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And dot! Feel free to introduce yourselves (both in character and out), and get to know each other a bit! As there are only around 700 people in Cinderfall it is likely that you already know each other, in-game at least. I'll be getting the first gameplay post up sometime early tomorrow; I meant to do it today but time got away from me. Welcome to Mournfall, and the already-happened apocalypse!
The world is not ending, it already has. The sun hangs behind a pale curtain of ashes, remnants of the First Scouring. The fiends broke up through their realm into ours, and tore down the heavens. Slayed the gods and drowned the world in oceans of their blood. It wasn't the quick death of an apocalypse, but a slow cumbersome bleeding out. And yet, some pockets still endure. Bastions of mortal hope, each with their own unique way of fending off the nightmares and fiends that prowl the dark. On jagged cliffs above the rolling tides, but a scant seven hundred souls fight the end of the world in a way only mortals can. They scrape by and do what they have to in order to have some form of life. This new world has been christened 'Mournfall' as long as any still living can remember, and it is quite obvious why. Each of you, for some reason or another, has been given an invitation to the Emberwake, a once-a-year ceremony where the priests of High Ember re-sanctify the Pyre Below in a crucial ritual necessary for the bastion's survival. Ashes Beneath the Tide is a dark, low-magic sandbox (with a general story in mind) set centuries after a slow apocalypse. The world did not end in glorious fire, instead slowly bleeding out. The sun dimmed, the seas rose, kingdoms drowned and burned. Humanity survives in scattered bastions carved into mountains and cliffs. Cinderwake is one of them: small, strained, and quietly fracturing. This game will be darker than your usual Pathfinder game, and contain dark themes (within reason). You are not heroes in this world, you are survivors and desperate adventurers. The World of Mournfall (what your character knows):
- The sea is not safe to drink, or even touch in some places.
- Demons, mutated sealife, and worse roam the drowned lands beyond the walls. - The bastion survives because of a great Pyre that burns beneath it. - The sun grows dimmer each year, behind the ever-present cloud of ash hanging over the land. - Other bastions may yet remain...though few travelers return from their attempts. - Food, water, and space are limited in the bastion, and every citizen needs to physically pull their weight. Not counting those in the High Ember Monastery above the city, of course. Character Creation:
Level: 1st
Classes: all Paizo approved, except for the important clarification that no 9th level spell caster classes are allowed. Wealth: standard by class Races: all core, plus tieflings, ifrit, and dhampir allowed. Additional races available by request, but aasimars are completely banned. Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments. Alignment: against my usual tendencies, all alignments are allowed. If you bring an evil character and are a problem, then you will be removed. Traits: two normally, can take a drawback for a third. One must be from the 'campaign traits' I have created for this game (see below). Skills: we will be using the extra Background Skills rule. Changes to Spells: any of the 'survival beating' spells (purify/create food and water, goodberry, etc.) are banned. This list is not all inclusive and I reserve the right to expand upon it should any spells become a problem. Corruption: Each of you will be receiving the benefits and downsides of one Corruption, with a few alterations to fit the flavor to the worlds' lore. We can talk about the specific manifestations of each character's corruption during the character creation process and after selection. Character Campaign Traits:
Order of the Last Dawn Traits
Dawn-Vowed: Your oath to rekindle the sun steels your resolve. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Will saves against fear effects. If the fear effect originates from an outsider with the evil subtype or undead, the bonus increases to +2. Lightbearer’s Discipline: You were drilled to stand firm when others falter. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves. Once per day, when reduced below half your hit points, you gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls for 1 round. Sunfire Scholar: You study lost rites and ancient celestial lore. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Knowledge (religion) and it becomes a class skill for you. When identifying abilities of outsiders or undead, you gain a +2 bonus instead. Ashen Crusader: You have fought beyond the walls of the bastion. Gain a +1 trait bonus on weapon damage rolls against outsiders with the evil subtype. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Survival checks made in ash-choked or ruined environments. The Drowned Choir Traits
Tide-Touched: You have spent long hours in red surf and storm. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves against disease. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Swim checks, and Swim becomes a class skill. Quiet Confessor: People unburden themselves to you. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Sense Motive checks. If a creature has shared a secret with you, you gain a +2 bonus on Sense Motive checks against that creature. Herald of the Drowning: You believe destruction is inevitable and prepare accordingly. Gain a +1 trait bonus on saving throws against emotion effects. Once per day, when you fail a saving throw against a fear or compulsion effect, you may reroll it and take the second result. Tidewatch Traits
