Wide-eyed with fear, they ran through the woods, the howl of the beasts behind them striking them with terror. Stumbling over a root, the shorter one fell to the ground.
"Come on! we have to..." the tall one's fear-laced tone was interrupted by a growl, long and low. The creature stepped out of the shadows, its dirty muzzle dripping with blood. A scream rips from the throat of the tall one, right before it was ripped out. Lapping up the blood like a baby suckling from a mother's breast, the beast chewed through flesh and bone as if it was a warm biscuit dipped in cream. The short one cowered, horrified by the sight of not only their friend being torn apart as if the toy of two children, but the sheer sight of the monster. Long limbs bent at unnatural angles, a sinous body covered in pockmarked spores. Finally, after its feast, the creature turns back to the short one. with a howl of voraciousness and a mighty leap, the monster leaps through the air. As death encroaches on the cowering figure, a brilliant light shines through the mist of the creaking wood. A shriek is heard, as the monster is skewered by a luminous blade.
"Its okay now, that thing is gone." Comes the voice of a young man in gleaming armor. reaching down a hand, the paladin helps the short one up. "Everything is okay."
Hello all,
This is a recruitment thread for a PBP Campaign I plan to run on the D&Dbeyond forums.
Premise: (TLDR: civilisation is about to die out, and heroes have been gathered to stop the monsters)
The world is cursed, enclaves of humanity (well, humanoids) isolated, assailed by horrible monsters. No one knows what caused these attacks, some speculate is is punishment from some god, others say the beasts were created as a weapon by humanity. Whatever the truth, civilisation is dying, the last sparks of hope about to burn out. The leaders of different enclaves have banded together in a last ditch effort to save all of intelligent life from the terrors of the night. The strongest, smartest, & most skilled individuals throughout the enclaves have been gathered, furnished with the finest of gear, and sent out into the darkness to face the monsters and put a stop to their spread. Those heroes are you.
Themes: (TLDR: scary monsters, strong heroes)
The world around the characters will be dark, rough, and full of terror. the heroes on the other hand, are exceptional beings, invested with power. You will face horrible monsters, but will have the chance to fight your hardest for the survival of humanity. This will be a game with some horror elements, but you will not be powerless.
Application: Please respond in the following format
-Character Name
-Character Race, Class, & Background
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol)
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
Character Creation:
-Start at Level Five
-Roll for stats in this thread, reroll ones
-You can start with 1 rare or 2 uncommon magic items, as well as 3 common magic items
-All published books are allowed. If you would like to use a homebrew, ask me and I can approve it.
DMing Style:
I am a pretty chill (at least I think and hope I am) DM. if you wanna do something not RAW, and it could be rule of cool, i'll let you do it? will there be consequences if you fail? yes, risks are part of the game. I am by no means a master DM, but I am willing to work with you and alter the story to maxismise your enjoyment. only thing ot remember is, while playing, don't be a butt munch. we all come to this game to have fun, don't ruin it.
Expectations from players:
I will not expect you to post and react to everything but please try to engage with the story. I want to let the players set the speed at which we play, to some extent. Don't be afraid to try crazy plans, The more epic and wacky, the more likely I am to set the DC not at 30 (You can always TRY, but whether you succeed or not is a different story).
House rules:
I will not implement any right now, but if you have a specific house rule, suggest it! I am completely happy to add it to the game.
The pressure is on now, hero, for your decisions can save humanity, or doom it
Sounds like an interesting campaign. Great writing in the hook but I think maybe a little too grimdark for my personal tastes. Best of luck with your recruitment!
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol). Born into wealth, tutored & schooled he is a scholarly prodigy. Nathan’s twin sister Talia died young galvanizing his ambitions. Her spirit resided in the ring he now wears for a year during which time Nathan learned many things about death from his twin. His older brother Karl hates him, broke his wrist which never healed right. Nathan wants to establish himself as a king, forever. He literally studies and learns from the dead.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task? Sometimes it takes a monster to fight a monster. His colleagues and peers certainly agree (they would not mourn his death). I want civilization to survive.
