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[Nerjin]

In the beginning there was nothing. Great archtrees overseen by featureless fog. The only inhabitants were the great dragons. Their numbers were limitless.

Then there was fire. With fire there came disparity. Heat and cold. Life and death. Love and hate.

During this time, deep within the catacombs of the earth four creatures found the Great Soul and with it, were gifted the power to create.

Nito, the Lord of the Dead. The Witch of Izalith and her Daughters of Chaos. The Great Lord Gwyn, Lord of Sunlight, and his proud knights. The owner of the fourth soul has been forgotten in time.

Among the sentient races there exists a curse: the Dark Sign. Those who are branded with the small red circle are gifted with eternal life after death. But it comes at a price. Society shuns Bearers. They are feared and despised because of what they will someday become.

How you died does not matter. You look over your decayed body. Your Dark Sign appears more prominently than ever. The red ring surrounds the only non-decayed flesh upon your body. You sigh as you glance about your cell.

This is the Undead Asylum, where those found to be bearers are imprisoned after their discovery. This prison lies far to the north of civilized lands. There is nothing for you to do now but await your inevitable hollowing, a fate worse than death. Over time your mind will slip. Your memories will fade. Your intelligence will evaporate until you are nothing but a mindless feral beast. There is, however, hope.

Your body feels slow and sluggish as you raise your hand to rub your Dark Sign absentmindedly. You’ve heard tales of those who have managed to regain their humanity. To extend their Bearers Life far beyond the normal means through some strange power of the sign. But here, in your cell deep in the crumbling dungeons of the Undead Asylum, you will be unable to do anything but wait for your Hollowing. Wait for the day you join the rest of the Asylum’s inhabitants in their feral state.

No one watches over you in your cell. You do not need to eat or sleep. The only things here to keep track of time are the screams and groans of those already hollow. You maintain your equipment. Considered cursed by proxy no mortal would dare take it from your reanimating corpse. For now there is nothing you can do but wait… wait… wait…

No, that way lies madness. You must occupy your mind. You start with who you are… But… Who are you?
 

Spoiler: Covenants (click to show/hide)

Covenants are special relationships with the gods. You may choose any of the ten covenants which you worship.

Patron: Gwyndolin of The Dark Moon [Lawful]

The Blades of the Darkmoon are a group of warriors dedicated to justice and vengeance. Their patron goddess is Gwyndolin of The Dark Moon the first of The Great Lord Gwyn’s daughters. It is said that Gyndolin herself is guarding the lost city of Anor Londo along with her sister Gwynevere. Those who are most interested in justice often join this Covenant. Their favored weapon is the Rapier.

The three Domains associated with the Blades of the Darkmoon are:
Law – As there can be no justice without law.
Good – As there is nothing more pure or good than serving the cause of Justice.
Magic – As Gwyndolin is famed as a master of magic.

The three transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Gazing upon Gwyndolin’s face
2. Harming a god
3. Purposefully allowing those who have broken this covenant to live. You do not have to track them down, but if they cross your path you must do all in your power to destroy them.

Patron: The Witch of Izalith [Chaos]

Fire is chaos and there is no greater pyromancer than the Witch of Izalith, one of the first wielders of the Great Soul. Those who join this covenant seek mostly to increase the power of fire in this world. Those who are most devout are sometimes given tasks by the Witch of Izalith or the Daughters of Izalith directly. Those who are most interested in the powers of fire or chaos often join this covenant. Their favored weapon is the Quarterstaff.

The three Domains associated with the Chaos Servants are:
Chaos – As fire is the ultimate expression of Chaos.
Fire – As it was the Witch of Izalith who granted the world with Pyromancy.
Magic – There are those who claim that Pyromancy was the first form of magic.

The two transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Attacking the Witch of Izalith.
2. Killing a Daughter of Izalith.
 

Patron: Primordial Serpant, Darkstalker Kaathe [Chaotic Evil]

Darkstalker Kaathe is the mortal enemy of Kingseeker Frampt. While the latter seeks a way to restore the gods to their former glory, Darkstalker Kaathe seeks only to usurp them and put humanity at the helm. He freely admits that the chaos that will ensue will likely do untold amounts of damage but that the ends justify the means. Those who join this covenant seek only to destroy servants of the gods. Their favored weapon is a Bastard Sword.

