The Hawthorne Guild

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We are a D&D 5e/5.5e Discord server featuring a persistent game world set in the Forgotten Realms and broader D&D multiverse. You and other players play as adventurers of the Hawthorne Guild, an adventuring guild in the Sword Coast. As a persistent and shared game world, character progression and events in individual adventures persist between and outside of games, creating a living world for players and DMs to participate in the form of oneshots, multisessions and campaigns, and both text roleplay and Play-By-Post games. With over 11,000 sessions ran over the course of 9 years, you and other players can dive in to determine the next chapter of your character's story and the guild's story.

Play How You Want

As a player on the server, you can expect to:

• Play any number of characters starting at level 3 or level 5 (your choice)
• Create characters using almost all of the official options as well as select Unearthed Arcana and server homebrew
• Create and play either 5e 2014 or 5.5e 2024 characters
• Progress your character through game sessions to experience content from level 3 to level 20
• Play on a variety of platforms, including FoundryVTT as one of our most prominent platforms
• Participate in downtime activities and text roleplay between adventures

DM How You Want

As a DM on the server, you can expect to:

• Run games for any level of play and your choice of either 5e 2014 or 5.5e 2024 games
• Participate in a shared setting of the Forgotten Realms and broader D&D multiverse by running your choice of oneshots, multisessions or campaigns, or Play-By-Post games
• Use almost all official monsters and magic items to use and award in your games, as well as server homebrew
• Run on any platform of your choice, with FoundryVTT being one of our most prominent
• Gain DM rewards to progress a character at the same rate as a player, so you don't miss out on any of the fun when you play games as well

We're recruiting both players and DMs, with new members able to become a DM immediately. We have a helpful, welcoming, and knowledgeable base of Staff, players, and DMs with years of D&D experience and are welcoming to D&D players both veteran and new.

We have multiple ongoing server events, including an opt-in server event related to the Death Curse of Tomb of Annihilation, and an ongoing server storyline with a villainous faction known as the Dread Empire seeking to conquer the Sword Coast (with an accompanying Youtube cutscene)!

Join us today: https://discord.gg/hawthorneguild

Welcome to Crit Fails and Fairy Tales!

My campaigns are very character-focused, roleplay-heavy, and feature a ton of custom content from magic items to races. I build these campaigns from scratch starting with the players ideas so the stories you want to explore are the central focus! We play D&D 5e with a variety of homebrewed rules and edits. My sessions feature custom music, ambiance, 3D maps, interactive menus, and more through Foundry VTT.

All sessions are online and require Discord and a browser for Foundry. If you have a system that cannot support the 3D maps, I stream the games to a private Youtube channel for players to watch during or after the sessions. These campaigns last around 3-5 years!

Sessions are 4 hours plus a post-session hang/discussion afterward

Sessions are $25 each

Wednesdays at 7 PM EST

Full homebrew level 1-20 campaign. Custom story and theme tailored to the players.

New campaigns will start with session 0s for each character followed by a second round of session 0s featuring pairs of players as the party slowly meets. (These sessions are free) After completing these everyone will have reached level 3 for session 1.

I'm pretty lenient with character creation and I encourage uniqueness! I allow most official Wizards content and homebrew as long as it seems balanced. If I feel something you created isn't balanced, I will work with you to make it balanced so you can still play the way you want no matter what content you are using! Whether it’s a homebrew campaign or a module I will center the story around player characters and integrate their backgrounds into the story.

I like challenging my players while ensuring the sessions feel fun and balanced. New players are welcome! I can help you learn the game no matter how little experience you have!

I also work with a character artist to make custom tokens for players at a reduced cost if you are playing in my sessions!

Custom artwork can be provided upon request by @_honeycup   https://www.instagram.com/_honeycup/

If you are interested in playing please contact me on Discord with info on your character and D&D experience!

My Discord username and server: charliesuits

https://discord.gg/cTZhRHqJ64

https://critfailsandfairytales.com/

About me and my partnered DMs

I've been dungeon-mastering homebrew campaigns and modules for around 10 years. I grew up reading tons of fiction and immersing myself in everything from story-driven RPGs to puzzle/card games of all kinds. As soon as I was exposed to D&D I was obsessed and It's one of my favorite games! I now train DMs to run games in the same style as myself to bring more high-quality D&D tables to the community!

I currently run 7 campaigns throughout the week along with random one-shots from time to time.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me on Discord!

