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Sinners
Who are you? You are a Sinner
And what is a Sinner? Well, that will take some time to explain.
Gamana, the world where we live, hasn’t always been like this, 817 years ago, at the end of the war of the gods, it was profoundly and irreversibly changed, most of the gods died and the things they had created disappeared with them; Edia and Ytar, the two remaining deities picked the broken pieces and repaired the world.
Every living being own their existence to Edia’s and Ytar’s efforts and for this we are eternally thankful but the world we live in now is not without problems and challenges, everything come at a price.
With the death of the gods, the magical energy disappeared, killing all the creatures that depended on it and bringing the world into chaos, Edia replaced the source of power, saving the day, but in doing so tied the world’s magic to one of her domains: curse.
Every act of magic inflict a curse, crafting a magical item could curse the caster, the item, or the shop, healing someone may curse the receiver, or the healer, creatures of magic develop/spread curses.
Over time people got used to this new way of magic, studied it's rules and finally adapted.
Scholars rank curses by intensity: low, medium, high and supreme , if two curses conflict with each other the one of lower rank become dormant, until they are no longer in conflict, the exception is a supreme curse, occasionally called Sinner Curse, which make all those inferior dormant all the times.
Through a ritual a person can dedicate their soul to Edia, embrace a sin and be granted the ability to absorb curses, this paired with supreme curses gave life to the figures known as Sinners.
Sinners are bearers of a supreme curse who dedicated their souls to Edia, becoming able to absorb inferior curses without ill effects, each kingdom handle sinners in their own way, in some places they are nothing more than servants, in others they are highly regarded for their services, in any case they have a key role in the modern society.
Monsters, that’s another problem that plague the life of the inhabitants of this world, there are plenty of monsters and they too are subject to curses, even more than people, they tend to acquire particularly quirky or crippling curses due to their strong connection with Edia, who is the goddess of monsters, sins and curses; since many monsters can spread curses like a disease, or carelessly cast magic, Sinners are often tasked to deal with them, not necessarily with violence, after all Sinners too have a strong connection with Edia and they can, sometimes, reason with monsters.
You are a Sinner of the kingdom of Barazin, currently living in the port city of Bewold at the south west border of the kingdom, in your country each Sinner formally belong to the Order of the Orange Glove, a knightly order created by the monarchy which allow the kingdom to call them when needed while granting them status and some degree of legal protection. Sinners are free to manage their own lives and many become professionals, running their own “cleaning” business, you are one of them, a particularly lucky, connected or successful one as you are a member of the Seven Roses, a prestigious and wealthy society of Sinners, one of the most influential in Bewold, however unfortunate events threaten to destroy the society, all your hard work and you.
Game elements:
Themes: Shades of gray morality, discrimination, everything come at a price, politics, comedy.
Starting level: 6
Map: will likely use roll20 for that
Looking for: 4-5 players, applications deadline 19/05.
- D&D 4e
- closes May 19
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Rudra
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- D&D 5e
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horrizon
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- Miscellaneous
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Content Surprise
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- Freeform
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DarkisNotEvil
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- Miscellaneous
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SerakHawk
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- Pathfinder 1e
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gl78033
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Shade's End
The story takes place is a dark kingdom, but there's brightness in it. People can be happy, relaxed and content, if not for long. It's not grimdark, but it's gritty and grey.
See the setting page for more detail.
- Pathfinder 1e
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paula36
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Cost of Freedom
This is a pseudo-post-apocalyptic game following multiple independent player perspectives set in a fantastic late antiquity, with a backdrop of imminent societal collapse and ethnologic fragmentation.- Worlds Without Number
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AbsentWizard
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- Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (SWADE)
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TiffanyKorta
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Sonder and Animus
"Beauty... such a curious concept. So hard to grasp, and yet with how much we speak of it, act upon it, obsess over it... yes, beauty is a very real part of this world. At least, I find this world quite beautiful... do you?" -Lo, Accursed Wanderer
The world recovers. The great conflict among mages ended centuries ago, leaving the world broken, but alive. Once great cities like empty and overgrown, save perhaps a small village that has emerged and lives within but a small fraction of a once great metropolis. Nature has calmed, the spirits now are content, and slowly aid and guide a more humble people. Some are nomadic, exploring this new, untamed world. Others settle in, forging small communities around but a single relic that offers some relief from the normal day-to-day toils to get by.