Very interesting! Don't usually apply for the darker-element campaigns, so this sounds like it might be an interesting change of pace. I try and post once a day at least, though IRL doesn't always allow; but also on public wifi until can get my finances straightened out & the store's about to close in 20 minutes. I'll drop in the stats, but may not have a chance to post the rest till tomorrow. Wasn't sure if you meant us to set the dice roller to "Reroll '1's once" or "Reroll '1's always", so I set it for the former. RP nut who finds too uniformly good rolls kinda boring anyway, so personally fine with that LOL
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Ability scores: 11151211615
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Famh Thrawn Fiadhaich - 'half elven' sorcerer (wild magic) 2, Sleeping Gods - A Dragon Warriors campaign in the Lands of Legend
Quspira Inirali - tiefling cleric (Life domain) 4, Painted's "He'll be the father of my child"
---RETIRED HEROES' REST HOME---
Sae Ivui Nailo - wood elf rogue (inquisitive) 5 , Sea of Death: Captain Hailstorm's Lost Treasure
Ryshraxea "Shra" Naranthi - tabaxi artificer 1, Nyx's Tomb of Annihilation - Group 1
I do like results higher than "Dice rolls not yet available for this section", though. Has anyone figured out yet why the forum rollers seem more wonky the last month or two? Lets try this again ...
Ability scores: 141510101114
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Famh Thrawn Fiadhaich - 'half elven' sorcerer (wild magic) 2, Sleeping Gods - A Dragon Warriors campaign in the Lands of Legend
Quspira Inirali - tiefling cleric (Life domain) 4, Painted's "He'll be the father of my child"
---RETIRED HEROES' REST HOME---
Sae Ivui Nailo - wood elf rogue (inquisitive) 5 , Sea of Death: Captain Hailstorm's Lost Treasure
Ryshraxea "Shra" Naranthi - tabaxi artificer 1, Nyx's Tomb of Annihilation - Group 1
I was considering making a harengon warlock who has a gambling problem and made a deal with a demon for power and a minion... he uses his imp familiar to help him cheat at cards and his claim to fame was when he managed to fight off a group of bandits trying to rob a high-profile card game... But I don't really know if I have enough free bandwidth to join. I rolled great too for stats but I don't want to join and then let down the group. Hope you all have a good time!
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol): Randall was originally born from a bit of a "Meeting" between a Soldier and their criminal prisoner. Sadly, the soldier was duped into raising the child beyond being a small toddler. Soon after turning Five he was grabbed by his Criminal Parent and shown the ways of the thief. He was horrible at it, He was two burly to be a thief and always had a weird face when lying. Thus, he was made the muscle of the crew, Someone who could hold back the criminals or carry loads of stolen valuables.
One day however, He and his party were caught by soldiers. Despite his parents pleads he was sentenced to 16 years in prison, But. Almost as though a shining glimmer of hope appeared, He was given the option for "Princess for a Day" basically meaning they were gonna use him to beat someone or something worse. Thus, he was given gear and sent out into the Dark world to hunt and take down any beasts and save people from them. If those people HAPPPENED to "drop" some gold, He's sure they wouldn't mind him grabbing some.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
The Beasts be the Spear or Shield, Randall is both. He'll take anything and hit back with just as much force.
-Character Backstory: Zathistura is a member of a order of warrior mystics who travel the multi-verse fighting against the take over of the dark entities. They worship no gods and consider themselves above religion, looking to achieve an inner harmony through the betterment of themselves and those around them. Zathistura was sent to this current planet with a team to stop the incursions of the Dark God, only when disaster struck and the Dark God was able to strike a blow as they arrived.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task? Zathistura is the last one left of the team sent to this world. He is alone and has no way to contact his order, and is unsure if any more help is coming....
