[LFP][D&D 5e] Experienced DM beginning RP heavy campaign in July

Two nations are on the brink of war. Dark forces are working behind the scenes to ensure that peace is not an option. The innocent caught in the middle are crying out for Heroes. The actions that the players take will determine the future of all involved. I am a DM of more than six years. My current group consists of 1 Ranger and 1 Druid. Searching for 2-3 more players who are very active and willing to engage in the story, setting, and NPC's.   Please be 18+ and mature. This is an 18+ game. There will be adult language, violence, realistic NPC jerks, horror elements, and Fading to Black is mandatory.   If there is something that you are Not 100% comfortable with, please let me know after you are accepted. I will not be excluding anyone from consideration for this reason.   New player friendly, willing to put in place safety/comfort measures for players.   LGBTQ+ are welcome. If you are uncomfortable with this, please do not apply. There will be no tolerance for being rude. Disrespect towards ANY player for ANY reason is unacceptable.   I am open to discussing boundaries in games however I do have Hard Boundaries listed below.   HARD BOUNDARIES: No murder hobos. This is not Skyrim/GTA No main character syndrome. No erotic Role Play. No Rape or Sexual Harrassment, ever under any circumstances. No D&D is better than bad D&D. Using the excuse “It’s what my character would do” will not be tolerated. No Sex Slavery No Pedophilia No Hate Speech No Racism No Transphobia No Homophobia   IDEAL PLAYERS ARE: 1. A Player that is willing to prioritize this game in their monthly schedule reasonably. If you are unable to attend a session due to scheduling conflicts please let the DM know as soon as possible.   2. A player willing to put in the effort to come up with a character backstory and work with the DM to create a story that the whole party can enjoy.    3. Be willing to develop real characters and real relationships. I love character interaction and development.   4. Not a rules lawyer. You may ask clarifying questions, but the DM has the final say at the end of the day. If he wants to allow or disallow something (for a good reason), He can.   ABOUT THE GAME: -This game can be broken down to 65% Role Play 30% combat 5% traps/puzzles   -The game’s start date is TBD but I do plan on starting in Early to July.   -The games will be held on Saturdays starting at 6pm PST for 3-4 hour length sessions.   -Audio via Discord. Maps via Roll20.   CHARACTER CREATION: NO homebrew player race NO homebrew player class Roll for stats using D&D Beyond Start at Level 3 +1 Feat   Characters can be built using any of the following books. If a build option says to consult your DM, please check first. Additional information, including minor house rules (e.g. stats, equipment), will be sent out with invites. Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (backgrounds) Curse of Strahd (backgrounds) Fizban's Treasury of Dragons (races/feats/spells) Ghosts of Saltmarsh (backgrounds) Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (races) Player's Handbook (races/classes/backgrounds/feats/spells) Princes of the Apocalypse (races) Spelljammer (races/classes/backgrounds) Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (races/classes/backgrounds) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (races/classes/feats/spells) Tomb of Annihilation (backgrounds)  Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft (races/classes/backgrounds) Volo's Guide to Monsters (races) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (classes/feats/spells) Unearthed Arcana (races/classes/feats/spells/backgrounds)   APPLICATION PROCESS: 1. If you would like to apply to this game, please fill out the application below and feel free to be detailed. 2. If your application is detailed, I will contact you & will schedule a time to speak over discord and to see if you would be a good fit. 3. The application will remain open until June 25th. A final decision will be made before June 30th followed by a session zero to give more detail about the setting and house rules.   Please have a character concept ready before finishing the form below. Player Name & Pronouns: Optional Discord name and number: Character Name: Race: Class/subclass: Feat: Background: Personality: Ideals: flaws: Backstory: Why are you excited to play this character: Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: Anything else you think I should know about you: Comments/questions you have for me:

Hi! I'm a newish plater and I'm definitely intrigued by your campaign. Looking at your form I do have a question: When filling out Ideals and Flaws are you looking for one picked from the section in the player's handbook or something more unique to the character?

