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Plot:
Long ago, when the realm was still young, the world had only one face to look at for protection, for comfort, for… literally anything they would ask out of a God. And it was a big, scary fish thing. In fact, it was a whole legion of scary fish things. These were called Aboleths, and they had controlled the minds of the people itself to convince them that they are the one and only God.

However, much like all stories involving false Gods, the real Gods took offense. Some wanted to free them, of course, but others wish to enslave them for themselves. Nevertheless, they realized that they had a common enemy. And so, for the first time in that realm, both good and evil Gods teamed up to liberate them from the threat that is the Aboleth Pantheon.

Due to how powerful these Gods are as a force, the battle took only forty days before all the Aboleths were banished to the Elemental Plane of Water. However, the Aboleths were huge fans of the saying “Take your ball and go home”. And so, they opened a portal and allowed the water to flow from the Water Plane over to the world they lorded over.

The result was the entire place being flooded. Everyone would have died had it not been for the last minute intervention of Ben-hadar, Elemental Prince of Good Water, who diverted the water away from most of the land. But the damage was done. The lands were no longer the same. What were once huge, dominant nations became small islands.

The Gods allowed the people of the realm to worship them as thanks for freeing them from the Aboleths’ mind control. However, there was still the scars it had. A century has passed since the Aboleth War. While humanity withered away and gave birth to a new, yet naïve generation, those who can live past a century could remember the scars and guide this new generation.

There was still the matter at hand: without the Aboleths to guide them and the Gods only assisting in the background, everyone had no idea what to do. Eventually, people created nations from the islands they were spared on. Some were made to bring law to a world without order, but others were made to revel in the chaos it created.

However, there was a massive sea to explore, and it is home to Pirates and Privateers alike. Your character is among these people. This is their story of how they survived this new frontier. Who will your character be? How will they cope with this new world? And would you accept the call of the ocean?

Character Creation Rules:

  • We all start at Level 5.
  • Starting Items will be the items you begin with during Character Creation. However, you also start with 500 GP plus 1d10 x 25 GP, PLUS the Starting Wealth By Class.
  • Acceptable sources are:
    • PHB
    • DMG (Eladrin, Aasimar, Oathbreaker Paladin, Death Cleric)
    • Elemental Evil (Aarakocra, Genasi, Goliath, Svirfneblin)
    • Unearthed Arcana (Changeling, Shifter, Warforged, Artificer Wizard, Ranger With No Spells, Favored Soul Sorcerer, Minotaur, Mariner Fighting Style, Swashbuckler Rogue, Storm Sorcerer).
  • Stats are generated using 27 Point Buy or default array. 20's not a hard limit.
  • Feats are available.


Islands: If you wish for me to expand upon anything, feel free to let me know.



And lastly, for character sheets, post me a link to the sheets coupled with the template below:
  • Name:
  • Race:
  • Class:
  • Background:
    • Personality Traits:
    • Ideal:
    • Bond:
    • Flaw:
  • Important Stuff:
    • The Most Important NPC In Your life: (It can be anyone, provided they influenced your life)
    • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve:
    • Island of Birth: (Which Island did you come from?)
    • Reason For Embracing The Sea: (Why are you drawn to the seas?)
  • Backstory: (A brief, one paragraph story detailing your character’s journey up until the point of being Level 5.)


And with that, enjoy making characters! I have one last question to ask before we begin:

Do you guys wanna be all in a pirate crew or have a small adventure uniting you all?

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Reporting for duty as I ponder my last few uncompleted sections.
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I need to figure out more of an idea than just "Warforged with a silly name" I guess. ^^; Hmmm.
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Right, I forgot to bring this up. Our die rolling system will be Orokos unless there's another die rolling system people prefer.
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  • Name: Angus of Clan Longhorn/"Big Bison"
  • Race: Minotaur
  • Class: Fighter
  • Background: Gladiator
  • Personality Traits: I love a good insult, even directed at me.
  • Ideal: The world is in need of new ideas and bold action.
  • Bond: I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
  • Flaw: Won a match that was supposed to be rigged. The nobles want my head for it.


Important Stuff:
  • The Most Important NPC In Your life: The Ultimate Warrior, champion of the Circus
  • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve: Prove to those nobles that I'm king of the ring by wrestling a giant
  • Island of Birth: Gladius
  • Reason For Embracing The Sea: Where else am I going to find a giant to wrestle?
  • Backstory: Angus is a minotaur. There's really only one path for him- Gladius. He's wrestled in the Circus all his life, winning and losing matches and becoming stronger for it. He's met the love of his life and his best friend in the ring. The ring IS his life. So when some wealthy nobles from other islands thought they could rig a match to make money on the betting, they got quite angry when it turned out the matches weren't fake and Angus pulled a come-from-behind victory. So angry, in fact, that they chased him out of the arena with torches and pitchforks. Said nobles were certain that he had cheated. While the officials and regulars of Gladius knew him to be on the up-and-up, Angus was still deeply insulted. On top of that, the nobles were hiring people to harass patrons of the arena. Eventually, the Ultimate Warrior himself gave Angus the order: "Find the mightiest foe you can. They can not deny your might if they witness it firsthand." And so, Angus set out... in search of the match of the century.
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  • Name: Angus of Clan Longhorn/"Big Bison"
  • Race: Minotaur
  • Class: Fighter
  • Background: Gladiator
  • Personality Traits: I love a good insult, even directed at me.
  • Ideal: The world is in need of new ideas and bold action.
  • Bond: I would do anything for the other members of my old troupe.
  • Flaw: Won a match that was supposed to be rigged. The nobles want my head for it.


