Voyagers of Venus - Thirsty Sword Lesbians Space Adventure

Creating your character

Creating your character should be a fun and exciting endeavor. At Session 0, come prepared with a playbook or two from the Thirsty Sword Lesbians and Lesbians and Lovers rulebooks (I will provide digital source material for those who need) that appeal to you and the type of character you may want to play. We will build our cast and fit characters into the world of Voyagers of Venus at that session. During Session 0 and throughout the campaign I love to see your inspirational creations about your characters. Things like character playlists, aesthetic boards, messy lesbian media inspo, and the like. This helps me as a GM understand your character and how you imagine playing them. A great game, that inspires messy and moving moments, comes from these understandings.

Preparing for the session

Play will be held on Discord and Roll20. A solid headphone/mic setup is preferrable. Server will be provided after game signup. The server will have copies of game material needed for character creation and play.

What Emberlee Ash brings to the table

My games are about character expression. I lean heavily on role playing and encourage pcs to interact and form relationships of all kinds within group and with NPCs. I love featuring stories that are messy, magical, and embrace the beauty of what the world could be if we let wonder take hold. My games are low on combat and I tend to favor players working out conflict with negotiation and good communication. That does not means it won't come to fist a cuffs during game, but that is not the point of my games. Rules are guidelines here as well, and I am willing to bend them for a good plot and/or with proper explanation. I do bring in character voices but it is not my strong suit. In fact, my tables sometimes get a good laugh at my attempts. I do enjoy deep description of characters, settings, and objects in the worlds we visit. I even bring in my own artwork for the games! I prefer to have my camera on while playing for ease of understanding of my players, and would prefer they have their cameras on too. This is flexible though, and I also have sympathy for those that struggle to be on camera. Let me know if you have any concerns or accommodations that need to be met.

Homebrew rules

I use stat blocks for explorative moves within Thirsty Sword Lesbians. The "Figuring Out a Person" move will be more flexible in it's wording. Double 6's get you an XP in game or plus one forward, player choice.

How Emberlee Ash creates a safe table

My table is a safe and courageous space for players. We will use a Lines and Veils document, sent out before Session 0 and edited whenever needed throughout the campaign. The sheet will be transposed into our Discord server as well, for ease of access during games. Here players can communicate topics they'd like to keep behind a veil and topics they would not like brought up at all. Within Discord and in game, I encourage open communication. You can reach out whenever needed for yours or someone else’s safety. During the game, I am comfortable being approached with problems or concerns, and open to honest feedback and accountability. I am not perfect, and always learning. The Discord will also feature a Stars and Wishes channel where, at the end of each game, we will share desires, things we enjoyed about the games, and moments that really stuck out to us. This is a debriefing and time to decompress quickly before logging off. Stars and Wishes/Lines and Veils will also be discussed in Session 0 to aid me in planning for a game you all enjoy. Any questions can be brought to me on Discord or on Start Playing.