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[open] A D&D Extravaganza!

Who: Rhys (

rhygret) & everyone!
What: Bunkers & Badasses aka D&D!
When: Oct 7th
Where: A DARK AND MYSTERIOUS TAVERN aka it's an often-empty drink hall somewhere in town.
Warning(s): role-playing with elves on top of tables ~~it's a gen log I swear~~

Welcome to Bunkers & Badasses!
This post will be broken up into 3 sections ~~so that it's not just one giant wall of text with gifs~~:

The Meet & Greet will be for all your general mingling, arrivals, drinking, trolling, and B&B character introductions.

The Hook will be Rhys's start to the adventure where your characters begin playing as their characters and yes, it's as nerdy as it sounds. Goof off as much as you want here!

The Adventure will be the meat of the campaign where...basically anything you want happens! Combat, seduction, critical fails...all from the safety of your nerd dungeon. Want to fight a dragon? A band of orcs? SENTIENT ROCKS? This is where you want to be.

Wildcard: That said, you don't need to just use these prompts! You are free to make your own headers and starters at any time with stuff that may or may not be related to any of the above. You also don't need to reply to any of the above as a direct response; you can use them to launch your own prompts in those sections if you'd like!

Again, knowledge of how to play D&D isn't necessary. This is for fun and very bare-bones, so most of what Rhys will be doing is telling you how the environment/NPCs/monsters react to what your guys' character do! And also what they do themselves ICly...OOCly god that's going to get confusing. Basically just HAVE FUN, fake your rolls, cheat, threadhop, create your own starters, go wild! There is no established tagging order and I'll have Rhys drop into threads as necessary.

This post is open to anyone and everyone and you don't need to have responded to his IC post in order to play. Just tag in and have fun! The original OOC post can be found here!

As a note my timezone is JST and it's a little wonky, so feel free to just boomerang away and I'll do my very best to keep up! I'm posting this a bit early but I'll be around after a quick trip to the vet.

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The Meet & Greet

[ While initially Rhys had intended to host the Most Epic Game In The World^TM at his apartment, he'd very quickly realized that just wasn't going to be possible with the sheer number of people who seemed to be interested. So instead he's managed to procure a less-than-frequented but entirely socially acceptable for all ages bar to host the event! And because Olympia's just a little bit fantasy, it does look very much like your stereotypical D&D tavern. Minus the mead and numerous patrons but hopefully that will be everyone who's in attendance.

Rhys himself isn't feeling so hot after his recent run-in with Lucy, but he's managed to at least tidy up and look presentable even if he's got a serious case of the sniffles. There are two large tables pushed together to form a corner with pencils, paper, character sheets, and dice distributed among them. Seats are free for the taking ~~except for the one name card that reserves the seat next to Rhys for a "Zer0"~~ and once it looks like enough people are in attendance Rhys claps his hands together. ]

Alright, looks like almost everyone's here! Hello and welcome to what is sure to be the most epic and incredible fantasy experience of your life: Bunkers and Badasses! A role-playing game chalked full of adventure, danger, and most importantly: sweet, sweet loot. I will be your Bunker Master and host for the duration of this campaign. Call me Rhys. It is my job to serve as both the narrator and the many denizens you will encounter on your mysterious adventure through today's campaign:

Lichbane Manor.

For those of you who don't know, Liches are basically the magical spirits of evil wizards. So! Obviously not everyone here has played before. How about we get a little ice breaker going here and have everyone take turns introducing themselves and their characters?

If you have any questions at all about the game or how to play now's the time to ask.

[ HAVE AT IT GUYS. ]

The Hook

[ All grand adventures begin with a hook: something that draws people in and gives them incentive to help out their fellow man. Dwarf. Elf. Whatever. This adventure is no different. Rhys has poured his heart and soul into this!! So, you know. TAKE THE HOOK. ]

Alright so now that you're all acquainted with one another...

[ Whether you are or aren't doesn't matter, Rhys is obviously trying to reign things in a little and get the game started as he coughs a little and clears his throat, which is only half to get people's attention. Mostly it's just because he actually needs to clear his throat. ]

Our story begins in the village of Hearthstead, a once-prosperous community of various farming districts which have recently fallen on hard times. Recent years have seen one crop failure after another as a Blight withered crops and made arid the land. Famine has struck the people not only in Hearthstead, but the surrounding fiefdoms that relied on the verdant land to supply them with their crops. Hundreds of thousands of people who relied on the bounty of Hearthstead's harvests to feed their families are now left in ruin.

Tensions run high across the land but the Lord of this dominion has sent no aid, keeping to himself in his heavily-fortified keep. It is only a matter of time before the peoples' suffering turns to resentment and they turn upon one another. If something is not done soon the realm will plunged into civil war and that, noble heroes, is why you are here.

The mayor of Hearthstead has sent out a request for aid to any able-bodied adventurers willing to find the source of the Blight and is offering ten thousand gold pieces in recompense, according to the missive posted at the town's entrance. All those interested are to seek out the Innkeeper at The Berrywine Inn for further information.

What will you do?

The Adventure

[ So this adventure is going........interesting to say the least. But Rhys is really trying here and raises his voice over everyone again to try and get things back on track. AGAIN. But some stuff has gone as planned so he's just going to hope that carries over a little more here. ]

Okay since some of you keep trying to cheat I am now using this. You see this?

[ Rhys points at his yellow eye, which has lit up and glows as the circuitry within activates. ]

It's an ECHO eye and it's going to tell me when you guys roll those loaded dice of yours and I swear the next person who does that is taking an arrow to the face. I will roll as many times as I need to to make that happen so don't...make that h-happen. Okay?? Now.

[ Rhys quickly readjusts his Bunker Master board and the papers he's kept behind it, trying to find where he left off. ]

--As you approach the Manor of Lord Assquez you notice something amiss: despite what the groundskeeper has told you there are no signs of life from a cursory glance. The hedges and gardens are unkept and filled with weeds, the flowers and laurels withered and dead. The grand fountain before the uplifted staircase leading in is no longer running and the water within is a murky dark-green-black. It smells foul.

The manor itself looks weathered and old despite having been built in recent years. The outer walls are cracked and the windows lie dark. A cool wind blows through the air and sends a chill down your spine.

Everyone go ahead and roll a perception check!

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