Important Stuff:

  • The Most Important NPC In Your life: The Ultimate Warrior, champion of the Circus
  • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve: Prove to those nobles that I'm king of the ring by wrestling a giant
  • Island of Birth: Gladius
  • Reason For Embracing The Sea: Where else am I going to find a giant to wrestle?
  • Backstory: Angus is a minotaur. There's really only one path for him- Gladius. He's wrestled in the Circus all his life, winning and losing matches and becoming stronger for it. He's met the love of his life and his best friend in the ring. The ring IS his life. So when some wealthy nobles from other islands thought they could rig a match to make money on the betting, they got quite angry when it turned out the matches weren't fake and Angus pulled a come-from-behind victory. So angry, in fact, that they chased him out of the arena with torches and pitchforks. Said nobles were certain that he had cheated. While the officials and regulars of Gladius knew him to be on the up-and-up, Angus was still deeply insulted. On top of that, the nobles were hiring people to harass patrons of the arena. Eventually, the Ultimate Warrior himself gave Angus the order: "Find the mightiest foe you can. They can not deny your might if they witness it firsthand." And so, Angus set out... in search of the match of the century.


Alright, all I need is the statted up character sheet and you're good to go.
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Wrasslin' Minotaur ready.


Accepted. Feel free to put the sheets in the Characters Tab.
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  • Name: Selenis Moongrove
  • Race: Wood Elf
  • Class: Swashbuckler Rogue
  • Background: Entertainer - Gladiator

    • Personality Traits: I love to have the last word in, even if it may not be proper. While I don't mind company and companions, at the very least I must be able to fend for myself and depend on no one.
    • Ideal: I like seeing the smiles on people's faces when I perform. That's all that matters. The world is beautiful and I must add to it as well as indulge in it.
    • Bond: Madame Agatha Melior and the House of Violets who raised me. My old trainer, Morgan Shale of the Arena and his crew.
    • Flaw: I have trouble keeping my true feelings hidden. My sharp tongue lands me in trouble.
  • Important Stuff:

    • The Most Important NPC In Your life: Madame Agatha Melior, Morgan Shale, childhood rival Samuel Muln.
    • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve: To become the best blade in the whole seas and by it gain enough fame and fortune to live a life of delight and happiness.
    • Island of Birth: Unknown, abandoned in Tertaineren.
    • Reason For Embracing The Sea: Adventure! Where else can I test myself further?
  • Backstory: An abandoned elven child taken in by a Madame of the entertainment houses with a kind heart. Showing prodigious speed and reflexes, a sharp wit and a strong personality, she chose a different path from that of the other girls in the House of Violets, always admiring the great duelists who came to the house at times. After some rough years with a bad crew of delinquents who would be the only ones who would teach her rough fighting in exchange for making use of her dexterity for their robberies, she ended up taking up trousers and rapier instead of dresses and fans, resolved to learn how to fight properly, crossing over to Gladius to show her mettle and begin her time as a rookie in the fighting arts. Over many years her skills were polished as she pushed herself to greater heights... eventually managing to catch the eye of master duelist Morgan Shale who trained her for a good career in the gladiator fights. With her great skill she also became a sort of bodyguard for the House of Violets... however, sea begins to call to her... while she can still become a greater gladiator, she feels like that will only teach her how to fight in controlled situations. She wants to see all that is out there in the world... in the stories the sailors bring, how to face monsters and the very sea itself.


And her character sheet is right here. Though it is not complete it has her actual functional build. May buy some other flavorful things with the added gold we have and add an image later.
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Now for someone to whom 'small scale' is not an option. And thus, the straight man to basically any other character. :P

  • Name: Allegra de Medici
  • Race: Human
  • Class: Paladin of Tyr
  • Background: Soldier (Officer)
    • Personality Traits: I am a devout servant of the gods; I cannot allow my composure or devotion to falter.
    • Ideal: The world is too small for fighting. By blade or tongue, there will be peace.
    • Bond: I fight for those who cannot fight for themselves
    • Flaw: Everything I must do, I can do by myself--no matter if it kills me.
  • Important Stuff:
    • The Most Important NPC In Your life: Aesir Olympius (Despite his being dead), her former subordinates.
    • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve: Stop the pointless nobles' fighting.
    • Island of Birth: Oblige
    • Reason For Embracing The Sea: Sitting home and practicing will save nobody.
  • Backstory: Born to a religious family in Oblige, Allegra always held it as her call to serve the heavens as a defensive blade for these troubled islands. Not content to sit tight in Oblige, she joined one of the noble's armies--and came to see the futility of all the fighting. Simply serving as a warrior for those treating all this as a game would never achieve what Allegra holds to be the entire reason for her existence. Thus, at the first opportunity, the paladin turned away from war to the seas, looking for a way to end this. And help along the way.


