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[Tawa]

After a quick affirmation over on the Gamer's Block, I decided that I'd run yet another DnD game.

Of NetHack.

So:

WARNING: YOU WILL DIE. PROBABLY. IF YOU SURVIVE, YOU ARE GRANTED IMMORTALITY BY THE GODS. BUT IF YOU FAIL, YOU WILL BE PUT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ROSTER AND HAVE TO WAIT FOR A NEW TURN.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

First off are the silly things of character generation:
-To simulate NetHack's random character generator, I will roll 4d6 for each stat (the lowest die roll is dropped), and assign them in a way similar to the character generator. (i.e. Wizards have emphasis on Intelligence, Barbarians have focus on strength, Rogues have focus on dexterity, etc.)
-All players start off with the standard equipment for their class, which is akin to that of NetHack. Same deal for a little itty bitty companion.
-Magic is using the Spell Points variant, because the original NetHack used that. EXCEPT for the fact that magic recharges on a minute-ly basis rather than hourly. Sorcerers are not applicable character classes. Spellcasting rules will also be ported similarly from NetHack, for kicks and likely decreasing magicky overpoweredness.
-The character classes available, including the NetHack class they represent/replace (unless the names are shared) are: Barbarian, Druid (Healer), Fighter (Knight), Monk, Cleric (Priest), Ranger, Rogue, Expert (Tourist), Samurai [Either], Paladin (Valkyrie), Wizard.
-The races available are, as in NetHack, Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, and Orc. Unlike NetHack, you may have a character of any race be any class. Paladins do not have to be female like NetHack Valkyries.

Rules for character playing are as so:

A post expressing interest from any player will be considered an in post, and they will be added to the roster. The roster moves in a cycle; when one character dies (or ascends), the player goes to the bottom of the list and the person who had been in second place until then goes next. The process repeats as such.

Characters must be played until death or ascension; if one person wishes to quit, their character's (technically not existent until this point) Sanity score drops to 0 and they commit suicide. If the player does not post within a week of the GM's previous update, they will be autokilled to keep the game unclogged.

And yes, the dungeon will be randomly generated. Also yes, the high rate of character death will be kept by either having the generator keep the monsters as for a whole party, by setting the dungeon level as higher than the player character, or by randomly stocking it with level-appropriate adapted NetHack monsters, whichever works best. The first few plays will likely either be test runs or ridiculously hard/overly easy (in which case I will intentionally bullshit death you to make sure the first person to ascend actually earns their immortality.) You may run into previous characters' graves, in homage to Bones levels. Characters who died an entire previous roster cycle ago have their graves crumble away and their Bones level disappears forever.

Now, the players in my regular campaigns are likely groaning in some manner at another thing for me to update, but I have a few things in my favor:
-This is one person at a time, so I don't have to worry about updating for a large party.
-The only NPCs are shopkeepers.
-There is no overworld, only dungeon crawl.
-If our lone player and I are on at the same time, we can have an exchange of updates.

Recently, you have begun to find yourself unfulfilled and distant in your daily occupation. Strange dreams of prospecting, stealing, crusading, and combat have haunted you in your sleep for many months, but you aren't sure of the reason. You wonder whether you have in fact been having those dreams all your life, and somehow managed to forget about them until now. Some nights you awaken suddenly and cry out, terrified at the vivid recollection of the strange and powerful creatures that seem to be lurking behind every corner of the dungeon in your dream. Could these details haunting your dreams be real? As each night passes, you feel the desire to enter the mysterious caverns near the ruins grow stronger. Each morning, however, you quickly put the idea out of your head as you recall the tales of those who entered the caverns before you and did not return. Eventually you can resist the yearning to seek out the fantastic place in your dreams no longer. After all, when other adventurers came back this way after spending time in the caverns, they usually seemed better off than when they passed through the first time. And who was to say that all of those who did not return had not just kept going?
Asking around, you hear about a bauble, called the Amulet of Yendor by some, which, if you can find it, will bring you great wealth. One legend you were told even mentioned that the one who finds the amulet will be granted immortality by the gods. The amulet is rumored to be somewhere beyond the Valley of Gehennom, deep within the Mazes of Menace. Upon hearing the legends, you immediately realize that there is some profound and undiscovered reason that you are to descend into the caverns and seek out that amulet of which they spoke. Even if the rumors of the amulet's powers are untrue, you decide that you should at least be able to sell the tales of your adventures to the local minstrels for a tidy sum, especially if you encounter any of the terrifying and magical creatures of your dreams along the way. You spend one last night fortifying yourself at the local inn, becoming more and more depressed as you watch the odds of your success being posted on the inn's walls getting lower and lower.

In the morning you awake, collect your belongings, and set off for the dungeon. After several days of uneventful travel, you see the ancient ruins that mark the entrance to the Mazes of Menace. It is late at night, so you make camp at the entrance and spend the night sleeping under the open skies. In the morning, you gather your gear, eat what may be your last meal outside, and enter the dungeon...

First in, first served.

None!

[PrivateNomad]

In. In so much.

Playing a paladin. Human.

[Remuthra]

In as an elven rogue.

[kj1225]

IN As a dwarf Samurai.

[flabort]

Stereotyped orc barbarian, of course.
_{since we're limited to this small selection and I assume homebrew is right out.}

[Nunzillor]

In as an orc expert.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

IN as a Dwarven Wizard.

[Elephant Parade]

In as an Elven Wizard.