Campaign Application

Before you begin

Why there's an application

There are always more people looking for a game than there are games being run, and many of them apply everywhere without a second thought. This application filters out the low-effort applicants and finds the players willing to invest in a campaign. The questions also help me match people to my style of game, and to each other. Each one serves a purpose, even when it doesn't seem to.

To everyone who fills it out in full: thank you. There are no right or wrong answers. I ask only that you answer honestly.

If your answers fit, I'll invite you to an interview on Discord. It's much less formal than this form: a chance to ask me your own questions, find any clashes before they matter, and make sure your microphone and connection hold up.

Read the Social ContractOur expectations for players and game masters. The first question asks whether you have.
Answer ten questionsAbout you, how you play, and when you can. Your answers save in this browser as you type.
Talk with the GMIf you're a fit, you'll get a message on Discord to set up a short interview.

Every seat at the table is earned.

The first test

Have you read our Social Contract?

It sets out how we treat each other at the table, what game masters owe their players, and how death works. Open it in a new tab if you haven't.

Part I: About you

Eight questions

Tell me about yourself. This doesn't replace a session zero, but it's a good start: I want to know the people who'll sit at the table before the first die is rolled.

I

What should we call you? Required

Name, nickname, alias, whatever you answer to.

II

How old are you? Required

The community is for adults 21 and over.

III

Tell me about your experience with tabletop RPGs.

How long you've played, which systems, and your favorite memory at the table.

IV

How much have you used Roll20 or Foundry?

V

What kind of characters do you usually play?

An archetype, a role, a temperament you keep coming back to.

VI

What's your preferred split?

For example: 50% roleplay, 40% combat, 10% exploration.

VII

Every RPG stands on three pillars. Which kind of player are you?

Gamism focuses on mechanics and challenge. Narrativism focuses on dramatic story. Simulationism focuses on emulation and internal consistency.

VIII

Why do you play tabletop games?

Part II: Logistics

Two questions

IX

What's your Discord username? Required

This is how I'll reach you if you're accepted.

X

Games usually start between 5:30 and 6:30 PM Central. Does that work for you?

This is a West Marches game: players and game masters build the schedule together, and text-based games happen at any hour. Tell me your general availability.

Content advisory

Torches in the Dark

Torches in the Dark deals with sensitive material. Slavery, brutality, tyranny, murder, rape and other atrocities are a way of life in the dying world. If a situation makes you uncomfortable, tell the GM.

No sexual content is ever shown on screen. It may be referenced, as in “You're hunting a rapist and murderer” or “The prostitute plies her trade in an alleyway.”

Players are never subjected to sexual situations. I'm not the GM who lingers awkwardly on sexual moments, and I don't want my players doing it either.

I've read the content advisory and I'm comfortable with it.

Your answers are saved in this browser until you submit.

Application received

Await the summons.

Thank you for taking the time. If your answers fit the table, you'll hear from the GM on Discord to set up an interview.

In the meantime, the Conflict Engine rules and the character builder are a good place to start.

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