The Phantasmal Enigma

The current group is level 16, and the game has been running for several months already. The party makeup is a Warlock, Cleric, Maid, and Barbarian. One player dropped out of the game and we are looking to fill their shoes.

Gensokyo, formerly a desolate, haunted region of the material plane where beings known as "youkai" were dominant over the human population. The youkai that lived there began to terrorize the surrounding lands, and thus powerful, heroic humans were sent to exorcize and exterminate them. The off again on again battle between the humans and youkai continued this way until Gensokyo was sealed off from this increasingly scientific and skeptical world with the creation of the Great Hakurei Barrier. There has been little contact between this land youkai still roam, and the outside world since then. Today, the only known gateway between Gensokyo and this world is the Hakurei Shrine, which stands in isolation along the border on distant mountains of the far east.

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You and several others are about to embark on an adventure that will take you far beyond the realm you know. As the wheel of fate turns, your destiny calls you into a strange land filled with mysterious creatures called youkai, and many of them hold powers far beyond the common adventurer. This campaign will see your character going through what is called the Trial of Legends. To earn your way back out of this harsh and unforgiven world, your party must face 10 Legendary Monsters. Lucky, or unlucky depending on how you look at it, the land of Gensokyo is filled to the brim with Legendary Monsters spread throughout the land, each one controlling their own territory. Some of these creatures are far more powerful than others, but it will be up to your party to determine where to go and how to gauge your enemy's abilities.

Mysterious monsters, powerful magic items, and lost ancient treasure forgotten by the multiverse await the brave souls who are willing to face the risks. Will your party overcome these challenges, or will you fall prey to them as so many others have before?

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Hello everyone. My name is Jay, and I will be your DM for this little adventure into a strange new land. I'm an easy-going guy who likes to keep things simple, but effective. This campaign is an idea that I came up with based on the obscure Japanese series called "Touhou," which has multiple games and manga. This will not be a full-on adaptation, I will be taking a lot of liberties with the source martial.

I will say this now. As the DM, I am an impartial judge and what the die says happens, happens. While I am rooting for your success, I also will not go easy on you either. If you make a bad call, get yourself into trouble, or go somewhere you were not ready for, that's on you. Character death is a thing that can happen at any time.

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With that out of the way, a few ground rules.

1. Be respectful and mindful of your fellow players and their tastes and dislikes.
2. If you have any problems or issue with the game or another player, then come to me about the issue first.
3. If a rule dispute comes up, I always have the final say. Do not bog the game down by arguing with the DM.
4. D&D is a co-op game. I expect you to work with your fellow players. However, PVP between people does and is probably going to happen when you are traveling with the same people for months on end. So I am okay with PVP, as long as it all stays in character and the game.
5. Relax. It's just a game. Even if something terrible happens, it's not the end of the world. Not the real one at any rate... probably.

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This campaign will start at 1st level, going up to 20th and the leveling up prosses will be done with milestones instead of experience points, and anytime you defeat a Legendary Monster that is more powerful than the party, you will Lvl up automatically. You must finish a long rest before gaining the benefits of a Lvl up. The party will start with 200gp to purchases their starting gear, all of which must be mundane. No magical items will be allowed as starting gear.

You can roll 4d6 drop the lowest or use the standard array, 15-14-13-12-10-8 for your ability scores.

As for HP, you can roll for HP or take the average for your class per-level.
Voice chat will be over Discord.

If you are still here and haven't run for the hills screaming with your arms thrown into the air, then I assume you are interested in joining! If so, then please post below. You can follow the example posting I made below.