My name is Colin,
I've been DM-ing for about 15+ years now and I am looking to start a
serious on-going group to game with online as well as find the right
community. I am new to Roll20, so I will ask for some patience as I
learn the tools involved with map making etc. I would like to keep
the group small (no more than 5 players) to start with so that I can
get a feel for what seems manageable with the attention that I like
to give to things. If you don't tl;dr this post right now, I promise it will be worth it.
I always find myself drawn back to Fantasy of some variety thematically. So
I would prefer the game in either 5e or 3.5e, with the understanding
that I am more than willing to add or scrap rules as it benefits the
players and the overall sensibilities of the group. Running a game is
just about my favorite thing in the world, so I will be drawing maps,
making histories, peoples, and generally just creating all kinds of
things for the game once it is up and running. I am looking to find
players and friends who can respect the quality that I am trying to
provide and reciprocate with a similar passion for the game and a good sense of humor. The Campaign will be a new homebrew setting that I've been working on
for a while as my IRL group has been chipping away at a mega-dungeon.
I love strategic games and combat, but I'm also looking for a fresh
narrative start. The story will largely be player driven as I develop
the world events around you based on your chosen histories and actions. No one will
be the Chosen One, there is not one set story arc I am trying for, instead a rich setting that responds to player action. The game will
feature in no particular order: International intrigue, secret
societies, warrior clans with ancient martial codes, a variety of landscapes to explore, surly inn keepers, shifty
merchants, greasy thieves, magic beyond comprehension, dungeons filled with sadistic traps, an almost (but not quite) nonsensical ecology of creatures and
treasure, cunning mercenaries, puzzling aristocratic behavior, peasants being subjected to appalling living conditions, and
entertainment of a ribald manner. Then probably maybe a
story where people care about each other and learn that teamwork can
overcome anything while trying to retain their sanity against the
onslaught of unimaginable horrors they will encounter.
I am a fan
of humble beginnings and epic endings, so the story will start with the
players, low in experience, getting pulled into an argument as
witnesses in the middle of a small town marketplace. They may know
each other already, or be passing strangers for
one of any number of reasons that will get filled out in character
creation, which will then in turn influence a lot of my decisions in
story design. I can't tell you what your role in the world will be because I don't know it yet. Everyone has unique motivations,
there is no Main Quest in life.
New Players
are welcome, its not an understanding of rules I usually judge people
by (though deliberately not learning them is another thing entirely).
However it will take a curious mind to survive. If you do not like to
read, pay attention, solve non-linear problems, and generally play
the hell out of RPG's, please inquire elsewhere. If you still think exploiting rules is something you should even be trying to think about, no thank you.
I am happy to
answer any and all questions. Time and Date on my end is flexible, we
as a group can figure out what works best for all of us. Tell me about
who you are, what classes you like to play, and the character type/arc you are most interested in pursuing right now. I am definitely
looking for quality people more than anything. Thank you for
your time and consideration.