(5e) Interest Check: Castle Caldwell and Beyond, No House Rules

[Terquem]

No House Rules of Any Kind, I promise!

However it will be a Build Your Own setting environment, similar to the Woodbridge Campaign, and the 5e PVQ campaign I am running, that is, set on the same world, probably in a Kingdom south of Alodoa

I’ve seen a couple of 5e recruitment threads go belly up here (one of them was almost one of my games, whew) because of the tendency of Older DMs (like me) wanting to throw a lot of House Rules at players interested in trying 5e right from the get go

So I thought I’d try to convert Castle Caldwel and Beyond to 5e and run it with no house rules at all, just straight out of the core 5e books (I might consider the Elemental stuff, but as this is a learning experience for me as well as for you, so maybe not).

There won’t be any race/class restrictions and I will try to use all of the rules suggested in the Player’s Handbook.

One rule I will ask though is that if you are already playing in two or more of my games that you sit this one out and give some new players a chance (which could doom this interest check, as there are not a lot of players willing to deal with a DM like me to begin with, but I am trying to gauge interest here among people I am not already playing with).

Posting rate will be sort of casual, every other day or so, but the game will be consistent and should it launch, it will not end until the Module is completed or more than 60% of the players drop out.

Castle Caldwel, is a Basic D&D module (originally B9) for 4 to 8 Player Characters of first level.

This is an Interest Check only.

Any questions?

[scranford]

Interest here...dwarves cleric.

[seekerofshadowlight]

Can you tell us more about this? Some hooks or what setting you are using? Also,I do not think disallowing feats is the issue. The fact is every new house rule you make you lower the player pool. On here the 5e player pool is small right now anyhow.

[Cutlass]

Interested, but I would like to know what your recruitment window is. I have a couple of other submissions I'm waiting to hear back on and don't want to get over committed.

[Terquem]

The setting is a Build Your Own variety, a not over defined basic FRPG setting that the players will build onto as we go, but basically the Castle Caldwell location will be set down in a small Human Kingdom, and we will build from there. The actual hooks will be posted in the recruitment thread, if enough basic interest in the game is shown.

I imagine the interest thread will run for three to five days, and if there is interest the recruitment will go up next weekend. Then four or five days sorting that out at least. So two weeks before launch is probable.

[Storyteller Shadow]

I would be interested in playing a Human Fighter.

[Nem]

I would go human rogue.

[Cutlass]

Dwarven wizard - transmuter

[Kip84]

Interested. I'd like to give the Warlock a try. Probably a half elf.

[Terquem]

So far I am seeing 5 interested players and one possibly interested player.

Seems a bit low for a recruitment, but well keep this conversation open for a day or two and see what develops

[Terquem]

We've got the makings of a good base party, cleric, fighter, rogue, two arcane casters.

Could really use a back up fighter type, but again, just keeping the conversation open to possibilities for now.

[GunMetalDrac]

I'm interested. Probably a monk if that fits your interest in a back up fighter type, otherwise ranger or paladin are also possibilities.

[DaWay]

Interested, I am Morgrym in your other game. I have a couple characters I would like to give a chance...

Half-Orc Barbarian
Half-Elf Monk/Rogue
Half-Elf Bard
Half-Elf Paladin/Warlock
Human Spellless Ranger/Warlock

[thejeff]

Potentially interested. Maybe a Arcane Trickster rogue or Eldritch Knight fighter.

I'll think on it.

[tribeof1]

I'd be interested in playing, as well. Possibly as an elf rogue (spellthief) to try to emulate the F/M/T of old. But I'm flexible and would be happy to play about anything.

[Terquem]

Good, I'm happy to see more interest

DaWay:

And you trust me not to screw this one up, wow, that is noble of you, jk

I'll get started on a suitable recruitment thread with the necessary information for Character Building, Setting, and Backgrounds

[Jiggy]

I'm potentially interested, depending on how many games I'm in by the time your actual recruitment thread goes live. :)

[Terquem]

I am posting a recruitment for this game now. it is long, a lot to try and read, but if there are enough players interested, I plan to launch the game on Monday, May 18th

[Peachbottom]

I posted on your other thread, but I'll post here as well that I'm interested.

[Terquem]

Thanks peachbottom