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Hi, I am currently DMing a game on alternate wednesday evenings in Woking, UK. Due to a change in workload, I am going to have to step down as DM and am looking for a replacement for the group. There are 6 of us with a wide range of experience from one player who has only ever played a few sessions all the way upto players who have been playing for decades. The campaign is fairly new (about 3 sessions). Players are level 2 and are running through Lost Mines of Phandelver. They are happy for a new DM to takeover from where they are or to start a new campaign. They are not bothered about whether it is homebrew or a module - but they would like a healthy, balanced mix of combat, exploration, and roleplay and prefer high fantasy over scifi or  steam punk. They don't mind starting a campaign from scratch, but wouldlike to keep their character concepts if they can. The group is a great mix of personalities and I have loved DMing for them. Let me know if you are interested.

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Monday – Friday (there's a group with 3 players on Thursday, Friday at 18:00 GMT+2 & a group with 4 players on Saturday at 17:00 GMT+2) A group decides on day & time Most people will probably play between 18:00 – 23:00 (GMT+2) It'll be played in a Discord voice chat "Theatre of the Mind" playstyle (means no VTT) Discord (weebseatshit) *PREMISE* You are dragged into a dangerous encounter together with other unlucky ones. Now you are bonded whether you want it or not. Since you are a witness, some people want you dead, watch your back(s) & trust no one It's an RP-focused, casual, beginner-friendly Forgotten Realms based homebrew campaign, with an emphasis on story & adventures Ratio: 60 Roleplay/30 Exploration/10 Combat Starting level is 1, Point Buy, Milestone leveling Spells become cantrips, a player can cast them without components or GP Cooldown of spells depends from their power level & the DM's will, but if a player is gonna spam spells, i'll Elfen Lied him or put some shit like Leo Bonhart from Witcher  Some spells that affect game's balance & world, may be forbidden. It'll be discussed HP are cinematic. Depending from how much & what kind of damage a character receives, i'll adjust his condition Only these races are allowed: Human, Elf (Moon, Wood), Dwarf, Goliath, Tiefling (Purple, Pink, Blue), Tystling (a human with cat ears (& eyes)) Artificer & Psion aren't allowed I'll describe locations & looks with little to no detail Just like with the books, i'd prefer that every player imagined their own stuff (& because there may be an info that player may not get or just ignore) About forbidden spells As an example, this is only level 1 Wizard, but i hope you get an idea Mending Charm Person Detect Magic Detect Poison and Disease Friends Unseen Servant Tasha's Hideous Laughter Sudden Awakening Sleep Sense Emotion Puppet Identify Id Insinuation Healing Elixir Disguise Self Comprehend Languages Cause Fear Ressurection & lethal spells Instead of using ability checks or in-game tools (acquiring unique items, talking to people, searching for clues, improvise), a player casts a spell that speedruns a campaign But a player can prepare all other spells A tystling is similar to a cat Monochrome darkvision Enhanced senses: smell, hearing, vision, touch & balance (+3 Dexterity, Perception, Acrobatics) Soft step: walking is almost noiseless (unless a tystling has something noisy on), running is slightly quieter comparing to other races (+4 Stealth) A tystling is shorter than an elf, but taller than a dwarf A tystling is slim like an elf, but lighter than an elf, with smaller muscles. That makes a tystling even more agile & dexterous than an elf, but it's very hard for a tystling to lift or carry medium heavy things (8 AC, -5 Strength, Athletics)