7th sea core rulebook is out for backers!

ok, how many fellow backers do we have? and how many of them want to play a 7th sea game!

ME!

it might take me a couple of days to read through the book, at that time if I have enough interest I'll create a game.

Keleth, does this mean that you can put up the character sheet now or is that after the general public has access?

I think he has to wait for the general public to have access to it.

Nope, I don't have to wait for the general public. I'm about 60% done with the basic char sheet (it will need modifications once you guys take a look and tell me how to improve certain things, like advantages and arcana), and then I need to have my JWP contact approve it.

I'm super in. Haven't yet read it but WANT MY COPY.

Haven't read through it yet, but I'd be interested in playing.

ok, maybe it would be a good idea to wait until the sheet has final approval? that would give everyone time to read the book

I roll to disprove your logic!

/roll 5d10 [2, 1, 2, 3, 1]

DAMNIT! NOT ONE SINGLE RAISE!

…umm, is it too late to auto fail and gain a Hero Point?

I think this just proves just how silly and insane a 7th sea game will be with this site's dice roller

"I'd really like to escape this burning building, but I didn't get any raises.. so I just burn"

OOH, OOH ME ME ME!

Was that the first time you used the skill for the scene?

Tracking Raises is going to be trickiest part of running 7th Sea via PbP.

This was brought up to me, and it basically means I have to raise the priority level on developing game wide tracking sheets (like destiny points for FFSW, raises here).

I don't think so, not if every person posted their total after they use one

Tracking raises stems off of how you want to make your sets though from rolls, what you do with them especially during combat for the GM as well will take some getting use too... and that's at a physical table using poker chips for raises.

1 Raise success (You may not always take the success though)
2+ Raises for other things happening/finding/altering

Cumbersome. I don't really have a notion of how Keleth's tracking sheets would work/look.

I know how they work and how to use them, its the "poker chips" that are missing in PbP. As it is, the only way to track them is via text, which isn't the end of the world and can be done, but I can see it all getting lost in the shuffle when posts fly.

you make some sacrifices for the convenience of PBP I guess

I read through a good bit of the book last night and mapped out a rough outline for major action and dramatic sequences I want to run. it might be a good idea to start with a cliche' 7th sea game: artifact hunting!

any word on when the physical copy will come out?

Good, neither do I!

In an EotE game I was in, we did destiny tracking in a separate thread; I imagine that's how people playing Savage Worlds are doing it too. Sounds feasible, though equally clumsy, here.

doing it in a different thread would be way more cumbersome. it's ok for destiny points because you don't use them that much. raises you use a few every scene.

if only there was a way to set a counter that appears under your character portrait and you can increase or decrease as needed.

If it was linked to your character sheet it could work. So it posts character pic and the tracker. Could potentially also keep track of things like HP depending on the system, although that could get cumbersome. Unfortunately when you change the value it would change for all instances of your character posting in the thread, unless the value can be frozen when it posts.

Sorry, read over this and realised it doesn't make much sense. What I mean is that the value when you post might be 5. You might use one of those and it takes your total down to 4, but that would also change the value in the original post, unless that can be frozen when it is first posted.

Does this make any more sense than my first attempt?

I have no idea how complicated that would be to code, so I'm not asking keleth to do anything.

but hey, it looks like we have at least 4 people already interested! looks like we'll have a summer game once the sheet is coded (take your time, keleth)

just out of curiosity, what are you guys interested in playing? anything grab your attention so far, or is it still cooking?

The email said it had been sent to the printer. A previous email said they wanted it to ship pre-GenCon; I think early July.

I totally want to play a nerdy but swashbuckling archaeologist!

Or an arrogant excessively attractive ship captain!

Or a gruff Sarmatian game hunter!

ARGH! Too many! *head explodes*

IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM!

Nailed it.

So I just need to convert Marshall Law... Got it.

keleth would be proud of me. I posted in the 7thsea subreddit and "casually" mentioned I was running a game on this site.

Link?

here

I am from that Reddit and have joined because 7th Sea was mentioned.

Holy shit! I'm going to have to make sure you're in the game when it starts, then

I'm considering running two games of 7th sea if we have a lot of people who want to play. That way nobody will feel left out

Thanks, man. I've been dying to play some 7th Sea since the KS. It doesn't help that I just watched The Princess Bride again, either.

Up-voted!

