I am running this based on my interest thread, "Calling all gameless players!" If you did not post there, you must do so before posting here. This is the game for newer players.
[ Character Sheets ] 1] Athryn, Elf Ranger by Rikku DarkHeart KH
2] Kevros Nightraider, Half-Orc Fighter by Gideon Commando
3] Thage Fairbrooke, Human Cleric by gistofeverything
4] Mnarr Riveet, Githzerai Monk by BegrudginglyGood
[ Premise/Foreword ] xxxThe early levels of this campaign will be taking place within the Chaos Scar. Public information about this region of the world can be found
here.
[ Setting Information/Background ] xxxAs a quick rundown, the area known as the Chaos Scar was produced by a malevolent comet which struck the earth. The result was an area beset by twisted evil. Civilized man has tried many times to cleanse the valley, but the best they achieved was walling off the worst of it.
xxx"Dwarven-built Restwell Keep" is the closest civilization has managed to get to the Chaos Scar. "Legends claim it has been the fortress of a hobgoblin king, the home of an infamous bandit lord, a linchpin garrison of fallen Nerath, and the lair of a dragon. Indeed, the keep has been all this and more. At present, it is a faint but steady light struggling against the growing darkness. Its intrepid folk are in constant danger from within and without."
[ Game Introduction/Plot ] xxx"Not long ago, the keep was a freewheeling place with lax law enforcement. Lord Peridin Drysdale, paladin of Erathis, recently took command." For whatever reason you have made your way to this place, as you passed through the main gates, a scrutinizing eye picked you out of the regular traffic and approached you. He was a seemingly simple-looking man in a habit sporting several different religious symbols. (Those who know these kinds of things would recognize marks of Avandra, Ioun, and Sehanine.) He introduced himself as Venn, but he politely asked you, if you had any kind of heart for law or good, to please go to the chapel that evening and ask for Friar Benwick. He assured you that it was a potentially dire matter, and if you were intent on such thing, that there may even be a reward involved. At the very least, you would get a free meal just for showing up.
xxxNow, sitting at a table in a warm room with a few other strangers, Friar Benwick and a couple priests serve you a hot meal.
[ Character Creation ] xxxAvailable Sources: Anything goes.
Banned Resources: Try to stick to official literature.
ECL: Characters begin at level 1.
Wealth: Basic clothing and 100g.
Races: Any, but keep in mind that certain monstrous races carry stigmas within most civilized regions.
Ability Scores*: 4d6 drop the lowest.
xxxxxxxxxxx*You have one chance to reroll 1's.
Hit Points: It's 4e.
Alignments: Preferably no CE.
Pantheon: Whatever. I guess that depends on your sourcebook. The game world will mostly be using the standard PHB deities, so any other ones will likely be treated as minor deities.
Backgrounds: Have one or no, it adds to the roleplaying aspect if you do.
[ House/Optional Rules ] 1] If you have access to them, feel free to utilize themes and/or backgrounds to add flavor to your characters.
2] I am fully willing to allow power re-writes which alter cosmetic or minor mechanic features.
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