Black Swords and Red Sails [ EDIT ]

This game has been retired! That means it's no longer being run.

Man was not born to a world of justice.
But he can create such a world!
🗺️ Follow an adventure path that takes you across the Young Kingdoms and even to stranger lands.
🐉 Test your strength and cunning against sorcerers, demons, curses, and worst of all... mortal men.
🗡️ Experience enthralling and challenging modules using a rules-lite system based on the source material!

Since before the beginning of this world, the gods of Order and of Chaos have quarreled. Unable to take direct action against ond another, they turn to mortal agents to enact their wills. You are such agents, blessed and doomed by the very gods that use you as puppets. Through these strange stories you will have the opportunity to shape your own destinies, though your choices may just come back to haunt you.

Using the Black Sword Hack rules, we will play to level five; a total of five challenging modules taken from the various editions of Stormbringer RPG and Elric! We will level after each module, which are set to be a quick paced narrative.

In this campaign you will experience:

⚜️ An adventure path directly inspired by the writings of Michael Moorcock.
⚖️ A balance between role-play, combat, and exploration.
👨‍⚖️ Neutral referee who prefers intuitive rulings to strict rules.
🐉 Evocative combats with life-or-death stakes!

Come and join me on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure! Here's what other players have said about me:

🎙️ "What really stood out about him as a gamemaster was his ability and willingness to allow player character actions and decisions to matter."
🎙️ "Charles runs flavor rich games that are always full of surprises. He pivots fantastically between different tones, and he understands the rules of each system without handcuffing the game to them."
🎙️ "Charles is a FUN, patient, and supportive GM who invests time and effort into new players without letting the table become a classroom."

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Character Generation Info

Character creation is as easy as ABC! Or, rather, SOB!

Stats
To determine your stats, simply roll 2d6 down the line! I will provide a chart against which you will compare your results, which brings your final stats within the 8-13 range, rather than 2-12.

Origin
You will choose to have a Barbarian, Civilized, or Decadent origin! These will affect your starting weapons (purely aesthetic) and to some extent your Background rolls. Each origin also comes with a random table of specific prompts, though this is optional.

Background
Each character will select two background options from their own origin list, and another from any list. Some options are restricted by origin. We will not be including the Inventor or Changeling backgrounds, as the two are types of "magic" that will not be used in this game.

And with that done, you roll for weapons and begin play!