EMBERWAKE CONVOY — West Marches (D&D 5e + Esper Genesis)
You’re part of the Emberwake Convoy: ships built by different nations, each with its own culture, comfort level, and internal problems.
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Custom / Sunday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–5 hours
5 / 28 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
🚀 EMBERWAKE CONVOY — West Marches (D&D 5e + Esper Genesis) If you want Battlestar Galactica vibes (fleet survival, hard choices, politics, hope under pressure) mixed with Snowpiercer social tension (class, scarcity, “we all ride together or we don’t ride at all”)—welcome aboard. Premise: El’théa has launched the Emberwake Convoy, a multigenerational flotilla built by different nations, leaving the home system to explore beyond known space and find new futures. Every ship has its own culture, comfort level, laws, and problems… but the fleet survives only as a whole—powered by a shared breakthrough engine system known as the Heart. Campaign Style: West Marches ✅ Player-driven expeditions (you choose goals, assemble a team, and launch) ✅ Rotating groups / flexible scheduling ✅ Persistent world: what you do changes the convoy for everyone ✅ Shipboard downtime + away-team missions into the unknown ✅ Consequences matter (resource strain, morale shifts, political ripples) System: D&D 5e + Esper Genesis (science-fantasy options, gear, lineages, and spacefaring tone) Character Options: Big El’théan species list (reflavored to fit the setting), including Synthients (androids/automotons) and Genasi of Natan (true extraplanar elemental ancestry), plus additional sci-fi lineages adapted for the convoy. Tone: Hopeful exploration with teeth. Found family. Civic drama. The occasional “we’re not doing this because it’s easy, we’re doing it because the alternative is dying in a hallway” moment. 🧭 If you like fleet politics, survival logistics, mystery in the void, and heroic away-team adventures, drop a message or react and I’ll DM details (how scheduling works, character creation rules, and what ship you’re from).
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Combat Heavy
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Hexcrawl / Exploration
West Marches
Roleplay Heavy
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Realm Building
Sandbox / Open World
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About me
Hey everyone! My names Blair, my handle though is Sands and thats what everyone calls me! I've been an avid gamer for 24 years now. I started at 15 in High School. Mostly as an escape and to have a safe space to be myself. It then blossomed into a love of storytelling and character development. I am Queer and Non Binary. And I want to give safe spaces out to any who need them and generally support myself doing something I love and sharing that with anyone who wants/needs it! I am also founder and lead writer for Sanguine Horizons, a small gaming company. We just started streaming our games. And I offer discounted game prices for those who subscribe to Sanguine Horizons Patreon page that helps that business! My goal and dream is to publish my own Homebrew World of El'thea into its own Campaign Setting/Splat book either for a game system we come up with or for one of the many amazing systems we play! I am also very happy to provide details on my two negative reviews and the reason those players were removed/quit.
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Creating your character
Will be discussed during session 0
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Come with a positive world building attitude! We are gonna mold the story of this flotilla together! You will need discord! And then join this discord server! https://discord.gg/7ABkPc6pDH
What Blair brings to the table
The Esper Genesis Book,maps, fun times!
Homebrew rules
Will be discussed at the table
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How Blair creates a safe table
We will have a safety brief during session 0
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