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1. 

   Shadow of the Empire: Spynet Commandos - Star Wars 5e

   

    

   Star date: 6 BBY

   The galaxy is engulfed in darkness under the oppressive rule of the Galactic Empire. The Jedi have all but vanished, resistance is scattered, and the Empire’s reach extends to every corner of known space. Amidst this tyranny, a secret war is waged from the shadows—one fought not just with with blasters and starships, but with also information, subterfuge, and asymetric warfare.

   You and your team are part of the Bothan Spy Network (Spynet), a elusive and resourceful organization dedicated to the art of espionage and sabotage. Renowned for their intelligence-gathering capabilities, the Spynet plays a crucial role in keeping hope alive, feeding vital information to the budding Rebellion and striking at the heart of Imperial operations. But this is not a safe job. The costs are high, and many Bothans—and others—pay the ultimate price for the information that could turn the tide of galactic history.

   As Spynet Commandos, your unit is comprised of specialized operatives, chosen for your unique skills in combat, stealth, and sabotage. While many are Bothans, the Spynet recruits skilled individuals from across the galaxy, regardless of species or background. Your mission: to infiltrate Imperial facilities, sabotage key operations, recover secret intelligence, and, when necessary, eliminate high-value targets. These covert operations carry unimaginable risks, but success could cripple the Empire’s war machine and give the galaxy a fighting chance at freedom.

   From the bustling underworld of Coruscant to the barren wastelands of Tatooine, from top-secret research stations to heavily-guarded Imperial installations, you will face deadly foes, uncover dangerous secrets, and make harrowing sacrifices. Whether infiltrating the halls of power or engaging in guerilla warfare, the fate of entire star systems could hinge on your actions.

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   Features of the Game:

   • Covert Operations: You’ll be sent on secretive missions deep into enemy territory—sabotaging Imperial projects, liberating prisoners, stealing valuable assets, kidnapping, counterintelligence, assassinations and uncovering hidden truths about the Empire’s most sinister schemes.

   • Character Variety: While the Spynet is led by Bothans, members from all species are welcome. Players can create characters from any background—hardened mercenaries, former Imperial defectors, tech specialists, ex-criminals or expert pilots.

   • The Cost of Sacrifice: The Spynet’s operations come with high risks and costs. Players will face morally grey decisions, balancing the value of information vs the well being of others.

   • Dynamic Galactic Politics: As the Empire tightens its grip, the galactic underworld, Rebel factions, and criminal organizations all have their own agendas. Players may find themselves making unlikely alliances or taking risks to survive in this constantly shifting landscape.

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     Will you be the heroes who turn the tide, or will your mission end in the dark halls of the Empire’s dungeons? The galaxy’s future is in your hands, but freedom comes with a cost...

    

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   Character creation:

    

   Allowed Material
   Any of the books that are produced for the Star Wars 5E system are allowed. Do not confuse this to mean that anything for D&D 5E is allowed; this is Star Wars, not Dungeons & Dragons. Please see the FAQ below for a (somewhat) complete list of stuff that is not allowed for this game.

   Please create a thread including the character name, specie, background and classe(s) in the Character Creation topic.

   In the thread, the first post is all the details about the character. Note that these info will be major in the consideration of your character in the game.

    

   • Name, class, alignment, background
   • Appearance description + picture (not optional)
   • Personality profile
   • Backstory (where they come from, what they did before becoming an operative for the Bothan Network, and what brought them to be selected as Commandos).
   • A little about yourself.
   • A 30 minutes roleplay example.

    

   In the second post, please make your character sheet in any format you prefer. You may use the expanded rules.

   For the crunch, here the details:

   • Ability scores: Point buy (27 points)
   • Background: Any
   • Classes: All permitted, but only one of the Force Using Classes will be considered for game (including the archetypes of other Classes if they get force related abilities). This is including any character with the ''Force Sensitive'' Feat. If you are making a Force Using character, please send me a private message first pitching your concept, and I'll decided if I allow it or not. Also please note that if you are accepted with a force using class/archetype, I'll use the rule of HuntedHunted
     In some eras of Star Wars history, forcecasters are a rarity, and are hunted across the galaxy by the likes of Inquisitors, or if they’re unlucky, a Dark Lord of the Sith, in an attempt to crush any foreseen threats to their rule. Should you want your forcecasting players to experience this additional level of drama and suspense, here is an alternate rule to implement:
     
     Whenever a player casts a force power, others in the Galaxy may detect their presence through ripples in the Force. Each player has a pool of Disturbance Points. This pool of Disturbance Points increases every time a force power is cast by a number of points equal to the level of the force power used (at-will powers are treated as Level 0).
     
     After each combat, roll a percentile dice for each player that used a force power. If you roll a number equal to or lower than the players Disturbance Pool, they are detected by Jedi Hunters of your determination, who begin to hunt the player they detected.
     
     During each long rest, decrease each players pool of Disturbance Points by an amount equal to their level. from the SW 5e Player's handbook Variant Rules.
   • Species: Anything that fit the era of the game (19 BBY – 5 BBY) and would work fine for the Bothan Spy Network. Please note that positions of authority are filled almost exclusively by Bothans. (Almost - I'm open to let the door open if it fit the backstory or the character create his own opportunity during the game).
   • Alignment: Light or balanced. No dark
   • Equipment:  All background equipment, up to 2 items from your class starting equipment. Then, you have 7500 credits to spend (or save for later). Please note that in all time, your character have access to provided equipment from the Network (see the Spynet Agents Primer post in the Other topics for reference). No enhanced items can be bought at character creation.

   The other posts may be used for discussion about your character/build/or use the space for anything you need.

   Once the character is completed, please place a prefix ''ready for review'' in your post and notice me Character Creation Discussion thread (@Roguish_Bloke). Once I confirm your character is reviewed, I'll mark it as is and the only last step will be to create a posting template in your character thread, which is mandatory.

