What's this? No post in this section for a year? Dreadful. Let's start an RP, eh?
Castle Ravenloft
"Under raging stormclouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of castle Ravenloft. Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves around him, billowing his cape in the darkness. Lightning splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. Strahd turns to the sky, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind's howling increases as Strahd turns his gaze back to the village. Fas below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd's face forms a twisted smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they came, all according to his plan. He, the master of Ravenloft, will attend to them. Another lightning flash rips through the darkness, its thunder echoing through the castle's towers. But Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind or perhaps a lone wolf fills the midnight air. The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited."
What is this?
This is my attempt at a play by post of the classic AD&D module Castle Ravenloft. I will be updating the mechanics to the 4th Edition of Dungeons and Dragons because I find that one the most interesting and also fun. I have chosen the Ravenloft adventure because it's a classic, and has a fairly compelling narrative, and I'd like to share that story with you.
I've never played D&D or any other nerdgame before, is this for me?
If you are reading the Roleplay section of a Zelda fanforum, probably! This is basically a roleplay with a few numbers to make combat consistent and agreeable. I will also help streamline character creation for you (the hard part of D&D) and have a small combat tutorial. Other then that, it's all about your ability to write for a character and interact with the world which I will be writing.
Ok, how do I sign up?
You just have to make a character! I'll be accepting 4 - 6 characters for this story. There are two ways to sign up.
For both I'll need your bio. Your name, age, a bit of backstory on the world: You guys are traveling fantasy heroes. You've had a bit of experience, so you should mention one cool thing you did in the past. Also your general origin, after that, the ways split.
-The Easy Way: This way lets me handle all of the mechanical details of your character creation based on your backstory, just make sure you answer the following questions:
- What is the most important thing for a warrior?
a) Controlling the battlefield
b) Leading others
c) Protecting the weak
d) Striking down your foes - Where do you draw your power from?
a) Practice and discipline
b) Magical energies
c) The natural world
d) Your own mental power
e) The shadows and dark places
f) From a higher power - What was your life like before you were an adventurer (a sentence or two will suffice. Or more)
- Obviously if you are a fantasy race, mention that here.
- The Hard Way: if you know how to make a 4th edition D&D character, here's what I'm doing:
Gear: Magic Items of 8/7/6, free Adventuring pack and 100 gold
Don't make a vampire, Vryloka or any undead.
Thank you! I hope this seems interesting!
EDIT: Oh, I have homebrew Zelda races and it'd be cool with me if you wanted to use them.
Edited by Moriatti, 09 March 2015 - 10:11 PM.
