Oblivion’s Dance Through Time

How to prepare

have a decent Mic and a webcam if you want to be seen, along with a decent and stable internet connection.

What I provide

I bring the module, the server site, and a lot of energy to the game to help make everything fun for everyone.

Gameplay details

RPG Consent Checklist: All players will be given a fillable check list of all things they want or do not want to see in the game and must fill it out and return it before session One (1), [Two (2) under strange circumstances…. or they just forgot, but definitely before Session three and whole plot is already locked in] Player, Behavior, Game Behavior & DM/GM/ST Expectations Technical Issue - All players must be able to reliably access and use the two digital mediums by which this game will be run. Those two digital mediums are Foundry VTT and Discord. Each player will have the use of these media gone over with them during their intake session. With extra instructing add/giving to those to whom use of these Mediums may be a challenge. If after all best efforts have been made in good faith by both Player and Gm/ST and an inability to reliable access/use these two mediums. Then the player will be asked to leave the game, until such a time as they can utilize these Mediums to the best of their ability. Side note: This rule has also been expanded to include a reliable internet connection and possible even the use of a headphone and microphone if their normal means of communication is for some reason causing issues with reliable play. Side, side note: The GM/ST recognizes that some of us live in Florida, Texas, or other third world counties/countries and sometimes things happen beyond your control. Player will not be punished for acts of God, Government, War, or missed internet payments. Things happen. But if said things are continuing to happen over and over again, then we will need to revisit the idea of said player taking a break from the game until reliable play can be established once more. Alcohol/Narcotics/Pot – Please do not show up drunk or stoned to game, it will make it hard for you to catch all the jokes we’re throwing out there at your expense. Cellphones & Digital Devices – If an emergency happens feel free to take a phone call, but otherwise please put it on silent or do not disturb. Player Attention – Please do. But the GM has ADHD, so he feels its hypocritical to ask his players for a 100% focus every second of the game. Just focus when you need to. Disruptive topics – Tangents are fine, as long as everyone comes back to the table when the GM asks them too, but if certain players have a specific topic that they do not wish to hear about. Then it is not to be discussed during the game. Period. PC Secrets – Not from the GM, other players fine, but NOT from the GM, he might want to help you keep it secret, or expose it, but regardless the GM KNOWS ALL!.....so yea. Player Expectations – Everyone will be given a chance during Session 0 to express their desires for the future game and the GM/ST will do everything in their power to make it happen. If you feel that your desires are not being met, then please feel free to speak up. Player Discomfort – If ANYTHING happens in game that makes a player feel uncomfortable in ANYWAY for ANY REASON, please feel free to speak up IMEDDITALY or send the GM/ST and message to talk to him about it later. Regardless of whatever else is going on, this Game is being run for FUN. If FUN is not being had. There’s no point to any of this. Signals: Sometimes things can get heated or passionate in game in order to make sure that everyone is having fun and just playing in character we will have this signals that the GM/ST/Other Players can text or just ask another player straight out. Green – Just in Character, everything is O.k. I’m not upset. Yellow – I’m a little upset, but don’t want to stop the game right now and would like to talk it out once were done with this Scene/game/etc. Red – STOP. Because this shit just got too real/triggering/upsetting for me. Player Agency – Players should always feel like they have agency over their character. Exalted 3e has the RED rule (Pg 222 3e Core). Game Balance & Fairness – The GM/ST will work his hardest to follow the rules and keep everything balanced and fair for everyone. If the player feels that something is unfair, please speak up and we can discuss it, but we may have to chat about it outside of game, so you might have to endure the rule you don’t like until we can speak. Rules Debates – Some discussion is fine, but the GM/ST’s word is finally, but he is open to some discussion, see ‘game balance and Fairness’ above. Spotlight Sharing – The GM/ST will do everything to make sure that everyone gets a chance to shine; it is exalted after all, if you feel a player is hogging the spot let, please feel free to speak up either in game or out of it with the GM/ST. Meta-knowledge – Please don’t use it to derail or destroy the story. If you know where the plot is going, feel free to speak to the GM about it outside of game, but please do not spoil the other players enjoyment by spilling the beans the Emerald Empress is actually a man…whoops, see, now that whole plot line is spoiled for you. See how it feels? Good thing it’s not true…. or is it? Regardless don’t do it. MinMaxing – Fun and story our are focus, just make a character you’ll have fun playing if that means MinMaxing, cool, but not at the experience of the enjoyment of others. Character Party fit – No lone wolves, you can be a wolf all you want, but remember you run in a pack, players can request to have some solo story’s or adventures, but never at the expense of the group’s story/experience. Murder Hobos – Please don’t. Other behavior rules – It doesn’t matter if saying the word YELLOW freaks out one player and it’s literally your favorite color and you find a way to work it into EVER sentence somehow. If