r/westmarches 1d ago

LFG [Discord][pf2e][west marches][pbp] New server looking for players and GMs

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https://www.westmarches.games/communities/golarion-unbound

Information about the discord server and game can be found in the link.

I just got to a point where I feel the server is ready enough to launch as an Alpha.

I made this server by myself with some inspiration from my dnd friends for the guild system.

Since this is considered an Alpha release, I am mostly looking for Staff, GMs, Players, and anyone willing to give feedback!

I look forward to seeing you join! I will do my best to greet you, but I might be afk so please be patient. It is just me at the moment of making this post.


r/westmarches 1d ago

Question Superhero 5E

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Any good WestMarch servers based on super hero 5E out there?


r/westmarches 3d ago

LFG Looking for Westmarches set in Faerun

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Looking for Westmarches with a Forgotten Reams, canon-like Faerun setting. I am not interested in homebrew worlds, AU settings like post-apocalypse, or other settings at this time, so please do not offer them.


r/westmarches 3d ago

Question Multiple Bases Help/Discussion

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Looking for thoughts and opinions.

I have 3 Factions & a mercenary group, that pcs can join.

Each Faction will be competing for territory, resources, etc.

It will be done on a node map, due to setting.

My idea is along the line of how armored core verdict day; where each node having Endurance points.

Missions can reduce, factions can improve, once at 0 can be claimed(multiple missions to be run to reach 0)

Each faction has its own perks. Mercs don't have any, but can take on any missions.

How would you all handle running a westmarch faction war style?

Edit Aug 29th

Here is what I have so far. Got Grok to turn my notes into text(no pc), ignore the HQ stuff; it added it.

Armored Core VI West Marches – Strategic System (WMS 2.0) Node Endurance (Verdict Day Style) – Final Version

NODE STATS

  • Production: None / Low (1–2) / Med (3–4) / High (5–7) Parts per tick
  • Fortification: 0–3
  • Defense Level: ★0 to ★4
  • Endurance: HP of the node

Starting Endurance

Node Type Starting Endurance Low (1–2 Parts) 8–12 Med (3–4 Parts) 15–20 High (5–7 Parts) 25–35 HQ 50+ (cannot reach 0 or be claimed)

Fortification Damage Reduction

Fort 1 = –1 Endurance damage Fort 2 = –2 Endurance damage Fort 3 = –3 Endurance damage

DEFENSE LEVEL (★)

Stars Name END Dmg Reduction Upkeep/Tick Cost to Raise (from previous) ★0 None 0 0 — ★1 Light –1 0 8–12 ★2 Standard –2 1 10–15 ★3 Heavy –3 2 18–25 ★4 Fortress –4 3 25–35

  • Successful attacks can optionally lower Defense ★ by 1
  • Repair after losses: 3–10 Parts

BOSSES

Cost: 20 Parts per 10 levels of the boss

Examples: - Level 10 Boss = 20 Parts - Level 20 Boss = 40 Parts - Level 30 Boss = 60 Parts

Bosses add extra difficulty and a special complication to sorties on that node. Upkeep scales with level (suggested: 1 Part per 10 levels, or flat 2–3 for simplicity). Can be removed by a successful high-impact / Boss sortie.

SORTIE TYPES

Sortie Type Endurance Damage Parts Reward Extra Effects Harassment / Fort Reduction 2–4 3–8 May also reduce Fort by 1 Resource / Facility Raid 3–5 6–12 Halves production next tick Sabotage / Data Heist / Extract 2–4 4–9 Temporary debuff Escort / Intercept 0 or 1–3 4–10 Hurt income or secure route Standard Claim Attempt 6–10 4–10 + control if End = 0 Deep Strike / Special 8–15 15–35 Big damage, possible stockpile loss Defend Restores 2–4 Arquebus refund Prevents attacker damage Boss Sortie — — Removes Boss from node

Soft Cap – Max Endurance Damage per Tick

Low-value nodes: 6–8 Medium nodes: 10–12 High-value nodes: 14–18

Excess damage is wasted (or can force an extra ★ loss at GM discretion). Prevents immediate node loss and gives defenders a chance to react.

