I found a modded Minecraft SMP that is growing fast and it is trying to get new people in early while the world is still pretty fresh.
The server has deep lore and it is heading into season 2 with a big fantasy theme. The story is about dragons and monsters and the land is supposed to be full of them. With the Ice and Fire mod you can search for dragons fight them and even tame your own.
You can play as a monarch running a kingdom or be a warrior or just be a tavernkeep. There are also other monsters plus custom structures and dungeons to explore.
The world border is kept smaller so players stay closer together then it expands over time. People are encouraged to form settlements and player houses. PVP is allowed but random killing is not the vibe and wars are meant to be more formal.
The server uses a whitelist so you have to apply first.
Fantasy Modded SMP With Dragons Lore
GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IPCommunity Built Lore Wars on Posalon
Posalon is a lore building Minecraft project where what you do ends up becoming part of the servers history. It feels like a big community story that keeps growing because players keep adding to it.
You can get involved in nation politics and even try to start your own nation. You can design planes tanks and ships with movecraft then test them in real battles. If fighting is not your thing you can use BreweryX and be a bartender or you can spread a new religion and see if people follow it.
This is not trying to be an average server. The whole point is that the community builds the world together and your actions can get written down in the wiki as part of the saga.GG.MINEWIND.NET New Server IP