Savage Star Wars - Dawn of Defiance (🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️+)
In the early years of the Galactic Empire, a clandestine resistance movement works to unravel the Empire's greatest secrets.
About the adventure
🚀 Action, exploration, and intrigue! Fast, furious, fun! 💥 Become the first rebels against the Galactic Empire! 🌟 An epic campaign - start at Novice and go all the way to Legendary! 🪐 Visit a galaxy's worth of exotic locales! From mushroom jungles to Imperial cities to wretched hives of scum and villainy! The Empire reigns! In the months following the end of the Clone Wars, you are among the many people whose lives have been thrown into chaos by the newly-formed Galactic Empire. However, in the midst of oppression, you have found a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strike back and prove that even the mighty Empire is not invincible. Whether bounty hunter, Jedi, scoundrel, noble, or just a simple person trying to make their way in the galaxy, you have become part of a clandestine resistance movement working to unravel the Empire's secret operations. Together, you will keep the Empire's fist from closing around the entire galaxy, and topple the first dominoes leading to the Empire's destruction. Defy the Empire today! 📅 Scheduling is negotiable - feel free to contact me! 0️⃣ Free onboarding session! 🎨 Human made art will be commissioned for your character! 🎓 No prior experience required! 🤝 New players always welcome!
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Friday – 6:00 PM UTC
Aug 15 / Session 9
Session Duration / 4 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Nathan Patrick Lane
he/him
4.9
(57)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
4.9
(57)
2 years on StartPlaying
293 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Greetings everybody! Call me Nathan (he/him)! I am a storyteller at heart who loves all forms of fiction. I run games ranging from pulpy sci-fi to gritty fantasy and everything in between. I especially love weird or non-standard settings. Superheroes in a cyberpunk city? Time-traveling fantasy adventure? Teenagers on a supernatural road trip? I'm all here for it. I believe that tabletop RPGs are a unique storytelling experience where everyone at the table becomes both author and audience to the shared story. Facilitating this shared storytelling experience is my primary goal as a GM. My games do not make use of generative AI for writing, music, or images. Storytelling is a fundamentally human experience, and synthesized plagiarism has no place in my games. I look forward to sharing stories with you! Profile picture created by Neo! Check them out: https://x.com/kiyrox?s=21
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Inclusive
J.
Played 79 sessions
Nathan is everything I look for in a GM. He's great at taking the enthusiasm and chaos his players generate, going with the flow, and also bringing it back around into a coherent whole and keeping the whole group involved. He provides a friendly, accessible environment for new and experienced players alike, and I would recommend him as GM to anyone.
Sean Buckley
Played 75 sessions
Nathan is a fantastic GM who lets his players lead the story. He's very agreeable and more than willing to work with you to create the kind of story you want to tell. He'ss very good at improv and working with whatever you give him to tell a wonderful story. He's also extremely inclusive and safe for all sorts of people and will be very conscious of sensitive content.
Jeff
Played 57 sessions
a great good at storyteller and listens to the players
Steven
Played 53 sessions
I have been fortunate enough to play under Nathan Patrick Lane and he has not only embraced my character but has embraced the world building aspects I introduced to the campaign that I designed and refined. From the very beginning, he took the time to understand the backstory and world-building elements I wanted to bring into the game, and skillfully wove them into the broader narrative in ways that feel both meaningful and organic. This truly elevated the experience of our Fabula Ultima campaign. Every session is ended with a review (the good, the bad and what you want to see in the future) as he is consistently looking valuable feedback and genuinely listens to player input, making us feel like collaborators in an epic tale both story and mechanically. I’m incredibly grateful for the creativity, heart, and skill he brings to the table each week.
Laine
Played 45 sessions
Nathan is a great DM! He really lets players have freedom to try even crazy ideas, but always manages to bring it back around. He's an awesome storyteller and I love the NPCs and shenanigans we've encountered so far in the campaign. Would highly recommend!
Vorxel Both
Played 43 sessions
I had a great time playing with him, the world he created for our game was full of life. He clearly put tons of work into the world and making sure that each region and race had their own lore. A big thing I loved about playing with him was that he understands that as players we will want to try dumb things, instead of leaning too much into discouraging or feeding into it Dice was in a fair middle ground. As the GM for my first game of pathfinder he was always understanding and patient which made me feel welcomed in the group.
Character creation
Creating your character
We will create Novice-ranked characters during session zero. I am primarily using the core rulebook for Savage Worlds Adventure Edition, along with selections from the SWADE Science Fiction Companion. You can make characters with as much or as little backstory as you wish - all I ask for is that your character has a reason to hate the Empire.
📅 Scheduling is negotiable - feel free to contact me! 0️⃣ Free session zero! 🎨 Human made art will be commissioned for your character! 🎓 No prior experience required! 🤝 New players always welcome!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
* Solid internet connection * Computer/laptop * Headphones or earpods (to prevent echo) * Microphone that provides clear audio with minimal static * Quiet environment with minimal background noise * Roll20 account * Discord account
What Nathan Patrick Lane brings to the table
✅ Roll20 Plus game with lots of art, music, handouts, and maps with dynamic lighting! ✅ PDFs for the SWADE Core Rulebook and the Science Fiction Companion! ✅ A roleplay-centric experience with a wide variety of challenges. As a GM, I am very familiar with both Dawn of Defiance and Savage Worlds, hence my decision to combine the two to create something even greater. I like to work with players rather than against them, and collaborating with players in their aims for grand success or catastrophic failure is something I'm always proud of.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Nathan Patrick Lane creates a safe table
Before session zero, I'll be private messaging all the players one-on-one to discuss Lines & Veils. Our first session will be a free session zero, wherein we will make introductions, review Lines & Veils, and create characters. At the end of every session, I will run through "Roses, Thorns, and Buds", allowing players to present positive and negative feedback about the game along with suggestions to make the game more enjoyable in the future. Bigotry will not be tolerated in this group. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or other prejudiced behaviors will warrant an immediate kick.
