Upcoming DM Events

[DM Macabre]

A thread for DMs to inform players which plots are currently being run on the server, how to get involved, etc.

[DM Enigma]

LILIACUL NEGRU
The Black Bat of Barovia

“Donning the cloak of noapte, wings like a snake’s hide enveloped the moon,
Casting shroud upon the land and welling dread in the souls of the wicked and impious.
Destruction and pestilence emanated from the buffeting of its flight,
Keening and lamentation, all that remained in its wake.”

- Mythology & Folklore of Barovia, Vol. III

Domains: Barovia
Recommended Levels: All
Classes: All
Alignments: Any
Risk level: High
Themes: Monster hunting, fear of the night, old folklore, survival horror, escape, man vs. predator
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 50%
How to get involved: The beast is on the hunt.. and will likely find you.

[DM Enigma]

THE ROOM OF DREAMS

Domains: Barovia
Levels: All
Classes: All
Alignments: Any
Risk level: High
Themes: Oneirology, hypnotism, the subconscious mind, psychological horror
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 60%
How to get involved: You might be visited by a dream upon resting. Send me a PM with your character's backstory, phobias and fears.

[DM Nocturne]

Finished.

Spoiler: show

"I did not spend these countless dark years fighting and clawing my way over others of your ilk to earn the freedom to form this family, for you to take it away in one lifeless breath. The promise of Peiter's throat is an insult, Lady Kazandra, and you forget we are House Ulciscor. We will not kneel."
-Vespera

% until plot is ready: - 100%
% of plot completed in game: - 100%
Recommended Levels: - ~5-15
Recommended Classes: - all, except Paladin*
Alignment: - all, except good*
Risk Level: - Differing consequences can be expected from differing circumstances; risks can range from very low to very high.
Adventure type: - Series of mini-events (and milestone-based major events) that are shaped by the previous outcomes of events. Variable in scope and depth.
How to get involved: (OOC:) Send DM Nocturne a PM expressing your interest and a quick description of your character. (IC:) Find the contractor. A simple job here and there. But everyone is watched, and a few will be tested.

Synopsis:
A hint of corruption flickers back into existence once more within the old Barovian crypts; tendrils of inky malevolence seeking to curl around the light, to snuff or to steal. Odd glyphs appear painted on the walls in old places, and whispers of religious chanting escape in the wind. A foreign service of undeath hunts their own kind to the end, forcing desperate measures made for existence, risking the eyes of the castle. Elegies of Angels draws upon plots carried out some years back, such as Undying and Malevolent Shadows, moving story and key NPCs forward.

*: Though paladins and good aligned PCs are not mainly involved, there will likely be later situations that call upon champions of good.

DM appreciations:

• Out-of-the-box/out-of-game-mechanic thinking is welcome.
• Embrace IC consequences (positive and negative)! Victory is never assured.
• Mature content is to be expected. Please advise if you are under the age of 18 when you are involved.
• Characters are rewarded based on roleplay effort and endurance.

Information subject to change.

This plot is completed.

[DM Brimstone]

Insidious Roots – NCE Plot



“Corruption is the most insidious form of rot as it worms its way through the very roots of one’s being, nesting in one’s soul, tainting the psyche, and consuming even vestige traces of humanity”

Features:
Levels: 2 to 10
Classes: Any
Alignments: Any
Risk Level: High chance of PC consequences
Adventure Type: Corruption, betrayal, investigation, confliction of morality, and savagery of nature.
How to Get Involved: Involvement in the NCE Halan/Tepestani groups or happenstance upon in-game plot occurrences.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%
Note: Be aware that my typical in-game hours are between 10 PM – 3 AM CST

Concluded...for now. FIN

[DM Raven]

Threefold Curse

Toradh an chrainn a thuitfeas an duilleabhar.



