Amber and the Courts of Chaos (Roger Zelazny) Play by Post
Amber Diceless | Campaign
About the adventure
This game is set in the world of Amber and the Courts of Chaos, written by Roger Zelazny. You play a Prince or Princess of Amber, one of Oberon's grandchildren. Or play a scion of a Lord or Lady of the Courts! The Amber books had major mysteries to solve, murders, fascinating characters, complex plots, and Shadow-spanning danger. Our story will too! The plot could depend, and will evolve, based on the kind of character you play, and their interests. Or, I can supply a plot-line and you will be dragged into it! Let's discuss options... The Amber (diceless) game system is quite different from standard D&D/Pathfinder/Warhammer type games. You don't need to know how to play it. Rules light. Probably combat light - most of the time....Dialogue/Plot heavy. This adventure is an asynchronous play-by-post adventure. Asynchronous games are played as and when people have the time to play and no more than one person has to be online at the same time. You post at times that work for you and I do the same. Play-by-post is a fantastic way to play a Fantasy adventure when you can't play online or face-to-face. Make a post and read the story as it evolves. I think play-by-post in combination will the Amber diceless system will replicate the "feel" of the Amber books very well. Let's you and I create a story-line together, to rival Roger's! By joining the group you agree to post at least once a week, more is better and more fun. As each player posts, the story and the characters evolve. I will tend to post one or more times per day, responsive to how often you post (you post more, I post more...) Play-by-Post is very beginner friendly. We're just telling a story together. But what a story!! Character creation session and first two weeks free!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Character creation period and first two weeks free so you can try this out. I encourage people interested in this game to message me if you want to learn more the Amber game and how it works. On discord at robin002024
Less than a year on StartPlaying
2 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
Game Master Reviews (5)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Inclusive
zach
New review
she's an a+ teacher, and great at what she does! 10/10 would play again
Casey
New review
A well prepared GM who is quick on their feet. Goes out of their way to help the players and make sure everyone is getting a chance at the spotlight.
Darkmane
New review
Robin is very engaging and articulate, and brings a lot of enthusiasm to each session. She keeps things moving and each session feels like a good use of time. Also, while most GMs on Start Playing lose players over time, Robin's very good at retaining and actually adding players. Looking forward to many more sessions with her.
Jay wit a Y
New review
Good job! kept the game moving and entertaining.
Mister L
Robin was very good at managing our gaming sessions. Robin allowed us to make our own choices, despite our party's knack for finding traps the hard way!
Additional details
How to prepare
If you can, read as many of the Amber books by Roger Zelazny as you can! If you know the system, think about what kind of character you will want to play and how you would spend your points on Psyche, strength, endurance and warfare. What powers you want. If you don't know the game system, which character(s) in the books would you like to base your character on? I encourage people interested in this game to message me if you want to learn more the Amber game and how it works. On discord at robin002024
What I provide
This game is played on discord, so all you need is a discord account and a device to access discord. I will post regularly and, within reasonable limits, up to multiple times a day depending on the player's inputs. Thus the speed and depth of play is dependent on the players as well as the GM. This game is very "conversational". You tell me where you character is going, what they're doing, and who they're talking to, and what they say, and the world and NPCs respond. To the extent other players are involved, you can interact with them as well and the same way.
Gameplay details
We will have a session 0 lines and veils discussion to discuss any topics you would not want to see in the game.
Content warnings
• Alcohol Use
• Blood
• Body Horror
• Car Accident
• Cults
• Death
• Devils / Demons / Fiends
• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
• Fire
• Gore
• Guns
• Illness
• Murder
• Paralyzation
• Violence
Safety tools used
• Debriefing
• Open Door
• Session 0
How will character creation work
We will get together on discord for a voice chat and go through character creation together. This will take about a one hour session, could be more if you want to go more in depth, or are unfamiliar with the Amber Diceless game system.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Low
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$25.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 1:00 PM UTC
2-4 Hour duration
0 / 4 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+