Earlier today we had the final session of my first ever level 1-20 campaign (I was the DM but it was my first 1-20 as player or DM). It took almost exactly 18 months. It was the second longest running RPG campaign of my life overall (I played as a PC in a werewolf campaign once that ran longer, I believe ~3 years). I thought I would make a post about the campaign and my high level learnings DMing from 1-20. The entire game was played on Roll20 w/ Discord for voice. Feel free to AMA.

Campaign Overview:

BBEG: Vecna (Canon Vecna based on the Dossier; yes I wrapped a 1-20 Vecna campaign 2 days before the release of Eye of Ruin).
Setting: Faerun with “home point” as Candlekeep.
Official Material Usage: Homebrew but I drew from the following official materials for various dungeons/arcs: Candlekeep Mysteries (The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces), Tales of the Yawning Portal (The Sunless Citadel), Ghost of Saltmarsh (Isle of the Abbey), and Keys from the Golden Vault (Prisoner 13). I also wrote 1 arc based fully on the official Mordent setting in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft.
Plot Overview: I asked the PCs to each submit their own backstory to build a story around. The only requirement was for some reason to be seeking information in Candlekeep. The Joy of Extradimensional Spaces was used to bring the party together. They then used Candlekeep’s resources to progress their individual goals based on the backstories they wrote. I wrote a “piece” of Vecna into every character’s backstory as explained below. As they progressed through their various Arcs it became obvious that Vecna was returning and was going to have to be dealt with.
I also had one of the character’s moms be former adventurers that defeated Vecna ~100 years prior (not known the the character who just knew her moms were a bard and wizard but didn’t know they were level 20). This was mostly to have accessible NPCs that knew about Vecna as things started to unfold.

Player Characters:

Zellie - A Elf Archfey warlock. Who was “chosen” by her patron for greatness. In reality her patron was trying to exploit her (unknown to her at the start of the campaign) heritage to dismantle the fae courts and return the faewild to chaos. Her patron had torn a critical page from the Book of Vile Darkness that he was only willing to give up if Zellie did as he wished (in the end he was the penultimate boss since the party didn’t want to dismantle the fae courts).
Gaz - A goblin exterminator (swarm ranger) from Waterdeep. His brother, dad, and him worked the family business together. Eventually his brother decided he wanted something more and traded his dad’s freedom for entry into Xanathar’s Guild. The leader of the crew within Xanathar’s guild his brother ended up on had The Eye of Vecna.
Synthrin - A Noble dragonborn from Baldur’s Gate (swashbuckler rogue). Their mother and father did not play nice with the Guild. The Hand (a homebrew, not Nine Fingers) sought to have them assassinated but only managed to get their father. The Hand possessed the Hand of Vecna.
Luthien - An half-elf Cleric of Aerdrie Faenya looking for her estranged father. Her father was being held captive by Kas the Bloody Handed who was trying to use his storm sorcerer powers to help him ascend to godhood.
Matteo - A Human Monster Hunter (monster hunter homebrew fighter subclass and kensai monk) whose parents ran a monster hunting dojo/orphanage near The High Moor that protects a town constantly under threat of monsters. Various orphans/fellow monster hunters from his dojo had taken an experimental potion his mother brewed before setting off as adventurers. The potion was met to give them special powers but was known to have risks (they were given the option to drink it). Matteo was the only one who said no and now his friends have not been heard from for 2 years. The potion was tampered with by an evil paladin using information from the Book of Vile Darkness.
At one point (pretty late in the campaign actually) Gaz drew an unlucky card from the deck of many things and got trapped in the Sword of Kas. That led us to Gerrymander who was a gnome artificer just trying to make some gold to send his daughter to college.

Reflections/Learnings:

• If I could do one thing differently it would be to think through the end game story more. I knew roughly what was going on with each character's backstories from the start. I did not have a good plan about what would happen once that was all resolved other than “now they kill Vecna”. So levels 18-20 were more or less made up once we got there. I don’t feel like this made Vecna as threatening as I had wanted him to be.
  
• I found interesting combat that isn’t a slog to be really challenging to put together at Tier 4. Building “dungeons” to drain adventure day resources also felt like setting the players up for a long mechanic fest without cheap shortcuts like “that trap takes away half your ki points”. I think in the future I would put more thought into how to put together a story day that is interesting and could run across multiple sessions.
  
• The “drop in” official materials like yawning portal, saltmarsh, & candlekeep mysteries work really well at lower levels but the high levels I struggled to find ways to use them effectively past tier 2. Once a story gets going rethemeing moduals seemed like more work than home brewing one. I tried maybe twice and scrapped the work because it wasn’t fitting together nicely. If you want to pull high level “anthology” materials into a campaign I suggest deciding which ones in advance so you can make them fit nicely without too much lifting.
  
• The hardest thing overall about DMing a homebrew campaign is narrative consistency. I would come up with good ideas / reactions to unexpected moves by the players but recording and remembering all that while you’re trying to improvise is challenging for me. Additionally, remembering all the various NPCs and what their deals were over 1.5 years was really hard. I’m not somebody who has 5+ hours of freetime to prep every week so I did a lot of my prep 1-2 hours before or 1-2 hours after our Sunday morning session time. There was always a 6 day gap in my memory in one direction or the other.
  

Overall I had so much fun and am really grateful to my PCs for such a great 1.5 years. Thank you to my players if you see this!