There are dangers. Many of the monsters and creations of the great conflict linger, stalk the forest, valleys, and hidden places in the world. People are still flawed, still find reasons deep and petty to disagree. A storm may ruin a crop, a fickle dragon may exact a tithe from a village, curious and intrepid souls may explore places they should not go. And yet for all the troubles, there are no nation-spanning wars, for no true nation remains. Since the last of the true Mages fell, their power, their story lost to time, the world has been allowed to slowly but surely return to a better state.
And yet, just as hope emerges, just as people once more have the freedom, the ability to reach higher, so too are their forces at play to take hold of such dreams and aspirations and pull them back into the darkness. Just as the world feels on a tipping point towards good, so too are there those who would in their malice drag the lands and peoples to a fate far worse than the wars had ever brought them.
This is the story of those who helped determine the fate of a new age, one of prosperity, one of despair, or perhaps a time of something else entirely...
- D&D 5e
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Peacemonger
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- D&D 5e
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TheImmortalArtisan
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Exalted 3e: The Scavenger Lands
The Scavenger Lands, The Eastern Threshold free of the Realm influence for the most part, you take on the role of the mightiest heroes in creation, the Exalted.- Exalted 3e
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Chaos Emerald
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Encounter Format Test Game
The game's a single encounter, where I'd like to try an encounter format I came up with specifically for pbp. According to my hopes, it's shorter, less complicated, more creative than the traditional approach, while still structured and based on character abilities.
All in all, I'd like to unify encounters (combat, social, exploration, whatever else you can think of) into a single, consistent, creative, fun, and system-agnostic format. Since the format is an add-on to a game, I still need a system, this time it's 5e.
The encounter has Hp (which I call progress), the characters can 'damage' it and when it runs out of Hp it's solved. However, every turn the encounter itself can 'attack', which can mean a lot of different things.
In this particular encounter, it inflicts time, and events that hinder the PCs. It's about getting across a river. It has three stages, depending on the current Hp (progress): this side, middle, other side. Each stage has its own list of events, each of which defines the losses and the necessary rolls.
During each turn, after the turn's event is revealed but before making any rolls, every player can activate any character ability or use any item in creative ways to get bonuses either for making progress or dealing with the turn's event. Or whatever rolls you make. Tell me what you use, you'll get some bonuses.
The very simple story: The Enemy is a dark presence rising in the west. Lady Paula Karamito, a paladin of some renown went to investigate a few months ago. A few days ago the town where the PCs are staying received a message from her by a homing pigeon: Two children have witnessed an agent of the Enemy. I've escorted them near Wideford and sent them there. I left them to draw away the pursuers, but it's only a matter of time before they find the children. Get them before they are caught.
You are the people sent by the town to rescue the kids and the lore they have. You are standing on this side of the river, watching the two frightened kids holding each other's hands on the other side. The task is time-critical, as you can see a group of riders approaching in the distance, by the group's estimation about half an hour from the ford.
All players with a finished character will be accepted to the game, and I'll make (or you'll make) groups of up to five to play through the encounter. I'm looking for short-term fun, and lots of useful feedback on the idea.
- D&D 5e
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meseszovo
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- Shadowrun 4e
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Driftglass
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- D&D 5e
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The_Butler
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Swords & Sorcery
Recorded history documents the building of Urgash ten generations ago. Its mighty walls were completed in the time of your grandfather's grandfather. Before the wall, dark things from the forest could slip into Urgash and steal its citizens. Fire was the ancestors' only weapon to keep the evil of Chaos at bay. But with the walls the people are safe. They have become numerous like the wheat in the fields. They mint coins of silver and gold and hunger for more. From the time of your youth the army of Urgash has sallied forth and brought area villages under the King's banner. This has brought more wealth into the city. Now the king builds roads to connect Urgash to her holdings.
