This is not a Play-by-Post campaign.
Now that's out of the way. I wanted to recruit for a game on Roll20. The game happens weekly -- on Thursdays starting at 6:30 pm Mountain Daylight Time (that's 8:30 EDT, and 7:30 CDT, folks). It will go until 9:30 pm MDT. This will give me a chance to shakedown the rules of Warhammer Fantasy before I review them on my blog.
The campaign will be accorded T.V. structure thanks to Robin D. Laws and his article in Dragon #293. The Campaign will be a little like Indiana Jones, "The Librarians", with the costumes and sets of The Taming of the Shrew and "Upstart Crowe".
Formula: The heroes are artifact hunters looking for artifacts of antiquity. Not everyone is an academic, and not everyone is a warrior.
Theme: Artifacts belong in a museum, and not in the hands of private collectors.
Tone: High adventure in the Riekland.
One should watch Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Librarian (on iTunes). You should also watch the Taming of the Shrew with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (available on iTunes) and hopefully a few episodes of "Upstart Crowe" (also on iTunes).
Obiviously, you should look through Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition) and look at the art. The Empire is currently in the Renaissance. The .pdf is cheap, and I can provide a link on DriveThru if you need it.
What You Need
1. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition)
Character Creation
Character creation will happen here, rather than in the Roll20 room. I'm looking for five adventurers. We will have 1 season of 14 episodes. If you rather choose your race (or species) and career, you may do so. Oh, you may choose an actor or actress that you like to be your character's face.
I think that will do it. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.
Okay so WHF-RPG has other races other than Human but the movie tropes you outline are all purely Human in content. So are you allowing races other than Human? If yes, how do these non-Human races meld into the world as a whole?
Since the Taming of the Shrew took place in the 16th Century is this the time period-ish for the fantasy realm we are partaking in?
Okay so WHF-RPG has other races other than Human but the movie tropes you outline are all purely Human in content. So are you allowing races other than Human? If yes, how do these non-Human races meld into the world as a whole?
Since the Taming of the Shrew took place in the 16th Century is this the time period-ish for the fantasy realm we are partaking in?
Yes, I'm allowing all five species in the main book. :) The movie tropes are there to inspire you to make characters. I wanted you to watch movies that has the same sort of styles that are seen in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying Game. That basically means the Taming of the Shrew and "Upstart Crow."
There isn't any movies based on Warhammer, so I tried to pick production design that would figure into it. Of course there are no dwarves with mohawks. Or elves with graceful features. (But there were halflings).
Any specific lore we'd need to know?
Just the main book for now.
I think this is right. I chose the Outlaw career. Can you make sure that I did it correctly?
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I think you get the talents listed for your race (species), and choose one where you are presented with a choice. So you should have more talents.
As for your class: did you roll for it? IF you did, you get an XP bonus.
Alright. Lets see -- anything else you need from me before you do your motivational goals?
Alright, what is his short term goal, and his long term goal?
Looks alright. I'll create the game, and send you a joining link. :)
Anyone else?