LFP D&D 3.5 - DM Extraordinaire - Home Brew [Paid] - Forgotten City - Saturday 3-9 pm MT (Canada) Two Seats Open - 6th Level Gestalt Game

Allow me to introduce myself… I’m John, DM extraordinaire (over 40,000 hours on R20). Feel free to check out my profile on r20. Jump to the juice and just email me -&nbsp; <a href="mailto:taibhsear71@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">taibhsear71@gmail.com</a> Or Discord if you prefer taibhsear #7908 I’ll give you a quick summary. I’m 52 and from Canada (Toronto originally but don’t hold that against me). I’ve been DMing since October 1991. I run D&amp;D 3.5 exclusively. Seriously, you can’t even pay me to play 5e anymore. I’ve run dozens of campaigns and games over the years and still love it. The vast majority of my content is homebrew and unique to my game although I have borrowed from many sources over the years. Forgotten City &nbsp;-&nbsp; The Forgotten City is all that remains of an ancient kingdom in the northeastern part of the East Marches. Partially claimed by the swamp, the city was abandoned centuries ago. Who knows what treasures lie in its ruins...&nbsp; The saurians might know, but they won't tell. This game will center around the exploration of the ruins of Jahelyx (Ja-hel-ix), the capital city of an ancient, failed human kingdom. The Setting Depending on which game you join, you may be in one of many areas of Thera (the world). Most of my games have occurred in Multras, the primary human continent. Multras is split into five portions (east, west, north, south, and central), each with its trade language (eastern common, western common, northern common, southern common, and central common), kingdoms, and empires. Some of these kingdoms resemble medieval European countries like France and Germany, and some are completely unique, like the Banite Theocracy of Kallum, but they all have their own language and culture. Vaynyke (Vain-ike) is a large island (referred to as the Great Isle) nestled northwest of Multras. It is dominated by a vast mountain range that separates the center (dwarven kingdoms) from the human coastal kingdoms. Vaynyke extends almost as far north as Northern Multras but is much more temperate due to its geological activity. The East Marches is a large archipelago to the east of Multras, which is about 2400 miles across (it covers 40 degrees of latitude). It reaches from the tropics to the Arctic Circle, like Multras. Unlike Multras, this chain of interconnected islands is not dominated by humans. There are many areas ruled by them, but they are separated by vast stretches of wilderness filled with all manner of creatures, both friendly and aggressive. Far to the west of Multras is the home of the elves. While the elves spread across Thera from birth, most hail from Varanyr (Var-RAIN-nir). These are mostly sylvan elves who live off the land and seek to maintain their culture and traditions. They have a good relationship with the high elves of Varanyr, who they outnumber 100 to 1. To the south, across the maelstrom known as Umberlee’s Playground, is the dwarven homeland of Ardokhan (Ar-do-khan). The ocean around the equator is impassible by ships but it does not matter as Ardokhan has no ports, just sheer cliffs rising up from the ocean floor. There is but one mundane way to travel to and from Ardokhan and that is the great highway, a tunnel under the ocean that opens up in Southern Multras. The tunnel entrance has been held by the mountain dwarves for over five millennia. Flanking Ardokhan, are the goblin and orc savage lands of Krozago (Kro-ZAGO) and Bruhazavo (Bru-HA-zavo). Krozago is the homeland of the goblinoids and Bruhazavo is the heart of the orc horde. While neither race controls either of these continents entirely, their presence is unmistakable. &nbsp; <a href="https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/372810/the-forgotten-city" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/lfg/listing/372810/the-forgotten-city</a> I’m open to anything from slapstick Monty Hall farce to hardcore intense RP. I’ve done it all and I don’t care which style you like. We play to have fun. Some people like fart jokes and shaving dwarves’ beards while they are passed out while others wish to build a rich history and become a cannon feature of the world. Spoiler: There are a lot of cannon PCs both mine and other players in my world and I consult these players when you interact with their characters so you have no idea what’s coming down the line. Expectations &nbsp; I run open, sandbox, player-centric original content games. The main theme is established, and the story is there, but these are elements the players choose to engage and I let the players write their own tales. I'm indifferent about the outcome, which seems to surprise a lot of players. I don't care how the story unfolds, although I try to make the most dramatic things happen, the dice and the players' action are the final arbiters. On that note, I roll everything openly. Secret checks are only rolled by players if they wish to conceal an action or outcome. Some of my games are based on themes and ideas I’ve come up with and others are picked by the players. I play many different styles of games. I’m open to basically anything. If you have an idea for a campaign don’t be afraid to present it. I make most of my own maps when I have time and make custom tokens for each player. I detail my loot with the players in mind. I roll randomly but I like juicy drops so I’m often inclined to pick the next thing on the table if it looks sweet. &nbsp; Rates &nbsp; Most games will be $20 (minimum) per session but games with fewer players (less than 5), longer games (6+ hours), and higher-level games will have increased costs. $4 per hour&nbsp; (with a group of 5) &nbsp; of gameplay (5th-9th level). $5 per hour&nbsp; (with a group of 5) &nbsp; of gameplay (10th-14th level). $6 per hour&nbsp; (with a group of 5) &nbsp; of gameplay (15th-19th). $7 per hour&nbsp; (with a group of 5) &nbsp; of gameplay (20th+). My games have no level limit and we continue on as long as the players wish to play. Payment is made via PayPal. Roll20 is not responsible for payment transactions and cannot enforce private arrangements. My noob game is free to play if you want to try it out and meet some of the other players. I can also run a session zero if you have a group and want to do a one-shot. Getting Started Before you contact me, make sure: You are 18 or over. You’re willing to play D&amp;D for 4+ hours a week. You own a microphone of decent quality. You have Roll20 account. You have Discord account.

With only one more floor to the Tower of the Magistrate, they are getting good at dealing with incorporeal-undead, like shadows and specters. I might have to switch things up and throw them a few curve balls.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. I decided to level up my deathlocks partly because of time constraints and also to make them much more challenging. Researching and retooling appropriate undead is time-consuming. I still need to come up with some more ideas going forward, depending on how long the party wants to continue in the ruins of The Forgotten City.

We played for 8 hours today. It was an epic session. My enhanced wights were a big hit.

Shadows continue to be their bane. While not as deadly as specters, which target Con (and everyone has a good Con score), shadows can quickly make players ineffective in combat and, if drained, join the shadow's side as a shadow in d4 rounds. That happened to Luke in the Lost Empire Two campaign. A nasty fight cost them their rogue, but then I rolled a 1 on the d4, and another shadow appeared.

I love using bodaks. The players always just run in fear until they figure out how to fight them.

I'm still on the fence about what I want the magistrate to be. I might just go with a tougher deathlock but we'll see.

I love specters. I only recently started using them. It's funny after 20+ years of playing 3e, I only recently realized that ability drain was solved by a 4th-level spell. I guess I came across with the 2e mentality of needing a 7th-level spell so it was effectively permanent for low-level players, which I didn't like, so I never used them. A couple of years ago I used wraiths, thinking they did damage not drain and hit a player, which immediately spawned a discussion on how to get rid of it.

Zombies and skeletons inhabit almost every building in The Forgotten City. These are the shells of those who were foolish enough to try and ride the flood out.

Ghouls and ghasts are the most common wandering undead as they represent those who starved to death during the flood and who possess the intelligence to escape in search of victims.

The drowned are truly terrifying and quite common after the flood in The Forgotten City.