Powered by the Sea

With the release of 7th Sea to backers, there is obviously an interest in playing a game.

However, I am extremely intimidated by the lore and the setting; there's so much that I know I won't get it even half right. With that being said, is there any interest in a game using the 7th Sea mechanics but a different setting altogether?

High fantasy, urban fantasy, sci-fi, space opera, magical girl, alternate timeline, etc. All are great sandboxes to play in, and I don't have to worry about all that pesky backstory that I know nothing about.

Thoughts?

Before you launch this, I can setup 7th Sea as a system without a character sheet.

Cool beans. This is just a brainstorming thread, anyway. Seeing if there is any interest.

there is a way around learning the lore and setting of the whole game world.. have the game take place only in one setting, like one city. then you only have to learn about one country and culture

I'd be down to explore the rules in a world of your creation.

Any preferences?

I like the setting and lore of 7th sea, but even I'm not using all of it. I'd prefer something more loyal to the setting as in no space or magical girl stuff.

if you're going to keep the same mechanics, old europe is close enough and enough people already know the history

also eldritch, have you had enough time with the book to feel more comfortable running a standard 7th sea game? with the setting and lore?

Yeah, honestly, I kinda wanna explore the setting more, which is why I don't think I went for this straight off. I haven't even read the whole rulebook yet, but even through just character generation the world seems digestible. At least in small chunks.

yeah, I feel the same way... like I said, just make the game take place in one sport and just learn about that one spot... or make us all pirates..

We can always start small and get bigger. And preferences on where to start? I'm thinking hte Glamour Isles. It's an island chain, so there's plenty of sailing to be done, and the fae! I've always been enamoured with them.

Thoughts?

I can go for that. what's the premise?

Ooh, what a nice coincidence! I was thinking of running an Avalonian this time. :)

I don't know, you tell me.What kind of game do you want to play? Think of this as the brainstorming thread.

Y'all let me know what you want to see/do, and I'll figure out how to make it work.
You're the local guide, gotcha! Even though it's being based in the Glamour Isles doesn't mean there can't be people from other lands. The queen is very welcoming of outlanders, from what I remember.

hmm.. if you want to involve the Fae... maybe we have to retrieve some magical item? maybe we need to curry favor or act as ambassadors? maybe some great doom will befall avalon and we need their wisdom to help us prevent it? of course, that kind of help always comes with a price...

So, are we back to using the 7th Sea setting?

I think so!

That's getting a bit too specific. I'm looking for what kind of theme all y'all're looking for.

The core book posits the following "story modes" as the kind of stories 7th Sea is good at (pages 277–78):

• Adventure
• Conspiracy
• Espionage
• Hack-and-slash
• Horror
• Political
• Military

Since we're starting out small—and in the Glamour Isles—I would be wary of choosing espionage, since that usually involves being spies elsewhere, and horror, since the book says "Eisen" for horror. I know that the Glamour Isles can do horror, too, but I'm just not that good at horror stories in any case.

Once we get a story mode chosen we can drill down to more specifics.

my votes are for adventure or conspiracy

Yep. I hope that's OK with you. I know how you hate learning new systems and settings :p

I'd definitely be interested in playing, especially in the Glamour Isles!

well alright then! when's the game forum going to be created?

As for votes, Adventure is tops. Political could be fun, but I'm all about the Adventure tropes, of Romance and Intrigue and swashbuckling around.

I figured we'd do some more brainstorming here first. That way I have a better idea of what the game is going to be about, and that means a more apt name for the forum. Names have power, you know.

Besides, I suck at naming :p

Names Have Power would be a bitchin' name for a game... jsut saying...

Adventure sounds good, especially for 7th Sea.

Especially if the fae are involved. Hmm…

I've only played 7th Sea once and I don't recall any fae. I'm going to have to figure out what's going on.

Avalon is the almost-UK. And since the fables of the Sidhe come from the UK, Avalon has the Sidhe walking and talking with the human population.

And it looks like everyone but DJForeclosure has voted for Action. Coolness, I can work with that. Do y'all want to be working for the Crown? Unofficially working for the Crown? Privateers? Something else?

privateers with a Letter of Marque from the queen would be awesome! we can maraud other nations' ships with impunity!

I'm cool with Action and Adventure! Sounds good enough for me!

swashbuckling!

Privateers sounds wonderful. Then, we're in it for ourselves with ties to the crown.

now I need to figure out which country I want and if I should be a dashing dude or a chick

OH GOODNESS, I just got inspired

Vodacce young girl duelist of the vodacce school that makes you really fast with daggers

so it looks like we got 4 people interested, time to create a game!

what would a good name for a game of privateers that may or may not encounter the Fae be? let's brainstorm

On stranger Tides
Plundering dat booty
rats on a sinking ship
Seelie over the 7th Sea
YAAAAAAAAR

Justice and Profit

Dreams of profit/plunder/booty
Freebooters and Faeries

Boggans and Buccaneers!

The Glamer of Crown and Profit

Piracy: The Glamourous Life

A Glamourous Life for Me

perfect, now make it so I can stop foaming at the mouth

Yo, ho.

Done.

And invites have been sent to (I think) all of you.

Damn, this is sounding great. I KNEW I should have backed that KS, haha.

They book is available to the public now. Keleth shared a link somewhere with his affiliate info tag thing. If you get the game, be sure to use it!

Yar har fiddle dee dee.

I've purchased and downloaded the PDF onto my ipad. Reading it -- but only about to page 65.

Unfortunately, falryx, the game is currently full. But depending on how things go I might start up another one in a few weeks' time.

or maybe someone else can start another 7th sea game. if we can rival D&D for number of games, I'll be a very happy Sith Lord

That would be amazing, but it seems no-one but us wants to run. Maybe we should start charging tool run! Supply and demand, and all that 😉

yeah, that might not work. and keleth might want his cut...

we could start careers in the seedy underworld of black market roleplaying

Black market nothing! Let's go legit: start a Patreon, do online games using Discord (or another free online voice chat), and record it to release as a podcast as a series of unrelated but awesome actual plays! The more you pay, the more games you get to be in.

We do have a Mumble server...

Oh, that's a thing now? I mean, I couldn't rent server time. That would be…mutually beneficial.

I'll be running a 7th Sea game some time in the near future ;)

Got room for one more in this game? I was previously uninterested, as I am also looking to explore the canon setting. But I'd be happy to hop on board with what this is shaping up to be!

Sorry, game is all full up. But I'll keep you in mind if I do a second game.

Just fully read and saw this game is full. No worries!

noo.. aaaagxh... stoooooop.....

crap, I already made a character for your game.

I guess I need to make a game for your character then huh?