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An Epitaph: RP Heavy Collaborative World Building
Be it a robot cowboy, an elf barista, or a grandma writing her recipes. We shall make a person together, watch them live, and watch then die.
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$20.00
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Once / Thursday - 4:00 PM UTC
Apr 17
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Tell the story of a life… starting with their death. Epitaph is a biographical tabletop role-playing game about life and the events that make us who we are. Collaborate to create someone who has died, then explore the timeline of their life, eventually coming to know them in a deep, meaningful way. We will collaborate as a team to create a person and the world they inhabited. Starting from their death and working backwards in a non-linear format we will explore their life and the people they effected.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(22)
3 years on StartPlaying
148 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
About me
Itching for adventure and immersive storytelling? Then I'm your GM! A kind fae that would definitely never steal your name, soul, or anything else of the sort, and I resent the accusation! I have a background in theatre and years of playing pretend in the woods, so expect lots of over the top roleplay, whimsy, and lots of in depth worlds! I place a lot of important on open communication, rule simplifying, and above all else, having a great time. Of course, new players are more than welcome at all of my games! I love building worlds that feel lived in, with a lot of culture and many individual characters. I also LOVE taking the ideas my players give me, and running with them. So don't be surprised when that one small joke you made during character creation comes back at a large scale in the story! I am flexible, adapt to my player's needs and put great effort in my games. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!
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Creating your character
We will all collaborate to create the character and everything round them during gameplay. Just come prepared with ideas of what kind of story would interest you, and an open heart ready to collaborate and feel deeply!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Try to brainstorm what kind of character you would be interested in exploring. Have some inspiration in mind for the world, genre, and era. But try not to get attached. This is a collaborative game and we will try and combine everyone's ideas. But if your specifically doesn't get selected in the way you want, be ready to be flexible and compromise. THE MOST IMPORTANT PART is to be ready to have fun and tug on your heart strings a little, as this is a story about death. Have a discord account and be ready to join my server once you have joined the game. Talk to you soon!
What Alex Teatime brings to the table
I have the rule book and will provide maps and graphics to facilitate the game. I will be guiding the game and filling in for all npc's and side characters that you would like me to. I am mostly here to foster this incredible game and make sure everyone feels immersed and comfortable!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
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Safety
How Alex Teatime creates a safe table
Any other content warnings we will establish before playing as we all agree on the theming of the person and the world they inhabited. We will first go over any lines: things that will NOT be in the game, and veils: things that exist in the world of the game but we will not be going into explicit detail about. We will have consistent check-ins between scenes to make sure everyone is still comfortable.
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