Ankh-Morpork's Underbelly: Discworld Blades in the Dark campaign
$25.00
/ Session
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Bi-weekly / Saturday - 4:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 1.5–3 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
[Risk free first session and beginners are always welcome!] “ 'This is all what you have to do, you walk along the Streets at Night, shouting, It’s Twelve O’clock and All’s Well'. I said, 'What if it is not all well?', and he said, 'You bloody well find another street'. " - Carrot Ironfounderson, quoting Sgt. Fred Colon Tonight is a tough night for the citizens of Ankh-Morpork, but that means it'll be a great night for you. Some of the worst lowlives that The Shades has to offer are getting ready to make their mark on the twin cities and live easy for the rest of their days. But with a rapidly strengthening City Watch, merciless guilds, and the unblinking gaze of the Patrician, things are never as easy as they sound. Join up for a Blades in the Dark campaign set in the Discworld, atop the back of A'tuin, deep in the shady underbelly of Ankh-Morork. Together our group of ne'er-do-wells comprised of Assassins, Beggars, Corrupt Coppers, the odd Unseen University delinquent, and more will make their mark on this city come hell or high water. And you should really hope for the former because the high water off the River Ankh comes in with switchblade and a says "you gon'na say somethin' tough guy?". -- Flavor text aside, is a Blades in the Dark game with just a few tweaks to get that bizarre city to feel real. The game won't be grim dark in tone, and even the serious bits will likely have gallows humor thrown in here and there. This is a great game to join if you are a fan of the Discworld novles, curious about trying BitD but unsure where to start, or if you're just looking for a good time with some good laughs. All experience levels welcome and beginners are encouraged to join! Interested in joining but haven't read anything since Jr. High? Don't sweat it, sign up anyway and you'll be calling the discworld home in no time!
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(23)
5 years on StartPlaying
108 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
About me
Former fire-breather turned therapeutic GM. Cool, now that I've got your attention. I'm Xan, if the Therapeutic GMing is what got your eye the check out my psychology today listing at the bottom! My numbers and accomplishments are cool, so I'll list them below. Here's who I am though. I'm a life-long storyteller and performer. The love the smell of honey suckles and the sound of a cat's purr. I'll give you a run for your money with a pun contest *any* day of the week, and I live by the motto "Manic enthusiasm is still enthusiasm". Games have brought me joy, relief, and catharsis over the years and I can say without hesitation that they, and the friends I've made through them, have been a huge positive impact on my life. So I'm here to pay that joy back and be the background tapestry for your happy memories and kickass stories. "Rule of Cool" always par for the course and expect me to be just as invested in your characters as you are. I love to flesh a game out through how your character sees the world, "you walk into the market and an unexpected scent brings you back home for a split second. What is it?". I prioritize safety and making sure that I'm making my game suited to the players, not the other way around. Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to talk about booking a private game or consultation about your own game. I'd love to help you make your own time as a GM the most rewarding it can be. I'm also available if you are looking for guests or experts in the topics at the intersection of mental health and TTRPGs. And, the numbers! 20+ Featured Speaking events (PAX, Save Against Fear, Therapeutic and Applied Gaming Growth Summit) 9 Years professional GM 1 published adventure in Rock and Roll 5e (zine) 50+ homebrew materials for the larger games 4 Hacks written 1 original game developed 1 Full length game in development 33 years of being a total badass Therapeutic Skill building‽‽ With games (or just with a cool coach)‽‽ Yup! Full disclosure though, listings on Startplaying *are not* therapeutic sessions. Those require a different approach, intent, and structure. Reach out on my Psychology Today page if you're interested and I'm happy to have that conversation with you on a HIPAA compliant server :) https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1380727
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Creating your character
I'll make sure that everyone gets a copy of the playbooks, and I'll be available to help with creation as soon as you book. We'll do the big stuff and check the boxes we know we can, and leave just a few places blank for us to all fill in together at session 0.
Meeting up for some Sir Terry Pratchett good times every other Saturday. If you want to play but can't make the time, DM me and we'll see if we can figure something out.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Show up ready to have fun. Look over the character sheets, let me know if you have any questions or if there's anything you want me to be aware of from the get-go. I'll be using camera and microphone, and while video isn't necessary a working microphone is required.
What Xan!!! brings to the table
I'll supply any necessary PDFs, "in our last episode" recaps between each session, and enough enthusiasm to drown an hippo.
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Safety
How Xan!!! creates a safe table
Before session 0 everyone will be sent a blank consent checklist form, and once I get them I'll post an anonynmous list as a set of general guidelines. I'm available before session zero if you have questions about making a character, the setting, or the game in general. In the session 0, we'll go over the safety tools, expectations, finish and introduce our characters, and decide on the starting base. If we have time then we'll get an intro scene for everyone to set the stage. For the audio and video aspect we'll use discord, and we'll have a roll20 game already set up and waiting for everyone when we start.
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