⚔️ Legends of Aldoria: The Founding of Oakhaven ⚔️ PbP Campaign
A next-gen D&D Play-by-Post experience with the narrative depth of a TTRP meets the immersion of a single-player video game - built for busy adults
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Play by Post (Asynchronous)
Billed Weekly / Monday - 6:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 1–2 hours
Campaign Length / 4 Sessions
0 / 10 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Legends of Aldoria, an immersive, asynchronous TTRPG fantasy campaign designed for players who love deep worldbuilding, tactical decision-making, and rich storytelling, but need a flexible schedule! The original Play-by-Mail experience—reimagined for a new era of play. Whether you're a busy professional, a veteran roleplayer, or brand new to the tabletop world, this campaign allows you to shape an evolving fantasy world without needing to commit to a 4-hour live video session every week. ⚔️ How It Works: 📅 Weekly Rhythm: Every Monday, a new Situation Report and narrative update goes live, detailing the current dilemma facing the town of Oakhaven. 🎙️ Immersive Audio & Lore: Listen to in-character audio dispatches from NPCs like Captain Caddor, discover lost lore, and view custom artwork on Wednesday. 📜 The Command Log (Your Turn): You submit your tactical choices, character intentions, and dice rolls through a dedicated Command Log form before Friday midnight. 💥 Evolving Consequences: Every Sunday, the community's choices and rolls resolve into the next chapter of the story. High/low rolls and creative choices directly name-drop and feature your character in the narrative! 🛡️ What You Need to Play: An active email address to receive emails and to respond with your Player Command Log. A few minutes twice a week (Monday to read/listen and Friday to submit your directive). A passion for creative fantasy storytelling! 🚀 Campaign Details: Official Start Date: Monday, September, 2026 Campaign Duration: 4 weeks where each week equals 1 day in game time Game System: E-mail / D&D 5e-inspired narrative mechanics, a free Role account for character sheets and dice rolls. Tone: Heroic Fantasy, Tactical, Story-Rich
Game style
Play By Post
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
About me
Two decades of DM experience, started with AD&D in the Gary Gygax era. Ran hundreds of adventures and dozens of long running campaigns. Also GM’d extensively in Call of Cthulhu, TMNT and Shadowrun RPG and ran my own Play-by-Mail series. At the moment launching my PbP 2.0 adventure series set in my homebrew world of Aldoria, creating and playing solo RPG games, enjoying the occasional D&D one-shot with friends and having conversations with my 3 cats Mochi, Chino and Kittler.
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Creating your character
Characters start at Level 1 and can be created pre-game using D&DE 5e rules' Standard Array of 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8. You can create your character and send it to me, I will create a short back story you can work out with your own stories if you like. We use free Role accounts for character sheet management and dice rolls. After you sign up I will contact you directly for instructions and advice.
Anyone can join and play, beginners and veterans. I welcome all humans of good will and adventuring spirit. Let’s play!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Make sure you have an active email account and have access to a web browser. A free account on Role where we handle and verify dice rolls and character sheets. After you sign up I will contact you directly for instructions and advice.
What Renato brings to the table
We are playing a Play-by-Post asynchronous game in the style of the original Play-by-Mail games back in the day. So content will come in via email on set days and you will choose your actions and write in your intentions via email using regulated and set times and rounds each week. This creates a predictable weekly rhythm that fits seamlessly into your busy schedule. ⚔️ How It Works: 📅 Weekly Rhythm: Every Monday, a new Situation Report and narrative update goes live, detailing the current dilemma facing Oakhaven. 🎙️ Immersive Audio & Lore: Listen to in-character audio dispatches from NPCs like Captain Caddor, discover lost lore, and view custom artwork on Tuesday. 📜 The Command Log (Your Turn): You submit your tactical choices, character intentions, and dice rolls through a dedicated Command Log form before Friday midnight. 💥 Evolving Consequences: Every Sunday, the community's choices and rolls resolve into the next chapter of the story. High/low rolls and creative choices directly name-drop and feature your character in the narrative! This is a 4 week Play-by-Post campaign using the oldskool Play-by-Mail game mechanics but with a modern twist. The predictable scheduled programming of content drops and player windows of interaction create a smooth, episodical and exciting interactive story narrative created by your choices and your creative input.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Mobile Phone
Platforms used
Safety
How Renato creates a safe table
I will send you a Lines and Veils document after you sign up and will discuss this in a private session 0 to create your character, create backstory and answer questions. E-mail or DM contact with continous Open Door policy in effect pre-during- Aftercare and post-campaign contact sessions will be held.
Content warnings
Safety tools used