Wheels in Motion Campaign
#1
“It is time.”

Despite being an elder vampire, and only subservient to one of the oldest and perhaps most powerful Red Wizards in Thay, even he had a limit to his patience. Having waited centuries to finally hear those three words uttered out of nowhere was akin to a slap in the face - physically jolting him out of his meditations and leaving him speechless at the same time.

Using his years of discipline, he kept the excitement and surprise out of his voice and coolly replied, “Yes, my master,” after the moment it took him to regain his composure. He rose swiftly and turned to face his master. An uncomfortable silence of a few minutes passed without further instruction. Shrugging silently to himself he turned to leave the musty crypt.

“Victor,” called his master “The other circles have been given the command as well. Things are in motion now that cannot be undone. You must not fail. Remember the plan and what is needed. And remember patience. It will take time for my plans to reach fruition...and for you to obtain your freedom.”

Victor nodded and inwardly sighed. How many times was he going to go over this, he wondered? “Master, I completely understand. I will not fail you.”

A period of silence passed again before Victor realized his master had suddenly disappeared into the blackness of the tomb.

His eyes narrowed as turned again to leave and meet with his agents. His message would be simple and to the point - advising them on the changes to the new types of individuals to ‘save’ and dump on the streets of Bezantur. Those who had already been saved, indebted to his master whether they wanted to be or not, and relying on his protection and assistance in Thay would serve their purposes in the days, months, and years to come now. That was, of course, if they hadn’t already displeased him and his allies or shown themselves to be too reckless and then discarded.

He shuddered with a cold joy he hadn’t felt in centuries at the change in the wind he could already feel gathering. Not since the ‘birth’ of his ‘child’, Selene, to her undeath so many decades ago had he experienced such a tantalizing sensation.

Yes, indeed.

It was time for those who owed them allegiance to begin paying their dues.

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This is the beginning of several epic-spanning campaigns that The Thayan will begin running. The mysterious allies from the opening sequence to the Thay PW will finally be calling on a few individuals. Defy them at your own peril!

For this first campaign, I am looking for a few people interested in playing new or existing PCs who may most likely meet their demise as part of the ongoing story of the Thay PW. These characters will be the stars of the campaign, but you will be able to play them as much or as little as you like outside of the campaign events too. Their impact will affect the main story of the Thay PW and future campaigns after this one, however they may not end up surviving (even to the end of) this campaign...
I will do my best though to incorporate all other players with new or existing PCs to join the campaign events when they are scheduled. The main PCs will likely always need sacrificial lambs...er...I mean...help. :)

I am estimating this first campaign will run for 3-6 real-time months, but we likely won’t have a major campaign event every week during that time frame, nor need all our main PCs there every week either. Campaign events will typically run during the week anywhere from 2-4 hours once they are scheduled, with the occasional few weekend events that will run anywhere from 2-6 hours.

If you are interested in playing a PC involved as a major part of this campaign, send me a PM before Saturday, November 27 with what days of the week work best for you (in general) to join this campaign. I request that any who are interested will do their best to try and join the major campaign events at least every other time they are scheduled.
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#2
The first 'event' for this campaign will be sort of an ongoing multi-day event starting tomorrow, November 29 at 11:00 AM CST and going until I'm forced off the computer by the missus. The next session events will be held earlier on Tuedsay, November 30 starting around 11:00 AM CST and ending when Purulent's campaign starts that day.

Finally, the campaign's typical event days will probably be Wednesday of every week. So to start that off, there will be the last session event for this week starting Wednesday, December 1 at 3:00 PM CST and running until 8:00 PM maybe as late as 10:00 PM CST.

You do not, of course, have to make all the times. I will try to work in PCs as they arrive. These multi-day events are to give a chance for our main PCs to get introduced to the start of the campaign, but any other PCs will be included during the session events if they wish to join. Due to the varying character level of PCs involved though, I will warn everyone now though that, depending on the PCs sho show up first, with the exception of this coming Wednesday night session, the event will either be scaled for low, mid, or high-level PCs and those not fitting in the range of character classes that would work may not be able to join the session events at that time (if there is a chance combat will be involved, for example).
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#3
OK - sorry everyone. I had the wrong times in my post earlier today. I meant that I will start these at 11:00 AM tomorrow and Tuesday, rather than PM as I originally posted. I updated my post just above to reflect that change, so the times in it are now correct. Sorry for any confusion that may have caused for you who have already read it.
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#4
1. Sorry for the short notice everyone, but the next scheduled event for this campaign will be held on Saturday, December 4 starting at 1:00 PM CST and will run for approximately 3-4 hours. This is an event for high-level PCs (must be at least level 10+, preferrably level 13+). Even if you have PCs that are involved in the lower-level events that have been held so far, if you have an upper-level PC you would like to help out our main campaign PCs during this event, please feel free to join with your upper-levels - the closer to the start time the better.

2. The second scheduled event will be held on Wednesday, December 8 starting at 6:00 PM CST and will run for approximately 2-3 hours. This is an event for low level PCs (between levels 3-8).

3. The third scheduled event will be held on Thursday, December 9 starting at 11:00 AM CST and will run, at most, 6 hours. At this time there are no level guidelines for PCs interested in joining, but check back here again before Thursday though, just to make sure.

As a final note too - obviously this is alot of 'stuff' going on for this campaign. Most weeks will not be as busy as these two we have started with, and am I not expecting all PCs involved to make all events. Feel free to join if you can, but don't feel you *have* to be at all of them if you've been involved in one of the Wheels in Motion events so far!

*Edit* Due to an unexpected appointment, I have canceled the session that was to be held on Friday, December 10.
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#5
Due to an unexpected appointment, I have canceled the session that was to be held on Friday, December 10.
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#6
The next scheduled event for this campaign will be on Wendesday, December 15 starting at 6:00 CST and will run for approximately 2-3 hours. Pcs of all levels are welcome.
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#7
Sorry for the short notice, but the next scheduled event for this campaign will be on Wendesday, December 29 starting at 6:00 CST and will run for approximately 2-3 hours. PCs of all levels are welcome.

The second scheduled event will be held on Monday, January 3 starting at 11:00 AM CST and will run for approximately 3-4 hours. This event will be geared toward high-level PCs (must be at least level 10+, preferrably level 13+).
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#8
The next scheduled (open) event for this campaign will be on Wendesday, January 12 starting at 6:00 CST and will run for approximately 2-3 hours. PCs between levels 7-11 are preferred.
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#9
The next scheduled event for this campaign will be on Wendesday, January 19 starting at 6:00 CST and will run for approximately 3 hours. It is open to PCs of any level.

Very Important Note: This event is a point of no return for any PCs involved in it. What occurs may have a monumental impact in their development OR they may even (permanently) die during, or after, it as a result of what occurs. However many questions will be answered about what has occurred so far, further insight to the mysterious allies will be provided (those who save PCs in the various alleys, forests, and caverns of Faerûn in the opening sequences all PCs go through), and the goals and hints into what is coming which will have a major effect on Thay (and Faerûn) will be revealed.
I would love to have a great turnout for this event, however I want to give everyone involved fair warning that if you can’t bear the thought of your PC involved dying, you may want to sit this one out.
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#10
The next scheduled event for this campaign will be on Wendesday, January 26 starting at 6:00 CST and will be a short one - running for no more than 2 hours. Only those PCs involved in the event on Wednesday, January 19 will be able to join this one.

The next event after this will be open to all again though (a separate post will come when that is next scheduled).
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