Jan 29, 2022 12:54 pm
✅ The Game System and Rules Version: Pathfinder 1e, utilizing Elephant in the Room's Feat Tax fix and some other minor modifications.
✅ Setting: A majority of the game takes place in Ustalav, a fog-shrouded nation of countless horrors, and a once-proud realm that suffered under the clawed hands of the an evil lich for centuries. Ustalav now finds itself a strongly divided country, struggling to reclaim a semblance of its former greatness and burdened with a history of darkness few nations can equal. In recent history, the country has had to deal with some massively disruptive events, including political scheming and civil war.
✅ Adult Content or Controversial Themes: This is horror. There are creatures that are meant to be nightmarish. There are elements of body horror, so expect severed limbs and similar content. There is at least one of these creatures, though there is no focus on the unfortunate details of how it was created. There could be romance and intimacy, though we will fade to black at appropriate times. Lines and Veils will be used to make sure the GM is handling content appropriately for the players involved.
✅ Character Restrictions: Core Races only. Classes available include: Core Classes, Hybrid Classes, Alchemist, Gunslinger, Inquisitor, Magus, Oracle, Witch, Occult Classes (warning: psychic spellcasting might be rough in this adventure - but thematically, they could be fun), Unchained Class Versions. Chaotic Evil alignment is restricted. Everyone will start with the True Neutral alignment and their roleplaying choices will dictate their alignment from there. All characters should be motivated to stick together and help one another, regardless of alignment, to overcome the Bad Stuff.
✅ Game Duration and Post Frequency: 3-4 posts per week would be great. This is the start of a full Adventure Path and will take at least two years to fully complete. Because of the special nature of how this game is set up, it will be rewarding for the same players to stay around for the long term. Life happens, that's fine, but please do apply only if you feel reasonably comfortable with a long-term commitment (even if that may later change).
✅ Player Experience Requirements: I am open to a mix of experience!
✅ Welcome Marginalized Groups This game is explicitly friendly to LGBT and any other minorities or marginalized groups. All are welcome, and all should expect to have FUN (that's what we're here for, right?)
✅ A Special Note About Player Agency: Player agency is important in any roleplaying game. This campaign, however, is unique in the sense that the GM will have a large amount of control over the most recent 5 years of your characters background, which will be unknown to you at the start of the game. I understand that this take a certain level of trust. My commitment to you is that I will work hard so that the eventual reveal of your 'missing 5 years' benefits the story and your characters, hopefully allowing an opportunity for your character to grow as a result. I will attempt to find ways to be inclusive while designing your backgrounds, but you won't know much about them for a long while. If you choose to apply, please be okay with this.
✅ How to Apply: Post a character pitch here, including a proposed race/class and a blurb about your character to highlight a little about them and how they're unique. Please also include your level of experience with the Pathfinder rule system. I will select 5 from those submitted. I will be looking for interesting character concepts that will form a decent party together and have a good fit for the tone of the campaign.
I look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
A copy of the player's guide can be found FREE, here.
✅ Setting: A majority of the game takes place in Ustalav, a fog-shrouded nation of countless horrors, and a once-proud realm that suffered under the clawed hands of the an evil lich for centuries. Ustalav now finds itself a strongly divided country, struggling to reclaim a semblance of its former greatness and burdened with a history of darkness few nations can equal. In recent history, the country has had to deal with some massively disruptive events, including political scheming and civil war.
✅ Adult Content or Controversial Themes: This is horror. There are creatures that are meant to be nightmarish. There are elements of body horror, so expect severed limbs and similar content. There is at least one of these creatures, though there is no focus on the unfortunate details of how it was created. There could be romance and intimacy, though we will fade to black at appropriate times. Lines and Veils will be used to make sure the GM is handling content appropriately for the players involved.
✅ Character Restrictions: Core Races only. Classes available include: Core Classes, Hybrid Classes, Alchemist, Gunslinger, Inquisitor, Magus, Oracle, Witch, Occult Classes (warning: psychic spellcasting might be rough in this adventure - but thematically, they could be fun), Unchained Class Versions. Chaotic Evil alignment is restricted. Everyone will start with the True Neutral alignment and their roleplaying choices will dictate their alignment from there. All characters should be motivated to stick together and help one another, regardless of alignment, to overcome the Bad Stuff.
✅ Game Duration and Post Frequency: 3-4 posts per week would be great. This is the start of a full Adventure Path and will take at least two years to fully complete. Because of the special nature of how this game is set up, it will be rewarding for the same players to stay around for the long term. Life happens, that's fine, but please do apply only if you feel reasonably comfortable with a long-term commitment (even if that may later change).
✅ Player Experience Requirements: I am open to a mix of experience!
✅ Welcome Marginalized Groups This game is explicitly friendly to LGBT and any other minorities or marginalized groups. All are welcome, and all should expect to have FUN (that's what we're here for, right?)
✅ A Special Note About Player Agency: Player agency is important in any roleplaying game. This campaign, however, is unique in the sense that the GM will have a large amount of control over the most recent 5 years of your characters background, which will be unknown to you at the start of the game. I understand that this take a certain level of trust. My commitment to you is that I will work hard so that the eventual reveal of your 'missing 5 years' benefits the story and your characters, hopefully allowing an opportunity for your character to grow as a result. I will attempt to find ways to be inclusive while designing your backgrounds, but you won't know much about them for a long while. If you choose to apply, please be okay with this.
✅ How to Apply: Post a character pitch here, including a proposed race/class and a blurb about your character to highlight a little about them and how they're unique. Please also include your level of experience with the Pathfinder rule system. I will select 5 from those submitted. I will be looking for interesting character concepts that will form a decent party together and have a good fit for the tone of the campaign.
I look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
A copy of the player's guide can be found FREE, here.
Last edited September 5, 2023 1:00 am
