Loreseekers—set in the Forgotten Realms—will be a new play-by-email campaign designed for a party of nonevil Oghmanytes motivated to acquire and disseminate knowledge wherever they go. Having playtested some of the scenarios already, I’ve built the story arc and major conflicts around some ideal niches in the party structure, which are listed below, but just about any non-psionic D&D 3.5 basic class is acceptable.

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* 1 or 2 divine spellcasters (cleric of Oghma, archivist, favored soul of Oghma, divine bard)

* 1 bard (lyric thaumaturge would be an ideal prestige class), diviner, or other arcanist devoted to knowledge

* 1 investigator type (the urban ranger’s abilities are complementary to this niche)

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Frontline combatants and sneaky types will be less crucial as long as someone can cast spells like knock, find traps, and other roguish spells.

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Due to Oghma’s emphasis on knowledge, the group would do well with a chronicler of the party’s deeds (a bard might work here), and a cartographer (archivists make great cartographers) to chart their travels along Faer?n.

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Players will have a chance to write a 1-to-2-page freeform origin story culminating with the acquisition of their 1st level; Session 1 starts at 2nd level, and we quickly progress to 4th before the plot thickens.

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The quests will involve the pursuit of knowledge in various forms, and will also weave diabolists faithful to Asmodeus and Loviatar, and other baddies into the plot.

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I may consider running this with one or two players gradually building and running a party of Oghmanytes.? To get a sense of the game resources that we’ll use, my current campaigns and resources are found at alexisalvarez.org/RPG/.

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The story begins in the inland village of Secomber in 1371 DR. Posting is at least once a week, and can be as much as daily depending on consensus. Email me if interested in participating.

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