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Heart of the Cards (🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️+) (Beginner Friendly)
Friendship! Melodrama! Card games! Battle for your heart's desire through the world's greatest trading card game!
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 12:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Sorcerer King is the biggest collectible card game in the world. Everyone and their grandma has a deck these days, but the cutthroat competitive scene is full of unbearable men who believe the game is made for them and them alone. Will you and your friends prove that anyone can become the Sorcerer King? Inspired by those anime based on merchandisable children's card games, Heart of the Cards is a story about minorities trying to carve out a space in a hobby dominated by men who treat them as invaders and imposters, posers and pick-me's. Sorcerer King isn't just a game - it represents your beliefs, your passions, and your will to prevail against impossible odds. Remember: a champion believes in the strength of their friends, and in... THE HEART OF THE CARDS! 📅 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!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(68)
2 years on StartPlaying
446 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Greetings everybody! 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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Creating your character
We will be creating characters and setting during session zero. Come to session zero with lots of ideas!
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
We will be using Discord for voice and text chat, along with Roll20 for character sheets, dice rolls, handouts, and music.
Homebrew rules
The Fight move is used to represent card duels, using the expanded fighting options - Lunge, Riposte, Scrap, and Feint.
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, and Wishes. Our first session will be a free session zero, wherein we will make introductions, review Lines & Veils, and create characters. We also use a variant of X Card system called Editing Tools. Editing Tools allow players to Pause the game temporarily, Fast Forward through unpleasant content, or Rewind and rewrite the scene to avoid triggering content. 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.
Content warnings
Safety tools used