Paladins of Galladia | Two-Shot Learn-to-Play Queer Adventure
Thirsty Sword Lesbians | Campaign
About the adventure
You are Paladins sworn to the Goddess Galladia, whose domains include love, self-care, and radical acceptance. It is your sacred duty as Gal Paladins to protect people of marginalized genders and others who are suffering under the tyranny of oppression. In this work, you often face off against the Priests of the Order of Repressia, another prominent Goddess in your nation. Today, though, one of the Order of Repressia comes to you begging for help. It seems a new Goddess has entered the scene: the Goddess Vanilla, unknown to any of you. She has stolen the Repressia priestess's whole flock: a small town called Muddy River. This at least bears investigating. ~~~ This is an introductory game for Thirsty Sword Lesbians. If you've played before, you should have fun again, but if you're new, this game is designed for you! In this system, conflict is solved through negotiation, flirtation, and, if all else fails, violence. Play will be highly collaborative, beginning as we fine-tune the scenario together in the first of the two sessions. Expect heavy role-playing and story moments that will remain in your memory forever.
Game style
Rules as Written (RaW)
Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
5.0
(37)
1 year on StartPlaying
199 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Creativity
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 50%
Additional details
How to prepare
A good mic and webcam help a lot! We want to build relationships, ideally friendships, and for me at least, seeing faces helps with that so much. A free Discord account is also key: we run sessions and coordinate before and between sessions in a private channel on my server, Oaksong Games (join here: https://discord.gg/639G9N9SpV). Bring a few six-sided dice or your favorite online dice-roller to sessions.
What I provide
I am a narrative-focused GM who builds a story collaboratively with all the players. I love to fold in your ideas to make the world more rich and compelling. While I usually use "Theater of the Mind" instead of a battlemap for maximum adaptability, I supplement with excellent visuals, skillful voice acting, and way too many years studying world religions! I also provide my conflict resolution training, teaching background, and many years of professional leadership facilitating groups. I help new and shy players be heard in the group and encourage more confident players to make space for everyone. At my games, we fold in many practices for the sake of inclusivity. We usually have cameras on so that we can read one another's facial cues. We take stretch breaks every session. We use the last few minutes to discuss the session, sharing feedback every time. I'm always ready to hear what you need for this space to be inclusive of your needs, and I thrive on player feedback.
Gameplay details
I use narrative, co-creative systems like Thirsty Sword Lesbians because they are easy to learn and adapt to our ideas. I'm excellent at teaching new systems, so don't worry if you've never played this one before. You'll be ready to go in no time! I'm also delighted to welcome experienced TSL players. At all of my tables, we practice emotional safety as absolutely essential. When we do get into disagreements or step on one another's toes, I will help guide us to a graceful resolution so that everyone feels safe and heard before diving back into our story. Players who aren't interested in supporting one another's emotional well-being will need to find another game. There are few triggers that are baked-in to the scenario, but it does revolve around fantasy religion in the mode of Dungeons and Dragons. While the Gal Paladins represent a utopian queer society, their frequent opponents, the Order of Repressia, are wildly intolerant. At our first session, we will learn one another's tricky topics via a "Lines and Veils" process and customize the scenario to make sure that the game remains fun and safe for all.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Stars and Wishes
How will character creation work
Before the first session, we will decide on which Playbook (type of character) each person wants to play and flesh out characters, then at our first session, each player will get an opportunity to answer a question that will customize a few details of the adventure. All standard Thirsty Sword Lesbians playbooks are welcome for this adventure, and some third-party ones may work well - feel free to ask!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Low
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Theater of the Mind
• Discord
$20.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 5:00 PM UTC
Mar 27 / Session 0
2-3 Hour duration
3 / 5 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+