1. Read the Rule Book.
2. Read the Account Registration guide and create your player account.
3. Choose the type of character you want to play.
4. Read the species, culture, nation, and Magic Rules that apply to that character.
5. Create and submit your character.
6. Join us on Discord for plotting, questions, and OOC conversation.

If you are unsure where to begin, ask. Aereth is a large world, but nobody expects a new player to memorize it before writing their first scene.

Discord is Aereth's home for out-of-character discussion and the quickest way to reach the GMs.

• OOC Discussions: Character want ads, plotting, lore updates, general chat, and voice chat all have their own spaces.
• Help & Support: If you have a question or need site assistance, post in the appropriate Discord forum or text channel for the quickest response.

The Aereth forum has a private messaging system, but it is not monitored for support requests.

Invitation to Aereth's Discord server.

Aereth is designed for collaborative writers who enjoy character-driven stories without turning roleplay into a second job. Our pace is flexible, our stories can range from quiet character scenes to major political and world events, and Vesta handles much of the tedious forum bookkeeping for us.

Vesta Makes Roleplay Easier

Aereth runs on Vesta, forum software built specifically for online storytelling RPGs. Some of its features include:

• One Player Account: Manage all of your associated characters from a single account.
• Easy Character Switching: Choose the character you want to use from a dropdown when starting or replying to a thread.
• Joint Posting: Write collaborative posts without juggling documents or copying replies back and forth.
• Automatic Post Templates: No post-template coding required.
• IC Timelines: Vesta helps organize in-character chronology.
• Character Images: Use a single image or a rotating character image gallery.
• Thread Trackers & 'Shippers: Built-in tools make them easy to create and maintain.
• Discord Integration: New threads and replies can be announced automatically on our Discord server.
• Light & Dark Modes: Switch the site's appearance with a click.

No Mandatory Activity Checks

Aereth does not conduct mandatory activity checks. Vesta handles account activity automatically. If real life pulls you away, come back when you can; we simply ask that you communicate with your writing partners when you are involved in an active plot.

No Mandatory Word Count

Aereth has no mandatory word count. A good reply is one that gives your writing partners something to work with and moves the story forward.

Character Freedom

Except for special character categories such as Travelers, Aereth does not impose a general character limit. Create the characters you genuinely want to write and can reasonably manage.

Aereth is a vast moon-world orbiting Gwydion, a ringed gas giant beneath the light of the star Bel. Across Aereth's sky, the Ley appears as rippling bands of silver, blue, and gold, with hints of green and purple. The Ley waxes and wanes over immense cycles, shaping both magic and climate.

Our current stories focus on only a small portion of this much larger world. Ancient peoples, younger human cultures, dragons, magic, dangerous wilderness, political rivalries, and the lingering consequences of Aereth's long history all provide room for very different kinds of stories.

You do not need to learn the entire world before you play. Read the material relevant to your character and follow links when you want to explore more.

Playable Peoples

Aereth's playable peoples include humans and the Elder Races. Detailed species and culture guides explain their histories, abilities, limitations, and character-creation requirements.

• Ddraig — Aereth's ancient sentient dragons.
• Drakeri — dragon-blooded humans with deep ties to the Ddraig and the Ley.
• Sídhe — one of Aereth's ancient Elder Races, with strong innate ties to magic.
• Humans — Aereth's younger human peoples and cultures.
• Travelers — rare humans from Earth who entered Aereth through damaged ancient portals and became stranded there.

Some character types have additional requirements or limits. Check the appropriate character and species guide before creating one.

Magic

Magic is part of Aereth, but it is neither effortless nor unlimited. Magical ability, training, and limitations vary by individual and species. No magic-user begins with perfect command of their abilities.

For character-creation requirements, permitted abilities, and restrictions, see the Magic Rules and the appropriate species guide.

The Chronicles of Aereth is an 18+ collaborative storytelling roleplaying game (RPG) set in an original fantasy world inspired by swords-and-sorcery fiction, mythology, and history. You must be at least eighteen years old to join, create a character, and write with us.

Our influences include A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones, Dragonriders of Pern, Andre Norton's Witch World, The Lord of the Rings, and plenty of other fantasy that has found its way into the mix over the years.

Aereth is a shared world. Players are welcome to work with the Game Managers (GMs) to expand it through new characters, stories, cultures, and ideas. We cannot promise that every request for a new land, species, race, or concept will fit the setting, but we will do our best to work with you.

Aereth Is Not Medieval Earth

Aereth loosely resembles a medieval world and visually draws inspiration from series such as Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Some places may feel more archaic or more advanced than their real-world counterparts. Aereth is fantasy, not a historical simulation.

Characters may hold beliefs and attitudes appropriate to their cultures, their histories, or simply the people they are. They are not required to reproduce the values of medieval Earth.