D&D 5e Expedition

I didn't think I'd want to run a game on here so soon, but I've been really inspired by a lot of the ideas that I've seen thus far, and encouraged by the wonderful player base that this site seems to have. I've been tossing around a few ideas to run in a D&D 5e campaign. I'm very familiar with 5e, but obviously not too familiar with GP (only in one game at the moment, and we haven't started yet), though it seems pretty intuitive. I've been in PbP games before, at least. I probably won't be able to start for a couple weeks, but I figured I should see if there's interest for it in the meantime:

The Explorer's Guild has seen a great deal of activity as of late. Much of the known world has been traversed and mapped, and the Guild has found itself overpopulated for the now dwindling amount of work that it has. However, there is still one location left unchecked, and it is perhaps the largest and most dangerous. Players would either be members of the Explorer's Guild or freelance/contractors as they begin to explore the depths beneath the world's surface, long abandoned by the Dwarves for the dangers that made it uninhabitable. Within is bound to be some of the most valuable treasure, the most powerful magics, and the most ancient discoveries that the world has ever known. It will also be the most dangerous venture the Explorer's Guild has ever undertaken.

This campaign is likely a mix of spelunking adventure, great discoveries and lots of horror. Expect strange, custom-made creatures and NPCs, unique magic items, and plenty of danger. Characters can return to the surface to rest/restock (or replace fallen PCs) in between expeditions, receiving funding for the discoveries that they've made.

That's what I've got right now, anyway. My other idea is a dragonslaying epic, if there's no want for this.

Let me know if there's interest!

I'd be up for it, but I'm in quite a few games so ill let others have a go first.

what setting? forgotten realms?

Likely something home brewed. Probably a good bit of inspiration from the Underdark though.

The deep depths exploration sounds interesting to me.

hmm.. can I play a bard? need to keep your spirits up when you're in caves

I plan on leaving any official classes open, including Unearthed Arcana ones. Bards are great :)

An adventure in the Underdark sounds interesting. I'd be up for it.

Yeps in in for a rogue character game ^^

Im up for it!

Sounds neat. I'm up for this.

Great! Glad people are interested.

GP Question: I can edit game descriptions and character creation guidelines and such after I've made a game, right? If I can, then I can go ahead and make the game and at least put in some world information.

You certainly can.

With 5e you will get a deluge of applicants; there is no rush to get everything finalized, but from my own experience it is better to have everything ready and throw it up at once, that way you get people who are truly interested in what you have to offer rather than random applicants looking for any 5e they can get.

Thank you! :)

Okay, I've made a game for it. I'm leaving it closed for now until I get everything set up and it's a time closer to when I can run it.

Descent

The forum for it should be public, so feel free to ask any questions as I add things and get set up.

I'm interested, I thought about playing a warlock spec'd for stealth.

Oops. I replied too fast and didn't see your Edit until just now. This is excellent advice that I didn't consider beforehand. I'll leave the game Closed until I get all of the information in that I feel is necessary. I'll open it once it's all ready to run and start to take players at that time. That way people will have had a chance to read through it first. Thank you again.
That sounds great! :) Keep an eye out for when it opens.

Oh you know I am in.

Alright, I've posted up a good bit of info on what I'm thinking of running with. I had to go through an edit it a bit so feel free to PM me if there are any inconsistencies.

Descent Info

I'll open it up after I get some more information in it. Also, I'd like for people to have a chance to look it over and see if they're interested or not now that there is a bigger picture.

How long is this campaign going to run? More specifically, up to what level do you expect characters to reach?

Not sure. I don't have everything mapped out. I imagine it could go on for a while if people were enjoying it. Otherwise maybe it would be somewhat short. I try to gauge that as I play.

If the game weren't still closed I'd apply.

Whenever I play I try to do something new. Sometimes that means something a little unconventional, but other times that just means something I myself have never tried before. In this case it might be the latter.

I'm thinking of playing a ranger with the acolyte background. I'd like to give the Revised Ranger a spin, and take the Deep Stalker archetype at 3rd Level. :-)

You can invite people to your games while it is still closed, they just can't apply.

I'd be totally up for it. I'm only in one game right now, but it gets bogged down a lot and stops for days at a time. I've only done one game on here, but I'd be pumped to try another. Besides, homebrews are the best! I hope you decide to open it up soon! I've been drafting a badazz rogue who doesn't "obtain" gold, but rather secrets and information. And booze. Lots and lots of booze.

Synopsis: I'd be totally game for this if you decided to open it up!

There were issues with the Invite feature a while back. Not sure if that's been resolved.

I thought they did a pretty good job with the revised ranger. I was hoping someone would want to try it out. And the Deep Stalker archetype looks very appropriate for this.
Awesome! That sounds like a fun concept. The Thief archetype is a blast in the right scenarios.

I'll open it up sometime today, most likely, and take the first 5 applicants. Likely I'm going to rotate out any players who experience PC death, in an effort for me to be introduced to many different playstyles on here, as well as to keep the PC party fresh with new concepts and ideas. Also that might reinforce the sense of fear in any horror situations, since you won't be able to just jump back in with a new PC in a couple posts. Anyone that gets rotated out is more than welcome to come back in when it is their turn to do so, or immediately if there is no one waiting to join. I hope that is alright with everyone.

I like it!
Oh man, I'll probably end up missing it as I'm in the GMT+8 timezone. But fair's fair. :-)

Ack! Hopefully that's not the case.

The game is open now.

Please read over the Game Details at the very least to make sure the House Rules and guidelines are things that you can adhere to. Check out what I've posted to make sure this is something you're interested in. Thanks, guys!

I was thinking of a Human Variant Warlock, who was charmed into making a pact rather than willingly accepting the pact herself. She's now descending in search of adventure, and research on the fiend that gave her power. I'll take the war caster feat, as well as pact of the blade when level 3.

Alright, I went in order of who applied and we've got our first 5 players. Feel free to apply if you haven't yet, and I'll use that order as a list for who to contact in case I need a replacement.

Otherwise, the game is public, so feel free to follow along to gauge your own interest.

Edit: I should say that my friend Nikcollini gave up his spot for another player, since we're playing in about 3 other games together. So he deserves some thanks.