Features:
Domains: Barovia, Haslan and a couple you have not yet encountered.
Levels: All Level
Classes: Any, there is no Alignment Restrictions
Alignments: Any, survival is never subject to alignment
Risk Level:
                 Stage 1 - Low, there is always a chance of course
                 Stage 2 - Medium, risk is only high if your an idiot
                 Stage 3 - Very High, tread carefully a mistake can be your end
Themes: Stuck between the frying pain and the fire, which has the moral high ground, which has the low, betrayal and guilt, Natures vengeance on civilisation
How to Get Involved:  Small adventures all over the server, key NPC's will request aid.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 5%

Keep your eyes open and tread carefully, things are not always what they seem even in the most well travelled locations.

Spoiler: show

Things have started, some places have been found and some plants that are not very nice encountered, initial players that have had the encounters are researching what they have found.

[Arawn]

Guards, Guards!

Features:
Domains: Barovia
Levels: 2-10
Classes: Any, although they must be able to enter the Garda.
Alignments: Lawful encouraged
Risk Level: Moderate
Adventure Type: Mystery, murder mystery, diplomacy, intrigue, crime, assassination, Barovians vs outsiders
How to Get Involved: Join the Vallaki Garda and be active online.
% until plot is ready: 80%
% of plot completed in game: 0%

[DM Tarokka]

The Gloved Hands

Features:
Domains: Barovia and specifically Vallaki, then possibly Borca and Dementlieu
Levels: Any
Classes: Any
Alignments: Any
Risk Level: Medium-High
Themes: theatre, diplomacy, investigation, politics
How to Get Involved:  the main hub for this is the Broken Bell inn in Vallaki
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 3%

[DM Enigma]

L'Anneau Rouge

(The Red Ring)

Domains: Dementlieu, Richemulot (Ste. Ronges), Hazlan
Alignments: Any
Risk level: Fatal
Themes: Crime, secret societies, underworld intrigue
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 30%
How to get involved: Become involved in Port-a-Lucine's law enforcement or underworld activities; Gendarmerie, The Black Market

[DM Cataclysm]

Finished.

Spoiler: show

The Dream House



"It's hard to wake from a Nightmare, when the Nightmare is real."

Features
Levels: Any
Classes: Any
Alignments: Any
Risk Level: Moderate to High chance of PC consequences
Adventure Type: Investigation, Darkness, Deception, Isolation, Imprisonment, Sorcery and Conflict of Morality
% Until Plot is Ready: 100%
% of Plot Completed in Game: 100%
How to Get Involved: Follow in-game rumors and clues

Preview

Tales tell of a Hazlani House that was home to experiments and rituals so profane, that the House itself became tainted with darkness. The House is now said to be alive, though it is unknown if this came to be through dark magic – or if the House has become an amalgamation of the souls who perished and are now trapped there. The House appears at random – seemingly out of time and always out of place. . . seeking to lure in those brave enough to uncover its mysteries.


Thank you to everyone who participated in this event! Whether you confronted The House, helped those being haunted, witnessed a waking nightmare, or took place in the final confrontation - I appreciate you helping this story come alive!

[DM Erebus]

Antiquarian Pursuits
Relic Hunting for Beginners

An Adventure for Aspiring Crypt Raiders, Archaeologists, Historians and Lore-Seekers of Low-Mid Level

Recommended Levels: 5-8
Recommended Classes: Rogue/Bard/Wizard
Risk Level: Low
Adventure Type Adventure, Pulp, Puzzle
% Until Plot is Ready  100%
% Of Plot Completed In-Game 30%

How to get involved? Send DM Erebus a PM with some information about your character.
What you can expect: High Adventure and inventive puzzle-based adventures in pursuit of fantastic relics steeped in the history of the Core.
What the DM expects: Be intelligent and creative, use non-mechanical solutions, be bold and heroic.

This Plot is especially suitable for newer members of the community, and those interested in working towards the Crypt Raider PrC

[DM Stygian Witch]

The Tepurich Terror NCE October 2019

- Find it, kill it.

