Long Term DM looking for players for Sunday morning Tier 3 campaign [2014] [Beginner Friendly] [Inclusive] [Paid - Free Trial]

Hi Everyone! Starting June 7, we will be starting a fresh "season" for my homebrew campaign which will start at level 11 and go through level 15, over the course of 3 months. Sessions are weekly on Sunday mornings at 12 PM (noon) EST. Cost is $25 per session. The first session will be free to make sure everyone is a good fit, but then payment will be due monthly.  Please find more information below about my tables and what I strive for as a DM.

Finishing D&D campaigns is tough. Committing to meeting the same time every week for years is unrealistic for most players. That's why I break my campaigns up into four seasons. Each season goes through 5 levels (1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20) and takes 3 months. The seasons build upon the previous ones while at the same time being a self-contained story. This allows players to commit to a more reasonable timeframe while still having the consistent story you get from an ongoing campaign.

This campaign is set in a homebrew setting. Look forward to new monsters, new magic items, and a highly customizable world where your character's story will be integral to the building narrative. New players can expect to see their backgrounds integrated into the story right away, but returning players will have personalized questlines.

About Me
Hey, I’m Scurvy. I’ve been running D&D games for twenty years, since back when a Chessex mat and a box of miniatures meant you were serious about the hobby. I’m proficient hosting D&D 5e 2024 & 2014, D&D 3.x, AD&D 2e, and FFG’s Star Wars RPG. I’ve clearly got a penchant for D&D, but I love the whole hobby of TTRPGs with a passion.

What I Offer
My sessions are about what your group wants. I’m open to any setting and any balance of roleplay/combat/exploration/political intrigue/etc. I’ll use any published material and run any system. I’ve got almost everything TSR ever published and a good percentage of WotC’s official stuff too. Do you want to run a Wizard of Oz homebrew? I’ve got a publication for that. Awakened animal pirates? I’ve got that too. 

I also have my own fully developed homebrew world, populated with over 600 settlements, over 200 adventures and over 1000 dungeon-crawl styled encounters. It’s lite on required history (history that is required for the adventures to work), so any background a player wants can be worked in. It also has a lot of optional background; in case you just want to be dumped into a ready-made world.

If there is a particular book/compendium/asset you want as part of our sessions (if I don’t already own it anyways), part of my pitch is I invest back into monthly groups, so I’ll get that asset. I use Arkenforge, Tabletop Simulator, Dungeon Alchemist, and Talespire among other apps. I have animated maps, circular and top-down view tokens, and spell effect templates. I have sound effects and background music. My folder of just circular tokens is over 5.5 GB. 

I have pretty much all of the source books for 5e in both D&DBeyond and Roll20. You will have 24/7 online access to all these books through the campaign page.

Why Pay?
If you’re browsing a paid listing, you probably already know the general benefits of a paid campaign. 

• People who are willing to pay are generally more invested.
• There are significantly less no-shows.
• Campaigns are much more likely to get to level 20 or conclude with a planned ending.
• GMs that feel confident enough to charge are usually above average.

Why pay me in particular?

Aside from what I’ve already mentioned above (such as my pledge to reinvest back into groups), I think paid sessions should be like books or restaurants or movies - you should try different authors and cuisine and directors. I hope a group will stay with me for a full campaign and will come back for future ones, but I also don’t want to be the only GM they ever use again.

• If you are a pre-formed group with a current years-long, multiple campaigns finished GM, you should give someone else a try, even if not me. If you’ve been with your GM for years, they’re probably part of the group at this point. Might I suggest inviting them to play with you and paying for their share of admission?
• If you’re a regular at paying for sessions, why not give me a try?
• If you’ve never paid for a session before, think of it like a night out. You’re going to get at least 3 hours of a live session, but I’m not a stickler about running over and I make myself reasonably available before/between sessions. How much would a night out at the movies cost and last compared to a session?

Free Trial
I will coordinate and set up games for people who express similar interests in what they want and when they are available, then do a free first session. If you don’t want to move forward because the group isn’t the right fit (vs not liking me as a GM), I’ll work to fit you in with another group. My goal is to get a group together that will last a year or more, and that doesn't happen from just throwing people together.