The Campaign Builder's Guild

I would like to get a group together for a weekly play-by-post game taking place in my setting "Three Worlds". I would like 4 or 5 players who will be able to set aside several hours one night a week. I would also like to discuss ahead of time what the players would like to get out of the game. I don't have anything planned at the momment, as I would like to go in a direction the players want, but I do have a few thoughts on general play style.

1) I would like to run a character driven game. There will be combat, but I want the character's goals to drive the game. I would like to be able to let the players decide what they want to do, though I will have events going on around that they can choose to become involved in or not.
2) I would like players who are interested in treating the world as a world, reacting naturally to it, and putting some of their selves into it. My setting is still growing, and I would like players who would like to help it grow.

Other than that, the game will take place in the "Holylands", the region of my setting I've developed the most.

If anyone is interested, please post here. In your post, please note what nights you have available and what sort of scenarios you enjoy. I'll finish up the stats for my setting's new or altered races. The game will be using 4E D&D, currently with no house-rules (aside from my new or altered races). If you want to get started thinking about a character, here are the races allowed:

Dwarf (+2 Con, +2 Wis)
Elf (+2 Int, +2 Wis): In this setting, elves are "spirit folk", a cross between humans and the sidhe (fairy people) of Avalon. The stereotypes of "wood elves" work for them, except that they are more prone to running than fighting.
Halfling (+2 Dex, +2 Cha)
Human (+2 any one)
Ifrit (+2 Str, +2 Cha): A desert or jungle dwelling reptilian race. They breathe fire, can thrive in any reasonable temperature (-40 to 140 F), and are prone to fits of passion and anger. They are deeply religious, participating in large religious celebrations where valuables are sacrificed in fire to the Fire God.
Ogre (+2 Str, +2 Con): My world's "orcs", they are a cross between humans and a race of "devils" (think of Oni) from Sylphenhest. They recieve a mixture of fear and pity from most people, but the devil's dislike of them is not lost on anyone. Though feared, they do not find it too hard to gain others' trust.
Triton (+2 Dex, +2 Int): An amphibious race of ship builders and chemists, they are more technologically advanced than any of the other races. Their touch can heal others and soothe some ailments, they heal quickly, and they are able to swim and breathe underwater. They come from a very communal society where bonds of friendship replace those of family or honor.
Valkyrie (+2 Dex, +2 Wis): An avian race of nomads, they are a mercenary race whose warriors sell their skills in the wars of other culture's. In the winter, they all live together but in the summer many participate in a pilgrimage to the place of their race's birth. They are a matriarchal society where the men live protected and sheltered lives as the property of clutches.

All of the 4E classes from the PHB are allowed, and the Swordmage will be used as well (sorry, no artificers).

Just a bump and a notice that I will be gone all weekend, not to return till Monday morning. Hope some people are interested.

ah, i am. i was gonna post, but uhhh server crash ate it.

I'm good for weekdays. I might be interested in a triton. They seem like friendly guys (and apparently you don't have half-elfs?)

Um... can you provide a link to your setting info? The one in your sig looks pretty empty, but I'm fairly sure you have more information?

I might be able to set aside the time for this.  Although you said PbP, it sounds more like you want an irc game, so what's the deal here?

Any night works, but by night, I mean late, like after 10 pm EST.  So, let me know.

I'd be rather interested too and my best time slot lines up RoM, though I might be available other times if I stretched.

If it's PbP, I will play, and fully enjoy it.  If it's IRC, I don't think I could set aside specific time.  Also, will you be using any of the (kick-ass) homebrew druids, do you have your own yet, or no druids allowed? :) (Although, I'm pretty tempted to do a Swordmage too)

Quote from: IshmaylIf it's PbP, I will play, and fully enjoy it.  If it's IRC, I don't think I could set aside specific time.

This is true for me as well. Even with you tempting me with a triton race... my schedule is chaotic and I can't commit to any give schedule.

I would certainly be interested in playing.  The only problem I could see is that I will be working overnights but depending on time zones that may be a non-issue.  I won't be starting work any night until 10PM central.

It doesn't seem like a PbP is what you really want.  Why not something like OpenRPG or Gametable or MapTools?

