Hello! I am DustyHalo, or Harry and I want to DM a play by post Viking/Norse campaign on discord. I live in Australia, so I might not be awake when the Americans and Europeans are, but that's what a play by post is for!Looking for a group of 5-7 characters. Depending on the responses I might be able to do two groups!The game will be about 50% roleplay and 50% combat even though I hate pbp combat, so if you're not on and everyone else is having a whale of a time slinging spells and swinging swords, I may act as your character and cast a cantrip or something.Try to post regularly, once every one or two days should be fine, even if it's just a post in general or out of character.
The campaign will be set in Vjerrk, a cold country that is riddled with strife. Wild and dangerous monsters stalk the countryside while an invading empire with a giant on their side conquers the cities and villages without remorse. I will be using traditional Norse gods for the setting, along with a few different gods from the empire. Gods will play a large role in this campaign.
Characters Stats will be Point Buy with race stat switching (meaning you can be a wood elf with a +1 Dex, a +1 Cha and a +1 Wis, or a wood elf with +2 Dex and +1 Cha, but no +3 Dex elves) Is that understandable? I hope so. Start at level 2. (Unless we have a pregame for you, then you'll be level 1 during that) EXP progression. HP will be maximum at first level then roll or average after (your choice). Multiclassing and all that is fine as long as you fulfil the prerequisites. Grouping up with other characters is cool and encouraged! Depending on the story I may run a little pregame thing for you. Anything is fine as long as I approve it, (Want to play an archer paladin or a greatsword rogue? We could sort something out) but don't start pulling out your whacky dndwiki homebrew now that I've said that. But I would prefer no variant human if that's possible. You can make a character on dnd beyond, dicecloud or gsheet, as they work with the avrae discord bot that we will be using.
Submissions. (Message here or DM me on discord at DustyHalo#4531) Name Race Class Personality Backstory (can just be a simple outline, no need for paragraphs at this stage) Experience with D&D
Name: Asgrim Orrisson Race: Mountain Dwarf Class: Cleric (War Domain, worships Baldr) Personality: Kind at heart but rough around the edges due to living in a secluded village Backstory: Lived in a small village on the countryside when a wandering adventurer came and slew the monsters stalking around the village. Since then he wanted to branch off and use his Divine powers to become more and more like that adventurer and help out more than just his village. Experience: Little, I've DMed once and played once.
I also live in Australia too! So I'm easy with times.
Definitely interested, should all characters be from the norse/viking area, or could some be in the area, but from the empire or other areas? Thinking a Far Traveler background might be some fun for this.
Name Rassun Serlan Race Half-Elf Class Sorcerer, Storm Sorcerer Personality Cheerful, optimistic, eager to learn. Backstory Far Traveler, Rassun is from another of the lands conquered by the empire, but sometime before he was born, so he grew up used to it. His life was fairly normal, using his strange magics to help his community and make a living. He'd heard tales of a far away country with strange ways and weather. The tales fascinated him until one day he just dropped everything and decided to travel to this land to learn more. He maintains this decision has nothing to do with the misunderstanding with the local guards or the fact that he had to sneak out of prison to make the trip. Experience I'm playing some PBP on here, as well as DMing one on discord, and been playing a real time game for a few years now.
I can say that I've been interested in getting a little Nordic and a Play-by-Post wouldn't be too hard for me to try out.
Name: Thrymr Östberg
Race: Goliath (Assuming this to be a Jötunn in this setting)
Class: Fighter
Personality: Usually calm. Enjoys cards, wrestling, and legends. Takes pride in his work. Respects those that are committed to a project or hard work. Has a distaste for those that he sees as entitled or unwilling to work.
Backstory: Worked as a Hirdman, absolute respect for his Thane, quit when the Thane's son was past the title, now works as a bodyguard (perhaps one other player needs one?).
Experience: A lot... like 12 years or so. I began playing during 3.5 and did other forum-based role play at least a year or two before that.