I'm trying to make the daunting task of learning all of the words in the dictionary more fun, so I'm looking for someone to voice chat with and learn new words together! Looking to do it semi-regularly, so send me a message if you are interested!
Right now I've learned the JQXZ 4s, the V and K 4s, most of the JQXZ 5s, and most of the 3s. I know the top 500 7s and the top 200 8s. Its okay if you know more or less, I really won't mind restudying words.
If you are curious or interested at all, just send me a DM!! 😀

Avid gym goer x occasional gamer looking for anyone really. Send in a dm even if you see this post is a few days old!!
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Hey everyone‼️ I’m 20M from the UK (and as the title suggests) looking for a long term connection with anyone from anywhere really
Just wanna say that I’m active pretty much any time throughout the day so if you see that my post is old by a few days don’t be afraid to hmu
I enjoy gaming (usually single player and campaign driven games since that’s like 80% of my roster but I do play online comp games too sometimes) and read too. Recently got into self help for some reason lmao and enjoy listening to podcasts as well.
Film enthusiast also. Particularly love the sci fi horror genre but I’m open to loads of others too. If you have a favorite film, chances are I’ve already seen it 🤷‍♂️
And yeah, love the gym for the most part. Gave myself eternal body dysmorphia. If you go to the gym then you’re either gonna get it soon or already have it so let’s talk and we can cry over it together lol.
And one more thing, I love Lego. Huge collector of the batman sets idk why this feels important to mention
Hope this blossoms into something long term and maybe we can vc or whatever floats your boat. Don’t be afraid to slide in a dm‼️

Hey everyone‼️ I’m 20M from the UK (and as the title suggests) looking for a long term connection with anyone from anywhere really
Just wanna say that I’m active pretty much any time throughout the day so if you see that my post is old by a few days don’t be afraid to hmu
I enjoy gaming (usually single player and campaign driven games since that’s like 80% of my roster but I do play online comp games too sometimes) and read too. Recently got into self help for some reason lmao and enjoy listening to podcasts as well.
Film enthusiast also. Particularly love the sci fi horror genre but I’m open to loads of others too. If you have a favorite film, chances are I’ve already seen it 🤷‍♂️
And yeah, love the gym for the most part. Gave myself eternal body dysmorphia. If you go to the gym then you’re either gonna get it soon or already have it so let’s talk and we can cry over it together lol.
And one more thing, I love Lego. Huge collector of the batman sets idk why this feels important to mention
Hope this blossoms into something long term and maybe we can vc or whatever floats your boat. Don’t be afraid to slide in a dm‼️

Hi, 👋🏼, I am my position is that of an all arrounder that usually subs out pointguards and playmakers and I need help organising my offseason program. I am 182cm tall rn and weigh at 64kg and after a talk with my developmental doc and looking into my growth plates, I will reach 187cm. I want to build a 12week program that is going to make me a better player overall, while adding strength amd upping my vert ALOT. I have bought the vert code but it is 4 days a week, and I heard that traing plyos this much iant that good, especially for people my age(17 on the 25 of may). Also I need help with the weight lifting part. Although i have worked out before, training for ball is different, or so i ve been told. I dont know what type of exercises i need to do or how much volume is appropriate. Last but not least i need help organising my basketball training sessions: how many times a week is the optimal, and how to organise them specifically(dribbling, shooting, defence, or are they all together).i am generally clueless because it is only now that i have taken basketball this seriously after some talks about my potential as a player and i want to put my all in it. If any kind person is willing to help me pls reply or dm me if it possible for you.

Prologue

Hello and welcome to my post. I will subdivide this into two large parts. One will cover my thoughts, feelings, my hopes and dreams...While the other will tell you the specifics of how I pass the time, what topics interest me, what passions do I posses. I believe that at the end of this leap into my inner world, you dear reader, will have all the necessary information to judge whether we are compatible or not.

Part I
I am writing this in the hopes of finding something that I lack. Lately I have had this feeling, this tinge of melancholy within the dephts of my being, this yearning to find a kindred spirit, another Soul, much like mine, to form a bond with. Perhaps Loneliness is the right word for what is bothering me, but to use it seems to carry with it a connotation of ungratefulness. Ungratefulness for the people that I do have in my life, although none of them, of course, have the connection to me that I seek here.

I have found it increasingly necessary to seek in this Life a sort of purity of thought. What I mean is, I have began to undestand what ideas and concepts are ultimately compatible with my inner most Self, ergo what guidelines I have to follow to feel the most whole. Naturally I have likewise realised what I cannot add to my Self and what I will henceforth reject with all the power that I posses.

With this new context in mind, I now follow on the path of self improvement. I will now begin to mold my Self into my perfected idea of how the Self should be. This is certainly a significant undertaking, one that will not be easy to follow through on but one that I ultimately have to do. To me such context is essential. It is akin to a Guiding Star shining in the night. I will follow this Star for without it I am lost in the vast Darkness.

Looking back at my life, it was suboptimal, especially if one compares the way it molded me to how I will now mold myself. I suppose I must look on with a hint of regret at all that time which one might consider to be lost. Still... I try to stave off such decisively negative interpretations, after all, I have ultimately came to these conclusions. That means that somewhere along the line I had to have picked up on enough of such ideas for them to become so cemented in my consciousness. Well, either that or I was always like this, but in that case I can at least thank my life up to this point for not being able to supress such manifestations of my inner most Self.

To add to the topic of my life, I must admit that not all the battles have yet been won, not all the Demons vanquished, not every Mountain climbed. I want you to keep such things in mind when deciding whether or not to approach me. Many will shy away, I undestand that much, but the pursuit of true Companionship is just another such battle. Having said all that I do believe that being able to overcome hurdles together carries with it a certain appeal. That is to say, what's the fun in joining once the Game is already over?