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   I plan to close the character application period around the 10th of November depending on the amount of character app, then start the game the next week after (17th ish) if possible. I'll update in the Announcements section if there is any changes.

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   Set during the dark days of the Galactic Empire's reign, players take on the roles of elite operatives within the Bothan Spy Network, a clandestine group dedicated to gathering intelligence and execute covert op for the interests of the Bothans. As part of an elite commando unit, your team will embark on high-risk covert missions—stealth infiltrations, sabotage, and intelligence gathering—fighting in the shadows against the Empire's iron grip. Whether racing to uncover top-secret Imperial projects or engaging in deadly skirmishes, the fate of the galaxy rests on your ability to stay one step ahead of the Empire.
   • Star Wars 5th Edition
   • closes November 10
   • Roguish_Bloke
2. 

   A Flame Beyond The Abyss (Sword World 2.5)

   

   

   The Campaign "Daemon's Line" and it's prequel scenario "Isle of Dead Sailor's" takes place in the Northwestern part of the Korgana region, which is considered the most dangerous area in the northern part of the Alframe continent. The Wall of the Abyss, once home to Daemons, still bears the scars of battle. The campaign is designed to accommodate 3-5 players, starting at level 4 and taking them all the way to level 11. The adventurers stepping into this dangerous place will be required to complete a series of non-linear tasks in order to reach the end of the scenario, and hopefully stop an incoming demon invasion. During their adventure, they will meet heroes of the past, and gather powerful artifacts to help them in their goal. The fate of the Korgana region is in your hands, are you up to the task?

   

   The region of Northwestern Korgana region stretches along the northern limit of the Alframe continent. It is separated from the central part of the Korgana region by a mountainous area that includes volcanoes. Grasslands and forests are the primary environments, but a wilderness created by mana interference during the Magic Civilization Period exists in the region's central part. As you move north, it gets colder, and some places experience snow, even in summer.

   Additionally, the northern flank has an Abyss, and a huge Wall of the Abyss was built to contain the Daemons overflowing from this empty hole. It extends beyond the western coastline of the continent to the North Sweek Sea. Despite this, Daemon attacks continue unabated, and Shallow Abysses occur quite frequently, making it one of the most dangerous places on the Alframe continent.

   The region has eight cities: Kurtzholm, Esamier, Paluake, Turkhidar, Reines, El Yabibi, Bosunghamn, and Oxsilda. All of these cities are surrounded by strong fortifications to withstand Daemon attacks.

   During the height of the Magitech Civilization Period, Daemons were contained by superior magitech technology, and a railroad network connecting the cities was developed. Today, a part of the network is still maintained, and the Railroad Guild operates magic trains.

   

   

   

   Explore the Fantasy World of Raxia!

   300 years after the defeat of the Beast King of the Barbarous, marking the end of the Great Catastrophe, also know as the Demonic Triumph period, civilization has begun to heal it's wounds. Most of the marvelous inventions from eras past have become lost or remain in taters, crudely maintained as shadow of their former self by the surviving nations of the Alframe continent still able to allocate the few resources they have to preserve them. Although the Demonic legions had been stopped, their presence is still felt, lingering in the wilds and causing problems to the nearby population.

   This new age require the services of brave explorers, hunters, soldiers, archeologists, and magical scholars, now simply referred as Adventurers. They gather around and work for their local Adventurer's Guild, receiving request of every kind. Jobs are never scarce, for exploring ancient ruins of the past, recovering lost technologies, keeping the Barbarous at bay in the borderlands, and gathering Sword Shards to restore the power of old relics is a very lucrative endeavor - the need for qualified manpower is never ending. Despite the dangers posed by choosing this career path, to those who have the power to fight the Barbarous head-on, who have a nose for treasure and a knack for disarming traps, and who see life not as a hardship but as a challenge - for such folk, this is truly an age of prosperity.

   

   Sword World 2.5

   Step into the rich, anime-inspired fantasy of "Sword World 2.5," a tabletop RPG that brings a fresh twist on classic role-playing elements. Unlike other systems, Sword World 2.5 focuses on a blend of tactical combat, strategic teamwork, and vibrant character progression. Designed with accessibility in mind, it uses an intuitive 2D6 system, making it easy to grasp for both newcomers and veterans of the genre while still providing plenty of depth for creative and tactical gameplay.

   What sets Sword World 2.5 apart? It's the unique balance of strategic positioning, character customization, and narrative-driven gameplay, where every encounter feels dynamic and choices matter. The setting is a blend of familiar high fantasy with a touch of Japanese RPG flavor, offering a world brimming with magical races, mythical beasts, and epic adventures. The game’s class system encourages players to mix and match abilities, creating versatile builds that shine both in and out of combat.

   If you're looking for a game with a robust tactical edge, quick-to-learn rules, and a world that thrives on heroic deeds and powerful stories, then Sword World 2.5 is the perfect game to dive into!

   What is Sword World 2.5 and How to Play It? - Video from Guided by Cardia

   

   

   Application Deadline: 25th November, 2024 midnight. (US Central Standard Time)

   Post Requirements: Minimum posting rate of 2-3 posts per week.

   Party Size: Looking for 3-5 players. Characters will start at level 4, and stats will be rolled.

   

   I expect players who are willing to write detailed and interesting posts. I would like to avoid one-liners and blocks of speech text, but fret not for "fancy" formatting is not needed in applications or character's posts (as long as it is legible). In terms of the general group, I will be looking for a combat balanced party composition, you know the deal, Frontliners, Damage Dealers, Magicians and Support roles.

   

   No. Only one character per user. You can, however, make any number of changes to your character during the application period.

   

   Yes, I actually expect very few people to know the system. It is also my first time trying the system, therefore will be learning the system “together” (although I already did my homework, so you can ask for guidance if need be). As long as you are willing to learn, and be patient with me, you can apply. Veterans are, of course, more than welcome to also apply.

