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In the aftermath of the terrible War of Nine Graves, pockets of Coalition resistance found themselves fighting dirty skirmishes against remants of the undead forces. Though the primary undead forces had been beaten back into the deepness of their underground world by the courage of living warriors, it would take many years to purge the surface of their taint. The undead still on the surface have neither strength of numbers, power, nor surprise, but their blight, a physical manifestation of the negative energy surrounding them, still plagues much of the land.
Fort Rogan has been a sanctuary for survivors of the War for several years now, an oasis for both hardened veterans, many who have seen the full terror of the undead forces, and maturing youth, many of which have had their innocence taken from them. Rogan is perilously close to a Grave, one of the nine points of entry for a massive undead army from beneath the ground, and consequently, while many people on distant, unscathed places consider the War to be over, Rogan is very much still fighting for its very survival. The residents of the fort live with hope that a Coalition effort will soon come to save them, but that hope is distant at best.
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Hello, all. I am formally stepping from the shadows to start this low-level DnD 3.5 game set in my homebrew world Arius. I'm looking for 5 or 6 players with characters of 2nd level that can post once per day. If interested, post a character concept and his back story below. Feel free to flesh out some of Fort Rogan to mesh with your character's background, and also feel free to work with other potential players. I will take characters based on the quality of the background, and how integrated he/she is with both the other characters and the fort. I'll give some thought to party balance.
Fort Rogan
The fort is a walled village, one of its sides is found on a cliffside, and the other three walls are heavily backed up with wooden walkways for archers and the like. A single fortified gate leads the environs, a large blighted island still infested with undead. To the southeast lies a devastated major city. The population of Fort Rogan is between 200 and 250, more than 100 of which are either the fort's own active militia or part of a veteran's combat force.
Fort Rogan was created almost by a greedy, ambitious man, Lord Rogan, almost twenty years ago as an attempt to invade and conquer the nearby city. He was quickly defeated by the city forces, and rather than tear down his fortress, they used it to secure their own military position.
Blanket Setting Info
Here, you'll find general setting info on Arius. The only important thing found here is the pantheon, a necessity if you wish to roleplay someone with a patron deity. If you decide to read the history, keep in mind that this game takes place 10-15 years before that one, a few years after the war instead of 15 years after it.
Notable Residents of Fort Rogan:
Norton Starfold: an aging veteran of the war, and the unofficial leader of the Fort. Most of the other leaders defer to his command, and trust his orders. He has proved himself repeatedly as a brilliant warrior and skilled tactician. If the fort comes under attack, Starfold acts immediately as the commander in chief of the primary militia.
Alfonso Dir Garend: the commander of his company, a small group of elite soldiers, all of which have seen innumerous combat. They are regarded as the most valuable troops in defense of Rogan. Alfonso himself is an enormous man, who is unmistakable with his six-foot claymore, unkempt hair, and booming voice.
Adestria Tiderunner: an elven devout of Fiona, she found her home, the nearby plains devastated by the undead five years ago, and since she has vowed to rid the land of the corrupting blight.
Maria Hayden: A Sister of Light* stranded on the island 13 months ago, Maria found her way to Fort Rogan, and has been here ever since, aiding its efforts with her powerful healing and her god-granted ability to destroy undead. She has lost neither her faith in her goddess nor her determination to defeat the undead.
* An elite faction of the Church of Alyara, goddess of purity.
Ollivier Zaschton: an expert on undead, Zaschton has been studying them for years. He often perturbs the others in the fort due his seeming neutrality on the conflict, but when it comes to defending the fort against undead assaults, Zaschton has always fought bravely on the fort's side, inflicting heavy damage on the opposing side with his knowledge of the enemy and his arcane talents.
Samuel Esterdark: a merchant with a dangerous job of securing supplies for the fort from foreign sources. Getting mundane goods enough to support the entire fort is a difficult task and places him in constant danger, but it's the lesser of two dangers; the other being trying to evacuate the entire fort, something which would surely result in many deaths and many residents would refuse to do anyway.
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A Rogue's Gallery thread (with a format for characters) will be up once characters start trickling in, but here are the character creation rules.
Level: 2nd
Abilities: 30 pt point buy.
Content: generally DnD 3.5 core only, but there may be exceptions based on my discretion.