[DM Brimstone]

Keelhauled by Fate
NCE Plot Halloween 2019



“Enraptured by mellifluous song and ethereal beauty,
O’ how the lechery of man will be entombed by watery depths”
–  Mythology & Folklore of Barovia, Vol. I

Features:
Levels: 4 to 10
Classes: Any
Alignments: Any
Risk Level: High, depending on character choices
Adventure Type: Betrayal, despair, arrogance, investigation, confliction of morality, and savagery of nature.
How to Get Involved: Send me a PM, follow the IG clues, or brave the shores of Lake Zarovich after dark.
Note: Be aware that my typical in-game hours are between 10 PM – 2 AM CST

FIN

[Cassius]

Obscurity

Recommended Levels: Any
Recommended Classes: Any
Risk Level: Medium-High depending on character choices.
What kind of Adventure? Survival Horror, Occultism, Mystery, Experimentation, Macabre, Knowledge, Secret Societies, Death
How to get involved? Look for IG clues and announcements which will likely be driven through PCs and/or factions.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%

FIN

[DM Brimstone]

The Thrill of the Hunt

“There is no greater bore than perfection.” -Richard Connell, The Most Dangerous Game



Features:
Domains: Barovia, Port-a-Lucine, Blaustein, and several other normally inaccessible domains.
Levels: 8 – 16
Classes: Any, in fact, a diverse conglomeration of classes will likely be involved.
Alignments: Any, though depending on your involvement, certain alignments would be more applicable than others.
Risk Level: High.  Players involved should prepare themselves for potential consequences depending on their involvement and choices.
Themes: Degeneration, hubris, moral dilemmas, and savagery of nature.
How to Get Involved:  Look for IG clues and announcements which will likely be driven through PCs and/or factions.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%

-FIN-

[DM Cataclysm]

A Better Life



"Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality."
        Emily Dickinson

Features
Levels: 8-18 (PCs involved will need to be of a similar level range)
Classes: Any
Alignments: Any (Preferably varied between PCs)
Risk Level: High, based on character choices. Possibility for character-altering/irreversible consequences – up to and including death.
Adventure Type: Investigation, Mystery, Conflict of Morality, Necromancy, Science, Eternal Life, Self-Concept
How to Get Involved: Open enrollment. Players will have the opportunity to express interest in joining, once planning is complete. More information to come.
Note: In-game events based on Central time zone. Will take place between 7pm – 11pm during the week or can be schedule anytime but overnights on the weekend.
% of planning completed: 10%
% of plot completed in game: 0%

Preview

An aging investigator is hiring help, trying to see through his life's work before his days are done. What he provides, scattered evidence regarding disappearances throughout The Core that span decades, seems incoherent and unconnected. Can the clues be pieced together before the next victim disappears?

[Arawn]

La fin.

5:00 PM EST, 07/17/20

[Arawn]

La fin.

5:00 PM EST, 07/17/20

Due to ongoing technical problems, this is rescheduled for:

5:00 PM EST, 07/24/20

[Arawn]

Schedule of Events

For those involved in the defense of Ameranthe, this battle will play out over three days. You do not need to be present for all of it.

Friday -> will involve the journey to Ameranthe, the setup of the scene, and military roleplay.
Saturday -> will involve the resolution of a number of long-time plot threads, leading to "the night before" and its attendant RP.
Sunday -> will feature the final battle for the castle.

Obviously, this may change based on player actions. If it does, I will say so. In general, do not feel obliged to be present all the time. I will be present and making things happen throughout, except when I sleep.

Hit me up on Discord if you have any questions.

[Drekavac]

The Legend of Strada de Moarte

Spoiler: show

“It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery.”
        Scott Lynch

Features
Levels: Any
Classes: Any
Alignments: Non-good will have an easier go of it.
Risk Level: You're already dead.
Adventure Type: Mystery, Investigation, Underworld
How to Get Involved: Contact me or respond to miscellaneous, seemingly random interactions events in Vallaki and its seedy underbelly.
Note: In-game related events based on PST evenings on weekdays.
% of planning completed: 75%
% of plot completed in game: 5%

Preview
A series of seemingly unrelated crimes has sprung up around the seedier parts of Vallaki. There is rumor of a legendary thief notorious for many heists with little explanation. Perhaps there is opportunity for those who seek it...

