There and Back Again - Thirsty Sword Lesbians

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. You can also quick google some Arthurian tropes, BBC 'Merlin' characters, and think on how some of those characters may relate to the present day. We will build our cast and fit characters into the world at that Session 0. The first session or two we will be going through play as the younger, tween, characters in there first, quick adventure into the past of legend. Then we will have a narrative session at the end of those to tell the stories of what the characters have been getting up to for the past 30 years in the modern era. 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. I also love when players come to me with character evolution ideas, and am open to discussing outside of session about your character.

Preparing for the session

We will be utilizing Discord, Roll 20, and two D6 for this game. A solid headphone/mic setup and cam 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 at my tables 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. 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!

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. Playbook advances will happen every 8 XP.

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.