Player Name & Pronouns: Bailey (she/they)
 Optional Discord name and number: Character Name: Nyphe Ballon Race: Hexblood Class/subclass: Bard/Rogue Feat: War Caster Background: Outlander Personality: Blunt and a bit arrogant – Nyphe was born and raised without shame or fear, given who her mother/family is. She mostly prefers to keep to herself our of practicality (Hags aren’t exactly welcome places, in general) – but doesn’t harbor any particularly ill will to people. She just finds them slightly pathetic and a bit useless. Ideals: Keeps promises and expects the same of others. A deal is a deal, period. Flaws: I remember broken promises and insults and craft ways to get satisfaction. Backstory: The hag Vincen was attacked by a group led by a slighted customer. None of the group survived the battle, but Vincen had her tongue cut out. She planted the tongue out in her herb garden behind her cottage – along with the bodies of the gang. Nyphe was born from the tongue. In order to become a fully-fledged Hag – she has to go out, seek her death, and overcome it. Why are you excited to play this character: I saw the idea of playing a reformed villain (like a Vegeta character) and I really wanted to do that with a being like a Hag. Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: I’m entirely free Saturdays, thought I’m on East Coast time. Anything else you think I should know about you: Comments/questions you have for me:

Hey mate i would be keen to join. Player Name & Pronouns: He/Him Optional Discord name and number: Spade#1824 Character Name: Reginald Bravewater Race: Water Genasi Class/subclass: Sorcerer (Storm) Feat: Actor Background: Charlatan Personality: Reginald likes to be perceived as charming and noble and will lie as much as he needs to so everyone does see him like that. Acts of generosity and charity are tools to further his persona. He prefers to keep himself out of altercations and would rather use weapons such as sarcasm or insults to beat the opposition rather then brute force. Ideals: Aspiration. I'm determined to make something of myself. flaws: I'm convinced no one can fool me the way i fool others. Backstory: The name Reginald bravewater is a facade created by the man Arthur Gale in a attempt to be more then what he was born into. Arthur was born into the slums of (Insert City name) and always wished for more. When Arthur had lost his parents to the slums he decided he would do whatever he could to climb out of the gutters and into high society. though rather then use hard work or devotion to a craft Arthur had decided to use his natural charisma and born magic to lie and deceive his way out. Why are you excited to play this character: I have not been a player in a campaign for a very long time having been a sole dm for years. I would be very excited to play reginald he is a amazing roleplay character. I would have alot of fun interacting in the world as reginald and interacting with the other players and developing him as a character into whatever the events of this game would make him. Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: The time slot works for me perfectly i am australian so it would be midday for me as we play which is perfect. Anything else you think I should know about you: I am a young Australian bloke in my 20s, I am fairly social and enjoy meeting and getting to know generally anyone i come across. I have been a Dm for multiple dnd games that have been ongoing for years now and i have not been a player since i started dming. So i am very keen to find a game that will be stable and steady and get into a character once more.

Player Name & Pronouns: Katie or Kal (they/them) Discord name and number: Happy to provide via DM   Character Name: Ale Fiore Bonaccorso (first name pronounced Ah-le) Race: Human Class/subclass: Paladin, Fighting style- Protection, Oath of the Crown* Feat: Sentinel Background: Nobel   Personality: Having carefully curated an affable mask, Ale initially comes off as charming, polite, and a bit empty headed. Most people never get beyond that, but if they did they would find a fierce, sarcastic, and compassionate person, deeply protective of their friends and the vulnerable. Ideals: I talked my way into this mess, I can probably talk my way out. Flaws: I’ve shown my false face for so long, I have a hard time trusting people with my real one.   Backstory: Ale is the oldest child of a minor noble house in the borderland countryside. Generations ago, after a great act of service to the crown, the Bonaccorso family was raised into nobility on the condition that every generation send their heir to continue to fight on behalf of the nation as part of a paladin order. Assigned female at birth, Ale was originally passed over as the heir, forcing their younger brother Orlando to be conscripted into the order. However Orlando’s gentle nature meant he was both miserable and ill-suited to fulfill the family’s obligation. Coming to Ale in despair, Orlando asked for their help in finding a way to escape. Ale was willing to do anything to help their beloved brother, and stepped up to shoulder the burden. Successfully arguing that in the original patent of nobility only daughters were disqualified from acting as heir, and having their non-binary identity recognized by the crown, Ale took his place in the paladin order. While they are determined to fulfill their promise to Orlando, they also are keenly aware of the inherent injustice of a system that would compel unwilling service and is quietly looking for ways to upend it.   Why are you excited to play this character: In a game that focuses national conflict, I think it would be really exciting to explore a character that is unwillingly stuck in the mechanisms of the crown. It would be a fun challenge to RP a character who has access to places and people they really don’t want to be involved with but have a duty to ‘play nice’ until the time comes to burn bridges. Plus I’ve never actually played a paladin and would love to give it a shot.   *I’m interested in the oath of the crown because I like both the defensive build to match this character’s personality, and the irony of someone with revolutionary tendencies re-shaping what ‘the crown’ can mean. Please let me know if you are okay with the character having a cynical/subversive relationship to ‘the crown’ while still being considered an active paladin, otherwise happy to look at other oath options.   Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: I’m generally free on Saturdays, but am also on EST.   Anything else you think I should know about you: Just wanted to say that I really appreciate the attention you are paying to boundaries and player safety. It is one of the things that made this post stand out.    