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  • Name:Tzarvik Kozak
  • Race: Dwarf
  • Class:Barbarian (would be swashbuckler but I lost my copy of unearthed arcana)
  • Background: Sailor
    • Personality Traits: My friends can rly on me no matter what.
    • Ideal: The sea is Freedom. the freeedom to go anywhere and do anything
    • Bond:Loyalty to my captain first.
    • Flaw:My pride will probably lead to my destruction
  • Important Stuff:
    • The Most Important NPC In Your life:Karl Kozak (Current Leader of the Kozak Clan and a inspirational figure to most Kozaks. He plans to once again return the Kozaks to their previous glory as a seafaring nation so they might enjoy the freedom of the sea)
    • The One Goal You Wish To Achieve:Return to his Homeland with great wealth to assist his Clan in reforming the Kozak Republic.
    • Island of Birth: (Which Island did you come from?) The Home of the Lost.
    • Reason For Embracing The Sea: (Why are you drawn to the seas?) Tzarvik Embraces the freedom and carlessness of the seas believing it to be the true path to freedom and happiness. He enjoys almost all aspects from the plunder and pillage to the salty breeze blowing through his beard.
  • Backstory:In the time before the floods the Kozaks roamed free in the plains and steppes of their homeland slave only to the subconscious control of the aboleths. when the aboleth war occurred the Kozaks were the first to rally to the true gods preferring to risk their freedom with them rather than knowingly be under the control. It was said as the war went on the Kozaks realized the danger of fighting for the gods and the chance of them just becoming slaves once more to a new master so their forces retreated back to their homelands in attempt to maintain their own nation neutral to the war. Due to this betrayal it was said that the god purposely completely flooded their homelands during the great flood. the surviving Kozaks set up a small colony on Nobellese but a great war ensued between the kozaks and the Nobellese eventually the Kozaks were pushed back and the remaining refugees escaped to the home of the Lost where they stayed in hopes of once again regaining their former glory.
    As a boy Tzarvik was inspired to go out and try once again to experience the freedom that the Kozaks once had so as a young dwarfling he decided to go out unto the world becoming a cabin boy on a small trade vessel. It was while returning to the Home of the Lost his ship was waylayed by Pirates and he was taken prisoner. for most of his childhood and part of his adult hood he worked as a slave on the ships deep below decks rowing oars. but his spirit of freedom couldn't be kept down eventually he organized a mutiny he and the other slaves rose up in a bloody rebellion. many died in the fierce fight below deck as the oarmen armed with little more than oars and chains brutally fought for their freedom. eventually he gained control of the ship with heavy losses. and now he sails the seas in search of plunder and gold in his hopes of once again returning to the home of the lost and assisting the Kozaks regain their once beautiful freedom.
    http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=196259
    (the CS isnt done but has all its stats)
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Welp, since there's no full casters thus far it makes my decisions a little easier. Warlockforged it is! :D
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I think I have an idea for a character... are there still slots?
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Could I join, maybe?
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@daltar @Raineh Daze Accepted, add your character to the tab.

@thorgili I'll let you hammer out your sheet some more (such as adding the Important NPC), but so far so good. Give me a mention when you finished your sheet so I can give it a look over. BTW, here's the Unearthed Arcana for your Swashbuckler.

@Jordan @Jozarin While I'd be more than willing to let you guys join, due to the nature of the game, such as balancing and focus, I have a set limit of players. In this case, 6.

I forgot to mention, Feats are acceptable in the game. Also, the question is still in the air regarding if you all wanna start as a party or meet each other in an adventure.
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Hmmm perhaps meet in an adventure, that could be fun!
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@daltar @Raineh Daze Accepted, add your character to the tab.

@thorgili I'll let you hammer out your sheet some more (such as adding the Important NPC), but so far so good. Give me a mention when you finished your sheet so I can give it a look over. BTW, here's the Unearthed Arcana for your Swashbuckler.

@Jordan @Jozarin While I'd be more than willing to let you guys join, due to the nature of the game, such as balancing and focus, I have a set limit of players. In this case, 6.

I forgot to mention, Feats are acceptable in the game. Also, the question is still in the air regarding if you all wanna start as a party or meet each other in an adventure.


Thanks for the Unearthed arcana but seeing as how we also have a swashbuckler I think tactically (and also a bit story wise) its better for my character to be a barbarian.
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Thanks for the Unearthed arcana but seeing as how we also have a swashbuckler I think tactically (and also a bit story wise) its better for my character to be a barbarian.


Very well.

Hmmm perhaps meet in an adventure, that could be fun!


Alright. I have an adventure in mind for either case, though the meeting in an adventure one involves a dungeon.
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Very well.

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Alright. I have an adventure in mind for either case, though the meeting in an adventure one involves a dungeon.


eh after all it is dungeons and dragons :P I am in for whatever you throw at us.
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Alright. Considering starting this on Monday to let people catch up with their sheets. Is that cool for everyone?
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