I'd be happy to run the introductory adventure in the Wheel of Time Role Playing game published in 1990: What Follows in Shadow
The rules are D&D 3.0 with minor variations to match the setting. The feel is very Old School. The details are based on the books rather than the current TV adaption on Amazon Prime (I'm going to watch it all, but it's not what I had hoped -- see my comments about this at the end of the post).
The Player Characters will all start as young (Level 1) visitors to Caemlyn at the time Rand al Thor arrives there and sneaks unwittingly into the tree above the royal gardens to catch a glimpse of the False Dragon. It is likely that the PC's are also there to see the False Dragon, but I will accept another explanation for their presence in the city at this time, as long as it makes sense in the context. The PC's do not know one another. It is quite by chance that they are all staying at the same inn on the outskirts of the city.
- None of the PCs are residents of Caemlyn -- you all came from somewhere else (not the Ail Wastes!)
- None of the PCs are Aes Sedai.
- None of the PCs are Ogier.
- None of the PC's are Aiel.
- None of the PCs are Seanchan.
I will consider character submissions for Atha'an Miere or Tuatha'an, but there will be a higher bar for acceptance than more likely backgrounds.
The most likely classes for Player Characters include:
- Armsmen (fighters)
- Nobles (upper class, not aristocracy)
- Wanderers (merchants, opportunists and entertainers -- by far the most likely class)
- Wilders (female only, untrained in the use of the One Power but with some Weaves -- and frequent drawbacks)
- Woodsmen (hunters and rangers)
Please note I have used male centric names for these classes, drawn from the source material, but they are all open to female characters. I will not be accepting male Wilders, however, as they bring along a slew of baggage with the Taint that I'm just not ready to address in this game.
In considering your character's homeland, I will require a very good explanation of why they are here if they do not come from:
- Cairhien
- Illian
- Midlands: Andor*, Murandy, Ghealdan
- Tair
* Emond's Field is in the far western reaches of Andor
The PCs are all fairly normal young people gathered in the city at a moment when historic events are unfolding.
While I am hoping the players will all have a certain background knowledge of the setting (it will take a long time to explain who Aes Sedai are if you don't know already, or Whitecloaks, Tinkers, etc.) I'm not expecting you to be walking Wikis. And my telling of the story may be subtly different from Mr. Jordan's. (Hey, if they can do it on TV, I can do it in my game!) If you read any of the books, you will be fine.
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