  Please have a character concept ready before finishing the form below. Player Name & Pronouns: Lee(preferred) He/him Optional Discord name and number: Sgt.Daroro#5225 Character Name: Simon Hetmor Race: Aasimar Class/subclass: Sorcerer(Phoenix Sorcery) Feat: Elemental Adept(Fire) Background: Haunted One Personality: Simon is a very reserved and he seems to keep to himself often when in social situations. He tends to look like he's about to say something but he either mumbles, trips over his on words, or afraid it might be the wrong thing to say. Overall Icarus is very observant as to not try and provoke anyone however, if he sees an injustice he will try his best to correct it. Even if he might be scared to do so in the process. Ideals: He prefers to not engage in conflict if he absolutely doesn't have to as a worry of hurting someone or himself. However if someone needs help then he will do the most he can with what he is capable of doing. Flaws: Due to his abilities he tends to accidently cause unwanted damaged to thing around him including himself. Backstory: The boundaries between the Gods and mortals have always been a sensitive area to discuss or handle. Though this is try,it doesn't stop the foolish mortals to reach for the unreachable. A group of fanatics that loved and praised the powers of the Celestials that they wanted to be one of their image which resulted in them trying to make a Celestial. This group of crazed fanatics used all sorts of twisted and dastardly deeds to get it done and ran their experiments on children as children are brought into this world with innocence. All the experiments ended in horrible disaster as on after the other subjects perished from the testing of magic that should not be placed onto man let alone a child. Until what seemed to be a critical success was a young child who they gave the name of Simon. They were overjoyed that they were one step closer to being with in the same realm as the Celestials they praised. However, the Celestials from above found this disrespectful and complete out of line and decided to to push them and unfortunately Simon as well. Icarus suddenly exploded into flame and started uncontrollably burning everything and everyone there leaving nothing left expect himself and some new burns on his body. After that Simon fled and didn't stay in one place for too long as these new unstable powers he never wanted haunts him in fear of hurting himself and others again. Why are you excited to play this character: I am excited to play this character mostly because I want explore the character idea of learning to trust one's self again and learning to realize when something is not directly caused by you. Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: Saturdays are completely free for me and I am on EST so I'll be fine. Anything else you think I should know about you: Well I really like baked goods if that counts for anything Comments/questions you have for me: Now for the subclass I chose, Phoenix Sorcery it is an Unearthed Arcana that never got made official so I wanted point that to you since it counted as being on the following stuff we can use and also to consult you just wanted to let you know.

