Best one shot rpgs series#

The beginning of the adventure is great as it starts in a epic goblin settlement on the back of a giant horizonback tortoise. This is one of the four brand new starter adventures youвЂ™ll find in Matt MercerвЂ™s ExplorerвЂ™s Guide to Wildemount, each of which make for perfect D&D one shots.

Court of the Lunar Knight (level 15) from 12 Peculiar Towers from Kobold Press.

The Drowning Caverns of the Fish God (level 10), Goodman Games Fifth Edition Fantasy #15.

Children of the Red Rose (level 5) from Sly FlourishвЂ™s Ruins of the Grendleroot.

Blue Alley (level 1-4) available on the DMsGuild by Alan Patrick and M.T.

Unwelcome Spirits (level 1-3) from ExplorerвЂ™s Guide to Wildemount.

So here are my top 5 D&D one shots to play during lockdown and where to find them. And thereвЂ™s a whole gamut of widely available and inexpensive D&D one shots that you can play remotely for you to choose from.

Best one shot rpgs series#

Out of the three groups, itвЂ™s the D&D one shots series that has been the biggest revelation, it turns out itвЂ™s super fun and liberating to create new characters that you know will only be for a short-term game вЂ“ the weirder the better. As long as I donвЂ™t forget to charge the power on my laptops first. IвЂ™ve found that DMing games using 2 laptops, one with the camera on the action and one on me, work well. Not only have I been playing my regular Waterdeep Dragon Heist game, but my monthly long-running campaign that we used to play in person has now migrated to an online bi-weekly session, and IвЂ™ve also started a weekly D&D one shots series with another group, where we play a different one-shot each week, taking it in turns to DM.

But whatever your preference, there are options out there for everyone. However, my optimum choice would be to use a platform like Skype or Zoom, with a map and minis for the DM,В and track your characters and HP via DnD Beyond. Using virtual tabletops like Roll20 takes some getting used to, but itвЂ™s definitely worth putting in the effort and scaling that learning curve. I would happily use both if thatвЂ™s what our D&D group wanted. I would say that Fantasy Grounds has a slightly easier learning curve and requires less preparation time, and Roll20 has more functionality and some fun add-on features, but the difference is marginal and likely down to your own preference. But if you like to move tokens around a map, with sound effects and built-in functionality, such as initiative and HP trackers, then thereвЂ™s very little to choose from besides Roll20 and Fantasy Grounds. For a pure theater of the mind approach, Skype or Zoom has worked best for us. We play remotely via, Skype, Zoom, Fantasy Grounds, or Roll20, all of which have varying levels of accessibility, versatility, and ease of use.

How Do We Play? Playing remotely can take many forms. WotC recently released some exceptional material to help people to continue playing during quarantine, but there is already a huge amount of content available, as well as many different ways to play online. In fact, since the UK went into lockdown (seven weeks ago at time of writing), IвЂ™ve been playing more D&D than ever, sometimes up to three or four times a week. But one thing in my life remains constant, in spite of all the chaos and disruption weвЂ™re seeing throughout the world, I still want to play Dungeons & Dragons. Times are strange, thereвЂ™s no doubt about it.