It is a time of change. While those of good sense seek the comfort and security of the walls, a few small groups have set out to explore the dark forests and many have returned from the wilds with wealth beyond imagining. They tell stories of abysmal caverns filled with monsters and treasure at the edge of the forest. Treasure that can be taken by any bold enough to venture forth.
Today may be your chance to prove you have the courage to seize your destiny. Two men from the village of Larkad have come inside the walls begging for help from any brave enough. Children have disappeared and they seek relief and justice. Justice that the king and his armies have no time to deliver. Which brings us to you!
This game uses the first D&D rules from 1974, with several minor house rules. Everything needed to play is in the Men & Magic topic, which serves as a Player's Guide.
I would like keep a pace of two posts a week.
To apply create a thread in the character creation topic and roll up a character. I don't need a huge backstory, a short paragraph description will do to begin.
The game will start off with a quick dungeon delve to set the pace and then become more open for the players to choose their path to great destiny.
- OD&D (Chainmail)
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Black Wyvern
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- Fallout (2d20)
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nautilus_project
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- Call of Cthulhu
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Peff
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Transformers (MSH)
Transformers RPG (Marvel Super Heroes)
Autobots fight a desperate struggle against the Decepticons.
- Marvel Super Heroes
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AlexTGreat
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- 13th Age
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PureAphid
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Blood in the Bluegrass: A Walking Dead Tale
We tend to take a lot of things for granted, even today - when the world has gone all to hell and the dead have risen again to consume us. Back before everything happened, when the military failed and they... they bombed the cities, we lived in a different reality, one that seems almost fantastical now even though it had its problems. I remember waking up to the sound of birds chirping outside my window, or that Leja would be whining and complaining about having to go to school; the warmth of the sun gently nudging me out of sleep as I had to get up and prepare for the day. There was this sense of security, a belief that tomorrow would be just like today, predictable and stable.
We had luxuries that we didn't even realize were luxuries at the time. Like running water. I mean, can you imagine? You turn a knob and clean water flows out, effortlessly. We used to waste it, let it run while we brushed our teeth or took long showers just because we could. Now, every drop is precious, scavenged from rain barrels or murky streams, boiled and filtered until it's safe to drink. The same with food; grocery stores packed to the brim with fresh produce, meats neatly packaged on Styrofoam trays, aisles upon aisles of snacks and canned goods. We never worried about where our next meal would come from. Now, we scavenge abandoned homes and overrun gardens, praying that the best and most tasty meal I can get is some highly syruped cat food.
Sometimes I wonder if we'll ever get back to that place, if we'll ever rebuild what we've lost. But then I look around at the broken streets, the crumbling buildings, the ever-present threat of the dead, and I'm not so sure. Mamá says that there has to be a life or a place out there for us... but I know that she really means me and Alejandra. Ever since Juliana died last winter... she... she hasn't been the same. She rarely eats, rarely sleeps, and I catch her glancing both at me and Alejandra every so often in a way that sends a pit down my throat. I can hear her crying sometimes at night; she tries to be silent, but it's enough for me to hear - enough so that I have to bring Alejandra close and cover her ears so she doesn't have to feel sad that her mother is giving up hope.
I miss Juliana too. Her laughter used to fill the house, her energy was so contagious and honestly got on my nerves sometimes, Papá's too - especially with all the trouble that she got in with dudes. Now, the silence that hangs heavy in her absence is a constant reminder of all we've lost. I try to remember the best of her, all the good times and the stupid teenage shit that she always did; not... not when I had to put her down. But I just... I just can't shake away the image of her face, the snarling and the growling, the... the bullet hole in her head. I... I don't want to remember her like that.
Mom tries to hide her pain, but I see it in the way her eyes betray her smile, in the way her hands tremble as she cooks whatever meager meal we've managed to scrounge up. I know she's holding on for us, for me and Alejandra. She's trying to be strong, to keep us safe in this unforgiving world. But I can't shake this feeling of helplessness and maybe a bit of anger, this notion that no matter how hard we try it'll never be enough. That we'll never find that elusive sanctuary she dreams of, where we can finally rest without fear of the dead knocking at our door.
