2020-03-25 20:27:51 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome, patrons!
For this month's Mini ReQuest Pack, we're taking a tour through the tranquil neighborhood of the Spiritspire Gardens, where we will meet 3 of the druidic mystic elders that live in the area. From tending to the roots of the Ancestor Tree, to performing life and death rites, to guiding pleasant Balance Walks around the district, these spiritualists do their best to help Spirians and Fey alike in the city of Silver Spires. But who are they?? That's whe...
2020-03-21 17:56:01 +0000 UTC View Post
We are proud to introduce our first subclass!
Play as a fabulous warlock who gains their power from a faerie companion. These warlocks can tap into the emotional spectrum, sharpening their insight, and gaining the ability to cast different spells to suit their mood. You may aim to seek a balance between your emotions, or emerge yourself in one powerful emotion that defines you.
This subclass package also includes a form-fillable character sheet PDF to help track your new warlock f...
2020-03-17 22:03:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
In this month's Quest Pack we take a short break from Marlon's demanding itinerary to tell you all about the unique fey creatures that can be found in Silver Spires. The Faerie Protection Council has been so kind as to produce a handy manual for visitors to the city that details 14 of these fey. The book explains what they're like, where they can be found, and how visitors should deal with them when encountered.
In addition to that, we present an in-depth game-master's gui...
2020-03-05 18:41:58 +0000 UTC View Post
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Victoria Glare is a Mermer; a type of water-bound humanoid with the upper body of a human, and the lower body of a fish. Her quest for dark magical secrets initially brought her to the...
2020-02-28 23:25:33 +0000 UTC View PostHello Secret Door Club!
The upcoming quest pack is all about the Faeries of Silver Spires. As a part of this Quest Pack, we're releasing our first Subclass!
Warlocks will be able to choose a Faerie as their Otherworldly Patron. These faerie warlocks get their magic from their bond with their faerie, and gain a number of abilities that draw from the emotional spectrum.
Attached to this post is our latest version. It is formatted in a temporary googl...
2020-02-21 17:02:05 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome, patrons!
For this month's Mini ReQuest Pack, we're going to explore some of the weird, wild and sinister fey creatures that reside in and around Silver Spires, attracted by the deep magic of the Spirian Aura. We've been busy creating a guide for adventurers to familiarise themselves with the fey that they might encounter within the city, and we'd like your help to conceptualise one of the more sinister elements...
A selection of concept art of our fey creatures ...
2020-02-20 21:30:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Crabby Races is a fun & quick minigame where players can place a bet on their favourite crab, and then take control of it as it races against other crabs through a crowded boulevard. An excellent way to spice up your local harbour district or add some action to your game's "beach episode"!
PDF downloads available in A4 and US letter format.
The Crabby Races pdf contains:
Hello club members!
Last weekend I (Niels) ran a fun little one-shot for some friends and family to test some ideas we have for ACT 2 of Stars of the Sea, and I wanted to share some of it with you here. The one shot was designed to test three core campaign concepts:
Hello Secret Door Club!
Today I wanted to share a little bit of our design process with you. Oftentimes when we sit down to design a character, we know what we want them to look like fairly quickly, and other times... It takes some doing. The last time we wrote about a character's design was Marlon Wallace, who also went through dozens of iterations before we found her final look.
The charact...
2020-02-07 22:35:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patrons!
In this month's Quest Pack, we continue the holiday-tour of Silver Spires, following Marlon's Itinerary. The adventurers get to explore the Cuisine Quarter of Soulspire Island, a busy market street filled with food stalls and game booths. In the evening, they are invited to the Dockmaster's Opera, where they are witness to some of Silver Spires' most famous bards and performers on stage.
We are also presenting the first buildable set of Stars of the Sea! It re...
2020-02-05 20:49:32 +0000 UTC View Post