Hi
there! I've been DMing games for a while now (the longest one has been
running for about two years now), and I prefer ones that are more
heavily focused on individual character stories rather than just
throwing a bunch of adventurers together and having them all go stab
things and get loot. Now, as much as I enjoy the group-focused campaigns
that many standard fantasy games are, lately I've been missing
roleplays that are more focused on individual characters with
their own personal goals and motivations. As a result, I'm looking for a
creative and imaginative roleplayer who would like to participate in an
individual character-driven story instead!
Besides the "individual character" aspect, the main thing about this story is that I'm looking for it to be mainly focused on roleplaying
much more than just combat and dice rolling and classes and "game"
aspects like that. I'm hoping to find people who want to really have
their characters feel like they're a part of the world and be unique and
special in their own way without necessarily having to be epic
adventurers on a quest to rescue a dragon or defeat a princess or
whatever. Of course, it will still be in a fantasy setting and so I'm
sure there will still be dangers and adventures and stuff along the way.
But I think it'd still be nice if those dangers actually felt dangerous
and like something to be avoided if possible rather than something that
characters would just dive into headfirst because they're Adventurers
and That's What Adventurers Do. So you can expect a lot more focus on
roleplaying your way out of (or into?) situations, often with little
dice rolling or combat whatsoever. So that's part of what I mean by
calling this an unconventional fantasy campaign: a lot of roleplaying
with a little side of "game" rather than the other way around!
The other other reason why this is an unconventional fantasy
story is that I would love to have it take place in an original, custom
world and setting that will differ from other settings like Faerûn in
some ways, so please be willing to take that into consideration for this
campaign so you don't end up with a character that just feels
copy+pasted from one world into another! I'll be sure to talk with you
about that world in more detail and figure out if it feels like your
character would be at home there or not, of course. We'll probably use
Discord for communication and possibly Roll20 for some stuff as well?
Also, the "game" parts of the story will likely be loosely based on 5e,
but always with an emphasis on roleplay over game mechanics.
"So, is this, like, a solo campaign?"
Not necessarily, because if multiple roleplayers are interested in
this and it seems like different characters could potentially meet each
other and weave their stories together nearly, then I would totally be
ok with turning it into a small group RP instead if people want to do
that! But it would definitely start out as more of a solo campaign, and I
would hope for it to still have a strong focus on individual character
growth and individual story elements no matter what.
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If this sounds like something you might be interested in, please send
me a message rather than a post with the following: What
types of roleplay have you done before (anything besides D&D-style
campaigns)? Are there any favorite or memorable RP moments that you
don't mind sharing? What kind of characters do you usually like to
roleplay? Do you like variety or is there more of a preferred "type" of
character you often roleplay? And of course if you have any questions
for me about anything, just let me know!
