A Song of Ice and Fire RPG: Robert's Rebellion (PbP Solo ASOIAF)
Westeros is plunging into war as Robert Baratheon rebels against the rightful king. Can you and your House survive and find honor and glory?
$20.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Play by Post (Asynchronous)
Billed Weekly / Tuesday - 11:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 1–99 Sessions
0 / 2 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Westeros is about to plunge into war as the Mad King, Aerys the II Targaryen, is challenged by the upstart Robert Baratheon for the crown and the right to sit upon the Iron Throne! The opportunities to rise above the ashes the flames of war will bring to you and your House will be plentiful but the dangers will be real and the outcome bloody. Which side will you choose: the side of House Targaryen or that of House Baratheon? Or is there another option, one that sees the Iron Throne coming to another House that will use the war to their own advantage and rise above all challenges? The decision and the path are entirely up to you! But remember: you win or you die in the Game of Thrones. There is no middle ground! Well met and welcome to my A Song of Ice and Fire: a Game of Thrones edition play by post game that will begin and end during Robert's Rebellion. The game will start at the Tourney at Harranhal and continue through all the major battles and conflicts of Robert's Rebellion. The game will follow canon but it is designed to also change with the actions of the players and their House and characters. Anything is possible in the Game of Thrones after all. The players (2 to 4 players) involved will belong to a single House that they create together and each play a member of said House. I also plan to offer solo games where one player creates a House and plays one central character. This game will take place over Discord and I try to post at least once a day (except on Sundays which I take off) and will communicate any delays or what not. Please let me know as well about any absences and I will of course do the same. AI Usage: I will not be using AI and I expect the same of my players, please.
Game style
Play By Post
Realm Building
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Meet the Game Master
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1 year on StartPlaying
461 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
Average response time: 8 hours
Response rate: 75%
About me
Hi there, my name is Chris, your friendly Canadian DM! I am someone who has been playing and running various TTRPGs such as Dungeons and Dragons, ASOIAF, Changeling: the Dreaming, Vampire the Masquerade and many others for the last three decades. I also am a published game writer and designer with over 50 publications (mostly from the heyday of the 3.5 DnD OGL) as well as a small press publishing company called "Mad Scotsman Games" I've run since 2003. My degree in English Literature actually ended up helping me with a career outside of teaching! Woo! I tend to be the forever DM but that works out well because I love telling immerse stories and doing collaborative storytelling with my players. If you are looking for games with a heavy roleplaying focus, deep lore and everything in between, look no further! I look forward to gaming with you all.
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Creating your character
We will be using A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones Edition by Green Ronin Publishing. All characters will be made using the base book rules and the House itself will be designed using the House creation rules found within the book. I will also be happy to provide copies of the gaming materials used. Character creation will take place individually with each player in a "session zero" on the Discord server. We will take our time with it. The House will be created in a similar fashion between the players or via random rolls by the GM if preferred.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will be using the Dice Maiden bot and Discord for this game. Please have a Discord account as that is where we will be playing this game. Please also be somewhat familiar with the ASOIAF rules; I am happy to help you with the gaming rules but I am not looking to teach the game before we play.
What Chris MacKay brings to the table
I will provide a rich setting with themes of conflict, honor, glory, political intrigue, a struggle to survive, corruption and everything in between that makes the ASOIAF setting so compelling. We will build the game you want to play together, determining the elements we want to use. The other themes we explore will be up to the player and will be discussed during Session Zero. Combat will take place but will not be the main focus of the game - that will be heavy roleplay and collaborative storytelling. However, there will be conflict and combat because it is so ingrained in the game and setting but not all characters have to be combat focused. I tend to favour the Rule of Cool over using the Rules as a strict "you must do it this way or not at all" well, rule. They are guidelines and I will side with the mechanics but if we gotta twist it a bit to make it cooler for the story and players, let's do it!
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Safety
How Chris MacKay creates a safe table
All walks of life, gender identity, orientation and gamers are welcome at my table. I do not tolerate bigotry, racism, sexism and all the other negative -isms. My gaming space is yours as well and will be a safe one. Period. There will be a Session Zero in which we will go over any soft and hard limits the players have as well as talk about the mutual lines and veils we want to establish for the story. ASOIAF is a bloody, cruel place but that doesn't mean we can't have boundaries if needed!
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