Play by Post (PbP): CALL FROM THE DEEP | 2024 RULES | LVL 1-12

Play by Post (PbP): CALL FROM THE DEEP | 2024 RULES | LVL 1-12

The ocean remembers what was cast into it. And now, it is reaching back. Something ancient stirs far below...

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–12

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
3 NEEDED TO START
$25.00

/ Session

Details

Play by Post (Asynchronous)

Billed Weekly / Wednesday - 7:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 3–168 hours

Campaign Length / 50–80 Sessions

2 / 7 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 5 players have joined

Meet your party members

2/7

About the adventure

Call from the Deep is a nautical horror campaign that begins with disappearances and rumors along the coast—and escalates into a struggle against an ancient threat rising from the depths. What starts as piracy, strange wrecks, and isolated coastal incidents slowly reveals a vast, coordinated menace moving beneath the waves, manipulating events on land and sea alike. The campaign carries characters across storm-lashed waters, pirate havens, forgotten islands, and submerged ruins where alien intelligence and corrupted faith collide. The ocean is not a backdrop—it is an ever-present danger, hostile, unpredictable, and filled with secrets that were never meant to surface. 🌊 Mystery Beneath the Waves: Uncover the truth behind vanishing ships, warped sea creatures, and cult activity tied to something vast and inhuman. Every answer raises new questions—and greater risks. 🌊 Horror, Exploration, and High Seas Adventure: Expect naval travel, island expeditions, tense negotiations, and sudden violence. Combat is brutal and cinematic, but investigation, planning, and caution often mean the difference between survival and sinking. 🌊 For Players Who Enjoy Rising Dread and Escalation: This campaign rewards curiosity, teamwork, and nerve. The threat grows steadily, moving from rumor to revelation, from isolated danger to an existential menace that cannot be ignored.

Game style

Play By Post

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Roleplay Heavy

Combat Heavy

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(202)

Multi-lingual

3 years on StartPlaying

3089 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling

Average response time: 16 hours

Response rate: 85%

About me

I’m a full-time GM with a tech brain and a storyteller’s instinct. I run clean, well-prepped games with a healthy dose of improvisation and just enough chaos to keep players guessing. I love throwing players into situations they’ll definitely survive (probably). Also: unapologetically committed to terrible accents, delivered with great enthusiasm.

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Character creation

Creating your character

✍️ We'll build characters together in Session Zero. ✍️ We use D&D Beyond. All official 5E sourcebooks are allowed. I've purchased them all! ✍️ Have an character concept in mind? Bring it! I’ll help you shape it to fit the campaign.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

💻 Install Discord. 💻 Create a D&D Beyond account. 💻 No rules mastery needed—new players welcome! 💻 Come ready to play, collaborate, and tell cool stories.

What Noralf brings to the table

🎲 All D&D Beyond content. 🎲 Immersive storytelling, voicings and ambient music. 🎲 Tactical combat—fast, strategic and challenging encounters 🎲 Rewards for player creativity 🎲 Optional crafting and third-party content if it fits our game.

Homebrew rules

⚙️ Kibbles Crafting (Optional - decided in Session Zero)

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Safety

How Noralf creates a safe table

🛡️ Game confort checklist helps us set boundaries. 🛡️ Lines & Veils discussed and agreed on at Session Zero. 🛡️ Open Door Policy. Chat to me anytime. Step away anytime.

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