I’ll throw my hat into the ring here. I really enjoy darkest dungeon so this sounds very interesting. “Failure tests the mettle of the heart, brain, and body.” - narrator Darkest Dungeon
Will finish reading through the thread later, but I'm interested, and started running a roll20 West Marches campaign this summer. It's slowed down a bit with school starting up, but I'm down to play/DM.
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DM:Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Awesome RazorDawn, watching Colville now. Would be excited to try a new format if chosen. Thanks!
About that... we aren't making any cuts. The idea of West Marches is that the players form the party, not the DMs. Currently, there are three DMs, so we can support a pretty large pool of players.
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Definitely interested in this :D will you be posting links to the recruitment threads when they’re made?
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Aeydof the Dragons || Wood Elf / Way of the Ascendant Dragon Monk Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm /ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\
Oh, and are we using xp or milestone? I prefer milestone, but it can be hard on the DM.
For a West Marches campaign, XP will work better. Remember that there are three DMs and no regular party, so we can't really make milestones. Also, those who undertake successful adventures naturally gain more XP. For example, party who enters the ruins and immediately retreats will not gain as much XP as the party who clears out the entire dungeon.
I love the questions, but understand most of these are still in discussion among the DMs. When the recruiting thread and town thread is up, hopefully they can all be answered.
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DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral-Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries;Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Could there be content sharing once that part of the campaign gets rolling? And I notice that the official recruitment threat says only official published content, excluding artificer and critical role content. Does that meant a hard no on other UA subclasses under the Playtest content section?
I personally own no content. If the other DMs are willing and capable, they may share with you depending if they DM an adventure for you. If you have a specific character idea in mind, you can PM me and we make a workaround.
I’ll throw my hat into the ring here. I really enjoy darkest dungeon so this sounds very interesting. “Failure tests the mettle of the heart, brain, and body.” - narrator Darkest Dungeon
Will finish reading through the thread later, but I'm interested, and started running a roll20 West Marches campaign this summer. It's slowed down a bit with school starting up, but I'm down to play/DM.
DM: Forged in Chaos, Spiders of the Abyss, The Sundered Way, Champions of the Citadel
Active Characters:
Breldo, Halfling Ranger | Kathryn, Wood Elf Rogue/Ranger | Kroshav, Dragonborn Paladin | T'laren Farsiel, Wood Elf Fighter | Trill, Kenku Bard | Val "Janellae", Mark of Shadow Elf Warlock
I wouldn't mind joining up (as a player, but if necessary could DM).
An Assassin of Random
Will try to post, but I have a busy schedule and have to attend to the real world.(Currently un-unavailable, whatever that means...)
"Whatever it was, it was my sister, not me!"
I play Avalon Farwood, Esthvele, and Anacra in the Tales of the Adventurers Tavern.
*Sheeeeez this is from a long time ago... a lot has changed...*
A good amount of interest! Recruiting thread will be up this weekend. I will be contacting some DMs and begin the process of organizing the campaign.
Meanwhile, for those new to the concept of West Marches, here are a few good resources:
Matt Coville's West Marches Video
The original blog posts by Ben Robbins
RPG Stack Exchange- What is a West Marches?
Inspiration is drawn from the video game Darkest Dungeon:
Trailer for the game
Cinematic for the quote
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Awesome RazorDawn, watching Colville now. Would be excited to try a new format if chosen. Thanks!
About that... we aren't making any cuts. The idea of West Marches is that the players form the party, not the DMs. Currently, there are three DMs, so we can support a pretty large pool of players.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Excellent! Makes sense.
Definitely interested in this :D will you be posting links to the recruitment threads when they’re made?
Aeyd of the Dragons || Wood Elf / Way of the Ascendant Dragon Monk
Demetrios Zalaoras || Protector Aasimar / Paladin of Torm
Hawke || Kalashtar / Circle of the Moon Druid
Morticia || Half-Aasimar Rogue
Yvan || Goliath / Path of the Wild Soul Barbarian | Paladin of Helm
/ᐠ｡ꞈ｡ᐟ\
Yes, I will when they're made.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Wait, so are blood hunters allowed? I kind of want to play an aarakocra blood hunter...
An Assassin of Random
Will try to post, but I have a busy schedule and have to attend to the real world.(Currently un-unavailable, whatever that means...)
"Whatever it was, it was my sister, not me!"
I play Avalon Farwood, Esthvele, and Anacra in the Tales of the Adventurers Tavern.
*Sheeeeez this is from a long time ago... a lot has changed...*
Hello, are newbies welcome? If so, I would love to join as a player.
Active Campaigns:
Raiketsu's Princes of the Apocalypse (DM: Raiketsu) - Shautha: Half-Orc, Level 3 Druid (Circle of Land: Mountain) ⟆ Monster Misfits Adventures (DM: ShadIn) - Vrakskan Onyxadyn: Dragonborn, Level 3 Barbarian (Path of the Ancestral Guardian) ⟆ Rime of the Frostmaiden (DM: Sarvaeth) - Rildayne Uln'hyrr: Drow Elf, Level 1 Warlock of the Archfey
RachelEvening's Tyranny of the Dragon Queen - DM
RachelEvening's Tomb of Annihilation - DM
Oh, and are we using xp or milestone? I prefer milestone, but it can be hard on the DM.
An Assassin of Random
Will try to post, but I have a busy schedule and have to attend to the real world.(Currently un-unavailable, whatever that means...)
"Whatever it was, it was my sister, not me!"
I play Avalon Farwood, Esthvele, and Anacra in the Tales of the Adventurers Tavern.
*Sheeeeez this is from a long time ago... a lot has changed...*
Allowed classes and races are currently in discussion among DMs.
We are accepting all complete applications when recruitment thread is up. Newbies are welcome.
For a West Marches campaign, XP will work better. Remember that there are three DMs and no regular party, so we can't really make milestones. Also, those who undertake successful adventures naturally gain more XP. For example, party who enters the ruins and immediately retreats will not gain as much XP as the party who clears out the entire dungeon.
I love the questions, but understand most of these are still in discussion among the DMs. When the recruiting thread and town thread is up, hopefully they can all be answered.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
O-kay... Thanks! Also, how long till the recruitment thread is up?
An Assassin of Random
Will try to post, but I have a busy schedule and have to attend to the real world.(Currently un-unavailable, whatever that means...)
"Whatever it was, it was my sister, not me!"
I play Avalon Farwood, Esthvele, and Anacra in the Tales of the Adventurers Tavern.
*Sheeeeez this is from a long time ago... a lot has changed...*
Will try to get it up this Saturday or Sunday EST
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
"The waiting is the hardest part" 😂
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Sounds interesting. Will throw my hat into the ring as well.
Active Characters
Tink - Elf Artificer Nicholas Meloncreek - Human Fighter
Thurkear - Lizardfolk Warlock Bjorn "Whitewalker" Akannathi - Goliath Ranger
The time has come. The stars have finally aligned in their inexorable formation. A dark thing rouses in it's sleep, spelling destruction for humanity.
Recruitement thread is up. Apply here!
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd
Could there be content sharing once that part of the campaign gets rolling? And I notice that the official recruitment threat says only official published content, excluding artificer and critical role content. Does that meant a hard no on other UA subclasses under the Playtest content section?
I personally own no content. If the other DMs are willing and capable, they may share with you depending if they DM an adventure for you. If you have a specific character idea in mind, you can PM me and we make a workaround.
Yes, no UA to keep it streamlined.
DMing:
Solo Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Playing:
Baral- Coliseum of Conquest, Lazarus Vernon- Tale of Mercenaries; Bernard Lionsbane- Solo Curse of Strahd