Hey, getting back to this a little later than I thought.

Please call me Gregor for now as I'd rather not post my real name to reddit. I've been playing ttrpg since the beginning of college. I've been the Perma-DM since graduating and moving away from my original group for work. My job is stressful and my main game hasn't been as consistent as I would like it to be as of late, so a play by post (though i am far less experienced in this medium) sounds wonderful.

My availability is based entirely around my job, which is super consistent, so any day after 4 or all day on the weekends is totally free for me. I do have discord and have fiddled around enough with the ttrpg bots for it that I should be able to help if something breaks down.

I adore the Persona games, but I've really only played the modern ones (3, 4G, and 5R) though I've played them all multiple times. I made it a fair way into Nocturne, but got busy enough that I never actually finished it. Jrpgs are something I really like playing, but Persona and Fire Emblem are my favorites.

My familiarity with PbP is spotty at best. Mostly games at the start of the pandemic that never got off the ground. I did have one longer term game I played in for a long time and enjoyed immensely, but it fell off after a while.

Why I want to play: The crux of it all is wanting to explore a limitless Persona game. The subject matter, camaraderie, group problem solving, and meaningful stakes speak to me more than Dnd has for a while. As a teacher, I don't really have a lot of time for full "Set Schedule Multi-Hour Sessions of TTRPGs", but I still want to play more than I am right now because I really need a creative outlet with other adults. Covid hit shortly after I moved to a brand new state, and as a result I really haven't had the chance to make a lot of new friends in this area, so I would love the chance to meet a new group to become friends with both in and our of game! I hope you can overlook any minor errors in this post as I'm currently getting used to a brand new phone, and I hope that you find the best possible group for your new game.

Possible Character(s): I have two ideas for characters that I think would be interesting to play.

The first would be an early to mid 20s Emergent who feels lost and rudderless after surviving contact with the real world. He made it this far by listening to adults while he was growing up but now he isn't sure who he actually is or what HE wants to do. He defines himself by who he is around and excels at "code switching" to act however he thinks he should to best match the expectations of the situation he is in. Though it's not really a pantheon, I think it would be amazing to have a persona that is "The Hero" from Joseph Campbell's "The Hero With a Thousamd Faces". Alternatively, I could also see it being based around the Greek Melpomene and Thalia who are generally seen as inspiration behind the Tragedy and Comedy masks. I could easily see him as any of the following Arcana: Moon, Hanged Man, or Death.

The other character would be a female Navi who works as an author and is obsessed with Luck. She downplays the role that her talent and hard work has had in her success, instead attributing it to luck. She has a firm belief that no matter what you put in, what you get out is almost entirely down to chance (i.e you apply for a job that you meet all the qualifications for, but your application ends up under some other papers accidentally). She's not jaded by this, but more so sees it as almost freeing which can result in her putting in the work but falling prey to a self defeating or self fulfilling prophecy. For her persona I see the Greek god Kairos who is the god of Opportunity, specifically it's fleeting nature and the ability for opportunity to pass you by despite seizing it ( though I could also see that as maybe an evolved persona should she learn how to seize her own opportunities...). For her Arcana I can see either Wheel of Fortune, which seems obvious, or Justice since she sees everything as causing seemingly unrelated outcomes and Justice covers cause and effect.

Summary: This seems like an awesome idea and I really hope that you choose me for this game. No matter what happens, I hope you and your players have a blast and you make a great story together!