Dungeons & Dragons 5.5E (2024)
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English
Tea Time with Satan
Homebrew
Roleplay focused
"Before you are given a name to this place, this must first be known: 8 truths remain. They are not given. They are not waiting. They do not wish to be found. He will give you shape. He will give you routine. Do not mistake this for comfort.
Be wary of what you accept as real when it has already been assembled and framed.
Memory is not as reliable as you may believe. Rooms collapse, doors lead elsewhere, and the mirror reflects only what it must. Memory lies. What you remember is not always what happened, and what you've forgotten has not left.
The trauma you carry did not remain behind. It was buried without depth. You will feel it: in the moments that linger too close. In the things you avoid without known reason. In the weight with no name.
Morality will not be a line shown to you. You will choose between what is right, what is easy, and what is familiar.
Search for the 8 fractures. Gather them, piece by piece. You may even believe to understand what you see. But understand this: reason contradicts. Desire demands to be forgotten. And one will ask you to decide if it was ever real at all.
You were not placed here by accident, though accident may be the only explanation you are given. When the 8th truth reveals itself, He will give you everything. You will remember what you were never meant to keep."
Yahoo ! I'm Yu (he/they/it), and I offer you a homebrewed campaign made with plenty of fresh beans, Tea Time with Satan. If you're inexperienced no sweat, I'll likely be learning alongside with you. I've played dnd for years but went on a long hiatus starting in highschool and I started back up again a while ago. So, I'm missing quite a bit of knowledge since I'm still newer to the 2024 rules but I'll do my best to keep learning. If you're a more experienced player that's great, I'm open to having someone teach me when needed.
This is a PLAY BY POST campaign, meaning it is all TEXT BASED.
As said, this is a homebrewn campaign. All npcs are mine, same goes for the locations, lore, world building, etc. All "official" npc art will be by me. I've never been one for scenery but I'll try scheming up drawings for the locations as well. Maps, however, will NOT be by me. I've also crafted up a few mechanics, spells, items, etc.
Alternative universes are canon in my world, so you'll have a ton of freedom with your character. I'll veto and tweak what I need to but, other than that, I'm really chill.
The very VERY basic premise is this: you wake up in Hell with no memory of how you arrived. You enter a pact with Satan who has you running errands for him. To proceed through the story you need to find all 8 truths and confront Satan about them. If you're missing one or even get a little wrong he sends you right back to your tasks.
I'm easily excited so you can expect me to talk to you lots about your character outside of sessions. I also encourage roleplay outside of sessions since 1) roleplay is fun and amazing, and 2) it lets you get more in tune with your character. If there's an npc you want to roleplay with, lmk. That being said, I want my players to be REALLY into their characters, the world, and the game as a whole. So, roleplay with your whole heart and I shall do the same :3
This campaign is VERY LGBTQIA+ friendly, with myself being gay and trans. Majority of the TTwS cast are male, so I wholeheartedly encourage bl in my office. I am a complete sucker for romance, so yes, pretty much every npc is romanceable. As a fervent yaoi enjoyjer, bring on the gay and toxic yaoi (with limitations ofc). Flirting with the dm is highly, HIGHLY encouraged. (Note: "flirting with the dm" is for in-roleplay. It means to flirt with npcs and other characters the dm may play or add.)
On the topic of relationships, pc-npc relationships are the focal point of the campaign. This goes in hand with passionate roleplay. If you don't advance your relationship with major npcs then you won't be able to complete the campaign. Play by post takes significantly longer due to different typing and reading speeds, so I ask that, while I love shenanigans, we stay on topic for as long as possible so you can get through the campaign without dragging it out and making it boring. Fast typing is encouraged.
I offer solo sessions, and sometimes I'll ask you to schedule a solo session sometime during the week. Solo sessions differ from plain roleplay in that it directly changes what happens in regular sessions, where normal out-of-session roleplay affects very very little. The premise of these solo sessions is usually "\[npc\] would like to hang out." These can be silly hangouts or serious confrontations. You may ask for a solo session as well, if you'd like to buy a weapon you didn't get the chance to during our session, speak to an npc, or explore areas you normally wouldn't have time to during regular play. Solo sessions may also advance campaign plot. During level up, I'll ask if you want to schedule a solo campaign. If you go through with it, you may gain an additional skill/spell, item, etc.
Trivia facts will be given at the end of every session. These bits of lore could range from a character's likes/dislikes, to information about a location, to details of a conflict. These could be incredibly important or not at all, that is up to the players. Questions about the given trivia will not be answered.
We will be creating our character sheets manually with a fill-in pdf. I'll be there to assist you, of course, and we'll be rolling stats with avrae (unless you'd rather point buy). It's easier for my brain, but if you'd prefer to use something else like dndbeyond, go ahead. Just send me the finished sheet when you're done.
We are currently at lvl 8 and we'll be going all the way to 20. Level progression, depending on how well and far the party is, may exceed 20, just to keep things fresh.
We will be using discord bots (Avrae and roll20). We will hop onto roll20 for combat but that will be more for battle visuals.
This is an 18+ campaign. Trigger warnings include but are not limited to: trauma, depression, anxiety, su/c/de (implied and shown), and gore. There will be no explicit scenes between pc-pc, pc-npc, and npc-npc. All explicit intimacy will fade to black and if you'd like to have smut between your pc and an npc just write a fanfiction about it. If between your pc and another player's pc, please ask for express permission from the involved party (I've been asked about this before so it must be said).
Topics such as sa, ped/philia, and homophobia are NOT allowed. If it's part of a backstory, that's okay. Some of the npcs struggle with backstories regarding these topics, but what we will NOT do is glorify nor dwell too long on it. Story telling is a great way to vent and cope and some of my characters reflect that for me in some ways. But we are here to ultimately have fun, so keep that in mind. Don't expect so much comedy from me for I am not a naturally funny person but I enjoy banter, jokes, and shenanigans (be ready for consequences). But I do ask when it gets serious to get serious.
Overall, I'll do my best to give you freedom with your character. Expect a fairly lengthy campaign so please make a character you'll enjoy playing and roleplaying with. Session 0 (The Prologue) will be a trial run, so if you're really not vibing with your race, class, spell list, etc., don't sweat we can tweak that and I'll craft up in game lore to explain the change, even if you're a spells-known class. If you end up REALLY hating your character after final tweaks, no sweat, we'll figure it out together. Please please PLEASE plan to be here every session, but I also understand that life sucks and stuff happens.
Because of how flexible I'll be regarding characters, we can workshop inserts of your own. If you have a cool quirk for your character you really want to implement, Imk and we'll chat abt it. For example, if your character once dated the god of death, I can slide that into the campaign. I had a player with a pc closely connected to an npc, so if you want more of a role beyond just a player I'll gladly work around it. In the same vein, if you want to see more of something in the campaign (like horror or escape room bits), bring it up with me.
I'll be running Fridays @ 9:00pm EDT. PLEASE convert that into your own timezone so you fully understand the scheduling and whether you'll be able to commit or not. Scheduling pings will be sent out the day before and the day of sessions.
If you're interested in joining, please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/KJT8UY9vVmZ3Scqn6
Please read carefully and understand what's being asked.
I will send a friend request via discord to talk further (please ensure your username is correct). You'll be placed on a waiting list otherwise should you not be picked in case someone ends up tapping out.