I don't shy away from such challenges, perhaps to a fault. Certain troubles that I faced in the past carry with them a long shadow over my current health and well being. Still, I intend to change little in this regard other than the proficiency with which I will clash the current of my Will against the cliffs of Life.
Part II
In this part of my post I will tell you about my interests and hobbies, I will try to be thorough, commonality in this regard is rather important to build a relationship
History. I have had an interest in history for almost a decade now, it started back in school and developed from there. Well, now that I think about it one could argue that it started even earlier in my life as I liked watching the odd historic documentary or film aired on television but it wasn't regular back then, I never actively sought it out. I am mostly interested in European history in the period between the 18th-20th century but I sometimes branch out to other time periods and other parts of the world. I watch various channels related to history and read articles and sometimes books. I have recently got a few books on the German revolution of 1848/1849 and a historical magazine on the Thirty Years' War. Besides that I try to visit museums sometimes.
Literature. Especially old novels. I like to immerse myself in the Worlds of these books, I tend to read them while listening to thematically fitting music and take my time with them. One time you are following a troubled Youth in his quest for spiritual understanding of the world, another you see the aged and decrepit Doctor gambling his very Soul on the promises of abtaining satisfaction in earthy pleasures, then again your olfaction notices the most pleasant scent known to man even as the one eminating it has the appearance of a revolting Frog. These and many other stories open up to you once you decide to set foot into the literary World.
Languages. I know three, with one being a bit rusty. I am currently working intently on strengthening it. I believe that if I continue to apply myself in this regard then I should be able to finally conquer it. What language am I working on? Well, if you were to stack all the major works in it they would be as tall as a house... It is fun to go through different works in multiple languages, the same goes for film, games and such.
Games. I recently played Cyberpunk 2077. Well as recently as I played any major story centric game. Now that the dust has settled and the bugs mostly removed...It's not that bad. The main questline at least. Besides that I tried Fallout 76 (Very average, I'm dissapointed with what they made the "RPG" system) and I might give Deus Ex Manking Divided another spin (since it's somewhat similar to Cyberpunk when it comes to its aesthetics). Dark Souls is one of my favorite series, I still haven't beaten Elden Ring though. When it came out I wasn't in the right mindset to invest a hundred hours into it, with all those bosses and difficult locations. I think I'll only consider playing it if I am streaming it to someone. I am generally interested in either streaming games or having the person I am talking to stream them to me. To be specific I mean streaming to a single person while being on call. Besides that I'm a big fan of Paradox strategy games, especially Europa Universalis IV and Heats of Iron IV, I tend to only play single player since I find multiplayer with many people to be rather stressful but on the other hand I have nothing against a co-op game. I'm not the best player though, despite the ammount of hours I have in them. Another great game I would mention would be Dragon's Dogma. A very underrated RPG. I recently beat it again and it was an atmospheric and interesting experience. It is one of those games that feel like they have an endless ammount of depth and constant new secrets to discover.
Anime and Manga. In recent times my interest in them has waned but I still watch the occasional series here and there. Like Cyberpunk Edgerunners (Which I found to be rather mediocre) and the very good first season from the new arc of Bleach. Some of my favourite series include: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Death Note, Fate;Zero, Psycho Pass, Code Geass and Attack on Titan. I wouldn't mind if you were to introduce me to some new series, maybe based on the ones I mentioned. My favourite Manga is Berserk which I still follow, althought I am still not certain on the direction that the new author is taking. I suppose it really is a matter of contention whether a somewhat (or considerably warped) vision is better than an unfinished work. One could argue that a few novels remain unfinished and possess a macabre appeal to them as such.
Music. Classical music has a very special place in my heart. A few of my favourite pieces would be: Clair de Lune, Nocturne Op. 9 No.2, Devil's Trill Sonata, Danse Macabre, Valse Sentimentale, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Alegreto (by Beethoven) and Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a: I. Scene. Moderato. There are more but these ones always invoke something in me when I listen to them. Besides Classical I also enjoy listening to Synthwave, old Western pop and J-pop, both modern and from the 20th century.
Esotericism. I am interested in things spiritual, mystical, magical and esoteric. I have read religios texts, magical grimoires, introductions to various schools of thought. It is interesting to me.
Epilogue
Hopefully I was able to cast the spotlight upon my inner World in a clear and unequivocal manner. I feel the need to add to the aforementioned that I am rather introverted, which means that I tend to dislike large social gatherings. I managed to condition myself to be able to endure the presense of large groups of people but it isn't something that I would seek out in most cases. Besides that I am neurodivergent and suffer from certain issues with mental health. I have to take medication to keep myself under control. They work well enough but certain days are harder than others. I respect the struggle that others have with mental health but in the context of a relationship I have my limits, no one with BDP for instance. I am also not looking for anything casual. I understand than one cannot demand depth and meaning from a conversation with an absolute stranger, that is akin to trying to build a sand castle right before the waves strike but I ask at least that you enter with a mindset that this might become something of significance. I also do want to say that I am completely Monogamous. My preference? The sickly, pale, intellectual who watches rain droplets slide down the window in Autumn. Lastly, if I enjoy the company of a person I tend to not want to let them go.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post and have a good day. I ask that you send a DM instead of a chat and that you give your thoughts on the time period my title is referencing as your own.
Goodbye...Or perhaps untill we meet again

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a few days ago i made a post here about how i was looking to create a collective. i got a few messages and together we founded the RAGU BOYS. We recently made a song wars video for our new YouTube which we plan to do more of soon. were still looking for more members so if you're interested, DM me heres the video: https://youtu.be/HM-gyXudrts?si=hukVQCjtMk8EFAKc