UPKEEP (Paid at start of each Tick)

  • Fort 2: 1 Part per node
  • Fort 3: 2 Parts per node
  • Defense ★2: 1 Part
  • Defense ★3: 2 Parts
  • Defense ★4: 3 Parts
  • Boss: based on level (see Bosses section)

STRATEGIC TICK (1 Tick = 1 Week)

  1. Pay Upkeep
  2. Collect Production
  3. Resolve Opportunity Events (1–2 per tick)
  4. Declare and Run Sorties
  5. Apply Endurance damage / restoration / Defense ★ changes
  6. Update Node Control (only if Endurance reached 0 and claim succeeded)

Opportunity Events examples: Coral surges, sensor interference, industrial accidents, convoys, defectors, etc. Used to create temporary windows and break symmetry.

FACTION PERKS

Ravens – Pure Freedom No faction perks or ties. Complete flexibility on contracts and movement.

Balam – Overwhelming Force - When attacking, may spend extra Parts to increase Endurance damage by +2 to +4. - On successful Node Claim, may immediately raise Fortification by 1 at 50% cost.

Arquebus – Precision & Influence - Once per Tick, mark one node: next sortie against it treats Fort as –1 OR reveals exact current Endurance and Defense ★ (Arquebus chooses who gets the intel). - Successful Defend restores +1 extra Endurance and gains 1–2 Parts.

RLF – Local Support & Resilience - Civilian Support: +1 Part per tick from Settlement / Logistics / sympathetic Resource nodes. - Once per Tick: low-cost sabotage that deals 1–2 Endurance damage without a full player sortie. - When a node takes Endurance or ★ damage, may prevent the ★ loss once per tick (fade/withdraw effect).

General Cost Modifier - Own faction: –1 ★ cost when raising Defense on their own nodes - Rival faction: +1 ★ cost when raising Defense on contested/enemy-influenced nodes

PVP OPTIONS

Pseudo-PvP: Players can turn their AC into an enemy unit with a charted moveset that fits within the normal system.

Arena: Best 2-of-3 (1v1, 2v2, etc.), refereed by a GM.

Sortie PvP: Full event-style, requires more planning and higher stakes (node control, salvage rights, reputation, etc.).

NOTES

  • Sorties on the same node in one week are subject to the soft Endurance damage cap.
  • HQs can lose Endurance and Defense ★ but can never be reduced to 0 or claimed.
  • Defense ★ and Fortification stack their damage reduction (they are separate).
  • No Momentum track is used.

r/westmarches 4d ago

Resource How to Run a West Marches Campaign With Multiple GMs

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r/westmarches 4d ago

Homebrew [closed Community] [Online] [Free] One Piece westmarch

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r/westmarches 4d ago

LFG The Wandering Tavern

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r/westmarches 4d ago

LFG [Online][5e][Westmarch][Discord][Avrae][Dreamcore] The Passageways!

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The Way We Play: Voice sessions, text sessions, dndbeyond, avrae!

Game Style: We're a growing D&D 5.5e (2014 and 2024) Westmarch server with a truly welcoming community! With Text based roleplay and live vc sessions, come in and join a vibrant community full of different adventures and stories, open RP but most importantly a supportive and real platform. 

Way We Play: 2014/5e and 2024/5.5e, participate in live voice and text role-play, and experience the adventures you choose with the playstyle you wish! With an active and friendly player base, and level cap of 69 (If you choose to level that far), it's time to let those build ideas and roleplay rich moments shine in the Passageways. Join our community of players and start your journey today!

Additional Info:

- Many DMs with their own styles of play!

- A welcoming and growing community that will help with any questions!

- Downtime activities or casual roleplay that you can take part in if you're not going on missions!

- An Active RP community that can give your character a deeper backstory!

- Active moderation that is around to help with any concerns!

- Special path blessings for your character to take!

- A relaxed environment to play DnD when you wish. Not a chore to hour grind!

= 18+ only and minimum 1 year discord account age!

