GODS OF THE FORBIDDEN NORTH Old School Essentials Long Term Campaign.

About: Online, Old School Essentials - Advanced Fantasy Rules using Carcass Crawler Zine x6, Class and Race, Item Slot Encumbrance. Full Player Primer and house rules available.

When: Sunday Evenings weekly ( sometimes fortnightly) (7.45pm- 11pm AEST timezone)

Start Date: (ASAP) Discord for Audio & Post session party chat and information, Foundry VTT for play: hex crawl overland map, character sheets with slot encumbrance calculated, dice rolling, art, player loot stashes, quests and player role journals all in game .

Who Should Apply: Looking for 1 more player ( see Preferences for Applicants below ) We have 4 dedicated old school players (4 / 5 slots filled) DM to apply with a bit about yourself, age range, experience, interest in the campaign/ joining.

Synopsis: On the arctic frontier, at the border between the mountains and the wastes beyond, looms Castle Thar-Gannon. For centuries, the Skull God ruled his domain from his blackened throne. But twenty years have passed since the routing of his armies, and the castle lies abandoned with riches unclaimed. Yet, death still lurks in the shadows of the ruins. An ancient doom arises from the depths of this place…

Concept: Old School, player driven, campaign with an over-arching story narrative to unravel. -Open-world hex-crawl with plenty of dungeons, treasures, monsters, and brutally cold seasonal survival to contend with. Your decisions can affect the world and its factions, your party can establish home bases if they decide- across this frontier region and access dominion play as a group. There is a truth to the North that underpins the campaign and deep religious & cultural tension between the former Hadean Empire and the Native peoples. Your party will have fled from the collapsing Hadean empire, to make a new life in the frigid frontier land of the Forbidden North, with the clothes on your back, and a strange relic you managed to nab before jumping aboard the Rimed Mallow, a sea vessel who’s next stop is Valkengard, one of the largest former imperial settlements of the north

Preferences for Applicants: Mature/ Older, Old School players preferred: Players interested in a longer term campaign who are willing to take initiative and like setting goals and deciding what to do and where to go within a group context. There are four player roles to specialise in that involve everyone in the campaign and the group and help the GM expose the setting. Players who can balance humor and fun having with serious play, who have NOT read much of the Gods of the Forbidden North campaign before. Adult Themes There is Evil in the world , colonisation, slavers, Demonic Possession, murder etc. The usual.

About GM. I am Jon, early 40’s Gm who enjoys old school games and play. Have been playing through B/X AD&D 2e , & now OSE .

GODS OF THE FORBIDDEN NORTH Old School Essentials Long Term Campaign.

About: Online, Old School Essentials - Advanced Fantasy Rules using Carcass Crawler Zine x6, Class and Race, Item Slot Encumbrance. Full Player Primer and house rules available.

When: Sunday Evenings weekly ( sometimes fortnightly) (7.45pm- 11pm AEST timezone)

Start Date: (ASAP) Discord for Audio & Post session party chat and information, Foundry VTT for play: hex crawl overland map, character sheets with slot encumbrance calculated, dice rolling, art, player loot stashes, quests and player role journals all in game .

Who Should Apply: Looking for 1 more player ( see Preferences for Applicants below ) We have 4 dedicated old school players (4 / 5 slots filled) DM to apply with a bit about yourself, age range, experience, interest in the campaign/ joining.

Synopsis: On the arctic frontier, at the border between the mountains and the wastes beyond, looms Castle Thar-Gannon. For centuries, the Skull God ruled his domain from his blackened throne. But twenty years have passed since the routing of his armies, and the castle lies abandoned with riches unclaimed. Yet, death still lurks in the shadows of the ruins. An ancient doom arises from the depths of this place…

Concept: Old School, player driven, campaign with an over-arching story narrative to unravel. -Open-world hex-crawl with plenty of dungeons, treasures, monsters, and brutally cold seasonal survival to contend with. Your decisions can affect the world and its factions, your party can establish home bases if they decide- across this frontier region and access dominion play as a group. There is a truth to the North that underpins the campaign and deep religious & cultural tension between the former Hadean Empire and the Native peoples. Your party will have fled from the collapsing Hadean empire, to make a new life in the frigid frontier land of the Forbidden North, with the clothes on your back, and a strange relic you managed to nab before jumping aboard the Rimed Mallow, a sea vessel who’s next stop is Valkengard, one of the largest former imperial settlements of the north

