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Good to hear - I have the 6th edition rules, but the game really hasn't changed much between editions and really isn't all that rules heavy to begin with. Learning Call of Cthulhu is more about getting into the investigative mindset than system mastery, which I actually think is one of the system's stronger points.
At the sound of Liath's battle cry, a head pops up over the barricade ahead, then promptly disappears. Not a moment later, a lone arrow cuts through the air and burries itself in the snow just in front of Kivyx and Liath. After the arrow, a powerful flurry of wind and sleet crashes through the forest. Wiping the stinging ice from your eyes, you prepare yourselves for battle!
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Greetings adventurers! After browsing through all the wacky PbP guides over in General Discussion (which I'd heartily recommend to those who haven't), I've arrived here to kick off my first ever game! I have a moderate amount of real life experience (I've at least followed Pathfinder development since release) but PbP is a relatively new frontier for me. I'm looking for 4 active posters who can commit to posting at least thrice a day (the more the merrier, weekends preferred but optional) and are willing to use Roll20 for mapping, during the span of just a single adventure. Given my credentials, I'm not demanding any sort of experience as long as you're up for some fun and engaging roleplaying. If all goes well and we've had a good time, I'll happily extend this game into a larger mini-campaign in the Lonely Coast, but neither you nor I are bound by that promise. The adventure in question is Raging Swan's highly acclaimed Retribution, a thrillingly chilling (or was it chillingly thrilling?) tale of revenge set in a treacherously isolated priory. Check out some of the reviews below!
Praise for Retribution:
"A fantasy roleplaying campaign can always use spooky, atmospheric low-level adventures, and RETRIBUTION is a solid, useful foray. It's "old school" in the best sense of that term: the adventure, its setting, its characters, and its new elements have all been carefully and lovingly detailed and thought through. The result is truly ready-to-use, and its elements lend themselves to easy re-use in an ongoing campaign. Recommended."
—Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms "Retribution is a wintry scenario that makes full use of the weather to create a claustrophobic and gritty introduction. This is followed by an excellent middle, with something for every party as it is full of investigation, roleplaying, and combat, before building to a worthy climax. Overall, it is an excellent scenario that can be slotted into any campaign and, with very little work, any roleplaying system."
“A gripping gothic yarn. Retribution is one part classic pulp, one part The Name of the Rose, and all around a compelling narrative with exciting encounters and absorbing NPCs. It will no doubt leave a lasting impression on every adventurer who dares winter on the Lonely Coast.”
Hooks:
The Priory of Cymer is a small, backwater shrine named after a local saint. The priory was founded at the behest of Cymer (a visionary believer) who foresaw that a great evil would arise at the site. It never did and over the last few decades, the place has fallen out of favor with the populace of the nearby villages; now few worship there. You are travelling to the priory to prepare a report for your church superiors.
You are travelling to Cymer at the behest of Tahllian Liaiamne. Tahllian (a powerful elven mercenary warrior) is searching for his wayward half-elven son, Malvenos. Tahllian, recently hearing stories of a half-elven warrior watching over the priests at Cymer, has dispatched you to investigate. Your mission is simple; to determine whether the half-elf is indeed Malvenos but not to alert him to his father's interest in the priory. Curate at the priory, Ruan is an old man and no longer instructs new acolytes. In the past though, he trained hundreds of the Brotherhood of the Unalterable Way, while others embraced the mainstream church. One of your parents, a former student of Ruan's, yet holds him in high esteem and has dispatched you to deliver a gift to the aging cleric - a finely illustrated copy of the Book of Exalted Prayers. The merchant Tryfena of Swallowfield has hired you to recover a set of silver and jade earrings. A thief broke into Tryfena's stockade trading post several days ago, but was injured by a poison dart trap. The thief (a human female) was last seen fleeing in the direction of the priory. Tryfena does not care what happens to the thief, she just wants her earrings back. You are a devout follower of Darlen, god of Law, Order, Justice and the Sun. You're travelling to the priory to either pray before the high altar or to gain Ruan's spiritual guidance on some important matter. You've been infected with a disturbing disease (or perhaps some virulent poison courses through our veins). Lacking the resources to deal with the problem yourself, you're headed for the priory to seek aid. Recruitment will stay open until Christmas, so as to avoid starting the game during the holiday lull. |