Beacon Keeper: You were trained to respond quickly to threats. Gain a +2 trait bonus on Initiative checks when within sight of a settlement or defensive structure. Law of the Cliff: You enforce order in tight, vertical spaces. Gain a +1 trait bonus on combat maneuver checks to trip or reposition. Gain a +1 bonus on Acrobatics checks made on narrow or unstable surfaces. Quiet Interrogator: You know how to extract truth without violence. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Intimidate checks. If you spend at least 1 minute questioning someone, gain a +2 bonus on Sense Motive checks against them for the next hour. Ember Council Traits
Whisper Network: You overhear more than you should. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Sense Motive checks. Once per day, you may reroll a failed Bluff or Diplomacy check within Cinderwake. Ledger-Keeper: You understand supply and scarcity. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Appraise checks and Appraise becomes a class skill. You may determine the rough ration value of goods with a DC 10 check. Court Survivor: You’ve learned how to avoid blame. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Reflex saves. Once per day, when an ally within 10 feet fails a social skill check, you may attempt the same check as an immediate action to replace their roll(using your own modifiers). Flame Seekers Traits
Relic Appraiser: You know the value of lost things. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Appraise and Knowledge (history) checks. Appraise becomes a class skill. Ash-Hardened: You’ve survived storms outside the bastion. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves against environmental effects (cold, heat, ashstorms, inhaled toxins). Tide Runner: You move confidently in dangerous terrain. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Acrobatics checks. Ignore the penalty for the first 5 feet of movement through difficult terrain caused by rubble or uneven ground. Saltcrusted Traits Brine-Hardened Flesh: You’ve hauled nets and ropes soaked in poisoned seawater until your hands cracked like coral. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves against poison and disease. You gain a +1 trait bonus to CMD against grapple attempts. However, your skin is scarred and coarse — you take a –1 penalty on Diplomacy checks when dealing with nobles or officials. Tide-Blooded: Saltwater flows through your veins; you’re almost adapted to it. Gain a +2 trait bonus on Swim checks, and Swim is always a class skill. You can hold your breath for twice the normal duration. Once per day, when submerged in water (or blood-water), you may reroll a failed Fortitude save against environmental hazards. Dockrat Survivor: You grew up beneath the terraces where the Tidewatch never bothers to patrol. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Reflex saves and on Acrobatics checks to move on narrow or unstable surfaces. Stealth becomes a class skill for you. Once per day, when reduced below 0 hit points, you remain conscious and staggered for 1 additional round. Salt-Eaten Resilience: Your body metabolizes toxins poorly, but pain is familiar. You gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves vs. fatigue and exhaustion effects. Whenever you succeed on a Fortitude save against a disease, you heal 1 hit point. You suffer –1 on saves vs. dehydration or thirst (your body needs more water than most). Ash Farmer Traits Soot-Lunged: You’ve breathed ash storms since childhood. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude saves against inhaled toxins, smoke, and suffocation. You can ignore the first round of the sickened condition caused by environmental smoke or foul air each day. However, your lungs are scarred — you take a –1 penalty on Constitution checks to run for extended periods. Char-Tilled Hands: You know how to make dead soil live. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Profession (farmer) and Knowledge (nature) checks. Knowledge (nature) becomes a class skill. Once per day, you may treat poor or infertile soil as normal soil for the purposes of survival or long-term crop growth. Emberwise: You understand controlled burns, kiln heat, and the fine line between warmth and disaster. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Reflex saves against fire effects. You take –1 damage per die from nonmagical fire (minimum 1 per die). You gain a +1 trait bonus on Survival checks made in arid, scorched, or burned terrain. Terrace Runner: Ash farms climb the inner cliffs — falling means death. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Acrobatics and Climb checks. Acrobatics becomes a class skill. You treat narrow ledges and sloped rooftops as one category less severe for movement penalties. Bone-Mix Tender: You work soil blended with cremation ash. Death feeds life. Gain a +1 trait bonus on Will saves against fear effects. Once per day, when within 30 feet of a recently deceased creature (within 1 minute), you gain a +1 morale bonus on your next attack roll or saving throw (you remember what feeds the soil). You take a –1 penalty on Diplomacy checks with those uncomfortable around death rites (many nobles, some Order members). Background Questions: I'd like you to take a look at these 20 questions and answer them. This is meant to help both you and me understand who your character is. 20 Questions:
These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name? 2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? Gods and Religion:
Most of the gods on all ends of the alignment spectrum either perished or departed this world entirely at the onset of the First Scouring. People in Mournfall (and therefore Cinderwake) draw power and pay reverence to more concentrated forces and concepts. The Tide, The Flame, and the Ash are the most common three, although no one questions if you pay service to a lesser force.
Classes that receive their divine powers from gods normally, instead receive them from 'concepts', like druids do. Just about any concept could fit, just make sure to mention it ahead of time. Cinderwake Dossier:
Cinderwake is a coastal bastion built atop the bones of a drowned city. It stands on black basalt cliffs above a churning grey sea that rises a little higher each year. The sun is dimmer than the old records claim it once was. Winters bite longer. Crops strain. The waters creep upward. Other bastions once answered Watchridge’s beacon-fire. None have answered in years. Cinderwake endures.
Factions:
Districts:
Life in Cinderwake:
Food: Only a handful of options exist for food; Ashroot (a strange root topped with an even stranger grain) is used in the making of ashbread, and the roots are eaten as vegetables. Cliffleaf greens are anything but green, a blackish horrifying leafy food similar to spinach but tasting slight of dirt. Emberfungus is a mushroom grown in the caverns below the cliffs of Cinderwake, tended to by the ash farmers. The tidefish pens down in the Ash Farms is the only reliable source of meat in the bastion. Of course, rumors of more extravagant and rich quality foods being served in High Ember have always existed. Water: Water is even more restricted than food, with your only option being the bastion's tightly-regulated wellspring or collecting water from the numerous rainfalls each week; assuming it isn't bloodrain that is. Work & Labor: Everyone works, if not as laborers, then as servants, scribes, guards, or artisans. Physical work is harsh: climbing terraces, tending ash farms, hauling nets, or cleaning cisterns. Most jobs are routine but dangerous; injuries are common. Many roles are inherited (Saltcrusted become dockers, Ash Farmers tend terraces). Housing & Shelter: Space is tight, even middle-class houses are small and shared. Saltcrusted live in crowded, low-lying terraces near the docks or Undertide access points. Ash Farmers live on terrace plots near the ash terraces and farms; dust and soot are constant. Nobles occupy sturdier stone buildings on the highest terraces in High Ember. Health & Hygiene: Disease is common: brine, stagnant cisterns, ash, and overcrowding. Minor injuries often fester. Baths are rare luxuries — mostly for nobles. Saltcrusted and Ash Farmers have physical signs of exposure (cracked skin, lung scars, mineral residue). Entertainment & Rituals: Public entertainments are rare — songs, chants, and small plays on rooftops. Religious or semi-religious rituals mark tide changes, Pyre cycles, or solar observances. Pleasure is fleeting: food, warmth, touch, storytelling, illicit gambling, or daring trips into ruins. I know that's a lot, and if you got this far then thank you! I plan on keeping this recruitment running for two weeks, so it'll end and I'll make my decisions on February, Saturday the 28th.
The world may have ended, but your lives have not. Yet, anyway. 
Begin discussion! Feel free to introduce yourselves, tell us a bit about yourselves. The idea here is that you don't know each other, so don't worry about making connections.
Hello, and welcome to Modern Dreams in an Ancient Land, a Call of Cthulhu 7th edition recruitment set in the 1920's in New York City, America. You didn’t expect to inherit anything from Professor Elias Farnwright. You barely knew the crazy old man, or if you did it was strictly a professional relationship with him through your time at Columbia University. Not a word. Not a warning. And certainly not under these circumstances. The telegram simply reads: ‘You are invited to the memorial and estate reading of Professor Elias Farnwright. Attendance is requested. Details enclosed.’ A funeral. A will. A death that doesn’t quite make sense. The blossoming Empire City. And you, stuck in the middle of it. How Much Experience Do I Need?
How Much Do I Need to Know About the Cthulhu Stories?
What Kind of Horror Should I Expect?
Content Warning:
Character creation: Follow the standard character creation process in the core rulebook, rolling for stats and everything. You aren't supposed to be super powered heroes, these are every day people sucked into something beyond them! End Date:
Let me know if I missed anything or if you have any questions at all!
Recently discovered the Magnus Archives podcast and have been binging it excessively (not finished yet, so no spoilers!), and I just have to imagine a game using the CoC system in the MA universe would be incredibly fun and fitting. Is there any interest in this? You wouldn’t have to be intimately familiar with the Magnus Archives world (it would be preferable to have at least a couple players who aren’t, honestly), and I’m still working on the actual details of the plot and setting. It’s mostly just a floating collection of ideals at this point, rather than any concrete details. Warning: this would deal with pretty heavy subjects and would absolutely be full on horror, as is tradition with CoC. 
Welcome! I’m looking for 1, potentially 2, new recruits to join up with the current party in their work for the Sharran church. They haven’t gotten too far into it, so the gameplay thread is worth a read if you’re interested. The most important part of your character is who they are and why they’re working with the Sharrans. They don’t have to be worshippers themselves, but you most certainly need a reason to be here. If need be, can use an existing party member as an existing connection. Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments.
So it begins! Feel free to make a small ooc introduction here, there will be a few minutes ahead of the protest for your characters to get to know each other there. I also didn't notice this as I was making my selection, but it seems as if three of you (Tessa, Maccha, and Llewela) are directly related to Milani and the fourth (Tessa) is 'just tagging along' for the protest. There's a chance the four of you at least knew of each other before the start of things, and could be friends or the like if you so choose.
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Hello all you aspiring rebels! I've heard a lot of good things about this adventure path and I've always wanted to run it. So I am! Looking for 4 players to light the flame of rebellion in Kintargo, and hopefully have some fun along the way! Level: 1
Alongside your character sheet and background, I'd like you to answer these 20 questions. They're just meant to help both me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me. Background Questions:
1. What is your character’s name?
2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? Why would you join the rebellion? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? Looking to close recruitment in two weeks from today, at midnight CST July 1st. If I missed anything, feel free to ask!
Night City, the City of Dreams. A gleaming chrome facade of a city hiding a rotting underside. And also your home. Whether you've grown up on the streets a gutterpunk, always looked down on the rot from the upper echelons of a corpo tower, or are a just recently arrived outsider, you find yourself stuck here. This city has a way of making sure every single one of its citizens are constantly drowning in something. Debt, problems, money, drugs; you name it, Night City has it. You've been trying to claw your way up that iconic social ladder for years now, and seem to finally have gotten your chance. Your favorite fixer, Vex, hit you up with a big lead. She's been gathering some intel on a Militech truck convoy for a while now, and finally sent you a ping to meet her in the usual spot. Welcome to Night City, chooms! With the Humble Bundle containing all of Cyberpunk Red's published material, along with finishing the Edgerunners anime and starting the 2077 video game recently, I've been deep diving into the Cyberpunk world. Is there much interest for a Cyberpunk Red game on the boards? I'm early on in the brainstorming phase, and haven't finished learning the system yet, so it'll probably be a month or two out before I get things settled. Just checking if its worth the effort!
The small Selûnite village of Silvermoon Glade at the edge of the Wood of Sharp Teeth has gone unnoticed by most of the rest of the world, the only exceptions being the Selûnites and druids who reside there. A week ago, that changed. The priests of the Moonmaiden in Baldur's Gate have not heard anything from the frontier religious settlement in nearly a week, and have in fact been receiving ominous dream portents from Our Lady in Silver recently. A darkening moon hanging in the sky over the village is the most common one, although unfortunately it is hard to sift through the relevant dreams in these times. That's why they have reached out to several different groups they are allied with, asking for aid in reaching the village and determining just what has caused the druidic village to go dark. They have a contact with a Selûnite priest waiting in the Friendly Arm Inn (which is a day west of Silvermoon Glade and a day south of the Gate) that will likely have more information on the village's plights. Of course, it will be a paid excursion, with a promise of 300 gold pieces per person once the situation is settled. Hello! I, like many others, have been loving Baldur's Gate 3, and want to finally dip my toes into the wonderful world of Faerûn and the Forgotten Realms. I have been brewing this idea for a few months and am now ready to open the recruitment for it. I'll still be using Pathfinder because that's the system I have the most experience with, but the world is too much fun for me to not run a game in. Now, onto the nitty gritty parts! Note: this will be a (hopefully) long campaign with a good mix of combat, exploration, social situations, and investigation. It is good to be good at one thing, but try not to over-specialize in one field. Character Creation: Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments.
Background Questions: I'd like you to take a look at these 20 questions and answer them. This is meant to help both you and me understand who your character is and why they have chosen to accept the call for aid from the Selûnites. Background Questions:
These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name? 2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? Why did your character accept the job? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? I aim to leave this recruitment open for around a month, and will probably end it on October 31st. What better day to end than on my favorite holiday? As always, if I find the perfect party before then, I reserve the right to close it early, but I won't close it without warning everyone in advance. If I missed anything, or you have any questions, feel free to ask! 
Welcome, all, to Harrowstone! This was a private game, but now we’re looking for a third to join our other two heroic party members in cleansing Harrowstone Prison of its past problems. Looking specifically for a divine caster of some sort, that can handle healing and status effects. The party has mostly cleared the first level of the prison, and will likely be heading back to rest soon in order to find their third party member awaiting them before continuing their dive into the past of Harrowstone. The gameplay thread is there, should probably take a look at some of the bigger moments in the story so far. Character build:
Any questions, just ask! 
Welcome, one and all, to your future! Feel free to introduce yourselves and discuss any build changes you may require for this party.
"The Bountiful Venture Company wants you!" That's what the advertisement said, asking for experienced adventurers to take the six-week long journey deep into the Arcadian Ocean to the island colony of Talmandor’s Bounty. Six months before your ship is scheduled to arrive at the colony, the Liberty's Herald took the initial wave of colonists out. You, along with your fellows, will make up the second wave and resupply the colony. Welcome to the Ruins of Azlant! I intend on taking 4 PCs, and hopefully having a lot of fun exploring some island ruins and building a successful colony! Level: 1
Background Questions:
These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name? 2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? Why did your character accept the job? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? A slight warning/expansion on some of the advice from the Player's Guide. This is not Skull and Shackles, and while there will be some boat action, most of the adventuring involves being underwater. I have read the adventure and some advice for running it/making characters for it, and most of the deeper actual underwater parts do come later in the book. So, you should make sure to sort of future-proof your character for underwater combat and exploration. I know the temptation is strong to just make an aquatic waterbreathing race so as to eliminate that issue, but I won't accept you being an undine 'just because'. So be sure to emphasize character background and flavor over mechanical benefits. Feel free to ask any questions for things I missed, I look forward to meeting all of our new colonists!
Hello! Welcome, acolytes, to the famously grim dark setting of 40k, and the Dark Heresy system. Before we begin and you introduce yourselves to your group and Inquisitor Vervize du Bordaal's Interrogator, I have a few disclaimers. First, this is a completely new system to me. I don't have any experience with it, and as such, I will likely be somewhat shaky with the mechanics in the beginning of things. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it quickly, but you'll have to give me some time to get used to it. We'll be doing the intro adventure in the core rulebook to begin with, to help everyone get acclimated. Second, this is the Warhammer 40k setting, with all the nasty dark stuff that entails. This will be a more adult-themed campaign, in terms of violence and such. I won't go out of my way to describe anything horrendous or unnecessary, but there will be gratuitous violence, blood, gore, and death. With all the horrors awaiting you in the 41st millennium, you will need to be strong of mind and spirit. You have been warned. With that out of the way, feel free to introduce your character here, and talk about any small choices you may need to change to make the group work. I'll get the intro post up on the gameplay thread in a bit.
"Welcome, acolyte prospects. You have been selected for a special assignment under Inquisitor Vervize du Bordaal of the Gilead System. I am acting as his agent in this matter. I do not have to explain to you how dangerous this system has become since the Cicatrix Maledictum split the Imperium in half, and how much holy work the Inquisition has performed since." The vox voice pauses for a second, as if to gather its thoughts, before continuing in its electronic tone. "Hive Desoleum on the capital hive world of Gilead holds many heresies and horrors, and you are gathered here for but one of them. There are increasing reports of horrible deaths within the hive’s upper levels, with odd items of a possible xenos or archaeotech nature found with each corpse. Fellow nobles have related these were preceded with bouts of erratic and troublesome behaviour, and worry that a hive noble named Lans Guljian has exhibited many of the same behaviours. You are tasked with the Emperor’s Work: to investigate the deaths and possible connections to any illicit artefacts, determine if they are potential dangers of a wider nature, and terminate their distribution. Recover and contain any items uncovered, lest they corrupt others. Carry the Emperor’s Light with you throughout the hive, for there is little proper illumination to be found in this festering, ancient edifice. Desoleum teeters on the blade’s edge of damnation, and one further heresy could topple the entire hive into the abyss. You must not fail in this task." Now that that's over with, welcome any and all acolytes! I have been reading up on the Dark Heresy rpg system ever since Humble Bundle released the entire system, and have been wanting to get into running a 40k game for quite a while. As an opening disclaimer, I will be learning the ins and outs of the game's mechanics alongside you, as I don't have any experience with actually running. Going to run the 'starting adventure' in the back of the core rulebook before expanding out into the idea that originally inspired this. As far as I am aware, there isn't any variance in character creation, so I want to see your background line up well with all of the choices you made during character creation. I use these background questions for 'normal' Pathfinder recruitments, but I have a feeling that they will be useful here too.
Background Questions: These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name? 2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears?
Humble Bundle had a huge 40k rpg sale today, and as a huge fan of the setting (and beginning collector/painter) I decided I had to pick it up. I've had a story idea set in the 40k universe rolling around in my head for a while now, and as it turns out it adapts fairly well to the idea of playing an inqusitorial retinue Dark Heresy presents. Once I have the basic premise planned and finish my reading of the ruleset, how many of you would be interested in playing a Dark Heresy campaign? 
Here ya go! Feel free to introduce yourself and plan any character changes you might need to make with the party. Can do in person introductions in the gameplay when I get it up.
You have all heard the rumors. An abandoned dwarven mine dug far below the ruined citadel of what was once Tar-Urkatha, full to the brim of undiscovered treasures enough to make anyone a king. A formerly imposing dwarven fortress reduced to ruins and infested with gnolls that guard the entry ways deeper into the mines. Each of you received the same letter: a 'Truther & Trathis Mining and Excavation Company', based out of Katapesh itself, has put out a somewhat significant amount of gold and treasure in reward for aiding their attempts to breach the mine and recover a lost member of one of their earlier expeditions. Even for those of you not driven purely by money, there's plenty of power and artifacts and anything else you might desire inside the dwarven mountain mine. Given the nature of the mines, rumored to be full of all sorts of nasty undead, experience with the unliving is expected and appreciated. Although of course you'll have to deal with the living gnolls holding the entrance first, the offer letter says. Build Rules:
Level: Gestalt 3. You should be a somewhat experienced adventurer, with a few excursions under your belt. If you aren't sure about any gestalt interactions or rules, feel free to ask me!
Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments. Alignment: any, but I don't want a CE party wrecker character. Classes: any Paizo, minus Antipaladin. Races: any and all 'normal' Paizo ones are accepted, as the miners aren't picky. Traits: three, with one being linked to your background. Make it work flavor wise, be fun with it! Wealth: 3,000 gold. Background Questions:
These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name? 2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? Beyond just this, you need to make sure you explain why your character is in Katapesh, and how much general knowledge they have of the area. I'll be taking 3 players, and the recruitment will be open for roughly two weeks, ending on Wednesday, November 2nd, or earlier if I get enough interest to make a decision earlier. I'll let you know ahead of time if I change the date. 
One of our members has come upon some busy times so a slot has opened for this game. Character creation same as this thread, don't want to repost them here. I'll leave this open for as long as neccessary to get the fit for this group, which contains a Wizard/Bard and a Slayer/Telekineticist. Something front-liney is what they're looking for, as it's the paladin that had to leave.
Here's the discussion thread. Feel free to use this to discuss potential characters and how you all know each other. I have recently started using discord (just text) to keep up with the campaigns I GM and it has helped a lot with accountability and availability, would that be an option people want to use for this?
Hello! Welcome to the Corrupted side of the Worldwound campaign. Feel free to introduce yourselves, and take a look at your four soon to be party members and write up a few reactions that you may have to them based on faith, appearence, or the like. I'm not 100% settled on what type of game it'll be just yet, but I have the beginning outlined pretty well. Include a bit about your character's personal goals, and how you see those goals being accomplished, and I'll work on the details over the next few days to bring some threads together. Congratulations on making it!