Name Alduin Strynjolf Race Human Class Warrior Personality He's your classic brave night with a dark past, doubting of himself extr. he 's NG Backstory He's adventuring with his witch daughter(he doesn't know she has inner magic) since his wife died, he was a soldier before Experience killed some bandits, was a soldier
I am very interested in a Norse style game. As a side note, I think it would be an easy thing to pair Orm up with any character so if someone wants a fighting orator, just let me know.
Name: Orm Dansson
Race: Human (non variant)
Class: Bard (headed toward Valor)
Personality: Orm has a strong presence. People feel bolder, more confident around him even in silence. Mostly however he enjoys the fire, the mead and the camaraderie that simply spending time together brings.
Backstory: Orm was a scrapper growing up, a future warrior no doubt but his ability to speak caught the notice of the village skald. He was raised to embody the oral traditions of his village, both in words and deeds.
He was sent into the land as a way to hone his skills and add to his stories.
Experience: I have played DnD since 2nd edition and have played various forum pbp games over the last few years. As far as Discord, I am familiar with Avrae and even run a game using the Bot.
Oh fun! A Norse game sounds like a great change of pace from a traditional fantasy setting! Here I go then:
Name: Conrick Pórgísl
Race: Human
Class: Cleric (Tempest) and multiclassing in Storm Sorceror starting at level 3
Personality: Always tries to do the good thing! Outward appearance of strong self confidence that he is a good person, but often is plagued with self doubt about his own inner motivations and whether he can call himself good or not.
Backstory: Grew up watching his father and many uncles ride off to sea in massive Nordic-style warships. Whenever his father returned home, he would tell Conrick all about the vicious enemies that he slew without a single problem. The only time his father talked of a force that was terrifying to challenge was the storms at sea, and his father made sure to always pray to Thor and Njord everytime he would set sail. Conrick grew up with a devout respect for these Gods and a fascination with the elements of the storm when he one day began to develop thunderous abilities himself.
Experience: I've never played a PbP game but I have plenty of experience as a PC and have DM'd a few sessions as well. Also a theatre undergrad so plenty of RP experience!
Personality: Juniper is very friendly and fatherly to his travel mates. He loves joking with other and playing with cards. He is always wearing a smile (yes even when hes mad) and like to plan ahead for himself and others. Hes very modest and avoids combat if possible
Backstory: Born to a human father and a elf mother juniper was brought up to be graceful and gentle. When he was younger he wandered off without his dad into to the surrounding forest and was attacked by a bear. During this attack he discovered his powers for nature when the trees went to block the bear. But being the sensative child he was he freed the bear and set it free from there on out he vowed to protect anyone he can for as long as can while protecting nature.
Experience: He's spent his teen years (He's 17) on traveling and protecting a couple of people (2 cities) {I've been playing d&d for 2 months now (table top) and 1 month of play by post I know im relatively new to D&D but i have been rp since i was 12 (I'm 16 going on 17) and I've been part of theater world since i was 5}
Name:Raath Wintersbane Race: Half-Orc Class: Barbarian (Path of the Zealot) Personality: To put it in his own words "Raath strong! Raath will become stronger! Raath will be strongest!!!" Backstory: Outlander - Raised by his Orc mother, he was a strange child. Aside from being smaller than the other Orc children, he also had a strange whiteness to his skin and eyes, not to mention the lack of hair anywhere on him. Whilst this was a strange mark of his birth, his mother never gave reason to him or the others, not to mention it made great camoflauge in the winter. He isn't the smartest Orc, but he's strong and determined to leave a mark. Experience : I've been playing D&D for almost 8 years now, and been doing PbP for a good while now as well.
Huginn - Kenku - Monk (Undecided on path) - Acolyte
This Kenku is a follower of Odin, as are all Kenku brought to the Spear Hill, a temple and school for warriors meant to keep the old ways alive. The name Huginn is a name given to every student after being given the right to speak, in keeping with Odin’s Gift to Kenku (made it up, you tell me if you think it doesn’t work). Huginn is now out doing the work of every graduate of the Spear Hill... looking for signs of Odin, while spying and sending info back home. The Giant must fall, and that won’t happen by resting on your heels.
