The Ankh-Morpork City Watch - A Discworld Sandbox Campaign

The Ankh-Morpork City Watch - A Discworld Sandbox Campaign

The City Watch Needs You (Whether you like it or not)

TYPE

Campaign

SYSTEM

Discworld

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

All Ages
3 NEEDED TO START
$20.00

/ Session

Details

1 player following this game

Bi-weekly / Monday - 12:00 AM UTC

Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours

Campaign Length / 5–12 Sessions

0 / 5 Seats Filled

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This game will begin once 3 players have joined
About the adventure

Ankh-Morpork. City of a million souls (and at least half a million alleged crimes committed nightly). Where the guilds keep the peace, the river catches fire if you look at it wrong, and the closest thing to justice wears a an ill-fitting breastplate and desperately needs a cup of cocoa. You are the Watch. Not heroes. Not knights in shining armor, at least not to start with, and let's be honest, that armor's getting more dented every shift. You're the poor sods who actually have to go down the alley when someone screams. You take orders from Commander Sir Samuel Vimes, who trusts no one; especially not the sky for being suspiciously blue. And somewhere above you both sits the Patrician, Lord Vetinari, who has never once told you what to do, and yet somehow everything gets done anyway. In this sandbox campaign, you'll: 🔍 Solve mysteries that start as a dead man in a gutter and end somewhere possibly involving dwarf bread, alchemical explosions, swamp dragons, a secret society, and it's probably the Unseen University's fault, again. 🗡️ Fight crime the traditional Ankh-Morpork way: mostly with paperwork, occasionally with a truncheon, and always while wondering if this counts as "above and beyond" for pension purposes. 🏙️ Explore a living, breathing city where every guild has an angle, every street has a smell, and every witness is lying about something, even if it's just their age. ⚖️ Navigate the politics of policing a city that technically doesn't want to be policed, serving a Patrician who believes that if there must be crime, it can at least be organized. 🐉 Face threats ranging from pickpockets to swamp dragons, to apocalyptic horrors and whatever scheme Dibbler's trying to pull off this week. Join the Watch today. The pay is terrible and the hours are worse, but somebody has to do it.

Game style

Combat Lite

Theater of the Mind

Roleplay Heavy

Game themes

Meet the Game Master

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Highly rated for: Creativity, Beginner Friendly, Inclusive

Average response time: 13 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

I'm a geeky gamer mom who loves a good story. I run wholesome, accessible, PG-13 games from a variety of systems. I prefer fantasy and horror settings and love to run a good mystery or heist. Players under 18 are permitted at my tables if an adult family member is also playing and the rest of the table agrees. Please talk to me ahead of time about this. I am committed to making my games accessible! Please let me know what your needs are and I will do my very best to accommodate them.

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Character creation

Creating your character

Characters will be created in Foundry during Session 0, though we can discuss and start building ideas in Discord first. Your characters are entry level members of the City Watch. All races are welcome in The Watch.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You will not need a webcam but a good mic will be necessary. Foundry VTT works best on Chrome. I will send you a link to my Discord server so you and your fellow Watch officers can get to know each other. You may use your own dice if you like or the provided virtual dice roller.

What Morningbird brings to the table

Everything necessary for the campaign will be provided in Discord and the the virtual table top, including the virtual dice roller and music and art as background for this theater of the mind adventure.

Homebrew rules

None

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Microphone

Headphones

Safety

How Morningbird creates a safe table

We will explore our boundaries at Session 0 and revisit them throughout the campaign to ensure everyone has an enjoyable and safe experience. All of my games are strictly PG13 or less and I do not permit roleplay of rape, child abuse or detailed sexual encounters. I utilize a visual X-card type system built in to the Virtual Tabletop. I like to take a break after 90 minutes. (but often need a reminder)

Content warnings

Classism
Murder
Death
Fire

Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions