Welcome
Lore
Mechanics
Admin
Creating a character
Playing the game
Briefs
Welcome
Lore
Mechanics
Admin
Creating a character
Playing the game
Briefs
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Welcome to the world of Ad Nauseum! The GM team hope that you will enjoy exploring the Sanctuary, and welcome you to submit a character creation sheet by if you want to jump in. Please feel free to shoot any questions to Ad Nauseum GM team
Ad Nauseum is game about a city called the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary is a city for mages, including yourself. It is a safe refuge for everyone to practice magic or just try and live a normal life, away from the judging eyes of the non-magical world outside. There are variations of magic skills in this world, but there is one fundamental rule: equivalent exchange. If you wish to gain something, you must sacrifice something of equal value. The paths that mages walk in this world often represent their view on how much they are willing to sacrifice.
Ad Nauseum aims to give the player a world to explore this idea, alongside many others. You start at the Archmage's banquet, where there will inevitably be disputes between citizen of the Sanctuary, and it will be up to you to decide how to proceed. Will you try to fan the flames, douse the fire, or chase that pretty butterfly outside?
We aim to provide something for every player in Ad Nauseum, be that political intrigue, exploration, combat, diplomacy, investigation and more. We hope Ad Nauseum has something to keep you occupied.
Ad Nauseum will take place in 3 parts:
An important first thing to note if you're a new player: You don't need to read this entire website!
There's a lot of material here, and you certainly don't need to know all of it to start playing. Read only what interests you and what's relevant to a character you might like to play - you will find a guide to sections of the website and what they tell you below.
As GMs, we would be delighted to have any new players on board, and would like to reassure you that being new should be no barrier to participation! You are always more than welcome to email the GM Team with any questions or concerns you may have, and we are certain that older players will also be happy to provide any guidance once Ad Nauseum is underway. We hope you enjoy!
Pages under 'Welcome' in the sidebar offer quick access to out-of-character information.
Pages under 'Lore' in the sidebar feature more flavourful, descriptive text and are designed to tell you more about the world that Ad Nauseum takes place in. A good place to start would be…
Pages under 'Mechanics' will describe the finer details of in game interactions, including lots of important information for character creation, such as the list of quirks available.
Pages under 'Playing the Game' in the sidebar feature rules text and are designed explain how to the game will run
If you want to get straight to submitting a character, Character Creation offers a crash course on creating your character.
Here's the planned schedule for Ad Nauseum:
Session | Date |
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Character creation deadline | TBD |
Session 1 | TBD |
Session 2 | TBD |
Session 3 | TBD |
Session 4 | TBD |
Session 5 | TBD |
Session 6 | TBD |
Session 7 | TBD |
Debrief | TBD (probably in an evening over Discord voice channel) |