another player doesn’t like it, don’t use it. That being said, some of us just grew up cursing like sailors. So long as a SINCERE effort is made by the player to curb their behavior, the GM/ST will not take punitive action. BUT he will take this on a case for case basis and perhaps suggest that one of the players moves to a different game. One thing of note: The above rule is to be observed within Reason, accommodation should always be made for different people’s needs, but again, not at the expense of the group. Player Absences/tardiness – More than Three no shows or last-minute no shows will not be tolerated, and the Player will be asked to leave the game. That said, things happen, life tosses us curve balls, and sometimes we Just can’t predict when a shark is going to suddenly land on our Honda civic…...again……fucking fish catapults! So please, if you need to be absent, please let the GM/ST know ahead of time. Similarly with tardiness, but more exceptions can be made because life is hard. Player Narrative Authority – The Lore skill in exalted literally allows you to make shit up and the GM/ST must make it true (Pg 237 3e core). But again, if this compromises the fun or story of the Game, then…. No. Just no. Otherwise go hog wild and do my job for me, I’ll just take notes and write it up in the history later. Or maybe I’ll make you write it up? Ummmm, I’ll think about that. Pet Peeves – If you have pet peeves, please speak up. My personal Pet Peeves are players who consistently show up late to game or just don’t show up at all and leave the GM/ST and players just holding the bag, because somehow their character is central to the plot and the game can’t continue without them…...not that I have any specific examples or anything, just saying. Also, Players who consistently talk over other players and the Gm/St, please don’t do that. Everyone desires to be heard, even if their wrong…. or just stupid…but mostly the first one. Gender identity – If the player has a specific gender identity that they wish to be identified as, all they have to do is speak up and that is how they will be referred to. Just please, be patient with some of us older Gen Xer’s who still struggle with the vernacular, but desperately want to be an alley. NOTE: for those trying to subvert the system, anyone trying to make fun of this by insisting that they identify as a car/helicopter/dog/tank/GOD, better have a damn good reason for it, otherwise, no. Attraction & Sexual Orientation – If the players don’t want NPC’s or other Players/Characters to hit on them, then speak up and it will not happen. PERIOD! If the Gm/ST fucks up and forgets, you get a free exp and a sincere apology, if it happens twice, the GM/ST will post a Youtube video of himself getting punch/kicked in the balls. Also, I’m pretty sure that everyone is Bi-sexual in these anima style games, so sexual orientation will not be discriminated against. And if you feel it is, please speak up and see the previous statement on apologies and ball kicking. If you’re cool with it – great, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to perfect your virtual game on NPCs in game. See ‘Sex, rape, and sexual assault’ below for more details. Sex, Rape, and Sexual Assault – I will not lie, the GM/ST likes him some cheesecake, so expect to see a lot of pretty boy’s and pretty girls in the game. The one thing you will not see, is explicit scenes of Sex. Sorry, that’s a different game and I’m not the one running it and no I can’t invite you. There’s a vetting process and even I don’t make the cut. But the point is, if your character wants to succeed at getting their freak on with another character/NPC’s, we will always fade to black. Rape and Sexual Assault will be represented in the game, but it WILL NOT BE GLORIFIED. And IT WILL NOT HAPPEN TO, OR BE COMMITED BY THE PC’s. PERIOD. Dead stop. Do not pass go. Go directly to GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY GAME! Note on Exalted charms – some exalted charms might skirt or break the rules of consent, in such cases, the GM/ST will take it on a case per case bases, and will point it out when he sees it and expects other players to point it out as well when they do and no one else does. Secondary note on Exalted – The world of Exalted has slaves and a lot of villainous or people acting villainous like behavior in it. The GM/ST will not sugar coat this in the game universe but makes a solemn vow to NEVER glorify it. If he does, see ‘kick in the balls’ above. Racism, Prejudice – In game, they’ll be plenty of that and the players will have to deal with it (I mean, no one likes dwarves for a reason), but out of Game and between other players it will not be tolerated. Alignment – No assholes. No cannibals. No sadist. Please make something that cares or at least partially gives a shit about the world and the people. You can have all the dark, brooding, past hatreds and PTSD problems you want, but you still have to care about the other players and the world. Type of Game – This game is structured around six acts, with three to five act structures a peace, with opportunities for side quests, player driving solo adventures, and some sand boxing. There Will be cut scenes. During which events beyond the players’ control will happen and where they cannot do anything. But these are intended to be few and far between (like maybe one every story, two if the GM thinks he can get away with it). This is done to both represent that there are many things outside of the PC’s control and because it would end up looking cool on camera…. I mean benefit the story and keep it on track. IF players have a particular problem with how a cut scene went or an argument to why said cut scene would not happen that way, please speak up and if the GM/ST feels your logic is sound, he will change it. Mind you this will probably bring the game to screeching halt as the GM/ST has to rework