I am looking for a relatively balanced group of players with any sort of prior D&D exp. I used to play a lot of 2nd edition AD&D about 15-20 years ago and have been getting into 5E this year as a player. I am looking to dip my toes back in the DM pool after a 15 year break. What to Expect: A pretty bare bones, run of the mill story...starting in a tavern! 3 hours of doing as much as we can, with hopefully more than 3 encounters. Almost all theatre of the mind. I may make a couple maps, but probably not. This one will probably be rather light on the role playing...it is kind of a mechanical test for DMing on Roll20. If you played 2nd edition, it may have some of that flavor. I also like to keep the talk at the table pretty easy going and filled with humor, so funny people are welcome. - Start at 10AM EST, play for 3 hours - Any class allowed - Any race allowed - Variant Human is allowed - Feats are allowed - Start at level 1 - Start with appropriate starting gear from the Players Handbook - Use the standard array or point buy - We will use Skype for chat, so be ready to give me your info there (I prefer Hangouts but am a newb at setting up the calls) What I expect: - I'd like to see at least one healer type (cleric/bard/druid), one tanky type, and beyond that a stealthy or thieves tools-using type would just be a bonus. - Players who say yes: good D&D is like good improve, never say no. - Cooperative play. For the one shot, let us all presume that your character is along for the adventure, please. - This story will be on rails, pretty much. It is a one-shot, deal with it. - I'd enjoy hearing about your prior D&D exp in your application - I'd also enjoy a sentence or 3 about the character(s) you'd be interested in playing for this. About me: I am 37 years old, I live in Indianapolis. I played mostly 2nd edition (AD&D before that) when I was a teenager into my college years, before everyone started having real life issues and meeting up for regular gaming we just impossible. I was the guy who knew most of the rules off of the top of my head because I'd read the books and found the memorization pretty easy, or I at least knew where to quickly look something up. In my group of friends we all took turns in the DM chair. I have seen 3rd edition, but was a bit turned off by how much more complicated the game started to get. I have been catching up on the new 5th edition and am really excited for the new system. I have a players handbook, DMG, and MM, and have been obsessing over them for over 2 months. It'd be nice to get a bit of the old nostalgia going, but with new friends. I have been playing in many games of 5e, all through Roll20, but as you may have noticed, there is a high drop-off rate from players in Roll20, so it is hard to get a pick up group of strangers to really STICK. As far as I am concerned, I think the new 5E system is a great combination of ideas from different editions and has a nice "old school" feeling that I personally enjoy. I am checking to see if the answer may be to just start DMing again. OK, now I am going back to bed. Hopefully, there are some interested people out there for a little Saturday morning fun.