   

   Yes, there is no ban list in terms of rulebooks and supplemental material. However take in mind that the stuff outside from the three core rulebooks are intended for experienced players, as they introduce more complexity into the system and characters.

   

   We will start with the recommended Simplified Combat procedure in Core Rulebook I. The core rulebook and the prequel chapter recommend using simplified combat (mostly for starter players). Then we can transition to the more complex Standard Combat and Advanced Combat once all players feel comfortable with the system.

   Combat Systems of Sword World 2.5 - Video from Guided by Cardia

   

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   A thrilling adventure path, taking a group of experienced adventurers to the region of Northwest Korgana, the most dangerous place in all of the Alframe continent, in an effort to stop an incoming invasion.
   • Miscellaneous
   • closes November 25
   • LakeSpr173
3. 

   Frozen Realms

   The Frozen Realms chronicle is about your circle of Exalted, exploring the North direction of creation, dealing with problems along the way and also finding out about the condition of the Empire of the Bull of the North. You heard that many people have been summoned to help cure the Bull.

   The circle will be mostly composed of Solar, Lunar and possibly Sidereal. Celestial-level Exigents are a possibility but as of right now, Janest is the only celestial prewritten Exigent available.
   
   The Northern expanse is a land of winter and cultures working together to survive or travel the frozen North.
   
   The game starts in Fortitude, a city ruled by gangs and often doing raids in the North. Your intervention might help or change the situation in Fortitude, it's quite possible the raids from Fortitude have affected you or people that you know.

    

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   An Exalted game taking place in the frozen North, constant winter and dangers around every corner.
   • Exalted 3e
   • closes October 25
   • CursedSorcerer
4. 

   CyberFate

   Okay Edgerunner, it's time once again to strap on your gear, take a job for too little eddies and too much risk, but your augments won't upgrade themselves. Dive into Delta City, a megalopolis built on the bones of Old Detroit that is filled with risk and opportunity and raise yourself from grinding poverty into the halls of decadence. In this one we solve a murder of a most unusual kind. There will be action, battles and mystery.

    

   I have three players already locked in. I am looking for two or three more to fill out the group.

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   A game loosely based on the world of Cyberpunk 2077 run using Fate Core
   • Fate: Core
   • closes November 1
   • Penchant
5. 

   To Worlds Unknown

   To Worlds Unknown

   Synopsis

   Stranded inside an interplanetary prison collapsing under its own weight, your heroes must strive to survive against their brutish taskmasters and an array of hideous and hostile mutates making their own bids for freedom. Escape through a malfunctioning gateway only plunges them further into danger, in the midst of an otherworldly gateway city as riddled with crime and corruption as it is with fluctuating portals to myriad worlds, each controlled by its own faction. A way home eludes the players as they try to establish some foothold of safety and sanity in a world not their own, and the vengeful master of their ruined prison is not done with them yet. Every step your heroes take leads them further into danger as they venture To Worlds Unknown!

   General Information

   A few things to keep in mind about this game:

   • This is my first time running Starfinder so mistakes might (will) happen.
   • The setting of this game is not quite as advanced as the official Starfinder setting. As such, melee weapons and less technological ranged weapons, such as longbows, crossbows, and spears still have their place in the game. Weapons and armor will be more similar to pathfinder thematically (especially early game) but still have the statistics of Starfinder equipment. Example: one of the first weapons you find are scimitars which use the stats of tactical dueling swords. In most cases, more powerful weaponry exists as surviving specimens of lost technology or experimental builds by individual scientists or researchers.
   • Avoid class options that heavily focus on only one area of expertise, such as a single terrain, selecting only fire-based spells, or being well-versed in a single culture. In the same vein, hyper-focusing on a single weapon may cause you to face certain difficulties. Situations may change drastically in any given adventure and planetary environment, so the ability to handle different situations with the right weapon at hand will assure your character’s survival and ability to always contribute to the fight. Focusing on two-handed melee weapons for example would be just fine, but don't set your character up so that if you aren't wielding a frost maul you lose half your combat efficiency.
   • Useful Skills: Anything used in exploration or social interaction will see the most use. Athletics, Perception, and Survival for exploration. Culture, Diplomacy, Bluff, Intimidate, and Sense Motive for social skills. Skills used for identification will also remain useful.
   • Less Useful Skills: This adventure does not include much in the way of vehicle or starship combat; the players will largely be acting on the surface of the various worlds they visit, and any vehicles they encounter are most likely to be ancient lost technology. Thus, Piloting is a skill that won’t see much use in this game. While Engineering will see far more use than piloting, it will be in regards to disabling and repairing devices than in maintaining a starship. Likewise, as most technology trends toward the analog, the Computers skill will see little utility.
   • At the start of this adventure communication with other species will initially be difficult. There is a good chance that some or all of players are from different planets and do not share a common language. Using the culture skill to pick up new languages is not required but will prove useful throughout the entirety of this adventure. Though the campaign will facilitate an easier way of learning the local Common tongue on each new world, there’s still value in also learning a given species native language to better understand things they may be communicating among themselves, or when they lack a capable understanding of Common altogether. Class options that ease the need for communication will continue to have value throughout this adventure path, including spellcasters selecting comprehend languages, share language, or tongues as available spells, the xenoseeker theme, or certain class abilities that either grant bonus languages or an ability to speak with other creatures regardless of language.

   Characters

   Players: I'm looking for five.

   Posting Rate: Two per week, more more as necessary.

   Starting Level: 2

   Races: Any Starfinder official.

   Classes: Any Starfinder official.

   Themes: Any.

   Trait: You may select one trait. I will list these.

   Ability Scores: Standard "Buying Ability Scores" method.

   Equipment: Doesn't matter, you lose it all anyway.

    

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   A sword-and-planet adventure blending science fiction and traditional fantasy in an interplanetary epic that will take your characters to whole new worlds of adventure.
   • Starfinder
   • closes October 27
   • OnlyFins
6. 

