Game: D&D 5e
Group type: Online
Experience: Several Years / Veteran
Timezone: EST
Schedule: Fridays 7:30pm - 12:00am EST
Roles sought: 2 Players
Game style: Narrative, Drama, Heavy RP.
Preferred Applicant Experience: Experienced

Our DnD5e group is looking for more players to join our next Friday Campaign which will be starting at 7:30pm EST to roughly 12:00am EST. Our group prioritizes the story over all other elements, recognizing that Combat and Exploration are tools to help engineer tension. As such, our pillar breakdown is approximately: 60% Role Play > 25% Combat > 15% Exploration. We play online, use Discord for Voice Communication, and Tabletop Simulator as our virtual engine.

This homebrew campaign's theme is Dark / High Fantasy. The game leans on a more serious tone, however light moments will occur along the way. The character you will play, in conjunction with the other player characters, will be put through excruciating circumstances to test their ideals and mettle. This campaign is not intended for players that cannot distance themselves from their own creations. The goal of the DM is not to antagonize you, but to rather be the force that creates the drama that our group relishes in. As such, dark and gruesome themes will be explored in this story. Be warned, the players will be put into situations where they will not always have successful outcomes, and sacrifices might be necessary. We are requiring applicants to be 21 years of age or older.

Our group is looking for players that desire to create "living" characters that emulate realism. Ones that have goals, ambitions, and ideals that shape the actions they take. If you enjoy getting into the psychology of your characters and acting them as real world existences, then you very well could be the type of player we are looking for. Voice Acting is very much appreciated in our community of drama enthusiasts.

To note, while heavily Chaotic or Evil characters are in fact real, our story wants to prioritize DnD's cooperative orientated platform. Such characters are not in our appetite and will not be allowed for this story. Additionally, this campaign will be getting recorded and streamed for prosperity. Please only apply if this is agreeable to you. Webcam usage will not be required, but is very much desired and does give brownie points.

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About the Campaign:

Calamities. Arkelya has had numerous upon its soil, and the continent of Estran has suffered from them greatly. The First Calamity, the Rending, occurred nearly five thousand years ago and ended what scholars refer to as the Eras. The Rending was the first of many extinction level catastrophes, but modern academics agree it was surely the closest the planet has ever been to complete annihilation. The devastation was so significant that the very continent of Estran was sundered and became three smaller continents. Despite the massive turmoil caused by the First Calamity, Arkelya and its denizens have survived but through great sacrifice.

Since then, civilization has persevered through what scholars have labeled as the Ages. Three such ages have come to be, and the current Age of Unity has held firm for several millennia. On the now North Western continent of Nuasol, efforts by the great nations have been spent to bring nearly a century of peace and prosperity to the populace. Alas, it seems conflict is in Arkelya's very blood, as a new war has surfaced for unknown reasons and threatens to bring a darker age to all.

Who will dare to help stall such gloom from encroaching across the continent once more? Who will stand up and unite against the malevolence that seeks to snuff out what light remains in the world? Can your character take on such a mantle, such a responsibility?

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At this time we are looking to see if we can find other players that share our values in the DnD experience. Applications will first be vetted and interviews will be done to try and help ensure our group's values work with yours. If approved, you will be invited to a scheduled one shot where we can see you flourish in game and for you to see if you enjoy our Dungeon Master's style. After all, your happiness with the way the game is played is important for this story to see its conclusion.

Our DM's style focuses heavily on concrete descriptions in an attempt to paint in your mind's eye the same exact image they have in theirs. This can, occasionally, make some scenes rather verbose, but our community enjoys scenes that are dripping in imagery. Tokens and maps are generally reserved for combat. The majority of the work will be done within your mental canvas.

If all the above sounds amiable to you and you are interested please submit an application with the below link.

https://forms.gle/hvEGkNCpZRKqFHJ97

Thank you for showing interest in our game!