[D&D 5E] Mafia D&D! (Sunday) | New Players Welcome!

"The sprawling city of Newport thrived under the glaring lights of prosperity and progress, its towering buildings overshadowing the working man out in the streets. But within the depths of its heart, concealed from the prying eyes of the law-abiding, a different kind of life pulsed. It was a realm ruled by darkness, a hidden world of crime, money and greed, where power was obtained through bloodshed and loyalty was measured by the silence of whispered secrets.

In the shadowy alleyways and smoke-filled backrooms of the city, there were 5 families who reigned supreme in their respective areas of operation: The Monaldo, Lazaro, Peretta, Giantonni and Costanza Families reigned supreme. For decades, they had dominated the city's criminal landscape, their influence permeating every aspect of illicit enterprise. Led by the shrewd and imposing figures of their respective bosses, the families now run the entire city, and have multiple operations organized to make them feared throughout.

Each family possesses its own unique brand of influence, whether it be through smuggling, extortion, gambling, or political manipulation. These families have long held their grip on power, but cracks are beginning to appear in their once impenetrable facades.

As aspiring criminals with dreams of wealth, respect, and authority, your characters find themselves with an opportunity. Getting a chance to work for the Lazaro family via your old childhood friend. The path to becoming a made member is no easy feat, requiring guts, strength and the sheer willpower to be there every day, and do the dirty work that the higher ups don't want to do.

The development of divination and enchantment spells has just begun to take it's baby steps, and only people that possess one of the highest powers may exchange these with one another due to it being such a commodity, which is why the guard/law enforcement have difficulties extracting truthful information from these criminals, and need to proceed with conventional interrogation/investigation tactics.

NOTE: the original party (kobolds) have unfortunately been pronounced deceased due to an unfortunate incident involving an airship crash from the Lufthansa airport, so they are continuing on to the O'Hare troop faction (gnomes)!"

Welcome!

Hi there! My name is Nick and I have been frequently DM'ing D&D games for around 7 years now and have started online DM'ing for 5 of them. I'm a veteran DM that loves fantasy and cool hero stories. I love making people feel like the heroes in their stories and periodically allowing some wacky plays that the group will remember for the ages if it does succeed! I've recently started a channel with some of my IRL players, and we have some content of our full sessions there! Feel free to check it out to see if you like my DM'ing style: https://www.youtube.com/@D20Dilemma

CAMPAIGN INFO

Campaign Length: Campaign will be taking place between levels 2-13.

Session Length: 2-2.5 hours each session

Current group level: 10

Group Size: 4/6

Game booking link: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmdvvnawq0005k004p3u88noi

Game start time: 10am EST/3:00pm GMT Sunday every week

All official sourcebook content permitted for use - UA may be permitted only if discussed with me first, goes for homebrew as well.

New or inexperienced players are more than welcome! If you're looking to jump back into DND after a while of not playing or are completely new and need an introduction feel free to apply in the application down below or direct message me your replies!