https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/ 2026-04-16T10:14:14+00:00 https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/ https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/_media/wiki:favicon.ico text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/accessibility?rev=1651707040&do=diff Accessibility Policy As a GM team, we think it is important to be considerate of the accessibility needs anyone interested in playing Ad Nauseam might have! While we have considered accessibility while setting up the game, ultimately we accept that everyone's needs are unique. Although sometimes it might not be possible for us to accommodate everyone's accessibility needs, we encourage anyone with concerns about accessibility to contact us at text/html 2022-05-10T01:14:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/caliban?rev=1652145261&do=diff Caliban He/Him Player: Jamie B. (he/him) ---------- About: Clunk …. clunk …. clunk Heavy clunks herald his arrival. You see a tall man, dressed in a battered red military coat and a long cloak. His hair is wild and unkempt, black and slightly greying. His eyes are intense, bright blue and slightly crazed. text/html 2022-05-10T01:15:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/carneades_castus?rev=1652145333&do=diff Carneades Castus He/Him Player: Rory I. (he/him) ---------- About: Carneades Castus is a prosperous Floater Magician, with a reputation for gambling and a smooth tongue to extricate themselves from difficult decisions resulting from said gambling. Also known to take weird meetings in their basement which none of his regular associates are allowed into. It's completely normal. text/html 2022-05-10T01:15:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/cassandra_prospero?rev=1652145319&do=diff Cassandra Prospero She/Her Player: Geraint H. (he/they) ---------- About: Cassandra is an inner city mage famed for four reasons: her colour-changing skin, her talent for magic, her notoriously bad luck, and her well-documented hatred for magic. Mocked by some for this seemingly contradictory position, and shunned by others for the trail of disasters she leaves in her wake, Cassandra is a somewhat infamous figure amongst high society and low alike. Still, her talent for magic is undeniable, … text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/cat_policy?rev=1651707036&do=diff Conduct and Themes Basic Information Our hope is that, in common with other society games, playing Ad Nauseam will be a fun and memorable experience. The game is deliberately open to a range of different game paths—you can explore the setting; form relationships with other players’ characters; or focus on the NPCs and their stories. text/html 2022-05-07T22:14:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/character_creation?rev=1651961661&do=diff Character creation The details of character creation can be seen down below. To create a character it is suggested that you read through this page and the mechanics section of the wiki before submitting your character through this google form. The deadline for character submission is text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/character_progression?rev=1651707079&do=diff Character Progression Under normal circumstances these abilities would take years to learn. But these are not normal circumstances. You will experience things that very few other mages may boast having encountered and will 'live' (at least in the short-term) to tell the tale. As such, you get to go on a bit of an accelerated course in text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/copyright?rev=1651707049&do=diff Copyright The content of this website (excluding player-editable pages and unless otherwise stated) is copyright of the Ad Nauseam GM team © Ad Nauseam GM team 2022. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following: text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/credits?rev=1651707053&do=diff Credits GM Team Ad Nauseam was only made possibly thanks to a small, but dedicated (and overworked) GM team: * Ivan C. * Cynthia Z. * Connor F. * Kerry W.S. It is due to the combined creativity of four great minds that this game could come to fruition, in place of remaining nothing more than an interesting idea. text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/discord_basics?rev=1651707090&do=diff Discord Basics Ad Nauseam will be played using Discord, a platform that’s sort of like Teamspeak and Facebook Messenger mashed into one. It has both voice and text capability, though this game will be conducted through text and not voice. The following is a basic guide on how to use Discord. text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/downtime_email_and_turnsheet?rev=1651707100&do=diff Downtime, Emails and Turnsheets Each Uptime-Downtime cycle in Ad Nauseam represents one iteration of the Time Loop. Every Downtime - the time between each session - represents the 19 hours before the start of the banquet. Downtime begins at midnight and ends right before the text/html 2022-07-05T12:03:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/eternity?rev=1657022607&do=diff Eternity Personal Eternities * Caliban * Carneades Castus * Cassandra Prospero * Evie * Fig * Impetus * Merx * Mr. Brinkus * Opularia * Porphyr Calculator * Remus Fletcher * Rennyn the Wanderer * Sophie * Tern * Trixie * Wolfgang Greenleaf State of the World and Other Info * The Midsummer Apocalypse * To Govern a Sanctuary * What is Remembered of the Old Sanctuary? * No Cost