Title: Palanquin
Game: 5e, on CitM Discord
Player Count: 4-6
Note: This is not on a first-come first-serve basis, I'll give it a day or two, and I will be prioritizing people new to the server or with fewer games.
Description:
Background:
In 1145 IR (Imperial Record), history was made as the royal family of Lifana was overcome by a surprise coup and slaughtered overnight, while they were all gathered in the castle for their eldest daughter's wedding. After centuries of being under their thumb, kept meek through the nobles' sorcerous witchcraft, the common people used the new invention of the spellbook to overthrow them and create a new haven where everyone had equal access to magic and opportunity. The city of Sehlen was that haven, and it has since become the cornerstone of the academic magic community across the world of Aeyvis.
But this is not their story. This is a story about a girl who snuck out for sweet tarts and found the entire world crumbling down around her instead.
The Game:
This is a (relatively) short oneshot exploring the political uprising and coup that saw the royal family of Lifana slaughtered, save for their second youngest daughter. 4-6 individuals -- esteemed members of the court, loyal servants or guards, or even visitors of unfortunate circumstance -- make it their mission to escort the young heiress to her aunt, who is married to a baron in a neighboring kingdom. All the while they must evade the agents of the rebellion, the masses running amok in the chaos, and the dangers of the wilds and beyond.
This is just a oneshot and I don't currently have plans to continue as a campaign after this. Still, I think it's an interesting story to explore and I'm interested in fleshing out the history of one of the core cities in my homebrew world, Aeyvis.
Character Creation:
Level 3, rerolling stat totals under 70. Everything published is allowed (though you might have to refresh my memory of certain newer supplements), I am open to considering UA or homebrew. Most standard races are fine, talk to me if you're considering something more monstrous/uncommon.
Everyone gets a choice between average for their classes' starting gold or regular starting equipment. Rations will be tracked and I will have an actual map prepared to measure travel distances, but please don't buy supplies in advance if your character wouldn't keep them on hand normally -- you are random strangers finding themselves in an unexpected position, not apocalypse preppers. There will be chances to buy things or barter supplies later.
I welcome any and all questions regarding my setting but I specifically ask you talk character ideas with me if you are considering a magic-based class, especially wizard or sorcerer. Prejudice against magic is at the heart of this conflict and it will likely define your character's role in the grand scheme of things.
Some main points:
- The spellbook was invented in the last two decades
- Sorcerer bloodlines are treated as nobility or at least upper class
- Any FR deity can be worshipped as a "pagan" god (I have a main pantheon but it is uncommon in this part of the world)
- The land is still heavily wooded and there is a big emphasis on communing with nature
Other Things:
I'm usually online at most times of the day (EST), but being able to write posts or run combat is largely dependent on my other responsibilities -- I'm in my last semester of college (hopefully) and have plans to move out at some point and work at my full-time job, virus permitting. Still I like to think I'm pretty chill and love to enable people to have fun with their characters, and I love it when people get excited about their characters because I get excited in turn. I don't expect this to be a super quick game but I think it'll be easier for me to plan things through since I have an explicit end to events here.
Thanks for reading, feel free to hit me up on Discord if you have any questions / just want to chat in general. Happy adventuring!
Game: 5e, on CitM Discord
Player Count: 4-6
Note: This is not on a first-come first-serve basis, I'll give it a day or two, and I will be prioritizing people new to the server or with fewer games.
Description:
Behold, the Living City that cares not for its living.
Behold, the ghosts of the past that tread and trample upon the future.
Thus has been the truth we toil by -- but no more.
Far too long have the chosen few, chosen by blood and circumstance, reigned supreme upon the "lowblooded" masses.
Far too long have they ruled when they have no right to rule, when their rule provokes nothing but Prejudice, Fear, and Obsolescence.
We seek nothing but equality for our fellow peoples
Equality in opportunities and freedoms
Equality in ideals and truths
Equality in arcane knowledge and magicks.
As such we henceforth make our mark upon this land, this land whose tyrants we were naive enough to prostrate for under the guise of sanctuary, only to find ourselves prisoners to the wicked and ideologically blind.
And on this Day, which shall be remembered for ages to come
The throne of savage magicks and false idols was toppled
And in their place
Man reclaimed control.