Name: Xerox Isshammer Race: Dragonborn Class: Barbarian Personality: He is brooding and a loner. He tends to have his own agenda, but will work with others when needed (to further along his agenda). In the end he has a good hard, albeit a troubled one. Backstory: Xerlax was left for dead when his village was raided. He now roams alone in search of information about who slaughtered his family. All he has left of them his a dwarves warhammer that has been passed down in his family through the generations. It is covered in runes, another mystery that he is desperately trying to solve. Experience with D&D: I have been playing D&D for about a year and a half now. Almost all of my experience is internet based - through discord and the dndbeyond forums. I enjoy a mix of role-play and combat - and of course, loot.
I like the concept. I have an idea for a character (based on the question I asked previously) but if it's too much I can come up with another one.
Name : Zenaris Ki'rith Race : Eladrin Class : Ranger Personality : Zenaris is very driven in his endeavors. Duty and loyalty towards his kind are important values to him. Since he's an outsider to this realm, he is also curious and sometimes confused by the customs of the people he meets. Backstory : Raised from early childhood to be a soldier in his home realm of Alfheim (or the other name you want to give it), Zenaris was part of a special unit that would track and deal with monsters and individuals that posed a threat to the realm. During an assignment, Zenaris was caught in a trap that sent him to Midgard (or Vjerrk, I don't know which one). Now a stranger in a strange land, he's looking for a way to go back to his world where he is needed. Experience with D&D: I played DnD 3.5 since I was 10 years old and have been playing 5E for about 3 years now.
Hello! I am DustyHalo, or Harry and I want to DM a play by post Viking/Norse campaign on discord.
I live in Australia, so I might not be awake when the Americans and Europeans are, but that's what a play by post is for! Looking for a group of 5-7 characters. Depending on the responses I might be able to do two groups! The game will be about 50% roleplay and 50% combat even though I hate pbp combat, so if you're not on and everyone else is having a whale of a time slinging spells and swinging swords, I may act as your character and cast a cantrip or something. Try to post regularly, once every one or two days should be fine, even if it's just a post in general or out of character.
The campaign will be set in Vjerrk, a cold country that is riddled with strife. Wild and dangerous monsters stalk the countryside while an invading empire with a giant on their side conquers the cities and villages without remorse. I will be using traditional Norse gods for the setting, along with a few different gods from the empire. Gods will play a large role in this campaign.
Link to Handout. Lore, Map, List of Gods
Characters
Stats will be Point Buy with race stat switching (meaning you can be a wood elf with a +1 Dex, a +1 Cha and a +1 Wis, or a wood elf with +2 Dex and +1 Cha, but no +3 Dex elves) Is that understandable? I hope so.
Start at level 2. (Unless we have a pregame for you, then you'll be level 1 during that)
EXP progression.
HP will be maximum at first level then roll or average after (your choice).
Multiclassing and all that is fine as long as you fulfil the prerequisites.
Grouping up with other characters is cool and encouraged! Depending on the story I may run a little pregame thing for you.
Anything is fine as long as I approve it, (Want to play an archer paladin or a greatsword rogue? We could sort something out) but don't start pulling out your whacky dndwiki homebrew now that I've said that. But I would prefer no variant human if that's possible.
You can make a character on dnd beyond, dicecloud or gsheet, as they work with the avrae discord bot that we will be using.
Submissions. (Message here or DM me on discord at DustyHalo#4531)
Name
Race
Class
Personality
Backstory (can just be a simple outline, no need for paragraphs at this stage)
Experience with D&D
https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/viking_names.php
https://www.behindthename.com/names/origin/old-norse
https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Category:Old_Norse_Names
Some tools for names if you are struggling.
