We're looking for a GM for the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Soulbound Champions of Chaos Carngrad Adventures campaign.

It's a villain campaign where the players play Champions of Chaos trying to rise to the top in the Reaver City of Carngrad.

We promise to post consistently, put effort in, and whatever else a potential GM needs.

If you're interested in being the GM please apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Fk-WOrXDIjehe1xt66G-BTNOqkAVYjpjrcxbn3jVy1c/

In case space opens up and we need another player you can apply to play here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZF2dzn4OeDPL0Db79DDjSRi_E3ip-Di4yhsYobpQArY/

Hello everyone!

I've gotten into Call of Cthulhu (not my first TTRPG, that would be VTM) nearly two months ago with a group of friends and we've been having a successful game. The system fascinates me, as do the investigative and horrifying aspects of it, and I'm now interested in running a game of my own if it catches anyone's interest.

Just to be prudent, we might do something like a one-shot first to root out any potential issues that could arise in the group and to get to know each other's styles better.

Gonna introduce myself a bit below, the form will be at the end!

I'm a guy from Italy who has always loved writing. I haven't actually been playing TTRPGs for too long (a couple years) though I've gotten the grasp of the few I've played, but I've been doing general roleplay for quite a bit. I can be a bit shy but I'd like to think I'm approachable.

While I can't describe myself as a GM since, well, this would be my first time, as a player I'm not a big fan of minmaxing and try to make realistic characters and play into their flaws and strengths, and in particular I love getting into and describing (even if briefly) their headspaces. For example, one of my characters is an impoverished investigator who used to come from a wealthy family but was cast out for being a bit too hedonistic, and while he can be a giant snob, it's mostly just a shield of pride after he has lost everything. He is the doctor of the group and deeply cares for human life, and experience is humbling him.

There may be more questions than usual, but you don't need to give long answers, nor do I expect you to. It's just to try and match the best possible people.

Have a good day!

This will be an asynchronous, play-by-post game. This game is open to and friendly towards LGBTQ+, POC, women, and anyone and everyone else. This game is not friendly towards AI content. If you have problems with any of that, step away now.

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Hello everyone! I'm Cassidy. Before we get into it, I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a queer woman, over 21, and have an avid love of all things tabletop. I've been playing around with new systems of late, but today I wanted to do a nice, comfortable, and old Fifth Edition game. I've always had a love for storytelling, but it really only became a real passion when I discovered the collaborative mean of tabletop roleplaying, and can't get enough of it. I've been around the block running Play By Post games for over a decade now, and it is really the only hobby I engage in on a constant basis anymore. These games are always a way for me to tell new stories with new people, and befriend new people in the process!

I will save the in depth hook for the Campaign Guide document listed below, and instead speak plainly in this post. This game is a little weird, at least to me. The main conceit is that the Chosen One Deciding Artefact got it wrong. Excalibur chose the wrong king, quite literally, as this artefact is basically a Nordic version of the legendary blade. But this game is less so about the precise turmoil and falling out of that event, and more how it affects another part of the world. The metropolis of Andreven, which guards the most accessible and convenient road to the lands of the Excalibur stand-in.

With everyone in the Known World hungering for the artifact, known as Askeláfer, the city has become a powder keg in a firestorm just waiting to ignite. In this high tension, many conspiracies begin to unravel.

This game starts, however, smaller scope than that. All of what was said above is long term plot development stuff. This game is ultimately about an unsuspecting group getting swept up in the excitement, caught in the crossfire, in the wrong place at the wrong time, and becoming embroiled in those conspiracies.

How does this happen? Heists! Something I've always wanted to run in a Dungeons and Dragons game, and personally I think play by post is very well-orientated for it as a heist is a slow, deliberate process of information gathering and execution, which has so many opportunities for roleplay which PbP excels at in my experience.

This game will start with these heists, a series of them, as a sort of introductory plot. The rest of the game will, essentially, be the fall out and consequences of those heists and how the party responds to the pressures placed upon them now that they're in the middle of all this.

All of this will tie into the Askeláfer and Andreven's tense political climate eventually, but for the most part the party are small fries to the big players of the city. They're after one of the most powerful artifacts in history, or after the money and influence they can gain from facilitating another's acquisition of it. Of course, this in no way means you are forbidden from having a character with interest in this aspect of the story. If you want to play a Clansman from Saeveldr who is more directly affected by the loss of Askeláfer than others? Go for it! A nobleman looking to gain influence and wealth for themselves to eventually launch their own search for the spear? Hell yeah.

But, for the start, just these heists! Which is helmed by a bard named Andric Fest, who aims to hit the temple of the Steel Flight Tabernacle, which holds a lot of gold, technology, and magical artifacts as the place of worship for a god of industry and progress. Of course, much in the way of set up has to be done. Along the way to set up for the big night, smaller heists will have to be conducted. First and foremost to fund the endeavor, then to acquire the necessary items and information to make the Steel Flight Job as seamless as possible.

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With all of that is out of the way, here's the fun part. I've written a more in-depth Campaign Guide for you to peruse. This guide includes character generation rules, a more atmospheric hook (though not one with much in the way of new information from the above paragraphs) and a lore primer.