For Lifana was the cave of Yesterday
And Sehlen shall be the city of Tomorrow.
The Declarations of the Independent Peoples of Sehlen, the precursor to the Academic Spellcasters' Manifesto
Behold, the ghosts of the past that tread and trample upon the future.
Thus has been the truth we toil by -- but no more.
Far too long have the chosen few, chosen by blood and circumstance, reigned supreme upon the "lowblooded" masses.
Far too long have they ruled when they have no right to rule, when their rule provokes nothing but Prejudice, Fear, and Obsolescence.
We seek nothing but equality for our fellow peoples
Equality in opportunities and freedoms
Equality in ideals and truths
Equality in arcane knowledge and magicks.
As such we henceforth make our mark upon this land, this land whose tyrants we were naive enough to prostrate for under the guise of sanctuary, only to find ourselves prisoners to the wicked and ideologically blind.
And on this Day, which shall be remembered for ages to come
The throne of savage magicks and false idols was toppled
And in their place
Man reclaimed control.
For Lifana was the cave of Yesterday
And Sehlen shall be the city of Tomorrow.
The Declarations of the Independent Peoples of Sehlen, the precursor to the Academic Spellcasters' Manifesto
Background:
In 1145 IR (Imperial Record), history was made as the royal family of Lifana was overcome by a surprise coup and slaughtered overnight, while they were all gathered in the castle for their eldest daughter's wedding. After centuries of being under their thumb, kept meek through the nobles' sorcerous witchcraft, the common people used the new invention of the spellbook to overthrow them and create a new haven where everyone had equal access to magic and opportunity. The city of Sehlen was that haven, and it has since become the cornerstone of the academic magic community across the world of Aeyvis.
But this is not their story. This is a story about a girl who snuck out for sweet tarts and found the entire world crumbling down around her instead.
The Game:
This is a (relatively) short oneshot exploring the political uprising and coup that saw the royal family of Lifana slaughtered, save for their second youngest daughter. 4-6 individuals -- esteemed members of the court, loyal servants or guards, or even visitors of unfortunate circumstance -- make it their mission to escort the young heiress to her aunt, who is married to a baron in a neighboring kingdom. All the while they must evade the agents of the rebellion, the masses running amok in the chaos, and the dangers of the wilds and beyond.
This is just a oneshot and I don't currently have plans to continue as a campaign after this. Still, I think it's an interesting story to explore and I'm interested in fleshing out the history of one of the core cities in my homebrew world, Aeyvis.
Character Creation:
Level 3, rerolling stat totals under 70. Everything published is allowed (though you might have to refresh my memory of certain newer supplements), I am open to considering UA or homebrew. Most standard races are fine, talk to me if you're considering something more monstrous/uncommon.
Everyone gets a choice between average for their classes' starting gold or regular starting equipment. Rations will be tracked and I will have an actual map prepared to measure travel distances, but please don't buy supplies in advance if your character wouldn't keep them on hand normally -- you are random strangers finding themselves in an unexpected position, not apocalypse preppers. There will be chances to buy things or barter supplies later.
I welcome any and all questions regarding my setting but I specifically ask you talk character ideas with me if you are considering a magic-based class, especially wizard or sorcerer. Prejudice against magic is at the heart of this conflict and it will likely define your character's role in the grand scheme of things.
Some main points:
- The spellbook was invented in the last two decades
- Sorcerer bloodlines are treated as nobility or at least upper class
- Any FR deity can be worshipped as a "pagan" god (I have a main pantheon but it is uncommon in this part of the world)
- The land is still heavily wooded and there is a big emphasis on communing with nature
Other Things:
I'm usually online at most times of the day (EST), but being able to write posts or run combat is largely dependent on my other responsibilities -- I'm in my last semester of college (hopefully) and have plans to move out at some point and work at my full-time job, virus permitting. Still I like to think I'm pretty chill and love to enable people to have fun with their characters, and I love it when people get excited about their characters because I get excited in turn. I don't expect this to be a super quick game but I think it'll be easier for me to plan things through since I have an explicit end to events here.
Thanks for reading, feel free to hit me up on Discord if you have any questions / just want to chat in general. Happy adventuring!
