[Call me Fate]

Chaos Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost

Game Premise You are already a hearty band of adventurers, having set out on a few small quests and made a name for yourselves. This fame has reached the ears of Aceus, a merchant guildmaster in the far north. It is the breeding season for fur seals, a lucrative business, and the trade guilds take the flow of furs seriously. He has sent a letter requesting your aid at once for an undisclosed problem, and he promises gold and favors for your success. You buy gear for an expedition in the icy wastes, then head out, eager to see what new adventure awaits!

Hello. My name is Amanda, but please just call me Fate. I've been a member at the Weave for a long time now, but like every part of life my time here has ebbed and flowed. Right now I would like to introduce myself as your possible future DM. I do have a good bit of experience with roleplaying, in particular D&D 3.5e, which is what we'll be running this game in. On a PbP forum I normally like to run a game with a heavy focus on roleplaying, but I feel like that is a cliche thing to say because I see it so often. I will tell you I don't enjoy high powered caster-blasters or characters that reek of 'special snowflake.' I'll want a mix of fair and balanced characters for the fun of all involved. If you are interested in my DMing style, on my profile you will see many of my games where I play and DM. Although the emphasis in all of those games is different, my style as a DM and a PbP poster will be similar. If you have any questions about my DMing style please do not hesitate to speak up. The worst I can do is bite. I will be joined in this game by my long-time kibitzing expert Jo Jampa. He will help as needed, and be assured that any answer he gives is the same as if I did. He is smart, meticulous, and he has a keen eye for shenanigans, so none of those. I have a lot of game information in the General Applications Thread over at the game forum. If you might be interested in this game, after reading through all my yacking here, head on over and look at the information there too. Please read it as you consider applying to this game. It has important information about the applications I hope to receive. If you are still hanging on, feel free to make a character thread in the applications folder and you can get started on letting me know who you'd like to bring to my game world.

Game at a Glance Level: 4 Stats: 34 Point Buy Sources: Almost anything WotC, but not Incarnum, Tomb of Magic, or setting specific books. Classes: Generic Classes ONLY Starting Equipment: 7,000 gp, with no one item over 3,500gp in value. Yes this is high. Your level is low for this adventure, so it balances out. Much more detailed information is available in the General Applications Thread over at the game forum.

Applicant Guidelines

Even more than picking a character, I tend to debate my choice of players. A good group of players can make any group of characters work, and a poor match of players will derail even the best character team. So please understand this list of applicant guidelines as you consider this game.

• Please be able to post in the IC game thread once per weekday. I post daily and I expect you to keep up.
• Be aware of plot and game progression, and use your posts to help. You don't have to push, but don't do nothing.
• I do not expect or require players to post a huge detailed post every time. I won't.
• When in doubt, use the rule of three: What is your character thinking, doing, and saying. Put that in each post and you're good.
• I'm a story-teller, and the Rule of Cool applies. If it's cool, cinematic and epic, screw the rules- I'll probably allow it. If this grates against your rules lawyer soul, we are not meant to play together.
• Unless I tell you otherwise, assume you can play with the scenery to help craft the story.
• Please make a solid attempt to use proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I am not perfect and you don't have to be either, but please proofread and edit.
• Do not powergame. I will win.
• Do not fight with other players or characters. I will toss you out.
• Be respectful to each other. Always.
• I do not have a set time that I plan to end recruitment, but it will be at least after March 18th. This will give you a minimum of two weekends and one full week to work on your characters. In general, interest tends to die off after an initial surge, and I don't want to drag it out. Unless something happens to change it, selections will be during that week after the 18th.
  UPDATE: Final cut off will be Wednesday March 21, with selections on Friday March 23. We will begin play after the weekend, once everyone has a complete sheet.

If you made it this far, thank you for reading and your interest in my game. Happy Weaving.