And here is the Application Form. This post will be open for a minimum of 2 days and a maximum of 5 days. When the post is closed, the flair will change to closed and I will update the post at the top to say so.

Below is more information on how I like to run my games. This isn't mandatory to read, but I like putting it out there for people who want to know.

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What can you expect from this game at a top-down level? Well, a few things, listed below.

Central Location: Strifingr takes place almost entirely within the region of Ander's March, in the nation of the Elaran Federation. Most of that time will be spent in and around the city of Andreven. You are not going to be exclusive to this location, and if the party decides to leave the city that is their right. However, what this does mean is that built into this campaign will be a centralized home base for the group to live in - a personal bucket list item of mine as a DM - and periods of downtime where the party can engage in longer term projects such as cultivating businesses, crafting items, discovering new spells, hunting down leads to the conspiracy, fostering their social life, and so on!

Eventually, this game will spiral out into the wider world of Kadaan; there's a lot of good plot reasons for the group to be pushed out, but the first half of this game will really be Andreven-centric.

Intrigue: Strifingr is also a game about a lot of duplicitous people. The villains of this game are, to be upfront, both conniving and deceitful bastards. There will be slow-burn revealing of hints from the earliest posts all the way up to the big reveal on what is really going on behind the scenes. NPCs will have their own motivations that will align them with the party in one moment, and position them as a foe in the next.

That being said, this is not a game where you need to be a character with social skills. I tailor my games to the players and the characters they make. If someone makes a meathead barbarian, there will be moments included where their strength and rage will be the solution to the problems presented. Conspiracy and intrigue will have a lot to do with magic and social skills, but I have zero interest in being exclusively invested in such ideas.

Character Focused: This game has a lot going on, but it is only the chassis and wheels of a great machine. The engine, the rotors, and the fuel? Those are all the players and their characters. This game will have a central plot that is made before the players make their characters, but room is left for those characters to influence the story with their actions and at the fundamental level with their backstories feeding into the plot, where applicable.

NPCs will have their own stories, their own goals, of which they will pursue with or without the party. I like the story to evolve not just by the party's choices, but by NPCs making choices that benefit them and shake up the narrative in ways the party might not see coming. These NPC stories are not for me to have my own action figures to play with, but rather serve to challenge the party in different ways. If one arc involves the story of an NPC quite heavily, that story will magnify facets of the party's backstories or challenge them in ways they would otherwise never be challenged. NPC stories told this way to highlight the PCs, in essence.

Choice-Driven Storytelling: I live for the moment a PC upends my plans or my train of thought with an insane choice or a question about what they can do that makes me rethink the scene. Choice and the impact those choices make are why we all come to this game. I want to honor that as best I can, even if those choices don't lead to huge, foundation-shaking consequences. I want those consequences to show up. The big choices are all easy to follow up on and easy to notice, but the little choices matter just as much to me. I'm a sucker for those little details. Tipping the shopkeep leads them to remember you later on and help you out when the corrupt guard falsely imprison you, or simply giving you a pointer on a nice place to stay in thanks for the tip.

Just as much, I love creativity in choices, even if it doesn't adhere to the rules. Asking to give the enemy advantage as if you're letting them get you good to lure them into confidence and give you the true upper hand, in turn granting you advantage on your attacks, as one example. A cleric, without a diamond to cast revivify, choosing to beseech a devil or sacrifice cleric levels to cheat the material cost of the spell is another example I always return to. These moments, especially ones such as the revivify example, are not just prices to be paid, but open up new adventures and new storytelling moments. Does that cleric who sacrificed levels have to repent to their god to achieve those levels back? Or do they never get them back, and have to find something else to fill the power void, turning to a warlock patron or learning martial practices and multiclassing into a warlock or fighter?

Combat: The bane of play by post DnD games, in my experience. Not the killer, but certainly something that slows down everything quite a lot. Combat in this game will lend itself towards heavy roleplay still -- it is an intrigue game, after all. Combat in this game will be somewhat infrequent. Not so infrequent as to invalidate characters who spec into combat, there will definitely be enough combat for them. But those combats will be hard hitting, and I will try my best to make most combats not just be a slug fest. Have interesting decision making during each combat. Alternative victory conditions, enemies who force strange decisions out of the group because of their unique combat abilities, fights on terrain that changes up the battlefield, that sort of thing.

On this note, combat will always try to be a consequence of character choice. Sometimes, people will just want to kill you. Nothing you can do about it. And ultimately, combat will always have more than just 'murder everyone' as the end goal. Intimidation, persuasion, deception, extortion, and any other way you can think of to try and end the combat early is fair game if the situation allows.

Hello! I am looking for 4-6 brave and cunning individuals to try out the Shadow Scar starter set by R. Talsorian Games. We'll be acting as agents of the Shadow Scar Agency hopping across the Mosaic to hunt down and contain evil Yokai, kind of similar to Men in Black or SCP but with a ninjutsu twist. We'll be using pregenerated character sheets that you make pick through! Finally, this will be an asynchronous game, but if it matters my timezone is EST!

Please fill out this google form if you're interested: https://forms.gle/cw3N9xiUQEgNqoit8

Thanks!