TIME:
Wednesday’s (Occasional Friday) at 20:00 GMT +1 for 2-4 hours, recurring.
REQUESTED:
1 New member for “The Wayward Wanderers”. 1 of my 3 groups roaming Nexovius.
I am looking for 1 more player so we get the group back to six. Have posted quite recently in LFG where I had found 2 great players. 1 player to fill the gap of 1 party member leaving due to wanting to switch to a different tabletop system. 1 player so the party will be of similar size of 6 players like my other 2 groups roaming Nexovius.
Unfortunately did the second player I had found through LFG run into some serious scheduling problems with his work changing his shift. Disallowing himself from being able to participate on the Wednesday sessions, he left shortly after thanking everyone and saying his goodbyes.
But The Wayward Wanderers of Nexovius still require 1 additional member! Will you heed the call?
The First big arc has concluded and 1 of the new players has already been integrated into the group. The party is currently standing at a crossroads and are about to head deeper into Cardolenor. Giving the new player plenty of room to enter the party.
STILL READING? NICE!
HOMEBREW WORLD INTRODUCTION:
Welcome, brave adventurers, to the vast and diverse world of Nexovius. Once united, the races that inhabit this world have been torn apart by conflicts and betrayals, leading to a fracture of trust. As a result, they have chosen to split up and establish their own communities across the realm.
In the era known as the Time of Great Factions, the world witnessed the rise of powerful alliances and the establishment of trade routes that connected the scattered settlements. The prominent factions that emerged during this period include the Exalted Bastion, Mirage, Fynelenor, Bhar'Baduhr, Chi'Lokk, Gur'Rul, and Mïrë. These factions quickly realized that they were interdependent, relying on one another for sustenance and resources.
While civilization thrived and pushed back the forces of darkness, monsters still lurk on the outskirts of civilization, haunting the busy trade routes and taking refuge within the many dungeons and caves scattered throughout Nexovius. To combat this menace, mercenaries are hired to protect the caravans that travel these routes, ensuring the safety of the valuable goods.
However, even as the races sought to coexist and prosper, the world of Nexovius faced new trials. The enigmatic Mïrë, along with the rest of Argentus, retreated into obscurity, their voices lost to the winds of time. A global pandemic cast a shadow of despair for a quarter of a century, testing the resilience and perseverance of all who remained.
From the depths of the ocean emerged Ternion, an ancient force that stirred the waters and disrupted the delicate balance of power.
In the midst of these struggles, the EoS, a collective of powerful wizards and sorcerers, came together to form a place of knowledge and trade—the Eye of Omniscience. This center of learning and commerce became a beacon for those seeking wisdom and an avenue for the exchange of ideas and goods. Knowledge itself became a valuable commodity, sought after by all.
Innovation also thrived within Mirage, giving birth to the invention of the Arcane Caravaans—a revolutionary means of trade and travel. These caravans traversed land and sea, further enhancing the world's interconnectedness and facilitating the exchange of goods and ideas. However, the frequent use of land trade routes attracted the attention of lurking monsters, necessitating the employment of mercenaries to safeguard these valuable caravans even more.
Though the different races can be found scattered throughout the world, each faction has a dominant race that shapes its culture and ideals. Certain races may face discrimination and mistrust
Brave adventurers, the world of Nexovius awaits you, teeming with diverse cultures, ancient secrets, and challenges that demand your valor and cunning. As you traverse its lands, unravel its mysteries, and forge your own destiny, may you find your place amidst the tapestry of races, factions, and the ever-changing tides of fate.
Will you answer the call?
WHO AM I?
My name is Kane (28) and I’ve been a gm for almost 2 years now with my real life group and our 1 year anniversary with the 2 online groups all wandering around in Nexovius is coming up. Having a humble 48 sessions +2 one-shots under my belt in total, but who keeps track am I right... Beside Dming I work several days a week and attend a master of architecture and urbanism at university.
WHAT KIND OF DM AM I?
I like making a lot of maps for my party to immerse them more in the game. I also 3D-print mini’s for my offline group their, NPCS and monsters they encounter. Online I make use of Owlbear Rodeo and make tokens and maps to immerse the players.
I’m the kind of DM who thinks the immersion and fun are the most important aspects of a good game of dungeons and dragons. I’d love to immerse my players in my world and fulfill their wishes and needs in a fitting way in the campaign, through combat and interesting story telling. I try to implement backstories as much as possible within the story. Always trying to make each player feel unique and important within the story. So if you ever got some ideas you would like to discuss with me feel free to do so and we’ll see how we can make it fit within the narrative. Be reasonable with this and don’t start asking for unreasonable requests. The campaign will a good mixture of serious roleplay and humor. I try to roleplay/combat like 60/40 I’d say. Might be the other way around I think it heavily depends on where the party is within the story.
HOW ARE WE PLAYING?
We'll be using owlbear rodeo for the V.T.T. and Discord for voice calling. Using various maps, imagery and theatre of the mind.
CROSS-PLAY HOMEBREW WORLD
I’ve set up a discord server called the Chronicles of Nexovius wherein a lot of information about Nexovius will be displayed for your party. Think about maps you obtain/certain, NPC’s you met, monsters you have encountered, information about the world, cultures, locations and its inhabitants. You can always make your own notes of course. Currently we have 3 groups roaming around in Nexovius. If you would join I would highly suggest checking out as much as you can to read up on what happened so far. Or don’t and be surprised along the way.
The discord server I host functions as a hub for all three the groups to hang out in and discuss the world and whatever pops up.
The idea is to have multiple parties take on an adventure within the world of Nexovius. Wherein together with other parties you slowly fill in this chronicle. Your party saved a king? It will come up in the timeline. Another party went rogue and are now wanted. It will now be displayed on the timeline. A meteor crashed somewhere? It will now be displayed in the timeline. Want to sell this item your party doesn’t use? Sell it on the grand exchange, a place where you can buy and sell goodies to the other parties! This way you experience more from the world you are playing in. Making it feel more alive, interactive and immersive. I also like to come up with one-shots taking place in different regions of the world. So you fully get a feeling of what happens in other parts of the world. It also allows you to play together with party members from different groups.
We’ve had a one-shot where the party had to extract an orc-chieftain from Borealis and it’s legion of warforged. Currently we’re scheduling part 2 (Two-Shot Technically) of a desert-race through The Scorch a mystical desert of sorts.
SETTING?
Experienced and new players are both very welcome.
High fantasy, Gritty realism/middle, Early Steampunk/medieval
Custom crafting/gathering system
Rules are guiding. Changes will be written in the homebrew rules to make it more fun and fitting per group!
WHAT WILL THIS GAME BE LIKE?
It’s an open world like RPG wherein the world map is provided and the party can go wherever it pleases by foot or by caravaan. The map is provided with a lot of Points of interest. During overworld travel there is also a chance of experiencing random encounter like monsters that attack the party on the road or an NPC which approaches the party. Based on where the party goes on the map that’s the adventure they might go on based of certain plot hooks. Once the party arrives at a POI I will try to tell a linear story if the party engages with the plot hooks. But the outcome is truly dependent on the actions, words and deeds of the party.
YOUR ACTIONS MATTER AND WILL IMPACT THE WORLD
STILL READING? NICER!
That means I somehow intrigued you. Please use this google form: https://forms.gle/p3X1xDy58h8gEhYG6 and answer these questions to apply.
Thanks for showing interest and hope to be speaking to you soon!
QUESTIONS?
Feel free to comment down below or send me DM through reddit.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME!

