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+title: "6E Oneshot: Retrieve the Sandstorm Amulet"
+date: 2020-06-15
+series: 6e
+tags:
+ - miau
+---
+
+# 6E Oneshot: Retrieve the Sandstorm Amulet
+
+## Intro
+
+I've been working on ideas for an original fiction novel about someone that
+rediscovers magic in an incredibly secular world. This is a bit of a bigger task
+(and would really be one of the biggest works of art I've ever done), and coming
+up with ideas for it can be difficult. I've also been casually interested in
+[Dungeons and Dragons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons) for a
+long time, but have never had the chance to play it. Though it is a great tool
+to help guide the creation of stories, it can be intimidating and complicated to
+get into. There really is a lot going on there. Recently [itch.io][itch] created
+a [Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality][itchbundle], and one of the items in
+there was [6E][sixe], a simplified view of Dungeons and Dragons that is aimed to
+be very rules-light and focus on the situations.
+
+[itch]: https://itch.io
+[itchbundle]: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
+[sixe]: https://s-jared.itch.io/6e
+
+This is great if you have ideas for what to do in a campaign, but sometimes you
+just don't. This is an idea that you can build on for a small, short one-shot
+adventure with [6E][sixe]. This should only take an hour or two and is perfect
+for helping people get into the flow of table-top role-playing games. You will
+need the following things:
+
+- 4-5 people (including yourself) willing to play together (whether in person or
+  over the internet)
+- Six-sided dice (at least 4) or a chatbot that can handle dice rolling for you
+- The playbook PDF from the [6E page on itch.io][sixe]
+- A bit of creativity (you can work together if you are suddenly lacking
+  inspiration)
+- A willingness to learn
+
+## Setting
+
+Deep in the desert wasteland of Miau there is a cove for bandits. This cove is
+full of bandits and evil boomerang rats. You and your party walk into the
+entrance of the cave. There is a torch by the entrance. What do you do?
+
+## Process
+
+Choose someone to be the Dungeon Master. Give them the sheets for the Dungeon
+Master and then have the others start filling out their stats. Rolling for stats
+is done like on the Dungeon Master character creation sheet. Follow those
+directions until you have a full party set up.
+
+Here's some items that will come in handy in this adventure:
+
+- Torch to help you see in the dark
+- Rope to climb with
+- Hydroflask to drink from to restore HP
+- Bandages to patch up wounds from boomerang rats or bandits
+- Lockpicks to help get into chests
+
+If situations demand it, come up with other things! I'm just here as a guide,
+not a dictator. 
+
+## Items