Professional DM needs players for O.U.A.T inspired game! [LGBTQIA+]

About me as the Game Master!

Hello, I often go by PUN, I am 24, I use the He/Him pronouns. I live in Texas with my boyfriend and two cats and two dogs. I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for about half my life. I have been a Dungeon Master for just over 5 years. I started out in 3.5 and quickly moved to 5e where I picked up DMing for my small group of friends. It has been one of my biggest passions and greatest joys being able to make an amazing story with those sitting across the table or, in more recent times, screen.

My GMing style is a bit more laid back than most I have experienced in my day. I am hate the feeling of the DM being against or "beating" the players. My goal is to build a story with and around the player in my game. If you are not having fun then I am not having fun. 

I love a good roleplay heavy session. I have a couple of voice that I can do but don't make fun of me for slipping in and out of them! I am a super laid back and a "will of the players" type GM. The "rule of cool" is something I live by I may allow something to happen just because I deem it cool. I sometimes twist or bend the rules to make a game more fun for both the players and myself. I mostly run a homebrew game but love running more sandbox modules such as Out of the Abyss.

About the Game.

I have my own homebrew world but for this game I am wanting to try something new. Something inspired by the TV show "Once upon a time." Where the player characters are fairytale characters or the descendants of, or even just someone who wandered into town and got roped up in the town drama. The general plot of of the story is 9 villains have gotten together and formed their own world so that they can have their happily ever after, but as tensions rise their control over the world around them beings to slip. Allowing heroes to rise up and take the chance to maybe defeat these villain's. It is something I am still working out and really excited for. If this is something you might be interested in come try it out with me.

All races and classes in official Wizards of the Coast published book are free game to use. I am even open to allowing UA/Homebrew as long as it has been submitted and approved by me before session 1 begins.

We will be using roll20 for maps and combats, discord for voice chat, and dndbeyond for character sheet upkeep and rolling.

Players will be starting at level 1 with an expectation of completing the campaign at level 20, after some time of course.

Rolling the characters stats will be allowed once in the discord sever for the game.

What to expect.

Payment for games is as follows:
$80 paid before the end of the month to be allowed to play in the next month of games. We only play 4 times a month allowing me to take a break on any month that has a 5th day of the week that we play on.

I know $80 a month can sound steep to play D&D but that is $20 a session for the four session we play a month and $5 an hour for the four hours that we play together. I also have reviews of the players I currently have in my games to help attest to the fact that this game will indeed be worth the price tag.

Once we get everyone into the game, we will spend the week before session 1, introducing ourselves, creating characters, and going over general lore in the discord. This is our session zero. You do not pay for this intro into the world and character creation. We will work together to build backstories that tie into the world. This allows for more immersion into the story. We will discuss what type of game we are all wanting to play, where and how we wish to start, and if any of our character have connected backstories. With this completed we can go into the first session with a running jump.
I am wanting to play either Wednesday or Thursday from 2pm CST to 6pm CST. We will be playing with 6 players.

Session 0 (the week before the first session) and the first actual session are both free. 

Parting words

I understand that paying money to play this game can sometimes be off putting. But when you consider the man hours I put into creating an immersive campaign story for you to play, DnDbeyond content, as well as other purchases I make to run a great campaign,  it is almost nothing to pay for the numerous hours of enjoyment that you will receive in return. It not only assures my level of commitment but the other players as well. If you are concerned at all about my quality as a Dungeon Master I have 13 players currently paying for my games, and dozens more, that I have played with in the past, who would vouch for my ability.

I do prefer my players to be 18+, this allows for more mature topics to be discussed, but other than that all are welcome to apply. I can work with any skill level from the just watched CritRole (or other D&D media) and want to play to the old timers playing since before I was born. Something I have to add is, be open to constructive criticism, old players and new alike, we are playing a collaborative storytelling game together. If someone has an issue with something that happened we should be able to settle it as adults. If that is not something you think you can do I ask that you please find another game. If you can, then I will welcome you with open arms to our (virtual) table.

Check out this link for review from my players currently in my games: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ymwB3ux12kXwMP540Ouv4BdIJQUwG3MNcG8N4I5ydwI/edit?usp=sharing

If you have made it this far in the post I commend you. I hope to see you at the table playing along side me in this amazing new adventure.
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Continuing to work on the world and getting more and more excited as I do. If you are interested please feel free to reach out.