   Fantasy AGE RPG 1st Edition: The Curse of the Ashlords' Corsairs

   War and Darkness rest heavy upon the troubled Lands of Helémas. Know, oh noble traveler, that it is the Age of God's Insult, the 14th year following the Third and Final Civil War between the Eastern and Western partitions of the Exalted Duchy of Kaylexsia. The ensuing peace was hard won, but the frontier regions of the Shrouded Coast of the Continent of Sethar-Eshurana may not long hold their deeply-paid-for respite from the terrors of war...

   For the distant southern continent of Uzanyr-Orgoroth has been overrun by demonic forces that pour forth, without ceasing, from the mysterious cyclopean edifices known as the Three Gates or the Three Doors of Doom.

   The central and greatest of the Three Gates of Uzanyr Orgoroth is the Gate of Steel Truths and Golden Lies, beyond whose immense arc lies the terrible realm of the Dark Host of the Netherworld of Akertamenthesamenti.

   Foremost among the sinister lower dimensional emigrees from this blighted half-world of fire and death into the Lands of Helémas are the godlike dragon-demons known as the Ashlords and their legions of malign servitors. These mysterious reptilian entities were fashioned by dreadful sacrifices performed upon the witchiron iron and blood grainte altars of the Devil Lords Set-Sutekh, Inpu, and Upuat wherein the bones of ancient crimson dragons were violently invested with the spirit of a fallen serafim, cherubim, or ofanim. With blazing countenances of inscrutable aspect, these maleficent draconic entities direct their marshalled invasion forces from the topmost spires of their iron palaces, vast edifices whose molten red gables flicker ominously over the Lake of Everburning. Here, on the blackened shores of the fire-waters of this the vast ocean of infernal illumination on the far side of the Gate of Steel Truths and Golden Lies, the Ashlords erect their great war camps and prepare to execute the dread desires of their dark masters.
   
   The fevered servants of the crimson-scaled Ashlords spread abroad with increasing rapidity, apparently little-diverted from their warlike procession by the long aquatic passage across the Lanternlight Sea to the Lands of the Shrouded Coast.

   The black and red garbed corsairs of the Ashlords have begun to press aggressively to control the major waterways of Sethar-Eshurana. The inhabitants of the frontier city of Thunder Falls, also known as Selinhant, have been unsettled since a recent rash of kidnappings have conspired to disturb the hard-won peace of the Flint Plateau and the surrounding Forest of Chert following the Third and Final Civil War of Kaylexsia. These dual geographic barriers of the jagged heights of the Flint Plateau and the thorn-laden morass of the Forest of Chert together form a significant part of the war-torn hinterland of the Exhalted Duchy of Kaylexsia.
   
    

    

   However, the origin of these kidnappings is far from clear...

   Indeed, the anxious shopminders and innwardens of the Riverfront District of Thunder Falls pass fearfully-whispered rumors in hushed voices -- the avaricious Cobalt dragon demigod Barbarushbarasphababa'alazabbabbabur, vilest spawn of the Cold Hell of Al-Zamharīr and the supreme lord of the so-called 'topless peak' of Mount Kolzdagar, and Arch Minister of the Ministers of the Shale Crown, a sinister cult of slavers that carry out the god-dragon's dread designs, have purportedly wormed their way into the underworks of Thunder Falls. In seeming answer to these disquieting rumors, sinister porcelain statues of Barbarushbarasphababa'alazabbabbabur have been discovered by spelunkers investigating the twin ruins of the ancient strongholds of Khaar-Bhranth and Amun-Suel which stand ominously on the far shore of the broad curve of the Fleetwaters, a 30 mile wide river that divides the Great Duchy into two roughly equal halves. In particular, the sinister ruined fortress of Amun Suel -- the so-called 'Mount of Magic and Mystery' -- has recently stirred to unsettling life on the heights overlooking the riverine city of Thunder Falls. Enterprising adventurers are needed to investigate.

   Other, darker rumors hold that the mysterious ruins of the ancient 'Pale Men' known as the S'zuunites, sealed deep beneath the labyrinth paths of the city's extensive sewers, have been reopened. Horrors from the ancient Ages of the Pale and Black Suns have crawled forth from the lightless depths of the Utter Deep and the purportedly bottomless shaft known as the Throat of the Endless Hollow to trouble those who live beneath the sun.
   
   Finally, in the surrounding forests, the ambitious jade dragon Saritsavitthawansrisatitithanasukolwittrivisvavet, also known as the Queen of Talons, seeks to establish an empire in the inner reaches of the vast temperate rainforest known as the Forest of Cinnamon, the shadowed bows of which overhang the broad roads leading forth from Thunder Falls. The dragon's vicious raiding parties of gnolls, flinds, ghouls, and ghasts have already begun to disrupt trade along the famed Road of Gems and Jewels. Enterprising heroes are needed to reconnoiter the mysterious depths of the Forest of Cinnamon and its ancient ruins and ultimately extirpate this new draconic threat

   The truths of these and other dark matters shall only be uncovered by those brave enough to plumb the terrors to be discovered in the darker places of the world...
   
   
    

   Seeing if there's any interest in a PbP game with Fantasy AGE 1st edition (that's the edition I own and I'd use). Here's the book if you want to check it out: Fantasy AGE RPG (1st edition) Core Rule Book

   Fantasy AGE is basically a simple d20 system that uses 3d6 instead of a d20, so the results are more of a bell curve distribution. There are stunts like in the Storypath system or Exalted where high results on dice allow you to do 'extra' things' with results. Armor is damage reduction. 

   Other than that, it's a class, attribute, health pool system with initiative and combat rounds like D&D, and there are features that are similar to skills/proficiencies and subclasses. It has generic classes with broad archetypes with subclasses rather than dozes of base classes.