The three Domains associated with the Darkwraiths are:
Death – As death is one of the most natural parts of being a human.
Evil – As you must stop at nothing to destroy the gods.
War- As there can be nothing else while the gods still live.

The three transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Attacking a Primordial Serpant.
2. Knowingly assisting a god in any endeavor at all.
3. Working against the Darkwraith Covenant.

Patron: Alvina the Wolf [Neutral]

Most covenants are actively working towards the furtherment of the gods or opposing them. The Forest Hunters do not care. They simply seek to guard the forest and the grave of their founder Sir Artorias the Wolf. Those who join this covenant are often Rangers or Druids but there is the odd Barbarian who will join. The only price for joining is a solemn vow that you will assist in defending the Darkroot Forest if need be. Their favored weapon is the Longbow.

The three Domains associated with the Forest Hunters are:
Animal – As animals help form the backbone of a forest.
Plant – As without plants there is no forest at all.
Protection – As one must dedicate their lives to the protection of the forst.

The three transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Attacking a creature of the forest without being provoked. Self defense is allowed.
2. Harming a member of the covenant. Ex-members are to be attacked on sight.
3. Defiling Sir Artorias’ grave.

Patron: Gravelord Nito [Lawful Evil]

The Gravelord Nito seeks to expand his domain constantly. After all, it is only natural to die. All things, in time, decay into nothingness. Gravelord Nito views it as his duty, and the duty of those who follow him, to assist this process. Those who join this covenant are often necromancers or those who relish the thought of death. Their favored weapon is the Scythe.

The three Domains associated with the Gravelord Servants are:
Death – As Gravelord Nito is the Overseer of all things dead.
Destruction – As death is but another word for destruction. All that we have will be destroyed upon death.
Knowledge – It takes an enlightened soul to embrace their eventual death as those who join this covenant must do.

The three transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Bringing the dead back to life. Animation of corpses is allowed however.
2. Suicide is forbidden as you may do much more for the covenant through living.
3. Attempting to destroy a god. Gods are so mighty that even death does not attempt to stop them.

Patron: The Stone Dragon [Evil]

Before the gods existed there were innumerable Everlasting Dragons who watched over the featureless void that the world used to be. After their war with the gods, there exists only a single true dragon left. Now their only legacies are flesh and scale drakes and the traitor Seath the Scaleless. The Stone Dragon is now a beacon to those who wish to attain the powers of the Ancient Dragons. Somehow being able to hide from the Gods, he calls to those who wish to gain the powers of dragon. Their favored weapon is the Spiked Chain.

The three Domains associated with the Path of the Dragon are:
Air – The Stone Dragons often lived in the air for years are a time.
Earth – The Stone Dragons were made of this very material.
Travel – The Stone Dragons traveled vast distances. Now that he is forced to remain hidden, the Stone Dragon finds himself wishing for travel more than anything else.

The two transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Attacking the Stone Dragon.
2. Giving Dragon Scales to any creature, god, or person other than the Stone Dragon.

Patron: Gwynevere, The Princess of Sunlight [Lawful Good]

The second daughter of the Great Lord Gwyn, Gwynevere is known as a talented healer. Seated upon a throne in Anor Londo she wishes to eliminate all suffering in the world. There are those who seek to eliminate her, however. Those who seek to do her harm are met with insurmountable resistance from the numerous members of this Covenent. They have no favored weapon.

The three Domains associated with the Princess’ Guard are:
Good – As Gwynevere views helping all as a sign of great power.
Healing – As Gwynevere is a person of unsurpassed healing power.
Sun – Her father passed on to her the blessing of the Sun.

The three transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Hurting innocents.
2. Attacking a God.
3. Attacking Gwynevere or Gwyndolin.

Patron: [Chaotic Good]

Legends speak of the Great Lord Gwyn having a son. This son was a god of war who relished at all times to challenge himself. However, there is no mention of a son in any place within history. Some claim that this Covenant actually worships the idea of the Firstborn Son. Those who join this covenant often seek to challenge themselves and help others at all times. Strangely the term “Jolly Cooperation” is usually inscribed upon their armor. Their favored weapon is the Longsword.

The three Domains associated with the Warriors of Sunlight are:
Luck – Sometimes you are granted victory only through luck. You must embrace it when this occurs.
Sun – Solaire of Astora claims that it is only through the sun that the Warriors of Sunlight get their powers.
War – Strict training and pitched combat are a hallmark of a Warrior of Sunlight.