Too Great * Ruptures and Raptures * The End of an Archmage * Et… text/html 2022-05-10T01:15:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/evie?rev=1652145353&do=diff Evie She/Her Player: Samantha G. (she/her) ---------- About: I think we should all create something we value. I value poetry in free verse, shared allowed - it's all that mattered to me. But my poetry collective and all the others in my city adopted an Official Form of poetry, not to be spoken allowed and to follow strict conventions. It makes no sense. I am pretty sure my fellow poets were only convinced to go in this artistic direction because the most senior members of the collective sacr… text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/example_characters?rev=1651707070&do=diff Example Characters Example 1 Character Name: Felicia D'Ombre Character Pronouns: She/her Greatest desire: A mansion of luxury in the quiet countryside, full of riches, free from other people Greatest possession: A large, black cloak, very second-hand but patched up plenty of times. Passed down from Mother to Daughter, a family heirloom text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/example_turnsheet?rev=1651707107&do=diff Sample Turnsheet Advancement Here you can indicate which of the 3 Quirks proposed by the GMs you have chosen to obtain: Perceptive+ Major Action Aim What would you like to do and what do you want to achieve: Explore the abandoned floating mansion for clues of the missing mages. Find and help the mages if possible, try to figure out what's behind the disappearances. text/html 2022-05-04T23:29:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/factions?rev=1651706971&do=diff Factions Perhaps at its inception the Sanctuary may have been undivided, but it is now fractured. The unity of mages is long gone - say farewell to the Sanctuary, and greet the Two Cities. - From Two Sanctuaries by Jefferson Grounders “Money certainly makes it a lot easier to keep my tavern afloat! No, not literally you silly. The drunk falls over easily enough even on solid ground! text/html 2022-05-10T01:16:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/fig?rev=1652145371&do=diff Fig She/Her Player: William B. (he/him) ---------- About: One of the older, more conservative members of the Hunters, Fig is a callous veteran of the woods. Her many scars are a testament to how much she’s survived, but she’s gotten slower this year, and recently the old wounds to her legs (which she’s had for as long as anyone has known her) have developed into a slight limp. She isn’t exactly unfriendly, but she tends to keep to herself, even among the Hunters. text/html 2022-05-04T23:53:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/glossary?rev=1651708412&do=diff Glossary Over the course of playing this game, you may come across words or phrases that you are unfamiliar with. We've separated this page into In-Character Terminology (terms that your character would likely be familiar with), Out-of-Character Terminology (terms which refer to the game itself and the roleplaying styles within it), and text/html 2022-05-10T14:54:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/gms_and_npcs?rev=1652194443&do=diff GMs & NPCs This page lists the GMs of Ad Nauseam and the NPCs they play. If you'd like to contact an NPC by email, please add “FAO: [GM name/NPC name]” in the subject line of your email (otherwise, we might miss it!) If you're not sure who to contact, please feel free to direct your query to the text/html 2022-05-10T01:16:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/impetus?rev=1652145380&do=diff Impetus He/They Player: Chris (he/him) ---------- About: An offputtingly cheerful young man who lives in Inner Sanctuary. Not much is known about him, but he is followed everywhere he goes by a black cat. Email: <impetus@adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com> text/html 2022-05-04T23:29:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/inner_sanctuary?rev=1651706987&do=diff The Inner Sanctuary There is no place in this world that is closer to magic-paradise than the Inner Sanctuary. Houses float up towards the skies like balloons, tied to the ground by rope to prevent them from flying away. Mages use magic, in place of currency, to buy any goods or services. All are free to use magic as they wish, when they wish and however they wish. Truly a utopia text/html 2022-05-04T23:55:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/intro_to_the_wiki_system?rev=1651708547&do=diff Intro to the Wiki System For those of you who are new to OURPGsoc Society Games, this page is here to serve as a primer to the wiki and how we use it for the game. As always, if you have any questions regarding any of this, please don't hesitate to send us an email to the text/html 2022-05-07T22:14:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/introduction?rev=1651961651&do=diff Ad Nauseam By order of Nullapretium, Archmage and Guardian of Magic — Founder of our Sanctuary You have been cordially invited to the annual Banquet At the Manor of the Archmage Starting 19:00, Midsummer's Eve text/html 2022-05-09T21:31:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/magic?rev=1652131880&do=diff Magic This world is fair, ruthlessly so. For every laughter, a tear is shed; all joy with equal sorrow is met. Remember this well, when reality bends to your will. Remember this well, when fate seems to strike you down. - Opening words of First Principles of Magic text/html 2022-05-10T01:16:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/merx?rev=1652145387&do=diff