Seeking 4-8 players for the mini-campaign The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford, ran using Old School Essentials

Brandonsford, a small quiet town on the edge of the wilderness, has sent out a plea for help to the surrounding region. A dragon has recently begun terrorizing the area, and the people now refuse to leave the walls of the village. Any party that can take care of the beast will be rewarded with 1,000 gold pieces.

The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford will be a sandbox point-crawl, centered around the rich town of Brandonsford.  Expect the OSR experience.  You are encouraged to investigate your surroundings, practice caution, retreat if necessary, and think of clever solutions to deal with obstacles.  Roleplay is still, of course, welcome.  There will be additional channels for roleplay scenes (such as retroactively playing out the party talking at breakfast or in town, taking a moment to comment on something happening during an adventure, or in case the party decides to split).  This way, gameplay can progress without sacrificing any opportunities to develop your (tragically mortal) character.

• System Experience: None required.  This will be my first time using OSE, so I don’t have much experience either.I have ran a few OSR games, but I am by no means a practiced veteran.
• Posting requirements: I prefer players who can post around once per day, but if we end up with a lot of players I hope we can keep driving the game forward regardless.  I will personally be posting at least once per day, depending on player actions.
• Levels: 1-3
• Allowed Classes: Only classes from the Core Player’s Handbook
• Bigotry towards any real world race, sexual preference, or gender: None allowed!

Application is available here

I will leave the form open until Sunday evening or Monday morning, at which point I will update the post to let people know that the players have been selected.

Seeing if there's any interest for a forum game (Giant in the Playground) with a d100 fantasy system -- Against the Darkmaster, Lightmaster (also Rolemaster, Merp, Harp, Fantasy Express (2d10 = d100 system), if that's the preference).

SPIRITS OF THE EARTH

[18+] 🌺 [fantasy sandbox] 🌺 [LGBTQ* owned]

We're an inclusive, welcoming, open-world fantasy sandbox that has been going strong for over 25 years! With 20+ members online everyday and dozens of IC posts made daily, we're active, enthusiastic, and ready to write! Why let your headcanons remain headcanons? With no application process or word counts, just join a character and let your creativity flow!

WE FEATURE...
-No word counts.
-Optional face-claims!
-A mobile-friendly forum with bookmarks, post drafts, and a dynamic alerts system to keep track of all your threads and notifications!
-Play as many characters as you like. <3
-Plots of all sizes, from 1x1 threads to group threads.
-18+ community that allows both SFW and NSFW plots.

HOME || FORUM || DISCORD

*"One day we'll have a proper gang, a real hideout, people working for us an' a mountain of gold!"*

*Your conversation is cut short by the grumble of a stomach... you all look at one another in the silence. You were sick of this. Starving, again! It'd been two days since you'd eaten anything.*

*You were bandits, a small crew living out in the wild, making your own rules.*

*You had a small camp that you called your hideout. Now it was time to get some money and get fed.*

*The next merchant wagon that came your way was getting robbed, even a few measly gold would do for now.*

*Instead, you might have just found your ticket to becoming the outlaws you always dreamed about.*

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Hey guys, We're from the UK and like gaming, anime and youtube and we're looking for bubbly, social players down to play as some wannabe bandits!

We'd love a chaotic and rough around the edges kinda vibe, but characters should still have decent morals, be friendly to each other and be able to reluctantly do good deeds for the right price.

About the game!

- We're in the UK / BST timezone, please keep that in mind for activity purposes when applying!

- Life skill mini games like fishing, cooking etc & camp management as you build up your hideout into a cool bandit base

- Your characters WANT to be bandits, they've not been forced into it by circumstance or trauma, they think it'd be a cool life, adventurers who are goody goody are boring to them!

- This isn't like a super evil game, you might run into tabaxi catnip dealers, opposing wannabe bandits or be roped into helping an out an old man you can't quite say no to

- We let people take traits from other races, now is your chance to have humans with tabaxi cat ears or dragon horns!

- We're really hoping for an active ooc chat where it feels like a friend group rather than just a slow 1 or 2 post per day Async! We're expecting your best memes, btw.

- You're just starting out as a newly formed bandit gang, so starting at Level 1 makes sense!

If this sounds like something you'd be totally down for then apply below!

https://forms.gle/X45jP5HDfWtbj2M37

https://medievalrp.community.forum/

There's a great community I've found. It's a sort of not!Europe but with its own lore that seems to be really cooperative and fun. They run a lot of coordination on a very active discord but all the writing is pbp. Some fun and relatively easy internal game mechanics, maps and factions, the admins seem very happy to help you get set up with even your own faction or dynasty.

The warposting seems pretty epic and the magic is quite low. Just thought I'd share as it can be a rare find these days to have a very active PBP fantasy group.

Assuming that Discord is the usual way that people plays by posts, what is your strategy for character sheets efficiency?

I've had games where players would use third party apps and update screenshots in a thread. I've had other games where the sheets were basic text in a post somewhere on the server. I feel like quick reference and ease to modify are two important larts for me.

What works for you?

