D&D Stories | Sweet Dreams Session #2

Post author:ExpQuest
Post published:August 3, 2021
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Reading time:14 mins read

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) is a homebrew mini-campaign I’m running for five level 4-6 characters. I anticipate it will take 8 – 12 sessions to complete. This Sweet Dreams series chronicles each session with highlights and lessons learned, while the mystery of the sleepwalking curse unfolds throughout! We’re playing Dungeons and Dragons 5e (D&D 5e)

Session #2 Date: June 25th, 2021

Party Level: 5

Previously on Sweet Dreams…

The party of five arrived in Somnium and met their quest giver, Vargik, at the Sleepy Owlbear Tavern. They learned a sleepwalking curse is affecting the Alucinor region and its source might be locked away in the Grand Archives. The party discovered dreamwards around town and suspect these trinkets can trigger the sleepwalking trance. They met Enlightenment, a tiefling priest at the Pantheon House non-denominational church, and gathered clues about the source and purpose of the dreamwards. Ending their day, the party fought off a few sleepwalkers outside the Rat Attic Inn before taking a nice long rest. We join the party as they wake up and continue their quest

Between session one and session two the party levels up to level five.

D&D Stories | Sweet Dreams: Session #1

Post author:ExpQuest
Post published:July 23, 2021
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Reading time:7 mins read

Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) is a homebrew mini-campaign I’m running for five level 4-6 characters. I anticipate it will take 8 – 12 sessions to complete. This Sweet Dreams series chronicles each session with highlights and lessons learned, while the mystery of the sleepwalking curse unfolds throughout! We’re playing Dungeons and Dragons 5e (D&D 5e)

The Sleepy Owlbear Tavern

The session begins in Somnium, at the Sleepy Owlbear — a well-maintained, dimly-lit tavern with a bar and hot food. The party of five adventurers recently arrived, finding a table reserved for their benefactor, Vargik Tomedelver — but no Vargik, yet. The most interesting feature of the taproom is its proprietor, a narcoleptic awakened owlbear named Godfrey dozing off behind the bar. The patrons don’t seem alarmed by this. Mercifully, the players took my lackluster intro of “you’re in a tavern, maybe you’ve already met each other or not or something,” and ran with it. A rocky start, but I hadn’t DM’d (and they hadn’t played) in months.

Street through a European style medieval town, representing Somnium. — *Medieval Town 4* by Hetman80

Sweet Dreams: Campaign Overview

Post author:ExpQuest
Post published:July 18, 2021
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) is a homebrew mini-campaign I’m running for five level 4-6 characters. I anticipate it will take 8 – 12 sessions to complete. This Sweet Dreams series chronicles each session with highlights and lessons learned, while the mystery of the sleepwalking curse unfolds throughout! We’re playing Dungeons and Dragons 5e (D&D 5e).

Start Date: 06/19/2021

Format: Discord w/Voice and Video
Tools: DnD Beyond with AboveVTT extension (Chrome/Edge, FireFox)

The Dungeons and Dragons Group

We’re a group of friends that have been playing D&D 5e together for three years and counting. While we started playing in-person around the same table, we’re now split across two states and leverage technology to connect us. Our group is comprised of three couples and we’re all in our late-twenties to mid-thirties. Sometimes we’re mature, sometimes we’re silly, and sometimes the DM (that’s me) yeets their monster off a cliff because it’s been a long day. It’s been a few months since I’ve run Dungeons and Dragons. This compact D&D campaign is my way of getting back into the groove before we resume our long-running campaign.