Campaign: "The Epic Pwnage of the Dark Lord Edge-Lord"

This campaign is designed to be played in a basement while unironically wearing a fedora.

The Hook: "You All Meet in a Tavern"

The party starts in The Greene Dragon Inn. A mysterious hooded stranger (who is a Level 20 DMPC named Shadow-Blaze) sits in the corner. He waits for PCs to stop roleplaying so he can deliver a massive lore dump.

• The Quest: A Princess Waifu has been kidnapped.
• The Twist: She’s in another castle. [Insert Trollface meme here]

Act 1: The Forest of Generic Encounters

The party must travel through the Whispering Woods to find the MacGuffin of Destiny.

• Every 10 feet, PCs are attacked by giant spiders because I couldn't think of anything else.
• You encounter a group of Goblins who only speak in Leetspeak. One of them yells, "I can haz cheeseburger?" before exploding into gold coins.
• Puzzle: A door that only opens if you recite the lyrics to "All Star" by Smash Mouth.

Act 2: The Edgy Underground Sewer Level

• PCs meet a "random" merchant who is a self-insert of me. He sells "Epic Loot" but only if PCs laugh at his "Arrow in the Knee" jokes.
• The party finds a "Deck of Many Things" at Level 3. I masterfully utilize it to ruin the campaign balance.
• Soundtrack: I play "Crawling" by Linkin Park on a loop during every combat encounter.

Act 3: The Mountain of Doom (The Final Showdown)

PCS reach the volcanic lair of The Dark Lord Xx_ShadowSlayer_xX, a Tiefling who is also half-dragon, half-angel, but really just misunderstood and depressed(relatable). He spends 40 minutes explaining his tragic backstory while the players check their phones(no interruptions will be brooked). He can only be defeated by the Power of Friendship(c).

• After the PCs win, Shadow-Blaze (the DMPC) teleports in, takes the killing blow, and gets all the credit. He then tips his fedora and says, "Nothing personal, kid."