Pley is supposed to be in a homebrew world. The worlds history will not matter a lot, so i'll give you all some creative freedom to implement characters. Also the contracts are supposed to be solo-missions. That way everybody gets the full experience from the start.
Ok. Still, if I wanted to get from Waterdeep to Pley, would I have to go to a different planet in the same universe, open portal to a different dimension or/and make a time jump? There are no more options than that. Please advise.
As for the contracts, I completely understand the thinking behind distributing xp, but Melias doesn't. And he has his reasons for sticking with the elf bard. Of course, a nudge from gsc management might change things. But we would need to start the IC channel for that.
Also, I am nearly finished with my background. Once I can read the lore of Pley, I can adjust some stuff like allies and enemies to the setting to make it more interesting. I used the heroic chronicle in combination with SCAG to give Melias some special touches. Treewy, sorry for the long read, it kinda just happened.
For everyone else, here's the gist of it: Melias born an orphan, grew up in orphanage, orphanage closed, lived on the streets, helped out a horse trainer who fled from an orc warlord, went to monastry and was taken in, got a noble as ally and said orc warlord as an enemy, had to leave town and was up for the passage rite, so yay what a nice coincidence, travelled far until he arrived in Pley (that's where the stuff from my message above comes in handy to make the story consistent). Any questions? As him yourself ;)
We will just take waterdeep into this world if that works for you. On horse it would be about a weeks travel south of pley.
The contracts are distributed by the boss, your Characters dont get to decide, i'll just give you the out-of-character desicion. Also we will use milestone for leveling, as with something so experimental i am uncomfortable with rewarding experience.
Ok, so I'm a bit unclear on what I need to keep my eye on. I can see the Trello and it has evolved over the last few days, but is there anything else? The other two links I've requested access to, but don't seem to have just yet.
Works for me. If you don't mind, it would be 3 weeks on horse of travel from waterdeep to pley. That would situate Pley somewhere in Calimshan. If it's easier to dm I can also do with a portal to some other land/planet etc. where Pley is located.
It's fine if the company distributes or proposes the contracts. Need a contact for that. As far as I know there is a NPC role for that which also levels up over time.
Hey Brian, does that work for you: "On his journey he met Alura, an eladrin bard with the pallor of a drow, who he shared part of his journey with. Besides their jolly ways, they bonded due to their feeling of being ostracised in the past. She also inspired him to use his martial arts and speed for a profession besides adventuring. They both saw the poster of Galder's Speedy Courier's hiring and signed up."
What pronoun does Alura use (It states fluid in the ddb profile.)?
Yup, sounds good to me. Alura uses she, thanks for asking though. I had put fluid when I made the character because I wasn't sure but I use she in the background.
We can make it 3 weeks travel for sure. Also that sheet for finances is damn crazy, might be a bit overkill, but im in for it. I really do appreciate all the work coming from your side.
My timezone would be MESZ (i live in switzerland) but i dont think that this will cause problems.
We can make it 3 weeks travel for sure. Also that sheet for finances is damn crazy, might be a bit overkill, but im in for it. I really do appreciate all the work coming from your side.
My timezone would be MESZ (i live in switzerland) but i dont think that this will cause problems.
Nice. So please change the link in the campaign menu so everyone can use it. That sheet needs some adjustments and getting used to, but we can manage that together.
What is the current budget of GSC? Is it the sum of all our money or is there a separate sum for the franchise? Didn't find anything in the rulebook. Treewy, please advise.
What are our current baseline and franchise costs?
I’ve added myself to Franz Kars.
How far is Pley from Waterdeep? Is Pley on Toril? Is it on another plane? Is it in a different time?
Pley is supposed to be in a homebrew world. The worlds history will not matter a lot, so i'll give you all some creative freedom to implement characters.
Also the contracts are supposed to be solo-missions. That way everybody gets the full experience from the start.
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
Ok. Still, if I wanted to get from Waterdeep to Pley, would I have to go to a different planet in the same universe, open portal to a different dimension or/and make a time jump? There are no more options than that. Please advise.
As for the contracts, I completely understand the thinking behind distributing xp, but Melias doesn't. And he has his reasons for sticking with the elf bard. Of course, a nudge from gsc management might change things. But we would need to start the IC channel for that.
Awesome map!
Also, I am nearly finished with my background. Once I can read the lore of Pley, I can adjust some stuff like allies and enemies to the setting to make it more interesting. I used the heroic chronicle in combination with SCAG to give Melias some special touches. Treewy, sorry for the long read, it kinda just happened.
For everyone else, here's the gist of it: Melias born an orphan, grew up in orphanage, orphanage closed, lived on the streets, helped out a horse trainer who fled from an orc warlord, went to monastry and was taken in, got a noble as ally and said orc warlord as an enemy, had to leave town and was up for the passage rite, so yay what a nice coincidence, travelled far until he arrived in Pley (that's where the stuff from my message above comes in handy to make the story consistent). Any questions? As him yourself ;)
We will just take waterdeep into this world if that works for you. On horse it would be about a weeks travel south of pley.
The contracts are distributed by the boss, your Characters dont get to decide, i'll just give you the out-of-character desicion. Also we will use milestone for leveling, as with something so experimental i am uncomfortable with rewarding experience.
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
Ok, so I'm a bit unclear on what I need to keep my eye on. I can see the Trello and it has evolved over the last few days, but is there anything else? The other two links I've requested access to, but don't seem to have just yet.
Works for me. If you don't mind, it would be 3 weeks on horse of travel from waterdeep to pley. That would situate Pley somewhere in Calimshan. If it's easier to dm I can also do with a portal to some other land/planet etc. where Pley is located.
It's fine if the company distributes or proposes the contracts. Need a contact for that. As far as I know there is a NPC role for that which also levels up over time.
Hey Brian, does that work for you: "On his journey he met Alura, an eladrin bard with the pallor of a drow, who he shared part of his journey with. Besides their jolly ways, they bonded due to their feeling of being ostracised in the past. She also inspired him to use his martial arts and speed for a profession besides adventuring. They both saw the poster of Galder's Speedy Courier's hiring and signed up."
What pronoun does Alura use (It states fluid in the ddb profile.)?
And here's a google sheet with a shareable link and the financial statement template we could use for finances: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UrITtGqoT4Ccw6t543jRbHI2Sy03TSednK28WEGYDcU/edit?usp=sharing
By the way, in which timezone is everybody? I am GMT+2.
Yup, sounds good to me. Alura uses she, thanks for asking though. I had put fluid when I made the character because I wasn't sure but I use she in the background.
That's what happens when you wear a helmet your whole life!
My house rules
I’m in Eastern Daylight Time, so GMT -4 (but GMT -5 in November when we insist on changing clocks for some inexplicable reason).
Melias is finally done in all his glorious details. Yay.
I think he is my most thought-out character so far.
We can make it 3 weeks travel for sure. Also that sheet for finances is damn crazy, might be a bit overkill, but im in for it. I really do appreciate all the work coming from your side.
My timezone would be MESZ (i live in switzerland) but i dont think that this will cause problems.
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
I have not created the playing thread and linked it in the campaign description: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/play-by-post/65908-galders-speedy-courier-llc
Olloray Dim - Limbo's Pit
Gunther Korroden - Nightmares in the Mist
Nice. So please change the link in the campaign menu so everyone can use it. That sheet needs some adjustments and getting used to, but we can manage that together.
I'm from Austria, so basically neighbours.
Alrigth, folks. Let's get organised:
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