There is only one transgression that will banish you from this covenant:
1. Assassination is always frowned upon. Fair and honest combat are allowed between any two who accept it.

Patron: Great Lord Gwyn [Good]

Those who join the Way of the White seek to kindle the mythical bonfires in an attempt to prolong the powers of the gods. Since the bonfires of the world have started disappearing at an alarming rate it is not unheard of for those who are following this path to take up a religious pilgrimage in an effort to rekindle them as possible. Their favored weapon is the Morningstar.

The three Domains associated with the Way of the White are:
Good – They seek to further the cause of the gods. A noble cause, if there ever was one.
Protection – They seek to protect the entire world by restoring the gods’ powers.
Sun – They worship the Great Lord Gwyn, lord of Sunlight.

The two transgressions that will result in being banished from this Covenant are:
1. Extinguishing a Bonfire for good.
2. Killing a member of this covenant.

Spoiler: Banned List (click to show/hide)

-No Psionics
-No Templates
-No Mary Sues
-DM Rule 0 is in effect. At any point I retain the right to ban something. Even if you’ve used it before. If this occurs you will be compensated. This compensation will occur after you and the DM discuss the issue fully.

Spoiler: The Rules (click to show/hide)

-This is a PBP game hosted on this very forum. This is the OOC thread, obviously, keep IC comments in the IC thread which will be started when we have 5 players with accepted sheets.
-Try to refrain from power gaming too terribly much. If you aren’t sure, Ask the DM.
-When you create your character [on Mythweavers if possible] please put the following in the “Additional Information” box.
 1. Your characters goal in their former life.
 2. How they view becoming a Bearer.
 3. When they prepare spells [if applicable].
 4. A Letter/Number/Symbol and color that will represent you on the battlemap. Keep in mind that I must be able to make it via Keyboard.
-We are using a 28 point buy system. Use this to make sure your points are properly allocated.
-You are given free reign with the Players Handbook classes and races as I have that book. If you want something else it requires GM approval (Send a link if you can).
-You get free +LA adjustment based on your class tier. If you choose not to use this free +LA adjustment on a race, you may instead add it to your ability score. Mouse over This for more information.
-There are no multiclass penalties.
-You can have ONE flaw and ONE trait if you so wish but you must include what they do or your character will be considered incomplete.
-Your character starts with the average amount of gold for their class. [Barbarians, for example, start with 100gp while Paladins start with 150.]
-You start at Level 1 with the max HP roll. Future rolls will be done by the DM.
-Wizards must automatically choose a single school that is barred. If you want to specialize you only need to choose one additional school.
-Reserved spots only last one day. After a day has passed your “reserved” spot will become unreserved.

You will see enemies health described instead of stated outright. In descending order the states are:

Healthy
Barely Hurt
Hurt
Badly Hurt
Critical
Near Death

Spoiler: House Rules (click to show/hide)

Post Etiquette
-Posting OOC comments in the IC thread will dock your character 1xp. Further breaking of this rule will double the penalty. (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, etc. etc.)

-If you want to see how you action ends up but retain your turn for remaining actions simply post “Actions I’m taking. Resolve” and I will resolve the actions you have taken but it will still be your turn. So you may type “Move to X3. Resolve” and you will move to X3 and still be able to attack or some other action. If you do not type “Resolve” your turn will be considered complete.

-If you want to keep doing the same action type “Actions I want to take. Eternal”. Your character will then repeat the action or the gist of action to the best of their ability.

-If, during combat, you take more than 2 days to post your turn the DM will have force your character to act. This is to keep the game moving.

-If you want to time-skip or wait please type “Wait for X amount of time” in the IC thread.

Leveling Up
-When a character levels up you most post the following in the OOC Thread: “I am taking a Level in _____. I gained # Skill points and placed them _____. I gained (Class Features, Spells, Abilities, etc. etc.). And I gained (# of HP)” If you do your own HP rolls you must provide a link proving it.

-There are no multiclass penalties.

-You may take an alternate class feature if you multiclass in two classes with the same class features. [The alternate Class feature is up to the Player and the DM to decide]

-Experience Gain is increased by x1.5 due to the nature of PbP taking forever.

 -Fractional BAB gains are in affect. Low/Med/High BAB gaining classes gain +1/2 // +3/4 // +1 per level in the respective classes. The same rules apply for Save gains.

