This is a recruitment thread for Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Diceless RPG
A free preview of the game's setting is available HERE
The Shadow War
You've only recently been exposed to your true potential as a Lord or Lady of Gossamer, the truth behind the worlds you were born into revealed and the true potential of the Eidolon or the Umbra glimpsed at as you peaked behind the curtains of reality.
Your exposure came from an unusual Patron. This man, Reevard (that's him fighting some undead on the upper right picture in the Gallery), spoke of ancient Great Lords and Ladies, often mockingly referring to them as The Grand Terrace Council. Even with his ironic sense of detachment to their affairs, he spoke with a sense of reverence when describing how these Lords and Ladies defeated the Dwimmerlaik and drove them to the Shadows Between Worlds.
Reevard wasn't the greatest Patron, certainly not all you could have wished for. Between his sarcasm and his wandering ways, you might not have been taught all you could have been. Stuff that might have come in real handy, now, for instance, when a strange calling has transported you all to a dark and desolate corner of the Grand Stair overlooking a tear in the Stair's Reality, a breach, an imposition of Shadow upon the Grand Stair, a gaping hole of pure Nothingness and Unreality.
You might feel the need to question Reevard's method of teaching. Unfortunatly, it appears at least half of him was swallowed by that Great Nothingness. The other half still clings to an odd device, a metallic thing that holds Icons of each of you. Perhaps this device is what your former mentor used to call you all here.
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The campaign will be run using the Lords of Gossamer and Shadow Diceless Ruleset by Jason Durall and published by Rite Publishing.
PCs will be built with 110 points.
We will not have an Attribute Auction; rather you will PM me your Character Sheets, and post a Background, description, and personality summary here. The option on Page 10/11 of the Preview will be used for the Attribute Ladder. I highly recommend keeping your character sheets secret.
You may earn an extra 10 points by maintaining a Campaign Journal Thread of the game from your character's point of view. Embellishment with flashbacks, etc. is strongly encouraged for this. I expect one post a week minimum in this type of Journal.
If you are of an artistic bend, I would also consider original artwork related to the campaign as a contribution. This would also be expected at a 1-a-week rate. (10 points)
Lastly, the Fiction or Poetry contribution will also be allowed. (10 points.)
Players may only commit to one campaign contribution to start with. When we get to the point of Advancements, you may choose to spend 10 points of your Advancement to discontinue a contribution. You may earn an extra 10 points on your Advancement by picking up a (first or second)contribution (this means someone who has consistently contributed a Journal, for example, could pick up an extra 10 points by also doing a Fiction Contribution, or someone with no contribution could pick on up.)
If a player falls behind on a committed contribution, his or her PC will gain 1 point of Bad Stuff each week, to a maximum of 10 points of Bad Stuff. These will decrease at the same rate. So, if, for example, you commit to a Journal and miss three of writing the journal, you would have 3 points of Bad Stuff and it would take 3 weeks of faithfully writing the Journal to get back into balance(each week decreasing the amount of your Bad Stuff by 1.)
So who's ready to fight the Shadow War?
Recruitment will close Saturday Sept 17th
