Wanted: Adventurers for Off-the-Books Work (Play-by-Post, PbP)

Wanted: Adventurers for Off-the-Books Work (Play-by-Post, PbP)

Work for the Golden Vault: Plan the score, outwit the mark, and vanish with the loot—or go down in legendary flames.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–11

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
4 NEEDED TO START
$12.00

/ Session

Details

Play by Post (Asynchronous)

Billed Weekly / Monday - 5:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 1 hour

0 / 7 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 4 players have joined
About the adventure

Choose Your Destiny: the mastermind, the face, the infiltrator, the muscle, the inside man, the getaway driver, the demolitionist... your imagination is the only limit! Together, you’ll case the joint, plan the score, and pull off high-tension jobs for a mysterious patron known only as the Golden Vault. This game is perfect for players who love clever plans, social scheming, and cinematic “oh no” moments as much as big spell-slinging and sword fights. Expect infiltration over dungeon crawls, disguises and forgery kits alongside fireballs and smites, with a focus on teamwork, improvisation, and creative problem-solving. If you enjoy Ocean’s Eleven, Leverage, or Mission: Impossible and wish they had more dragons, this is your game. The tone is adventurous and playful with room for drama. Sure, failure is on the table, but it just makes the story more memorable. I run with a “yes, and” mindset: if you pitch a wild idea, we’ll find a way to make the dice tell us how it goes. All experience levels are welcome. I help newer players with mechanics while still giving veterans the depth and challenge they crave. Across the campaign, you’ll hit targets like arcane vaults, noble estates, skybound casinos, and heavily warded prisons. Between jobs, you’ll build your reputation, outfit your hideout, make allies and enemies, and uncover what the Golden Vault really wants with all these dangerous artifacts. Bring a character who wants a big score and an even a bigger story.

Game style

Play By Post

Roleplay Heavy

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(25)

Podcaster
LGBTQ+
Queer
Asian
Neurodivergent
Published Writer
Teacher/Educator
Game Designer
Multi-lingual

2 years on StartPlaying

416 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

Average response time: 20 hours

Response rate: 67%

About me

30+ years of running various TTRPGs. I am trans/non-binary and autistic and run games that are both LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent friendly. My day job is teaching and I love teaching new players to enjoy roleplaying!

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Character creation

Creating your character

We use DNDBeyond or Dicecloud to create characters. We will be using the Discord bot Avrae for rolls, checks, saves, etc. Don't worry if you don't have experience with these things, I am happy to help guide people through. I also have Tupperbox, which players can use if they'd like, though this is not a requirement.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You will need a Discord account and either a Dicecloud or DNDBeyond account (all of which are free).

What apheline brings to the table

I run an active D&D PbP server where you can chat with other players. There will be In-Character and Out-of-Character channels as well as channels for maps, resources, party loot, etc. We may also use a virtual tabletop such as QuestLine. You will never have to pay for extras, VTTs, etc at my table.

Homebrew rules

I am happy to work with homebrewed or non-standard D&D materials as long as they aren't game breaking or make the game less fun for others.

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer

Microphone

Safety

How apheline creates a safe table

We use a session 0 to go over a Lines and Veils document.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

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