hi, currently bored right now and i need someone who can reciprocate my energy!
my interests:

• watching films (plus points if you have letterboxd and marami kang alam na movies outside mainstream ones) and sometimes, tv series din
  
• marvel (plus points if your favorite superhero is Spider-Man, i do na talaga kagad, /j)
  
• k-pop, my ults include:
  

• nct dream (mark lee) • tomorrow x together (hueningkai) • newjeans (hanni) • lesserafim (yunjin) • bts (namkook/yoonkook)

• board games, particularly scrabble (and snake and ladders, /hj)
• badminton
• biking
• traveling
• photography (for the memories)
• thrifting or ukay-ukay

about me:

• enfj-t
• cinephile
• a die-hard mcu fan
• loves sisig, pork steak and sinigang
• madaldal pero depende din sa energy ng kausap ko
• has a pet cat
• 5'4 🏃‍♀️

about you:

• can reciprocate my energy
• shares one or more than two of my interests stated above
• a human being, lmaooo

that's all! it's entirely up to you if you'll send an intro or not but just be who you are sa chat natin if ever. if ever nahihiya ka na magchat na una, just comment below if you're interested and i'll be the one to dm! send a '🎥' emoji if you got here from reading all of what's in the post!

Hi! Long time DM here. I'm running a group of very new players through Curse of Strahd (No spoilers included in post). I've been balancing the game around their inexperience while still trying to maintain enough difficulty in combat to make the players feel genuinely threatened by difficult encounters. The issue I'm running into is while the players have obtained some powerful magic items and have access to some very devastating synergistic strategies, they aren't using them. This is totally okay in isolation, but they're also voicing concerns often that they're not powerful enough, and are aggressively pursuing further levels and magic items. I've hinted at the combos available and actively prompt when a particular magic item might be useful in an encounter, but due to their inexperience they tend to handle combat in a very individual mindset. I hate the idea of just saying "You know, if you guys just worked together more and used these spells/items in conjunction you'd be way stronger," so I'm trying to think of a way to demonstrate this but in the most fun way possible.
They're at a point in the campaign where they've taken some actions that have threatened to have mercenaries or other adventurers be contracted to hunt their party. I've been playing with the idea of telling them to whip up some gritty mercenary themed characters (at a higher level than their campaign characters) for a super quick one-shot, secretly dropping them into the main campaign to hunt their own party, and wiping the floor with them using their own characters. As a loooong time DM I'm struggling to figure out if they would find this fun though. It'd be cool to see your character's do extremely powerful feats, but I don't know if they'd be willing to roleplay genuinely hunting their own characters.
Looking for any advice and recommendations! Appreciate any input.
TL;DR Players complain they're underpowered, but are playing very very sub-optimally. Thinking or having them hunt themselves with higher level one-shot characters and whooping them to demonstrate some powerful synergies they have access to without just telling them "Do this tactic." Thoughts?