Players will be chosen a week after this post goes up (depending on amount of submissions), good luck!
If you have any questions about the lore or anything else, feel free to PM me or post here
Name: Asgrim Orrisson
Race: Mountain Dwarf
Class: Cleric (War Domain, worships Baldr)
Personality: Kind at heart but rough around the edges due to living in a secluded village
Backstory: Lived in a small village on the countryside when a wandering adventurer came and slew the monsters stalking around the village. Since then he wanted to branch off and use his Divine powers to become more and more like that adventurer and help out more than just his village.
Experience: Little, I've DMed once and played once.
I also live in Australia too! So I'm easy with times.
Lost Mine of Phandelver - Dungeon Master
Definitely interested, should all characters be from the norse/viking area, or could some be in the area, but from the empire or other areas? Thinking a Far Traveler background might be some fun for this.
Name Rassun Serlan
Race Half-Elf
Class Sorcerer, Storm Sorcerer
Personality Cheerful, optimistic, eager to learn.
Backstory Far Traveler, Rassun is from another of the lands conquered by the empire, but sometime before he was born, so he grew up used to it. His life was fairly normal, using his strange magics to help his community and make a living. He'd heard tales of a far away country with strange ways and weather. The tales fascinated him until one day he just dropped everything and decided to travel to this land to learn more. He maintains this decision has nothing to do with the misunderstanding with the local guards or the fact that he had to sneak out of prison to make the trip.
Experience I'm playing some PBP on here, as well as DMing one on discord, and been playing a real time game for a few years now.
https://ddb.ac/characters/19083764/ZIrguz
Yeah! Go nuts man, you don’t have to be from Vjerrk. The empire is a sort of Spanish Empire/French Revolution type deal.
I can say that I've been interested in getting a little Nordic and a Play-by-Post wouldn't be too hard for me to try out.
Name: Thrymr Östberg
Race: Goliath (Assuming this to be a Jötunn in this setting)
Class: Fighter
Personality: Usually calm. Enjoys cards, wrestling, and legends. Takes pride in his work. Respects those that are committed to a project or hard work. Has a distaste for those that he sees as entitled or unwilling to work.
Backstory: Worked as a Hirdman, absolute respect for his Thane, quit when the Thane's son was past the title, now works as a bodyguard (perhaps one other player needs one?).
Experience: A lot... like 12 years or so. I began playing during 3.5 and did other forum-based role play at least a year or two before that.
A father with his daughter
Name Alduin Strynjolf
Race Human
Class Warrior
Personality He's your classic brave night with a dark past, doubting of himself extr. he 's NG
Backstory He's adventuring with his witch daughter(he doesn't know she has inner magic) since his wife died, he was a soldier before
Experience killed some bandits, was a soldier
DM for 5 games in Kalos, player in two.
I am very interested in a Norse style game. As a side note, I think it would be an easy thing to pair Orm up with any character so if someone wants a fighting orator, just let me know.
Name: Orm Dansson
Race: Human (non variant)
Class: Bard (headed toward Valor)
Personality: Orm has a strong presence. People feel bolder, more confident around him even in silence. Mostly however he enjoys the fire, the mead and the camaraderie that simply spending time together brings.
Backstory: Orm was a scrapper growing up, a future warrior no doubt but his ability to speak caught the notice of the village skald. He was raised to embody the oral traditions of his village, both in words and deeds.
He was sent into the land as a way to hone his skills and add to his stories.
Experience: I have played DnD since 2nd edition and have played various forum pbp games over the last few years. As far as Discord, I am familiar with Avrae and even run a game using the Bot.
https://ddb.ac/characters/19084324/1UiacJ
Oh fun! A Norse game sounds like a great change of pace from a traditional fantasy setting! Here I go then:
Let me know if you need anything else!
