Oct 4, 2024 5:37 pm
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The scruffy old salt leant on the quayside capstan, shielding his nose warmer from the westerly. He was not a clever man, but he had lived to become an old man, and on the Sea of Swords, survival was a clever trick indeed. Beside him stood a noble young Waterdhavian midshipman, each gold button a polished testament to Waterdeep's wealth. The lad was barely old enough to shave, but he was old enough to have felt cruel sea's lash."The sages venture that all life began in the oceans." The young midshipman cast the observation before the salt like chum, hoping the old sailor would take the bait and impart some of his briny wisdom.
The old salt grunted, taking the observation without offering an opinion on its veracity in return.
"Aye? Dunnaknow. But I be darin' to say that all life be ending there."
The midshipman looked to tempest brewing on the horizon.
This adventure is based on Ghosts of Saltmarsh and set on the island nation of Orlumbor off the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms.
The D&D free rules are the same as the regular rules. The only difference is that the free rules have fewer options for players. In the free rules, there aren't as many subclass options, feats, spells, or species, but it's still the same game.
You can read them here.🎲 Game System and Rules Version
This game will use the Dungeons and Dragons 2024 free rules.
🪝 The Pitch
A classic campaign to introduce people to D&D 2024 and is intended for people who want to try Dungeons & Dragons but aren't sure they want to spend forty quid on the player's handbook.
This is not a game for experienced D&D players.
👋 Who am I?
I've been on Gamers' Plane for about five years and have DMed about twenty D&D games here, including games for new players. About half of the games I've DMed finished with a conclusion and about half of those were fun, so I reckon there's about a one-in-four chance this will be a fun game that gets to the end.
🚩 Controversial Content
😳 Sex & nudity None
There's no sexual content.
⚔️ Violence & Gore Moderate
It's D&D. There will be violence.
🤬 Profanity Severe
You've heard the expression 'to swear like a sailor'? These are those sailors.
🍺 Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking Moderate
Because what shall we do without a drunken sailor?
😱 Frightening & Intense Scenes Severe
Some of the ghost stories cross lines. There will be infanticide, suicide, abuse, and torture. There will be no sexual violence, homophobia or transphobia.
🤖 AI graphics Severe
This game will contain many AI-generated images.
☠️ Character death Severe
Characters sometimes die in my games. You need to accept the possibility that your bones in the ocean forever will be.
⛔ Character Restrictions
I will insist that all characters are made using the free rules only.
📆 Game Duration and Post Frequency
I've found that games succeed when everyone has the same posting frequency, so if you're interested in this game, could you also let me know how often you think you'll be able to post? We all need to have roughly the same speed, whatever that might be.
At a guess - this will take about twelve months unless we abandon it early.
💻 Specialized Software and Resources
You must be on Discord (text, not voice) to play this game, as we'll use Discord for out-of-character stuff and scuttlebutt.
🐣 Player Experience Requirements
No play-by-post, role-playing game, Forgotten Realms, or Dungeons and Dragons experience is necessary. This game is intended for people new or newish to D&D.
🎟️ How to Apply
Post in this thread. Please don't post your character concepts, as I'd prefer us to work those out when the game starts so you can better craft a character that fits into the setting of Saltmarsh and with the other PCs. Just let me know your experience with role-playing games and how often you think you'll post to the game. Oh, and you must have uploaded an avatar to Gamers' Plane and have at least made a post introducing yourself.
There's no rush to post in this thread, and I will leave this advert open for a week for people to express their interest.
Call me Adam
Last edited October 11, 2024 7:50 am