As a note: I have done some thinking, and have decided that if your background does not already grant a feat, then you gain a bonus feat. that way everyone can be more awesome. Please edit your post and respond with your feat, so I can plan if you take a specific feat (Ie if you choose GWM i need to know so i can occasionaly throw in some low ac baddies for you to smash, etc)
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Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brorminthe Devout Crusher; Morgrom the Cunning Summoner;Theathe Rebellious Beauty;
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
-Character Name:
Artan
-Character Race, Class, & Background
Firbolg Druid (Circle of Stars), Outlander
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol)
Artan spent most of his life in the forests. He travels by the stars through the use of his star map, a crystal that projected constellations when a light is shone through it, always allowing him to find home. Although he prefers to be alone, he is friendly and will always help those in need, in particular lost folk.
Once the curse hit, he found a lot more people lost, and a lot more danger. He could handle the danger at first, but found that as time went on, there was more chance of being overwhelmed. Unable to let more innocent lives be lost, he decided he had to find others like him who were willing to save the world, with the long term goal of breaking the curse for good so he can go back to his forest in relative safety.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
Artan has saved many people from monsters, including merchants, mages (who gifted him the starting magic items) and nobles. Word got around so when he decided to join up with others, he found people more than willing to point him in the direction of other heroes and wish him luck on his journey.
Hello all,
This is a recruitment thread for a PBP Campaign I plan to run on the D&Dbeyond forums.
Premise: (TLDR: civilisation is about to die out, and heroes have been gathered to stop the monsters)
The world is cursed, enclaves of humanity (well, humanoids) isolated, assailed by horrible monsters. No one knows what caused these attacks, some speculate is is punishment from some god, others say the beasts were created as a weapon by humanity. Whatever the truth, civilisation is dying, the last sparks of hope about to burn out. The leaders of different enclaves have banded together in a last ditch effort to save all of intelligent life from the terrors of the night. The strongest, smartest, & most skilled individuals throughout the enclaves have been gathered, furnished with the finest of gear, and sent out into the darkness to face the monsters and put a stop to their spread. Those heroes are you.
Themes: (TLDR: scary monsters, strong heroes)
The world around the characters will be dark, rough, and full of terror. the heroes on the other hand, are exceptional beings, invested with power. You will face horrible monsters, but will have the chance to fight your hardest for the survival of humanity. This will be a game with some horror elements, but you will not be powerless.
Application: Please respond in the following format
-Character Name
-Character Race, Class, & Background
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol)
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
Character Creation:
-Start at Level Five
-Roll for stats in this thread, reroll ones
-You can start with 1 rare or 2 uncommon magic items, as well as 3 common magic items
-All published books are allowed. If you would like to use a homebrew, ask me and I can approve it.
DMing Style:
I am a pretty chill (at least I think and hope I am) DM. if you wanna do something not RAW, and it could be rule of cool, i'll let you do it? will there be consequences if you fail? yes, risks are part of the game. I am by no means a master DM, but I am willing to work with you and alter the story to maxismise your enjoyment. only thing ot remember is, while playing, don't be a butt munch. we all come to this game to have fun, don't ruin it.
Expectations from players:
I will not expect you to post and react to everything but please try to engage with the story. I want to let the players set the speed at which we play, to some extent. Don't be afraid to try crazy plans, The more epic and wacky, the more likely I am to set the DC not at 30 (You can always TRY, but whether you succeed or not is a different story).
House rules:
I will not implement any right now, but if you have a specific house rule, suggest it! I am completely happy to add it to the game.
The pressure is on now, hero, for your decisions can save humanity, or doom it
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Morgrom the Cunning Summoner; Thea the Rebellious Beauty;
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
Sounds like an interesting campaign. Great writing in the hook but I think maybe a little too grimdark for my personal tastes. Best of luck with your recruitment!
Ability scores: 12 15 11 14 13 15
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
-Character Name Nathan Colborn
-Character Race, Class, & Background.
Variant Human, Necromancer Wizard, Professor Sage
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol).
