The greatest empire of the Age of Dreams was called Ozymandium. Named for it's founder, Ozymandius, King of Kings, its influence spread over a third of the globe on several continents, it lasted for several centuries under his rule, but upon his death, fell apart completely under his warring successors. While much evidence describes the culture as it expanded, the capital and core lands of the empire were destroyed on the Night of Green Fire, a magical cataclysm at the height of the Succession Wars. All that remains is the hellish landscape of the Blasted Desert. Many have sent expeditions based on rumors, but no one has ever returned with believable results.
Now, after millennia, the only surviving memory of this land is a plinth supporting a massive foot and ankle, bearing the words, "I am Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" This is all that remains of a massive statue and gateway that greeted travelers on the main thouroughfare to the capital." Beyond it now, only the blasted desert awaits.
GLORY! RICHES! FAME! FORTUNE! Lord Professor Higgens Von Smoot is looking for brave and hearty souls to accompany him on a quest to fulfill his life's work, and rediscover Selara, the lost capital of the Ozymandium Empire! He will prepay you in gold to help you prepare yourself for this arduous trek, and even put up insurance money for your next of kin in case we don't come back! Please inquire in person at the Wise Manticore tavern, weekday afternoons.
I'm looking to run a homebrew exploration heavy D&D 5e game on discord. This will be a play-by-post D&D 5e game run in Discord on my own server. All characters must be hosted using D&D Beyond and join a Campaign I will create. I can provide content sharing. All player dice will be rolled on the D&D beyond character sheet using the Campaign Dice Log, but results will be posted In a dice roll channel by the players. DM dice will use that for "front of screen" rolling, but I reserve the right to do "behind the screen" rolls using physical dice. I will roll initiative to get combats up quickly.
If you are interested, please apply by responding in thread with the following info:
Character Name: Race: Gender(Pronouns if they aren't obvious): Class: Background: Character Summary: (A couple of sentences describing who they are and what they do. Not really looking for long backstories or physical descriptions.) Campaign Hook: (Please choose one of the options listed below.)
Campaign Hooks:
Academic: You are an advanced student at the University that Lord Professor Von Smoot teaches at... or perhaps at a rival or an allied school. Adventurer: You have been on the road a bit, and are accustomed to the crazy things that can happen out there. Financier: You are the child or employee of one of Von Smoot's backers, going along to make sure Von Smoot stays on target. Gloryhound: You want to wind up in the stories and think this is a good way to get there. Mercenary: This is a paycheck worth the hassle and risk. That's all. Scion of Ozymandius: You believe your family legend that you are descended from an Ozymandian royal house... or even Ozymandius himself Antagonist: You want the mission to fail. This is a very special case, if you actually want to do this, pick a cover hook and PM me. Other: Have a really good idea that isn't covered, but can explain how it differs in a sentence? Try me. Character Creation notes follow.
2nd Level, standard equipment plus 200 gp. Equipment can be sold at 50%. Access to additional spells for a wizard is 50 gp for access to any 1st level spell in the PH, 75 gp for other 1st level spells. This is on top of the 50 gp/level to scribe into the spellbook.
Ability scores: Custom Array 16 15 14 13 10 8.
Hit Points Fixed, milestone leveling, use coin weight.
All legal D&D Beyond stuff is cool. except Blood Hunters, Gunslingers, and anything from Strixhaven.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO CREATE YOUR CHARACTER TO APPLY!
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Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain Thelanis - Darkness Below: Kholias Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards. DM - The Old Keep
She was raised on a Story passed down for generations saying that one of her ancestors was able to disguise herself as one of the kings wives. That story inspired her to weasel her way up multiple totem poles, and thrive in high society.
A little new to Discord and this looks interesting.
Character Name: Lt. Adal Gorgo Race: Half - Orc Male Class: Fighter Background: Character Summary: Orphaned and left in a Waterdeep mission Adol soon developed skills as a fighter. Often getting into fights and trouble. He was sent to the city military to train his skills and tame his spirit. Campaign Hook: Mercenary: This is a paycheck worth the hassle and risk. That's all.
