I recently got the idea to do this SMP roleplay thing as I started getting into Minecraft again.

Of course, one of the requirements for this is to have Minecraft. This will be a vanilla SMP with some roleplay so you don't have to worry too much.

Unless you just want to help out behind the scenes, you don't need Minecraft

Here is the form to fill out: https://goo.gl/forms/AUhiZiZRfJwyX6Rp2