[LFP][D&D 5E][Text Game][Free]Curse Of Strahd LGBTQ+ Friendly/New Player Friendly

For the past moon, you have suffered strange dreams of a woman, her voice rasping behind a darkened veil. In each dream, she speaks of secrets of your past - knowledge buried so deep that not a single other soul could know. She speaks of answers to your questions, and the fulfillment of your fate. She speaks of inheritance and magic, and promises both - and more. She speaks in riddles, and whispers in tongues. And you know soon she will call to you, summon you to her to grant you what you seek in the land of mist. Game Information Session Length: 3-4 hours. Starting Level: 1 Party Size: 5 Medium: Discord/Roll20 Character Creation: All published material, Unearthed Arcana and homebrew ALLOWED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL Alignment: Lawful Good to Chaotic Neutral. No evil alignments. Ability Scores: Any standard method. We will be playing a heavily modified Curse Of Strahd campaign built on resources by some amazing dedicated DMs along with my own additions including Darker Dungeons by GIFFYGLYPHYS. The campaign will be built around your characters backstories so even I don't know what to expect yet! Who Am I?  I am Keegan (He/Him) a long term tabletop player who started with Dungeons & Dragons years ago and who still manages to mess up the rules from time to time. This will be my first campaign not run for friends so expect hiccups. What To Expect?  A fair but punishing campaign that takes an already difficult campaign and increases the difficulty with new rules that will make Dungeons & Dragons a much scarier place. What I Want? Regular players who are invested in their character concepts, the game will have a fair amount of combat but roleplay has always been more important to me and I want the focus to be on the characters and their stories! Also it is highly valued that you have limited or no experience with the Curse Of Strahd adventure. New Player Friendly!  The game might be a little tougher than average but if you're willing to take the challenge welcome aboard I'll teach you the ropes. Minority, LGBTQ and Trigger Friendly!  Curse Of Strahd is not the most inclusive setting as published and I as well as others have put a fair amount of work in to chisel off the edges, I'm willing to do more if you have any issues with certain topics we can discuss! I do not tolerate any form of hate in my games. 18+! CoS and Barovia is not a setting for children and I'm not a parent. Easier to just keep it restricted. Session One The players summoned by strange dreams and personal promises came to the town of Secomber during a festival to find each other and a guide to take them to Barovia. They enjoyed the festival, its music and the atmosphere until issues of identities arrived and they finally pulled together in time to meet their guide a Vistani named Stanimir who escorted the five of them to the gates of Barovia, before leaving, banished from his own homeland. Ygzeet the goblin fighter overwhelmed by Barovia road off into the mist. Due to getting lost in the roleplay that is where we left off with our players only just arriving in Barovia. And that is where our fifth player had to leave. And why we now need a new fifth. Taking all applications. Example template below. Current Players all level one. Minotaur/Barbarian Kobold/Bard Human/Rogue Elf/Druid You Name(And pronoun): Anything You'd Like To Share About Yourself(Optional) : Gaming Experience: Character Concept Name(And pronoun): Race/Class: Backstory Elevator Pitch(Keep it short) : Character Portrait(If you have one):

Hello there! My friends and I are newer players who have long wanted to dabble in D&D.We would likely be a very comical group who enjoys having a good time, but with seriousness as well.  Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want us to submit formal applications if you think we would be a good fit. Our group size is 5, and we would be ready to rock this weekend!

Hi!! I am a newer player and I'm interested in joining a group that also has fairly newer players.  I want to learn how to play properly so i'm looking to be taught the basics, as well and learn along the way! 

Name - Grand (He/Him) I'm a pretty new player with only a few campaigns under my belt. I've never touched Curse of Strahd but would be excited to give it a try. I'm a very flexible player who likes to cater to my fellow player's and DM's needs, fulfilling any role that is needed. I have a few character ideas I'd love to try, but knowing practically nothing about the setting, I'd rather private message you some ideas and see what you think, is that okay? 

Name(And pronoun):  Christian or Chris (He/Him) Anything You'd Like To Share About Yourself(Optional) : I am a 39 year-old, gay male, originally from the beautiful island city of Key West, who is looking for an accepting and fun group to play some D&D with Gaming Experience:  I am kind of new to playing D&D, but I am eager to play and learn more. I've never played Curse of Strahd but I love the sound of what you have done to the setting!  Character Concept Name(And pronoun):  Val'deyr (He/Him) Race/Class:  Half Elf Divine Soul Sorcerer (wanting to multiclass into warlock) Backstory Elevator Pitch(Keep it short) : A fish out of water due to his mixed heritage and innate magic, Val-deyr left home at a pretty early age to discover himself. Along the way he found a portal to the Feywild quite by accident. When he stumbled in he happened into the Queen of Air and darkness, who took a liking to our wayward half elven wanderer.  Character Portrait(If you have one):

