Prodigy Academy- A Spindown Story

10$ a Session per player OR 145$ for Full Campaign (15 Sessions in total) NOTE! This is the 2nd of my 3 campaigns I will be Running. Further down you will find a link to No Man's Land and (when I make the post) a link Kaiju Corp. ----- Who are you when you retreat into yourself? What world do you see when you put on the mask? Abrams Academy. The largest and most premier place for those who have an elevated output of their Delusion, or for those unfamiliar the world that which inhabits ones mind and accessed by the use of a Mask. Shaped by a persons psyche, experiences, traumas, and personality; a Delusion manifests itself as three primary types: A Benefactor are those who use their Delusion to to enhance their physical form, or to enhance others. A Lucid are those who can bring in materials, tools, or items from their Delusion to utilize. and a Dreamer are those who can materialize a portion of their Delusion into the physical realm, exerting their will upon it. No matter the type of Delusion one has, if they have sufficient control and output they are offered an invitation to join the Academy. Anyone from any nation, any place, or any history are allowed to join as Abrams is a neutral party in all political affairs- though it does serve a purpose. The Bleak Tournament. A political event that helps to ease political tensions and avert all out war. Where representatives from their respective nations may be chosen to fight for the glory and honor of owning the Ignatius Machination, a enigmatic machine that was created by the first Delusionist Ignatius Talbot and serves as a tool to harness the unknown energies around Delusions. It is due to this Machination that empires and nations bend to the rules of the tournament, as those who own the Machination have a much higher chance of powerful Delusionists to be born. But this year, the 300th year, something different has begun to stir as the Machination returns to Abrams.... ----- Starter You had always had a bit more control than others over your Delusion; I mean EVERYONE could create tiny things like sparks, or small 1 inch areas of Delusion but you could do more. While others struggled to even visualize the Mask you could always see it clear as day. Now, as you go about your daily business, you return home and find a black envelope with gold trim with just a single word embroidered onto it. Abrams. As soon as you touched that thick paper you are mentally pulled into a world of wonder as the Delusion of the Headmistress Calico Vernelli washes over you to welcome you to the school. As the grand orientation ends, you are standing right where you once were. And that is how you ended up here; standing at the foot of the great staircase that leads to those massive wooden doors that dwarf the massive statues that flank it. You are here now, for whatever reason, and your life has forever changed. Don't mess it up. ----- NOTE! This is only 1 of 3 campaigns I will be running! I will be posting the second post tomorrow here for applications, and the third two days from now! The two other settings are- * Log in to view - A war story set in a all out warfront where the battle over the miracle mineral has turned into something far darker... * Kaiju Corp- A kaiju-inspired story about defending a city from Kaiju using Kaiju transformations, giant mecha, and other wild powers. ------- D&D to me has always been about the world and adventure, of the stories that people make WITHIN the world you give them. HOW do they get from A to B? I love exploring side objectives, of making new engagements and new encounters AROUND the group rather than just following the words on the page. I enjoy writing up 3-4 pages of planning, then having a player do one thing I didn't expect and make me toss it all away and have to think about the changes to the story going forward; I wanna make a world and story YOU get to live in and make your own. I have been creating stories for almost 18 years of my 24 year old life, I currently have around 52 realities and worlds I have created and over 400+ characters across them; and I wanna continue making them for YOU to enjoy and live your character within. As for DND, I have been playing and DMing in it for around 10 years now and have decided to take my hobby to the next level- opening it up to more than just friends now and making a fun living off it. I spent months creating and refining my own homebrew rule-set that is focused two things: Freedom Player Fun and most of all, 3. NARRATIVE AND ROLEPLAY. I want YOU to embody your character and story, of the role you choose and world I drop you into. Expect strong descriptions of environments, deep lore documents, and overall a heavy emphasis on making sure YOU are immersed. I will be sending out the Obsidian folder path when I pick Applications. I prefer to use the program Questline, an AMAZING free VTT for players and a strong tool for DMs. When Will we Play? We will be set on a CST time-table, and be gunning to play on either Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday for around 4 hours. ----- **Ai-Disclosure** CURRENTLY, I USE AI FOR SOME ART AND MUSIC. This is because I can not sustainably hire artists or musicians to make products for these campaigns...yet. I have gotten in contact with a few friends who will give me a discount on these things BUT I still have to reach a place where I can sustainably pay them for their work rendered. I understand if this is off-putting for you but I ASSURE you, all narrative, maps, notes, or anything outside of the two things above has been PAINSTAKENLY designed by me and only me with my two human hands. As such, I hereby promise and SWEAR on the following: When I can sustainably hire creators for the art of these campaigns, I will retroactively go back and remake all current games in progress tokens/music. After fulfilling 1, I will focus on making sure player tokens FIRST going forward will have their art done when starting a new-campaign. When I can comfortably continue this payment method to the artists, I will FULLY REMOVE ALL Ai FROM GAMES. If you understand this disclosure, and are ok with the temporary use of Ai until sustainability is reached, please answer the Application below. ----- Application Question (Dm me here or on discord at prophetworm) 1. What is your name, and pronouns. 2. What is your age, or age range? 3. Timezone 4 . What day works best for you? Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday? 5. What time works best for you? Remember: Games will last about 4 hours. 6. Have you read the post above? Please give me why, why not, and if you did read it- what draws you to the story post above? 7. What are you looking for in a story? What story beats do you wanna touch on? 8. Are you interested in any of the other two campaigns offered? 9. What are some points you DISLIKE/TRIGGERED by in a story? (Prodigy Academy Includes: Alcohol Use, Drug Use, Violence, Younger Age Violence [16-25 age range], Mental Issues, Trauma) 10. Quick! A really small and cute salamander has JUST left the grocery store you're at and dropped his wallet. What do you do?