Class: Ranger (will hopefully be going for Drakewarden)
Background: Haunted One
Character Summary: Vex used to live high up in the mountains with his tribe among the ruins that time forgot. He is sure it had a name at one point in time but now it is just the lair of his master, Egaxi, a rather large Brass Dragon. He was tasked with traveling his masters kingdom in search of any trespassers and dealing with them or reporting back to Egaxi an letting her take care of them herself. When one of his trips took him to the farthest corner of her "Kingdom" he returned to his home only to find a smoking ruin and nothing was left of his tribe or Egaxi. There was signs of a magical fight but nothing was left and he was alone. He was only able to take with him one stone "egg" that Egaxi kept in a hidden alcove. So he took the "egg" and fled in case whatever destroyed his world came back. He wandered the land seeking information on what might have happened to his tribe and his master, Egaxi.
Campaign Hook: Adventurer: You have been on the road a bit, and are accustomed to the crazy things that can happen out there.
Name: Ashtulu Race: Yuan-ti Gender: Female (She/Her) Class: Battle Smith Artificer (Flavored as Druid) Background: Hermit Character Summary: Ashtulu has spent much of her recent life learning to harness the power of the wilds. She is close to being able to animate a creature of stone and wood from the wilds to serve her. Recently she has been looking to enter Ozymandium and find any hidden knowledge that may have been lost. She's had troubles back home and nothing she's found so far seems to solve them. The strange nature of Ozymandium however is her last chance at finding what she needs. Campaign Hook: Academic. She hasn't been formally educated at a higher level and plans to travel to learn for herself instead of as a part of a school. (I have more, Im just not sure how much you wanted posted. I will fs DM more if you wanted it now though)
Character Summary: Elzira is finishing her post-graduate studies in Arcane History with Von Smoot as her faculty advisor. She helped him in his studies of Ozymandium and aided in securing funding from the university to cover the expedition’s initial costs. Elzira is eager to see all their studies come to fruition by helping their mentor discover Ozymandium and unlock its secrets.
I am one of the last remaining members of my clan. We once lived in a peaceful village in the core lands of the empire. Now I work to help out those who remain and restore the land.
Campaign Hook: (Custom) My people's land was destroyed in the Green Fire, hoping to restore the natural order
Character Summary: First born to a wealthy family – but as was the way, once a younger sibling – a boy – was introduced to the world, she knew her lot in life was likely to be paraded in front of various suitors for a mutually agreeable marriage. So, she decided that she would play on this and worked on her parents until they agreed that their best chance of social climbing was to give her the best education they could afford. And this mission is her chance to get out and use the knowledge she’s amassed – and see the real world.
Campaign Hook: Financier: You are the child or employee of one of Von Smoot's backers, going along to make sure Von Smoot stays on target.
Character Name: Orik Race: Firbolg Gender: Male He/Him Class: Wild Magic Sorcerer Background: Archaeologist Character Summary: Orik grew up I love with the stories of Ozymandium and the Succession Wars. As an adult, he travels the land looking to create his own stories to pass along, and hopefully uncover the secrets of the past. Campaign Hook: Adventurer
Name: Marvela Runemantle Race: Variant Human Gender: She/Her Class: Monk Background: Urchin Character Summary: Marvela left a loving home who had too many mouths to feed. The streets was a harsh mistress who forced her to learn to survive. The only thing that gave her comfort during that time was the stories told by Old man Shaylon. She barely had two coins two coins to rub against each other, until the storyteller took her under his wings and taught her how to defend herself even unarmed. To repay his kindness Marvela vowed to bring back a story of her own where she is the leading heroine. An expedition to a lost realm seems right out of storybook and Marvel jumped at the chance to join.
Campaign Hook: Gloryhound: You want to wind up in the stories and think this is a good way to get there.
Because this is how PBP should be done I absolutely want to be a part.
Name: Quin Oberon Race: Human Varidata:text/mce-internal,Characterant Gender: male Class: Rogue (Spy or assassin line of progression) Background: criminal /spy Character Summary: The progeny of a soldier and a bar maid, Quin grew up in the taverns and brothels of the seedier side of town. His mother taught him early the value of information and he has been using this skill to survive within the local underground. Campaign Hook: Financier: Quin sees this as an opportunity to prove his worth as a source of information for the syndicates and has volunteered to be the eyes and ears for one of the backers.