I already got two story ideas brewing, if we have enough people they can choose which one they want: a story involving finding syrenth artifacts (lots of fighting, sneaking, heroic escapes and sea travel) or rescuing a kidnapped person and righting a great wrong (lots of political intrigue and undermining a villain)

so far those interested are:
eldritchfire
haileybot
remnant
friar_tuk
djforeclosure
njohn858
ArchTDS
fluglichkeiten ? (not sure if you want in or just joining the convo)

is this list correct? does anyone else want in? I'm thinking 4 players per game would be more manageable. the 6 player games are killer

Thanks for including me but I don't really have the time right now to learn another new system. It has all sounded very intriguing, though. I'll need to look into it when things settle down a bit.

no problem, just trying to make a list so I don't forget anyone.

Man, I want in on the Syrenth artifact game. I'ma play a cross between Inigo Montoya & Indiana Jones with just a dash Captain Jack Sparrow for spice.

sound like a lot of fun. will you take the married to the sea advantage?

EDIT: and what nationality?

Ok im in i just said screw it and ordered the Core Rule Book!!! It's basically a father's day gift for my self ;)

Nationality is the hardest! They're all so fun! I think Castillian though; educated, intellectual, and hot tempered.

I'm gonna build out this character as practice. I'll link it when done.

I'm in the same boat as fluglichkeiten (which is why I haven't been chiming in despite my interest). If you make the games public I'll surely be following along!

since the game is very, very new, of course I'll make it public. it'll be a learning experience for everyone

oh oh oh oh political intrigue count me in

I swear I'll start reading the rules before the game starts. :P

this popped up in my facebook feed and I thought that it had some bearing on the game...

Yup Im so using "Join Giblets" in the game and real life!!!

lol.. you'll have to use a raise if you don't want to get slapped

oh, and just for those that haven't even read the book yet.. I intend on making this a teaching game. if you don't know something I'll pass you a note, but I fully expect everyone to at least read the culture section of your character's country of origin.

if you're not too savvy on the lore, the artifact hunting game might be easier to understand than the political maneuvering one.

I'm kind of debating between going Eisen von Panzerhand or an Avalon Privateer that may or may not have some basis on The Princess Bride.

Avalon knight; the incarnation of Osgar, The Spear Knight. And I love the idea of an Indiana Jones game. There can still be intrigue, but delving tombs and rescuing artifacts for the Avalon throne? Yes please!

I'm up for either of the two experiences!

Do they release the PDF to pre-orders or just KS backers?

I don't know for sure. probably just backers and next week will be preorders

ok, I think I have a pretty solid handle of the rules and such needed to at least pretend I know how to run this game, I will create two games once keleth sets 7th sea as a campaign option. if there's no character sheet we can just use custom sheets.

no rush, keleth, I know you just got a root canal today.

I'm gonna try to get the character sheet done this weekend and send it to my JWP contact. I'll create the system today though.

would it be possible to edit the game after the char sheets are made to accept them? like I create a 7th sea game that accepts custom sheets, then when the sheets are up, I can witch to that? or do I need to hold off on creating until the sheets are done?

I just think it would be a good idea to make a new game in order to start on character building then switch to custom and 7th sea so people can use either character sheet.

by the way, how are you holding up? root canals suck

You can always edit to add new character sheets later.

The root canal wasn't bad actually... a bit long, an hour+, but it's went fine. My gum is sore for now though.

Thankfully on the internet no one can hear you *mumble mumble*, right?

7th Sea 2e is up as a system (also, I noticed a bug where the systems page wasn't working properly, no details other than the system and logo).

Also realized, I need an icon to signify "This system has a character sheet".

ok, I have created two games, 7th sea: lost and found and 7th sea: Nobody expects us! lost and found is all about exploration and adventure and nobody expects us politics and revenge. please join whichever one you're interested in and we can start talking character creation!

Applied!

Also applied!

and it looks like we have 7th sea character sheets active! thanks keleth!

we got lots of slots open, so be sure to apply! I can always increase the player size if I have to

Having gone through the character creation today I think I'm set if there's extra slots.

Applied!

I've been reading through the core book these past few days and am pretty excited about the story potential. :)

oh hell yeah, there's a lot of potential. I'm digging out my "classic pirate movies" collection and finding inspiration

ok, I've increased the #of players in lost and found to 5. this is because I know friar_tuk wanted to play in that game. nobody expects us still has room for 2 more players, but we can roll with 3 if nobody else joins it by the end of this week.

going to make a separate thread for nobody expects it to see if we can get at least one more player. if we don't get any new blood by friday, I can run it with just 2 players if that's ok with everyone

If people are interested in purchasing the PDF, you can get it on DriveThru RPG. If you do and use the GP referral link, I'd appreciate it. You can find the direct link in the Systems section as well.