crueldespot
18th of January, 2003, 21:38
The Rythunia PBEM campaign has been going strong since August. We took a break for Christmas, and 2 of the players (out of 7) didn't reappear. I am looking for 1-3 new players. The campaign focuses on politics and intrigue rather than a standard dungeon crawl. We post four times a week- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday.
The plot is this:
There was a dispute over the throne of the kingdom of Rythunia. One noble family took control and destroyed the other family that had a legitimate claim. The last survivor of the defeated family was Guthnar. He became an exile and eventually settled in a far away city.
50 years later, a delegation from Rythunia tracked down Guthnar. They begged him to return to his homeland and fight the oppressive dynasty that now controls the country. He was still bitter over the betrayal of his family and spurned their offer. His younger son Garandur was not interested either. His older son Lanser, however, was very interested. He agreed to accompany the delegation back to Rythunia and lead a rebellion to take over the country. The adventuring party is made up of Lanser and his friends and allies.
Lately, the group has made an ally out of Gahenod, the young ruler of a small realm neighboring Rythunia.
Of course, Lanser's player is one of the ones that dropped out. Since he is so critical to the plot, I am hoping that someone will take him over. Otherwise, I will NPCize him.
New players can adopt Lanser, or they could play his brother Garandur, or their new ally Gahenod. Lanser is a 2nd level human bard. If you want to play him, you can take his current stats or "re-vision" him with your own set of scores, feats, etc. If you want to play one of the NPCs Garandur or Gahenod, then you must create the characters from scratch. Garandur is a cavalry officer and his stats must reflect that. Stats for Gahenod must reflect that he is a leader and a practiced swordsman. Otherwise, you can build either one as you please.
Alternatively, you can create an entirely new character, but I will give first preference to those who want to take over Lanser, and second preference to those who want to take over Gahenod or Garandur. Right now the other 5 characters have all of the basic classes covered, so you can create whatever class you want.
There are very specific and detailed house rules that govern character creation. You can find them at:
www.geocities.com/rythunia
Basically, it is 32 point buy for attributes. No Forgotten Realms, Oriental Adventures, or 3rd party materials allowed. Average HP per die (except max at first, of course). 2nd level. Starting equipment budget 900gp (as per DMG). Cleric players can create the patron deity of their character. Players are encouraged to create new locations, NPCs, etc in their character backgrounds. No background is needed if playing Lanser, Gahenod, or Garandur.
Read the rules posted on the website carefully before asking questions about character generation.
The website also has background info about the campaign world.
If you are interested, you can post here or email me at rythunia@yahoo.com. If you post here, give me your email address. I will put you on the distribution list to get the daily posts so you can see if you like it.
The plot is this:
There was a dispute over the throne of the kingdom of Rythunia. One noble family took control and destroyed the other family that had a legitimate claim. The last survivor of the defeated family was Guthnar. He became an exile and eventually settled in a far away city.
50 years later, a delegation from Rythunia tracked down Guthnar. They begged him to return to his homeland and fight the oppressive dynasty that now controls the country. He was still bitter over the betrayal of his family and spurned their offer. His younger son Garandur was not interested either. His older son Lanser, however, was very interested. He agreed to accompany the delegation back to Rythunia and lead a rebellion to take over the country. The adventuring party is made up of Lanser and his friends and allies.
Lately, the group has made an ally out of Gahenod, the young ruler of a small realm neighboring Rythunia.
Of course, Lanser's player is one of the ones that dropped out. Since he is so critical to the plot, I am hoping that someone will take him over. Otherwise, I will NPCize him.
New players can adopt Lanser, or they could play his brother Garandur, or their new ally Gahenod. Lanser is a 2nd level human bard. If you want to play him, you can take his current stats or "re-vision" him with your own set of scores, feats, etc. If you want to play one of the NPCs Garandur or Gahenod, then you must create the characters from scratch. Garandur is a cavalry officer and his stats must reflect that. Stats for Gahenod must reflect that he is a leader and a practiced swordsman. Otherwise, you can build either one as you please.
Alternatively, you can create an entirely new character, but I will give first preference to those who want to take over Lanser, and second preference to those who want to take over Gahenod or Garandur. Right now the other 5 characters have all of the basic classes covered, so you can create whatever class you want.
There are very specific and detailed house rules that govern character creation. You can find them at:
www.geocities.com/rythunia
Basically, it is 32 point buy for attributes. No Forgotten Realms, Oriental Adventures, or 3rd party materials allowed. Average HP per die (except max at first, of course). 2nd level. Starting equipment budget 900gp (as per DMG). Cleric players can create the patron deity of their character. Players are encouraged to create new locations, NPCs, etc in their character backgrounds. No background is needed if playing Lanser, Gahenod, or Garandur.
Read the rules posted on the website carefully before asking questions about character generation.
The website also has background info about the campaign world.
If you are interested, you can post here or email me at rythunia@yahoo.com. If you post here, give me your email address. I will put you on the distribution list to get the daily posts so you can see if you like it.