Custom D&D Sandbox Campaign - STATUS: OPEN

[Antman9]

I agree GW, that would be nice. I'd like to see what people can/will do with my version of the magic system.

[Dram]

I am very interested in joining your adventure. I thinking about a half dragon or Drow. Will I be staring at 0 lvl? And is there multi classing?

[Antman9]

Hey Dram,

Thanks for showing interest. Below are my answers to you post.


1) I do not have an actual Drow race in my campaign (personal choice), the closest would be a Dark Elf. My version is somewhat different than most. Best to read it for yourself.

2) I haven't completed the Half-Dragon stats yet, but if you have a serious interest I can probably complete it by the end of this coming weekend.

3) Yes, you will start out as zero-level. The Core Rules document on my Google drive will walk you through the process. It's fairly simple. (https://drive.google.com/folderview?id= ... TA&usp=sha)

4) I am not allowing multi-classing at this time. Sorry.

Additionally, feel free to ask all the questions you like, the more the better. I'd rather you have a good understanding of how I run my games up front. Like I stated in the LFP post, I run a custom D&D ruleset and rely more on your character's background and personality than I do the classic D&D ruleset. I find the old ways severely limiting. I'd rather my players have fun and exercise their creative freedom. Some find this idea hard to grasp and difficult to employ. They tend to hold on to core ideals of D&D. I do not hold it against them though. There are many ways of doing things, this is my way and it works for me. I hope this doesn't scare you off. Feel free to accost any of my existing players for info regarding the campaign and my DM'ing style.

p.s. I would like to encourage you to choose a non-standard race and class, something you haven't played before, and have some fun with it. I think you'll find a freedom here that you just might enjoy.

Thanks
Antman9

[GreyWolfVT]

Yeah like playing a Minotaur lol it's fun and not something I'd typically play.

[Dram]

I have decided I will play a Kobold. I think playing one of the would be fun. Now I just to think of a backstory.

[Antman9]

Sounds like a good idea Dram.

Don't forget to give it some flair. Have fun with it. Don't think you have to give your character a gloomy dark past. You'll have just as much fun playing a character with a goofy/quirky/all out crazy, nuts, mad personality.

Me personally, I'm waiting for someone to play an Acrobatic Gully Dwarf or a Minotaur Commoner or a Mouseling Barbarian or better yet... ... ... a Kender Wizard. Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

I think you get the idea. I like to have fun and I like my players to have fun. So..Have some fun with your character and check out the Zero-level character generation info in my Core Rules document here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id= ... TA&usp=sha

[Synthalus]

I am down for this game if there is still room. I was on vacation when you PM'ed me and could not respond as I was off the grid lol. Vermont near Canada is a very isolated area of the country. I think I would like to play a Grugach Elf Fighter/Assasin or Fighter/Druid, If this is acceptable?

[GreyWolfVT]

no multi/dual classes yet there Synthalus.

[Antman9]

I am down for this game if there is still room. I was on vacation when you PM'ed me and could not respond as I was off the grid lol. Vermont near Canada is a very isolated area of the country. I think I would like to play a Grugach Elf Fighter/Assasin or Fighter/Druid, If this is acceptable?

Hello Synthalus,

Thank you for inquiring. GreyWolfVT is correct in that I do not allow dual class characters at this time. As far as your Grugach Elf is concerned, I am not apposed to it. If this is your chosen race I will work up a description and stats for you that fall in line with my campaign. Be sure you read through and follow the Core Rules document on my Google Drive if or when you begin character creation. That along with the Race, Class, and Equipment documents are the only things you will need to complete your character. If you have questions along the way let me know. Remember, I am more interested in your character's background and personality than I am anything else.

[Nuke66]

alright. I have decided. Going to go with a Pixie Psion......

Should be an interesting combination, rolls forth coming.

I might take a bit, as the rule set is new to me.

Stats: STR:12, INT:17, DEX:12, CON:16, WIS:18, CHR:15

please add me to the forum

[Antman9]

I have created a Quick Reference guide for my custom rule set (see attached). This should help the new players get a quicker start. Let me also say you DO NOT need any other document. No D&D Player's Handbook...Nothing. Just this document which also includes a link to my Google Drive.

I like to keep it simple so we can focus on the fun stuff.

[Antman9]

FYI

We could use a few characters in the magic classes. My magic classes (I have several) aren't your typical D&D woosy class either. So don't be afraid to play one. I encourage all my players to think outside the box and preferably not right up against it either.

Come join the party

[Dram]

Stats for my Kobold named Brodie Vanpoopin Alot. Should be very fun to play. Boy am I going to messing with some PC's.

Str 16, Int 17, Wis 16, Dex 17, Con 16, Cha 15

Antman I followed the directions of five rolls and taking highest stats. If I misread or misinterpreted rules let me know.

Also I need to be added into forum and need to campaign ID

[Antman9]

It looks like we have made our quota so I'm going to unofficially close this LFP thread. If you wonder across this thread and decide you have a serious interest in joining just give me a shout (PM) and I will discuss the possibilities.

Thanks

[Antman9]

Hey All,

I’m looking for a few players to join my Dragons Belch: A New Beginning campaign. I have 2 to 3 groups presently wandering around the campaign. You are welcome to join any one you like. I run a true Sandbox campaign, so you can go and do what you like at any time.