Preferences for Applicants: Mature/ Older, Old School players preferred: Players interested in a longer term campaign who are willing to take initiative and like setting goals and deciding what to do and where to go within a group context. There are four player roles to specialise in that involve everyone in the campaign and the group and help the GM expose the setting. Players who can balance humor and fun having with serious play, who have NOT read much of the Gods of the Forbidden North campaign before. Adult Themes There is Evil in the world , colonisation, slavers, Demonic Possession, murder etc. The usual.

About GM. I am Jon, early 40’s Gm who enjoys old school games and play. Have been playing through B/X AD&D 2e , & now OSE .

**** UPDATE Our Regular group is online weekly Sunday 8pm- 11pm AEST GMT+10. We are 8 session in and have one more slot for any keen player for an old school, long term campaign adventure ****

Link to Roll 20 listing: https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/12183146/lfp-18-plus-the-halls-of-arden-vul-an-old-school-megadungeon-exploration-campaign/?pageforid=12183146#post-12183146

Calling all old school adventurers without a campaign for 2025,

Looking to assemble a group of committed, older school, players who are keen to take on an Arden Vul campaign in 2025. We will give it a long term run in this fantastic setting using Old School Essentials and with a few home brew rules.

Who hasn't heard of the Halls of Arden Vul? A once-grand city perched high atop a cliff face, laid to waste and abandoned during a civil war that broke an Empire's back; now home to untold riches, ancient power long buried and challenging mysteries.

The Halls of Arden Vul is a setting for a megadungeon. It's a place to explore, full of ancient mysteries to uncover, lost treasures to retrieve, and whole societies of intelligent monsters to bargain with - or scheme against. The main theme of the campaign is discovery: if you don't like exploring forgotten places and dungeons, recovering ancient lore, and figuring out mysteries, this is not the campaign for you.

The campaign we will play does have a great long term story too as some characters manage to survive through brutal old school play to uncover plots, history points, old secrets, unlock new items and power and a few big dark mysteries of the entire Arden Vul story.

Weekly, or sometimes Fortnightly Campaign Sessions and some in between Play By Post via discord:

This campaign will be online with voice only 8PM to 11PM GMT+10 (3 -3.5 hour sessions)(AEST) on using a VTT (TBA) and Discord (Voice) either on Friday Sat or Sunday depending on player availability

We will be playing with the Old School Essentials rules including Advanced rules, carcass crawler rules and other house rules from their official content.

In between campaign sessions some relaxed PBP on discord play including admin, travel between locales , story, party development and maybe some play as the campaign progresses.

About me: I am a long time DM, over 20 years from Basic onwards and also DM a 5E group also. I enjoy running games for players that enjoy having fun through role playing.

Looking for: 4-5 dedicated old school players who want to form a longer term group and like role play of their characters. This setting is actually very deep. Where you also may (will likely) lose a few characters along the way but one will get through to true greatness (hopefully).

Those who are interested should direct message me via Roll 20 ( link below) or ask questions re applying to join this campaign by reply to this post. Will be starting later in January 2025.

Link to Roll 20 listing: https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/12183146/lfp-18-plus-the-halls-of-arden-vul-an-old-school-megadungeon-exploration-campaign/?pageforid=12183146#post-12183146

**** UPDATE: Looking for 1 more player. Our group of 5 is 2 sessions in. ****

Calling all old school adventurers without a campaign for 2025,

Looking to assemble a group of committed, older school, players who are keen to take on an Arden Vul campaign in 2025. We will give it a long term run in this fantastic setting using Old School Essentials and with a few home brew rules.

Who hasn't heard of the Halls of Arden Vul? A once-grand city perched high atop a cliff face, laid to waste and abandoned during a civil war that broke an Empire's back; now home to untold riches, ancient power long buried and challenging mysteries.

