Tales from the Lone Lands: The One Ring RPG [Play-by-Post]

Tales from the Lone Lands: The One Ring RPG [Play-by-Post]

Preserve the spark of hope, and one day these empty, wounded lands shall be healed! Fail, and all will be destroyed…

TYPE

Campaign

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

18+
2 SEATS LEFT
$12.00

/ Session

Details

8 players following this game

Play by Post (Asynchronous)

Billed Weekly / Saturday - 10:00 PM UTC

Oct 17 / Session 88

Session Duration / 2–3 hours

3 / 5 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Sat, Oct 17 | 10:00 PM – Session 88

Sat, Oct 24 | 10:00 PM – Session 89

Sat, Oct 31 | 10:00 PM – Session 90

Sat, Nov 07 | 11:00 PM – Session 91

Sat, Nov 14 | 11:00 PM – Session 92

Sat, Nov 21 | 11:00 PM – Session 93

Sat, Nov 28 | 11:00 PM – Session 94

Sat, Dec 05 | 11:00 PM – Session 95

Sat, Dec 12 | 11:00 PM – Session 96

Sat, Dec 19 | 11:00 PM – Session 97

Sat, Dec 26 | 11:00 PM – Session 98

Sat, Jan 02 | 11:00 PM – Session 99

Sat, Jan 09 | 11:00 PM – Session 100

Sat, Jan 16 | 11:00 PM – Session 101

Sat, Jan 23 | 11:00 PM – Session 102

Sat, Jan 30 | 11:00 PM – Session 103

Sat, Feb 06 | 11:00 PM – Session 104

Sat, Feb 13 | 11:00 PM – Session 105

Meet your party members

3/5

About the adventure

Official Description: Now they had gone on far into the Lone-lands, where there were no people left, no inns, and the roads grew steadily worse. Not far ahead were dreary hills, rising higher and higher, dark with trees. On some of them were old castles with an evil look, as if they had been built by wicked people. Ancient evils wake as the Dark Lord stretches forth his hand. Over the course of these adventures, the heroes may thwart the spies and stratagems of the Enemy, explore long-lost wonders of the north, and travel far from hearth and home. Preserve the spark of hope, and one day these empty, wounded lands shall be healed! Fail, and all will be destroyed… ------ New to Play-by-Post? No problem! It is a low-stress, highly-rewarding format and I'll help you every step of the way. [Play-by-Post] Do you want to join a campaign but your availability prevents you from committing regularly? Does engaging at your own pace throughout the week without the pressure of the moment and with access to live chats with your Dungeon Master sound appealing? Well you're in the right place! The Play-by-Post (PbP) format is nearly as old as D&D and is a rewarding way to engage in this fantastic pastime. While it is true that the comradery of the kitchen table is lost in PbP, you gain the ability to plan without pressure, to refine your roleplay, to research your actions. And many see Play-by-Post as more immersive than live games, that the Theater-of-the-Mind is more easily engaged without the distractions of half-decent accents, the bell of midnight quickly approaching, and the smell of aging nachos. *Note: This adventure is Play-by-Post and will be conducted throughout the week at your pace. While live check-ins with me are available, the adventure will be conducted in Discord channels where we will also store concept art, maps, a compendium of magic items, a room for chit chat, and more. Please send me a message if you'd like to know more.

Game style

Theater of the Mind

Play By Post

Meet the Game Master

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Educator

4 years on StartPlaying

1064 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Knows the Rules

Average response time: 17 hours

Response rate: 86%

About me

I will set the stage for you to tell your character's tale. Storytelling is at the heart of everything I do, from creative writing to teaching literature to myths and legends retellings around the campfire. Good stories are all about tension and release, about stakes. Tabletop Roleplaying Games are another manifestation of that but are unique in one way: we create stories together. We become the heroes we have always dreamed of. I’ve been a professional Gamemaster for over three years and a non-pro GM for far longer. I’ve clocked over 1000 hours of digital GMing (not to mention the years of PbP and in-person) and have introduced over 200 new players to the past-time. I have run and still run campaigns professionally for teenagers on Outschool.com where I have nearly 150 five-star reviews.

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Character creation

Creating your character

We will have a Session 0 where we get to know one another, discuss the "truths" of the campaign, share our character concepts, and build character bonds together. We'll plan to come away from Session 0 with a number of questions to flesh out in order to more deeply flesh out our characters and bonds. I'll follow up on those questions throughout the first week to support you.

The current party

The players in this adventure are steady and wonderful but have opted for a slower pace. As such, the price has been adjusted down. Expect to post once per day.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You'll need a phone, computer, or laptop for Discord, of course. You'll also need an Account with Discord. Maps will be shared by me. If you have the rulebook, you can come with a rough idea of what you want to play but be flexible. If you're a beginner and don't have the rulebook, that's okay. I can walk you through everything!

What GM Grant brings to the table

We'll house all character art, maps, notes, NPC info, etc. in a Discord server I manage. I use Tupperbox to display the various NPCs and give a deeper sense of immersion. I'll run maps through Owlbear Rodeo (or Foundry VTT if the group prefers) with a vast library of assets but use concept art for most exploration and roleplay.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Safety

How GM Grant creates a safe table

Each player will have their own, private channel within the server if they need to reach out to me for any reason. I'm also available to talk over video chat upon request. We will have a Session 0 in a Discord server devoted to that. We'll all check off the Monte Cook Checklist before we begin.

Content warnings

Alcohol Use
Animal Death
Blood
Character Death
Death
Child Death
Drowning
Fire
Gore
Hostages
Illness
Insects
Mass Death
Murder
Scars
Slavery
Snakes
Spiders
Warfare
Violence

Safety tools used

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