After looking at some of the other entries I saw the party could be a little short on muscle. I withdraw my previous submission and propose this one instead.
Character Name: Shagrin Flamebeard Race: Human Dwarf Gender: male Class: Fighter Background: soldier Character Summary: A graduate of the Shield Academy, Shagrin is part of a unit within the town guard tasked with providing protection to merchants wishing to have their wares guarded in transit. Campaign Hook: Financier: I suppose this one fits a bit better than mercenary. Point is he's here to provide protection to the expedition.
The greatest empire of the Age of Dreams was called Ozymandium. Named for it's founder, Ozymandius, King of Kings, its influence spread over a third of the globe on several continents, it lasted for several centuries under his rule, but upon his death, fell apart completely under his warring successors. While much evidence describes the culture as it expanded, the capital and core lands of the empire were destroyed on the Night of Green Fire, a magical cataclysm at the height of the Succession Wars. All that remains is the hellish landscape of the Blasted Desert. Many have sent expeditions based on rumors, but no one has ever returned with believable results.
Now, after millennia, the only surviving memory of this land is a plinth supporting a massive foot and ankle, bearing the words, "I am Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair!" This is all that remains of a massive statue and gateway that greeted travelers on the main thouroughfare to the capital." Beyond it now, only the blasted desert awaits.
GLORY! RICHES! FAME! FORTUNE!
Lord Professor Higgens Von Smoot is looking for brave and hearty souls to accompany him on a quest to fulfill his life's work, and rediscover Selara, the lost capital of the Ozymandium Empire!
He will prepay you in gold to help you prepare yourself for this arduous trek, and even put up insurance money for your next of kin in case we don't come back!
Please inquire in person at the Wise Manticore tavern, weekday afternoons.
I'm looking to run a homebrew exploration heavy D&D 5e game on discord.
This will be a play-by-post D&D 5e game run in Discord on my own server.
All characters must be hosted using D&D Beyond and join a Campaign I will create.
I can provide content sharing.
All player dice will be rolled on the D&D beyond character sheet using the Campaign Dice Log, but results will be posted In a dice roll channel by the players. DM dice will use that for "front of screen" rolling, but I reserve the right to do "behind the screen" rolls using physical dice.
I will roll initiative to get combats up quickly.
If you are interested, please apply by responding in thread with the following info:
Character Name:
Race:
Gender(Pronouns if they aren't obvious):
Class:
Background:
Character Summary: (A couple of sentences describing who they are and what they do. Not really looking for long backstories or physical descriptions.)
Campaign Hook: (Please choose one of the options listed below.)
Campaign Hooks:
Academic: You are an advanced student at the University that Lord Professor Von Smoot teaches at... or perhaps at a rival or an allied school.
Adventurer: You have been on the road a bit, and are accustomed to the crazy things that can happen out there.
Financier: You are the child or employee of one of Von Smoot's backers, going along to make sure Von Smoot stays on target.
Gloryhound: You want to wind up in the stories and think this is a good way to get there.
Mercenary: This is a paycheck worth the hassle and risk. That's all.
Scion of Ozymandius: You believe your family legend that you are descended from an Ozymandian royal house... or even Ozymandius himself
Antagonist: You want the mission to fail. This is a very special case, if you actually want to do this, pick a cover hook and PM me.
Other: Have a really good idea that isn't covered, but can explain how it differs in a sentence? Try me.
Character Creation notes follow.
2nd Level, standard equipment plus 200 gp.
Equipment can be sold at 50%.
Access to additional spells for a wizard is 50 gp for access to any 1st level spell in the PH, 75 gp for other 1st level spells. This is on top of the 50 gp/level to scribe into the spellbook.
Ability scores: Custom Array 16 15 14 13 10 8.
Hit Points Fixed, milestone leveling, use coin weight.