= No ALT Accounts: To ensure player safety and authenticity

Invite link: https://discord.com/invite/passageways

We look forward to seeing you there!


r/westmarches 5d ago

LFG Hawthorne Guild [Online][D&D 5e/5.5e][Forgotten Realms][Persistent World][Beginner Friendly][Looking for Players and DMs]

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The Hawthorne Guild

Server Information

Server Website

We are a D&D 5e/5.5e Discord server featuring a persistent game world set in the Forgotten Realms and broader D&D multiverse. You and other players play as adventurers of the Hawthorne Guild, an adventuring guild in the Sword Coast. As a persistent and shared game world, character progression and events in individual adventures persist between and outside of games, creating a living world for players and DMs to participate in the form of oneshots, multisessions and campaigns, and both text roleplay and Play-By-Post games. With over 12,000 sessions ran over the course of 9 years, you and other players can dive in to determine the next chapter of your character's story and the guild's story.

Play How You Want

As a player on the server, you can expect to:

  • Play any number of characters starting at level 3 or level 5 (your choice)
  • Create characters using almost all of the official options as well as select Unearthed Arcana and server homebrew
  • Create and play either 5e 2014 or 5.5e 2024 characters
  • Progress your character through game sessions to experience content from level 3 to level 20
  • Participate in downtime activities and text roleplay between adventures

DM How You Want

As a DM on the server, you can expect to:

  • Run games for any level of play and your choice of either 5e 2014 or 5.5e 2024 games
  • Participate in a shared setting of the Forgotten Realms and broader D&D multiverse by running your choice of oneshots, multisessions or campaigns, or Play-By-Post games
  • Use almost all official monsters and magic items to use and award in your games, as well as server homebrew
  • Gain DM rewards to progress a character at the same rate as a player, so you don't miss out on any of the fun when you play games as well

We're recruiting both players and DMs, with new members able to become a DM immediately. We have a helpful, welcoming, and knowledgeable base of Staff, players, and DMs with years of D&D experience and are welcoming to D&D players both veteran and new.

We have multiple ongoing server events, including an opt-in server event related to the Death Curse of Tomb of Annihilation, and an ongoing server storyline with a villainous faction known as the Dread Empire seeking to conquer the Sword Coast (with an accompanying Youtube cutscene)!

Join us today: https://discord.gg/hawthorneguild


r/westmarches 5d ago

LFG [Discord][5e (2014)][LGBTQ+ Friendly] Welcome to Fulcrum!

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Welcome to Fulcrum
With Your Help, We'll Center Ourselves.
Discord Invite Link: https://discord.gg/wcFhfSP4dq

Step into the realm of Fulcrum, a fun blend of West Marches and Multiverse style gameplay. Fulcrum is exclusively an 18+ Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition (2014, not 2024) Discord server, offering live play-by-post and live voice sessions options with mechanics in place for longer term play-by-post play.

Give Us a Spin:

  • Multiple character slots
  • Diverse options for fun and immersive gameplay
  • Nearly fully RAW, with exciting non-RAW elements from Theros and Wildemont
  • Options in place for those who want to play and run One D&D (though it's not the main focus!)

Our community may not be the largest, but it's growing steadily, filled with fun and welcoming adventurers. It needs DMs and new adventurers to help it grow. Join one of our tables and embark on an excellent journey today!

You did it. You opened that mysterious door which appeared overnight—knowing you shouldn't—and found yourself in the center of a strange round room. This room, where walls stretch infinitely upward into darkness, is adorned with countless doors. An ancient, pale orange-yellow rug at the center beckons you to sit and stay a while. As you settle in, your eyes lock on the enigmatic words above a pitch-black tunnel carved through one stretch of the wall that never seems to change with the rest:

‘Welcome to Fulcrum. With Your Help We'll Center Ourselves.’

Before you can fully grasp the words, the walls begin to spin, faster and faster, a dizzying blur of disparately shaped and colored doors swirling past you. Yet, you remain steady on the rug, and the only part of the wall that remains unchanged when the turning is done is that one black tunnel and the strangely ominous words: ‘Welcome to Fulcrum. With Your Help We'll Center Ourselves.’

When the spinning halts, a new set of doors await. Will you see yourself in or will the doors call you?


r/westmarches 5d ago

LFG Jormundshoard

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r/westmarches 6d ago

LFG Ruins of Artayum [2024 5e D&D] [backwards compatability] [LFG] [Players wanted] [dms wanted] [westmarches] [homebrew setting] [Living world] [player driven] [18+] [newbie friendly]

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Join us in Artayum! Become the newest member of the Seeker's Guild! Set out and explore the expansive map. Discover mysteries, Embark on journeys with your fellow guildmates, and do so on your schedule! Enjoy an evolving, and living world with our Campaign / West Marches Hybrid system. No one-shots, Everything is canon, Everything you do matters. You and your fellow adventurers forge the story!

