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The Sword,The Crown,and The Unspeakable Power: Blood and Shadows
You never know who you can trust in Tolia. With the cutthroat political landscape, will you manage to survive long enough to achieve your goals?
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About the adventure
The Sword, The Crown, and The Unspeakable Power is a game about political intrigue, fantasy, and plenty of backstabbing. You play as denizens in this setting, some more well-known and/or better-placed than others. While you may not always be friends - in fact it's highly unlikely you are - you're usually allies (regardless how tenuous those alliances may be). In Tolia, blood is the guage by which everything is measured. It powers the machinery, it can be used as currency, and, for those sensitive to it, the blood whispers secrets and offers power. Those that channel the blood's will are revered and feared almost equally in turn. Who are you? Do you prefer to negotiate with violence? Or do you barter with sly smiles and shallow words? Perhaps you draw upon the Unspeakable Power to twist the world to your whims? Irregardless of the answer, be sure to sleep with one eye open - you never know who you can trust. This campaign is for players of all experience levels, so feel free to join even if you're unfamiliar with the system! Note: This is a very involved campaign. Players will have to be careful to keep track of what their characters know as well as their various alliances, allegiances, and enmities. Note 2: While I usually prefer to avoid inter-character conflict, this game semi-relies on such things - while we will have open discussions above-table, please keep such frictions in mind when deciding to join. Note 3: In terms of touchstones, we'll be thematically drawing from media with ensemble casts and lots of social intrige, such as Game of Thrones.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
$13.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday – 7:00 PM UTC
Aug 19 / Session 5
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
4 / 4 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Sonder
she/her
5.0
(50)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(50)
1 year on StartPlaying
187 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi, I'm Sonder, I use she/her pronouns, and I've been playing and GM-ing TTRPGs for about 5 years, and designing them for about 2. I love collaborative storytelling and greatly enjoy tailoring narratives for characters. I've run a variety of TTRPGs spanning various systems and genres such as Monster of the Week, Masks, The Between, Absurdia, and a variety of other PbtAs. I'm also familiar with similar systems such as FitD, Belonging Outside Belonging, Rooted in Trophy, and the Resistance system. I would be more than happy to tailor any of these games to suit your table's needs! I'm also open to running any other rules-light TTRPGs of a similar nature, so feel free to reach out to me anytime!
View Profile →Reviews (50)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Inclusive
Nodra
Played 52 sessions
Awesome storyteller, well-prepared, and setup. She is calm and attentive while making sure everyone gets their say and role to play. I have truly enjoyed the few one-shots I have played so far: Spire, The Between, … I look forward to more, and maybe even some short campaigns.
Lantern Keeper (Ran)
Played 50 sessions
Sonders games are phenomenal. She encourages and inspires collaborative storytelling through role play between players as well as between players and the GM (which is imo is the most important thing in TTRPG exfeot not every GM is good at that) and allows space for players to thoroughly dig into the characters within stories that are full of intrigues, substance, and depth. She runs narrative driven systems which is also a big positive for players looking to try out games outside of the D&D monopoly. I've always felt extraordinarily emerged in the stories we ended up creating together as the sessions always felt more like interactive episodes of a great TV show rather than simply a game.
Cheryl F
Played 35 sessions
Wonder is an amazing GM! I’ve done one shots with her for both MOTW and The Between and she did a great job going over the rules both times in a way that let us get right into the game. She’s a great story teller and is great at encouraging role-play even in a one shot.
Caestus
Played 35 sessions
Fun GM, did a great job teaching Spire to two players brand-new to the system.
Chris
Played 26 sessions
Sonder ran a terrific game of The Between. A great blend of dark fantasy and personal drama. She was impressively creative and well-prepared. I'll certainly be looking to join more of her games!
Jonathan A
Played 24 sessions
Sonder does a great job incorporating character backgrounds into the campaign in meaningful and exciting ways👍👍
Character creation
Creating your character
Upon signing up for the game, you will receive an invite to the Discord server where the game will be hosted. There you will find a player resources channel with a Google Drive with the fillable character sheets, lines and veils document, and available playbooks. Characters will start at the base creation level. Feel free to ping me at any time if you have any questions!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please be sure to have a Discord account and a working microphone as the game will be over Discord voice chat. Characters needn't be created beforehand - character creation and rules will be discussed in (the free) Session 0.
What Sonder brings to the table
- A campaign customized to the players' characters - An open, inclusive table - A vivid world with lore and mysteries for players to explore - Unique, memorable NPCs - A wide range of character options to choose from
Homebrew rules
Inspiration can be used to add +1 to a result after a player rolls. At the start of a session, Players refill to 1 Inspiration if they have 0.
Equipment needed to play
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Sonder creates a safe table
- There will be a (free) Session 0 before the beginning of the campaign where I will explain the rules and premise of the game as well as guide the players through character creation. - Every player will be encouraged to add their Lines and Veils to a shared Google Sheet (this will be anonymous). - Around once an hour, we will be taking 5-10 minute breaks - X, N, and O cards will be via message or on voice chat. - If an Open Door is invoked, other than asking if the player will be back later and what triggered the Open Door no other questions will be asked. - Stars and Wishes will be discussed at the end of the session.
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