"It is the third year of the Clone Wars that has engulfed the galaxy, Republic Command sees no end to the war anytime soon. In an attempt to expedite ending this conflict sooner rather than later, you have been assembled together. Trusted Clone Soldiers of the Galactic Republic, specially chosen Jedi Padawans selected by the last remaining Jedi Shadows with permission granted to them by the Jedi Council to proceed with their training in this way, and trusted Hired Mercenaries the Republic knows it can count on in desperate times. Your missions will take you across the war-torn galaxy to uncover Separatist secrets, destroy their outposts, assassinate key targets getting in the way of bringing peace to the galaxy once more, and other secret missions issued to you by the Jedi Council themselves. Will you bring this war to a close or will your actions only prolong it? Only time will tell."

• Starting Level: 3.
• Method of Play: Discord VC, FoundryVTT.
• Players: 1 more player wanted. Players required to be 18+, LGBTQ+ Friendly. Players required to have a working microphone of decent quality and a device capable of running FoundryVTT. Jedi slots will be limited, players looking to play as Clone Troopers are also desired.
• Game is intended to be challenging.

Please accept a friend request from xenofan6 on Discord to learn if you got into the campaign or not and for follow-up interview.

Application: https://forms.gle/LgGHU73dSc8JeX3TA

Current party is currently made up of:

• Aminishel Huethil (Human), Class: Sentinel, Sub-Class: Path of Focus.
• CT-9944 "Grid" (Human, Clone), Class: Scholar, Sub-Class: Tactician Pursuit.
• CT-6066 "Goggles" (Human, Clone), Class: Engineer, Sub-Class: Astrotech Engineering (Companion).
• CT-2046 "Cato" (Human, Clone), Class: Fighter, Sub-Class: Fireteam Specialist.
• Yon Gua'le (Bothan), Class: Operative, Sub-Class: Saboteur Practice.

One of our party members, who was playing a second Jedi Padawan, had to drop out due to life stuff making it so he no longer had any time for the game. You do not have to come to the table with a Jedi character idea, you can very much come in wanting to play a fourth clone or second mercenary character. That said we are several sessions in, so on top of an interview, we all would like you to play a one shot with us first wth the party using their characters in the campaign and the character you want to play as to see if you'll fit into the party, this isn't negotiable.

[online][pf2e][foundryVTT][paid][$10][biweekly][thursday][9pm est] jewel of the indigo isles with battlezoo options. Session 0 start date 7/30/26 3/5.

Mysteries abound in the pirate town of Rumplank, but none are as well known as the legend of Poppy von Barnacle’s lost treasure. A band of up-and-coming heroes, chosen by the royal family, must reunite a magical map and follow the clues to find the lost treasure once and for all. But all is not as it seems; somewhere, a deep evil from Rumplank’s ancient past stirs. Explore, voyage, battle, and triumph in the legendary Jewel of the Indigo Isles Adventure Path for Pathfinder Second Edition! This complete campaign takes heroes from 1st to 11th level.
• New and Experienced Pathfinder players welcome
• Beginner Friendly
• Official Foundry VTT Module
• Full Campaign from Level 1-11.
• Battlezoo character options encouraged: including indigo isles ancestries
• Access to free Players Guide
• Access to Roll For Combat’s full line of battlezoo ancestries available to play.
• Rule of Cool GM
• Voice Chat via discord
• 2.5-3hr sessions
• $10 per session
• Explore tropical islands. Hunt legendary treasure. Meet unforgettable NPC’s and uncover the secrets of the Indigo Isles.

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmqfth9ng00dxl40472p5guqy?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r

[online][foundryVTT][paid][$10][biweekly][Sunday][9pm est] Starfinder 2e Guilt of the grave world session 0 on 07/26 3/5 seats filled

While working for a dwarven mining collective on a mysterious asteroid, a group of adventurers discover an ancient secret, the revelation of which puts them at odds with the Corpse Fleet—the dreaded undead space armada from the planet Eox. Can the heroes survive the trials that await them on the grave world and beyond, or will they be the first victims of the Corpse Fleet’s ambitions of turning the galaxy into a cosmic graveyard?

