Well...this hasn't gone well.

As the only current player is a real-life friend, and as such somewhat defeats the purpose of a post-to-post forum game....

This adventure is on Hiatus until at least one new player offers to join. Several people have offered, but seem to have left the website since or changed their minds about a 4th Edition game.

Lore updates are also put on hold. I'll update them when the game begins to roll again.

Thank you, and please feel free to join if you're interested.

I may be new, but I won't let this die out on you.
Despite my preferences I do happen to have some of the 4e resources at my disposal (a matter of trying it out and then reverting back).

My only question, can I use Divine Power?

Thank you so much for the offer, and if you were to join, I would be overjoyed, but first ask me any more questions you like, you don't have to be limited to one.

Only a basic grasp of the 4th edition is completely necessary, pretty much a class with attributes and skills is the most important aspect. As you may see in the game already (albeit a short-lived tavern brawl) the major combat is primarily free-form. Though you cannot see in the forum, I use private messages to describe the outcomes and options to players seperately, such as the outcome of their checks or passive skills.

To answer your question, though (sorry for not getting to it immediately), I'm afraid I don't have the Divine Power book...

However, you are free to use it, as indeed you can even create your own feats or even class. As long as you give me all the necessary information that I do not already have, and I am able to limit or change what I consider too powerful or underpowered.

Again, feel free to ask any question you'd like. If I can expect a hopefully long-term player, then I at the very least owe them any answers they want.

Sounds good. I'll send you a few character concepts a little later on. Along with a few general questions. Just have to refresh myself on the system.

On the Q&A thread for this game I've got a couple of example "character sheets", purely in text on the forum, since I find it easier than electronic copies of everything. Filling one in would probably be easiest, though feel free to have a physical copy of an actual character sheet as well if you want. Most of the description of a character (backstory, exact appearance) is seperate to the character sheet anyway, and I don't reveal backstories on public copies of the character sheets, or indeed anything that a fellow player will not necessarily already know.

On the other recruitment thread for this game (there's two, you'll see why) linked to this, there's a huge collection of background lore, if you haven't seen it already. Fortunately, you don't have to memorise it all, but know it will always be there. The most important pieces of that page is the altered Pantheon of Gods (this game is set after a period known as the "God Wars", in which several Gods died) and the three major choice of backgrounds for your character...at least, which continent you were from.

Again, ask any question you need regarding character creation. How the different types of magic, well, differ in culture and use. What races are likely to be seen in which areas. What major cities, minor villages, nations or continents are there.

Don't feel overwhelmed, you don't need to memorise anything, again, besides the fact that some Gods from the handbook are dead and some new ones have been born.