REQUEST TO JOIN

What I'm looking for, most of all, are people who commit to the bit. And "the bit" here is: slightly old-school-style adventure in an open setting where working together as a group and a community is just as important as XP and loot. I'm looking for people who like collaborating, who like a little drama, and who are excited to be a part of things.

If that's you, I'm sure we'll get along fine.

NOTE: I don't need (or want) novels for any of this. Something like 100 words should do for any of them. Less is more if it gets the job done.

1. Give me an Elevator Pitch for your character. This is a short, quick-sketch, high-concept, high-energy description of who you want to play and what they bring to the table. Some mechanical stuff is fine (class, race, etc), but builds aren't exciting, stories are exciting. So tell me this character's story. Imagine you're in an elevator with a Netflix exec, and you have 30 seconds to convince them to greenlight a mini-series based on this character. You don't have time for the whole backstory. You only have time for the really good stuff, the really important bits. That's what I want to hear about.

1b. OPTIONAL: If you like, give me one or two additional Elevator Pitches. This is not necessary, but if you happen to have a couple of other ideas handy, I'm happy to hear about them.

2. How did you come to the attention of Duke Joryana Al'Mira? She's been planning this her whole life and she's been gathering assets and contacts since she was a child. How did you two meet? How did you impress her so much she asked you to come along on this insane quest? How did she impress you so much that you said yes?

3. Answer one of these:
A. Aside from XP and loot, what is one clear goal you have out here in the Borderlands? One thing you want to accomplish that has nothing to do with dungeons or dragons? If you took an arrow to the knee tomorrow and had to give up the adventurer life, what would you do then?
OR
B. Tell me one cool thing about how things are or how things work back where you're from. Are you out here to get away from all that? Or did you bring it all with you? The wider world is completely undefined so feel free to come up with something fun and interesting.
OR
C. Tell me about one interesting NPC living in the Keep. Tell me their name, their job or role, and what brings them all the way out here.

4. What are your preferred pronouns?

And that's it. Thank you for your time!
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:56, Wed 15 Mar 2023.

CHARACTER CREATION GUIDELINES

I don't want a character sheet with the RTJ. This is just here to help you with your initial concepts.

Starting Level: 1st, 2nd, or 3rd (we'll vote on it)
Attributes: 16, 15, 14, 12, 10, 8
Alignment: No restrictions, so long as you can be a constructive member of the party and the Keep
Gear: we'll use starting packages rather than rolling for gold. If there's something you really want to start with, just let me know
HP: Max at 1st level and average after

Allowed Sources:
-PHB
-Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
-Xanathar's Guide to Everything
-Eberron: Rising from the Last War
-Volo's Guide to Monsters
-Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
-Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
-Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
-Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse
-No homebrew
-Anything else available by request
-You can use the alternate Attribute racial bonuses from Tashas's Cauldron of Everything (TCoE) and Monsters of the Multiverse (MotM), but the "Custom Lineage" option is available by request only

Other:
-Everyone gains a bonus Feat at 1st level (Variant Humans start with two).
-Barbarians and Monks also gain an ASI at 1st level.
-Rangers also gain one of the following Feats at 1st level: Alert, Dual Wielder, Mobile, Observant, Sentinel, Sharpshooter, Skill Expert, Skilled.

If there's anything you're not sure about, feel free to ask.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:25, Wed 14 June 2023.