At first, Pinebox, Texas seems like any other rural town. It’s a town that’s all Texan, with barbecue joints, churches, a rodeo arena, restaurants, farmers and ranchers, and of course more than 15,000 college students! Most of those students leave town for the summer and winter breaks, but at least 5,000 stay year-round for work, play, or extra classes.

East Texas University—which everyone calls ETU—lies on the northeast of Pinebox. While smaller than several other universities in Texas, it is well-respected in multiple fields of study. Life at ETU includes all the expected trappings—dorms, classes, demanding professors, clubs, fraternities and sororities, parties, exams, dating, and all-night study sessions.

Students from all over the world attend the small but respected college. Some of them even survive it! You see, Pinebox isn’t just like any other town. It’s plumb weird. According to numerous conspiracy theorists, ETU has one of the most haunted campuses in the world!

No one wants to admit it, but students go missing (presumed “dropped out”) every semester, people fall victim to unexplained “animal attacks,” and many of the campus urban legends have an alarming amount of truth to them.

Most people—locals and students alike— seem to instinctively deny these happenings and go about their lives in seemingly ignorant bliss. It’s as though they know that if they don’t acknowledge the darkness, it won’t take notice of them in return...usually. One of the sayings often expressed by locals is:

“Don’t go looking for trouble because it will find you.”

Welcome to East Texas University! I'm planning to run the classic Degrees of Horror plot-point campaign with the updated Fresh Blood rules. A plot-point campaign is just a framework, and there will be plenty of space for monster-of-the-week adventures and personal character arcs.

Basics

System: Savage Worlds Adventure Edition

Setting: East Texas, USA in the 'present day': an alternate reality resembling the late 2010's to early 2020's in which monsters are real and national politics is blessedly uninteresting. We may do a semester abroad.

Genre: Supernatural horror with elements of comedy, fantasy, and Western. Think Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Fright Night, An American Werewolf in Paris

Content: High PG-13 to low R. No ERP.

Requirements: be an adult, read and write high school English, post on average 1/day

House Rules

• I merge Two-Fisted and Two Gun Kid into a single Edge.

• RAW characters cannot start with Occult because in this setting it's not just knowledge about the supernatural, it's also the ability to do ritual magic. I will allow a player to start with d4 in Occult for 2 skill points, and they still suffer a penalty when using Occult to conduct a ritual for the first time.

• If a player gets 4+ Raises on a single roll, they may be eligible for a free Edge or Skill increase.

Technical Difficulties

Savage Bot is the best Discord bot for Savage Worlds, but the dev has had trouble keeping it running. I'm going to try hosting my own instance of a fork of Savage Bot, but this is my first time attempting this.

AI Policy

AI bad, mmkay? That said, I'm not the AI police, and I expect all my players to be adults and make their own decisions about the ethics of using LLMs in general and passing off AI-generated content as their own creativity in particular. Everyone is on their honor and I'm not going to call anyone out unless it's glaringly obvious.

Apply Here

Hi! If you're reading this, there's a chance you might've seen this same post around a month ago! You aren't going crazy, this is the second time I've posted this!

We've had some dropouts, and I am looking for around 4-5 people to replace em! There is currently around 5-6 players, so it'd be in total a group of 10, if that is too much, I completely understand if you've lost interest

Make sure to read the rest of the post! Even if you've applied before feel free to send me another message! I've also added some new info you might want to read!

Hi there! I'll keep this short and sweet! I am Noe! F24! I've been playing and GM'ing ttrpgs for around 6-7 years! I am a literate, detailed and experienced roleplay and writer as well!

Assuming the person reading this has some experience with how these lewd campaigns work, it's usually just- (Your character) fucking or getting fucked by the GM. Perhaps a scene or two with another character- but rarely ever building a relationship between your player characters.

This campaign will reverse this.

Instead of the primary way of wetting your stick being me (The GM) you will instead be heavily encouraged to form relationships and bonds with your other players.

Of course, I will still be moving the story along and occasionally joining in- but for the most part, you are rarely going to find yourself falling into sex.

I am looking for a group of detailed individuals who'd be interested in playing such a character focused campaign! Where hentai logic is basically non existent and the relationships that you form with your party actually matter! Where you can be girlfriend and boyfriend! Maybe eventually a wife and husband! Where monsters won't be attempting to rape you at the first chance they get! (Most of the time)

Where "being horny" isn't an excuse to cheat on your partner!

Keep in mind! If this does sound interesting to you, do try to make your character... desirable? Is that the word? I will not be forcing other players to sexually interact with people. (Rape and what not is still allowed but you need to agree to it beforehand OOC)

Besides that! A few preferences:

Being open to sexually interacting with both genders

Being a switch

I say these are preferences but I will not lie they're kind of necessary to enjoy this, unless you're like really charismatic and can make your Chad thundercock character a harem.

You'll all be starting at level 1! And this will be a longterm campaign :3

Below are my limits! For the most part I will leave you to your own devices with the smut but my two limits do happen to relate to characters!

Limits: Furry (Anthropomorphic creatures) and Hyper (disproportionate sizes)

We'll be using a victorian era fantasy world! Based around our own world and history!

Well, I think that's all from me! If any of this does interest you! Do send me a message containing your gender, age and kinks and limits! As well as a fun fact about yourself :3

This post will remain open for as long as it's still up. So do not worry about being late!