Just a warning, this is going to be very long! I (21F) and my brother (15M) were abandoned by our mother when I was 11 or 12.
For context, she was a teen mother, with a lot of mental health issues (bipolar, BPD, depression, i can only assume some form of sociopathic behavior), and she addicted to hard drugs. My father was a little rough around the edges, but overall a hardworking guy who went into the relationship with a "I can fix her" mentality. For the first few years of my life, I was oblivious to all of the issues going on in my family, I just enjoyed the first 5 years of my life as a happy child. My mother hid her drug addiction well enough for a 5 year old not to ask any questions, and I thought weekly screaming matches were normal and "mommies and daddies fight sometimes". Unbeknownst to me, my mother was cheating with dozens of people, and emotionally/financially/physically abusing my father, he put on a happy face to try and give me a good childhood. He worked 5am- 5pm at a bagel store (no car, only a bike) and never came home empty handed; always a toy, or a piece of candy for me as "sorry" for always being gone and working all day. I thought my mother would always bring her "friends" (men and women) in the house while dad was at work, and they would spend hours "playing" in her room with the door locked. I pretty much had to raise and take care of myself from the time I woke up to around 6pm, so I ended up becoming pretty smart by entertaining myself with my mom's fantasy novels (Harry potter, princess of mars, lord of the rings, etc.) On days she had college classes, our landlords (amazing people) would babysit me. My mother did give me affection, and I loved her very much, but she was very hands-off.
Granted, I wasn't the easiest child to deal with, I had ADHD, undiagnosed autism, among some other things.
When she got pregnant with my brother, (also adhd+autism) I noticed things started to change. My parents would fight more often, the house smelled like smoke, and the electricity to the apartment would be out for weeks because we couldn't pay the bills. Shortly after my brother was born, my parents had the hugest fight I've ever seen, I don't even remember what it was about (probably cheating), but it was the first time it hit me that everything in my life wasn't as happy as I thoughts. I sat clutching my baby brother as she beat my dad with a chair and started screaming. He grabbed a knife and ran outside and tried to end his life by stabbing his wrist. I was screaming and crying my landlords name, hoping my baby sitter would come and save me, he bolted downstairs, pried the door open, and grabbed the two of us and took us into his top floor of the apartment. He gave me some chocolate milk while him and his wife called the police. That was the day my parents split up, and my mom was able to spin the whole thing on my dad, taking custody and he was granted only visitation rights. My mother was kicked out of the apartment, and my aunt (dads sister, but my mother had taken a liking to her and allowed us to see her often) had a feeling something fishy was going on when no one would tell her anything about the details of that night. She went to my old house and asked my landlords what happened, they told her, so she let us sleep over with her whenever we wanted as a safe haven from our mom. She didn't go to court with any of the information she got, out of fear that my mother wouldn't let her see us again, because she was now our only place of complete safety.
My life became a living hell from that point onward. A week a later, my mom told us that her "new boyfriend"(probably a guy she cheated on dad with but I was like 7 and didn't know better) was letting us move in with him. He was the most horrible piece of shit. He got my mother addicted to even more drugs, and they both constantly talked badly about my dad, and when I cried, covered my ears, and said I didn't want to hear it, he would hit me and tell me that I needed to know. He was basically unemployed, and would sometimes sell drugs, or take antiques out of abandoned houses to sell. I hated him. My mother made an entire personality shift, and would defend him even if he said horrible things to me or hit me. She saw no fault in him. She stopped reading me bedtime stories, and stopped telling me she loved me. The only time she was nice to me was when we were in front of other people like school functions... she would kiss up to all my teachers.
I was left to take care of my baby brother on my own, and my father was in and out of mental hospitals from the trauma, so everything he said about how horrible my mother was fell of deaf ears because he was labeled "crazy".
We had no money, it was all spent on drugs, I went out by myself several times to dig through dumpsters just to get food, and I stole baby formula from supermarkets. This one nice homeless lady knew my situation, and would walk me into the stores "as my grandma" so I wouldnt get stopped to ask why a child was all alone. She would poke around the store and buy a $1 candy bar, while I stole formula, and some cold cuts for her. She showed me all the best dumpsters, where delis would throw put perfectly good food at the end of the day. We had an alliance of sorts. I was less than 9 years old.
Her boyfriend became sexually abusive to me around that time. I'll spare the details.
My mother was starting to go off the rails completely. Doing anything for drug money. I clearly remember the time that she told me to get naked and she took pictures of me, up close in all my private areas "to send to the doctor" or else "I would have to go in person and they might give me a shot" (she knew I hated needles.). She never mentioned that event again, but I just know she sent them to some pedophile for money. It makes me sick to my stomach when I think about it. Her bf would try and hurt my brother, I would always step in and get beat instead. We saw our father and aunt maybe once a month, and I was threatened not to say anything to the school or my dad/aunt or else he would kill my mom. I said nothing. I told my aunt all the bruises were from bullies at school, my teachers were taking care of it... or that I was climbing trees, some excuse. I think she knew the truth, but was too scared of losing us to say anything. Everytime they went to drop us back off at our mom's, my brother would have a tantrum. He cried so much the blood vessels in his face would pop. He now at 15 has permanant, freckle like, spots of red on his face from crying so much so often.
She got pregnant again with his twin girls. She gave birth prematurely, and they came out very very sick. She gave birth at home... I was giving most of their care. After the "ohhhh new baby" feeling wore off for her, of course I was basically a mother of 3 at 10 years old. They didn't last long, less than a year. I was in complete despair and that was the first time i tried to end my life. I filled the bathtub and tried to drown myself by repeatedly hitting my head underwater in attempts to pass out under the water. It didn't work, and I was left with neck pain and a migraine that lasted 4 days. I attempted about 5 times, different methods, by this point I haven't been to school in a week. When I came back to school, the teachers noticed something was wrong. I kept looking off into space, detached. I would lash out and act aggressively when anyone would try and talk to me. I would have 2 hour "bathroom breaks" where I just stared at the wall inside the stall and acted rudely when anyone came to get me. What did they do? Not call CPS, of course, they sent me to a special school because of my "sudden behavior issues". I was in a class now with students I could not connect with in any way. I had no friends. All the other kids in my new class had severe learning disabilities and talking to my brother who was 6 years younger than me was more of a conversation. They couldn't read, most of them were almost non-verbal.
My mom broke up with her bf because he cheated, and we were going to lose the house. He still lived with us for a few days but stayed silent. My mother blamed me, saying that I ruined everything by being a bad child and now we were going to be homless. He tried to touch me one last time and I snapped and stabbed him deeply with a BBQ screwer, he just walked away. later that night he killed himself, I saw it. I'll never get that image out of my head.
I lost it, I had an outburst at school, crying and screaming that I wanted to kill myself and for God to just let me die. They sent me to a hospital, and the school called my mom to say I was having an outburst of psychosis. I spilled everything to the hospital about what her bf was doing to me (I couldnt bring myself to talk about my mothers abuses for some reason), and after a while, it was my dad who came to get me... apparently my mother had taken off, leaving my brother alone in the house after the school had called her. I had so many questions. But I was so happy to finally be able to live with my dad and his side of the family.
I was so traumatized, as well as neurodivergent, I acted strangely and dealt with some bullies at school but that was it, it was like heaven on earth. My father didn't even know the full scope of what went on, but the more I told him the more guilty he felt. He started spoiling us a bit out of guilt, so we were happy to be with a parent who loved us.
We never knew where she went. Until I was 18, and she reached out to me on social media. Initially I didn't want to answer. I left my DM sitting there for a few days but... I felt this unexplainable pull. I hated her all these years, but for some reason when the option to take her back into my life came up... something in me missed her. I kept thinking back to the few happy times, and the curiosity was killing me. I finally messaged back, my father told me not to, but he said he couldn't stop me, I at least deserved some answers, and to get all my pent up hatred out at her for some closure. We awkwardly chatted for a few minutes, she told me that her father in West Virginia picked her up, she started a new life, joined narcotics anonymous, but stayed low and didn't let herself be known. She met a genuinely good man at NA, who had convinced her to right her wrongs, quit drugs, and fix her family. They had 2 kids together (one with down syndrome), and she was a present, active mother. I felt a vicious jealousy. Why would she go and have 2 more kids when she had 2 that she abandoned? Why were they treated with love and a loving home when we went through hell...? Why didn't she make it up to us before she went and had more kids..?
My mind did weird things then. It made me need her approval. I kissed up to her, saying I forgave her. That I always knew everything was always her ex bfs fault and not hers.That we were sad when she left. I planned a trip to see her a month later and her new family, my friends all begged me it was a bad idea, to please please not go, and at least to not tell my brother about it. I listened to them, and didnt tell my brother any of this, I told him I was visiting a long distance friend.
I went, we had a pretty good time. Her kids were cute, and I absolutely adored her new lover. He was a good southern man, my gut told me that. He took me fishing, and let me talk through all my feelings. I finally had the relationship with her that I always craved. It felt sickening good, I was estatic. I didn't care about all of the weird signs, like the weird friends she had (looked like crack addicts), and how she managed to get a kind rich southern guy to take her in. I didn't even care. I was just happy to finally feel like I had her approval. I have a habit of bedwetting time to time from anxiety, I ended up having an accident and I was mortified. I cleaned it all up, but told her and, she said it was no big deal. She used to scream at me or hit me as a child for wetting the bed, and now she was reacting normally. It was like a new woman.
My trip was cut short by a week, she had to be rushed into hospital because her appedix was about to explode, she needed to recover and wouldnt be able to do anything fun with me for the remainder of the trip. I watchd her get taken by the ambulance, and was freaking out crying, I was so relieved when the surgery was a success. Her new man apologized profusely for all he stress and bought me a plane ticket back home to NY. He hugged me saying he would be so happy to see me again over the summer, and he had so much fun fishing with me. That he wanted to be a good step dad. He was a nice dude, just like my dad (a good guy she manipulated) I felt it in my gut. They both were at the airport, my mother in a wheelchair, and hugged me off. She said she loved me and to text her when I landed
I did, and got no response. Another day passed, nothing. I started to freak out and called her, only for it to go to voicemail. I messaged one of her friends sons who she Introduced me to. Asking if she was okay. He said he would get back to me once she responded to him, but them he too ghosted me. It was like she was never there. I called her partners work, and they said they would tell him to give me a call. Nothing. I was in despair. I assumed the worst, that she had died or something because of a surgery complication. I was so confused. I pushed it all out of my mind, wrote it off as a mystery even though it ate up at me. I always just justified it as a death, even though it made no sense. She was still following me on Facebook, but there wasn't activity for months when she was once super active. I deleted facebook a few months later because it just hurt.
It's been about 3 years since then. I needed to re-download facebook because my aunt wanted me to check something on matketplace... and I looked up her name just out of curiosity... shes been posting for over a year now. She's okay. She posts her kids, her fiance... she never once responded ro any of my messages yet. Not on text, not on Facebook messenger, no where.... I scrolled and scrolled, crying. I saw she got a new tattoo... a rose for each of her kids.... one for each of her two new kids, one for a miscarriage she had...two for our sisters who passed away... NONE for me or my brother. Like we don't even exist to her.
I don't know what to do. I want to know WHY. We finally had a good relationship, I finally forgave her. We finally could have been okay, saw each other a few times a year... she said she was happy to have me back in her life.... WHY? I'm so heartbroken and confused. I miss her. Was it because I wet the bed? I don't know. I know shes horrible, but I can't help but miss her so much it hurts. Should I continue trying to reach out, or just let her go..? How do I process thos? Any advice, or maybe a theory/explanation/comfort. Anything would help. I just need help. I don't know what to do...