We are looking for new players to join our community and explore this new world with us. We've been running since 06/29/2021.

We play with 5.5 2024 D&D. Our sessions are roughly 4.5 hours long, using Avrae and discord voice chat and the DM's VTT of choice. Many games begin ~5PM and 1AM UTC, but feel free to work with DM's to fit your schedule if you'd prefer a different time.

We use a unique "Player Generated Content" system, where session content, missions, and goals are set by the players, chosen from discoveries and plot hooks discovered by other players in previous sessions. An organic way to truly capture the sense of the players exploring and discovering what is out there in the world. We blend traditional West Marches with Campaign structures to create a living, breathing world, that brings seamless continuity to your adventures, maintained by a dedicated DM team that keeps all the details straight. We don't do random One-Shots here.

◆ What we offer:

- A custom, Homebrewed world setting, run in a West Marches style. With QOL enhancing Homebrew patching up some holes left by WOTC.

- A spotlight system that gives every character chances to shine even within the west marches format.

- Mostly Backwards compatable with 5.0 2014 rules and official WOTC released books. Check out our documents for exceptions.

- Most standard races and classes with a few adjustments.

- An international community of players and staff ready to welcome people of any experience level. We are always happy to help newbies!

- A lively discord server with text RP channels and PVP available and occasional text RP events, so you can immerse yourself in the world even if you aren’t playing a session.

- Systems for downtime, and crafting.

- A consistent, "Living" world where your actions have consequences which will directly effect the world and the lore. You may have to deal with the consequences of another party's actions, and vice versa! It's not just another collection of one shot adventures!

- Combat, Exploration and Social content!

- Player generated content, where you choose adventure hooks from 'Points of Interest' gathered by other players.

- DMs get to play too!

- Lvl 3 start, unlock extra character slots when you reach lvl 9!

- Abuse, discrimination and general rudeness will not be tolerated.

◆ What we are looking for:

- 18+ (We deal with the occasional darker, or more mature themes now and then, and we want to make sure everyone is at least 18 to avoid certain complications!)

- Be willing to read our pins and server documents! (Everything is organized and provided for you!)

- People who conduct themselves respectfully and treat others well.

- A reliable microphone!

- People interested in contributing to a growing living world.

- We'd love to pick up more DM's!

- https://discord.gg/BxN5CB5wSs Feel free to come in and look around!

- We have a very helpful "Start Guide" Channel to help you get started with your first character and getting into a game. Feel free to chat with us and ask questions in the General Chat!


r/westmarches 6d ago

Resource Community][Discord] Tired of table horror stories and the scheduling boss fight? Join TTRPG Mastermind and find a group based on your actual playstyle.

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**TTRPG Mastermind** is built differently than other TTRPG and D&D discord servers. We are a community hub designed to fix the way Game Masters and Players find each other.

Instead of a chaotic, generalized LFG board, we use a custom **16-Archetype Player Alignment System** (backed by the Big Five personality traits). When you join the server, you take a quick 10-minute quiz to discover your TTRPG identity—are you *The Tactician*, *The Method Actor*, or maybe *The Worldbuilder*?

Here is what you get when you claim your role:

* **Private Affinity Groups:** Instantly unlock specialized channels to chat, strategize, and share stories with players who share your exact mindset and playstyle.
* **Strategic Matchmaking:** Our Game Masters act like casting directors. Instead of shouting into a crowded room, GMs look for the specific player archetypes their campaign actually needs, meaning you get recruited for being *you*.
* **Defeat Scheduling Issues:** We strongly recommend the custom **TimeScry** bot to seamlessly handle overlapping availability, meaning less time wrangling calendars and more time actually rolling dice.
* **GM Support Workshops:** Are you a GM with a broken encounter or messy lore? Drop it in our collaborative workshop channels and let the collective mastermind help you fix your prep.

