Hello! I'm a long time DM looking to strap another player into the mix. We had one of our players forced to step back from the campaign now that her business was able to reopen (it's a sad-HYPE situation)! Our campaign is set in a mostly homebrewed world (some things remain constant with DND lore, such as the cultural conventions of race/lineages and some thing are entirely homebrewed [e.g. entirely homebrewed Pantheon]). One of my specialties as a DM is knitting your character into the story, these starting points will then evolve and develop based on your actions and how you wish to situate yourself in the world. So GET EXCITED, I will work with you to homebrew your character into exactly what you want or envision it to be, my only requirement is that characters match the relative power level of the other members of the group. :) We currently have six players and are running the campaign each week. Characters are currently level 5, but that may change by the time you enter the story! It is my desire to get you, the new player, into the campaign no later than the last Friday in July. A point of note, the party lost their healer! So a healer focused character may have priority, but my first and foremost concern is strapping on a player that will mesh well with the party. The time slot is Friday at 7pm-10:30/11pm EST. We will have to schedule 1 or 2 one-on-one meetings where I can get you integrated into the world and work on character development. 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 actually 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. 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 when my players work to situate themselves within the world and am more than willing, and truly enjoy, working the story to fit the ideas 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 be exclusively that of the character and not the player behind the character. 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 a social hierarchy (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 persons 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 interest in applying, please feel free to comment, send me a DM (althought I am not sure if my roll20 account can receive DMs at the moment), or message me on Discord at Soundtribe#8124. Additionally, I will be sifting through all of the applications and scheduling a brief (preferably no longer than 10 to 15 minutes) sit down where we can talk about D&D, what you want to see from the campaign, and how you play to see if you are a good fit! Please fill out this form and send it to me somewhere :D 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 EST? If you have any questions for me post them up! And make sure to follow the thread :)
