Custom ** SOLO ** SPECIAL D&D5e (or variation) - PlayByPost
We play ALL WEEK LONG. Create your own game, your way. Just you and the GM. Explore any place, any setting, any way you want. PLAY BY POST!
$50.00
/ Session
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Play by Post (Asynchronous)
Billed Weekly / Friday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 1–1.1 hours
0 / 1 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You find yourself in a very strange land, and you've been lured here or drawn here, by reasons that only you can explain. Rumor has it there is much adventure that awaits, rewards, opportunity, wealth, and power - but you know the REAL reason you came. TORN UNIVERSE: A sandbox homebrew medieval fantasy D&D5e campaign setting, but altered from the norm, just enough to keep things very interesting, and adaptable. Expect the unexpected! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUMMARY ** SOLO ** Game customer designed to fit YOUR play style and the kind of game YOU WANT TO PLAY. 1 WEEK = 1 SESSION YOU CHOOSE: Any published adventure from a long list of available titles, a combination, mash-up, retro game or whatever you can think of. I can't say it enough. IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR GAME! Posting Frequency: YOU DECIDE, but the GM is available for a minimum of 3x per day, targeting closer to 5x per day. [That way if we have a bad day, off day, sick day, or otherwise, we can maintain the minimum average - overachieving on good days] Date/Time: We play all day, every day. Ignore posted game time. GMs Time Zone: Eastern/Florida/USA [GMT -5] Days/Weekends: Lots of weekday play, weekends optional. Asynchronous: Play-by-Post, spread out through each day. Setting: D&D 5e Homebrew (a new medieval fantasy realm), unless of course you want something else. ========================= PLAY-BY-POST: Play ANY TIME, ANY WHERE... spread out through your day (GMs time zone), via a collection of DISCORD groups, DnDBeyond characters, and map tools like OwlBear, Roll20, Canva, DnD Maps... WANT TO JUST USE TEXT? That's fine. It's just SOLO, you and the GM, so we can be flexible on our method of play. That's right, we play ASYNCRONOUSLY sending messages back and forth via some system (like: DISCORD). Feel free to share Text, recorded audio, even your face if you want (just be clothed, please). There will be a GROUP game chat (where we role-play), but also private channels to talk to the GM behind the scenes, or chat with other players on the same server.
Game style
Sandbox / Open World
Play By Post
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Meet the Game Master
4.9
(25)
3 years on StartPlaying
625 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
PREFACE: I host games via asynchronous PLAY BY POST ONLY. Most games are 100% SOLO games now. It would be a rare exception to start a GROUP game, much less a LIVE (Zoom/Teams) type game. Most know me as GM.OVERSEER (aka Darth Overseer for Star Wars fans) HISTORY: I've been gaming for over 40 years (and 99% of the time, I'm the GM). Countless hours of face-to-face tabletop gaming, struggling like we all do ... to find schedules that match. I've been on a quest to run quality games, asynchronously, since the pre-internet days of NETmail and BBS. The solution: Play-by-Post. I rarely host live games any more. YOU WON'T BELIEVE some of the crazy spin-off games I've had the pleasure of running. * Some based on TV Shows & Movies: The Purge, Alien, Fallout, Star Trek, Star Wars, Sliders, Firefly. * Some Play-by-Post games with D&D characters, but based on board games: Betrayal at the House on the Hill, White Castle, One Night / Werewolf / Werewords, Talisman, Munchkin. I've had the pleasure of being a consultant, creative content writer, editor, and game designer for a few small companies over the years. I've published a few things, play-tested a LOT, cos-played, streamed games, and taught RPG classes. "That's what I do... I drink & I know things." ~ Tyrion Lannaster (Game of Thrones) Truth be told, I don't drink any more so ... "That's what I do... I roll dice & I know things." ~ GM Overseer (SPG)
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Creating your character
UP TO YOU! Do we make this realistic, difficult, survivalist? Start with little? Start as a fledgling? OR - DO you want to advance to something more defined? Experienced? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LET'S CHAT - Soon after you sign up! NO CHARGE for the 1st week, because that's SESSION ZERO and we're sorting out the details.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Just give some thought to how you want to do this? NO CHARGE for the 1st week, because that's SESSION ZERO and we're sorting out the details. ----------------------------------- IN SUMMARY: Work with the GM to refine this character into something with a story to tell - and we'll start telling it together.
What Paul brings to the table
MOTTO: It is YOUR game, so play it YOUR way... The initial game may begin with a very specific mission in mind. While anything can happen, we can move things in ANY direction. I just set the scene, but you are the actor on stage! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DECIDE THE PATH... Want to follow classic adventures? (e.g. Curse of Stradh, Made Mage, Tomb of Annihilation, or others... ) Want to open the world up to MULTI-VERSE possibilities? Want an entirely AI generated adventure? Want a specific adaptation to the classic settings? Want me TO SURPRISE YOU (insert evil GM laughter)? *********************************** I'll bring the adventure... I'll bring maps (when needed) with tokens... I'll provide visuals when possible... --------------------------------------------------- RULE OF COOL: It's YOUR GAME - so we can establish this policy together. Yes, I can see that - occasionally. I don't typically like to BREAK a major rule, but can see slight variances or "exceptions" when the situation warrants it. Then again, you may prefer something different than what I prefer. If that's the case, we'll discuss. I like REALISM! I like CHALLENGE!!
Homebrew rules
1 SESSION IS 1 WEEK OF GAMING. None yet. We will discuss if/when needed.
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Safety
How Paul creates a safe table
CONTENT WARNING: As you may have noticed, almost every content warning available has been flagged. The only exceptions are those involving sexuality and the overt abuse of children. Those topics simply don't have a place in this game and will be omitted and could result in a removal of any player from the game. SESSION 0: Since this game is not played at a single designated meeting time, but asynchronously throughout the day, Session 0 merely represents the dialogue that will be exchanged early on to make sure you understand how it's played, what you are expected to bring to the virtual table, timeliness, and cordial play. LINES and VEILS: During the Session 0, and while Debriefing at various intervals (between chapters), you can discuss with the GM any topics, scenes, or scenarios that are particularly disturbing, and possible accommodations. Some topics just need NEVER be present in a game, and others just "alluded" to, as we figuratively "fade-to-black", and we move on. SOLO PLAY: Since it's just the two of us, group related tools aren't likely to be needed. OPEN DOOR / DEBRIEFLING = let me know when/if anything is not to your liking. Period! Need a break. We take one.
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