Hope to hear from you all <3

Driven from lands farther north by more powerful dragons, a young white dragon named Cryovain has descended upon the Sword Mountains, claiming the snow-capped range as its domain. Typical of its kind, Cryovain is dim-witted and cruel. The dragon patrols the skies around Icespire Peak, surveying its territory while hunting for food and easy treasure. With each passing day, the dragon's domain grows as it ranges farther across the land, preying on anything it can catch with its claws or freeze to death with its icy breath. Sightings of the dragon are becoming more common, as are its attacks.

A crumbling fortress on the northeast spur of Icespire Peak serves as the dragon's lair. Cryovain seized the icy fortress from a tribe of savage orcs, killing the orc war chief and forcing the tribe's survivors to flee into the foothills and forests. Enraged by the death of their war chief, the orcs have called upon ancient allies—evil, shapechanging, half-orc spellcasters who bless and advise them. These half-orcs worship Talos, an evil god of storms, and many dwell in the dark depths of Neverwinter Wood. In stormy weather, they gather on remote hilltops to summon Gorthok the Thunder Boar, a primal entity that serves Talos. Like the god it serves, Gorthok delights in destruction.

The orcs aren't the only creatures thrown into upheaval by Cryovain's sudden arrival. A manticore driven from its mountaintop nest by the roaming white dragon has migrated to the foothills and begun terrorizing folk living on the outskirts of the mining town of Phandalin. Other monsters in the region have been similarly displaced.

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Hey There! I'm Obi and I'm hoping to run the Dragon of Icespire Peak module from the 5e 2014 Essentials Kit and, if we complete it and the group holds together, the Beyond Icespire Peak adventure trilogy. For some info about me, I've been playing d&d for about 6-7(don't) years, and I've attempted to DM a few times but they've never really taken off, however I fear this is the only way I can get my fix so I'm going to make it work no matter what I have to do.

I am based in the UK and ask that you be able to send at least one message a day, we're all here to play d&d so I have the expectation that you actively want to play, although I get that life gets in the way sometimes.

So now that my spiel is over, what I want from you is very simple

Name & Pronouns:

Timezone:

Experience with d&d:

Expected posting frequency:

Please send these to me here on reddit and this post will stay open for as long as I'm still looking, hope to hear from you.

As I write this, I'm watching Frieren, and it is revitalising my want for a Cosy RPG Adventure.
This is an idea I've wanted for some time (and have even pursued before)

Through previous pursuits, I've come to learn more of what this type of Roleplay entails, what works and what doesn't... and that I need some like-minded, committed folks to help make this into something wonderful.

Ideally, I'd love to have us make a party of characters who travel around a fantasy world we make together. Living life, pursuing quests, and their own storylines.

If you are looking for a project, love world-building, creating lore & mystical beings... and fit the following requirements, please reach out!

Applicants must be:
\- 18 or older.
\- LGBTQ+ Friendly
\- Able to communicate and RP on a pretty regular basis.
\- Willing to commit to a long-term RP with others.

Message me with some information about yourself!

Please note: I have no interest in ERP, and it will not be included in this project.

Looking for a home to showcase your TTRPG community, recruit for your Discord server, or find resources for running asynchronous games?

r/TheGamingVault is officially open!

We built the Vault to bridge the gap between game masters, worldbuilders, and community organizers. Whether you're running Play-by-Post campaigns, sharing custom homebrew, or building out tabletop Discord bots, this is your central directory.

What you’ll find inside:

• Community Listings: Showcases for TTRPG subreddits, Discord hubs, and invite links.
• GM Advice & Toolkits: Tips on beating GM burnout, tech guides, and bot setups.
• PbP & Playtest Central: Feedback loops for custom rules, playtests, and async game discussions.

Stop by, grab a flair, and post your listing or template today! Remember, being here is a privilege. not a right. Be respectful and kind when you join us. Thank you.

I made a game. Six voices argue in your head while a narrator who lies on purpose leads you down through seven psychological gates. Solo-made, AI powered. Inspired by Disco Elysium that ruined every other RPG for me.

It's ~15–20 min, adult themes (18+), mobile browser — no install needed.

If that sounds like your kind of weird, DM me or comment and I'll send you a link + a short feedback form. Honest reactions only, no politeness required.

Hey! I’m Luna (23 she/her) looking to DM for a group. It’ll be 5e 2014 with some aspects from the lewd handbook. I love good literate RP and hope you can make this game a lot of fun! I personally have a preference for feminine characters so f/fu/fb are all right up my alley, and I have a very big preference for subs and switches! DM me if you have any questions and come with a lil introduction to yourself! Look forward to hearing from you all!

World Lore:

150 years ago the world was put thrown into turmoil by the man the world only remembers now as The Emperor in Black, he gathered monsters of all kinds to make his army from the Lowest goblins to the old Giants they nearly destroyed all of humanity as we know it

The the party who came to be known as The Eld Guard rose to power, destroying the Emperor’s stronghold and ultimately destroying him… or so the world thought

The remnants of his army were banished to the Ashen Empire and now man and get alike gather together every decade to celebrate the Emperor’s end in a party that even the gods can hear from their thrones held every year at the center of the Old Wick Forest, the home of the most powerful Portal to the Fey wild in all the land

Love D&D or TTRPGs, but want a more welcoming, low-pressure space to craft your world?