Hey all,
Had a great night with this girl I met at the baclub. We ended up making out on the dance floor, then went back to her friend’s place for an after party where we did some shots and got pretty drunk.
We made out some more; I would’ve escalated but the rooms were occupied and we couldn’t go back to either of our own places. We ended up just laying on the couch together and just talking the whole night, cuddling.
I woke up and wrote her a note saying I had fun last night, she’s a good kisser, and to text me, leaving my number, and put it under her phone so she’d see it.
I got an Uber back home without waking her. What’re the chances she texts me? She was cute, so I’d like to see her again. I found her Instagram, and was planning on DM’ing her later in the week to go out next weekend again, if I didn’t hear from her.
What’re your thoughts?

I'm +18 and all the characters must be +18.
Hey there! I'm looking for a long term, romantic/wholesome, slow burn SoL RP. My messages are around a paragraph or two, I try to be as detailed as possible. I will adjust to my partner writing style. 60/40 story - smut ratio.
We can discuss about the plot, We can brainstorm a it together, something we both are comfortable with.
I also enjoy OCC chat to get to know each other. I'm able to play multiple characters if it is necessary.
If you are interested send me a DM or comment and I'll write you and we can discuss further details.
See ya!

A bit about me/some general interests:
I love to listen to music, my favorite band since I was 14 lol is Blink 182(have seen them live three times). I like to watch movies and tv shows(who doesn’t?) - my favorite genre is horror, but I like other things too. I love to shop and get my nails done. I love coffee. I’m very close with my family, we spend a lot of time together. I like to stay active, and exercise daily.
A bit about the type of person I’m looking for: I live in western Canada, so a similar time zone to that would be ideal. I am looking for someone between the ages of 28-45(yes, this is a hard preference, early 20s is not “close enough”). Does not expect constant/instant replies. I would like there to be daily communication, but I’m not constantly glued to my phone. I am looking for someone that is willing and able to put effort into conversation(I will do the same). Other than that, I’m very open to most other things and am not looking for a specific “type” of person! I’m looking for friendship first and foremost, but wouldn’t be opposed to it if the friendship evolved into something a bit more flirty/feelings develop. That being said, I’m not looking for something super serious, nor am I looking to relocate or anything like that. This is what I look like, if that matters much initially
If you think this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please contact me(chat preferred over DM). Tell me a bit about yourself and the best movie or tv show you’ve watched recently, so I know you’ve read the post and have actual interest. I will ignore any single word responses - “hey” does not start a conversation.

