Closed: Briars and beyond

[hellbender]

After a lengthy time away from EnWorld I have returned and written up a fair amount of material for an online game here. I had started a Middle Earth game before my unexpected departure and any of those members wanting to play in this one get preference. That stated, I am looking for:

Six players, standard 3.5 in my homebrew world. Starting level is first. Standard races (see below) and classes apply.

Starting background; most nations of this world are magocracies (rule by wizards). There are many variations on this theme, including necromancer governed cities of the dead.

A few world quirks: orcs range from Neutral to Chaotic Evil and ARE a player choice. Also, orcs are goblinoids in this world, bigger and generally meaner versions of goblins.

Magic is very strong and simple magic items are somewhat common, if expensive. The ruling classes of magic users do what they can to keep their subjects happy, comfortable and productive, at least those who do not rule through fear and intimidation.

hellbender

 

[DarkMaster]

Do you accept UA variant classes?

In any case I am very interested
I would go with a human paladin

 

[TheOneAboveAll]

I would be interested.

 

[Inez Hull]

Heya Hellbender, what happened to you? When you started the ME game we thought being a longtimer here you'd weather Tolkein's curse.

Drop by and check out the game I started running after you disappeared - It's my first crack and GM'ing PbP and my first time in Middle Earth for any type of game.

I would be interested in playing in one of your games again, but I'm pretty busy these days so will only take a spot if you can't make up the numbers.

 

[rangerjohn]

I would be interested. But would need more information, before deciding on a character. I also would like to know what happened, as it will give us an idea if it might happen again.

 

[hellbender]

Hello all! I am not going anywhere for a while and my absence was pretty abrupt all around, I took off on a lark to help a good friend's brother on his doctoral thesis in archeaology. While getting away from it all was very refreshing, I do apologise for not getting a message here before taking off. I will be in the country for quite some time and have not adventurous plans (in the real world, at least) anytime soon.

Darkmaster, UA classes are fine, Inez; excellent game, I am reading through it. Rangerjohn, good to see you are interested. I am not going anywhere now, it was just one of those once in a lifetime opprotunities (I had most of those in my younger day, and it had been a few years since I left the country).

As far as more background; the world draws on many influences, including:

Tolkien, Lord Dunsany, William Morris, Glen Cook and Leiber with a touch of Lovecraft and Poe tossed in.

The fantasy world itself is based on a generic DnD world (with all the usual critters) and built up from there.
hellbender

 

[xbrokenxswordx]

I'd be interesting to as it seems rare to find a fantasy game starting up on these boards, lol.

 

[ferretguy]

Hey there Hellbender! Good to see you again. Hell being a long weekend would like to put my bid in for a Orc character...Perhaps a very strict law abiding orc....his own laws of course, preferably. Follows the mages rules but is looking for a way/power to end their rule. (thinking his tribe was wiped out on a paticularly nasty mages whim...) Go with the fighter or barbarian class.

 

[Someone]

I´d also be interested, but I´ll hold character choices until I know something more about what the other players are choosing. Are psionics part of the "base classes", btw?

 

[hellbender]

If the following are still interested, they must be given priority because I left the previous game I was starting on them and they deserve (if they want) first crack at the game. I do promise that I will stick this one out, I am not taking off anywhere on whim like that again and I was really enjoying running my first game here. If these folks (that have replied sofar) are still into it, they get dibs:

Inez Hull
rangerjohn
ferretguy

Classes from the Psionics Handbook (I have both 3.0 and 3.5 editions) are fine by me. I have all of the WotC 3.0 and 3.5 hardbacks and sourcebooks released so far and anything in these is fair game. I also have a fair amount of Malhavoc and Green Ronin products as well, and the information in these books is fine as well.

ferretguy: that is a great concept that would work well.

The world is not too far from a generic DND world with a few exceptions, but I want the story to be what defines the atmosphere.

hellbender