Moving Along
Ok I canned the PBEM campaign quite awhile back. I am going to leave the page up because I am hoping to start a real table top group going and this site can help the group with files and needed info.
Updated Rules of the Campaign
Here are the basic rules of the campaign. They will also be posted in text format in the Important Files section.
- No cheating! - Simple rule but if I catch you cheating you're gone, no second chances, no excuses!
- All characters must be submitted for approval by the GM. All characters must be generated using the software provided. We will be using the point system to create characters & the software will help facilitate that.
- All acceptable races & Disciplines will be listed on the website. If it's not there, it's not allowed. If you find a discipline online or want to create a new discipline, talk to me about it & I'll review it. If I feel it won't upset the game play, I MIGHT allow it but no promises.
- I will not be personally revealing who is playing which character or even who the player's in the game actually are. I think this will help everyone stay more in character & make it alot more fun. If you want to share this information with each other, that's fine. I'm not going to get upset about it.
- If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly reccomend a copy of the Earthdawn main book. It's not a needed thing but will help you understand the rules & mechanics a better. The book was released at one point on a CD so that might be a better thing to look for.
- All emails must be returned by the date/time deadline each round. If you can not do that, please drop me a note & let me know so we can work something out. Otherwise I may have to remove you from the game & I don't want to do that to anyone.
- All players must watch the website for important message concerning the campaign. This will make it much easier for me to pass information to you, the players.
Getting Started!!
Well we finally got underway as you all should know by now. I've gotten emails back from most of the players. However I'm still missing emails from 3 players. Since this is the first email and it was MASSIVE with all the background, I am going to give a one time only extention to the turn in time. I'm going to extend it to Thursday, 12am. That means I NEED them in by Wednesday night. If I do not have them in, I will be forced to drop you from the campaign. It's nothing personal, I just need to be able to keep things moving in a timely manner. To all those who turned in their round already, thank you! I do appreciate it. One last thing, I need everyone to email me how they would like their character's light quartz. I havn't added them to the character sheets yet because I want to get an idea of where it is placed for the characters. It can be as simple as just having a small crystal they keep in a pouch with their gear to being hung on a necklace, worked into the pommel of a sword, the chest of their armor or shield, etc, etc. Be creative. I know it's a very small thing but trust me, it's MUCH cooler to have these then to be forced to rely on standard lanterns and torches. I need a response on this by the deadline this week. If I don't hear from everyone, I'm going to just assume its in a small pouch among your gear.
Character Descriptions
Ok just a small update today, I added the character descriptions on everyone. Also I gave each character a free item, a light quartz lantern. However, I am going to leave it up to each of you how the light quartz is incorporated into your character's gear. It can be a standard lantern, on a staff, in a weapon hilt, on a necklace, however you want it. Just let me know. It may be just a small thing but you will understand the reason for it once the background email is sent out, which should be later this week. I'm still not satisfied with a few behind the scenes details so I'm trying to get those hammered out before we jump into this. Having everyone's characters in hand does make it MUCH easier on me to get those details down though. Well watch your mailboxes for the first email of the
Update to Character Generator
I know I promised a list of race/disciplines. However I decided to instead modify the data files for the character creation program to show the available races & disciplines. I am eliminating all of the ones I don't have rules for, I feel would upset the game & some that just don't fit into the way everything is going to start. If you have any questions, contact me.
I will be adding more races & disciplines as I go through more of my source books & get them listed on here. Also the starting date has been pushed back to June 8th due to my being sick & inability to concentrate on the campaign. I need everyone's finalized character by midnight on the 7th to be able to start in the game. So far I've received 2 characters, so lets get on the ball people.
One last note about dice rolling. I will be using a dice rolling program to generate rolls for everyone. I was going to use an email dice program but sadly it does not possess the ability to roll dice of different sides at the same time. instead I will be using a dice roller from Wizards of the Coast. It's a nice little program that allows for the rolling of multiple dice of different sizes. If anyone wants to check it out, it can be found here: Dice Roller.
Going forward with this game, I believe that I will be leaving it up to you players how you want to generate your stats after your first character. You will have the choice of rolling 4D6 (dropping the lowest roll) six times using this email dice server: Email Roller or using the point based system like you did for the first one. However, keep in mind that whatever email rolls I get from the server are PERMANENT!! There will be NO rerolling just because you don't like your rolls & I will be verifying all rolls with the server.
Starting Date
Ok everyone, I'd like to kick this campaign off on June 1st so I need all your characters by then. If you need help, don't hesitate to ask & I'll help you. Please use the EDCG program that is listed on the left side. If you need a copy of the main book, let me know & I can help you get one. I own several copies & have the CD with the book on it.
Welcome To The Campaign!
I'm glad to see that you have found your way to the Earthdawn play by email campaign.
On the left side of thepage, you will find many of the important files that you need to enter the play by email campaign. Any questions can sent directly to me at earthdawngm@gmail.com
Rules of the Campaign
Here are the basic rules of the camaign.
- No cheating! - Simple rule but if I catch you cheating you're gone, no second chances, no excuses!
- All characters must be submitted for approval by the GM. All characters must be generated using the software provided. We will be using the point system to create characters & the software will help facilitate that.
- All acceptable races & Disciplines will be listed on the website. If it's not there, it's not allowed. If you find a discipline online or want to create a new discipline, talk to me about it & I'll review it. If I feel it won't upset the game play, I MIGHT allow it but no promises.
- I will not be personally revealing who is playing which character or even who the player's in the game actually are. I think this will help everyone stay more in character & make it alot more fun. If you want to share this information with each other, that's fine. I'm not going to get upset about it.
- If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly reccomend a copy of the Earthdawn main book. It's not a needed thing but will help you understand the rules & mechanics a better. The book was released at one point on a CD so that might be a better thing to look for.
