Savage Worlds - Pirates of the Spanish Main / 50 Fathoms - Looking for players

[Black Hammer]

FG License: Ultimate, so anyone welcome
Game System: Savage Worlds

Time Zone: EST
Day of week and time: Thursday nights from 7-11PM EST
If new game, planned start date: When I have enough people, as soon as the 10th, more likely next month
Planned Frequency: Weekly
Term: Long term. Usually I aim to run a campaign at least 6-8 sessions then re-evaluate from there based on the group's interest

Text or Voice: Both preferred.
Voice software used: Teamspeak

Roleplay & Combat mix: 65/35 RP/Combat. A bit heavier on combat than most of my games.
Number of Players in game & needed: More? I'm aiming for 4-6, though I tend to be flexible on this.
Character starting level & equipment: Novice
Character restrictions: Plausible reason to be sailing the Spanish Main.

Details of your scenario: Campaign will start with players as pirates, privateers, or merchants (depending on the group's preference) on the Spanish Main, indulging in the sort of swashbuckling you'd expect from a game with cannons, cutlasses, and carousing. Expect a gradual shift towards some fantasy elements from 50 Fathoms, essentially sailing mythology being true. Sea monsters, sirens, and such to go with your tattered treasure maps.

Savage Worlds is a relatively light mechanical system, designed to be fast and fun. It is very beginner friendly, but also appeals to the experienced roleplayer looking for a happy medium between airy narrative games and excessively granular attempts at simulations.

[Daedalus]

Damn, you would run this game on a night I cannot play. If you ran it on another day I would love to play this

[Skellan]

Oh man, I so want to play in this one. The 2 am start kills me though :(

[Daedalus]

Oh man, I so want to play in this one. The 2 am start kills me though :(

Actually if you are in england that it is only a 12am start time because you are 5 hours ahead of EST. Still bad though

[Daedalus]

Any chance of you being able to move the game to another night? Like Wednesday?

[Skellan]

and if you could possibly move it to an hour earlier I could do 11pm till 2 or something :D (may as well be cheeky)

[Daedalus]

and if you could possibly move it to an hour earlier I could do 11pm till 2 or something :D (may as well be cheeky)

An hour early might have me pushing it since it will start about a half hour (thereabouts) after I got home from work. But if he could do it on Wednesday (or even Tuesday) I know I would be into playing

[Black Hammer]

I could potentially swing a Wednesday 6-10PM EST time slot, maybe even 5-9. Thing is I'd like at least five people for this to work, and I'm only up to about three so far.

[Daedalus]

I could potentially swing a Wednesday 6-10PM EST time slot, maybe even 5-9. Thing is I'd like at least five people for this to work, and I'm only up to about three so far.

5 is pushing it for me, 6 is doable, however depending if I can get home and fast enough.

[Skellan]

I reckon we will get another couple soon. Who can resist life on the open seas with salty spray on your face and a cutlass at your side?

[Daedalus]

I reckon we will get another couple soon. Who can resist life on the open seas with salty spray on your face and a cutlass at your side?

Yeah, it has been a couple of days. Sometimes it takes a little while to find people. If you aren't running D&D it's not as easy to find players

[Black Hammer]

If you aren't running D&D it's not as easy to find players

I've noticed, but I'm also little surprised at that. I go to gaming cons a few times a year, and always get people asking me to run "anything that isn't D&D or generic fantasy." I think a lot of people (including myself) have burned out on hitting orcs with swords +1 at this point, and are far more enthusiastic about trying something new.

But then, Fantasy Grounds seems to attract a lot of people new to or inexperienced with tabletop, and for them, D&D is sort of the starting point. Which is understandable; it's the biggest name in RPGs, and has the added bonus of encouraging mechanically-focused dungeon crawls that avoid the more challenging (but also interesting) aspects of roleplaying.

So I wouldn't be surprised that something like "Monsters and Other Childish Things," Tenra Bansho Zero, or Smallville would get limited response; narrative-driven RPGs are a niche market, and those who enjoy them often have well-developled, and therefore very specific, tastes. But Savage Worlds is a game that provides some crunchy mechanics and dice-driven combat.