   In terms of format and posting expectations, the game would be on Discord with asynchronous posts 1/day during the week and extra if you felt like it during the weekend. Maps on a combination of canva, lucidraw, and tableplop.

   More setting information -- the homebrew Lands of Helémas are a sword and sandals aesthetic fantasy setting (think an aesthetic continuum between classical Greek/Rome and the Byzantine Empire and Romanesque architecture of the Late Antique Period, such as the Ostrogothic kingdom of the Amal Dynasty) --- I'll have a bunch of maps and additional setting detail, though I'd largely like to reveal the world and develop character 'histories' through actual play -- i.e., you'll give me a brief blurb for the character background like 'character is a slightly surly lone wolf type that has the personal goal of avenging their parents' assassination by the local slaver's guild' and we'd build on that together in-game. I'm more intending to reveal the world through in-game posts than have you read a lore document beforehand. Most of the world detail will be revealed through descriptive posts and in-game compendia entries -- such as books or other written artifacts that are uncovered in-game. There will also be a lot of space for contributing to the world-building by pcs.
   
    

   The significant 'distinctive' elements of Lands of Helémas are as follows:

   (1). An exceptional number of dragon and dragon-like creatures. I'm going to use a lot of the dragon types from Sawyer Lee's highly imaginative exoplanet/xenobiology thought experiment the Dragonslayer Codex. For example, the starting wilderness area is going to have include nest of these nasty fellers: Sicklemouth species (Dragonslayer Codex) by SawyerLeeArt on DeviantArt. There will be a lot of additional dragon species and evolutionary adaptations to dragonkind, such as neanderthal/ogre/hill giant tribes with Strangler Giant by SawyerLeeArt on DeviantArt war beasts.

   (2). Each of the main continents is going to be a self-contained ecosystem like prehistoric Madagascar/Australia/Indonesia/South America where there will be unusual flora and fauna and climactic zones unique to those biomes.

   (3). The cosmology of the world is going to be that of Monte Cook's Beyond Countless Doors -- i.e., the outer planes consist of an infinite number of dimensional 'bubbles' located in some kind of higher dimensional 'bulkhead'. There are infinite numbers of infernal and paradisical, as well as elemental worlds as opposed to just one 'Nine Hells' or 'Plane of Earth'.

   In terms of format, I'm imagining this as being fairly open-ended like an ubi-soft open world game (think the Assassin's Creed rpg trilogy -- Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla). There would be a broad over-arching story, but a lot of freedom as to how you want to go about interacting with it or achieving your characters' goals. There would be a lot of incidental world building detail like architectural details, local culinary customs and clothing styles etc. I'm looking for players that enjoy that kind of thing and like to read and write at length.
   
    

   I'd imagine 1/day during the week, and extra posts on the weekend as optional (but expecting substantive posts that develop and move the story forward -- stuff like 'I make a perception check' wouldn't count towards that posting expectation).

   The best way to conceptualize this format, for me, would be that we'd be writing a long 'archive of our own' (Home | Archive of Our Own) story collaboratively, and also rolling some dice to help influence story direction. This is definitely not a good fit for a 'Friday night firefight' or 'beer and pretzels' kind of game. Pbp is slow, and the benefit of the format is to have time to address worldbuilding details like the shape, size, aroma, etc. of flora and fauna, regional architectural styles and cultural habits, character speech patterns and personal tics etc. If you don't find any of that kind of stuff especially engaging (and I'm not saying that's the only way to enjoy D&D or that's 'bad fun', just that that's what this game is going to focus on, so it's important to be aware of that going into the experience), then this won't be a good fit style-wise.
   
    

    

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   Sword and sorcery adventures in a highly-detailed/literary homebrew sword and sandal world using the first edition of the Fantasy AGE system.
   • AGE
   • closes November 3
   • sanadnon33
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   Angel's Fall

   Devils have always plagued humanity just as demons have. Yet most couldn't tell you the difference between a devil and a demon. Most common folk only know they're after your soul. For common folk it only matter that both are after your soul. Even scholars don't know the full details. Only the most learned people know the dark secret that Asmodeus himself was once an angel. An angel fighting against the dark chaos of the rifts. Unfortunately as time went on he grew corrupt and had to be expelled as an angel. Now he seeks revenge against Heaven as he holds of an invasions from the Abyss. Even now these fallen angels plot to gain influence in the mortal realm to acquire souls and advance their own agendas in not only the blood war but the war against Heaven.

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   D&D game going from to mid teens dealing with fallen angels, devils, and the war between Heaven and Hell. The first task that the party is going to be sorting out is saving a young girl from an evil cult. But the forces of Hell do not do anything without reason. The party will be led down a rabbit hole that involves the war between Heaven, Hell, and even the Abyss. I don't want to spoil too much but as the title suggests you'll be dealing with fallen angels in the form of devils both new and ancient and their allies but along with that you'll get caught up in not only the battle for Hell but its history as well. This is a fight for the mortal plane of existence. This will be less intrigue in the fact there will be no cloak and dagger politics at this time. (Though as time goes on I'm not ruling it out as combat will not always be the easiest way nor the right way do deal with things.) It is designed to be more of an epic game on the whole. Just over ten levels unless things really get hopping. The only reason I'm saying ten levels now is because the speed of post by post play.
   • D&D 3.5e
   • closes October 31
   • Divinedragonslayer
8. 

   Zeitgeist: The Gears of Revolution (PF2E)

   

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   Steam and soot darken the skies above the city of Flint, and winds sweeping across its majestic harbor blow the choking products of industrial forges into the fey rainforests that dot its knife-toothed mountains. Since the earliest ages when the people of Risur founded this city, they feared the capricious beings that hid in those fog-shrouded peaks, but now as the march of progress and the demands of national defense turn Flint into a garden for artifice and technology, the old faiths and rituals that kept the lurkers of the woods at bay are being abandoned.

