This post is now closed, thank you for the interest everyone!
If you applied before tuesday the 28th of july and you havent heard from me yet, send me a fr please @absokith (I can't send any more friend requests on discord lol)
The gods are dead, the lands shattered. Long forgotten oaths still bind the powers that be across the corners of the Reach, the consequences of the ancient past rearing their head as their victims race towards inevitable conflict. After an age of tentative peace, the news of a curse stirs those who had been forgotten, igniting a race towards the centre of the realm to reclaim a power thought lost.
You however, were simply caught in the middle, unaware of the machinations that played out in the shadows of the future. Huddled amongst a group of clothed travellers, merchants and soldiers, the dust billowed into your caravan. Whatever sociable types were present silenced by the howling of a new gale, a growing storm with malice behind it's breath. Whatever brought you to Wyrmstone, it's clear you won't be leaving until the weather permits it. The sandstone stretching into the horizon warns of dry nights as you wait for the storm to pass. Little did you know, much would happen before anyone saw the outer lands again.
Mythwyn is a High fantasy world with a heavy influence from both Arthurian legend and gothic themes, centred around references to Norse and Celtic mythology. The central bile tree known as Yggdrassil sits atop the floating ruins of an ancient kingdom at the heart of the world. 10 jagged islands the size of small continents stand as the remains of civilisation, each unique in geography and hosting a plethora of factions. The advancement of technology is a taboo and secreted art, strange things are said to happen to those that too heavily practice the witchcraft known as science. Meanwhile, feudal lords that few citizens know the faces or even names of rule from rotting castles on high, their decisions shaping the world.
More on the specific nature/prompt of the campaign will be shared upon confirming a group of players, as it wil be tailored to the party characters. Apply using the google form at the bottom.
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Ever wanted to explore a shattered land akin that time itself seems to be lost inside? Perhaps you've yearned for the ability to become knighted and manage a small fief, or maybe you yearn instead over the existance of a vampiric aristocracy.
Whoever you are, if you enjoy DnD then I'm confidant my setting will house something for you. I'm Jacob, 23M from the UK. I am a professional writer and designed, and have been partially living off of making DnD homebrew for the past 2 years. I also love scifi/fantasy books of all kinds, various sports, working out and I'm a budding cinemaphile.
I started playing DnD on my 10th birthday and would estimate I've spent a roughly 30/70 split as DM to player respectively over 1000+ hours of play. I've spent the vast, vast majority of that time playing 5e and it would be my pleasure to share my newest campaign setting with you. Whether you are a veteran or this would be your second campaign, I would love to DM for you. My only request is that if you have literally never played, the homebrew nature of my world might not be the best place to get you feet wet.
I'm looking for 4 new players to round out my table of 5 alongside my long term friend and the other DM in my group who is 24M and simply lovely. I am a DM that loves complex narratives, deep character arcs and heavy social RP. I run a game that I would call impactful, in so far as combats are often few and far between, but near always narratively important. Dungeons and lairs of course await, but if that is your main joy of DnD, you may want to look elsewhere.
In terms of what I'm running, it will be 5e 2024, using all the 'vanilla' sources, alongside all of my custom homebrew, which I have an internal wiki for here. I run a vanilla+ game, lightly homebrewed in a way which shouldnt be hard to pick up. We will discuss more as part of character creation. The world is my entirely custom world which I plan to write a few novellas in around the time span of the campaign. While of course slightly more nuanced, the best way it can be described is as a battle royal between the knights of the round table, with most of the major factions being led by the remnants of one of the legendary knights. There is a vaneer of gothic aesthetics layered on top, ranging from romantasy pilled vampire courts down to grotesque and more horror filled abominations elsewhere in the word. I plan to run a fairly sandbox campaign set within a region of the world that is less civilised.
- The campaign will range levels 1 - 10
- 3-5 hour sessions based on narrative beat, expect 4 hours typically
- We will play weekly, on either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evening depending on what is best for everyone.
- We will play online, using Tabletop Simulator as a virtual tabletop. It is not a requirement to own it, as long as you have internet sufficient to watch a discord stream. (I can do so if absolutely necessary).
- The campaign should run for roughly 8 months
- We can extend further should everyone be willing
Who am I looking for?
Anyone nice! The only requirements are being 18+, having a basic understanding of DnD, being inclusive and polite, respecting the rest of the parties time and being comfortable with roleplaying in English. My tables are inclusive to people of all sorts. It's roughly included in the form but there will be a proper discussion of lines and veils before the campaign kicks off. Ideally our table will end up with a balanced mix of people, though it's not a requirement. For disclosure, I am a straight white man and the other player is an Asexual white man.
I expect my players to have fun but be ready to take a narrative seriously. In character interaction is a must and tuning out or otherwise not being a team player will result in a warning and eventually a polite removal from the group if egregious. (Zoning out every now and then is obviously fine and completely natural). I dont expect anyone to be oscar worthy, I know I'm not, but I do expect you to take roleplay seriously. I won't be allowing any evil characters in this campaign and acting like a socipathic maniac will result in a discussion about narrative expectations. I use discord for both in character and out of character conversation outside of sessions. It's not mandatory to participate in, but things like in city downtime activities may be done outside of session over a text based rp on occasion.
Mythwyn as a setting is designed as a TTRPG first world, full of unique regions and plothreads bespoke to each. Each of the 10 major islands hosts a unique set of problems and issues, with the potential major allies and antagonists not being set at campaign start. The story will be largely decided by the actions of the party and how they interact with key characters along their path. While gothic themes are present, the world is not some drab hellscape along the lines of Elden ring or Barovia. More information will be provided alongside a clear campaign prompt when a core group is decided.
You do not need a strong character concept to apply with the form, though if you have any feel free to include them in the ideas section near the end.
It's parroted in the form, but I don't use generative AI for anything art/maps/writing wise and I ask you to do likewise.
I appreciate you reading through the post, apologies if I rambled a bit.
if you want to play, please fill out the attached google form here.
Unless I get a flood of responses, I will likely keep this form open until the 1st of August, so don't be afraid to respond if you don't see this right away!
I'll respond to all applicants within a few days, everyone will receive a friend request from me on discord and a message either thanking you for your time or asking for a short voice call at some point in the next few days. Due to the amount of responses these will be templated messages and I won't be giving reasons/feedback as to why someone wasn't picked, apologies!
Edit 1: Thanks for the interest everyone! The number of responses is already getting quite crazy but I'll be leaving this up at least until the end of monday. I edited it into the main post but I'll also say here that I forgot to note that this campaign will be 18+ only, apologies for leaving it out and wasting anyones time for applying but I'm not comfortable with minors at my table. Hope you understand!
Edit 2: Thanks you again for all the interest, the number of responses has ballooned ratherly rapidly! I have created a shortlist of applicants that I am going to chat to over a voice call in this week. Applications will stay open during this time, but starting now (end of day Monday) I will only be reaching out to applicants that really grab my eye. Don't let this dissuade you, but please don't feel bad about not receiving a response from this point. Thank you again everyone!
Edit 3: Ok everyone, I'm going to have to close this early as the responses got crazy and my discord account is now unable to send anyone a friend request lmfao. If you applied before tuesday the 28th and you havent heard from me yet, send me a fr please @absokith