Summer Time D&D

[Sole]

I've designed a D&D 4e campaign that I want to have last for the duration of my summer break (May 10th through August 10th).

The environment is action based, but priority is story telling. The plot grows gradually darker as players progress, and is based around genocide, the construction of an empire, and political corruption. Magic users are the targets for the genocide.

It's not anchored down to one nation. It encompasses an entire world, and so the players will encounter a large variety of cultures. The canon D&D deities will not be used. Despite magi being the primary genocidal targets, players will still be allowed to play them (and are encouraged to make sure their group has at least two or three magi).

All compatible player handbooks for 4e are accepted. I will review all sheets to make sure I can adjust encounters accordingly, but keep in mind that there are probably some classes I won't allow depending on whether or not I think they fit within my setting.

It'd be a great experience for the players. They will start off as members to a rebel faction against a monarchy, but will progress within the plot away from the faction so they may focus on the bigger picture of the RP. The players will be accompanied by myself, who will be playing an NPC who is a plot tool for the RP.

If you have any interest, just post here. You can make your sheets and leave them here too if you want, or PM me them. I'll try to make the campaign's play times based around everyone's schedules. I will also release the mechanics I plan to use for the gameplay once we're all set to kick it all off.

[Sole]

I'll be trying out roll20.net for the game.

[CraftWork]

I'd be interested in playing, I should also be mostly free during those times. Although I am quite new to the play by post concept for DnD and will properly require some guidance in creating a character.

Aside from that, might I ask what time zone you're operating from? That would help see if playing at the same time would be easy to schedule or not.

[Joshua Tamashii]

Always wanted to join a D&D campaign/thread so I'm interested. Sept I only have one book and it ain't a player's handbook so I ain't sure I could make a sheet even if I wanted to

[Sole]

CraftWork said
I'd be interested in playing, I should also be mostly free during those times. Although I am quite new to the play by post concept for DnD and will properly require some guidance in creating a character. Aside from that, might I ask what time zone you're operating from? That would help see if playing at the same time would be easy to schedule or not.

I'm EST. But the website I plan to use will make the game a lot easier to handle for post-by-post. It'll be like an IM client but with an interactive game board.

Joshua Tamashii said
Always wanted to join a D&D campaign/thread so I'm interested. Sept I only have one book and it ain't a player's handbook so I ain't sure I could make a sheet even if I wanted to

We have -ways- of getting these books.

[Joshua Tamashii]

Teach me these ways, so that I may make my Revenant Ranger and riddle things with arrows.

[CraftWork]

Ooh, cool. Should I start making a character then? Any idea what role I should fill?

[Marik]

I’ll go ahead and throw my hat in on this. I’M EST as well and have a pretty open schedule. About how many people were you looking for?

[Sole]

Joshua Tamashii said
Teach me these ways, so that I may make my Revenant Ranger and riddle things with arrows.

Pirating.

CraftWork said
Ooh, cool. Should I start making a character then? Any idea what role I should fill?

Go ahead. You can pretty much play whatever role you want.

Marik said
I’ll go ahead and throw my hat in on this. I’M EST as well and have a pretty open schedule. About how many people were you looking for?

I wanted at least five or six.

[Sole]

I could work on a minimum of four though

[Noir]

I may be up for this. Is this genocide past, ongoing, or coming at the time of our story? Is it something everyone knows about or is it a big conspiracy we'll have to uncover?

I'm EST as well, by the way.

[Joshua Tamashii]

NVM I have found a character builder. I'll use that instead.

Also I am also EST. we're all on the same page so far as that is concerned

[Sole]

Noir said
I may be up for this. Is this genocide past, ongoing, or coming at the time of our story? Is it something everyone knows about or is it a big conspiracy we'll have to uncover?I'm EST as well, by the way.

It will be coming into the story, and play a major role. It'll be directly associated with the world domination concept. Once it happens, everything will sky rocket in terms of plot.

Joshua Tamashii said
NVM I have found a character builder. I'll use that instead.Also I am also EST. we're all on the same page so far as that is concerned

And sweet.

To be honest, because of the setting I'm not comfortable with you being a revenant right off the bat. You can become one later into the campaign, though. That'd be pretty rad to have you undergo a drastic change.

[Joshua Tamashii]

Heh, someone becoming a revenant could take years. The Raven Queen is a fickle mistress after all. Sides even if my character died and came back as one he'd have little to no memory of his past life. Not to mention my character wouldn't even start as a ranger in that case anyway. More likely to be an Eladrin wizard.

[Sole]

Joshua Tamashii said
Heh, someone becoming a revenant could take years. The Raven Queen is a fickle mistress after all. Sides even if my character died and came back as one he'd have little to no memory of his past life. Not to mention my character wouldn't even start as a ranger in that case anyway. More likely to be an Eladrin wizard.

Well, the canon D&D deities are not going to be used for the RP. That's why it'd be possible for you to become a revenant.

The antagonist of the RP, the Kingdom of Nirshire, doesn't just go on the genocide without trying to reap from it. Essentially, when mages are captured they are given an option to conform into the Nirshire military under a curse oath (a magical branding that'd prevent them from swaying to the other side), or death. Your character becoming a revenant could be the result of them trying to experiment outside of their curse branding, due to the die or die scenario the branding gives captured magi.

[Joshua Tamashii]

So what, there are no gods?

Cause the way I understand revenents is as follows: the god/goddess of death either has a mission or makes a deal with another god. Death deity takes a soul, puts it in a body with no memories of its past life, only a faint idea of what its supposed to do to go back to eternal rest, and tells it to have fun.

I might be missing some information needed to have an understanding here. If you don't want others to see it PM me.

[Sole]

Joshua Tamashii said
So what, there are no gods?Cause the way I understand revenents is as follows: the god/goddess of death either has a mission or makes a deal with another god. Death deity takes a soul, puts it in a body with no memories of its past life, only a faint idea of what its supposed to do to go back to eternal rest, and tells it to have fun.I might be missing some information needed to have an understanding here. If you don't want others to see it PM me.

There are gods, just not the D&D gods. Each region has its own common religion, and then scattered uncommon religions.

I'm going to send everyone the info regarding the world once I get their character sheets in.

EDIT) Basically, anyone who has full interest in participating in the campaign will be given all of the information that they would need for their own character. I will post everything about the nations in a little bit from now in an OOC thread.

[knighthawk]

Interested Going to have to look up my old 4e chars. I am thinking of a kalashtar Paladin.

[Sole]

I'm cool with that.

I am done with school for the semester on friday, but it wouldnt start until next week. I preferably would like to make the sessions on friday nights EST; maybe at like 6 EST or 7 EST. Everyone interested should send me their CS's. I already have one.

[Sole]

a good CS tool is myth-weavers.com