John Carter of Mars! Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp action heroes PbP

Creating your character

We will do character creation together (1-1 with GM) in a free session on Discord. If you have the books and know the system, you can do your own of course.

Preparing for the session

No preparation required. There is NO expectation of knowing the system or having the rulesbooks. Ideally (but not necessary) you would have read the first novel of Edgar Rice Burroughs set on Mars (Barsoom) book, Princess of Mars (it's short and super-fun, a fast read and easy to find on-line for practically free).

What Swords and Sorcery brings to the table

I will provide a welcoming space, a deep knowledge of the setting, a rule-of-cool game environment that is very narrative (vs rules-crunchy) that allows space for you to adventure in a pulpy, heroic environment where your character is very heroic.

Homebrew rules

We will adapt any rules if/as needed to make them even more fun.

How Swords and Sorcery creates a safe table

This is a very general audience game setting (the novels were written in the 1910's and '20s), however any concerns can be identified to me in advance, or if anything arises. Note that because of the world's historical context, there were fictionalized skin colours for races on Mars (Barsoom) that do NOT correspond to Earth. That is, Mars had people with red skin, black skin, white skin, green skin and yellow skin none of which correspond to real Earth. There was (is) racism in the context of Mars where the different species of people were often at war. This is maintained in the game. There were (and are in the game) heroes and villains of each skin colour. In the books, women's role in society was similar to that in Europe in the 20's. However, in our game, men and women (and other genders) have a much more flexible role that for game purposes will be considered equal.