I try to be strong for my sister, to shield her from the harsh realities of our new existence. But it's been almost seven months - or maybe eight - and she's not a child anymore, not really. She sees the pain etched into every line of Mom's face, hears the desperation in her voice when she talks about finding a place to call home. And I know it weighs on her, just as it weighs on me.
But unlike her, I can't give up. She's right about one thing, that there is a home out there for us - a place where all THREE of us can have a life. We deserve more than just survival; we deserve a chance, Alejandra deserves a chance, one filled with joy and laughter instead of fear and sorrow. And when we finally do, when we stand together in a place where we can truly belong, it'll be worth every hardship we endured along the way.
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Essence
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Cyberpunk Red
Welcome to Night City during the time of the Red!- Cyberpunk
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Chaos Emerald
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The Trail of Henderson
35 days ago, all Hell (or possibly something even more alien and sinister) broke loose in the city of Rochester, New York, and its surrounding suburbs. This came to be called the 'Rochester Outbreak'.
Within 24 hours, Martial Law had been declared in the State of New York, Rochester was quarantined, and every US Army National Guard and US Army Reserve Unit within 150 miles (plus several from outside that radius) had been called up. A news blackout about what was going on in Rochester was enacted.
Within 72 hours, two full Brigade Combat Teams of the 82nd Airborne Division (that being all that was still in the US with ongoing deployments) supported by the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, along with several various units of US Special Operations Forces, had deployed to the Rochester 'Quarantine Zone' to "contain the situation". At this time, the White House declared that "a devastating bio-chemical weapon was deployed against Rochester and its surrounding area by unknown actors"...and everything to do with what is going on in the Rochester Quarantine Zone is classified Top Secret as part of Special Access Programs RAMPANT HART and/or BLUE VARSITY.
It still took another 25 days to restore order to most of Rochester and its suburbs. Reinforcements from the 101st Airborne Division (also giving up two Brigade Combat Teams, the Combat Aviation Brigade, the Sustainment Brigade, and the Division Artillery), 10th Mountain Division (Division Headquarters & Headquarters Battalion, Division Artillery, Combat Aviation Brigade, Division Sustainment Brigade), Vermont National Guard (86th Infantry [Mountain] Brigade Combat Team), and every other New York Army National Guard unit not already deployed to the Rochester area, as well as those New York US Air National Guard units with "relevant assets" were deployed there within another week from the deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division.
At 25 days after the 'outbreak', the United States Government, at the direction of the President, had set up a joint-agency task force to review all available information and determine what focuses a follow-on, "boots-on-the-ground" investigation should look into. This group is fully read into RAMPANT HART and VARSITY BLUE, and is called the 'Rochester Incident Study Group', or RISG (pronounced "riss-gee"). In reviewing all collected information, the RISG focused on various intelligence collected by "technical means" (probably by the NSA using domestic wiretaps), as well as fragmentary reports surviving from before the 'outbreak' and interviews with the few surviving local and federal law enforcement personnel working in Rochester and its suburbs.
At 32 days after the 'outbreak', the RISG delivered its findings to the United States National Security Council. Several orders were immediately issued, and various personnel gathered and briefed within 24 hours.
Those personnel were you. All of you are United States Government employees or contractors, from a wide range of agencies and professions, and possess Top Secret/SCI clearances. All of you were awoken in the middle of the night within the last 72 hours, allowed to hurriedly pack work-related materials and enough clothing to last ten days, and rushed to the Rochester Quarantine Zone Command Post in Batavia, New York, to be briefed by the RISG. You have--after two days of waiting around, being issued equipment, given full medical work-ups, and having thorough psychological dossiers compiled--finally been called in for your actual briefing by the RISG.Mechanics
This game is essentially a hybrid of Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition in a modern setting and Delta Green, and will be using elements from both. There are unique modifications in use, mostly in regards to PC Generation and the Skills in use. That being said, the Player Characters ARE NOT members of Delta Green, although they will be members in good standing of the United States Government with fully-valid Security Clearances, or at least Cleared Contractors with fully-valid Security Clearances. All of your PCs will have had at least one brush with the Mythos, thus start with Cthulhu Mythos 10% and a maximum Sanity 90.