Hey! I am super excited for this and your DM style seems like a great fit. I’d Love to be a part of it! My name is Tyler, I'm 24 and use he/him pronouns. I have played DND (mainly 5e) for 6 years and have been DMing for 3ish! I am excited to be a player again! Discord: ughitstyler#9645 Character Name: Zotturk Race: Bugbear  Class/subclass: Undead Warlock, Pact of the Blade Feat: War Caster Background: Sailor Personality: When you gain my respect or trust you have an ally for life. Ideals: We all do the work, we share the rewards Bonds: I seek revenge for that which wronged my crew. Flaws: When I'm angry you cannot make me back down no matter how dangerous Backstory: Zotturk was a part of a tight knit crew for years, they were family. He left his original home as soon as he could, his great uncles stories drove his passion for the high seas. Danger and all. Blurred visions of a rough, stormy night at sea left his ship in ruins, his crew nowhere to be found and two thick, crossed lacerations on his back. Two things remain clear from that night, the harsh cold sea water burning his wounds with the smell of iron and brine. And a voice that told him to hold on. Waking up on shore to a concerned face (or faces this could be a good tie to a party member) they took him in and patched him up after some time. He slowly allowed himself to connect with a new crew, accepting his old one was lost to the waves. Why are you excited to play this character: I am excited about the backstory ideas this could lead to. I love inner character conflict and self sacrifice in characters. I feel like it makes them more interesting. A character being able to move on and find new hope in new friends as well. I also have a really cool idea for summoning his blades for the pact boon :D Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: As I am from New Zealand there is a massive time zone issue LUCKILY if we are playing at any time between Saturday 3pm to 7pm for you it makes it Sunday 10am to 2pm for me which I can do! Anything else you think I should know about you: I have trypophobia and arachnophobia, I am fine with spider like creatures being used in games just please no close up or excessive detail. If there are maps involved please please nothing with excessive holes, I will 100% check out of that. I will say I do love character plot hooks and really don’t want or mean for it to come across as main character syndrome, it’s how I build my characters. If anything needs to be changed or workshopped I am more than willing to do so for party balance! Other than that nothing else I can think of, I am just hyped as hell! Comments/questions you have for me: If it's possible I had the main idea of this character to be a Minotaur however I saw they were a Ravnica race. If this is allowed may I change it to that? Otherwise I am more than happy to stick to bugbear. World lore question: Would there be many dock places and is/are there pirates? For backstory reasons. 

Player Name & Pronouns: Lauren  or Artemis, she/her Optional Discord name and number: ArtemisLiCa#9808 Character Name: Telva Brightsocks Race :  Deep Gnome  (If allowed. Sorry, couldn't find which source book this is from) Ghostwise Halfling (if Deep gnome not ok. Says with DM approval) Forest Gnome if the above are not ok Class/subclass : Rogue/Bard (Rogue 1, Bard 2) Feat : Skill Expert Background : Urban Bounty Hunter Personality : I am always calm, no matter what the situation. I never raise my voice or let my emotions control me. Ideals : Freedom . Chains are meant to be broken, as are those who would forge them. (Chaotic) flaws : An innocent person is in prison for a crime that I committed. I'm okay with that. Backstory:  Telva is a gnome who was abandoned as a baby who was found and adopted by a halfling family. She grew up training to join the family business of Bounty hunting and one day met a sailor she fell in love with. Unfortunately, the sailor was heavily into debt. He betrayed her and tried to sell her into slavery to a minor noble. She escaped after cutting his face. While heartbroken she was too ashamed to tell anyone. So her sister was unaware of the situation and fell foe the sailor's ploy as well. When Tleva found out, she not only rescued her sister, she framed the sailor for the mi or nobles murder. The sailor is in prison and she sometimes pays other prisoners to torment him.  While she has a warm and sweet personality, she also has a cold, ruthless side that comes out when people or causes she cares about are threatened. Her family is only vaguely aware of what she's done, but they too have a cold edge. Why are you excited to play this character: I'm excited to play a character I've had in mind for a while. The juxtaposition of good and dark in one person, the balancing act and her navigation of relationships after her past is all something I'm excited to explore. Describe your availability on Saturdays, and any scheduling issues I should be aware of: I have no other games or plans on Sundays. Anything else you think I should know about you: Hard lines - please no rape or animal cruelty. Hunting not an issue. Comments/questions you have for me: I hope you'll consider me as this sounds like a ton of fun! And I'm happy to flesh out the backstory more fully, but I didn't want to make anything that doesn't fit.