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Waterdeep Detective Guild - A D&D Investigative Adventure
Keith (M.A. Military History)
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Join a group of curious adventurers as they solve mysteries, unravel puzzles, and arrest criminals in the D&D setting of the City of Splendors - Waterdeep.
Class experience
Welcome Detectives to the City of Splendors! Please read the descriptions below and feel free to contact me if you have any questions. This On-going adventure class is for the inexperienced D&D player (1st Level) who wants to learn how to role play in the style of Sherlock Holmes, who wants to learn how to have the action hero mentality of an Indian Jones coupled with the magical potential of Hermione Granger on steroids! (steroids are bad for you, this reference was only used for comic...
Students will learn about the medieval guild system. Students will learn how to solve complex puzzles, riddles, and mysteries. Students will learn to work together as a team to solve major crimes in Waterdeep. Students will learn to how to work their way to the top of a medieval guild with the help of their teammates. Students will gain experience in using their critical thinking skills to solve challenging problems. Students will gain experience in role playing in order to extract information from non-playing characters. Students will gain a great deal of knowledge in the lore of Waterdeep and the Sword Coast (Forgotten Realms).
Homework Offered
Ideally, students should be motivated to research their spells and skills during their "downtime" between sessions in preparation for the next class.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Each module will have a crime, puzzle or mystery to solve. Each challenge solved by the student's team should be perceived as a notable as a success.Grades Offered
4 files available upon enrollmentStudents must have a Roll20 account (free) in order to participate in the module. This simulates/facilitates normal table top play for D&D. All video and audio will be through Outschool/zoom. During Session 0, when we create our characters will we make sure all is ready for the first session, whereby we log on to Outschool and Roll20 simultaneously and have a rowdy hour of crime busting and problem solving.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This class will follow the Three Pillars of Adventure: exploration, role playing, and fantasy combat. While the emphasis is upon investigation and detective work, there will be an exchange of blows and spells during the sessions. Descriptions of violence will be minimized and appropriate for the adventure story.
The students will be provided access to the Roll20 compendium during this class. They may wish to purchase the D&D books for their own reference. Roll20 has an automatic die roller which we will use during the games, yet nothing beats rolling your own polyhedral dice.
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(324)
Over the past 30 years I have taught I.G.C.S.E, A-Level, I.B., and A.P. History throughout the Atlantic region in both private and public school settings. During that time I have instructed students in a variety of rigorous exam subjects . I am a...
Group Class
$25
weekly1x per week
90 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
3-5 learners per class
