Hello! I'm a long-time DM who is looking to start up a new campaign and am looking for 6 players. My last party did not survive my transition across the united states with having to change what times we played. I am looking to start up a new long-term campaign that plays either once a week on Friday evenings. The time slot will be Friday at 7pm-10:30/11pm PST. Friday the 18th will be session 0 as we jump into the campaign, character creation, and meet the party. In this session, we will begin unraveling the large tapestry that is my homebrewed world of Galbuus. Prior to this date we will have sat down and created characters and woven them into the story either individually or in groups of 2 to 3. A critical component in my mind is linking characters into the world and changing parts of the world that have yet been unrevealed to connect the player deeper into the narrative and allow for 'hooks' to arise. My style of DMing is one that focuses on storytelling and puts a heavier emphasis on roleplaying rather than combat, with the pacing favoring fewer but harder fights (combat that will be challenging but tailored to the capability of the party). With that in mind, there will be an expectation that players will lean into that roleplay aspect and spend more time developing the idea of their character than the mechanics of it. In this, the campaign will welcome beginners and I will work with you to help you learn the system, but I would be remiss to describe it as a beginner-friendly campaign with the extra work new players will have. If roleplay is not something you are comfortable with at least experimenting in, this is likely not the best campaign to jump into. The style of this campaign will focus on intrigue, puzzling, and an open-world narrative that explores the idea of causation and consequence. The world, which is entirely home-brewed (including some changes to monsters and environmental effects + I am willing to homebrew characters as well), will evolve in the background as you play the game through dice rolls that I do behind the scenes in which the player actions will manipulate to help influence what groups and factions rise and fall with the tides of fate. In that endeavor, I enjoy it when my players work to situate themselves within the world. I am more than willing and truly enjoy working the story to fit the ideas and wants of the characters. My one caveat in this is that in a joint storytelling experience, the balance is gained through sharing the time at the 'table' with the other players that you play with. I don't mind when players play center stage or showboating characters, but my preference is that the trait is exclusively that of the character and not the player behind the character. Character balance within the campaign is measured by the rest of the party. The campaign will be 18+ and explore mature and visceral themes, such as slavery, tyranny, survival, villainy , racism, and societal degradation (to name a few) that allow us to explore philosophical concepts to a greater degree. To facilitate this, we will be using black cards (if any situations arise that a player is uncomfortable with occurring they can use this and we will pivot to change course away from the situation), grey cards (if a situation is one that a player wants to move past but is comfortable with occurring we will fade to black and not narrate the situation any further (all sexual context is fade to black). Important Notes: Absolutely No Sexual Assault. Races will be placed in local social hierarchies (you can work to change that hierarchy if you so choose). LGBTQ+ Friendly campaign (sexual preferences will not be a part of the social hierarchy). Evil is the product of a person's heart, not their race, although NPCs may perceive other races as evil due to past trauma, etc. Rules Lawyering is undesirable, the rules act as a framework more than a rigid structure. If you are interested in applying, please feel free to comment, send me a DM (not sure if my roll20 account can receive DMs at the moment), or message me on Discord at Soundtribe#8124 What is your name and what are your pronouns? How old are you? What is your experience with pen and paper RPGs (if any)? What type of stories do you enjoy? Is there a particular character you've been wanting to play? If so, tell me about the character. If you would prefer to wait to see the world and or party before constructing your character, tell me about your favorite character. What do you enjoy the most about DnD? Can you describe your DnD playstyle? Can you consistently make the weekly time slot of Friday at 7PM PST? If you have any questions for me post them up! And make sure to follow the thread :)