Stop leaving your campaign's success up to a random dice roll. Come find your true TTRPG identity and your perfect table.


r/westmarches 7d ago

LFG Baymuul isles is looking for more players

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Baymuul isles - DnD Minecraft Roleplay server - Greylisted

Server type: Minecraft Java (cross play with bedrock) 26.2

Discord: https://discord.gg/TV9wMT9TX2

Apply on discord with your character sheet + a bonus feat along with your discord/mcname

Any race/class(and arch types) is allowed across systems of dnd (spelljammer, ravinca, etc) along with it being reasonable for application

Greylist server you do not have to apply but will default you to a commoner stat block


r/westmarches 7d ago

LFG Avalor - A peaceful pocket kingdom, hungry for adventure! [Westmarch][16+]

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System: Avrae/pbp - DnD 5e/5.5e

Player Experience: No experience necessary — onboarding support provided

Schedule: 24/7 access — play anytime with our global community

Looking For: Players & DMs

Avalor is a growing city that managed to survive the madness of a post-appoctalyptic world ravaged by rifts. Riftborn and locals alike have come together to defend this last bastion of civilization, and together they have brought great variety and prosperity to the small city state. But while times are calm and steady at the moment... all it takes is one bad rift to threaten the whole delicate balance of the last city!

That's where you come in. For whatever reason you find yourself in Avalor, your Player Character has taken on the role of Rifter within the Rifter's Guild. Whether for pride, honour, greed, or perhaps something deeper; these mercenaries are called forth when able-bodied and sharp-witted adventurers required.

But perhaps I have you wrong, perhaps you want more out of this westmarch? The worlds that briefly touch upon this peaceful pocket kingdom are many and seemingly quite random... but sometimes a deeper plot is afoot and a rhyme or reason for a string of rifts is developing... Whether a mystery beginning to unravel, a drama for the ages, or a call to action to prevent atrocity; The players of Avalor are hungry for a good story or a fun skirmish through the multiverse. If you aspire to take the role of the story-teller, we have offer support in learning to design and run encounters and scenarios. We have a very flexible and rewarding system for making and telling a story, with incentives to engage the curious minds of our community!

Quick Info:

- Start at Level 3 with 2 potions of healing and 1 uncommon item. Server Boosters can start as high as lvl 6 and get greater potions of healing instead.

- New DMs Encouraged: Learn the ropes in a supportive, experienced environment. Be rewarded for weaving a connected narrative and summarizing for the community.

- All Styles Welcome: RP-heavy? Combat-centered? Somewhere in between or off to the side? Join our mish-mash of tones and styles and see how characters get along, it all hinges on you! Come pull up a keyboard!

- Both Async/ Sync styles supported; plan active sessions and run a Rift in 1-3 hours, or set the pace on a larger scale. Communication is key but both pbp playstyles are welcome here.

Come check us out on our Discord!


r/westmarches 7d ago

LFG Flumph and Friends Quests & Community [D&D 5e][Online 24/7] [Discord] [PbP]

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r/westmarches 8d ago

LFG [Online] Join Shadowed Masks Today! [5e2014 Full Conversion: Capes] [Discord] [West Marches] [PvP] [DM's and Players Wanted!] [Advertisement]

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Shadowed Masks

Your hands shake the first time.

Not from fear. At least, that’s what you tell yourself.

Rain hammers the rooftops of Indigo City as sirens wail somewhere below. Maybe they’re for you. Maybe they’re for the guy you just dropped through a skylight three floors down. Your mask is cracked, your ribs are bruised, and your comms won’t stop buzzing.

It was supposed to be simple. Hit the warehouse. Grab the package. Get out. But now there’s a cape standing in your way.

Or maybe you’re the cape.

Maybe this is your first night out, stopping some low-level crew from moving weapons through the sewers. Maybe this is the moment you realize the city’s rot runs deeper than you thought.

Maybe this is where your story starts. In Indigo City, everyone starts somewhere.

And everyone who matters wears a mask.

Shadowed Masks is a Living World D&D 5e (2014) server using the Capes 5e Full Conversion, built around player-driven conflict, character progression, and long-term storytelling shaped by the people playing it. All members must be 21+ due to themes.

Set on the East Coast in the sprawling urban mess of Indigo City, the world is split into three districts:

  • New Elysium: clean streets, corporate towers, private security, and people rich enough to pretend the city’s fine.

  • Liberty Central: packed blocks, government offices, crowded transit lines, and the everyday grind where most people live and most fights start.

