“They say the city was once painted gold. Now it’s rust and blood. You don’t make it here by being lucky. You make it by being needed.”

Looking to try D&D for the first time or still figuring things out?

This is a campaign made for story-first players who want to explore roleplay, character choices, and teamwork — not just battles and loot. Set in a gritty fantasy city filled with secrets, corruption, and criminal dealings, Lord of the Painted Hour is all about building a crew, finding your place, and surviving together.

This isn’t a joke game or chaotic anything-goes session — it’s about building a story you care about, even if you’re brand new.

✨ About the Games

System: D&D 5.5e (homebrew-lite, rule-of-cool friendly, not RAW-obsessed)
Platform: Discord for voice, VTT optional (Theater of the Mind + Maps when needed)
Timezone: Pacific Standard Time (PST)
Players: Looking for 2–3 reliable, cooperative folks per game
Must be: 18+, located in the US & Canada
Experience: Newbies welcome!

🎭 The Vibe

• A close-knit group who becomes like family

• Slow-burn storytelling and emotional moments

• Light combat, heavy roleplay

• Found family, crime, mystery, consequences

• No chosen ones — just people trying to get by

No need to be an expert. Just be respectful, curious, and ready to try things. No edge-lords, NSFW jokes, or over-the-top nonsense — let’s make something meaningful (and fun).

💬 How to Join

Drop a quick comment with:

• Your Discord tag

• Your pronouns

• What kind of characters you usually enjoy

• A simple character idea you’d want to play in a city story

🌒 Example Character Idea

Name: Callum Ward, Human Fighter
Backstory: A retired city guard who was pushed out after speaking up about corruption. Now working odd jobs and keeping his head low, he’s trying to stay clean — but the streets don’t forget. Quiet, dependable, and fiercely protective of those he trusts.
Role in the Crew: The muscle with a conscience. The one who doesn’t say much, but always has your back.

Hello

Hello, I am belroF (same as my discord tag) I would love to join this campaign my pronouns are he/him. The characters I enjoy playing are usually those with a tough outer shell but a soft mushy inside such as a hardened warrior with battle scars who secretly runs a kitten adoption center.

Name: Teldor, Fire Genasi Divine Soul Sorcerer 
Backstory: A sorcerer who never really found his calling in destruction or harming others, instead he chose to be a pseudo-cleric and help those that couldn't help themselves whether it be by healing or a little bit of violence.
Role in the Crew: The healer who can also dish out some punishment when need be.

Im a beginner in all of this and would love to learn
discord: arkoz
Pronouns: he/him
I like to play characters that can heal others or someone who is just friendly, I also would like to try playing an archer

Character Idea: I would be playing Tarin Makoa who is a half elf, druid who has always been looking for a reliable place and job to stay since everytime she has been getting jobs where everyone is rude and backstabs him. 
Role: Your friendly teammate who will always help you out no matter the situation

I know next to nothing about DnD I am learning though. I’d love to play. My discord is huskerscott89

• Discord Tag: scurrdi
• Pronouns: He/Him 
• I enjoy a wide variety of characters, recent characters I have played include a Circle of the Sea Druid, Light Domain Cleric, and Warlock
• I'm open to filling in where needed for the party. I've got several ideas written up for Bard, Monk, Barbarian, as Sorcerer as needed but also willing to explore additional options. I have played DnD since the late 90s/early 2000s but took a long break and have been getting back into the game in the last year. 

Looking forward to learning more about the campaign. 

• Your Discord tag: Russengan

• Your pronouns: he/him

• What kind of characters you usually enjoy: new to dnd

• A simple character idea you’d want to play in a city story : A librarian who fights for the preservation of history. He may have fought too hard when some higher up nobles disagreed with text against their family and may have gotten fired. Now he's a little overweight and wants to get his life back together.

Hi, I'm a beginner at DnD, I have watched other people's roleplay-focus campaigns and would love to learn more about playing.

•  Discord: antisocialw0lf
•  Pronouns: He/Him
•  I haven't gotten to properly play any characters, but i think i would enjoy a character that is kind and wants to help, but doubts their ability to support those around them
• Character idea:
  • Name: Eneko Zorion, wood elf druid
  • Backstory: Eneko lived in an area of the city that was lacking of plant life, resulting in his druidic powers seeming lackluster and underwhelming. However, that hasn't discouraged him from doing whatever he could to help out around the area.
  • Role in the Crew: a young recruit doing whatever he can to support the team and prove himself

Name: ???, ??? Rogue
Backstory: A lost escort fired when she took an injury. Left to the streets and brought in by a doting and protective family. Helpless no more, the little rose has sharpened her thorns to a razor's edge.
Role in the Crew: The face with a silver tongue. The one collecting favors to be owed, and reduces the heat after a crime is committed.

My name is masanowalke same as my discord pronouns he/him I’ve been playing dnd for about four years now and I’m up to either playing rouge with the soul blade archetype race Dhampir teifling variant or a gem dragon born fighter psi knight archetype for the rouge’s background I am a Dhampir teifling variant my father was a vampire and my mom was a teifling variant my hunger type is I feed off of psychic energy I grew up raised by my father who from a young age isolated me from society to focus on harnessing the ways of a perfect infiltrator and assassin my mother wasn’t around much but when she was her and my father would argue about me after 18 years my father was killed in a raid from vampire hunters so I left in search of a purpose to continue my personality is a cool quiet mysterious type I don’t talk much unless I’m waisted and as for the spi knight I was born as an outcast do to my abilities so I left my clan to become the best warrior I could with the abilities I have I trained under a psychic astral being that I released from an artifact I found in a cave my personality is determined blunt but also stubborn I get distracted pretty easily but am a incredible warrior on the battlefield I would be open to playing other characters but those are my normal playstyles my role in the party is for the rouge’s background infiltration and support and for the fighter’s role in the party it would be support and utility 

Newbie player, have done a homebrew campaign (as DM) for friends and fam, no strict DND rules there since everyone was new, looking to be on the OTHER side as a player now, lol.

I am in est, but am up super late, usually to 3-4 am due to insomnia, so think I could swing the time easily enough.

Discord: KaysKats.

Pronouns: she/her

What kind of characters you usually enjoy:

druid first and foremost, if possible. If not, a magic user of any kind really, especially with a background of sage (big reader, so fits 😅 )

A simple character idea you’d want to play in a city story:

For the druid: raised as part of a secluded grove, our druid realized what was missing in the wide world, and after her parents passed, decided she had nothing holding her back anymore.

For the wizard/sorcerer: this one, I would prefer to be fleeing the law due to a *particular* magical experiment that went just a *little* wrong. As in may have allegedly destroyed property and may or may not have led to injuries or death. Allegedly. (Depending on how tragic or serious you want the background to be and/or alignment, etc. would be happy to workshop with dm too ❤️ )

Edited for spelling and grammar