Merx He/Him Player: Andrew (he/him) ---------- About: Since moving to Sanctuary, Merx has made a name for himself in the insurance business. This being Sanctuary, the prices are naturally very high, but it's better to have if your house might be blown up any day. His judgements and deals are said to be always fair, though never generous. He's not running a charity. text/html 2022-05-10T11:49:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/mr._brinkus?rev=1652183355&do=diff Mr. Brinkus He/Him Player: Inés (she/her) ---------- About: Mr. Brinkus is a frog-like home security salesman, that is to say he specialises in home protection warding charms and contraptions. His wards might not always be as effective as his grandiose publicity make them out to be, but he always seems to manage to convince residents of the outer-outer circle that they will sleep more soundly with the help of a small anti-beast protection alarm or other. For a price, he will even throw in a … text/html 2022-05-10T01:36:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/news?rev=1652146569&do=diff News Notable occurrences in the Sanctuary will be published here each week. Turn 1 Turn 2 Turn 3 Turn 4 Turn 5 Turn 6 text/html 2022-05-04T23:54:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/notable_figures?rev=1651708467&do=diff Notable Figures “To lead a city is difficult, to lead a magical city is impossible, so I try to let it run itself” - Nullapretium The Sanctuary has many different factions, and at the top of most there is a figurehead trying to keep their group thriving. The most well known names in the text/html 2022-04-21T16:46:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/npcs?rev=1650559602&do=diff Guests at the Banquet Archmage (He/him) A powerful mage responsible for creating and running the sanctuary. Hosting the Banquet you've been invited to tonight. Not the floatiest fella around, but he does like the view from his 100m tall tower. Name: Other looper text/html 2022-05-10T01:16:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/opularia?rev=1652145405&do=diff Opularia She/Her Player: Josie (she/her) ---------- About: Every stitch in her gown sits exactly where it should. Every jewel finds the exact light it needs to shine. Every embellishment and every accessory, every strand of hair and every drop of makeup. It is, truly, perfect. She is not just a guest at this dinner, but a walking work of art. But she stands alone. Just as you’d expect, it’s Opularia after all, it’s a wonder she left her house at all. And, as everyone knows, art is to be seen… text/html 2022-05-04T23:29:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/outer_sanctuary?rev=1651706995&do=diff The Outer Sanctuary Densely packed houses, narrow alleyways, bustling markets, border patrols. This is the Outer City - the living heart of the Sanctuary. Outside of the supposed utopia that is the Inner City, space has been running scarce. The barrier is only so large and mages continue to arrive, year after year. As such you might find that the Outer City somewhat resembles an anthill - twisting, winding paths and cramped alleyways stretching in all directions, traversable only by its inhabit… text/html 2022-04-21T15:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/pitch?rev=1650553509&do=diff text/html 2022-05-10T01:14:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/player_characters?rev=1652145291&do=diff Player Characters This is a list of all characters currently in the game, and contains information about who they are and how to contact them. ---------- * Caliban * Cassandra Prospero * Carneades Castus * Evie * Fig * Impetus * Merx * Mr. Brinkus * Opularia * Porphyr Calculator * Remus Fletcher * Rennyn the wanderer * Sophie * Tern * Trixie * Wolfgang Greenleaf text/html 2022-05-10T17:39:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/playground?rev=1652204375&do=diff Playground Everyone can edit this page and anything said here is OC. Feel free to play, interact and post kinda relevant, non-spoiler memes. ---------- Wild speculation * The logo is a hint that the time loop is sustained by human sacrifice. * text/html 2022-05-10T01:17:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/porphyr_calculator?rev=1652145424&do=diff Porphyr Calculator He/They Player: Paddy (he/him) ---------- About: (NOTE FOR PRINTERS – MUST BE PRINTED BEFORE ARCHMAGE’S BANQUET, MUST REMOVE THIS NOTE) ☞ PORPHYR CALCULATOR ☜ Magical geometrician and artisan 🙠 Reasonably priced, innovative, dependable quality! 🙢 text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/privacy_policy?rev=1651707045&do=diff Privacy Policy Basic Information This is the Ad Nauseam Privacy Policy, and is designed to inform you as to how the GM team looks after your personal information before, during and after the game takes place. This includes information of any kind provided through any medium. text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/quirks?rev=1651707015&do=diff Quirks Quirks represent attributes that a character has. They serve not only to help define your character, but also to convey mechanical advantages and serve as the basis for some Spells. While these quirks are important for gameplay, there is no need to worry excessively about what initial quirks your character should have, as you will have an opportunity to gain more throughout the game. text/html 2022-05-10T01:17:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/remus_fletcher?rev=1652145441&do=diff