Name(And pronoun): Anthony he/ him Anything You'd Like To Share About Yourself(Optional) : I’m 18 one eye goofball that wants to be your shield in this dnd group Gaming Experience: played dnd for about 1-2 years Character Concept Name(And pronoun): Steel him/he Race/Class: Warforged cleric Backstory Elevator Pitch(Keep it short) :  Long time ago a Warforged was made deep in the mines of a forgotten fortress owned by Dwarfs, when he awoke he only saw a young looking elf in front of him, she smiled giving him a hug and one command "Continue to protect the people you died for...thats my one request" this women knew Steel a long time ago. As an Elf she seemed young but was really hundreds years old, and spent most of her life trying to make her friend once again. he spent years looking after children, men and women equally making sure everyone was safe, he was given a sword and shield to kill the goblins and kobolds that attacked the village. but one day he fell...to a vampire he knew nothing about, after shutting down for a day he awoke to a destroyed village, he failed the ones he was told to protect.  one day when wondering through the forest he came across and owl, the owl looked at him judging his every move, he did not know what the winged thing wanted but soon he heard a voice of an old man "you poor man, once you were human and helped everyone and saved many races. but know your just a metal man that was not even given the respect to keep his real name, Alexander the wise, you have been through so much, its time to be given the reward you deserve" in this moment he was able to remember everything, his name, his elf wife who remade him, his home, he knew he had to kill the vampire that killed him so long ago, the vampire that stole his home...he will not fall. he will not break, he will not bend. he. is. steel Character Portrait(If you have one):

You Name(And pronoun): Alex (he/him) Anything You'd Like To Share About Yourself(Optional) : I don't really have any IRL friends Gaming Experience: both DMing and Playing in Adventure League and at home games, haven't had the chance to get into Roll20 yet. Character Concept Name(And pronoun): Lavinia (she/her) Race/Class: Human Warlock (Great Old One) (can multiclass into cleric if needed) Backstory Elevator Pitch(Keep it short) : She was going to be a sacrifice but at the last moment saw a vision of an Eldritch Horror and became Chosen. Character Portrait(If you have one):

You Name(And pronoun): Bud (he/him) Anything You'd Like To Share About Yourself(Optional) : Gaming Experience: Fairly extensive, I have been playing for around 3 years now and have played a range of character and met a lot of people from around the world playing D&D.  Character Concept Name(And pronoun): Cade Overhill (he/him) Race/Class: Halfling Fighter Backstory Elevator Pitch(Keep it short) : (He is a robin hood esque criminal but for himself and his criminal organisations survival, he has been homeless much of his life until he joined a small criminal organisation which had become his family. They eventually went to steal something from a big shot noble coming into the town where it all went horribly wrong... talk to the character for more information).  Character Portrait(If you have one):

You Katie (she/her_ I play 5e and some Pathfinder 1.0. I've been playing off and one since the beginning of the 90s :P  Character Concept Bri Dustwillow (halfling rogue but willing to play a different role if needed. she/her) I also have a dragonborn barbarian, and a couple others I could easily retool. Bri is my favorite but not my ONLY character ;) "Bri is just a halfling, thank you very much. Nothing to see here. Move along." Bri is kind of a cross between a book hound, archeologist, and your classic street rat. She's spent her life either hunting down libraries ("I don't 'break into them'! I just... umm... Ohh look, is that's a first edition signed Waterdeep book by Volo? oooooo"), trying to find out the mysteries/history of every city or ruins she's visited in, and generally causing trouble... "Look, Officer... I know you mean well, but that apple turnover was always mine. I didn't steal it! See! *munch* mine". Basically Bri LOVES Book, digging up artifacts from important to just shiney, and going where she's not "supposed" to go. And apple turnovers. Hello I'm Katiepult. Call me Katie. I first played way back in the day and am back into it with 5e. Yes, I'm older but that shouldn't matter. I'm open-minded, gay, she/her, and a creative personality. When I get to know and feel comfortable in the group, I'm humorous, slightly evil, and am more than willing to help.  I stream miniature painting (yes, I paint miniatures re: Instagram @katiepultsminiatures DnD minis and Warhammer just to give you an idea about my love of tabletop games, but I had to stop streaming temporarily). I'm Pacific coast time. Voice/Discord is perfectly fine. I won't put up with harassment of myself or other folk of any kind, that includes gate-keeping, age-ism (yes I've been denied from playing for being "too old") or bossy players. Feel free to make the game hard and kill me off; I'll just make another character (after crying in the closet *no pun intended* for losing my pen and paper baby. I was actually laughing the other week when my poor lvl 4 ranger had the WORST rolls and ended up ripped in half by a werewolf). Personal philosophy in gaming.... no meta gamers/over the top Min-Maxers and no ***holes please, we all have enough stress in our lives and games are for FUN but not at the cost of others. DMs are people too and have to enjoy what they do just as much as the players. A nice mix of roleplay and killing **** makes everyone happy; cruelty doesn't. I've been a member of Roll20 since 2013 but only recently started using it so don't be insulted by my Roll20 newbness, I get better every time. I'm in a 5e and a couple Pathfinder games so I am learning every single time I play.