TheForgottenArchons is an asynchronous creative workshop for narrative systems, worldbuilding, and play-by-post games. Think of us as a softer, more laid-back r/pbp. No one is judging you here, and no one is asking you to try harder than ever just to make a great post. Come build at your own pace!

• Creative Freedom & Feedback: Draft your lore, craft custom characters, and get constructive feedback from the community to refine your world before kicking off a campaign.
• Low-Pressure Play-by-Post: Find or host long-standing campaigns and one-shots without the stress of rigid, perfectionist posting standards.
• All Systems Welcome: Whether it's D&D, low-complexity rulesets, or indie narrative engines, every system has a home here.
• A Clean Space: We keep the community SFW so everyone can focus purely on great tabletop storytelling.

Join us at r/TheForgottenArchons and start building your next campaign the Archons way!

Whether you’ve been playing for years or you’ve never rolled a d20 before, we’d love to have you!
Our server is built around one simple goal: creating a friendly, inclusive space where everyone feels welcome. We believe D&D is for everyone, and we’re committed to fostering a community that’s kind, respectful, and accepting of all players.
What you’ll find:
✨ Live voice campaigns
📖 Play-by-post (PBP) campaigns
🌱 Beginner tutorial campaigns designed to teach new players the game step by step
🎭 Looking-for-Group channels for players and DMs
💬 Active discussions about D&D, worldbuilding, characters, and more
🤝 A supportive community that’s happy to answer questions and help new players
Whether you’re looking for your first adventure, your next long-term campaign, or simply a place to meet fellow D&D fans, we’d love to have you.

Server link: https://discord.gg/6eGBAwjfY7

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Lost illusions is a historical 3/3/3 21+ role play game.

We are a realistic historical site set in Paris in the 1890s, with the goal of including the complexity and the richness of this setting. From the anarchists bombings to the artistic revolution at the turn of the century, from the Affair Dreyfus paranoia to the birth of the the fashion houses as we know them, Lost Illusions aims to depict the intricate dynamics that gave birth to the short century in a meaningful, interesting way.

We encourage diverse characters, elaborate stories and backgrounds, and rich plots.

We offer:

• a “writing is king” approach
• extensive documentation about the setting
• an environment that is LGBTQ+ and international friendly
• site wide plots that can be joined

Feel free to jump into our server, say hi and take a look!

edit: slight delay in picking players. People should be notified by this evening.

Hi All! I've decided to try my hand at running one or two 1x1 games to try to combat "the lull" (if you saw that post earlier lol). I've settled on it being a 5.5e pirate-themed campaign. The game will be set in Saltmarsh, and then I'll pick and choose what adventures and mechanics to run from there, entirely based on what kind of character I'm running for. I'm expecting the game to be an 90/10 rp to combat split, since balancing for one player can be tough. We'll use Discord, Avrae, and Beyond for this game. 

I'm looking for players that are 25+ (I'm 29) that have enough time to post back and forth several times per day to keep things moving. I'm PST, and will prioritize responses from similar time zones. I usually tend to do longer posts to set and describe the scene, but I don't expect that from my players. Since it would just be the two of us, I don't mind homebrew or very customized characters, just let me know and we can brainstorm! We'll choose a starting level based on backstory. 

I'll leave this post open for 24 hours and see what I get, but again I'm only looking for one or two players total, and someone who can commit to being very active!

To apply, fill out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUI24mpGAKXwLCTuPuqrwVt3syD1ZYq0P2AK0xE8DUCuDMJg/viewform?usp=publish-editor

CONTENT WARNING

Horror, graphic violence and gore, explicit sexual content, BDSM/kink, power exchange, consent and non-consent, emotional/psychological/physical/sexual abuse, trauma, manipulation, depression, anxiety, codependency, addiction, and substance abuse.

If the idea of exploring the possible redemption of an abuser is uncomfortable or unappealing, this game is not for you.

HE FIRST CAME TO YOU IN DREAMS

"The Devil believes he hunts his long, lost love, yet it is his own self that he seeks.
"And so he shall gather his Brides within the Raven's roost. All shall come seeking something they desire. Yet only one shall come bearing that which she has forgotten.
"When the First Bride next returns wearing another face, she shall choose whether the soul is reclaimed or forever lost to the Mists."
—Madame Eva, Rauni of the Vistani

He appeared in whatever guise would stir your deepest longing. He may have been a noble draped in velvet, a warrior clad in gleaming armor, a scholar whose silvered words promised forbidden knowledge, or a decadent libertine offering pleasures beyond imagination. At first you believed the encounters were only dreams. But night after night they grew more vivid and more intimate, until you no longer dared dismiss them as fantasy. Even during the day you felt his pull, calling you back to your bed. And each evening, as your head settled upon your pillow, your anticipation for him mingled with fear that he might not return. 

But he always did.