Hit Points: use half, round up (1st level is max as usual). Subsequent levels will be rolled for.
Equipment: Triple max 1st level gold.
Fort Rogan has been a sanctuary for survivors of the War for several years now, an oasis for both hardened veterans, many who have seen the full terror of the undead forces, and maturing youth, many of which have had their innocence taken from them. Rogan is perilously close to a Grave, one of the nine points of entry for a massive undead army from beneath the ground, and consequently, while many people on distant, unscathed places consider the War to be over, Rogan is very much still fighting for its very survival. The residents of the fort live with hope that a Coalition effort will soon come to save them, but that hope is distant at best.
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Hello, all. I am formally stepping from the shadows to start this low-level DnD 3.5 game set in my homebrew world Arius. I'm looking for 5 or 6 players with characters of 2nd level that can post once per day. If interested, post a character concept and his back story below. Feel free to flesh out some of Fort Rogan to mesh with your character's background, and also feel free to work with other potential players. I will take characters based on the quality of the background, and how integrated he/she is with both the other characters and the fort. I'll give some thought to party balance.
Fort Rogan
The fort is a walled village, one of its sides is found on a cliffside, and the other three walls are heavily backed up with wooden walkways for archers and the like. A single fortified gate leads the environs, a large blighted island still infested with undead. To the southeast lies a devastated major city. The population of Fort Rogan is between 200 and 250, more than 100 of which are either the fort's own active militia or part of a veteran's combat force.
Fort Rogan was created almost by a greedy, ambitious man, Lord Rogan, almost twenty years ago as an attempt to invade and conquer the nearby city. He was quickly defeated by the city forces, and rather than tear down his fortress, they used it to secure their own military position.
Blanket Setting Info
Here, you'll find general setting info on Arius. The only important thing found here is the pantheon, a necessity if you wish to roleplay someone with a patron deity. If you decide to read the history, keep in mind that this game takes place 10-15 years before that one, a few years after the war instead of 15 years after it.
Notable Residents of Fort Rogan:
Norton Starfold: an aging veteran of the war, and the unofficial leader of the Fort. Most of the other leaders defer to his command, and trust his orders. He has proved himself repeatedly as a brilliant warrior and skilled tactician. If the fort comes under attack, Starfold acts immediately as the commander in chief of the primary militia.
Alfonso Dir Garend: the commander of his company, a small group of elite soldiers, all of which have seen innumerous combat. They are regarded as the most valuable troops in defense of Rogan. Alfonso himself is an enormous man, who is unmistakable with his six-foot claymore, unkempt hair, and booming voice.
Adestria Tiderunner: an elven devout of Fiona, she found her home, the nearby plains devastated by the undead five years ago, and since she has vowed to rid the land of the corrupting blight.
Maria Hayden: A Sister of Light* stranded on the island 13 months ago, Maria found her way to Fort Rogan, and has been here ever since, aiding its efforts with her powerful healing and her god-granted ability to destroy undead. She has lost neither her faith in her goddess nor her determination to defeat the undead.
* An elite faction of the Church of Alyara, goddess of purity.
Ollivier Zaschton: an expert on undead, Zaschton has been studying them for years. He often perturbs the others in the fort due his seeming neutrality on the conflict, but when it comes to defending the fort against undead assaults, Zaschton has always fought bravely on the fort's side, inflicting heavy damage on the opposing side with his knowledge of the enemy and his arcane talents.
Samuel Esterdark: a merchant with a dangerous job of securing supplies for the fort from foreign sources. Getting mundane goods enough to support the entire fort is a difficult task and places him in constant danger, but it's the lesser of two dangers; the other being trying to evacuate the entire fort, something which would surely result in many deaths and many residents would refuse to do anyway.
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A Rogue's Gallery thread (with a format for characters) will be up once characters start trickling in, but here are the character creation rules.
Level: 2nd
Abilities: 30 pt point buy.
Content: generally DnD 3.5 core only, but there may be exceptions based on my discretion.
Hit Points: use half, round up (1st level is max as usual). Subsequent levels will be rolled for.
Equipment: Triple max 1st level gold.
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, I'll start cooking up a concept immediately. Thinking along the lines of a bard but I'm unsure yet, I'll see what niche needs to be filled.