Born into wealth, tutored & schooled he is a scholarly prodigy. Nathan’s twin sister Talia died young galvanizing his ambitions. Her spirit resided in the ring he now wears for a year during which time Nathan learned many things about death from his twin. His older brother Karl hates him, broke his wrist which never healed right. Nathan wants to establish himself as a king, forever. He literally studies and learns from the dead.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
Sometimes it takes a monster to fight a monster. His colleagues and peers certainly agree (they would not mourn his death). I want civilization to survive.
Feats; Alert, Ritual Caster Cleric, Keen Mind.
Wise as a serpent and sly as a fox.
Withdrawn.
Withdrawn.
Any limits on character race/subclass?
nope, you can play whatever you want! I am all for diversity of characters. if you want to play a homebrew, just ask and i'll (probably) approve it.
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Morgrom the Cunning Summoner; Thea the Rebellious Beauty;
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
Ability scores: 17 17 16 12 17 15
I am very interested in this, I will try to get a real character posted soon.
Ability scores: 13 17 12 15 17 7
Very interesting! Don't usually apply for the darker-element campaigns, so this sounds like it might be an interesting change of pace. I try and post once a day at least, though IRL doesn't always allow; but also on public wifi until can get my finances straightened out & the store's about to close in 20 minutes. I'll drop in the stats, but may not have a chance to post the rest till tomorrow. Wasn't sure if you meant us to set the dice roller to "Reroll '1's once" or "Reroll '1's always", so I set it for the former. RP nut who finds too uniformly good rolls kinda boring anyway, so personally fine with that LOL
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Ability scores: 11 15 12 11 6 15
Famh Thrawn Fiadhaich - 'half elven' sorcerer (wild magic) 2, Sleeping Gods - A Dragon Warriors campaign in the Lands of Legend
Quspira Inirali - tiefling cleric (Life domain) 4, Painted's "He'll be the father of my child"
---RETIRED HEROES' REST HOME---
Sae Ivui Nailo - wood elf rogue (inquisitive) 5 , Sea of Death: Captain Hailstorm's Lost Treasure
Ryshraxea "Shra" Naranthi - tabaxi artificer 1, Nyx's Tomb of Annihilation - Group 1
I do like results higher than "Dice rolls not yet available for this section", though. Has anyone figured out yet why the forum rollers seem more wonky the last month or two? Lets try this again ...
Ability scores: 14 15 10 10 11 14
Famh Thrawn Fiadhaich - 'half elven' sorcerer (wild magic) 2, Sleeping Gods - A Dragon Warriors campaign in the Lands of Legend
Quspira Inirali - tiefling cleric (Life domain) 4, Painted's "He'll be the father of my child"
---RETIRED HEROES' REST HOME---
Sae Ivui Nailo - wood elf rogue (inquisitive) 5 , Sea of Death: Captain Hailstorm's Lost Treasure
Ryshraxea "Shra" Naranthi - tabaxi artificer 1, Nyx's Tomb of Annihilation - Group 1
I don't know, but it ate my first die roll for this thread and I'm salty about it, because my scores were really good.
I was considering making a harengon warlock who has a gambling problem and made a deal with a demon for power and a minion... he uses his imp familiar to help him cheat at cards and his claim to fame was when he managed to fight off a group of bandits trying to rob a high-profile card game... But I don't really know if I have enough free bandwidth to join. I rolled great too for stats but I don't want to join and then let down the group. Hope you all have a good time!
Ooooh, this sounds awesome!
12 13 17 16 13 12
“The brighter they shine, the darker the shadow grows.” - Makino Fumito
👑 King of Junior Year 👑
DND Amateur and boxing nerd.
Extended Signature.
Interesting, I think I have someone who would be perfect for this.
Ability scores: 12 9 12 13 12 16
Lore, Lore, and More! That's what I'm about!
PM me if you wish for some lore on a person or place!