-Commoners who become relevant to your party [as honorary party members or something similar] start with -100xp. When they reach 0xp they become either an Adept, Warrior, or Expert. Then based upon the NPC when they reach 500xp they become a PC class.

-Players and NPCs can gain experience through training. They gain 10xp per day [6 hours] of unsupervised training.

-Players and NPCs can gain experience through training. If they are being trained by someone with a higher level than them with a similar class [IE. A Wizard 5 training a Sorcerer 4. Both are arcane classes] they gain 20xp per day.

-Players and NPCs can gain experience through training. If they are being trained by someone with the same class as them [IE. A Fighter training a Fighter] they gain 50xp a day.

-A trainer uses their highest Class Level of the most similar class for training purposes. A Wizard 5, Fighter 2, Cleric 1 training a Wizard 4 will be considered a Wizard 5 for training purposes. You cannot train someone who is equal level with you.

-You can gain weapon, armor, and shield proficiencies through training. In order to do this you must choose to train [6 hours] with the weapon in question. Unlike normal training you gain no experience for this but have instead have a 1% cumulative chance to gain proficiency. Every time you train a D% is rolled. Once you roll the proper number you are proficient with the item. [Example: You trained for 24 hours total with a weapon so you have a 4% chance of becoming proficient. You roll a d% and receive 5. You are not proficient with that weapon.] You roll for proficiency at the end of your training. You may not train with multiple items at once.

Poisons and Alchemical Weapons
-Crits with poison increase the DC by x1.3 [Poison crits only on a Natural 20]

-Sneak Attacks increase Poison DC by +2 for every extra d6 you do otherwise [1d6 Sneak Attack = +2 Poison DC. 2d6 Sneak Attack = +4 Poison DC etc. etc.]

-Alchemical Weapons without a DC simply have normal Sneak and Crit bonuses.

-4 Ranks in “Craft (Poison)” prevents you from poisoning yourself. Crafting Poisons follows similar rules to normal crafting.

Spell Casting
-The following Cantrips and Orisons can be cast an unlimited amount of times and do not require a spell slot to use: Arcane Mark, Know Direction, Prestidigitation, Summon Instrument,

Players
Freda the Elf Bard played by Silthuri
Ryurist Makken, Black Belt the Dwarf Monk played by Tawarochir
Lyra Skyjapa, The Human Druid played by HarbingerJam
Elazor Mystus, the Grey Elf Wizard played by PrivateNomad
Rayt Moek, the Gnome Evolutionist played by Flabort

Wait-listers
Gudrun of Catarina the Human Crusader played by Culise [Summonable]
Dereth tuCansari the Human Warblade played by Rolepgeek [Summonable]

IC Thread

[Silthuri]

Reserve me a spot please.

[flabort]

Posting to watch. Can't really think of a good character at the moment for this campaign.

[PrivateNomad]

Ezalor Mystus

[Harbingerjm]

Hello! Making.
How much downtime will the campaign be having?

[Rolepgeek]

Join! Want join!

Can I request homebrew?

[Nerjin]

The amount of downtime is up to you really.

And Homebrew... I'm wary of. I'll look into whatever you want but expect noes unless I'm reasonably certain what you're doing isn't going to kill the campaign.

[Harbingerjm]

Well, to put it another way, it's stated that "Over time your mind will slip. Your memories will fade. Your intelligence will evaporate until you are nothing but a mindless feral beast." Just how fast can we expect this to happen?

[Rolepgeek]

I just meant asking you to make some stuff up or somesuch.

I want someone who wields one weapon in one hand, without a shield. Duelist type character. There are approximately zero feats or support for such a fighting style.

Also, would it be accurate to assume we'll be undead from the get-go and therefore have no Constitution score?

I just know someone will make a Dread Necromancer for this.

[PrivateNomad]

Do we have to choose a covenant or is that optional?

[Tawa]

TAW WANT IN

WILL MAKE SHEET SHORTLY

[Nerjin]

@Harbinger You do not know how long it takes for a Bearer to become Hollow. Sometimes it happens within days. Other times it takes centuries. There are Bearers who claim to have been around during the War of Ancient Dragons. The warning signs are usually obvious however. Loss of memory. Lack of focus. Increased aggression towards friends. Loss of intelligence. That sort of thing. There is also the fact that your Dark Sign begins fading. Once it is gone you are Hollow.

