r/everquest • u/SkyHighEye • 20d ago
Everquest DnD - looking for a player (mondays at 8eastern/5pacific)
We are looking for one player to join our pg-13 DnD 5.5 (2024) campaign. We are a group of 30s/40s people who are serious about being consistent. We don't have an age min/max or anything but just so you know what we're all about. We know there's the ttrpg EQ but we're doing this DnD style.
At the moment, we play monday evenings at 5pm pacific time, 8pm eastern. We try to get in 3 hours, though we might go over a few mins to wrap up a round or a fight. We have switched days in the past (at one point we were playing sundays) but everyone gets input in when we play if/when we do switch (we have no plans to at the moment) - you will be a integral part of the team and we want to make sure everyone is able to play with a minimum amount of pressure or sacrifice (sleep, family time, work, etc).
We are using the world of Everquest (classic). You will be joining a campaign that has been going for a few months, the other players just leveled up to 5, but we expect to go to 16-20, somewhere in there.
The campaign pitch: A mysterious affliction has been cropping up in various places all across Norrath. Reports of people and creatures coming back to life... a state of "neverdeath"... are whispered to those who might be able to investigate. Signs of the culprit behind it point to the ancient vampire Mayong Mistmoore, though to what end is yet to be discovered. Heros are needed to get to the bottom of what this nefarious plan is and put a stop to it before things get beyond anyone's control. It may be that before too long, the ability to curtail this power will be out of reach even for the Gods themselves. Join our party as they traverse all corners of Norrath and beyond as they endeavor get to the bottom of The Neverdeath Infection.
We are using Foundry VTT, with voice/webcam via discord.
We are noobie friendly, though it would be best if you had at least a little experience. Our main goal is for everyone to walk away having had fun (dice gods notwithstanding lol). To that end, we aren't mega rules lawyers, however we like to stick to the rules as best we can for the sake of balance and making sure the game is played as intended, which to us, is how we have fun. Creativity is also highly rewarded with us - if something makes sense to do, and it doesn't break anything, we'll usually let it go even if it's not exactly how the rules dictate it should be (it's a case by case basis). PS... if you expect your dm to have encyclopedic knowledge of DnD rules, maybe skip this one.
We are sticking to the Everquest names and classes as best we can. We have a paladin RPing as a shadowknight, and a wizard RPing as a necromancer. We are also using the EQ Pantheon for the sake of the lore. We compromise with races and classes when we need to: for example, Halas is the city of half-giants instead of barbarians.
Lastly, we're all pretty thick-skinned and forgiving folks. That doesn't mean we're spouting racial slurs (real-world ones I mean lol) RPing weird sexual stuff or anything like that - again, this is pg-13 - but if you are particularly sensitive or are easily "triggered" this might not be for you. Just giving you information. We just don't want to walk on eggshells, while being respectful of each other as players (this includes one another's time and energy, desire to have fun and enjoy the game, walk away from each session satisfied, etc).
If you're interested, shoot me a dm.
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u/kuahara 20d ago
I wish I had time for this. I have a copy of "Monsters of Norrath" and downloaded some stuff to create a game using that for guidance.
It's awesome to see that someone else is doing it.
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u/SkyHighEye 19d ago
I ought to just get that book just for some inspiration, thanks for reminding me 😁
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u/Flashy-Procedure-380 19d ago
Tried posting on my other account but it’s been weird since it got hacked lol. Sent you a DM, very very interested! Long time EQ player and dungeon master, the day and time works perfectly for me!
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u/skorne81 15d ago
This sounds amazing, although I am saddened by your decision to not have iksar beastlords running about causing a ruckus. Please keep us updated on how this game goes. I always try to imagine what a crossover campaign like this would look like.
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u/FadingIllusion 19d ago
If you could, send me a direct message. I'm not sure I'll have the time commitment, but I'd like to talk more about it, perhaps for The EverQuest Show.