The Epic of Relovia

[Offline][5e 2014 & 2024][Boise, ID area][LGBTQIA+ Friendly] Veteran DM looking to take some cool people on a homebrew adventure. Hello everyone. I am looking into starting an offline game in my area. As of now, I am looking for 2 or 3 people who would be in the mood for a long term campaign that is partly in progress. Please only apply if you are of the age 21 or older. Edit: I live in Meridian and the game will take place at my apartment! Sorry for that confusion! Who are you, strange internet person? I am a man in his late 30s who has been playing TTRPGs for about 15 years. I started with 3rd edition and found my home in Pathfinder for the majority of that time. I recently wanted to expand that portfolio into 5e with the 2024 ruleset but I will allow for usage of the 2014 ruleset pending review! This is my first 5e game so expect a lot of rule checks. That said, I have physical copies of 6 of the books (DMG, PHB, MM, TCoE, XGtE, and MotM). I have plans to get the newer books but they are expensive and I am a poor little guy. What sort of game will we be playing? The game itself will be a dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic world known as Relovia. Relovia suffers under the blight of the Stillborn Moon, a failed god seedling that has turned Relovia into an ashen hellscape of mutated monsters, aberrant horrors, and terrors beyond imagining. Themes include body horror, cosmic horror, survival, existentialism, hope, and defiance. The campaign will be about 70-30 between roleplay and combat. 70% of the campaign will be social encounters, exploration, and the like while the other 30% will be combat. A master document will be provided which will go over the setting and is highly recommended reading. You don’t necessarily have to make a good character but you have to make a character that wants to take part in this story and wants to travel with the group. Actions will have consequences and Relovia can be an unforgiving place. We will be playing at level 3 in a campaign that is already a couple sessions in but we are at a point where we can integrate new characters very easily. I am aiming for a heavy immersive game and so backstories are mandatory and coming with the attitude of wanting to explore the world, while not mandatory, will help you enjoy yourself much more. When will this game take place? I have a strict work schedule so as of now the only time the games can take place is on Sundays. Currently, we play at 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM Local Time. Mountain time! As of now, I have not nailed down a time for the campaign to pick back up, but the sooner the better. What kind of player am I looking for? Mostly just looking for players who identify with the stuff they’ve read so far. I’ll be straight up, I am under no illusions as to what kind of state I live in. If you support or supported Trump, are MAGA, or the phrase ‘I’m not very political’ is part of your regular vocabulary, you need not apply.  The table does tend to have a few minutes of time at the beginning of each session, to chat, mingle, and politics frequently comes up. If that sounds like something that appeals to you, awesome! I would love to hear from you. My DMs are open and I’d love to chat a bit to get to know you. I am intrigued. What should I do next? Please send me a DM! I’d love to talk to you and I’d love to hear why you think you’d be a good fit for Relovia. If you read this far, please tell me what my favorite color is! (Hint: It’s purple).