@Rolepgeek Well... you aren't really undead. I changed that from the source material. There is a difference between a bearer and a true undead. As a bearer you have all the abilities you had in your life. As you manage to regain your humanity you'll find that you become better at various tasks. As for the single handed feat...

Prerequisite: 13 Dexterity, Dodge OR Weapon Finesse

Benefit: While holding nothing in your off-hand and a melee weapon in the other you gain a +2 Flair bonus to Armor Class and +1 to Attack rolls.

Special: A Fighter may choose this as one of his bonus feats.

Prerequisites: +6 BaB, 16 Dexterity, Duelist, Dodge OR Weapon Finesse

Benefit: While holding nothing in your offhand and a melee weapon in the other you gain a +4 Flair bonus to Armor Class and +2 to Attack rolls.

Special: A Fighter may choose this as one of his bonus feats. You retain the Attack bonus from Duelist.

For now that seems reasonable to me...

@Private Covenants are entirely optional. Some people will react differently to you if you do not have one. Some positively, others negatively. However, most of the people you meet up with won't care.

[flabort]

Will you allow This? Actually, since you said no in the other campaign you're running, that's just a joke
Although if you'll allow it, I'd definitely be claiming it and using it, because I just got inspiration.
And I'll be careful not to kill the campaign, you can veto any particular feats or evolutions that I may want to pick. I won't rise up above the power level of a medium-optimised rogue if I do it right. Promise.

PPE: Rolepgeek, if you want homebrew commissioned, I don't think Nerjin's the one to ask for it as he's still self described as new, but I could try seeing if I could design some feats for that if you want.

Actually, concerning undeath and our starting state, Nerjin WILL we have Con scores?
Will we all have some sort of campaign specific template applied to us?

PPE2: Thanks for the answers to the questions.

Edit: Nerjin, I'll PEACH your feats. they look OK, but instead of "While wielding a light weapon in one hand and nothing in the other", you may want "While holding nothing in your off-hand." Also, the prerequisite for Improved Duelist, "level 8" is not a common form of prerequisite. Try "+8 BaB" instead. And you could tone that down to +6. You may also want to type those AC bonuses so that they don't stack with each other. Speaking of which, drop the improved one's attack bonus so when it stacks with the unimproved version's, the total is +3. So they'd look more like this:

Code: (Duelist) [Select]

Prerequisite: 13 Dexterity, Dodge

Benefit: While holding nothing in your off-hand and a melee weapon in the other you gain a +2 Flair bonus to Armor Class and +[color=orange]2[/color] to Attack rolls.

Special: A Fighter may choose this as one of his bonus feats.

Code: (Improved Duelist) [Select]

Prerequisites: +6 BaB, 16 Dexterity, Duelist, Dodge

Benefit: While holding nothing in your offhand and a melee weapon in the other you gain a +4 Flair bonus to Armor Class and +2 to Attack rolls.

Special: A Fighter may choose this as one of his bonus feats. You retain the Attack bonus from Duelist.

[Rolepgeek]

Does Duelist work with Rapiers and the like, too? And, uhhh...could it count as Dodge in terms of feat requirements? It's nicer than Dodge in a lot of ways, is why I ask, and it makes sense, I think; both need Dex 13 and have the fluff of being skilled and mobile and whatnot. Maybe Duelist needs Weapon Finesse as a prereq?

Actually, if you could make something for Nerjin to look at, at the very least, that would be very nice, flabort. I'm makin' a Master of Nine Duelist character type dude, I think.

EDIT: flabort, those seem pretty good, but a Flair bonus implies you keep it whilst flat-footed, which wouldn't make sense. Perhaps they should both give a Dodge Bonus of +2, and maybe(this is just because of the way I imagine duelists fighting, mind you; other similar means would be appreciated just as much) a bonus to getting critical hits in one way or another?

[Nerjin]

Well, Flabort, I'm going to tentatively say yes. BEARING IN MIND that if you start trashing the campaign with something I'll make you switch classes. I trust you to play fair though so go for it. Although, you do not get any +LA adjustment since it is an unknown variable... Sorry bud.

@Rolepgeek... Yes. It does have Dodge as a feat requirement. Both of them do. What are you talking about?

Rushes to change his homebrewed feats before anyone notices.