Kenabres. Fortified city of the crusaders. At the edge of the Worldwound, guarding the border between civilization and a world full of chaos. And your current prison. Whether falsely or not, you have been accused of some heinous crime, and been placed inside a holding cell in the Kite, a small fort inside the city of Kenabres. Character Creation basics:
Level: Gestalt 1. If you aren't sure about any gestalt interactions or rules, feel free to ask me!
Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments. Alignment: any non-good. You are not heroes. You do not have to be villains, and can be neutral, but it'll be more of a hard sell as to why you work with active cultists and demons. Classes: any Paizo, minus Paladin. Races: any and all Paizo are accepted, as the crusaders aren't picky. Traits: three total. Two can be unrelated, but the third needs to be deeply connected to why you ended up in this prison, regardless of how you did. Be descriptive! Wealth: maximum for your highest of the two classes. Background details:
This is an obviously different campaign angle than a lot of other ones, and that means a bit more detail should be put into the background stories. Sure, it'd be easy to have the random slaughtering CE villain characters, and I'm sure there will be at least some of that in the party. But that's not interesting.
What I want is a party of interesting villains that are willing to work aside demons and cultists of demon lords, for whatever reasons. Revenge, hate of all life on this planet, whatever. Just sell me on your villainous intentions. Background Questions:
1. What is your character’s name?
2. How old is your character? 3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)? 4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)? 5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who? 6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living? 7. Do you have any other family or friends? 8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids? 9. What is your character’s alignment? 10. What is your character’s moral code? 11. Does your character have goals? 12. Is your character religious? 13. What are your character’s personal beliefs? 14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)? 15. Why does your character adventure? 16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer? 17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)? 18. How does your character get along with others? 19. Is there anything that your character hates? 20. Is there anything that your character fears? Huge content warning:
This is not really the game for the faint of heart. I will be playing up the brutality of a demon invasion, which will include a lot of violence. Don't worry, I'm not going to touch upon any of the particularly undesirable topics unless it's necessary. But, there will be a lot of blood and gore in descriptions of fights and scenery, as a demon invasion would bring. It just goes with the territory of the type of game I want to run.
This was the warning for my Righteous campaign. This evil-leaning one will obviously be worse, and depending on the party's alignment and goals, a lot of cruel and evil acts could be taking place> I won't go into super detailed descriptions of anything extra, but do be prepared for a lot more violence and evil themes. If I missed anything, feel free to ask! I know this isn't the typical campaign, so I'm sure there will be some extra questions. Welcome to Kenabres!
Opening of the discussion thread for Team 2.
Start of the Team 1 thread.
By now, I’m sure a lot of you have seen my Wrath of the Righteous recruitment. Fun times for the good and kind hearted among us. But I was thinking earlier today, the evil cultists and the demons and the monsters of the Worldwound never get their ‘day in court’, as they say. Their stories aren’t ever told. And I want to change that. How many people would be interested in an evil campaign inside of the Worldwound setting? Would obviously be slightly more tailored towards the Chaotic Evil side of things, but I believe that the demon lords (and myself) have plenty of ways to make their underlings work together towards a common goal, at least until they’re ready to overthrow said demon lords. Would obviously write a bit of it myself, but I’d likely end up scrapping together some of the work of evil adventures before me or using their influences, most notably the infamous Way of the Wicked. Just an interest check, wanting to see how many people would bite.
Hello! Welcome to the Worldwound, glad to have you. I've recently been playing the new Wrath game released by Owlcat Games, and it has renewed my interest in running the campaign on my own. With that in mind, I also love gestalt, and I figured that would add a little bit more power fantasy to the game. Character Creation Basics:
Level: Gestalt 1. If you aren't sure about any gestalt interactions or rules, feel free to ask me!
Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments. Alignment: any, but I don't want a CE party wrecker character. If you're evil at all, have a good explanation for it. Classes: any Paizo, minus Antipaladin. Races: any and all Paizo are accepted, as the crusaders aren't picky. Traits: two normal, and one Campaign, which must be from the Wrath of the Righteous Player's Guide. Wealth: maximum for your highest of the two classes. Background Questions:
These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name?
