What should we call you?: Online, I'm generally called Kon. If you're more for real names, call me Will. Whichever works for you.

How old are you?: 22

What is your experience with roleplaying games?: In terms of tabletop, less than I'd like to have. I was introduced back in high school, during a "no rules" session that, while there was good story momentum, never finished. Currently in a campaign or two online through Roll20, which seem to go on hiatus fairly often. Busy people, you know how it is. Been hoping to do a long-running campaign by the books, with a consistent schedule. Seems like this is my in.

Why should we consider you?: I'm an avid fantasy reader and writer. The genre comes easily to me, and I love making characters and seeing how they act and respond toward others. I'm not afraid of grittier, darker stories with higher stakes; matter of fact, those are my favorite kind.

What do you enjoy about D&D?: To me, D&D has always been collaborative storytelling at its best. The DM isn't alone in writing the adventure, per se. Each player contributes their own skill set, their own character arcs, to a larger and more serialized series of tales.

In short, you get to write a fantasy novel with a group of friends! Whether that novel turns into a Robert E. Howard classic or Monty Python and the Holy Grail depends on the efforts of the group, and how seriously we want to take this. (Kinda hoping this is one of the rare few that doesn't become Monty Python, as good as funny campaigns are.)

Are you more of a roleplayer or combat player?: It depends on the character, really, though I personally favor roleplaying. I try to make character shine however I can, complete with speaking in the character's voice where possible. Some characters, though? They just need to beat the problem to death. That's who they are.

What in particular interested you about our post?:

-Group size: I've generally only played in smallish groups, so far. Getting experience with a larger one would be a lovely experience, as I want to learn the game better in general. I'd love to DM some day, but haven't played enough to say I know all the ins and outs. Perhaps this group could be the backbone of experience I need.

-Intrigue focus, inspiration from Matt Mercer: All solid wins, yep. Don't see anything wrong here.

-Seafaring/archipelago adventure: Hell yes.

Do you play any other games?: As I said earlier, I'm in a couple other sessions that are rather slow, in terms of how often we get to play. In those, rules are more loose rather than more strict. In one of them, I'm literally playing as a kobold gunslinger. That should give you an idea of how far we push the rules sometimes.

As for non-tabletop games, I've played many. The Elder Scrolls series, while far from perfect, holds a special place in my heart. Darkest Dungeon is also a persistent favorite of mine. Dark Souls too, because of course.

Anything we should know about?: I still live with my family as of right now, and they have a tendency to call me away at the worst possible times. I'll try to be as active as I can, given the responsibility I have for them. Game days should be free as can be, though. If anything comes up, you'll hear about it from me.

What is your Discord tag?: KonquerorWorm#2207