   The Unseen Court, the Great Hunt, and the many spirits of the land long ago conquered by Risur’s kings no longer receive tribute, but they cannot enter these new cities of steam and steel to demand their tithe. The impoverished workers who huddle in factory slums fear monsters of a different breed, shadowy children of this new urban labyrinth. Even their modern religions have no defenses against these fiends.

   Times are turning. The skyseers – Risurs folk prophets since their homeland’s birth – witness omens in the starry wheels of heaven, and they warn that a new age is nigh. But what they cannot foresee, hidden beyond the steam and soot of the night sky, is the face of this coming era, the spirit of the age. The zeitgeist.

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   Campaign Trailer

   https://youtu.be/8AGcSQUL5SE

   Campaign Primer

   A Step Away from Classic Fantasy

   In the Zeitgeist adventure path, your characters serve in the Royal Homeland Constabulary of the nation of Risur, protecting the country and its citizens from foreign threats lurking within its borders. During missions of espionage and assassination, your duty will be to root out hostile spies and pursue international conspiracies. As you learn more of your homeland’s own secrets, however, your loyalties may be tested, may even be turned, and you may find that it is you whose hand controls the gears of the turning age.

   Humans and the Great Nations

   Humans rule three of the five great nations of the continent Lanjyr. Their ascendance in the past two thousand years toppled a mighty eladrin empire and has provoked belief in doomsday millennialism among many dwarves. The campaign begins in Risur, and every PC should have a strong loyalty to the nation, even if the character does not hail from there.

   Eladrin, Devas, and the Great Malice

   Long ago elves known as the eladrin built an empire of magical wonders. Then five hundred years ago the death of the eladrin goddess Srasama caused nearly every eladrin woman to perish. Those few who survived were often claimed as trophies by human conquerors, though a handful of free matriarchs head their own family lines in the ruins of the old empire. 

   Mortals present at the death of the eladrin goddess have continually reincarnated in the following centuries as devas, as if a sliver of Srasama’s divine spark has granted them a semblance of immortality.

   Tieflings, Technology, and Dead Magic

   When the eladrin goddess died, an entire other nation became a dead magic zone, and some in that land were marked by a curse, turning them into tieflings. In the centuries since, however, the tieflings have come to rule that nation, and in the last few decades they have begun a revolution of industry and mighty science almost as powerful as the magic they lack.

   Dwarves, Doomsday, and Nihilism

   The major dwarven nation is bleakly resigned to an imminent doomsday, when ancient horrors will claw free from glaciers and engulf the world in a frigid death. Adherence to duty is so ingrained in their culture, however, that the dwarves continue to toil in their forges even as they prepare for the world’s end.

   Savages, Primitives, and Peace

   Freed from the yoke of toppled dragon tyrants, the youngest of the great nations formed from an alliance of several monstrous races which now live in an uneasy peace as their rulers seek to force the disparate peoples into the modern age.

   Piety and the Planes

   The heavens possess an undeniable hold on the world’s religions, its people, and its very structure. In Risur, skyseers believe that the movements of the night stars foretell the future and direct the fate of the world. More enlightened scholars study distant planes of elemental and temporal power to understand how the flow of their energies affects the fundamental nature of reality. The eladrin people have begun to withdraw into the Dreaming, and the bishops of the high church of the Clergy invoke condemned spirits from the Bleak Gate to frighten sinners into worship.

   The Astral Plane, the Elemental Planes, and the Far Realm exist only as postulations, and there are countless other theories on the nature of reality. No one in this world has ever traveled to these planes, and even travel between the known worlds of the night sky is brief, with summoned beings never remaining more than a few minutes.

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   Welcome

   Hello and well met. I am ChaosCowboy, and I have a very fond connection to this campaign. For little under three years, I ran a 4th edition version of this campaign on roll20 and got about two thirds of the way through it before life split the group asunder and I fell in love with Pathfinder 2nd Edition.

   There is a conversion of the first eight adventures (out of 13) online, and serves as the basis for this campaign. Given rate of play by post games, it will be some time, and quite a feat should we outpace what material is already available and by that time I can convert the rest as necessary.

   There are a number of documents related to this campaign, as well as some additional character options and setting considerations, all of which can be found in the threads within this forum. If you are curious about this game, I highly encourage you to download the ZEITGEIST Adventure Path Extended Player's Guide (Pathfinder RPG) for 1st Edition, and any additional setting or mechanical details related to the conversion to 2nd Edition will be found within the theads of this forum.

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   An intelligent, thoughtful, turn-of-the-century inspired steampunk tale that mixes heroic fantasy with investigation, spycraft, secrets, and philosophy.
   • Pathfinder 2e
   • closes October 25
   • TheChaosCowboy
9. 

   Contagion

   

   Setting: London, UK 2026 TL 9

   GURPS 4E 150 Points 25 Disadvantages 5 Points Perks -5 Points Quirks

   Source Books: GURPS Basics Characters/Campaigns, GURPS High Tech, GURPS Ultra Tech, GURPS Bio-Tech, GURPS Martial Arts, GURPS Horror, GURPS Zombie

   Players can have two weapon skill no higher than DEX for things like knife, shotgun, rifles and pistol. It's not to hard to imagine a character background where these skills would have been learnt but due to Control Rating and Legality Class these items could not be carried easily by the character in the out-start of the campaign story line. Though those with a criminal background or similar exception may be armed.

   CR4: Controlled. Many laws exist; most are for the convenience of the state. Broadcast communications are regulated; private broadcasts (like CB) and printing may be restricted. Taxation is often heavy and sometimes unfair. Access to items of LC0 through LC3 is controlled.

   A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world’s population in tatters, with fewer than 300 survivors left just 100 days into the infection, according to the University of Leicester.

   Assuming a zombie can find one person each day, with a 90 per cent chance of infecting victims with the zombie infection, the students from the University of Leicester Department of Physics and Astronomy suggest that by day one hundred there would be just 273 remaining human survivors, outnumbered a million-to-one by the undead.