[Lightweaver]

The Grand Revel
NCE Event

It exists as a rumor; a legend and memory from those who have been shaken by its sudden arrival and just as unpredictable departure. It has separated families, it has hosted moments of such splendor and wonderment that the return to a mundane life becomes nigh unthinkable. It is followed by many but none can anticipate its course.

It has arrived in Barovia and the woods surrounding the Grey City of Vallaki are alight with a merriment that seemingly defies the darkness of the lands. Music is carried through the woods with an inviting resonance and great fires cast the camp in warm glows, lighting great shadows around its cavorting guests. Decadence pours from the cup of plenty and all are invited to attend...

Recommended Levels: Any
Recommended Classes: Any [Lawful Characters may find themselves challenged...]
Risk Level: Medium-High, with possible character-altering consequences and even death.
How to Get Involved: The revel is known to rove ... seek it, find it, and join the merriment at any time.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%
Note: There will be events throughout the NCE week and one may become involved at any time. Events will primarily take place during evenings central time.

FIN.

[Drekavac]

Turn of a Friendly Card

“Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

Domains: Barovia
Recommended Levels: All
Classes: All
Alignments: Any
Risk level: Very High
Themes: Fate, The Monkey's Paw
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%

2 Years since the cursed Tarot cards have circulated... the fates of many have been twisted with the turn of a friendly card.

[DM Brimstone]

Harvest of Shadows
NCE Plot

“Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.” – Sophocles, Oedipus Rex



Features:
Domains: Primarily Barovia
Levels: 2 - 10
Classes: Any, in fact, a diverse conglomeration of classes will likely be involved.
Alignments: Any.
Risk Level: High.  Players involved should prepare themselves for potential consequences depending on their involvement and choices.
Themes: Corruption, Grief, Sadism, the Fantastical, Savagery of Nature.
How to Get Involved:  Look for IG clues, investigate rumors, and be mindful of the long shadows in harrowing wealds.
Alternatively, you can send me a PM with your character information and desire to be involved.  Be aware that events will unfold around 11PM CST - 2AM CST usually.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%

FIN

[Dread]

Finished.

Spoiler: show

The Rattling of Chains

"Much as you might try and make this place your home, you will forever remain an outcast. A pariah. Unwelcome. Unwanted. Do you not wish to return to what you had left behind? To your friends, to your family? To your loved ones? Do you not owe it to them to try your hardest to make your way back to them?

For those unwilling to give up, for those with the determination and will to see things through to the bitter end, for those who are dedicated to escaping this prison no matter the cost... we have been waiting for you."

Recommended Levels: Any
Recommended Classes: Any
Risk Level: Depending on the level of involvement in the plot, risk can be low and end with the closure of your character, though the risk level will be clearly telegraphed.
How to Get Involved: Follow the strings in-game.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 95%

[Dread]

Finished.

Spoiler: show

The Bloody Ride

"People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel." - Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Recommended Levels: Level 2. New Characters Only. (See below)
Recommended Classes: Any
Risk Level: Extremely High. Any character who dies in this event will be permanently dead, and closured.
How to Get Involved: Be around at the designated time and date with a new character made for the event.
% until plot is ready: 100%
% of plot completed in game: 100%

This character is designed to serve as an alternative prelude and origin story for your character (should you survive); in short, your character is a Falkovnian slave. They could either be brought by the Mists to Falkovnia instead of Barovia and simply be an especially unlucky outlander, or they could be a native taken as a prisoner of war. They could be a criminal condemned to this life as punishment or simply a non-human. Regardless, they have grown acquainted to a life of misery and suffering delivered at the hands of Vlad Drakov and his minions... until a chance at escape presents itself.

If interested, PM me with your character's name and a short blurb about their backstory and how they ended up in this situation. Ten slots will be made open for this; first come, first serve.

((Countdown.))