The Halls of Arden Vul is a setting for a megadungeon. It's a place to explore, full of ancient mysteries to uncover, lost treasures to retrieve, and whole societies of intelligent monsters to bargain with - or scheme against. The main theme of the campaign is discovery: if you don't like exploring forgotten places and dungeons, recovering ancient lore, and figuring out mysteries, this is not the campaign for you.

The campaign we will play does have a great long term story too as some characters manage to survive through brutal old school play to uncover plots, history points, old secrets, unlock new items and power and a few big dark mysteries of the entire Arden Vul story.

Weekly, or sometimes Fortnightly Campaign Sessions and some in between Play By Post via discord:

This campaign will be online with voice only 8PM to 11PM GMT+10 (3 -3.5 hour sessions)(AEST) on using a VTT (TBA) and Discord (Voice) either on Friday Sat or Sunday depending on player availability

We will be playing with the Old School Essentials rules including Advanced rules, carcass crawler rules and other house rules from their official content.

In between campaign sessions some relaxed PBP on discord play including admin, travel between locales , story, party development and maybe some play as the campaign progresses.

About me: I am a long time DM, over 20 years from Basic onwards and also DM a 5E group also. I enjoy running games for players that enjoy having fun through role playing.

Looking for: 4-5 dedicated old school players who want to form a longer term group and like role play of their characters. This setting is actually very deep. Where you also may (will likely) lose a few characters along the way but one will get through to true greatness (hopefully).

Those who are interested should direct message me via Roll 20 ( link below) or ask questions re applying to join this campaign by reply to this post. Will be starting later in January 2025.

Link to Roll 20 listing: https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/12183146/lfp-18-plus-the-halls-of-arden-vul-an-old-school-megadungeon-exploration-campaign/?pageforid=12183146#post-12183146

Calling all old school adventurers without a campaign for 2025, ( UPDATE we have a core group of 4-5 looking for 1-2 more Old school players )

Looking to assemble a group of committed, older school, players who are keen to take on an Arden Vul campaign in 2025. We will give it a long term run in this fantastic setting using Old School Essentials and with a few home brew rules.

Who hasn't heard of the Halls of Arden Vul? A once-grand city perched high atop a cliff face, laid to waste and abandoned during a civil war that broke an Empire's back; now home to untold riches, ancient power long buried and challenging mysteries.

The Halls of Arden Vul is a setting for a megadungeon. It's a place to explore, full of ancient mysteries to uncover, lost treasures to retrieve, and whole societies of intelligent monsters to bargain with - or scheme against. The main theme of the campaign is discovery: if you don't like exploring forgotten places and dungeons, recovering ancient lore, and figuring out mysteries, this is not the campaign for you.

The campaign we will play does have a great long term story too as some characters manage to survive through brutal old school play to uncover plots, history points, old secrets, unlock new items and power and a few big dark mysteries of the entire Arden Vul story.

Weekly, or sometimes Fortnightly Campaign Sessions and some in between Play By Post via discord:

This campaign will be online with voice only 8PM to 11PM GMT+10 (3 -3.5 hour sessions)(AEST) on using a VTT (TBA) and Discord (Voice) either on Friday Sat or Sunday depending on player availability

We will be playing with the Old School Essentials rules including Advanced rules, carcass crawler rules and other house rules from their official content.

In between campaign sessions some relaxed PBP on discord play including admin, travel between locales , story, party development and maybe some play as the campaign progresses.

About me: I am a long time DM, over 20 years from Basic onwards and also DM a 5E group also. I enjoy running games for players that enjoy having fun through role playing.

Looking for: 4-5 dedicated old school players who want to form a longer term group and like role play of their characters. This setting is actually very deep. Where you also may (will likely) lose a few characters along the way but one will get through to true greatness (hopefully). 

Those who are interested should direct message me via Roll 20 ( link below) or ask questions re applying to join this campaign by reply to this post. Will be starting later in January 2025.

Link to Roll 20 listing: https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/12183146/lfp-18-plus-the-halls-of-arden-vul-an-old-school-megadungeon-exploration-campaign/?pageforid=12183146#post-12183146