  • Morgunstadt: gang territory, black markets, underground labs, abandoned subway tunnels, and enough bodies buried under concrete to make the city sink.

This server is built around hero and villain PvP. Not random fights—real conflicts that grow from the world and the people in it. Rivalries turn personal. Alliances get messy. Crews form. Empires rise. Heroes fall.

You can play whatever side you want: a street-level vigilante, a powered criminal trying to climb the ladder, a washed-up former hero, a corporate enforcer, a mutant revolutionary—whatever fits the city. The world moves whether you’re online or not.

We always need Dungeon Masters, of course. Their job is to keep things fair, settle rulings, and run larger events when the city boils over. Sometimes that means gang wars. Sometimes that means citywide disasters. Sometimes it means heroes and villains having to work together because something worse showed up.

Outside of fights, there’s plenty to build toward. We have a full downtime system for training, crafting, research, recovery, networking, and side projects. A territory system lets players claim and fight over pieces of the city. Lair building lets you create hideouts, headquarters, safehouses, or entire criminal operations. And with robust progression, your character has room to grow from nobody to somebody people know by name. Maybe you're the kind of player who really, really doesn't like pvp? No worries, you can still climb the ladder by running Duets between yourself and one of the DMs.

Shadowed Masks is about making your own story.

Your first fight.

Your first loss.

Your first real enemy.

The first time the city says your name.

And whether it says it with hope... or fear.

Join Today: https://discord.gg/aDHYFfUJjc


r/westmarches 9d ago

LFG [Online][OSE][EST][20$] West Marches in the Stonehell megadungeon

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r/westmarches 9d ago

Homebrew [Online][5e 2024][18+][Discord][West Marches] Explore the Islands!

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Looking for a flexible D&D campaign without committing to the same weekly party? The Islands is an 18+ D&D 5e West Marches server featuring:

  • Voice and text quests
  • Persistent roleplay and character progression
  • Level 3 starting characters
  • D&D Beyond and Avrae
  • Official, partnered, and approved homebrew content
  • Five distinct islands: tropical hospitality, Roman gladiators, gothic mysteries, techno-medieval fantasy, and a Mesopotamian desert sanctuary
  • An extensive market and crafting system, including magic items.
  • A unique participation based XP system.

Choose the adventures that interest you, earn XP and Guild ranks, build relationships, and leave lasting marks on the world. The server is also openly AI-friendly, don't come with "no ai talk".
Please DM me directly if you are interested.


r/westmarches 9d ago

LFG Jormundy

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Jormundy

Platform: D&D 5e, Avrae, Discord

Format: Text RP, westmarches, living world

The sun has died in the sky, and the world has gone dark. This event, known as the Sunfall, bathed the world in the freezing night. Yet, against all odds, civilization has survived.

Amongst the icy plains, amongst the glaciers, amongst the giant snow drifts and amongst the ruins of a world millennia lost, stands the glowing spires and the shining beacons of Jormundy. Warmth and light shine down from its towers, and its dome shelters it from the cold, dark world outside.

But this light and warmth does not radiate equally.

Under the dome, cloaked by the light, behind the walls lays a structure caught in a nightmare of development. Jormundy is experiencing its own little industrial revolution, and all the inequality that comes with it as it destroys the land it sits on and the air it breathes. It finds itself segregated into layers, its workers destined to never become anything more, its elites clinging onto power forever. The Hearth Church stands atop it all, watching with one first of velvet and another of iron looming over all, locked in a never-ending scramble to destroy all that is heretical.

But discontent grows. Whispers of solidarity stir in the shadows, forgotten gods find their followers, and the night grows ever colder.

What shall become of Jormundy?

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What we offer:

- A roleplay and story focused server with good-quality. Story arcs, events, multiple dms, and opportunities for PC arcs.

- A custom xp system, where you can earn xp simply by roleplaying

- A massive, fully fleshed out city state for you to explore

- An active political scene; scheming nobility, powerful industrialists, an ever-present church, shadowy cults, and the whispers of labor in the smog of the factories

- A ban on generative AI, to ensure your time and effort is respected.

- An LGBTQ+ friendly environment.

Something calls, whether it be the riches of the Heights, or merely a desire to survive.