Remus Fletcher He/Him Player: Aric S. (he/him) ---------- About: A reserved hunter, Remus can typically be found in his hut during the day, and guarding the Sanctuary Wall by night, though he has been known to spend some time in the library. He is a talented marksman, rarely missing a shot, and he can hold his own in close combat as well. text/html 2022-05-10T09:36:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/rennyn_the_wanderer?rev=1652175407&do=diff Rennyn the Wanderer He/Him Player: Vicky (they/she) ---------- About: A man in his early forties, reputed as a hero that defeated the evil mage Severing the devourer. He wanders from settlement to settlement healing those who are willing to pay the price. He has a sort of melancholy about him. text/html 2022-05-05T00:07:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/setting?rev=1651709251&do=diff Setting Small settlements of mankind are but specks of dust sprinkling the inhospitable wild lands. In the mountains fly grandiose beasts, spitting fire at any traveller unlucky enough to meet them. In the forests vines creep slowly, yet relentlessly, towards their prey. In the deserts boulders stampede, crushing anything brave enough to get in their way. text/html 2022-07-05T20:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/sidebar?rev=1657052711&do=diff Welcome * Eternity * Introduction * Tone and Style * Glossary * Player Characters * News * Playground Lore * Setting * Factions * Inner Sanctuary * Outer Sanctuary * Notable Figures Mechanics * Magic * Quirks * The Time Loop Admin * GMs and NPCs * CAT Policy * Accessibility * Privacy Policy * Copyright * Credits Creating a character * Character Creation * Example Characters * Character Progression Playing the game * Intro to the Wiki S… text/html 2022-05-10T01:18:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/sophie?rev=1652145486&do=diff Sophie She/Her Player: Luke P. (he/him) ---------- About: A woman in her early-to-mid-20s, with shortish blonde-green hair and a contemplative expression. Sophie sometimes frequents the Level Head, where she's friendly enough, but always seems slightly abstracted from her surroundings, observing them more as though she's studying them really part of them. She's known to be a writer and artist, but says the project she's working on is very complex and far from complete; if you ever get her on… text/html 2022-04-21T14:27:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/start?rev=1650551240&do=diff Introduction, basic introduction about game idea and theme text/html 2022-05-10T01:18:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/tern?rev=1652145511&do=diff Tern They/Them Player: Maisie (she/her) ---------- About: Tern is a Hunter leaning on the older side of the faction – despite this, they are strong and muscular, with vitality coursing through them. Even at a formal gathering, they’re coated in armour, with their hand twitching at the hilt of their sword. Their years of experience show through in wisps of grey hair, traces of wrinkles, and scars that haven’t healed right. Tern doesn’t seem to be particularly happy to be here. text/html 2024-07-23T02:45:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/the_end?rev=1721702733&do=diff Ad Nauseam By order of Anton Tisag, Archscribe and Guardian of Magic — Founder of Ytic You have been cordially invited to the annual Banquet At the Manor of the Archscribe Starting 19:00, Midsummer's Eve text/html 2022-05-04T23:30:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/the_time_loop?rev=1651707020&do=diff The Time Loop The Time Loop is an essential part of the story of Ad Nauseam. Your characters may come from all kinds of different backgrounds, but they all share two similarities: they were all invited to the banquet and they will all become trapped in a time loop. text/html 2022-05-04T23:24:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/tone_and_style?rev=1651706664&do=diff Tone and Style Ad Nauseam is all about figuring out how far you’d be willing to go to get what you want or protect what you love. Being set within a world in the midst of a disaster, the game promotes sacrifice and will take on a relatively melancholic tone, exploring themes like loss and inevitability. While on the surface text/html 2022-05-10T01:18:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/trixie?rev=1652145521&do=diff Trixie She/Her Player: Rowan M. (they/them) ---------- About: Though not a Hunter herself, Trixie has been a familiar face around the Hunter’s tents to the north of the city since she was very young. They say she has lost both parents and a brother, and now lives alone. text/html 2022-05-04T23:31:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/uptime_on_discord?rev=1651707095&do=diff Uptime and What You Do During It Uptime refers to the live sessions on Tuesday evenings where players are allowed to post and interact with each other and the game world in the Ad Nauseam Discord server. In Ad Nauseam, the Uptime will represent the duration of the text/html 2022-05-10T01:19:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://adnauseam.oxfordrpg.com/wolfgang_greenleaf?rev=1652145549&do=diff Wolfgang Greenleaf He/Him Player: Thomas (he/him) ---------- About: Wolfgang (24) a tall young man of no particular obvious talent. Member of a family that has particularly anti-magic attitudes. He himself is quite soft-spoken, but tries to be kind to everyone. Has a small coffee stall in the sanctuary during the day where he sells refreshment and pastries.