I am not a storyteller, I am a referee. There is no pre-designed railroad published adventure. I see no reason not to steal from them all. Do note however, that does not mean the world is static. There is no troll in a locked room just waiting for the ‘adventurer’ to enter; the world moves on. The caravans cross the great stretches of hinterlands in search of a better trade elsewhere, the commoner continues to toil. Dragons scheme, cults plot, the Nobility will always squabble.
The question is…Where do you fit in?
Your tale begins in Neverwinter, or rather just outside it, in the small town of Abiershire. A gateway village of caravan stops, rogues, ruffians and desperate folk. The true citizenry may only number a few hundred, mostly farmers, loggers and help-hands but there are more than a few talented craftsmen within its walls. During the trade season the population explodes adding many more mouths, and fists to the ambience.
Posting daily is required, no more than three posts a day
Posts should have action, describe what you are doing, I need something to adjudicate. Also include communication, this can be internal dialogue, thoughts, feelings; or it can be verbal (external) dialogue to another player or NPC.
All base rules of D&D 5e will be used, no optional rule from the DMG. Milestone leveling. I do not ‘Balance’ encounters, you do. If you start a fight you can not win, be prepared to run or die.
I have no books to share, you are responsible for your own character. All Official material is welcome. I will require images, screenshots or other visual aids of your character upon request. Otherwise if you are using pen and paper, with real dice, the die-roller in the forum or any other method; I ask…Be Honest, roll and stick to the roll, I don't fudge and neither should you. Don't be too focused on the ‘Character sheet’, your character is more than a skill and a statistic, use creativity to overcome challenges.
We will start at level one (1)
If you are interested; Please send a DM, any experience with D&D welcome, in any context.
Include Name, race, class, and a short backstory
You will receive an invite--The first post will be an introduction of yourself, give enough detail to include potential hooks. How you ended up in Abiershire, why you came. Your second post will include a description of how you are connected to one other player. Use their backstory to describe how you met, or parted company and what occurred between the two of you.
Read each others posts, be aware of what they are doing so you can ‘Riff off’ of them; and so I can do the same.
Sorry to post here but I just have to know if I was the only one who read that title to the tune of the theme song from the Richard Sharpe series starring Sean Bean.
Sorry to post here but I just have to know if I was the only one who read that title to the tune of the theme song from the Richard Sharpe series starring Sean Bean.
Sorry to also post here unnecessarily but I personally read the title like the Tellytubbies intro for some reason, and clicked on this fully expecting a Tellytubbies based campaign for some bizarre reason
Over the Hills is a 'Traditional' British song first written in 17th century England. It has had many re writes by numerous artists over the years, the lyrics changing even when the tune remained the same. Led Zeppelin released a version in 1973 with lyrics inspired by J.R.R. Tolkiens 'The Hobbit"
I am not a storyteller, I am a referee. There is no pre-designed
railroadpublished adventure. I see no reason not to steal from them all. Do note however, that does not mean the world is static. There is no troll in a locked room just waiting for the ‘adventurer’ to enter; the world moves on. The caravans cross the great stretches of hinterlands in search of a better trade elsewhere, the commoner continues to toil. Dragons scheme, cults plot, the Nobility will always squabble.The question is…Where do you fit in?
Your tale begins in Neverwinter, or rather just outside it, in the small town of Abiershire. A gateway village of caravan stops, rogues, ruffians and desperate folk. The true citizenry may only number a few hundred, mostly farmers, loggers and help-hands but there are more than a few talented craftsmen within its walls. During the trade season the population explodes adding many more mouths, and fists to the ambience.
Posting daily is required, no more than three posts a day
Posts should have action, describe what you are doing, I need something to adjudicate. Also include communication, this can be internal dialogue, thoughts, feelings; or it can be verbal (external) dialogue to another player or NPC.
All base rules of D&D 5e will be used, no optional rule from the DMG. Milestone leveling. I do not ‘Balance’ encounters, you do. If you start a fight you can not win, be prepared to run or die.
I have no books to share, you are responsible for your own character. All Official material is welcome. I will require images, screenshots or other visual aids of your character upon request. Otherwise if you are using pen and paper, with real dice, the die-roller in the forum or any other method; I ask…Be Honest, roll and stick to the roll, I don't fudge and neither should you. Don't be too focused on the ‘Character sheet’, your character is more than a skill and a statistic, use creativity to overcome challenges.
We will start at level one (1)
If you are interested; Please send a DM, any experience with D&D welcome, in any context.
Include Name, race, class, and a short backstory
You will receive an invite--The first post will be an introduction of yourself, give enough detail to include potential hooks. How you ended up in Abiershire, why you came. Your second post will include a description of how you are connected to one other player. Use their backstory to describe how you met, or parted company and what occurred between the two of you.
Read each others posts, be aware of what they are doing so you can ‘Riff off’ of them; and so I can do the same.
Sorry to post here but I just have to know if I was the only one who read that title to the tune of the theme song from the Richard Sharpe series starring Sean Bean.
Sorry to also post here unnecessarily but I personally read the title like the Tellytubbies intro for some reason, and clicked on this fully expecting a Tellytubbies based campaign for some bizarre reason
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
Over the Hills is a 'Traditional' British song first written in 17th century England. It has had many re writes by numerous artists over the years, the lyrics changing even when the tune remained the same. Led Zeppelin released a version in 1973 with lyrics inspired by J.R.R. Tolkiens 'The Hobbit"
Ah good to know, thanks! :)
Xaul Lackluster: Half-Orc Fathomless Warlock: Warlock Dragon Heist
Borvnir Chelvnich: Black Dragonborn Barbarian: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Pushover Gerilwitz: Tiefling Wizard: Acquisitions Incorporated
Callow Sunken-Eyes: Goliath Arctic Druid: We Are Modron
DMing The 100 Dungeons of the Blood Archivist , The Hunt for the Balowang and Surviving Tempest City!
Killer Queen has already extended this signature, though not by much!
This on discord
We will use the D&Dbeyond forums.
Thank you to everybody who applied. If I haven't already I will send a PM to let you know if you are in or on a waiting list (If you want to be).