All legal D&D Beyond stuff is cool. except Blood Hunters, Gunslingers, and anything from Strixhaven.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO CREATE YOUR CHARACTER TO APPLY!
Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain
Thelanis - Darkness Below: Kholias
Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards.
DM - The Old Keep
Xul Black
Race variant human
Class wizard (Necromancer)
Male
Back ground. A old wizard trying to live forever and learn all the secrets of magic. He wants to live be the most powerful wizard as well.
Plot hook academic
Melione Winter
Changeling
female
bard
scion
She was raised on a Story passed down for generations saying that one of her ancestors was able to disguise herself as one of the kings wives. That story inspired her to weasel her way up multiple totem poles, and thrive in high society.
A little new to Discord and this looks interesting.
Character Name: Lt. Adal Gorgo
Race: Half - Orc
Male
Class: Fighter
Background: Character Summary: Orphaned and left in a Waterdeep mission Adol soon developed skills as a fighter. Often getting into fights and trouble. He was sent to the city military to train his skills and tame his spirit.
Campaign Hook: Mercenary: This is a paycheck worth the hassle and risk. That's all.
Discord user name: CWR_RPG
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Gildor Surion - Balder's Gate-Decent; Jayson Dreamweaver The Shattering of Phandelver;
Character Name: Vex
Race: Kobold
Gender(Pronouns if they aren't obvious): Male
Class: Ranger (will hopefully be going for Drakewarden)
Background: Haunted One
Character Summary: Vex used to live high up in the mountains with his tribe among the ruins that time forgot. He is sure it had a name at one point in time but now it is just the lair of his master, Egaxi, a rather large Brass Dragon. He was tasked with traveling his masters kingdom in search of any trespassers and dealing with them or reporting back to Egaxi an letting her take care of them herself. When one of his trips took him to the farthest corner of her "Kingdom" he returned to his home only to find a smoking ruin and nothing was left of his tribe or Egaxi. There was signs of a magical fight but nothing was left and he was alone. He was only able to take with him one stone "egg" that Egaxi kept in a hidden alcove. So he took the "egg" and fled in case whatever destroyed his world came back. He wandered the land seeking information on what might have happened to his tribe and his master, Egaxi.
Campaign Hook: Adventurer: You have been on the road a bit, and are accustomed to the crazy things that can happen out there.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/90978426
Name: Ashtulu
Race: Yuan-ti
Gender: Female (She/Her)
Class: Battle Smith Artificer (Flavored as Druid)
Background: Hermit
Character Summary: Ashtulu has spent much of her recent life learning to harness the power of the wilds. She is close to being able to animate a creature of stone and wood from the wilds to serve her. Recently she has been looking to enter Ozymandium and find any hidden knowledge that may have been lost. She's had troubles back home and nothing she's found so far seems to solve them. The strange nature of Ozymandium however is her last chance at finding what she needs.
Campaign Hook: Academic. She hasn't been formally educated at a higher level and plans to travel to learn for herself instead of as a part of a school.
(I have more, Im just not sure how much you wanted posted. I will fs DM more if you wanted it now though)
Character Name: Elzira Von Aldenberg
Race: Half-elf
Pronouns: she/they
Class: Warlock (Pact of the Archfey)
Background: Sage
Character Summary: Elzira is finishing her post-graduate studies in Arcane History with Von Smoot as her faculty advisor. She helped him in his studies of Ozymandium and aided in securing funding from the university to cover the expedition’s initial costs. Elzira is eager to see all their studies come to fruition by helping their mentor discover Ozymandium and unlock its secrets.
Campaign Hook: Academic - Von Smoot’s protege.
DM | Dragon Heist: Hell of a Summer
Jasper Garrai - Aasimar Ranger/Cleric | The Dark Below
Hyacinth Hagsbane - Hexblood Ranger | Witchwood
Petra Pebblefoot - Svirfneblin Wizard | Tomb of Annihilation
Character:
Firbolg Druid (Circle of Moon)
Background: Folk Hero
I am one of the last remaining members of my clan. We once lived in a peaceful village in the core lands of the empire. Now I work to help out those who remain and restore the land.
