50 Fathoms: Sailing the Seas of a Drowning World (Epic Fantasy Pirate Campaign! 🏴‍☠️)

About the adventure

🌊 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟. 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒. 🌊 Caribdus is a water world, but it wasn’t always so. It was once several small continents with many prosperous cities, towns, and villages. That was before the 𝑆𝑒𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑠. The natives say a trio of witches, triplets with raven-black hair and eyes to match, were discovered working dark sorcery in the masaquani city-state of Ograpog. The three were tried, sentenced by King Amemnus himself, and bound to posts at the edge of Ograpog’s cliffs to drown with the rising tide. With their dying breaths, the sisters cursed Amemnus and his beloved kingdom. As the tide rose, it began to rain. It was a mere drizzle at first, but by the time the waves finally crashed down on the witches’ heads it had become a tempest unlike any Caribdus had ever seen. The rain continued for months, covering the site of the witches’ execution in 50 fathoms of water. Whispers began that the rain would not stop until King Amemnus was dead. The people of Ograpog turned on their liege and chased him to a great ledge overlooking the ocean. The king and his most loyal guards fought over the drowned ruins of their city, killing scores of their own citizens before finally being dragged screaming off the ledge—into the sea. 🌊 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑠 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒 🌊 While Caribdus was drowning, the witches’ corpses floated in the depths, too foul even for the fish. As King Amemnus’ life ebbed in that same sea, the sisters’ death curse came true. Their horrid bodies filled with unlife and returned to the world as something far more powerful—the 𝑆𝑒𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑠. 🌊 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙’𝑠 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 🌊 That was thirteen years ago. Now the 𝑆𝑒𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑠 lair in the middle of the Devil’s Cross, a region of constant storms bordered on four points by inhospitable rocks that have dashed many a ship to splinters. From this damned region come their minions—bloodthirsty pirates, horrors from the depths, and ghost ships filled with damned crews. No living being is safe as long as the 𝑆𝑒𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑔𝑠 and their minions prowl the Thousand Isles. A vague prophecy says a stranger will one day defeat them, but as yet, few have even tried.

Additional Details

How to prepare

Mic is required, a webcam is optional but highly recommended. I will always have a webcam on so you can see what I'm doing and for anything I might want to roleplay. We're playing on my self-hosted Foundry server, there will be no registrations or logins required, just drop in and play! Additionally, I will provide LegendKeeper journal (think WorldAnvil) that you can browse to refresh your memory on anything you've previously encountered or common knowledge of the world.

What I provide

I will bring the books, the campaign, the server, the music, the roleplaying, the maps and anything else required for us to have a bloody good time sailing the high seas!

Gameplay details

50 Fathoms is an epic swasbuckling / pirate themed sandbox where every adventure leads to another. I will be open about your options and make suggestions or even dangle tantalizing adventure hooks in front of you, but the choice of where to go will always be yours. Become a daring pirate sailing the seas, salvage goods from the Flotsam sea, or realize the prophecy and put an end to the death-curse.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Lines and Veils
Open Door
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

There will be a Session 0 detailing the world, your place in it before getting into character creation. I will provide all necessary materials and guidance for you to quickly get ready and jump into play. We will also discuss our relationships with each others' characters and how your character fits into the world.

Players can expect

• Find a game to join solo or search for a professional game master for you and your friends/coworkers/family.
• Book your session and wait for the Game Master to approve you.
• If you don't have a blast with your first game, your next game is on us.