TIME WITHOUT TIDE | Learn to Play Quick-Start Module
Learn Chaosium's newest game: Time Without Tide! A post-apocalyptic steampunk & eldritch horror game of exploration and adventure.
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$15.00
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Once / Tuesday - 10:00 PM UTC
Oct 13
Session Duration / 4 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You are a Delver, one of the determined heroes who journey beyond fortified walls on fantastic voyages into the World of Fog. While adventure and profit awaits, the dangers of mutations will force your team to work together to face the many obstacles of exploration and monster hunting. This is an introduction one shot for the new system by Chaosium games. It comes with a quick start guide and a module with pre-made characters. Your mission is to investigate why the Phareflaw Lighthouse is no longer lit. You only have 3 days to accomplish this goal! So light your lanterns to ward off the Fog, gear up, and get a move on.
Game style
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(8)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
32 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Beginner Friendly, Storytelling
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I've been playing and GMing TTRPGs since 2001. The majority of my experience as both player and GM is with the World of Darkness and Dungeons & Dragons. But I have dabbled in a variety of other systems. In addition to TTRPGs I have been a Ren Faire actor from 2011 until 2021. I also participate in a monthly World of Darkness LARP since 2016 to this day. These experiences have helped me to develop more advanced improvisational skills and story pacing. I can quickly read my audience as they react to my performance and make adjustments to further enhance the story. I have a Bachelors in English Literature and am an avid consumer of books as well as media. I've spent the past two years looking for content creators online that speak about the mechanics of storytelling to further educate myself. As part of my IRL job experience, I have developed strong organizational skills as well. I work for a nonprofit mental health company. I focused on providing therapeutic support to youths until 2021 when I switched to a project management position. Tracking schedules, data, and deadlines while maintaining strong communication is what I do for a living and I bring that to the game table. As part of my LARP club I have been responsible for maintaining and enforcing out-of-character safety mechanics. Combined with the therapeutic training I've received I am highly proficient in maintaining a safe and open space for storytelling to flourish while respecting boundaries.
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Creating your character
This quick-start game comes with 6 pre-gen character sheets. Sheets will be made available in my Discord server, first come first serve.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will play over Discord video and voice chat. The quick start rules and characters sheets will be posted there as well. This game uses pools of D6s, so have at least 6 of them on hand or bring your favorite virtual dice roller.
What Geo Giannetti brings to the table
This setting is both intensely serious and invaluably goofy. I will encourage players to go with both extremes as the game progresses. While the module has specific goals that should be accomplished, I prefer a sandbox approach to solving problems. I am very open to creative solutions that still fit within the rules and themes of the game. NPC's will be over the top. Descriptions will be vivid. And the stakes will be high.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Geo Giannetti creates a safe table
There will be a Lines & Veils form that will need to be filled out ahead of game play. Open Door and Breaks will also be utilized as well and as needed. With at least one planned 5 minute break approximately halfway through the session.
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