[LFP] [5e] New DM looking for players (UK - GMT, weekends)

This will be the first campaign I've DMed, so if that doesn't bother you, we're off to a good start. I was originally hoping to form a group with people I know, but it turns out I don't know enough people interested in D&D. As such, I'm here to find players for what will hopefully become a long term group. I think the most important thing is that we all get on well, so I'm willing to start with some one-shots if we want to test the waters before we dive into a full campaign. New players are totally welcome, and it shouldn't be an intimidating atmosphere to learn the ropes in, since I too will be getting to grips with DMing. Where: Roll20, probably with Discord for audio. Timezone: GMT When: Weekends, preferably afternoon. With some regularity but not strictly weekly; once every 1-3 weeks would be solid. System: 5e, homebrew Gameplay: Starting at level 1, since this is my first proper campaign as DM. Intention is to make it a long running campaign, leading beyond the first story into subsequent quests. I'm keen to involve the characters in the story and worldbuilding, so I'd be looking to work everyone's motivations and stories into the broader narrative. There will be at least one Session Zero, in order to work together on character creation and establish what everyone wants from the game. I'd like a healthy balance of combat and roleplay, and I'm happy to integrate mechanics that people would be excited about (e.g. item crafting, creating new spells etc.). I'm tempted to have a degree of wilderness survival (e.g. carrying capacity, foraging etc.) involved, but I'm not married to the idea if it sounds no fun for everyone. About me: My main source of D&D inspiration is Dimension 20, for what that's worth. Outside of D&D, my interests that will inevitably bleed into my style include Borderlands and Fallout.

id potentially be interested. I'm in America, Eastern Time Zone though. So im not sure if that would be a conflict of schedules.

Hi. I'm definitely interested! I'm GMT based and I'm an experienced player with a little DM'ing experience so feel free to send me a message! :)

Bobby F. said: id potentially be interested. I'm in America, Eastern Time Zone though. So im not sure if that would be a conflict of schedules. If it falls between 1pm and 5pm GMT then it'd be 8am-12pm in EST. Not sure how feasible you'd say that is.

Hi, first off we are a group of 5 mates that have started playing dnd recently, and me and my friend tom usually take turns dming as we are the most experienced in the group. Both of us aren't really good at it but we wanted the group to play but since we have both played as pcs and dmed we both have a thirst to play in a campaign rather that run one. Ive got around 200hours of experience on roll 20 those have been mixed with playing and dming but never finished a campaign, We are looking for a long term dm who will allow us all to play together for the first time! we are willing to pay for the sessions as we know it takes up a lot of time and effort to dm! We are willing to play/learn anything you've got homebrew or official content. We all use discord to chat whilst we play online we are UK based  About the Group! Chris(cjhargy)- 200 hours of experience playing making character and dming, enjoy a mix of roleplay and combat! like a story driven character and try to play as true to my character as possible (do like to mess with other pcs tho nothing harmful to them just little tricks and taunts), out spoken and will drive the party forward and bring them out of the comfort  Tom(Ochikonda)- 348 Hours of experience playing making characters and dming, enjoy a mix of roleplay and combat! like a story driven character and try to play as true to my character as possible, friendly will help out with character creation,  Ben(Ben H.) 105 hours of experience playing as characters and making them, very hard into roleplay and getting into character takes him some time but once hes in character its locked in stone and his rp really comes out, enjoys roleplay more than combat most of the time, very story driven in character making new to dnd but always willing to learn  Dom(Beusk B.)  152 Hours of experience making characters and playing as them, prefers combat over roleplay but does get involved in roleplay when he can be bothered speaking hes not to big on that but eventually he will when hes comfortable with the group, tries to play his character as true to the sheet as possible George(the gardener)    38 Hours of playing and making characters the newest of the group prefers combat over rp for now as hes still getting used to everything makes some questionable choices and says even more questionable things struggles with making his character and sticking to the rp but we are all helping him with that hes willing to learn does try and push his luck with things he can get away if the dm tells him no but he doesn't argue it if you say no.