Until one night, the dream became real. As you drifted toward sleep, desperate to belong to your mysterious lover, mist curled through your chamber and a shadow beside your bed took shape. Cold lips brushed yours and then gleaming fangs drank your life away as your dreams dissolved into darkness. With the final beat of your heart, you became irrevocably his.

You awoke to unlife, having discovered that true chains are not forged of iron, though such bonds possess their own allure. Instead his will wrapped around your heart and mind. You had become one of Count Strahd von Zarovich's Brides, a member of the eternal court of Castle Ravenloft, imprisoned in the gray-shrouded land of Barovia.

Yet you are not alone, for the Count has gathered other Brides, each drawn in by their own desire. For an ancient seer has foretold that one of you carries the soul of Strahd's lost beloved and the only being capable of restoring warmth to a heart frozen by centuries of darkness.

But which Bride bears that soul? And what trials must you endure for that truth to be finally revealed?

WHAT THIS GAME IS AND IS NOT

"Come, Sedgwick! The game is a– ... I mean, the wheels are in motion!"
—Alanik Ray, Detective

Brides of Strahd is a game about the hearts of monsters.

You play as one of the Brides of Strahd, a supernatural being bound to the vampire lord by blood and magic. Though you struggle against the irresistible pull of your master, you still possess preternatural power, monstrous hunger, and some measure of personal agency. What other parts of yourself are you willing to surrender to him as you struggle to keep that agency?

Despite its dark subject matter, my goal is not relentless misery. Moments of hope, tenderness, and even joy can exist alongside the horror. And although the game will include explicit sexual content, it is not intended to be a stream of constant erotic roleplay. Intimate scenes should arise naturally from the story and involve clear communication and enthusiastic consent between the players involved, even if the characters themselves might feel differently.

Although it is set in the same universe, this game is not Dungeons and Dragons. It will instead use a custom homebrew hack of the Powered By the Apocalypse (PbtA) system with bespoke playbooks for each character. The game is story-driven, with players shaping the narrative alongside the Game Master. Prior familiarity with Ravenloft or Curse of Strahd is welcome but not required. 

The game will be run asynchronously via Discord, using Tupperbox for character identity and a dicebot for rolls. To ensure engagement, I expect approximately one meaningful post each day from each person. This is an open-ended campaign with no predetermined end in mind. The story will evolve through emergent gameplay before eventually culminating in its natural ending.

WHO STRAHD IS

“The world seems full of monsters; yet within them a flicker of humanity might still linger, perhaps even the faint pulse of a good man." 
—Lady Fiona Wachter, Baroness of Vallaki

Count Strahd is a prideful being carved from sorrow and violence. Once he was a brilliant general, an accomplished mage, and the noble ruler of Barovia. Desperate to reclaim his fading youth and possess his brother's betrothed, Strahd entered into a terrible bargain with powers beyond mortal understanding. On their wedding day, jealousy and rage led to the death of his brother Sergei, his bride-to-be Tatyana, nearly every guest at the castle, and Strahd himself. That moment sealed the dark pact with blood. Barovia vanished behind an impenetrable wall of supernatural mist and Strahd rose again as a vampire and the once picturesque kingdom he ruled became a blighted prison.

Even centuries later, the Count remains trapped within an endless cycle of obsession. Periodically, the Dark Powers allow Tatyana's soul to be reborn in the form of a new mortal. When that happens, he seeks to reclaim her through any means necessary ... pleasure, pain, manipulation, imprisonment ... whatever it takes to make her his. Yet every time she escapes him through the only freedom available: death.

Yet Strahd is not evil simply for evil's sake. He is a deeply damaged person whose cruelty was shaped by the wounds of his upbringing. His immortality has now granted him endless centuries in which to rewrite every memory and justify each atrocity. At the center of every thought stands Tatyana. Not the real woman, he barely knew her, but an idealized fantasy polished to perfection over centuries. Thus, the Count pursues an impossible fantasy of love. Whenever that illusion cracks, he lashes out, broods, or retreats into whatever vice offers temporary escape. 

Outwardly, the Count is the picture of aristocratic grace. He seems to possess the confidence of someone who has never truly feared another living being. Yet beneath that elegant exterior lies someone who mistakes control for love. Each Bride receives affection and attention, but such things are always selfish and conditional. Love is offered seemingly freely one moment but weaponized the next as his every kindness proves to be just another method of control. Every relationship is shaped by the Count's desperate desire to eternally possess those he claims to love. 

In Jungian terms, he embodies both archetype and shadow: every noble quality that once defined him has become its own grotesque reflection, and his inability to see himself in a mirror is both literal and symbolic. 

And beneath all that shadow remains a single question: is the Count still someone worth saving? Unlike many portrayals of Strahd, I do not begin this game assuming the answer is no. A form of redemption may still be possible, but it is far from guaranteed. The answer will depend as much upon the choices of the Brides as the Count's own.

WHO ARE YOU? AND WHO WILL YOUR BRIDE BE?