his entire plot, but the players should never feel powerless. Customizable plots – The GM/ST will do everything in his power to create customizable plots and interweave all the players back stories into one other. But that could take some time or worse yet, simply not be realistic. Please know I will do everything I can to customize the plot so that everyone has fun, but the overall enjoyment of the group is what matters. No means NO: If you request a very specific plot or type of character that you really want to play, I will listen to it and try my best to accommodate you. However, not every plot or character will work in a game already established and so from time to time you will hear the word no. The GM/ST is aware that is a word that Gamers historically here as “no, unless you can convince me otherwise.” But if this word is used twice, then it most certainly means NO! As in, NO you cannot have a customized plot where you just sodmize a building for two hours. And NO! This is not an Abyssal/Lunar/Gemi/Exigent/Solar/Dragon-blooded game and you can’t play that here at this time. I’m sorry. All players will be given a chance to give their elevator pitch. But You will be given at first a soft no once, then a HARD no, and if a third NO is required, then you will likely be booted from the game. My apologize, as I know Players love to argue. But this GM/ST has had to endure one to many sessions were players refuse to accept a ruling simply because, “I don’t like it!” In-game Adventurers – Players can expect plenty of opportunities for role-playing, action, drama, romance (if they want), and excitement. In-game politics & factions – Only if the players want it, otherwise this will be less emphasized. Start/Standing – Characters will make their exalted characters in full and all players will be a part of the same Circle, as well as be giving extra starting Intimacies to represent their already standing relationship with the other players. Character Context – Characters will be giving and have gone over with them, a character hand out that tells them everything they already know about the world. Backgrounds, Merits & Mounts – Everything in 3e core, and all 3e supplemental books that the GM has/owns is aloud unless otherwise specified. If you want something from a book that the GM doesn’t have, either ask them or buy/get them the book in question. Death - It will happen, to you, to other players, and especially to the NPC’s. You should know that the GM/ST does not want anyone to die, but he will not stop it from happening if the PC’s decided to challenge one of the five elemental dragons right out the gate to a one-on-one brawl. I mean, at least wait to season twenty-five or something so it’s at least an interesting fight before the Dragon of fire tears out your insides and roasts them on a spit for all of creation to see. As always, think of the fun of the group, before doing something like this. Resurrection – If the entire group wants to go on an epic quest to rescue the players soul from the underworld and pled with some ancient god to put the players soul back into his body so that they can live again…. I’m cool with it. Outside of that, if you die, you better make a deal with a death lord or a demon, cuss otherwise you’re not coming back. Technically survive if the story demands it. All that being said – All that being said, the whole point of this long over explained list is to help facilitate fun and companionship. At its core, this is a game. And the oxford dictionary classifies this as a form of play or sport, especially a competitive one played according to rules and decided by skill, strength, or luck. Or a complete episode or period of play, ending in a definite result. Both those definitions include the world Play. And while the word fun isn’t in there, I feel like it is implicitly implied, so if no one is having it, there’s no point in us playing. Submission: All items submitted to the Gm/ST for use in the game will become the property of the game master, for use in any publication that they might wish to create in the future. Conclusion – If the Players have anything else they want to add or discuss further, please bring it up in session 0 and we can add or change anything that they feel goes against the fun of the game. A mention on AI use in this campaign: Quick note on my DM process: I use some AI tools to help with editing, generating images for inspiration, and brainstorming (especially useful for writer's block!). I pay for these using our game funds. Just wanted to be clear that while these tools help polish things or spark ideas, the core story, world, concepts, and all the legally significant creative stuff are 100% my own original work. Rules for contacting the GM: The GM likes to keep himself available at all hours and every day for your questions and conveniences, However, <t:1742770800:t> he likes to sit down and help his wife make dinner, so any response I have will be delayed, or I will be unable to answer your questions as I won't be at my computer and access to my notes. Players should be warned that after <t:1742781600:t> daily, the GM likes to inebriate himself into a deep stupor to drown out all the voices in his head so he can sleep. So, any response you receive from the GM, after this time, should not be considered either Cannon or correct and will most likely be full of racist, homophobic in cell and otherwise just..... weird shit....like not even funny shit....its just weird....so please, do not contact the GM after that time. The GM generally gets home from the Gym at around <t:1742742000:t> on weekdays. Before then, I might not have been able to respond because I was busy running on a treadmill. But afterwards, it's cool.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

all characters should be at 7th-level characters if using 2024 rules.

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all