Campaign Hook: (Custom) My people's land was destroyed in the Green Fire, hoping to restore the natural order
Pronouns: He/Him
Character Name: Enca Florensis
Race: Half-Elf
Gender(Pronouns if they aren't obvious): She/her
Class: Rogue
Background: Sage
Character Summary: First born to a wealthy family – but as was the way, once a younger sibling – a boy – was introduced to the world, she knew her lot in life was likely to be paraded in front of various suitors for a mutually agreeable marriage. So, she decided that she would play on this and worked on her parents until they agreed that their best chance of social climbing was to give her the best education they could afford. And this mission is her chance to get out and use the knowledge she’s amassed – and see the real world.
Campaign Hook: Financier: You are the child or employee of one of Von Smoot's backers, going along to make sure Von Smoot stays on target.
Character Name: Orik
Race: Firbolg
Gender: Male He/Him
Class: Wild Magic Sorcerer
Background: Archaeologist
Character Summary: Orik grew up I love with the stories of Ozymandium and the Succession Wars. As an adult, he travels the land looking to create his own stories to pass along, and hopefully uncover the secrets of the past.
Campaign Hook: Adventurer
Name: Marvela Runemantle
Race: Variant Human
Gender: She/Her
Class: Monk
Background: Urchin
Character Summary: Marvela left a loving home who had too many mouths to feed. The streets was a harsh mistress who forced her to learn to survive. The only thing that gave her comfort during that time was the stories told by Old man Shaylon. She barely had two coins two coins to rub against each other, until the storyteller took her under his wings and taught her how to defend herself even unarmed. To repay his kindness Marvela vowed to bring back a story of her own where she is the leading heroine. An expedition to a lost realm seems right out of storybook and Marvel jumped at the chance to join.
Campaign Hook: Gloryhound: You want to wind up in the stories and think this is a good way to get there.
Because this is how PBP should be done I absolutely want to be a part.Name: Quin OberonRace: Human Varidata:text/mce-internal,CharacterantGender: maleClass: Rogue (Spy or assassin line of progression)Background: criminal /spyCharacter Summary: The progeny of a soldier and a bar maid, Quin grew up in the taverns and brothels of the seedier side of town. His mother taught him early the value of information and he has been using this skill to survive within the local underground.Campaign Hook: Financier: Quin sees this as an opportunity to prove his worth as a source of information for the syndicates and has volunteered to be the eyes and ears for one of the backers.https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/105748336/wfPWRq**This Space for Rent**
After looking at some of the other entries I saw the party could be a little short on muscle. I withdraw my previous submission and propose this one instead.
Character Name: Shagrin Flamebeard
Race: Human Dwarf
Gender: male
Class: Fighter
Background: soldier
Character Summary: A graduate of the Shield Academy, Shagrin is part of a unit within the town guard tasked with providing protection to merchants wishing to have their wares guarded in transit.
Campaign Hook: Financier: I suppose this one fits a bit better than mercenary. Point is he's here to provide protection to the expedition.
**This Space for Rent**
Character Name: Bersig Secretum
Race: Half-elf
Pronouns: he/him
Class: Wizard
Background: Sage
Character Summary: An aspiring wizard looking to learn lost secrets that may be found in Ozymandium. The extra gold doesn't hurt.
Campaign Hook : Adventurer
"I cast Fireball."
"Are you sure you want to do that?"
"I cast Fireball."
"It's a 15 by 15 room."
"I said I cast Fireball."
I'm leaving recruitment open til Friday
Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain
Thelanis - Darkness Below: Kholias
Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards.
DM - The Old Keep
Hey, I was just eager to find out. Did you choose players yet or are you still looking through submissions?
I am also curious about this, I'd love to through an application out there.
Sorry, I got distracted by some stuff, I'm looking over submissions, I'll notify the players via PM, and post here to be clear to everyone.
Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain
Thelanis - Darkness Below: Kholias
Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards.
DM - The Old Keep
I've made my decisions and PMed the selected players. Thanks everyone!
Coriana - Company of the Grey Chain
Thelanis - Darkness Below: Kholias
Wagner - Dragon Heist: Bards.
DM - The Old Keep