Newish DM looking for 2-4 players for face-to-face Theros campaign near Christiansburg, Virginia

Hello everyone, I am looking to start up a local campaign using the Theros setting. Been playing RPGs for ~8 years, started with Pathfinder 1e then went to 5e. I have been a DM twice before for two smaller campaigns. This is my attempt for a larger campaign that will go from 1-20. I am looking for players who are willing to commit to a campaign that could last multiple years and be played weekly as much as possible. My husband, who will be a player in the campaign, DM’d our last 1-20 campaign which took 3 years, I will be shooting for about the same. Schedules will be respected and I don’t expect it to be every single week but please be committed to playing weekly to the best of your ability. I know there will be growing pains forming a new group especially when shooting for a long term campaign but if you put in the effort my husband and I will meet you half way to keep the group going.

I look at the fun of the game as a responsibility for all players (including DM as a ‘player’) so I definitely want to hear what potential players are looking for in a game so we can make the game fun for all as a group. My style of DMing is more serious/rules abided, so if you like to have a more free form time playing, more power to you, but my table may not be the best fit. I am always open to discussing any of my house rules; just ask me if you have questions/concerns.

I would prefer to play during the weekend around midday but we can do evenings or weekdays if that works best for schedules. Typical session length would be 3 hours. Sessions would be held in person at my house in Christiansburg VA (we have two beagles FYI).

Game specifics:

• Point buy for stats, the use of Tasha point system will be by a case by case basis
• Races limited to Theros races, no variant human, custom lineage is allowed
• We will be using Piety and Supernatural Gifts
• Multiclassing will be very limited, mainly because I want character creation to focus on the piety you choose and not on a mechanic combo you want. If you are trying to achieve a certain character build for flavor reasons I will be happy to help re-flavor stuff or provide magic items that will give the flavor you are looking for. If a multi class idea comes up during the campaign due to story reasons then I would be more for it.
• I don’t use flanking
• Tasha optional class abilities are optional, talk to me about what you would like to use, most I like some I don’t like
• Magical items that give bonus to hit or AC will be limited, I like to give home brewed magic items tailored to the player/character that help them do what they do best and give them more mechanical options rather than something that helps them hit more often. I also feel like this allows spells and abilities that give a +1 to weapons or armor more relevance

If this sounds like a good time to you then please reach out. We can chat, see if things will be a good fit, and discuss more specifics of the campaign. My husband and I are LGBTQAI+, be accepting of that or **** off.