   The students presented their findings in a series of short articles for the Journal of Physics Special Topics, a peer-reviewed student journal run by the university’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. The student-run journal is designed to give students practical experience of writing, editing, publishing and reviewing scientific papers.

    

   The student team investigated the spread of a hypothetical zombie virus using the SIR model – an epidemiological model that describes the spread of a disease throughout a population.

   The model splits the population into three categories; those susceptible to the infection, those who are infected, and those who have either died or recovered. The SIR model then considers the rates at which infections spread and die off as individuals in the population come into contact with each other.

   As part of the formula, the students looked at S (the susceptible population), Z (the zombie population) and D (the dead population), suggesting that the average life-cycle of a zombie would be S to Z to D. They also examined the time frame over which individuals in the population encounter one another.

    

   The initial study didn't factor in natural birth and death rates, since the hypothetical epidemic took place over 100 days, resulting in natural births and deaths being negligible compared to the impact of the zombie virus over a short time frame. Without the ability for humankind to fight back against the undead hordes, the students’ calculations suggest that if global populations were equally distributed in less than a year the human race might be wiped out.

   However, in a more hopeful follow-up study, the students investigated the SIR model applied to a zombie epidemic and introduced new parameters, such as the rate in which zombies might be killed and people having children within the nightmare scenario. This made human survival more feasible.

   The team factored in how, over time, survivors may also be less likely to become infected after having experience of avoiding or fending off zombies. They found it would be possible for the world’s human population to survive the zombie epidemic under these conditions – and that eventually the zombie population would be wiped out and the human population would recover.

   Adventuring Party so far:-

   • Meg Coburn, Pro Climber now Cat Burglar
   • Daniel Gentry - US Contractor
   • Mabel Thomas, Night Cook
   • 'Big' Billy Bevan / Welsh Rugby Player
   • Leonard Grotte, Hotel Handyman
   • Malik "Mal" Abdi - Bike Courier

   The group could do with someone with medical experience but we're looking for two more players so there is other options available. Please add your interest in the OOC and meet the other players to discuss ideas.

    

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   What would happen in a Zombie outbreak? A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world’s population in tatters, with fewer than 300 survivors left just 100 days into the infection, according to the University of Leicester. Characters to starts the game as customers or staff of a hotel in Central London. The reason the character is in the hotel is up to the individual player, hotel staff, working away from home, tourist or business trip the choice is yours. Characters should be everyday people from what could be considered a normal walk of life.
   • GURPS
   • closes November 3
   • Shub-Niggurath
10. 

    Expedition to Castle Ravenloft

    The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner... and you are invited.

    

    With the dying of daylight, a fog creeps across the land, clutching everything in its clammy grasp. Inside the Weary Horse Inn, though the fire is warm enough, and if the few patrons are sullen and stare at you, at least the food and drink are good.

    For an inn's common room, it's quiet. It holds no more than a handful of customers. They keep their voices low, and even the clink of their mugs seems subdued as the fog gathers outside. When the door swings open, every head turns to see who has arrived.

    This new arrival loudly stamps the mud off his boots in the doorway, then strides confidently over, throwing a letter down on the table in front of you.

    "The village of Barovia is in need of heroes." He says in a thick accent. "You'll do as well as any." Without another word, he turns to leave.

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    In the dead of night, as mists cloak the land, a traveler walks a country road. Footsteps echo behind him, in pace with his beating heart. Is it Death who follows? The man turns, and so turns the phantom. A flash of fang, a bloodcurdling howl, red eyes fueled by a passion from beyond the grave. The traveler discovers what others have learned before him: all roads lead to Ravenloft.
    • D&D 3.5e
    • closes October 29
    • Slayer4399
11. 

    FNW: Vault 18

    War. War never changes, and yet it changes everything. Ask the Romans and Carthaginians. Ask the Germans and Russians. Ask the Americans and Chinese. 

    There are those who’ll tell you the Great War started and ended in a matter of hours, but the war didn’t start when the nuclear codes were decrypted. It didn’t start when China invaded Alaska. It didn’t start when Germany invaded Poland, nor did it start when Persia invaded Greece. 

    It started the first time an ape killed another over a berry bush. It started the first time one cell consumed another in order to propagate. 

    As nations warred for resources in the middle of the 21st Century, the people opposed to war, those who believed it to be an inhuman force, did not go quietly. On the eve of atomic annihilation, the Northwest Commonwealth reeled from civil unrest. General strikes brought its largest cities to a standstill, and in smaller cities, peaceful demonstrations were met with violence. 

    Hate groups clashed with socialists, and police with anarchists. A new labor movement stood in stark contrast to rising nationalism, and a long history of renewable sources of energy contributed to the region’s objection to a war over petroleum.

    In these last, desperate moments, their voices cried out for humanity to be different, but they were not spared the hellfire. The dream of change was reduced to cinders along with everything else, their pleas for peace silenced by a primal force predating humanity itself.

    War never changes, but humanity does. In the wastes of the Pacific Northwest, the survivors of the Great War struggle to keep the flame of hope alive, haunted by the echoes of the world that was. Below, in the Vaults, the memories of those who fought for something better have been erased in favor of a new, more orderly world, kept separate from their true past - until fate intervened.

    Now the denizens of one such Vault - Vault 18 - face their worst fears: their Vault is dying, its fusion generators damaged beyond repair and slowly irradiating the inhabitants. With not enough medicine to go around, the decision has been made to unseal the Vault, so that the residents can take their chances above ground.

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    The situation in Vault 18 has become untenable. After years - decades, really - of disrepair, the fusion generators have malfunctioned, and have been slowly making everybody sick. Some have died. Some have become so irradiated that they've become... something else. With no way to repair the generators, their water supply irreparably contaminated, and their stores of RadAway dwindling, the inhabitants no longer have any choice: the vault must open, and they must try to survive on the surface.

