Arc Dream Presents: Swords & Sorceries Actual Play: Hearts of Iron, Episode 3 – The Sea Demon’s Gold (Patreon)

Previously: Session Two

In The Sea Demon’s Gold, the adventurers journey through a deadly storm to the isle of the Sea Demon, where rumors say a forgotten temple holds riches. They find the island rising like a living thing from the sea, surrounded by and filled with dangers. 

In Session Three, they venture deeper into the caverns of the Temple of the Sea Demon and confront curses and monstrosities.

This  5E campaign brings together Shane Ivey from Arc Dream Publishing, Mark Finn from the Monty Haul zine, Chris Spivey from Darker Hue Studios, and Aser and Megan Tolentino from The Redacted Files.

Shane, the Dungeon Master, introduces the Heart of Iron, a trading ship from the crumbling, devil-haunted city-state of Zyirra. Among its crew are four adventurers: 

• Baldo Vandalerius (Mark), Zyirran human rogue with a heart of gold, or at least electrum
• Thalus Longbarrow (Chris), a wood-elf ranger from the wilds near Zyirra
• Ki (Megan), a scheming and ruthless dwarf from far Iskutai, a priestess of the underworld goddess Sahayaak
• Astartus (Aser), a Zyirran human fighter with a broad shield and a heavy hand

We use the Roll20 module for The Sea Demon’s Gold, which you can see in action in the video. The Sea Demon’s Gold is also available in PDF and full-color paperback.

Produced by Rachel K. Ivey. Character sketches by Kurt Komoda. “Five Armies” by Kevin MacLeod, http://www.Incompetech.com, music from http://www.filmmusic.io. License: CC BY.

SWORDS & SORCERIES LINKS

• About the Broken Empire
• The Sea Demon’s Gold in paperback, PDF, and Roll20 VTT
• Mystical Inspiration for 5E Spellcasters
• The Bladesharp subclass for rogues
• The Shieldbearer subclass for fighters
• The Summoning domain for clerics
• The Future of Swords & Sorceries