A Balance of Power

About the Game:
War....Like all things touched by its presence, it mars and leaves a lasting scar. In its wake the broken lives and landscape are forever changed. The free city states of the Dale are in shambles, lawless and panic'd at the slow invasion from Sembia. The knights of Cormyr battle by land and by sea against the rise of the warlords of the Dragon Coast and whispers of an ancient empire reclaiming from would be usurpers. And what happens to those caught in its midst? Do they choose a side and fight amongst the great game, or do they fend for themselves taking advantage of the theater of war. In the Sea of Fallen Stars, one must choose for themselves.

It has been six months since the Dales Council were murdered, in what has already become known as the night of white fire. The Merchant Princes of Sembia have rallied forces to return land annexed from them at the fall of the Netherese. The countless deaths on the night of white fire threw the free lands of the Dales into chaos and with the aid from the warlords of the Dragonlands eager to claim their pound of flesh, Sembia has begun to creep westward. To the south west, the armies Cormyr gather and aid the Dalelands but a battle on two fronts is hard won and rumors speak of ill tidings yet to come. Adventurers must band together or risk facing their fate alone, in this balance of power
A Balance of power is a campaign about war and choices. The campaign will start players at level 3, working to navigate a world at war and the nations in play. Players will be thrust into the center of a conflict between warring nations and strive to find their place amongst the conflict be it fighting amongst the great armies or fighting to avoid them.

Schedule: Weekly games starting at 7:30pm.
Game Length: The game is expected to run 3.5-4 hours.
Current level: 6
Price: $10 USD per player due before the game via Paypal or Venmo. Can be paid per session or monthly.
Campaign Setting: Faerun
Maximum Group Size: 6 players
Communication: Discord will be used to voice & video (optional).
We are using D&D 5E rules (updated with Tasha's, Xanathar's and Mordenkinen's) with no variants from unearthed arcana or homebrew. Exceptions at the DM's discretion.

About the DM
Hey everyone, Im Bryan, a 37 year old storyteller and lover of tabletop gaming. I've played Dungeon's & Dragons for the better part of a decade and going on 8 years playing on Roll20. I fell in love with 5th edition back in college and haven't stopped playing. Currently I run between 3-5 games either weekly or monthly, needless to say I can't get enough. I strive to make the game as immersive as possible and create an epic story that you will remember.

About your character
Classes, races, class features, and spells from the Core Rulebooks and any published official D&D content are allowed, with some exceptions. The backgrounds of the new Spelljammer: Adventures in Space book and the Hadozee race will not be permitted. If there is something outside these materials you would like to consider it will be done on a case by case basis.

Your Character should have a personality and goals that work with the party, not counter to them. There can be some minor party conflict if it works for the narrative of the story but a character built to be party antagonistic will not be allowed.