Drift Burners: Spark the Fuse | Play by Post | Beginner's Game
Scum and Villainy | Campaign
About the adventure
Power fears those with nothing left to lose. In the shadow of the Hegemony Empire, smugglers, deserters, hackers, mystics, and mercs drift from system to system, running jobs just to stay flying. The rich tighten their grip, the corporations use planets like poker chips, and the elite trade lives like currency. Not everyone bows to their control. You and your crew will burn it all down! - Boost weapons caches from syndicate cruisers to smuggle to rebellious factions! - Sabotage noble houses' shipyards and wreck their shipping lines! - Navigate through The Drift - an interstellar form of travel haunted by spirits of lost scoundrels where ancient tech remains to be discovered! We will learn as we play! This is a beginner-friendly Scum and Villainy Play-by-Post game featuring your crew of scoundrels forced to navigate living amidst a galactic rebellion and cosmic syndicate wars. This is a game for players who love slow-burn storytelling, character-driven drama, and cinematic heists. We'll explore loyalty, desperation, greed, and and what it means to stand up when the universe says stay down.
Game style
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.
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.
5.0
(27)
4 years on StartPlaying
94 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
Access to a free discord account is all you need for play by post! No video/audio needed. I will teach the basics to start playing quickly. Players will be charged the game fee when their character starts the next heist, not during their preparation or plotting phase. We will learn as we play!
What I provide
I bring the Procyon Sector to life! Its warring factions, fringe worlds, corrupt empires, and desperate citizens. You’ll pull off daring jobs in deep space, make choices that shift the balance of power, and interact with a colorful cast of smugglers, mystics, tyrants, and rebels.
Gameplay details
Safety Tools: Player onboarding will include session 0 questions and establishing Lines and Veils. GM will have regular check ins with players via an out of character channel and through discord direct messaging. Lines and veils will be a living document players can reference. Gameplay: - Players will have more agency over the story than typical D&D games. Narrative flashbacks, teamwork, and adding to the world building will be highly encouraged. - On occasion "side hustle" missions will be offered to further explore character building in 2-player mini-missions separate from the main storyline heists. - Players should lead with narrative actions first rather than limit themselves by their character abilities or stats. "How would my character accomplish this goal?" instead of "What skills/spells/abilities limits are available to accomplish this goal?"
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
We have a character keeper in google sheets to streamline character progression and ship stat tracking. To get started crafting your character we can use: 1. The Character Builder Tutorial: Collaborative character creation where players bring their favorite character traits and the GM will build their character sheet around how they want to play. 2. A pre-built character, if you are already familiar with Blades in the Dark. 3. GM provided pre-built characters are available for players who want to jump in to the action!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Discord
• Text/Play by Post
$25.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Bi-weekly / Sunday - 6:30 AM UTC
5-6 Hour Duration
0 / 6 Seats Filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+