Beyond just this, you need to make sure you explain why your character is in Kenabres, and how much general knowledge they have of the area. Slight content warning:
This is not really the game for the faint of heart. I will be playing up the brutality of a demon invasion, which will include a lot of violence. Don't worry, I'm not going to touch upon any of the particularly undesirable topics unless it's necessary. But, there will be a lot of blood and gore in descriptions of fights and scenery, as a demon invasion would bring. It just goes with the territory of the type of game I want to run.
Just wanted to be up front about the content that will exist in this game. I'll be taking 3 players, and the recruitment will be open for roughly two weeks, ending on Saturday the 24th of September, or earlier if I get enough interest to make a decision earlier. I'll let you know ahead of time if I change the date. I think I covered just about everything, but if you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Hello! What with my copy of the Theros D&D crossover source book arriving sometime next week, I was thinking about starting a Theros Pathfinder game on these boards. Would people be interested in a Classical Greek style hero adventure? With the flavor of the MTG world of Theros mixed in of course. Would most likely want four to six players, depending on interest, with each of the heroes either revering a specific god (and therefore somewhat abiding to that gods interest and color pie for personality and beliefs), or not worshipping any, for whatever specific reason. Will have more details together next week when I get the book in and can fully form a plot idea and storyline together.
I will admit, seeing the recruitment thread for the other War for the Crown game has inspired me to make my own. I, however, very much prefer gestalt rules, and will be using them for this campaign, to provide a different experience for those who enjoy that. Races: All standard races from the Pathfinder Core Rulebook will be allowed. Any other PC race will be considered on a case by case basis.
Feel free to ask any questions! 
Hello everyone! Welcome to Strange Aeons! A fair warning, again, before we get started. This is not a normal campaign, and there are a lot of weird and unusual things that will end up happening. Beyond that, feel free to introduce yourselves ooc and talk about your envisioned roles in the party while I get the gameplay set up!
Welcome to the Sanitarium! Is what you would've heard had you had any sense to you. I'm looking for a party of four tragically brave adventurers to take on the horrors of the Elder Gods in the Strange Aeons adventure path! Character Creation basics:
Level: Gestalt 1
Ability Scores: 20 point buy, nothing below an 8 after racial adjustments. Alignment: any, but I don't want a CE party wrecker character. If you're evil at all, have a good explanation for it. Classes: any Paizo, minus Antipaladin. Races: any and all Paizo are accepted, as the Gods aren't picky. Traits: two normal, and one Campaign, which must be from the Strange Aeons Player'as Guide. Wealth: maximum for your highest of the two classes. Anything I missed, lemme know. Background:
This adventure path is unique in assuming that you don't know your full backstory and are missing quite a bit of memories when it starts. I will be enforcing this in order to work that amnesiac aspect of the path, so while I do expect some sort of working background for your characters (such as what you were doing before transported to the asylum), I want to hear about your character's particular quirks and maladies much much more.
I don't want normal Joe, the local bread salesman. I want twisted characters with real problematic background events they barely remember, all the better to take advantage of for my horrific machinations. Warning:
I plan on emphasizing the horror aspect of the Strange Aeons path, as I have been watching Stranger Things and have plenty of inspiration for such a horror atmosphere.
If these sort of horrific and grotesque topics aren't for you, then I'd recommend avoiding this particular recruitment. As such, the campaign will focus on body horror, gore, and other classic horror tropes such as the real threat of death.
I plan on keeping the recruitment open for two weeks, so it'll close on Friday July 19th at 12:00 pm Central. 
To whom it may concern:
It is with utmost regret that I must report the death, and most likely murder, of Senator Platicar IV. There is currently an investigation into his untimely death, and it has been recommended to me on the basis of your talents that I trust you with part of the investigation into the events surrounding his death.
Therefore, it is with the highest of honors and expectations that I hereby offer you the position of Investigator, as well as all of the benefits and responsibilities of said position.
Should you accept the burden of this new mantle, report to Arrester Lavinia at the break of dawn tomorrow morning. She will start you along the path of investigation. For the Senate, Supreme Judge Isperia’ This letter arrived to your location late last night, and now you find yourself at the Augustin Station inside of Precinct Two, the home of the Azorius Senate. There, a guide took you inside of New Prahv, and delivered you to Lavinia’s office. |
