Hail and well met my fellow adventurers! I am in the middle of running a campaign set in my homebrew world called Istari set in a region known as Io. Due to a number of circumstances some of the other players had dropped out due to no longer having the time to play. The adventure has had some memorable moments so far, but we are still very much in the Act 1 of the campaign I have been running. Player: I am looking to recruit between 2-3 additional players who are looking to have some fun, find enjoyment out of roleplaying and are looking to make some good adventuring companions. Oh, and don’t mind fighting some bizarre creatures or characters. You can be brand new to the hobby or a long-time veteran. I honestly love having players of all different experiences in a game. The game uses the rules for 5th edition and the new 2024 rules set. If you don’t have a copy do not worry as we will have ways to share the book’s information and magic items for your character. Currently the players are level 7. Please reach out to message me so I can see you and I could be a good fit for a fun game. Also bring along any questions you may have. Those who end up joining a primer of the world will be provided as guide, but they are not set in stone. There are also some additional rules for the setting to allow for the setting to explore the tension between technology and magic. Time: Sundays 5pm-8pm PST Gameplay: 50% Roleplay & 50% combat with a session leaning more towards one or the other depending on the players choices. The DM: I am Francisco and I have been a DM now for 14 years and have run several games both online and in person. My games tend to do a bit of both combat and roleplay with me adjusting more to one or the other depending on the session and what the players want. For my homebrew games I am very much open to ideas for your character and working with you to help make your character work. I am semi-serious when it comes to characters so if you want to be a talking duck, we can make it work but I draw the line at a sentient piece of bread casting mage hand. I welcome your imagination and the interesting stories that we can tell together. Campaign Setting: Io has just undergone its Industrial Revolution 50 years ago. From this technology has been developed to mimic and perhaps even rival those who practice the Arcane arts. This has led to brewing tension between the T.E.C. (Technology & Engineering Charter) and the Mystic Alliance. These two factions have within them multiple states and nations who aligned along the lines of Pro-Technology or Pro-Magic. The only faction/nation that has kept the peace between the two so far is the Holy Empire of the All-Father. How long will this tenuous peace will last is unknown for all feel the shadow of war brewing on the horizon. *There are additional homebrew items and rules to show how magic and technology interact with each other. The Campaign so far: So far the adventure follows strange companions thrown together due to circumstance. At the celebration of the Republic of Deus independence from the Kingdom of Seleyenia. While there enjoying the festival they watched a brand-new hybrid material being presented called Arcanum. This material could allow for the coexistence of magic and technology but in the middle of the demonstration an explosion occurred. The players having survived the explosion aided the other festival goers and were recruited by the police to hunt down the ones responsible for this tragic event. Following a series of clues they eventually encountered a powerful magical entity known as a Gyrantheia (a creature whose true form is not known but often disguise themselves as black cats) who called itself “The Black Prince.” With its help they went to the home of a former Seleyenian noble called Lord Lyndell. They broke into the home and stole a number of documents one of which showed that he had finiced the group that led the attack, calling themselves the New World Order and that they were hiding out in the sewers. While they were successful in delivering the whereabouts of the N.W.O. they were still jailed for breaking and entering. In the meantime, the police led a raid into the N.W.O.’s hideout and a battle ensued. Unfortunately, many died and other members of the group escaped. The players were let go and decided to help the Black Prince in collecting a magic item for him. This led them to the Kingdom of Seleyenia after a harrowing trip made it to the capital Marvolo. After contacting several criminal elements within the city, the players gained the knowledge needed to reach the arcane vault, where several powerful magical items were kept. After scouring the vast underground network, they eventually arrived at the vault and obtained the items they were searching for.
