[PBEM News] 3.5 Game: And_Be_A_Villain

From: xpg_pincushion@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (pincushion)

Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 02:51:18 +0000

In the last decade, the armies of the Paladin-King Mynos, Exemplar of
Heironeous, have swept the lands of Lathalia, purging the world of
the influence of evil.  Since the fall of Nymeth Wheren, former
bard-laureate of Tirithia  (capital city of the Lathalian continent)
and blackguard of Vecna, their pogrom has become ever more efficient,
and the land sparkles with the purity of the God of Valor.

Though clinical and thorough in their campaign, the armies of Mynos
are still honor-bound to take living prisoners when at all possible,
and the worst of the world's villains are incarcerated at the
Darkspire Keep, under the ever-watchful eye of the Mynean Order, the
hand-selected warrior-priests of Heironeous and stewards of Mynos'
grand dream of order and peace.

Until now.

And Be a Villain is a 3.5 edition D&D game where the characters
play the worst of the worst, villains who, for whatever reason, have
been captured in the Heironean purge of the land and held prisoner at
Darkspire.  It will be played via YahooGroups, and I have all hopes
that it will be a campaign that is epic in both breadth and depth.

I'm currently looking for between 5-7 additional players (already have
a friend who's app'ing a monk) to help get things moving.  Character
backgrounds will play a large part in the game itself, and as the
game isn't based in any particular campaign setting, players will, in
part, have a chance to create their own gaming world/experience
(although I do already have extensive notes).

In terms of applications, there's no character race or class (normal
or prestige) that I'm totally adverse to, but the main crux of the
game is that the players are going to be running evil characters, so
naturally, playing, say, a paladin would be unacceptable.
Starting character level will be 8, with a 28 point buy system for
stats (don't forget to include the two additional stat points for 8th
level).  Any race is acceptable, provided that the Level Adjustment
doesn't put you over the 8th level starting limit, but that said, it
would be nice to see some standard races too!  I'm looking for
unique, stand-out characters, and only the best applications will be
accepted, so make sure to make a character that really pops off of
the page.  Feel free to be liberal in terms of background for your
character, eg where they came from, how they were trained, and the
like.

Additionally, when you send a character (to my email,
xpg_pincushion@yahoo.com), I'd like it if you also submitted a 12,000
gp wish list of items (magical and non) for their starting equipment.
I use the word 'starting' loosely, because, as prisoners, they won't
be starting with anything.  But trust me, they'll get their
belongings back at some point (if they play their cards right, of
course).

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/And_Be_A_Villain/

J.
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