You will, as the above states, start your campaign by being deployed to Rochester, New York, USA after it has been overrun with the Mythos and then reclaimed by the actions of unknowns as well as many thousands of US Military and Law Enforcement personnel, plus disaster relief personnel. It is not, however, fully safe yet. Your PCs will actually start the campaign arriving to be briefed by the RISG in the Rochester Quarantine Zone Command Post in Batavia, New York.
Everyone will generate at least one PC; you are welcome to generate two PCs, whichever one is not initially selected will be used as a spare forwhenif your first PC isjoyously struck down by an amused GMsuccumbs to the hazards of the investigation. If your PC dies and you do not have a back-up PC ready by that time, you as a Player will be shifted to being a Reader and another Player recruited. As long as you have a back-up PC ready, you will continue to play, barring other issues.
The inspiration for this campaign comes from the epic and entertaining story of Old Man Henderson, helped along by things such as the Monster Hunter International series, the Special Circumstances series, the Taken movie series as well as the Taken mini-series, plus several other influences I probably haven't noticed.- Call of Cthulhu
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Prestar
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Abomination Vaults 5e
Advanced 5th Edition Adventure Path
Enter the megadungeon! Evil stirs in the depths of the Abomination Vaults, a sprawling dungeon where the evil sorcerer Belcorra Haruvex attempted to raise an army of monsters hundreds of years ago. Brave heroes must venture into a dungeon full of beasts and traps to prevent a spiteful villain from rising again.
Rules System: Advanced 5th Edition Level Up
Theme: Megadungeon
Starting Level: 1stThe Abomination Vaults Adventure Path begins near the small town of Otari on the southern shore of the Isle of Kortos. A robust and spoiler-free description of the town can be found in the player’s guide. While this gazetteer does mention things that aren’t frequently discussed in polite company (such as the rough crew that hangs out at the Crook’s Nook), the contents of this gazetteer are considered common knowledge among Otari’s citizens. It’s possible for some (or even all) of the heroes to hail from Otari, but that isn’t necessary. Although most of the campaign’s action takes place in the dungeon about a half hour to the north in the swampy Fogfen, the heroes will return to Otari many times and should come to rely on its people.
The heroes might or might not know each other, but all of them should have a friend in common: the town’s eccentric oddities merchant, Wrin Sivinxi. Wrin’s mixture of tiefling and elven ancestry is impossible to miss: her eyes are devoid of pupils, small ram horns curl around her elven ears, and her fingertips sparkle with motes of glittering light. Wrin is more than a collector of unusual items and occult lore; she’s a scholar of the stars who possesses curious foresight about strange events (perhaps this foresight drove her to build a friendship with the heroes in the first place).
In any case, once Wrin collects the heroes to tell them of a strange light, she has seen around Gauntlight, the mysterious inland lighthouse deep in the Fogfen, the campaign can begin!
The posting rate for this game will be an average of two to three times per week. Some days there will be more posts than others, but this campaign will be run at a leisurely pace. If you do not post once within 48 hours during combat, actions will be taken for you. I reserve the right to eject from the campaign anyone who has not posted in a week without prior warning of absence.
I expect players to engross themselves in the roleplaying element and contribute interestingly to the story and for this campaign I also favor longer posts with detail and emphasis on the growth of the characters over just posting to meet the requirement.
I also travel occasionally, but this rarely affects my posting. I will be selecting a total of five players. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
Application Deadline: May 25th, 2024 (Midnight CST)
Character Creation & Play Guidelines: This document has everything you need to participate in one of my games. Includes rules for character creation guidelines and much more.
Character Creation and Play v3.1 - Files - Myth-Weavers
Character Submissions: You will also need to start a thread in the application thread for your submission.
If you have any questions about my rules for character building, setting, or any thoughts about character backgrounds, or to request that I review your character then you can do so by using the links below.
