Hello dear people!
I'm the storyteller for a group that is looking to add an extra member to the
roster. We currently have five people, but two are on hiatus (due to a baby and
work, respectively). As it stands, we've been together for about a year and two
months, and would love to keep going for plenty more time to come. Hopefully,
that will be with one of you!
Our game time is Thursdays, 8pm GMT (that is, 3pm EST / noon PST). Between
sessions, which are normally weekly, we maintain a lively Discord server, with
text RP between characters (mostly of the slice-of-life variety), as well as
other (not always game related) tidbits that maintain the spirit of the group.
By and large, we are an older group, ranging from the late 20s to the late
40s.We have a nice balance in personalities, but with the two people on break
both male, we're a bit female-dominated right now, and would prefer to recruit
someone who identifies and expresses male. We would also prefer someone at
least aged 25, and with a sufficiently stable life that there is no expectation
of changing job schedules or the like.
It's probably worth noting that this is a very LGBT+-friendly group, and both
among the players and characters, several are part of the spectrum. As for
myself, I am non-binary, and as the resident storyteller I attempt to make room
for interactions that give people the chance to express any such elements of their
identity. Mind, the world (which is the Forgotten Realms) is still quite
familiar, but I feel that there's room in the margin to affirm what is often
neglected.
As for the campaign: we're playing in the Forgotten Realms (as mentioned), in
the late 13th century, Dale Reckoning. Although we use the 5th edition of
D&D, that is about two centuries before the default 5th edition timeline.
In fact, it is still before the Time of Trouble, so there's a few changes to
take into account, and not all classes, races or deities commonly expected may
be available.
The story itself is of my own imagination, and although I base myself heavily
on existing (written) materials of the TSR days, there's ample to be discovered
and possibly changed in the history as we know it. It is set in (and around) the nation of
Impiltur, which is a Lawful and usually Good leaning country on the north coast
of the Sea of Fallen Stars, quite a ways east of the perhaps more familiar
Heartlands, and far away from the Sword Coast.
Impiltur is heavily human-dominated, with varied supernatural forces active in
the background. Since the overarcing story is predominantly investigative in
nature (with lots of RP, often of a somewhat emotional nature, and the
occasional fight where I do my best to challenge everyone involved), it
generally helps to fit in with the community. Characters who are comfortable
engaging in social enterprise and sleuthing probably are the best match, but
I'll look whether you, as a player, fit the group first and foremost.
By and large, it would help if you're interested in "game lore",
since there's a lot to be discovered, and if discovering the who, why and wherefore
does not suit you, it's quite possible this is not the campaign for you. It
would not surprise me at all, if we have rolled for History or Insight more
often than for Initiative, if that gives you an idea of our play-style.
There is a log of most game sessions (I believe we're at session 43 this week),
and although this is possibly a lot of reading, you could use it to catch up
with the campaign events, once it's been decided you are a good fit. Likewise,
I would be happy to help you settle in, and develop a character background and
ties that will allow you to be part of the story. The current characters are
level 7, and unless things change dramatically, I expect that we'd start new
people at that level, as well.
Note, that I have not mentioned what characters we currently have in the group.
I have no interest at all in what you want to play yet, at this point in time.
Instead, I'd like to get to know you well enough to discovered whether you are
a good fit, and to go from there. Once I am confident, over text conversations,
we'll have a voice interview, and then I'll introduce you to the rest of the
group, to see how things click. It's very much not a first-past-the-post
situation, and if it takes an extra week to find the right person, so be it. We're
in this for the long run, and I am looking for people who likewise are.
Well, that was a lot of typing. I hope to hear back from you. Let me know what
appealed, what you are curious after, and what concerns you. I'll do my best to
answer, but if too many replies hit my mail, I may need to prioritise the more
promising responses. I'll do my best to give some sort of feedback to anyone
that is sincere and potentially a match, however. Regards, Pat