Character Name: Randall Hallowstream
-Character Race: Human
Character Class: Fighter (Champion)
Character Background: Criminal
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol): Randall was originally born from a bit of a "Meeting" between a Soldier and their criminal prisoner. Sadly, the soldier was duped into raising the child beyond being a small toddler. Soon after turning Five he was grabbed by his Criminal Parent and shown the ways of the thief. He was horrible at it, He was two burly to be a thief and always had a weird face when lying. Thus, he was made the muscle of the crew, Someone who could hold back the criminals or carry loads of stolen valuables.
One day however, He and his party were caught by soldiers. Despite his parents pleads he was sentenced to 16 years in prison, But. Almost as though a shining glimmer of hope appeared, He was given the option for "Princess for a Day" basically meaning they were gonna use him to beat someone or something worse. Thus, he was given gear and sent out into the Dark world to hunt and take down any beasts and save people from them. If those people HAPPPENED to "drop" some gold, He's sure they wouldn't mind him grabbing some.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
The Beasts be the Spear or Shield, Randall is both. He'll take anything and hit back with just as much force.
Feat: Grappler
Lore, Lore, and More! That's what I'm about!
PM me if you wish for some lore on a person or place!
-Character Name Zathistura
-Character: Astral Elf, Wizard-Bladesinger, Astral Drifter
-Character Backstory: Zathistura is a member of a order of warrior mystics who travel the multi-verse fighting against the take over of the dark entities. They worship no gods and consider themselves above religion, looking to achieve an inner harmony through the betterment of themselves and those around them. Zathistura was sent to this current planet with a team to stop the incursions of the Dark God, only when disaster struck and the Dark God was able to strike a blow as they arrived.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task? Zathistura is the last one left of the team sent to this world. He is alone and has no way to contact his order, and is unsure if any more help is coming....
Ability scores: 14 10 15 12 13 15
As a note: I have done some thinking, and have decided that if your background does not already grant a feat, then you gain a bonus feat. that way everyone can be more awesome. Please edit your post and respond with your feat, so I can plan if you take a specific feat (Ie if you choose GWM i need to know so i can occasionaly throw in some low ac baddies for you to smash, etc)
Hi, I'm Raccoon_Master, a young genderfluid actor, writer, explorer, and bass vocalist. Pronouns They/Them/Theirs
My Characters: Brormin the Devout Crusher; Morgrom the Cunning Summoner; Thea the Rebellious Beauty;
Check out my EXTENDED SIGNATUR and don’t forget to join the Anything but the OGL 2.0 Thread!
"I don't make sense to you, and I don't make sense to myself. Maybe the only one I make sense to is God" ~ Me, trying to sound smart
-Character Name:
Artan
-Character Race, Class, & Background
Firbolg Druid (Circle of Stars), Outlander
-Character Backstory: limit it to 1 or 2 paragraphs, enough to have some detail but not to long (Contrary to popular belief, I have a life outside DND. Lol)
Artan spent most of his life in the forests. He travels by the stars through the use of his star map, a crystal that projected constellations when a light is shone through it, always allowing him to find home. Although he prefers to be alone, he is friendly and will always help those in need, in particular lost folk.
Once the curse hit, he found a lot more people lost, and a lot more danger. He could handle the danger at first, but found that as time went on, there was more chance of being overwhelmed. Unable to let more innocent lives be lost, he decided he had to find others like him who were willing to save the world, with the long term goal of breaking the curse for good so he can go back to his forest in relative safety.
-What makes you exceptional: why was your character chosen for this task?
Artan has saved many people from monsters, including merchants, mages (who gifted him the starting magic items) and nobles. Word got around so when he decided to join up with others, he found people more than willing to point him in the direction of other heroes and wish him luck on his journey.
www.dndbeyond.com/characters/116832734/ahmK7d
Ability scores: 18 17 11 18 14 11
Feats: Observant and Spell Sniper (one from level 4 instead of ASI, the other from the bonus mentioned above)
After joining more my signature got out of hand so I am now a proud member of the extended signature club!! :)