Name: Juniper Levesque- Rienheart
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Druid (mostly animal based)
Personality: Juniper is very friendly and fatherly to his travel mates. He loves joking with other and playing with cards. He is always wearing a smile (yes even when hes mad) and like to plan ahead for himself and others. Hes very modest and avoids combat if possible
Backstory: Born to a human father and a elf mother juniper was brought up to be graceful and gentle. When he was younger he wandered off without his dad into to the surrounding forest and was attacked by a bear. During this attack he discovered his powers for nature when the trees went to block the bear. But being the sensative child he was he freed the bear and set it free from there on out he vowed to protect anyone he can for as long as can while protecting nature.
Experience: He's spent his teen years (He's 17) on traveling and protecting a couple of people (2 cities) {I've been playing d&d for 2 months now (table top) and 1 month of play by post I know im relatively new to D&D but i have been rp since i was 12 (I'm 16 going on 17) and I've been part of theater world since i was 5}
When I say experience, I meant your experience with D&D, sorry, I should have clarified
Name: Raath Wintersbane
Race: Half-Orc
Class: Barbarian (Path of the Zealot)
Personality: To put it in his own words "Raath strong! Raath will become stronger! Raath will be strongest!!!"
Backstory: Outlander - Raised by his Orc mother, he was a strange child. Aside from being smaller than the other Orc children, he also had a strange whiteness to his skin and eyes, not to mention the lack of hair anywhere on him. Whilst this was a strange mark of his birth, his mother never gave reason to him or the others, not to mention it made great camoflauge in the winter. He isn't the smartest Orc, but he's strong and determined to leave a mark.
Experience : I've been playing D&D for almost 8 years now, and been doing PbP for a good while now as well.
Added you on discord.
Huginn - Kenku - Monk (Undecided on path) - Acolyte
This Kenku is a follower of Odin, as are all Kenku brought to the Spear Hill, a temple and school for warriors meant to keep the old ways alive. The name Huginn is a name given to every student after being given the right to speak, in keeping with Odin’s Gift to Kenku (made it up, you tell me if you think it doesn’t work). Huginn is now out doing the work of every graduate of the Spear Hill... looking for signs of Odin, while spying and sending info back home. The Giant must fall, and that won’t happen by resting on your heels.
Paladin - warforged - orange
Name: Xerox Isshammer
Race: Dragonborn
Class: Barbarian
Personality: He is brooding and a loner. He tends to have his own agenda, but will work with others when needed (to further along his agenda). In the end he has a good hard, albeit a troubled one.
Backstory: Xerlax was left for dead when his village was raided. He now roams alone in search of information about who slaughtered his family. All he has left of them his a dwarves warhammer that has been passed down in his family through the generations. It is covered in runes, another mystery that he is desperately trying to solve.
Experience with D&D: I have been playing D&D for about a year and a half now. Almost all of my experience is internet based - through discord and the dndbeyond forums. I enjoy a mix of role-play and combat - and of course, loot.
Does your world include all the realms of norse mythology (Jotunheim, Muspelheim, Alfheim, ...)?
Yes. Uh, well, not all of them. I've combined a few (such as Alfheim and Vanaheim) for simplicity.
I like the concept. I have an idea for a character (based on the question I asked previously) but if it's too much I can come up with another one.
Name : Zenaris Ki'rith
Race : Eladrin
Class : Ranger
Personality : Zenaris is very driven in his endeavors. Duty and loyalty towards his kind are important values to him. Since he's an outsider to this realm, he is also curious and sometimes confused by the customs of the people he meets.
Backstory : Raised from early childhood to be a soldier in his home realm of Alfheim (or the other name you want to give it), Zenaris was part of a special unit that would track and deal with monsters and individuals that posed a threat to the realm. During an assignment, Zenaris was caught in a trap that sent him to Midgard (or Vjerrk, I don't know which one). Now a stranger in a strange land, he's looking for a way to go back to his world where he is needed.
Experience with D&D: I played DnD 3.5 since I was 10 years old and have been playing 5E for about 3 years now.
Thank you to everyone who signed up, I will be choosing characters shortly!