cjhargy said: Hi, first off we are a group of 5 mates that have started playing dnd recently, and me and my friend tom usually take turns dming as we are the most experienced in the group. Both of us aren't really good at it but we wanted the group to play but since we have both played as pcs and dmed we both have a thirst to play in a campaign rather that run one. Ive got around 200hours of experience on roll 20 those have been mixed with playing and dming but never finished a campaign, We are looking for a long term dm who will allow us all to play together for the first time! we are willing to pay for the sessions as we know it takes up a lot of time and effort to dm! We are willing to play/learn anything you've got homebrew or official content. We all use discord to chat whilst we play online we are UK based  About the Group! Chris(cjhargy)- 200 hours of experience playing making character and dming, enjoy a mix of roleplay and combat! like a story driven character and try to play as true to my character as possible (do like to mess with other pcs tho nothing harmful to them just little tricks and taunts), out spoken and will drive the party forward and bring them out of the comfort  Tom(Ochikonda)- 348 Hours of experience playing making characters and dming, enjoy a mix of roleplay and combat! like a story driven character and try to play as true to my character as possible, friendly will help out with character creation,  Ben(Ben H.) 105 hours of experience playing as characters and making them, very hard into roleplay and getting into character takes him some time but once hes in character its locked in stone and his rp really comes out, enjoys roleplay more than combat most of the time, very story driven in character making new to dnd but always willing to learn  Dom(Beusk B.)  152 Hours of experience making characters and playing as them, prefers combat over roleplay but does get involved in roleplay when he can be bothered speaking hes not to big on that but eventually he will when hes comfortable with the group, tries to play his character as true to the sheet as possible George(the gardener)    38 Hours of playing and making characters the newest of the group prefers combat over rp for now as hes still getting used to everything makes some questionable choices and says even more questionable things struggles with making his character and sticking to the rp but we are all helping him with that hes willing to learn does try and push his luck with things he can get away if the dm tells him no but he doesn't argue it if you say no. Hey, given my lack of experience DMing, I think dropping into an existing group would be a bit outside my wheelhouse, at least for now. I don't think I'd be a better DM for you than you are already unfortunately, sorry!

Hey! I'm looking for an  LGBTQ & beginner friendly group. I don't necessarily need to play that character, but that's me, I'm the Q. I played 4e years ago up to level 11. Never finished a campaign though, and it was battle heavy rather than RP focused, so I still consider myself a beginner. I used to do text based RP though so I'm curious to see how it will translate.  I've kept up more with D20 than Critical Role but I love them both. Escape from the Bloodkeep is probably my favorite. I'm EST but that's not a problem for me.

Juni said: Hey! I'm looking for an  LGBTQ & beginner friendly group. I don't necessarily need to play that character, but that's me, I'm the Q. I played 4e years ago up to level 11. Never finished a campaign though, and it was battle heavy rather than RP focused, so I still consider myself a beginner. I used to do text based RP though so I'm curious to see how it will translate.  I've kept up more with D20 than Critical Role but I love them both. Escape from the Bloodkeep is probably my favorite. I'm EST but that's not a problem for me. LGBTQ and beginners very welcome! Hopefully we can strike the right balance of RP to combat for you. As I've mentioned, I like to have a healthy amount of both. If the times wouldn't be a problem for you, then I've no problem with non-UK players!

James H. said: Juni said: Hey! I'm looking for an  LGBTQ & beginner friendly group. I don't necessarily need to play that character, but that's me, I'm the Q. I played 4e years ago up to level 11. Never finished a campaign though, and it was battle heavy rather than RP focused, so I still consider myself a beginner. I used to do text based RP though so I'm curious to see how it will translate.  I've kept up more with D20 than Critical Role but I love them both. Escape from the Bloodkeep is probably my favorite. I'm EST but that's not a problem for me. LGBTQ and beginners very welcome! Hopefully we can strike the right balance of RP to combat for you. As I've mentioned, I like to have a healthy amount of both. If the times wouldn't be a problem for you, then I've no problem with non-UK players! Awesome then I'm definitely interested  and excited :) my discord is juniperbear#2314 or if you'd like I can shoot you a message on here?