The Quiet Year, a game about community and hard decisions
The Frost Wardens are coming, but your people do not know this yet. But! Life must continue after the conflict. How it does is up to you!
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$20.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Saturday - 6:00 PM UTC
Jan 24
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
In this game, you act both as forces that drive the narrative AND as the people in the world you create. It's not your dad's traditional TTRPG-- there is no character creation, no classes or stats. Just you, the map, and your choices. Popularised by, among many things, The Adventure Zone's use of this game to build the world they used in Ethersea, you'll work with (and against) your fellow players to create a world and shape the events that happen over the course of a whole year.
Game style
Combat Lite
Realm Building
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(12)
5 years on StartPlaying
18 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
When I started playing Dungeons and Dragons back in middle school, it was just before 3rd edition came out. Since then, I've been a sucker for all kinds of tabletop games-- D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Kids on Bikes, Shadowrun, White Wolf, and many others-- and it's been my goal to share the coolness of playing make-believe with anyone who will listen. I've been a professional game master since 2015, and have run several full-length campaigns as well as smaller experiences and one-shots. If you're looking to play at a table that's accepting and open, then my table will work well for you! I'm LGBTQI+ friendly, and I think the Combat Wheelchair is radical and cool. I'm in the CET Berlin time zone (UTC+1 or UTC+2 in the case of Daylight Savings)! You can come to one of my existing games, or make a specific custom request!
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Creating your character
In this game, you don't create characters like a traditional RPG. Rather, you collectively create a landscape and the community that lives within it, which is part of the game's first phase!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You'll need a Discord account (to join the games server here: https://discord.gg/33E9JKmufZ ) and a Roll20 account. Useful to have but not necessary at all is a drawing tablet, but a computer mouse works just as well! After that, all you'll need is your imagination and a willingness to make hard decisions!
What Vincent brings to the table
I've got ambient music and sounds a-plenty to match the game's aesthetics as we create them.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Vincent creates a safe table
This game does not explore themes of a sexual nature, though as a technically-post-apocalyptic game there may be themes which are considered more intense. Themes and language will be adjusted to the level of comfort of the group as a whole. We will take at least one ten minute break, and can do more if the party requests it. Roll20 has a built-in XNO deck, which we'll go over how to use!
Content warnings
Safety tools used