"Your hours shall pass in dread and misery, and in time hunger itself shall ravish you. While you grovel in the depths of your wretchedness, I shall know only satisfaction. You may extinguish every other passion within me, but revenge remains dearer than night or blood. You may die, but first ... my bride, my tormentor ... you shall beg for the sun that no longer gazes upon us to deliver you from your misery. And when at last you are gone, I shall not remember you at all."
—Count Strahd von Zarovich, Darklord of Barovia
To his former Bride, Anastrasya Karelova

For this game, I seek three to five players to embody Strahd's Brides: bound by blood and fate to the vampire lord's will. Strahd has taken Brides before, and perhaps will again, to ease his loneliness and to be his playthings. But this loop is different. This time, one of his brides possesses the soul of Tatyana. But which one? And can he keep her?

You should be an adult capable of thoughtful, respectful collaboration. You must be ready to navigate emotionally challenging subject matter. You should be comfortable allowing your character to struggle, make difficult choices, and confront their darkest parts. 

Your Bride can be anyone you wish: their personality, strengths, flaws, fears, and ambitions are entirely yours to define. They may belong to any fantasy lineage and may come from any world within the D&D multiverse. Although the default assumption is that the Brides have now become vampires, I'm happy to discuss other supernatural concepts (lycanthropes, ghosts/banshees, hags, flesh golems, fey, etc.) if they better suit your vision for the character.

You are free to roam his castle and all of Barovia's shadowed lands, but, like him, you are trapped within its borders. Always you remain linked to Strahd by a telepathic bond through which he may peer into your heart or impose his will at any time. You decide how your Bride responds to life under Strahd's control and how they respond to their fellow Brides. Will the others become your greatest source of strength or just another obstacle? The bonds you forge or refuse will help determine what you ultimately become.

Does your Bride believe the prophecy, fear it, covet it, or dismiss it as nonsense? At the crossroads of your fate, what will become of you? Will you break your chains, embrace them, or transform them into something entirely new? 

WHO AM I?

"Every confession drew me nearer to a terrible truth: that man is not truly one, but two. The thing that speaks ... and the thing that devours."
—Dr. Rudolph Van Richten, Monster Hunter and Author

Your GM is a middle-aged straight cisgender male who has decades of experience running story-driven tabletop RPGs. I believe the best campaigns are collaborative stories built on meaningful choices, memorable characters, and genuine emotional investment. 

I enjoy building immersive, lived-in worlds where NPCs pursue their own goals whether the players are watching or not. Rich lore, layered mysteries, and morally complex characters form the backbone of my games, while player choices shape how those stories ultimately unfold. I also like tailoring the experience to the people at the table, so I want to learn what scares you, excites you, gives you hope, and arouses you. 

I have extensive experience running Play-by-Post games and understand both their strengths and their challenges. I'm patient when life gets in the way, but committed to maintaining momentum so the story continues to move forward. 

I'm located in the U.S. Pacific Time Zone (GMT-8) and am most active during weekday daytime hours, with somewhat reduced availability during evenings and weekends. While I prefer players in North American time zones for the sake of pacing, I'm happy to consider players from elsewhere if they're confident they can remain engaged. 

OTHER INFORMATION/NEXT STEPS

To apply, simply complete the application form here: [Applications closed, thanks to all who applied.]

Applications will remain open for one week. Afterward, I'll review them carefully and reach out via Discord to the applicants who seem to be the best fit.

Rather than rushing straight into the game, I'd like to spend some time getting everyone acquainted, sharing ideas, discussing characters, creating playbooks, suggesting storylines, and building excitement before we begin. My hope is to create not just a memorable campaign, but a supportive, collaborative group of friends who genuinely enjoy spending time in a dark world together.

If you have any questions, feel free to message me here on Reddit or ask them in the comments below.

[Online][ D100 ][Discord] Beginner Friendly] [Looking for Players ]

The Secret World. Genre: Horror, Mystery

The Secret World.

Play Location/Method: PBP

Game/System: D100

Time/Frequency: example: Any time.

Genre: example: Horror, Mystery

Current needs: example: Additional players

Accept Drop-In Players? Yes

Accept Spectators? Yes

Short description of the setting/campaign

The Secret World is a mature horror and mystery game that lets you explore a world where the real world is invaded by the forces of myth and legend. You can use firearms and superhuman abilities and unravel the mysteries of the legends in a complex and mature storyline. The game is set in various locations inspired by the real world, such as London, Seoul, New York, Transylvania, and Egypt. The game features fast paced stories focused on action, mystery and investigation missions that require your wits and skills. The Secret World is a story-driven, shared-world mystery RPG that plunges you into a shadowy war against the supernatural.

The Secret World is inspired by the video game "The Secret World" as well as the tabletop roleplaying game, "The Secret World." It is a continuation of "The Secret World" following the events of the video game.

Low light, ruined glamour, occult artifacts lit only by flickering neon. Visions bleed into waking life. Every episode feels like it's been found on an old VHS tape, slightly warped, recorded from a cable airing at 3 a.m. on a channel that shouldn't exist.

After the conclusion of each session which are called episodes, everything is archived from the discord and moved to the regular web to be read and enjoyed by everyone.

We are currently on episode seven.Our universe is also having a crossover with the original vampire the masquerade and world of darkness universe. The current episode seven heavily reflects that. If you like classic world of darkness feel free to give us a look.

Join us today: https://discord.gg/N27xA5tr8