Staunton Bluffs Rules & FAQ
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:26 am
Welcome to Des' Staunton Bluffs PbP - campaign!
Greetings, traveller.
If you're reading this, you're just one step away from from a journey to the Mistland's darkest corner... Are you pure of heart and brave enough to go on?
1. Before you start:
To join our “The Last Days of Staunton Bluffs” Play-by-Post (PbP) game, you are required to send me, Desdichado, a fully – stated d20 character description. Since the game is meant to start with the PCs at an considerable level, this might be useful, giving you very concrete ideas about your PC’s background and abilities and will help me to adjust the challenges of the game to your characters.
a) Creation Guidelines
You may use whatever d20 source you want BUT are required to comment and annotate EVERYTHING that doesn’t come from the d20 core books I-III. (Player’s Handbook 3.5, Dungeon Master’s Guide 3.5, Monster Manual 3.5)
b) Character Starting Level
The starting levels of players that are new to the campaign will usually be level 1, unless otherwise noted.
2. Playing Rules:
a) I am the DM.
Yeah, I am the ancient, I am the land. I interpret the rules, and I do all the rolls. If I decide a rule doesn’t apply or an action comes out another way than the desired, then no discussion, please.
b) This will be slow.
The Staunton Bluffs PbP is meant to proceed slowly and won’t demand daily attention, so it remains a hobby and not an obligation. Minimal posting shall be one time a week, less attendance will result in a rant.
I’ll try to update the game once every week (Friday’s DM’s day!), so it stays relaxing and funny for everyone, and no one has to fear to loose the track.
c) Leaving the game
If you have to leave the game for a while, please inform me first. If you don’t inform me, I’ll just leave your character where he is, to whatever fate awaits him.
d) Level Advancement
You won’t get experience points, but advance at my will. The PbP will be divided in several episodes, after each your characters will be awarded with an additional level.
3. Forbidden Books (Really important! Read carefully!)
No spoiling please! I’d strongly recommend you to stay away from the following books if you want to enjoy the game:
Realm of Terror Boxed Set; better known as the Black Box.
Islands of Terror.
Denizens of Dread, the acclaimed Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary and the Monster Manual I also aren’t recommended for intense reading, if you don’t particularly need them to prepare a game of yours.
Also, I’d recommend you to stay away from any Judges Guild or Zeitgeist Games game product. Besides Ravenloft, I DM the so-called First Fantasy Campaign-setting and might draw much of my inspiration from the newer d20 books of that companies.
4. I’ll use three different threads for the campaign management:
THIS ONE HERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT - For announcements and to answer possible questions. Please leave your request to join or to leave the game here.
THE IN-GAME THREAD - Open from November 6, 2005.
THE OOC- CHAT - Post here whatever comes to your mind... and is related to the game... And is innocent enough that other my enjoy reading it.
5. The FoS forum rules apply to these threads as well, of course. No bad words, no naked posting, please!
EDIT: Although the campaign is running now, everyone is still welcome to join. Just post in this thread and then we can discuss the details!
Yours,
Rafael
Greetings, traveller.
If you're reading this, you're just one step away from from a journey to the Mistland's darkest corner... Are you pure of heart and brave enough to go on?
1. Before you start:
To join our “The Last Days of Staunton Bluffs” Play-by-Post (PbP) game, you are required to send me, Desdichado, a fully – stated d20 character description. Since the game is meant to start with the PCs at an considerable level, this might be useful, giving you very concrete ideas about your PC’s background and abilities and will help me to adjust the challenges of the game to your characters.
a) Creation Guidelines
You may use whatever d20 source you want BUT are required to comment and annotate EVERYTHING that doesn’t come from the d20 core books I-III. (Player’s Handbook 3.5, Dungeon Master’s Guide 3.5, Monster Manual 3.5)
b) Character Starting Level
The starting levels of players that are new to the campaign will usually be level 1, unless otherwise noted.
2. Playing Rules:
a) I am the DM.
Yeah, I am the ancient, I am the land. I interpret the rules, and I do all the rolls. If I decide a rule doesn’t apply or an action comes out another way than the desired, then no discussion, please.
b) This will be slow.
The Staunton Bluffs PbP is meant to proceed slowly and won’t demand daily attention, so it remains a hobby and not an obligation. Minimal posting shall be one time a week, less attendance will result in a rant.
I’ll try to update the game once every week (Friday’s DM’s day!), so it stays relaxing and funny for everyone, and no one has to fear to loose the track.
c) Leaving the game
If you have to leave the game for a while, please inform me first. If you don’t inform me, I’ll just leave your character where he is, to whatever fate awaits him.
d) Level Advancement
You won’t get experience points, but advance at my will. The PbP will be divided in several episodes, after each your characters will be awarded with an additional level.
3. Forbidden Books (Really important! Read carefully!)
No spoiling please! I’d strongly recommend you to stay away from the following books if you want to enjoy the game:
Realm of Terror Boxed Set; better known as the Black Box.
Islands of Terror.
Denizens of Dread, the acclaimed Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary and the Monster Manual I also aren’t recommended for intense reading, if you don’t particularly need them to prepare a game of yours.
Also, I’d recommend you to stay away from any Judges Guild or Zeitgeist Games game product. Besides Ravenloft, I DM the so-called First Fantasy Campaign-setting and might draw much of my inspiration from the newer d20 books of that companies.
4. I’ll use three different threads for the campaign management:
THIS ONE HERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT - For announcements and to answer possible questions. Please leave your request to join or to leave the game here.
THE IN-GAME THREAD - Open from November 6, 2005.
THE OOC- CHAT - Post here whatever comes to your mind... and is related to the game... And is innocent enough that other my enjoy reading it.
5. The FoS forum rules apply to these threads as well, of course. No bad words, no naked posting, please!
EDIT: Although the campaign is running now, everyone is still welcome to join. Just post in this thread and then we can discuss the details!
Yours,
Rafael