I (M21) went to the same high school as this girl (F21) and we had a few classes together. We were never really all that close but we would occasionally talk. I always thought she was pretty but I never did anything about it. About three years ago now, I sent her a DM on Instagram to catch up and said that we should hangout and I told her that I was kinda into her. She told me she had a boyfriend and that hangout never happened. The convo died naturally though. Anyway, I DM’d again about a year later just trying to have regular conversation and as far as I could tell, the bf seemed to be out of the picture. Our base conversations through DMs went pretty well and she said that since she was trying to get off Instagram, she wanted to give me her number. So now we text a lot. After some time, I made another move and got rejected. I told her that I was okay just being friends and since then I havent done anything. That was probably back in September… Since then we stayed in touch and text pretty often. Sometimes she’ll text first, sometimes I will. She also matches my energy pretty well. Like if I text something in all caps she’ll respond in all caps. She’s goofy and I really like that about her. Even still, we’ve never hung out in person. I brought it up a couple times and she says she wants to but it just never ends up happening due to work, school, and other stuff. She even told me she wanted to go to church with me. She’s pretty great and super encouraging. I think it’s obvious to you guys that I have feelings for her, but I just don’t know what to do at this point. I’ve never been in this situation before and I’m not great at getting into relationships. I feel like I shouldn’t tell her how I feel and just move on, but part of me is hoping that something has changed. She always seems really eager to talk to me, she’ll remember stuff I said from months ago, and she keeps the conversation going. What should I do from here?
TLDR; I told this girl I knew from high school that I liked her two times already despite only communicating via text. Both times I was rejected. Time has passed and I feel we have gotten closer. What should I do from here since I want to pursue a relationship with her?

Education: Bachelors in Computer Science, . Currently located in Hyderabad and working In a reputed IT company as senior software developer
I am 28M, looking preferably for a partner with whom i can vibe and preferably share my life with.I am childfree by nature, my hobbies are traveling, weekending in pubs, meeting new freinds and join sports club.i can be good emotional support as a I'm a psychologist by passion too.
Although I am a boring IT employee, im not boring by nature as I am really into the books, and music. I am a vivid reader and I am a huge fanatic person spend my time in theatres as soon as there is new release. Big fan of RGV sir and his works, i listen to Puri Jagannadh podcasts. And a diehard Prabhas fan. I love enjoying nature , natural stuffs and so I love traveling and would love to travel together with my partner. I prefer holding beers in our hands while we sit in a peaceful cool breeze nature while we hear wave sounds and looking at the full moon and hearing to the soft music playing at the background.
I'm an introvert person, but psychology has taught me what to talk and how to enjoy talking. I'm a more of a good listener and can suggest accordingly. I love dogs and will soon adopt one.Im an occasional drinker and I smoke when I booze heavily (not addicted tho) can stop when someone wants me to. I believe love just happens, so I prefer viking with and get close ,after knowing characters and all would love to move forward. I'm a bit of go with the flow candidate. Vibes matter most. I'm a Demisexual.
We can know eachother and hangout, freindship, or not being serious too.. we can still vibe and can be freinds. Kindly dm me. If you feel me!
Thank you in advance ☺️

Coming to my profile, EWS non eng male, graduation in 2024, 9/8/7 from t1 university, CAT 97.9. I decided to do an MBA around April 23, after dropping out from CA. My preparation started around late September, after my 4th sem exams and internship. Right from the beginning, I was fairly good in VARC ( thanks to my school) but had problems in qa due to me leaving maths in class 9 itself ( again thanks to my school). After spending huge amount of money in CA preparation, which I tanked, I was in no mood to spend much money on CAT. After thoroughly examining the syllabus, I prepared a strategy that best suited to me. Calculated all the CS from RTI data and knew I was out from A and B already ( A was my dream school after all). Had ups and down during whole journey but was scoring good in mocks towards end (I took IMS, Cracku and CL). In last 10 mocks, my average score was in 80s. Was pretty confident of going in north of 99~. The d day arrived, VARC as usual was great and tbh felt bit easier compared to CAT 22 panicked (slot 1), but then I panicked in DILR. Got my self together and solved 1 set in around 25 minutes. Then came QA, as per the plan, I attempted all the Arithmetic questions. Results were out and I speculated calls from LKI, Fms and manifested C. Then one random morning, L gave calls. Missed it with 0.7 CS. I was heart broken. And then started series of rejections until one fine evening Kozhikode invited me for the PI. I was overwhelmed. Started preparing for GDPI as this was my only T1 college call apart from M. ( only filled fms and M’ form apart from CAT, missed fms by 0.5 CS). My PI was average, you cannot decide whats gonna happen, most probably WL. In meantime, tanked S and M’ interview, aced CAP ( U& T converted) and LSM( was genuinely interested, PI went great but straight reject). After procrastinating April, finally the day was 8th May ( maybe my lucky day because back in 2019 my Class X results came on same day). Was sitting in a cafe with my girl when an email popped up which said, “Dear applicant, Results are out”. My heart pounded and I and her started checking the site. After around 5 minutes of continuous refreshing, it opened. I was hoping for a close waitlist and not a direct reject ( S already rejected me). But the first word read from C. Yes I made it, Congratulations on getting admit for class of 26. Booom. I was on seventh cloud. Called my mom, party started at home and everyone was delighted. Converted my best call in first list. (Also, admission criteria of K best suited me so I was fairly inclined towards Kampus.) Now waiting to join kampus on 12 (my endsem are ending on 11 :) ) All the folks having any doubt, can reach me out on DM. P.s. I watched Naman Jain’s video on Why he dropped CA for IIM K on Neeraj Arora sir’s video, and this was also a reason why K is special.

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Here’s what I have in mind: we all collaborate, come up with an idea, create the art, socials, website, and all that stuff. Then we promote it and launch on pump.fun. If the first launch goes well, we can keep doing this. I also want to create a strong core community that won't just pump and dump but will hold until we hit Raydium.
If this sounds interesting leave a comment or shoot me a dm