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This is the OOC/Recruiting/Organization thread for "In the Shadow of Sinai" - A Testament PbP game.
We have four player and will start within a week or so - space for one more
Reservations I had about starting this game were discussed here, but suffice to say this game will take place in a Biblical setting, but may not follow the Bible consistently, either superficialy or at a deeper level. If that may offend you, I ask you not to read further. However, I do invite you to email me, or a mod, with your concerns.
After some more thought on the game, we will start out with a purely Israelite campaign. Almost all of the characters should be Israelite in ethnicity, although I might allow a character of another type (Egyptian or Canaanite being the easiest to integrate) if the character's back story truly justified it. Remember that this group of Israelites has been travelling through the desert for more than thirty years.
Andrew D Gable, Cannibal Kender, Yangnome, Voadam, and humble minion have first shot at this, as they have expressed interest already. Please confirm if you are still interested. Anyone else, let me know if you are interested as well, in case we have an open slot, or if you want to be an alternate.
The game will begin in 2486 (1274BCE), with the Israelites at the base of Mount Sinai.
Characters will start at 4th level. 32 point buy - I'll try to help those without the book.
Also, I will be away from Friday May 28 to Friday June 4 (though I may have some internet access during that time.) - we won't be starting the game up until after that, although we can certainl start of character generation, questions, etc.
Here's some immediate background for what the chracters are experiencing at the present time:
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EXODOS
CHAPTER 24, Verses 1-15
1 And to Moses he said, Go up to the Lord, you and Aaron and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance.
2 And Moses alone shall draw near the Lord; and they shall not draw near, and the people shall not come up with them.
3 And Moses went in and related to the people all the words of the Lord and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and be obedient.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and set up twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 And he sent forth the young men of the children of Israel, and they offered whole burnt offerings, and they sacrificed young calves as a peace offering to the Lord.
6 And Moses took half the blood and poured it into bowls, and half the blood he poured out upon the altar.
7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the ears of the people, and they said, All things whatsoever the Lord has said we will do and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.
9 And Moses went up, and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
10 And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under His feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.
11 And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not even one missing, and they appeared in the place of the Lord, and did eat and drink.
12 And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to Me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, the law and the commandments, which I have written, to give them laws.
13 And Moses rose up and Joshua his attendant, and they went up into the mount of the Lord.
14 And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them.
15 And Moses and Joshua went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
CHAPTER 32, Verses 1-6
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered together against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt -- we do not know what has become of him.
2 And Aaron said to them, Take off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.
3 And all the people took off the golden earrings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4 And he received them from their hands, and formed them with a engraving tool; and he made them a molded calf, and said, These are your gods, O Israel, which have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
5 And Aaron, having seen it, built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation saying, Tomorrow is a holy feast.
6 And having risen early on the next day, he offered whole burnt offerings, and offered a peace offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.
We have four player and will start within a week or so - space for one more
Reservations I had about starting this game were discussed here, but suffice to say this game will take place in a Biblical setting, but may not follow the Bible consistently, either superficialy or at a deeper level. If that may offend you, I ask you not to read further. However, I do invite you to email me, or a mod, with your concerns.
After some more thought on the game, we will start out with a purely Israelite campaign. Almost all of the characters should be Israelite in ethnicity, although I might allow a character of another type (Egyptian or Canaanite being the easiest to integrate) if the character's back story truly justified it. Remember that this group of Israelites has been travelling through the desert for more than thirty years.
Andrew D Gable, Cannibal Kender, Yangnome, Voadam, and humble minion have first shot at this, as they have expressed interest already. Please confirm if you are still interested. Anyone else, let me know if you are interested as well, in case we have an open slot, or if you want to be an alternate.
The game will begin in 2486 (1274BCE), with the Israelites at the base of Mount Sinai.
Characters will start at 4th level. 32 point buy - I'll try to help those without the book.
Also, I will be away from Friday May 28 to Friday June 4 (though I may have some internet access during that time.) - we won't be starting the game up until after that, although we can certainl start of character generation, questions, etc.
Here's some immediate background for what the chracters are experiencing at the present time:
***********************
EXODOS
CHAPTER 24, Verses 1-15
1 And to Moses he said, Go up to the Lord, you and Aaron and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: and they shall worship the Lord from a distance.
2 And Moses alone shall draw near the Lord; and they shall not draw near, and the people shall not come up with them.
3 And Moses went in and related to the people all the words of the Lord and the ordinances; and all the people answered with one voice, saying, All the words which the Lord has spoken, we will do and be obedient.
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and set up twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 And he sent forth the young men of the children of Israel, and they offered whole burnt offerings, and they sacrificed young calves as a peace offering to the Lord.
6 And Moses took half the blood and poured it into bowls, and half the blood he poured out upon the altar.
7 And he took the Book of the Covenant and read it in the ears of the people, and they said, All things whatsoever the Lord has said we will do and be obedient.
8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it upon the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the Lord has made with you concerning all these words.
9 And Moses went up, and Aaron, and Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel.
10 And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood; and under His feet was as it were a work of sapphire slabs, and as it were the appearance of the firmament of heaven in its purity.
11 And of the chosen ones of Israel there was not even one missing, and they appeared in the place of the Lord, and did eat and drink.
12 And the Lord said to Moses, Come up to Me into the mountain, and be there; and I will give you the tablets of stone, the law and the commandments, which I have written, to give them laws.
13 And Moses rose up and Joshua his attendant, and they went up into the mount of the Lord.
14 And to the elders they said, Rest there till we return to you; and behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have a cause to be tried, let them go to them.
15 And Moses and Joshua went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
CHAPTER 32, Verses 1-6
1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered together against Aaron, and said to him, Arise and make us gods who shall go before us; for this Moses, the man who brought us forth out of the land of Egypt -- we do not know what has become of him.
2 And Aaron said to them, Take off the golden earrings which are in the ears of your wives and daughters, and bring them to me.
3 And all the people took off the golden earrings that were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
4 And he received them from their hands, and formed them with a engraving tool; and he made them a molded calf, and said, These are your gods, O Israel, which have brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
5 And Aaron, having seen it, built an altar before it, and Aaron made a proclamation saying, Tomorrow is a holy feast.
6 And having risen early on the next day, he offered whole burnt offerings, and offered a peace offering; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.
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