Edgewise
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I'm of a mind to run a PbP Old-School Essentials (OSE) campaign in one of a number of adventure settings. Isn't an entire campaign ambitious, you may ask? Not really; we just play until the stars no longer align. Here are the possibilities that I have in mind:
In terms of mechanics, I will use the following as a baseline:
This will be my first PbP, so please bear with me - I might be amateurish but I'll definitely be responsive! Once we decide what to play, it will take me a week or two to get ready to run. These concepts need either a smidgen of adaptation or some actual content creation before they are ready to go. I'm shooting for 3+ players; we'll see how much interest I get before I worry about a cut-off. But if that happens, it will be first-come/first-added for whatever concept I end up running.
We're going full-on OSR - let me know know what you want me to run!
I'm of a mind to run a PbP Old-School Essentials (OSE) campaign in one of a number of adventure settings. Isn't an entire campaign ambitious, you may ask? Not really; we just play until the stars no longer align. Here are the possibilities that I have in mind:
- Stonehell: Michael Curtis' modern classic megadungeon. It holds up! Stonehell has factions and Gygaxian naturalism, but it also gets gradually weirder as it goes deeper. Setting is probably fantasy pseudo-late-medieval - plate armor and Greek Fire are available.
- Anomalous Subsurface Environment: Another megadungeon, but gonzo from the jump. The setting around the titular dungeon is half the fun, but the dungeon itself is incomplete - only levels 1-3 have been published. But what are the chances of getting through all that material, anyway? Setting is basically Thundarr!
- Maze of the Blue Medusa: Artsy megadungeon co-created by controversial OSR boogeyman! One sprawling level with lots of surreal challenges, social interaction and interrelated elements. Broader setting is probably a hodge-podge, possibly including steampunk.
- Hot Springs Island: Hexcrawl sandbox on an island with heaps of danger and loads of treasure. Very open-ended, fun and challenging! Setting is probably fantasy psuedo-early-modern - black powder weapons are available.
- The Old Ways: My own incomplete hexcrawl with a gritty rustic faerietale flavor (not entirely unlike Dolemwood in terms of vibe). At least 50% is still missing and would need to be created nearly on the fly, and nothing has been tested yet. Don't choose this one to be nice! Setting is fantasy medieval - plate armor is dwarven only and thus quite rare.
- Something else: I'm open to suggestions! As a player, I'm expecting you to be unfamiliar with whatever we play, but maybe there's something you've heard just enough about to whet your appetite. Let me know in a comment below.
In terms of mechanics, I will use the following as a baseline:
- Old-School Essentials Core Rules
- Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Genre Rules
- Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Cleric and Magic-User Spells
- Old-School Essentials Advanced Fantasy: Genre Rules
- Old-School Essentials Advanced Fantasy: Druid and Illusionist Spells
This will be my first PbP, so please bear with me - I might be amateurish but I'll definitely be responsive! Once we decide what to play, it will take me a week or two to get ready to run. These concepts need either a smidgen of adaptation or some actual content creation before they are ready to go. I'm shooting for 3+ players; we'll see how much interest I get before I worry about a cut-off. But if that happens, it will be first-come/first-added for whatever concept I end up running.
We're going full-on OSR - let me know know what you want me to run!
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