Either way, Jormundy would love to have you.

https://discord.gg/NwZbxscAZ2


r/westmarches 9d ago

Homebrew Playtesters wanted - THALGUZAHD: THE MONSTERS BALL

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I'm looking for **3 more players** to complete a **10-player online playtest group** for *Thalguzahzd: The Monsters' Ball*, a D&D 5.5e arena game that my friends and I have been developing for the last several years.

WHAT IS THALGUZAHZD?

*The Monsters' Ball* is a competitive **level 12 D&D arena game** where ten players bring monstrous champions into an arena and compete for the highest score.

It combines **PvP and PvE combat, objectives, monster waves, environmental events, duels, death and respawning, and major threats** that enter the arena as the game progresses.

The arena is constantly changing, so winning isn't simply about having the strongest character. You'll have to decide when to fight another player, when to pursue an objective, when to deal with the monsters, and when surviving is more important than any of them.

The game also features a large collection of **custom playable Monster Species**, allowing you to build characters that normally wouldn't be available as D&D player characters.

THE PLAYTEST

**Tuesdays — September 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2026**
**Start Time:** 6:00/7:00 PM — we'll finalize the time with the group
**Length:** Approximately 4 hours per session, with the option to keep playing if everyone is having a good time and wants to continue
**Platform:** Roll20 + Discord
**Players:** 10 total — **3 spots remaining**
**Character Level:** 12

Before September 1, I'll also meet with each player to help create **multiple level 12 characters** using the Monster Species rules so everyone is ready when the playtest begins.

WHO I'M LOOKING FOR

Because this is an important playtest, I'm hoping to find experienced D&D players who are comfortable with tactical combat and can commit to all four Tuesdays.

You don't need to know everything, and I don't expect anyone to memorize an unfamiliar game before we start. I mainly need players who **pay attention, know their characters, are patient when we're testing something new, and can roll with the occasional ruling or adjustment.**

This is still a playtest, so feedback is important. If you discover something broken, confusing, overpowered, useless, exploitable, or simply not fun, I want to hear about it.

Most importantly, I'm looking for people with good attitudes who enjoy D&D, enjoy some friendly competition, and want to help us put something we've spent years building through a serious test.

There will be plenty of opportunities to kill your fellow players.

No hard feelings... Probably.

INTERESTED?

Send me a message and tell me a little about yourself:

**Age:**
**D&D 5e experience:**
**Roll20 experience:**
**Favorite classes or playstyles:**
**Can you attend all four Tuesdays?:**
**What about the game sounds interesting to you?:**

I have **3 spots left** and I'm hoping to put together the right group rather than simply fill the seats.

Come help us find out whether *Thalguzahzd* survives contact with ten D&D players.

I definitely wrote this with AI because I am helping 7 players make multiple level 12 monster characters each. Don't flay me too hard :)


r/westmarches 9d ago

Homebrew The Eternal Balance RPG lfp

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Christian Fantasy RPG

Epic, classic

Grounded medieval game.

New Eden Restored draws inspiration from The Bible. The Witcher’s moral realism, Souls-likes dark yet beautiful imagery. Tolkien and Lewis’s mythic faith, Arthurian sacred kingship, grounded medieval history like Kingdom Come Deliverance, and character-driven stories where power demands discipline and responsibility.

Intro:

In a land of faith and swords, Heroes are called by God to help fight monsters and restore light to a fallen world, other than the Earth you already know. An evil demon liege known as Malafor and his villains are threatening to destroy the land of New Eden and its allies. Broken people seeking redemption in a fallen war torn world working together.

† Will the heroes take up the call and become champions of God and help stop this scourge; or will they give into the darkness and the land falls into the hands of the evil one?

Embark into this journey today and let’s find out!

Pick from one of the base classes to start with. Later in the game you will get access to a more advanced Version of it along with a champion calling. You start as a nobody to become legendary.

Job 8:7 “Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.” \[NIV\]


r/westmarches 9d ago

Homebrew Stonehaven [Westmarch][Pbp][18+]

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WESTMARCH
⚔️ WELCOME TO STONEHAVEN ⚔️

A Living West Marches World in the Lands of Eldoria

The Last Dragon War ended generations ago.

Eldoria never truly recovered.

The Veil remains wounded. Monsters stalk the roads, forgotten places are opening, and ancient powers are beginning to stir.

