Smoke and Specters: A Haunting of Gilded Hollow

Hello! My name's Poca, and I am finally trying my hand at DMing! I have been a player for about four ish years now, and I have been thinking about making this silly idea of mine into a campaign for a year or so. Under this is going to be an overview of the campaign (that I hope you will take the time to read). This campaign is set with DND 5E mechanics, just slightly reflavored to match my world a bit better, as its not your normal fantasy setting. During this campaign we'll be usuing DND&Beyond and Roll20 for maps, and also possibly recording each session so that those of you who might want to relisten and refresh yourself on what happened last session can! Currently I'm looking for 3 to 4 more players, 21+ and also LGBTQ+ friendly. Along with this, I'm plannign to have sessions start at 630-7 pm, and last 3 hours each monday. If any of this sounds exciting or interesting to you, feel free to reach out! Campagin Overview: As light shines brightly at the peak of the Golden Era of Gilded Hollow, we bear witness to the city truly shining as day gives way to night. Streetlights float and flicker across the lively streets, and music encases the city, passing through its veins and giving Gilded Hollow its own beating heart.Arcane-infused cocktails gleam against the crystal glasses and advertisements pasted on countless buildings entrance passerbyers, whispering sweet promises of indulgence and escape for the weary. However, beneath the polished mask that's held face for years over this…indulgent age, hides cracks in this superficial perfection. The bright lights finally dim to reveal darker truths, and older, hungrier ambitions gnaw at the very foundations of the city. Here, shadows begin to move without their owners and spells seem to misfire on their own. The most worrisome thing to occur however, is the number of unrestless dead turning in their graves. The facade of the city comes crumbling down the night that Miss Lila Vayne, a renowned flapper and rising star, loved by the masses, vanishes mid performance at The Velvet Veil, a notoriously popular speakeasy (with both the mundane customers and….less than savory customers of the underworld). In wake of her disappearance, rumors ignite like raging fires: ghosts are seen occupying the dance halls, phantom jazz bands give breathtaking performances that haunt those who bear witness to them, and there are whispers, far older than Gilded Hollow itself of an ancient pact holding the foundation of the city. This is where you, my dear player, come in: an adventurer, an aspiring detective, mercenary, or unlucky passerby arriving on the scene. Either joining the investigation for the missing dame by means of coercion or hired, your job is now to uncover the world behind the world. Here lies a decaying city with spirits of the past coming to punish the living, and the power hungry elites are desperately trying to put them to rest. Sadly, you will find that ghosts will not lie still forever, the Gilded Hollow awakens once again.