Elden Ring! Blood, Rot & Rebirth

           How will this current Age end? Fracture. Death. Despair. Chaos. Fire. Tyranny. Or perhaps it will be Blood. Rot. Dare we hope for true Compassion?

Rise, warriors, and claim the power of the Elden Ring. Choose the Fate of the Lands Between and its peoples in this massive epic adaptation.

In the Lands Between ruled by Queen Marika the Eternal, the Elden Ring, the source of the Erdtree, has been shattered.

Marika's offspring, demigods all, claimed the shards of the Elden Ring known as the Great Runes, and the mad taint of their newfound strength triggered a war: The Shattering. A war that meant abandonment by the Greater Will.

Note: It is my experience that dynamic lighting can cause lag and other such issues and for this reason I will only be using standard Fog of War in my games.

I am looking for a party of 5 to 6. (Post your applications in the application discussion listed at the very bottom.) This campaign is meant to take players to level 20 and beyond. Perhaps as far as level 30!

THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN! We were forced to change day and time because of my work schedule. The party is level 11, have defeated Godrick the Grafted and Rennala. And are heading to the Haligtree before going to Caelid.
We currently have an artificer, rogue, cleric/warlock and Warlock/Sorcerer.

WELCOME!

Hey, I’ll be your DM. I welcome everyone to my table to have fun and enjoy themselves but not at the expense of another. New players are of course more than welcomed to join in the adventure. If you are a fan of D&D shows such as Critical Role, you have found a kindred spirit! I enjoy telling a good story and weaving character backstories in as much as possible.

THE GAME

The average game will last about 3 hours with a break of about 10-15 minutes in the middle.

Mostly complete draft of Mechanics/Homebrew/Lore Considerations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rxDfHS3DmD7GnDwcNsu-YmggpdCg-yGNM9hdyo82PJs/edit?usp=sharing

Elden Ring is a game that I have absorbed as much as I can. Hack and slash, combat driven games, are not my thing. Imagine how surprised I was when I fell in love with the setting! I am sure that is the case for many other roleplayers and there are plenty of people who would like to enjoy the setting via a different medium. So I am adapting the setting and story into a long-run campaign.

I have run multiple level 20+ games in the past and have found them the most satisfying. They tend to take about 2.5-3 years.

For those of you that have largely absorbed the story of Elden Ring, you will not be surprised with the main story beats but I am adding three potential ending: Age of Rot, Age of Blood, Age of Abundance. I will make the journey and game so immersive with the lore it will hardly matter. There will also be some deviations as this will be a group story about many kinds of character rather than about a single Tarnished. Your backstories will matter. Many questions left unanswered in the video game will be answered, explored, and re-interpreted.

We will be using a modified (lower powered) version of Strongholds & Follower by Matt Coville.
We will be using various mechanics from Cubicle 7's Adventures in Middle Earth 5e setting
DMG Optional Rules: Flanking for advantage and Action Options
and more...

WARNING

The Lands Between has flaws built into its cultures such as bigotry between races and factions, subjugation, oppression... Other themes such as death/undeath, madness, order, corruption of the gods, rot/sickness, betrayal, and body horror. It is a vital part of the story and setting to explore and overcome there. If this is subject matter that you are uncomfortable with, please bring it up when discussing joining the game with me.

CHARACTERS

Characters are currently level 11!
We currently have an Artificer (Perfumer), Warlock/Sorcerer (Dragon Cultist), Cleric/Warlock (Golden Order), and Rogue (Scarlet Rot) combination of characters and themes.
The campaign will go to about level 30! I have homebrew rules for this.
Characters will start with an additional bonus if they play one of the THEMES listed in the google doc. Reproduced in the forum.
Hitpoints are determined by roll with average as the minimum.
You will build your characters using the 27 point buy or Standard Array, your choice
Race and Class choices mean something in this setting, please see the Google Doc above
UA or other Third Party options will be considered on a case by case basis
There are certain feat, skill, feature combinations that are gamebreaking and OP. Avoid them.
Multi-classing is allowed but as your backstory is more important than your sheet.
We are using the Milestone approach to leveling

SOFTWARE/PLATFORMS
We will be using, Roll20
Discord for audio and between game chat
Quality headset required!

RULES

• Don’t be an asshole.
• Don’t metagame. if your character doesn’t know it, neither do you.
• Come to the table ready to play, and do all that you can not to be late.
• If you are going to be late, give as much warning as possible.
• Don’t interrupt or talk over another player.
• Two 'no-call-no-shows' in a row will result a player being removed from the game.

WHY PAY?

• A good paid DM will be available and ready to go
• You are paying for a DM which shows up prepared, on time and reliably.
• All players pay the same fee and so are not above any other and have an investment in the game.

PAYMENT POLICIES

• Payments are expected 24 hours before game start. If you are going to be late, let me know as soon as possible. Payment is required to play.
• After the 24 hour previous mark, all payments are final.
• Canceled sessions will allow for players to either be reimbursed or have their payments pushed forward to the next week.
• For players forcibly removed from the game, there are no refunds.

“This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $12 per session per player via paypal. Roll20 is not responsible for any payment transactions and cannot enforce any private arrangements."