Players for Group A: The Haunting of Griffon Manor
Sol: Zirus – Lizard Man - Cleric
MonkeyWrench: ‘Seeker’ Jyrbian Talanador of the Bleeding Eye – Irda – Occultist
Open Slot
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Players for Group B: To Find a Wizard
stephberg: Zander (Zee) Riverbend – Kender – Rogue
Dram: Brodie Vonpoopin Alot – Kobold – Sorcerer
MonkeyWrench: Crow – Human – Assassin
GreyWolfVT: Mumble – Common Gnome – Thief
Open Slot
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Players for Group C: Wandering Aimlessly in Dragons Belch
GreyWolfVT: Gorthak - Minotaur – Knight
badams30: Gort – Human (Nordic) – Savage
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Instructions for This Thread
Dragons Belch: A New Beginning, Campaign ID: 196

Please roll your character stats on the dice roller and assign per the Core Rules PDF (linked below in "Ruleset."

Ruleset
I am running a custom rule set that is a mishmash of old and new D&D rules, with a bit of other stuff mixed in. Anyone interested should read through the Core Rules PDF located in the Core Rules thread of the campaign for further instructions. All characters will begin at Zero-Level. I have customized the races and classes, so check those out too.

Game Type
The game will be a mixture of dungeon crawl and strong role-playing. I prefer players who will embrace a group dynamic as opposed to single-minded play styles. The campaign will be a mixture of customized published adventures and maps, hand drawn maps, custom story plots, and a whole bunch of nasty critters and crawlers. My true love is the dungeon crawl, but it’s hard to beat a good story.

Posting
I will be posting roughly once a day. If a player needs a day or two to post, I will wait to make any DM posts. If play starts to move faster than that I may oblige from time to time.

Campaign Introduction
Dragons Belch: A New Beginning
You have spent your life dreaming of this day. As a child you spent every free minute playing in the fields with a stick for your mighty sword and a rotten bucket as your Helm of Might. You saved every copper piece from every filthy godforsaken job you could find. Scraping together the barest of essentials and kissing your mother goodbye, you step across the threshold of your childhood home determined to become the greatest adventurer ever to live. Your father, smoking his morning pipe in a rickety old rocking chair on the front porch, glances at your humble belongings and scoffs at your determination. With a lump in your throat and a burning desire to prove him wrong, you stride across the yard with head high and begin the ten-mile journey to town.

You make it to the city of Dragons Belch by nightfall. Exhausted and questioning your decision to leave home, you rent a room at the Red Ale Inn. You are determined to see what tomorrow brings. Going back and facing your father is not an option. You must follow through with your plan regardless of the consequences. You sleep fitfully and wake to the dingy light of morning and the fetid smells of sweat from those who slept before you in their alcohol-addled stupor. You splash your face with cold water from the basin in the corner and step into the dust-choked street.

The street vendors are busy preparing their wares; the people of Dragons Belch have begun their daily routine. A thick, pale, rough looking man steps in front of your gaze. Looking you up and down he steps to one side, makes a short circle, and comes around to face you. He is extremely close, too close. You can smell the pungent aroma of pipe tobacco. His garb is clean but worn. There is determination in his eyes as his lips part to speak. He pauses a moment, steps back a pace, and considers you once more.

“I might be wrong about you. But I think not. You appear to be at the doorstep of a journey, a journey you fear to take but must. Your heart is big and your desire even bigger. Though you may fail, I fear you will try nonetheless. Today is your lucky day young lad. For I will help you become a man or die trying. What say you?”

Background Info

City of Dragons Belch
The city of Dragons Belch was once a port city hub feeding the gluttonous rule of King Damara. Most of the city has fallen to ruin now. There are old, hidden, dark secrets within Dragons Belch and very few, save the High Wizard Netheril, still know of them. Many of these secrets are guarded by Netheril’s own personal guard force. Today Dragons Belch is a bankrupt port city under the indifferent management of the High Lord Lorcan Brickfoot Grimwood. Any number of items and services can be purchased in Dragons Belch, for a price. The price may not always be to your liking though.

The High Lord Lorcan Brickfoot Grimwood (Human)
Lorcan was given the nickname Brickfoot many years ago when he came into power over Dragons Belch after the fall of Damara’s Castle. His first order of business after taking possession was to repave every street in town. During the renewal process many under-city portals were sealed never to be opened again. Many are still accessible via secret and hidden ways only known by Netheril and few others. The project nearly bankrupted the city and it has yet to recover. Lorcan is now an angry bitter old man. Any day now a young man will challenge the rule of Brickfoot. In this, Lorcan has assured his own demise. The town has never forgotten how he nearly brought the city to its knees.

High Wizard Netheril (Human) (20th level wizard)
Netheril is a demanding old man who is overly confidant in his abilities and those of his apprentices. He has lost more apprentices than he can count. He often sends them on errands they are clearly not qualified to perform. He spends an inordinate amount of time on research in his tower. The remainder of his time is spent performing rudimentary talks for the city of Dragons Belch. He hates these tasks and often delegates them to his apprentices.

Netheril Tower is constructed of massive gray stone blocks, several large rooms to each floor. Many of the rooms contain tables covered in scrolls, books, bubbling beakers, and strange, stuffed creatures. Netheril employs a team of guards that have various duties specific to the tower and his own personal needs.
Netheril is often short and curt in his speech but means well. His time is valuable and as such he abhors wasting it on idle chitchat.

Red Ale Inn
The Red Ale Inn is, by far, the most popular and safest place to eat and sleep in Dragons Belch. This, as it so happens, is primarily because it sits adjacent to the High Lord Lorcan’s mansion. Lorcan has his own table at the Red Ale Inn and can be seen sitting there most days.

Gunther Wilmhest (Human) (Assistant to the High Wizard Netheril)
Gunther has been in the employ of Netheril for many years. It is his job to attend to the errands and demands of Netheril. He has made a comfortable living helping Netheril and enjoys his job. From time to time he is tasked to find adventurers (Netheril’s guards humorously call them Dragon Fodder) to perform tasks for which Netheril has no time or interest to do, which happens to be every task outside of his tower. He is quite good at his job and enjoys the time outside of Netheril Tower.