Generating Ability Scores: The first post in your character thread should contain your ability score generation and nothing else. You should state if you are taking the static array, using the point buy method, or rolling for your stats. If you decide to roll for your stats, then you may roll four 6-sided dice and sum up the three highest rolls. Repeat this process six times to generate your stats. If you are new to Myth-Weavers a guide to how to use the dice roller is available.Dice Tower - Articles - Myth-Weavers
Allocate these rolled numbers or picked numbers if doing point buy or static array, to your desired ability scores by noting them accordingly in the first post. If you chose the roll method, you must take the stats that the dice gods have given you, good or bad, that is the hand in life that you have been dealt. Some of the best heroes come from a tough beginning and overcoming adversity.
Character Thread Template: You are welcome to use the following template. It is designed to include all pertinent details about your character for quick reference by both the Narrator and yourself as the player. By keeping this post current in your character thread, you eliminate the need for a separate Myth-Weavers character sheet. Ensure that your posting template provides a link to your character thread for convenient reference. The character template should be the second post in your application.
Character Posting Template: The third post in your application should be your posting template. I have created one that you can feel free to copy and use if you like. (See Character Thread Template link above.)
FREE ONLINE RESOURCES
Main Advanced 5th Edition Website
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E) (levelup5e.com)
All the Rules
Character Creation Walkthrough
Character Walkthrough | Level Up (a5e.tools)
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ABOMINATION VAULTS PLAYERS GUIDE
GM Info: Hello! I'm Billy Watford. I've been a GM (DM, Storyteller, etc.) for about 35 or 37 years, and I've been gaming even longer. Over the years, I've conducted what seems like hundreds of adventures through Paizo, WotC, TSR, and I currently have many games ongoing on Myth-Weavers, some of which have lasted for years.
My GMing style leans more towards crafting a compelling story rather than maximizing the exploitation of rules. I appreciate characters that are interesting from the start, but I'm particularly fond of characters that evolve throughout the game. Avoid presenting me with one-dimensional characters that repeatedly exploit a single annoying trait, and in return, I'll refrain from introducing a tarrasque into the scenario. Agreed? Agreed.
What kind of player am I NOT looking for?
Power Gamers (not sorry) and rules lawyers (really not sorry). Having gamemastered for many years, I am still new to this specific system. Therefore, I am not looking for players who are solely interested in exploiting new rules or merely min/maxing their characters. From what I understand, this is much more challenging in Advanced 5th Edition Level Up. Should your character meet an untimely end in the dungeon, please be gracious, and we will get you situated with a new one as promptly as we can.What kind of players AM I looking for?
Ah, this is promising. I'm not in search of mere players; I seek a cast of characters. I desire individuals dedicated to advancing a compelling plot—those who hinder the story's flow are my pet peeve. I yearn to witness your character's evolution. I envision the transformation of a self-centered street urchin into a daring hero, a disinterested bureaucrat into the fierce embodiment of divine retribution. LET'S DO THIS. Enter the Abomination Vaults, where your saga unfolds.I'm also in search of individuals who can adhere to the basic rules of grammar. That said, I can be quite forgiving of errors. However, for the love of God, in a system where edits are possible minutes, days, or weeks later... please take some pride.
I look forward to your applications and good luck!
PLEASE READ THE PLAYERS GUIDE ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THEN RE-READ IT PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION PROCESS!! IT WILL HELP YOU TREMENDOUSLY!!!
The Abomination Vaults players guide can be found at the link below.
Player's Guide - Myth-Weavers
Sorry to scream but I do not want the thread cluttered with people that do not read.
- Level Up 5e
- closes May 25
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bwatford
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Rules System: Advanced 5th Edition Level Up
GM Info: Hello! I'm Billy Watford. I've been a GM (DM, Storyteller, etc.) for about 35 or 37 years, and I've been gaming even longer. Over the years, I've conducted what seems like hundreds of adventures through Paizo, WotC, TSR, and I currently have many games ongoing on Myth-Weavers, some of which have lasted for years.
