I am reopening this advert again to seek a new player for my Etharis campaign. I’ve been so lucky to run thus far for an incredible party. Having just reached the thirty sixth session milestone This campaign is operating off a rewrite of the existing Grimhollow module. Due to scheduling issues with previous replacements we are eager to find our fourth player, having not yet found a player from my previous recruitment.
Etharis is a campaign about duty after faith has failed, heroism without salvation, and choosing who must survive when the gods are already dead.
The rise of the Burach Empire was heralded by a theocracy as magnificent in power as it was ruthless in its capacity to colonise rival pantheons. Ruled by a dynastic line said to descend from the Burach gods themselves, the Empire stretched to the edges of Etharis, rivalled only by the sunless, godless realm of Ostoya. Its southern borders pressed against the elven kingdom of the Chernault; its northern marches strained against the rabid Valikan clans.
Then, without warning, the gods fell.
Seraphic hosts were torn from the sky and died in the mortal muds. The cause of this catastrophe is a closely guarded secret, known only to the highest ranks of the Burach clergy. What is known is this: the Empire did not break cleanly. It staggered, fractured, and spiralled into cascading crises that still threaten to tear it apart years later.
And worse still looms.
Along the Ostoyan–Burach border, an unceasing army of the dead rises — unkillable, relentless, consuming everything it touches. Arcanists gorge themselves on the essence of fallen seraphs, fuelling grotesque ambitions with divine blood. And beyond even this horror, something vast and unfathomable stirs, a threat that no divided people can hope to face.
This is a world devouring itself from within as surely as it is besieged from without. Each land is a new crisis. Each victory carries its own cost. Zealous churchmen fight back-to-back with criminals and outcasts to claw back inches of ground. Faith is fractured. Power is suspect. Survival is never clean.
If you want a campaign where:
• politics, theology, and warfare collide
• choices have consequences that linger
• grimness exists to make rare victories meaningful
• and “good” means protecting others in impossible circumstances
then this may be the game for you.
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Player Expectations
I am looking for a motivated, attentive, and engaged player who enjoy investigation, scheming, roleplay, and difficult moral decisions. Characters will be expected to take risks, act decisively, and accept that survival is never guaranteed.
There are no set class requirements for a new player barring the restriction of arcane classes that has applied across the entire span of the campaign. Etharis is a campaign where character comes before mechanical optimisation.
Characters in Etharis are built from the world outward, rather than imported into it. Your character should emerge from a nation, faith, institution, household or other social structure that has formed their beliefs, obligations and place in society. Institutions are not simply factions to join, employers to rebel against, or obstacles to individual freedom: they are a major part of how people understand themselves and acquire authority in this setting. I am much more interested in what your character believes, whom they owe, and why than in a predetermined class, build or fantasy archetype
Please do not arrive with a predetermined build or character archetype. Character creation will begin with the setting: where your character comes from, which institutions formed them, what they believe, what they owe, and what claims others legitimately have upon them. Class and mechanics follow from that character
For the right player, Etharis promises a vast wealth of intrigue, adventure, moral conflict and tense choices.
• Players must be 21+
• Good-aligned characters only (not flawless, but fundamentally protective rather than exploitative)
• LGBT+ players are supported and welcome
• This is a roleplay-forward, consequence-driven campaign
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Content & Safety
This campaign will respectfully explore dark themes including:
• fantasy ethnic conflict and bigotry
• religious and political extremism
• profane rituals and human sacrifice
• the horrors of war and occupation
• corruption of authority and systems of power
There will be no sexual content of any kind at the table. No tolerance for out-of-game abuse, extremism, or bullying. Player wellbeing comes first: concerns can be raised at any time, and sessions will end with a brief check-in.
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Class Restriction
Due to the metaphysics of the setting and past experience, arcane classes are not playable in this campaign. This is a deliberate design choice made to preserve coherence, tone, and meaningful tension within Etharis.
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Practical Details
• System: D&D 5e (Grimhollow setting)
• Platform: Discord + Roll20
• Schedule: Wednesdays, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM GMT
If you’re interested in stepping into a world where there are no perfect solutions — only people doing their best amid collapse — feel free to message me.