Apophis

he/him

Timezone

America/new York

Language

English

Identity

Black

About Apophis

Hello, all! I’m ApophisRises. I am calling adventurers and players who want to play in roleplay heavy and exploration heavy campaigns, and calling forever dm’s who are looking for a chance to let loose and play again. Beginners and LGTBQA+ players welcome! I have over 10 years of experience in Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition and about 3 years of experience with D&D 3.5e. I have been running games for the past 6 years and have begun to branch into professional DMing. I have two open world settings that enable any quest or journey. I am looking for players who would like to play a few one-shots with me at the helm as a paid D&D experience. I am located in Boston in the EST time zone, but am willing to work with players from different time zones as needed. I have a DnDBeyond Account ready for new players and experienced players to build your characters in, which has content sharing enabled and the vast majority of 5e(2014) content and the players handbook from 5e(2024). All you need to do is make a free account and join the campaign to make your character. We’ll be using a dedicated discord server for these campaigns and one-shots, and there are handouts and details spread throughout the server in designated areas for ease of access and character options. I have multiple shared google docs for both of my settings that are readily available to you, including all you’ll need to build your perfect adventurer. We’ll be using Roll20 for the Virtual Tabletop, and I have a dedicated campaign set up for these games as well. You can request the link when you sign up for the games and stay added to the games listed player roster in case you want to return and play again. I run games that are safe for women, LGBTQA+, POC, new players, and tired dungeon masters. My rules of conduct are posted on the server and are non-negotiable. I am a POC myself and I do not allow bigotry, misogyny, racism, or abuse to exist at my table. I am ready to roll with your crazy plans and I look forward to seeing how you’ll break an encounter. I lean towards the rule of cool, love it when characters surprise me, and I reward DM Inspiration often. All of my games are able to play at higher levels and I am eager to run more 15th-20th level one-shots and 10th-20th level full campaigns. My Settings Include; Tales of Omaterra A world of demigods, heroes, and mythological threats based around Ancient Greek, Ancient Egyptian, and Old Norse mythology. This world is high power, characters can be high level(from 10th-20th level), and has many additional features that will be added to your characters, including additional spells, unique abilities, and added proficiencies into expertise, depending on character creation choices. Be a demigod or a chosen champion of the god of your choosing and drop in and out when you can to fight monsters, gods, titans, and legendary 5e monsters in monster of the week one-shots, or join the grand arenas of Omaterra to chase glory and fame. This setting is for drop in drop out campaigns. Abraeas’Dor Welcome to the world I’ve been developing for the past 10+ years, longer than I’ve been playing TTRPG’s. This world is a great deal larger than Omaterra, and has it’s own lore and deities of my own making. This setting has been a passion project of mine for a very long time. Campaigns and One-Shots in this setting are more in-depth, roleplay heavy, and are more longform with travel and downtime. This setting has darker themes and is less fantastical than Omaterra. Technology and Magic of all levels exists within the setting, which has over 80 planes of existence, and a 500+ page setting doc to go with it. The universe has no shortage of things to do, and the prime mortal plane of Abraeas’Dor is the center of all of the adventures that will occur within the One-Shots, expanding into other regions if desired with the short campaigns of 3-4 sessions. If you are interested in a grittier or more expansive campaign or one-shot, this is the setting for you. Shoot me a message if you are interested in joining up and playing when you can!

At a glance

Less than a year on StartPlaying

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I became a GM because

I ran into a lot of problems playing online with terrible groups or Dungeon Masters, and decided to start running my own.

The three words my players would use to describe me are...

Thorough, Enthusiastic, Safe

When I'm not running games I'm...

prepping for my campaigns in my master document and worldbuilding to expand the lore of locations and places nearby the party if they haven't gone there yet. The world is always in progress, and I am always working on it in preparation for player choices.

How Apophis runs games

I love to run high power campaigns with lots of personalized items, gear, and questlines. I also am big on grand quests, exploration, and working with players to make their perfect character. My settings include a lot of exploration, world at war scenarios, and have more serious tones to them that are great for players who love to invest in their characters I am lenient with character switches, especially with new players, and I am always ready to help my players become exactly what they want to be. I use a lot of homebrew mechanics during my 5e games but will stick to the rules far more in my 3.5e games. I allow everything that is available in 5e that is officially published, including Bloodhunter and Artificer, and don't ban anything except the Deck of Many Things. Character creation with me is in-depth and can net the player specific contacts, information, even skill proficiencies and expertise. Player flavor choices are respected, detailed backstories are welcome, and I am willing to work with anything you can propose for your character.

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I prep by

Working on my master google documents for my setting book and my master game running document. I look into backstories and find ways to connect them in the area the players are in, and I focus heavily on getting every character involved in the best way wherever the party is.

My games focus on...

Large sieges, big boss battles, important roleplay scenarios, have a heavy focus on exploration and world history, deities, and lore. I focus a great deal on making sure every character has a goal and a mission, and tying it with the main storyline for greater character involvement.

Rules are...

Important and enable the best play available, but I add more specific rules for my special systems available through my games.

Apophis's ideal table

I run games that are safe for women, LGBTQA+ players, POC, beginner players, and experienced players. If you like high levels, high power characters, lots of magic items, and fantastical realms of mythology or colossal worlds with millions of years of history, than my table is the right one for you. I reward players often, I cheer on player victories, and I don't push for new players to dive too fiercely into their first session, and I love a table where players have big ideas for their characters. I'm understanding and patient, and I can roll with any type of shenanigans. I use a lot of homebrew systems to enhance martials and have systems to assist casters, and my different worlds are all ready for you to explore with endless possibilities. I like to run grand campaigns in my largest setting, and drop in drop out campaigns in my smaller setting based around mythology. If you like a full world with lots to do and lots of opportunity, Abraeas'Dor is for you, and if you like campaigns of high power monster hunting and mythological adventures, then Omaterra is the right place for you. If you're looking to be more powerful than you've ever been in a tabletop RPG, this is the place to go. If you want to fight giant high CR monsters like the Tarrasque, Beholders, and Purple Worms, my table's the right place to be. If you like to get deeply involved in character creation, then my table is the place to be.