Mondays
– 7:30 pm to ~11 PM EST - We would like a minimum of 3 hours per
week. Sessions may run longer if EVERYONE agrees. Otherwise, we need
players who can commit each week to 3 hours (excluding special
circumstances: We're role-players not monsters). We use voice chat as
our primary form of play and have a place to connect on Discord when
not using Roll20.
I
am the DM of a campaign that has been running continuously for nearly
2 years and do to a recent schedule change my group is splitting into
two separate smaller groups to accommodate the change and since this
makes one of the groups too small for good play we thought that it
would be a good time to add a couple new players to the group. The
current party in need is three level 11 characters. We are happy to
teach new players and explain anything about the homebrew setting we
use. We don't ask for any extreme roleplay or voices just an
awareness of the setting and an attempt to keep your character in
character. If you are interested I'm happy to talk with you and help
us find the common ground. We have all the core books and a few
expansion supplements and are happy to look things up for you if
needed. We do use some homebrew rules but they mostly just work to
improve quality of play. My preferred DMing style is what I like to
refer to as "Living world" where any non-player character
introduced will continue to go about doing things "off screen"
and the players actions can have effects that reach farther than they
might expect. I run a reasonable amount of house rules but mostly
they are there to improve fun and the hardiness of characters since I
like to play encounters realistically. E.g. A character who heals may
take more aggro and a charater who shows themselves resistant to
physical damage may be avoided until softer targets are defeated. But
I am not one to avoid social encounters either. Mostly we play in the
theater of the mind but I'm not afraid to use tiles for combat if it
improves the experience. I don't use alignment since I want my
players to make realistic choices not forced ones. If you have any
questions feel free to shoot me a message. We play Mondays 7:30pm EST
to ~11pm according to breaks in story or player schedules. My
style tends to lean towards Characters/story>rules but mainly due
to a belief that the rules are more flexible than you would expect. I
recommend being open to a backup character if you are interested in
playing since new players to my style sometimes have a habit of
tapping out early and those who play longer tend to find a
character with their goals fulfilled would rather retire in
dignity and hand off the baton. If you have any questions feel free
to shoot me a message.
The
setting is the Boundless Winds Empire ( Citizens are often referred
to as Boundless). As far as technology at its height it was at
roughly 15th century Europe levels with some influence of magical
elements to grease the wheels and improve lives. Even at it's full
power it's days of imperial expansion were mostly behind it as its
boarders stretched to its mountain boarders to the north, west, and
south. The Kirov Meritocracy, a small nation on its western border,
lost much of its territory to the empire during its years of
expansion and now struggles to survive on what little territory it
still holds. The empire had quality roads, canals and tracks for the
shipment of goods, and even simple black powder guns. All benefits of
many resources and few enemies which allowed their cities to grown
and strengthen the empires control. Many cities and towns varied
wildly as they put focus on their exports and technologies giving
each a somewhat unique feeling even as architecture leaned towards
Gothic in design. The setting has the players as citizens of a fallen
empire whose end 150 years ago is unclear with the only clue being a
curtain of red magic running to the horizons and a missing populace.
Players, descendants of southern farming families who survived the
fall, currently live within the walls of partially reclaimed city of
Grimstead. With the fall of the Empire such an unclear event there is
a call for those with curiosity or simply a love of coin to search
for clues and bring back news of the wider world. After two years of
IRL time and 35 years of game time the world has changed and new
threats force the people of the Boundless Winds to clutch their holy
symbols and sharpen their blades. Darkness stretches out from old
bastions of terror as new threats nibble at the edges of the tattered
cloth of the empire. Madness sleeps in dark quite places but the
light sears and burns with it's own fury. Undo the dark machinations
of the Master of the Space Between before he and his minions rewrite
the world in his twisted image. (LGBT+ Friendly) If this sounds
appealing consider filling out a simple survey. A
large portion of the setting is already set but I like to leave
pieces empty for players to insert themselves into the core of the
setting. As a result I am often willing to let joining players try
something a little strange or different if I think it adds to the
world in a meaningful way.
What
kind of players am I looking for? Anybody
is welcome to apply! Roleplay is welcome and appreciated but I am
looking primarily for players that are able to play their
character as a person and willing to get to know their fellow players
accents or not. I'm not just looking for a group of strangers that
would just show up once a week then disappear. I am looking for a
group of players that can become friends and chat with each other in
between games. Players
of all experience levels are welcome, though rules lawyers will
likely be frustrated. I believe that the DM should have final say on
the rules of the game, although some input from the players here and
there is always welcome. In the end I am trying to craft an
experience we all can enjoy so I love feedback or both what my
players liked and what they think could have been better.
If
this sounds like something that you would enjoy and you are looking
for a group of fairly casual and friendly players then feel free to
fill this out and either send it to me in a PM or post it below so
perhaps another DM or group of players might see it and bring you
into another game.
Preferred
Name:
Preferred
Pronouns (he/she/etc): Age: Discord name (including the 4
numbers at the end): A pitch for a character you think would be
interesting to play mechanics or flavorwise: What you generally
look for in a campaign/playgroup/DM: How would you best describe
yourself in a quote: Favorite fantasy character
book/movie/etc: Favorite flavor of ice cream and favorite animal:
