What is West Marches?

West Marches is a collaborative setting at the P&PGA, with multiple DMs working together to bring games to a wide array of players. It runs in the Dungeons & Dragons 5e system. Each game is its own one-shot, but the setting is continuous throughout the year—you can bring back your characters with all of the loot and consequences from previous games! There is no experience necessary to join West Marches. The DMs are happy to help people learn the setting and the system.

Playing in Games
West Marches games operate on a priority-based system. If you didn't play in a West Marches game last week, you have priority this week, etc. As such, we encourage people to expect that they will be able to play in West Marches games a maximum of once every other week.

Discord & RP Channels
West Marches has a number of channels on the club Discord in addition to weekly games. Participation in these channels is entirely optional. Whether or not you've read through any of them, you're welcome in our games! For more information on how the RP channels function, see the page on RP Channel Rules.

Archipelago
Freeport: a city without central laws or government, controlled primarily by various gangs and guilds.

Kairos: the City of Law, Order, and Democracy, at least according to the propagandists. According to everyone else, a classist, discriminatory, and overly bureaucratic police state where life is usually good and safe for the more well-off citizens as long as they obey the law and the powers that be.

Kanara: formerly the City of Adventurers, reborn as the City of the Steadfast. A city that's fought fiends, literal and metaphorical both, and arisen victorious, perched now on the verge of a new golden age.

Continent
New Gork: the main hub for adventurers, and the first major city on the continent since the Cataclysm. It stands as a beacon of exploration for those who wish to brave the unknown.

Livbringaren: a satellite settlement of New Gork which typically functions as an adventuring waypoint. Despite its smaller size, it has significant technological defenses.