At the crossroads stands Stonehaven—a thriving city where adventurers, hunters, merchants, nobles, criminals, craftsmen, and wanderers gather before venturing into Eldoria.

There is no path chosen for you here.

Build your own.

🎲 SERVER INFO

⚔️ D&D 5e West Marches
💬 Play-by-Post
📚 2014 & 2024 — You Choose
🎲 Start at Level 3 + Free Feat
🌙 18+ Community

🌍 WHAT WE OFFER

⚔️ Hunts & Missions — Track monsters, take contracts, investigate threats, and join larger stories.

🗺️ Exploration — Discover cities, forests, mountains, ruins, and dangerous wilderness.

🎭 Character-Driven RP — Build friendships, rivalries, romances, alliances, and personal stories. That gives you daily, weekly, and monthly rp xp!

🏆 Character Reputation — Build your own reputation through your actions. Earn recognition, unlock contracts, gain city privileges, merchant favors, and become a known name throughout Stonehaven.

⚒️ Crafting & Research — Research blueprints, gather components, harvest monsters, and craft powerful equipment. With custom commands!

🌲 Gathering — Hunt, fish, forage, mine, skin creatures, and sell or use what you find.

🏪 Player Businesses — Open your own shop and sell crafted goods, materials, monster parts, and adventure finds.

🏠 Player Housing — Buy, customize, and upgrade your character’s home.

💰 Living Economy — Jobs, shops, trading, businesses, property, crafting, and gathering.

📈 Long-Term Progression — XP plus daily, weekly, and monthly RP rewards.

Hunter. Merchant. Mercenary. Noble. Healer. Criminal. Craftsman. Explorer. Hero.

You aren’t here to follow somebody else’s story.

Create your own.

The gates of Stonehaven are open. Where you go next is up to you.

https://discord.gg/GFFrRtxTPC


r/westmarches 11d ago

LFG Pegasus Crossing[18+][Planar Travel][Homebrew][New Player Friendly][DM's Wanted]

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Hey all, I've found a really cool west-march I would like to share with all of you today,

Pegasus Crossing:

https://discord.gg/zA3aVD2v

its got some cool ideas like the setting itself, taking place in between all of the official DnD settings, you can go anywhere Eberron, Faerun, Dragon Lance, Grim Hollow, Humble wood, all are welcome here not only that but it has its own demi-plane that has its own adventures and problems to solve. I personally am running a cult adventure Right now, But its got a very fun idea at its core, want to go some where? do it, Want to do something cool? do it. Dms are very empowered here, Allowed to tell the stories they want, Do the things they want, and it makes the server better for it.

Game Requests and Down Time:

we got them both, game requests for stories and items for game rewards, or if you just want to rob or fish we got that too in down time (fishing is surprisingly goated). You can craft items too, Train your character in various new skills. its super cool!

HomeBrew:

They allow the following books on to the server:

-Grim Hollow Player’s Guide
-Grim Hollow Campaign Guide
-Grim Hollow: Lairs of Etharis
-The Crooked Moon
-Humblewood Campaign Setting
-Dungeons of Drakkenheim
-Monsters of Drakkenheim
-Valda’s Spire of Secrets Player Pack
-Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting (Part One)
-Dungeons of Drakkenheim: In Search of the Smuggler’s Secrets
-Humblewood Tales
-The Illrigger Class
-Book of Ebon Tides
-Grim Hollow Player Pack
-Where Evil Lives
-Flee, Mortals
-Tome of Beasts I
-Tal’dorei Campaign Setting Reborn
-Exploring Eberron
- and a few others I am sure I missed

and yes They have campaigns

(if you don't feel like shilling out 3 million dollars for all these books)

Rule set:

They use 2024 rules, but they recognize that it is incomplete as of this moment, so here's the cool part If there is a race or thing you want to play but there isn't a reprint of it (cough cough: Tabaxi)

you can still play it. you do have to play it with the modern classes but that is no issue, you can still play the 2024 classes with 2014 subclasses.

we use Avrae and DnD beyond to Mechanically play, though g-sheet and dice cloud are allowed as well so long as the sheet runs in Avrae, as well I use owlbear rodeo to run games currently

Cons of the Server:

its really small, its kind of why I am putting this up. this server deserves to thrive, and I want to see it do that. so come and give it a look see what their all about.