• New players and veteran players welcome   
• Level (1-5) adventure   
• Official Paizo Foundry Adventure   
• Free Archetype   
• Gradual Ability Boost  
• Rule of cool GM  
• Experience running SF2E since launch   
• Access to all of Paizo’s starfinder 2e player and ancestry material  
• Voice via discord   
• Session length 2.5-3hrs in length  
•  join us as we fight undead horrors, uncover ancient mysteries, and battle the Infamous Corpse Fleet.  

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmqe3cegl0015la04nxpfdn4p?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r

[Online][PF2e][FoundryVTT][Paid][$10][Biweekly][Saturday][11 AM EDT] Hellbreakers | New 2026 Adventure Path

Isger is dying. Will you fight to save it?
The Hellknights have occupied your homeland. Innocent citizens are executed in the streets, Cheliax tightens its grip, and revolution is brewing. As members of the Hellbreakers League, you'll become spies, freedom fighters, investigators, and heroes leading the rebellion against tyranny.
But overthrowing an empire is only the beginning. Hidden beneath the chaos lies an ancient undead conspiracy waiting for the perfect moment to consume Isger.
Join Pathfinder's newest Adventure Path and experience a campaign filled with political intrigue, daring prison breaks, wilderness expeditions, murder mysteries, large-scale battles, and heroic resistance as you fight for your nation's freedom. This complete campaign takes heroes from Level 1 to Level 10.
New and experienced Pathfinder players welcome
Beginner-friendly table
Official Foundry VTT module
Complete campaign from Levels 1–10
Free Archetype
Rule of Cool GM
Voice chat via Discord
2.5–3 hour sessions
Tactical combat, meaningful roleplay, and cinematic storytelling
$10 per session
Stand against tyranny. Build the rebellion. Save Isger.

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrulz9jm0024l7049k42zje0?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r

[online][other][startplaying][biweekly][foundryVTT][monday] [7pm:bst] [8pm cest] [2pm edt][paid] [$10] Starfinder 2e expedition to the drowned planet (lv 1-3)

You’re the first survey team sent to explore a newly discovered planet that no one has ever been to.

It’s a shattered region of space, where navigating between star systems requires
maps, a retrofitted starship, and a captain foolish enough to expose their crew to
its hazards; the Drift won’t help you here. Crews still brave it, though, as being
first to survey a new location usually brings fame and a substantial paycheck.

Recently, a map to a previously uncontacted world appeared at auction, and its

winner selected the player characters (PCs) as the initial team to survey the site.

The only information known about this place is its location and name: Oamnil.

• new and experienced players welcome  
• Beginner friendly   
• Complete level 1-3 campaign   
• Rule of cool GM  
• Discord voice chat  
• 2.5-3hr sessions  
• Learn starfinder 2E with an exciting new official paizo story.   

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmqynke1r00p3l804g00idflz?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r

[online][pf2e][foundryVTT][paid][$10us][biweekly][monday] [7pm bst][8pm cest][2pm edt]Pathfinder2e: season of ghosts with battle zoo options

Something strange is happening to your hometown of Willowshore! Nestled on the banks of a river winding through the legendary Specterwood in Tian Xia’s haunted land of Shenmen, the people of Willowshore are no strangers to supernatural threat, but the danger that comes to town on the first day of summer is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. Over the four seasons to come, you and your fellow home-grown heroes must face evil spirits, sinister fiends, and frightening curses, lest the town of Willowshore succumb to the Season of Ghosts!

• new and experienced players welcome   
• Beginner friendly   
• Official foundry module   
• Discord for voice  
• Battlezoo ancestries available   
• Rule of cool GM  
• 2.5-3hr sessions   
• Full level 1-12 campaign   
• Horror,mystery,exploration,roleplay 

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrjyd42w0031jp04un6hxxd5

[online][pf2e][foundryVTT][paid][$10][biweekly][tuesday] [7pm bst][8pm cest][2pm EDT] pathfinder 2E Jewel of the indigo isles with battlezoo options.

Set sail in search of a legendary pirate treasure,explore mysterious islands,battle sea monsters and uncover an ancient evil buried under the indigo isles
• new and experienced players welcome
• Beginner friendly
• Official foundry module
• Access to many battlezoo ancestries
• Full level 1-11 adventure path
• Rule of cool GM
• Discord voice chat
• 2.5-3hr biweekly sessions
• Free players guide
• Treasure hunting,exploration,pirates and many roleplay opportunities

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmrk05r2b00n8ic04ssqd1s04?ref=cl4lhl37k6csmbopka78p6g7r