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Fabula Ultima: Overshadowed [LGBTQ, RP Heavy, Build Your World]

Fabula Ultima: Overshadowed [LGBTQ, RP Heavy, Build Your World]

Fabula Ultima | Campaign

About the adventure

Heavily inspired by my favorite JRPG, Okage: Shadow King (or Boku to Mao). No experience with the game required <3 Everyone has their part to play! In the world of Overshadowed, everyone is given a "class," or "classification," from birth. It's just normal that everyone follows along with what class they were assigned. Assigned Town Fool at birth? Sucks, but at least you'll make people laugh! Pushed into the trope of Daring Hero? Better gather up that courage and learn swordplay! Inherited your father's Sad Musician class? Time to learn all the sad songs you can. But... what of those who deviate? Well... they don't exist (: And yet here you are. You are a group of ragtag adventurers who... have never quite fit in. And now, in some strange turn of fate, you have found yourself together, right when the Princess is in danger! Band together, explore the strange lands, and unravel the mystery of Classes. Who decided your Class, anyway..? (No, the big reveal won't be "you're characters in a video game" haha) Fabula Ultima is a delightful system using heavy inspiration from JRPGs! We build the setting, etc together, so who knows what awaits our characters..? We each will bring inspirations we want incorporated into the setting's vibe; I, for example, always want to bring in a little Crystal Chronicles (beautiful, dark, meaningful) and Okage: Shadow King (whimsical, spoopy, trope heavy). Once we've decided the vibe, some villains or story beats, then we dive into the exciting part: character creation! I personally have never had so much fun trying to make broken characters in a TTRPG.

Game style

Rule of Cool (RoC)

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

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.

LGBTQ+
Queer
Disabled
Artist

3 years on StartPlaying

634 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Additional details

How to prepare

All you NEED is a mic. Cameras are great because I love having visuals and it makes communication easier for me, but they are not required! Character sheets will be managed on Roll20, maps will be on Roll20.

What I provide

Fabula Ultima PDF, map making tools, discord server, etc

Gameplay details

Hard rules for all my games: NO racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, bigotry, etc. That includes fantasy versions (ie: "all orcs are born evil and therefore do x"). NO SA, noncon, torture, slavery. (Said things can be allowed, with approval, in PC backstories, and do exist in NPC backstories, but will not be directly mentioned or described) And... we're here to have fun!! <3 Will send a form pregame for lines/veils/etc. Will message to go over what kind of game everyone wants to play ("i hate puzzles" "i love combat" etc), touching base on things we don't want in the game, talking character dynamics, working on character sheets, explaining gameplay if new to the system. After games, I usually chat (in call or in discord) with everyone and joke around - I always try to balance out the harsh with humor, and I check in with everyone after a rough session. X cards will be whatever you are most comfortable with. <3

Content warnings

Safety tools used

Aftercare

Bleed

Breaks

Debriefing

Lines and Veils

Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist

Open Door

Session 0

X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

Character creation will happen session 1, though the PDF will be provided and ideas can be discussed beforehand!

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Discord

Roll20

3 NEEDED TO START
$20.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Bi-weekly / Sunday - 6:00 PM UTC

2-4 Hour duration

0 / 5 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 3 players have joined