Amber and the Courts of Chaos (Roger Zelazny) PbP

Amber and the Courts of Chaos (Roger Zelazny) PbP

TYPE

Campaign

SYSTEM

Amber Diceless

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
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! There is no specific time of the day, or day of the week, when this game is played. You play when you can (at least once per week per player), and you can post as much as you like (within reason).

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Theater of the Mind

Roleplay Heavy

1 SEAT LEFT
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Sunday – 7:00 PM UTC

Aug 3 / Session 10

2–4 Hour Duration

0 / 1 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Swords and Sorcery

she/her

4.9

(25)

Schedule

Sun, Aug 03 | 7:00 PM – Session 10

Sun, Aug 10 | 7:00 PM – Session 11

This game will begin once 1 players have joined

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

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Meet the Game Master

1 year on StartPlaying

55 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

I've been running roleplaying games since 1980. I'm new-ish to hosting games on-line, but what I may lack in technical expertise I hope to make up for in enthusiasm and making it fun for you! I play "rule of cool" and I look forward to roleplay with you!

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Reviews (25)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Inclusive

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Larry Bernard

Played 11 sessions

Very knowledgable about the Amber setting

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TheCnicRoute

Played 7 sessions

What an amazing experience I had with with Swords and Sorcery! She built a wonderfully immersive gameworld that engaged the senses on many levels, from textures and other visuals to sound effects and characterization. She was so creative! The storytelling was also impressive -- in the story-world, there were exciting choices to be made along with unexpected twists and turns. Also, she was a friendly, kind and helpful teacher for a "newbie" like me. Highly highly recommend!

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Ubik

Played 5 sessions

Robin is a fantastic GM. She is incredibly welcoming to beginners and does a great job making you feel comfortable. She even took out extra one-on-one time to help me create a character because I wasn't around for the Session 0. She's extremely knowledgeable about the Conan 2d20 rules system and keeps things moving forward at the pace of a Robert E. Howard story. I look forward to many more sessions!

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Badger

Played 4 sessions

Patient, inclusive and down to earth. I enjoyed learning how to play Shadow Dark with Robin.

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Darkmane

Played 3 sessions

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.

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DM Natalie

Played 2 sessions

Played a Conan game with her and looking forward to so many more! Robin is an amazing, immersive storyteller and she really helps your character come alive. She has a knack for keeping people involved if they haven’t spoken up for a bit and makes space for you to learn. She’s patient, kind, clever, smart, and goes a long way to make people feel comfortable at the table!

Character creation
Creating your character

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. This game is targeted to start the week of April 7 with character creation through an "auction" process (for attributes of Psyche, Strength, Endurance and Warfare) and then through 1-1 discussion with the GM on backstory, powers, goals, etc.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

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 Swords and Sorcery brings to the table

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.

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Safety
How Swords and Sorcery creates a safe table

We will have a session 0 lines and veils discussion to discuss any topics you would not want to see in the game. There will be an overarching story line, but players will have agency to develop their own plot lines as well. The characters may work together, they may not, or maybe some of both.

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

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