BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 It struck me the other day that there was nothing stopping me from starting an RP myself. I'm currently in a King Arthur Pendragon RPG kick, so I figured I might start a play-by-post campaign here on the Shard. However, I wanted to gauge interest first. So - what is King Arthur Pendragon? Here's the Wikipedia page, but I'll give the explanation a shot: essentially, you take on the role of knights in Arthurian Britain, and follow their quests, adventures, and life story. Eventually, they will die (every character WILL, eventually, die), and you play as their heir - the game takes on a dynastic element, as you create a rich family history. One of the unique aspects of Pendragon is it's Traits/Passions system. Traits are personality traits (Forgiving/Vengeful, Energetic/Lazy, etc). Your characters' actions will influence these traits, and as the traits grow stronger, they will influence the actions of your character. Passions are strong opinions and feelings (Honor, Loyalty, etc) that also influence your character's actions, and can be utilized to strongly enhance your character's attempts. We would begin in the year 484. King Uther Pendragon of Logres (south-central Britain) has his eye set on the High Kingship of Britain. Saxon raiders are increasing their attacks on British soil... and, ominously, establishing small kingdoms on the coast. Internal feuding threatens to tear kingdoms apart, setting Briton against Briton even as foreign invaders knock on the door. Your father is dead - you are on the verge of knighthood - the world is yours for the taking... If you're interested, either PM me or comment here! I'll explain the mechanics further when/if more players join, and we can figure out a couple of housekeeping details. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) I want to be Gawain's father, whose name I forgot. King (Lot I think) of Orkney. But I'm starting after summer ends. Edited May 21, 2021 by Tani 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) ...can I be Merlin? Edit: So I looked over the wiki page (I thought it was just an explanation of who King Arthur was when I first saw it tbh) and I didn't realize that this was a TTRPG. Would we be doing the RPG itself, just post-by-post, or would it be more freeform with inspiration drawn from the game? Edited May 21, 2021 by Channelknight Fadran 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quivil she/her Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 Nevermind I looked at the Wiki and it looks way too complicated for me to deal with right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Channelknight Fadran said: ...can I be Merlin? Edit: So I looked over the wiki page (I thought it was just an explanation of who King Arthur was when I first saw it tbh) and I didn't realize that this was a TTRPG. Would we be doing the RPG itself, just post-by-post, or would it be more freeform with inspiration drawn from the game? My intention was to run the RPG post-by-post (or possibly over PM or even start a Discord server). Obviously some tweaks to the official rules would have to be made to accommodate this, but I don't think it would have to be too drastic (in fact, I'm currently playing a PbP campaign on another forum, but our GM is... sporadic at best, so it hasn't progressed too far). Unless somebody had strong objections, I figured I would deal with most of the dice-rolling/paperwork myself and let the players focus on the non-technical side of the game. That way, it's quicker and less complicated for everybody. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 If this was my RPG I'd just make it freeform but this isn't my RPG so do whatever you want, pal! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Order he/him Posted May 21, 2021 Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 I would like to join, questions forthcoming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 14 hours ago, The Unknown Order said: I would like to join, questions forthcoming. Happy to answer whatever questions those might be. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Order he/him Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 7 hours ago, BreezeCauthon said: Happy to answer whatever questions those might be. They got answered through internet searching because I'm too lazy to edit, but not to look things up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Ok, @The Unknown Order, it looks like you were the only interested one (unless @Channelknight Fadran was too? I couldn't quite tell. LMK if you were, otherwise no need to respond to this). A solo campaign is certainly possible if you really wanted to do it, but if that's not what you were looking for then there's no pressure at all to do it. Your call either way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 I'm here! I'm still here! It sounds fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: I'm here! I'm still here! It sounds fun! Well, in that case my previous message can be ignored I'll send you both character sheets to fill out, and once we get characters set up, we can begin! (My default plan was to run the game here in the Role-Playing forum, but I am by no means wedded to that idea, so if anyone has a preference for PM or Discord, speak out.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Forum RPs are easier to join. Can people join mid-campaign? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreezeCauthon he/him Posted May 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, Channelknight Fadran said: Forum RPs are easier to join. Can people join mid-campaign? Sounds good. It's not too hard to introduce people mid-campaign, so I'd say yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channelknight Fadran Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 Alrighty then. I guess I'll... be a knight, then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Bystander she/her Posted May 25, 2021 Report Share Posted May 25, 2021 If this is still going when I actually have time, I'll join. I don't know when I'll have time at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condensation she/her Posted May 26, 2021 Report Share Posted May 26, 2021 Aargh I want to do this but I don't know if I can! It sounds super interesting, but I'm busy and would most likely end up letting you guys down a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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