WANDERLUST LEGION IN THE WEST MARCHES System : Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Touchstones : Black Sabbath, Conan, Egil and Nix, Indiana Jones, doom metal, grimdark fantasy, Elden Ring Elevator Pitch : An open-world old school game of classic D&D, complete with player-driven action, a vast unexplored wilderness, extremely deadly monsters, and no defined plot to constrain you. Game Background: Before the time of the oldest elves living on the Mainland, a great empire whose name is forgotten ruled a lost continent. The gods punished this empire for their hubris and decadence by sinking the continent below the waves, where it was lost to the mists of history and myth. Five years ago, it rose from the sea by unknown means. The Wanderlust Legion, the Mainland's largest adventurers guild, has established a colony on the shores of the newly-named West Marches, and its explorers and treasure hunters have begun the monumental task of uncovering the hidden secrets of this lost continent. But they will find that the lost land was not quite as uninhabited as it first seemed... Old School Essentials is a retroclone , a game intended to emulate (in an improved and better-structured way) the classic rules of 70s and 80s Dungeons and Dragons . In that spirit, this game specifically is highly influenced by doom metal music as well, with aesthetics that call to mind weird pulp fantasy such as Conan and Elric of Melnibone . You play adventurers , not heroes - explorers who, though they may be morally good, are not special until they earn it - the world is hostile to you. You will have to learn by doing - there is no sage who can explain the history of this land, or a king to report banditry to. There is nothing of interest in town; adventure is in the wilds. This game will be heavily deadly, rewarding player ingenuity and awareness. If you're interested, please DM me today! Must be 18 or older to play. This game is explicitly opposed to bigotry, including ableism, racism, homophobia, misogyny, transphobia, etc. There is a zero-tolerance policy on any form of bigotry. This is non-negotiable.
