Description🌑 Ravenloft PBeM Recruitment - Redemption or Damnation 🌑 The Mists have already claimed you. Not because you were innocent. Not because you were unlucky. But because you deserved to be noticed. Nick is running a Play-by-Email Ravenloft campaign, and we are looking for a few writers who want something darker than standard fantasy adventuring. This is not a hero's journey. It is a reckoning. Premise Your character has walked dark paths. You have done terrible things. You attracted the attention of the Dark Powers. They marked you. You now carry boons twisted with curses, gifts that empower you while binding you more tightly to Ravenloft's will. You begin the campaign evil-aligned, already compromised. But you have been given a choice: Change... or be damned forever. The Dark Powers are watching. The Twist We encountered a man who proposed something dangerous: If we cause enough frustration, disruption, and pain to the Dark Powers themselves, they may cast us out of Ravenloft. Is that true? No one knows. But we are testing the theory. The party travels from domain to domain, acting as spiritual saboteurs: Disrupting Darklords Undermining tragedies Spoiling despair Interfering with carefully cultivated horror We are not traditional heroes. We are thorns in the cosmic jailer's hand. Tone & Expectations This is classic Ravenloft: Gothic horror Moral tension Psychological dread Slow-burn consequences Internal struggle Nick asks players to: Roll their own dice Write rich, atmospheric posts Embellish actions with mood and inner conflict Lean into the curse/boon dynamic Embrace consequences If you enjoy purple prose, tragic introspection, and morally fraught decisions, you will thrive here. If you want fast tactical dungeon crawls, this is probably not your table. What We're Looking For Writers who enjoy deep character arcs Players comfortable starting as evil and evolving People who appreciate Ravenloft's themes of temptation and redemption Consistent posters who can maintain tone System: Pathfinder 1e Characters will be approved by the DM Format: Play-by-Email Dice: Rolled by players Focus: Narrative-driven with mechanical weight 🌫 Final Question Can a villain truly change? Can monsters claw their way back from the brink? Or are we merely entertaining the Dark Powers until they grow bored? If that uncertainty excites you, the Mists are waiting. Reply or message if interested. |
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