I did mean PbP, and I was just hoping for a night where there would be more activity than usual. Since I want to do something more character driven, participation will be critical.

To answer a few questions:

Brainface: Elves are the "half-elves"; elves are half-sidhe. Elf plus human gets you an Elf. The term "Half-Elf" is used for the child of a human and an elf, but it's just a notation of progeny and often a way of describing an elf who grew up amongst humans.

As for where all my things are, I'll scour the boards and make a list of links, and I'll add them to the second post in this thread.

Ish: I haven't looked over any of the homebrew Druids yet. The classes of my setting are in flux right now; I know that I won't be using any of the core non-martial classes in the end, but for now I'll be using the published classes as they are. I'd like to stick with WotC published classes for now (and I really like the swordmage, so that's just fine).

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Okay, here's my thought on PbP: If I can get a "loose" commitment of one post a day, then PbP will work just fine. We'll discuss how to handle non-combat stuff, as enforcing some kind of posting order could be akward. Does anyone have any ideas?

*Loose as in I won't harp on anyone if they miss a day here and there. If you know you're going to be gone for a while then let me know and we can have your character disappear or just fall into the back lines.

I've got 6 interested parties now, and I can deal with that just fine. Are you all still interested? If you are, let me know what sort of game you would like to play.

I am interested, if you're running it.  Are we going to do the semi-live thing you originally suggested or just standard play by post?  I can do the latter, I can maybe do the former.

Especially for a play by post game (of either kind) I like an RP-heavy character driven game.  Combat takes so long and is difficult to manage on a forum like this so it should not be the primary focus...unless you're really good at running it, as some are.

Definitely interested

Triton something or other coming soon. Probably wizard, or warlord, or... I don't know.

Do you have more information on them somewhere?
Is the group one that already knows each other or are we going to be meeting?

Definitely still interested, and swordmage all the way here.  For race, I'm also looking at triton, would it be fine if Poseidon and I are both Triton, or do you want more diversity?  Also, what specific kind of background information would be good to read (if any) ?

It would be just fine if you are both Triton. As for the group, I prefer to start at 1st level and allow the characters to get to know each other through the game. If we have a couple of pairs of characters that make sense to already know each other, that's just fine.

I updated my main page (linked in my sig) with a link to a post on Terran races. I looked through the boards and realized that many of my posts are very out of date. Since two of you are interested in the Tritons, I'll get a post on them up some time today.

For all of you interested, what sort of focus would you be interested in? Here's a quick blurb about the region you'll be playing in:

[spoiler=The Holylands]Your campaign will begin in the Holylands, a region including and surrounding the Republic of Hunurst. The region takes up most of the central planes of Krellshah, laying in the center of the continent. Hunurst used to be a great empire that has fallen and since been reborn as the new Republic. The region is quite multi-racial, with humans making up anywhere between 40 and 80 percent of the population; more urban areas are more multi-racial than rural areas.

The nation is a Theocratic Republic. An elected body acts as the Executive and Legislative branch, consisting of senators elected by each of the cities in the union (the towns and villages surrounding a city count their votes with the city). This senate writes and enforces the laws of the land. The Church of the Knights functions as the nation's Judicial branch.[/spoiler]

As for recent goings ons, Hunurst is currently trying to expand; not for the sake of expansion, but to lessen the threat of the southern "barbarians". War between Hunurst and the Elves and Sidhe was recently averted. The Goddesses of Light and Dark have apparently been reborn, but they are still young and haven't been able to fully regather their followers.

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So, let me know what type of focus you all would like for the game.

I wouldn't mind some political intrigue and inner-city type adventures.  I know from watching various PbPs over the years that traditional dungeon-crawling hack-n-slash adventures don't seem to work well for this kind of format, which I'm fine with.  Does that answer the question?

Quote from: Kapn XeviatWar between Hunurst and the Elves and Sidhe was recently averted.

Is this around the same time (or before) your Outcast short story?


Edit: Also how are you doing stat generation?

As for what kind of game.... I don't know. I'll wait until some of the others speak up then post "me too" on one that looks the most interesting :D