DnD 5e: My first homebrew!

Maybe a bit of both, and be a warforged from the time when magic was around who has been reactivated by the return of magic. Might give you the opportunity to flesh out the old times...

I'm fine if you want to join.

Huzzah I'll play!

I have to say I wasnt expecting a warforged. That will be fine, just so long as you know that you wont know any more about the previous magical time as anyone else. It'd ruin the endgame somewhat :p

Sure it could be a factory reset sort of thing. I could just RP growing familiarity.

I like the idea of a factory reset so to speak and that will be fine, what class were you thinking?

Probably warlock, cause I like the idea of being a servant to the returning powers.

When will we see a game page up?

Honestly as soon as I come up with a name for the game. I'm happy to take suggestions. If you want to start your characters feel free. We'll roll for stats since I feel you come up with more interesting characters that way. If you want to roll your stats in this thread feel free. There are a few things to consider for your backstory below:

DarkReaver: You'd be the only elf in existence at the moment. Think about how you woke, where that was and how long you spent there before deciding to come to Esterwyn.

Somebox: There would be a small deep gome community in the Underdark. At this point its a pretty save place to be. Think about what that communitu looks like, where it is situated and how it survives.

Aldrusian: We already had a bit of a chat.

Genisisect: You'd also be the only one of your kind. I'd imagine questions like who made you and for what purpose would plauge you.

Jovian83: Still waiting for a race/class combo from you.

I'm toying with the idea of an Aasimar paladin, with one of two possible concepts. In the first, my character would have grown up thinking he was entirely human. As magic creeps back into the world he would start having dreams and visions that eventually lead him into a relationship with whatever the god of good/life/healing is in your mythos. Someone like Lathander in the Forgotten Realms setting. The character would be from a poorer family. I imagine his mom was fatally ill and as part of his awakening to his heritage and his god he healed her. That was his first spark of magic. Now he's in the service of his god and presaging his return.

An alternative story line: He's native to the plane of his god and was sent as a herald to his return. He's freshly arrived in this plane and getting his feet wet with the local culture. He's slightly... horrified at the state of the humans he finds. Greedy, selfish, cruel. He's not entirely sure his god is wise to seek them out.

I'd go with the second concept. Its a better fit for the race in the setting. There is no real god of good/life, those are too broad. Tell you what though. Given the concept, I'd imagine he'd have a fairly good run down of the patheon. I'll shoot you a PM with a run down of the pantheon but you'll need to keep it to yourself. The gods have sworn you to secrecy before sending you to the mortal plane. I'd also suggest rather than serve any one god directly hes a member of the celestial host that serves them all.

Actually to further evolve it, I could see you being an angel that was in their host but when you came to the mortal plane you became an Aasimar and you lost all knowledge of your previous existence. That would bring your level of knowledge in line with the other players.

Board's up even if it sounds like a bad video game.

Are you still accepting players for this? I really like the concept of the transitioning world, and looking at how the established society and its structures would adapt to the introduction of magic.

Given the characters already established, I'd be interested in playing a Human Wizard. A scholar who was fascinated by old treatises on magic, who in their investigations into the occult discovered that some of those musty old rituals were actually starting to function again. Now that there are stories of the "old races" returning and strange magical events happening, they're rapidly becoming a de-facto investigator of paranormal phenomena.

I'll apply for the game - if you've still got space, let me know! :)

I'm interested in joining this game, if you're still accepting players.

I have no issue with that Kadeton. Moonbeam what race/class would you be looking for?

A human sorcerer, perhaps? The return of the gods somehow confers unexpected magical powers that she now has to accept and learn to live with.

That will work. I can take on 7 rather than 6. Go ahead and apply.

Everyone has been accepted. Can you remind me how to access the board? I'll create a session zero space and we can start chatting about characters, my approach as a DM etc.

Click on the "Forums" link at the top of the page. The forums for the games you are participating it would be lower on the page.