    What will they find when the door opens? What remains of the old world? Did anyone survive, or will there only be dust and bones? One way or another, they're about to find out.

    Whatever the challenges, the Vault Dwellers will need to find somewhere to settle. They'll need a source of food and water, shelter, and protection. Fortunately, they're well-educated, entrepreneurial, and spirited. They also know they're not far from where a city once stood: Spokan Falls. Hopefully they'll be able to find something in the ruins to help them survive - if something doesn't kill them, first.

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    "Our worst fears have come to pass: the Vault is dying. We have no other choice than to leave, and find what awaits us on the surface..." The first of five campaigns chronicling the history of my Fallout Northwest setting!
    • Fallout (2d20)
    • closes November 1
    • X51
12. 

    Wizard's Chess

    Fjollora is a remote island, isolated from the rest of the world by thousands of miles of ocean and powerful magics. The Alkir, ruler of Fjollora and wizard supreme, has passed away in his sleep at the ripe old age of 1,247. Now, as ordained by the great Tezcatlipoca himself, there will be another game of Wizard's Chess to determine who shall seize the Alkir's place as Fjollora's ruler in life and Tezcatlipoca's esteemed guest in death. To this end, 12 powerful magi have been summoned from across the Prime and its parallels, all with a single goal: last magus standing.

    This game is going to be played slightly differently to standard d&d. Every 7 in-game days, you will all be summoned to the stone circle at the heart of Fjollora for The Gathering, to be updated on the current status of the game and its participants, to communicate freely with one another, and to get eachother's measure; nobody who signs in at the door may initiate harm against another signed-in participant while The Gathering is in session, as ordained by the gods themselves. Outside of The Gathering, your time is your own. As far as gameplay is concerned, everything you do will be allocated a strict timing; I request that at the end of The Gathering, everybody gives me a rough agenda for the next in-game week, so that the game can continue if anybody is pulled away unexpectedly by the real world.

    For the most part, I expect this to mainly be a 1on1 game where the DM works individually with each player as they plot and realise their plans. There will of course be times where multiple players coincide, and I ask that you attempt to keep present and post regularly when this occurs so as to not keep anybody else waiting. The Gathering will usually last a week or so in real time, giving you all plenty of time to talk to eachother. I don't yet know what pace this game is going to go at yet; this is very much a background game, as I'm currently running a traditional 3.5 that requires most of my attention, and the very design of this game necessitates more drawn out gameplay as you build something complex. Still, I imagine The Gathering will probably happen 1 week every other month or so, unless you all need more time than I imagine to get your affairs in order. After all, cataclysmic battles between two Archwizards might take you a while, even with the requested high post rate.

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    Welcome to the 4th game of Wizard's Chess, a competition between 12 archmages with a single goal: last person standing. This is a PvP game, so if you're okay with the very real possibility of defeat, then welcome. Be warned: Book-keeping, Slow Paced and Character Death.
    • D&D 3.5e
    • closes November 30
    • Arbuthnott
13. 

    Starfinder Society- Official

    Welcome to the (New) Myth-Weavers official chapter of the Starfinder Society organized play campaign.

     

    The Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild, part of Paizo’s Organized Play programs, is a worldwide science fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the Starfinder Society, an organization of explorers, archaeologists, and adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling all corners of the galaxy (and beyond). The Starfinder Society Roleplaying Guild is powered by the Starfinder Roleplaying Game.

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    Where DM Dax runs games.
    • Starfinder
    • closes December 31
    • Dax Thura
14. 

    The Realm Folded Tavern (RFT)

    The doors of the Realm Folded Tavern are always open to those adventurers who seek it out!

    
    The RFT is a D&D 3.5E community where participants take part in, and hopefully also run their own, missions and adventures of all lengths and concepts. It is not an 'anything goes' game, but we are pretty liberal in our character building limitations. There is no PVP in the Tavern itself, and it is frowned upon in missions; but if you want to test your skills we have an Arena too.

     

    The OGMW RFT ran for over 8 years, with hundreds of players and characters over its life, and we have now moved everything to the new RFT here on the new MW site.

     

    Read the character guidelines, submit something for approval, maybe even offer to run a mission or two.
     

    Fun and adventure awaits you at the Realm Folded Tavern!

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    The Realm Folded Tavern sits, as the name suggests, in a wrinkle in the Universe. Between planes, of the planes but not part of the planes. From here the Barkeep runs a tidy house where adventurers of all shapes, sizes, skills, and experience can rest, socialise, and (most importantly) find work.
    • D&D 3.5e
    • closes December 31
    • Rudolf
    • JCBarnes
    • rogueblade0729
    • Blue Jay
    • Delia2531
15. 

    Welcome Back to Daydream Atheaneum!

    

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    Welcome to Daydream Atheaneum. Where night at the museum meets the page master! Set in 1990's London a new Librarian is of the passing of the guard of the old as to keeping everyday life inside the great library contained and well without to many mishaps. Chaos insues every night as literature characters (Your PC's) Come to life by night. Though there are strange and terrible plots afoot to witch the council of Tomes may wish to see if your capable in not just protecting this new Librarian but the Atheaneum in general!
    • D&D 5e
    • closes November 10
    • Gspawn
16. 

    Adventurer's League Games

    The D&D Adventurers League is an ongoing official campaign for Dungeons & Dragons. It uses the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons rules, and features the Forgotten Realms setting and now Eberron. You can play D&D Adventurers League games literally anywhere. Players use the fifth edition rules to create a character and bring that character to games anywhere D&D Adventurers League play is happening.

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    Central hub for AL Games community members. Discuss with other AL Players and DMs.
    • D&D 5e
    • closes December 31
    • Gregorotto
    • lemonstyx
    • TricksterArcane
    • ballon
    • QuirkyJoe
    • Poor_Knight