[Skellan]

I love d&d, especially 5e. Its popular because it is good and both veteran and new players enjoy it. I do enjoy other settings and systems though, particularly savage worlds, it is just so much fun.

[Daedalus]

I love d&d, especially 5e. Its popular because it is good and both veteran and new players enjoy it. I do enjoy other settings and systems though, particularly savage worlds, it is just so much fun.

I like and play D&D, but fantasy bores me after awhile. It's so limited where with modern day and sci-fi settings there are so many different ways you can go. I can't understand the people who that's all they play. How they can just play fantasy. I love Sci-Fi as I said and I couldn't just play sci-fi or I would get bored of it.

[Daedalus]

I've noticed, but I'm also little surprised at that. I go to gaming cons a few times a year, and always get people asking me to run "anything that isn't D&D or generic fantasy." I think a lot of people (including myself) have burned out on hitting orcs with swords +1 at this point, and are far more enthusiastic about trying something new.

But then, Fantasy Grounds seems to attract a lot of people new to or inexperienced with tabletop, and for them, D&D is sort of the starting point. Which is understandable; it's the biggest name in RPGs, and has the added bonus of encouraging mechanically-focused dungeon crawls that avoid the more challenging (but also interesting) aspects of roleplaying.

So I wouldn't be surprised that something like "Monsters and Other Childish Things," Tenra Bansho Zero, or Smallville would get limited response; narrative-driven RPGs are a niche market, and those who enjoy them often have well-developled, and therefore very specific, tastes. But Savage Worlds is a game that provides some crunchy mechanics and dice-driven combat.

The problem is there are a lot of people out there who think D&D is the only game out there. People need to work to show people that there are other games out there and expand their horizons. I think many of these people would have fun if they were introduced to other games

[Skellan]

I think many of these people would have fun if they were introduced to other games

Yeah, 50 Fathoms is a very highly rated campaign, it seems to have a great mix of the supernatural and piracy. It'll be like Black Sails or something :)

[Daedalus]

Yeah, 50 Fathoms is a very highly rated campaign, it seems to have a great mix of the supernatural and piracy. It'll be like Black Sails or something :)

I think I played in a one-shot awhile ago but I can't be sure. At either rate, I really would like to play it

[Black Hammer]

Looks like we'll be giving Wednesdays 6-10PM EST a shot. PM me if interested, might be doing character gen and starting tomorrow night depending on who can make it.

[Skellan]

I'll be ready to make waves

[Black Hammer]

I'll be ready to make waves

Keep making puns and I'll have to reread the drowning rules for Savage Worlds.

[Skellan]

OK, we'll be ship-shape and Bristol fashion from here on

[Daedalus]

Keep making puns and I'll have to reread the drowning rules for Savage Worlds.

Are you kidding? Skellan's puns are all wet and I had a sinking feeling he would be making them. He is such a drip. ;)

[mithc]

I've played a lot of D&D since 3.5 and a few other tabletop RPG's, but I've never played Savage Worlds. I would be totally interested in playing though, the setting seems like it would be lots of fun and the time slot Wednesday or Thursday works for me.

[Skellan]

Welcome aboard ye salty seadog!

I think we have press ganged enough hearty pirates to make ourselves a crew.

[Regall Dorn]

If I walk through a cold puddle with my peg leg can I say shiver me timbers? Anyway I'm in.

[Black Hammer]

So, just to update anyone I'm not already in semi-regular contact with, I think I've got a minimum to get this up and running starting next week (Wednesday the 30th). There are still open spots if people are interested.

[Skellan]

is this happening?

[Black Hammer]

is this happening?

Tonight? No, I haven't heard confirmation from enough people to even merit having a character gen pow-wow. Between the holidays was probably a bad time to try to catch people's schedules working out, but I'll be getting in touch with everyone again to get it going for next week hopefully.

[Daedalus]

What day and time are you thinking of playing?

[Black Hammer]

Alrighty, I'm winding this back up again now that the holidays are over. So far I've got about four people interested in the game being run on a Wednesday afternoon/evening; the exact time start and player roles are what need to be hammered out now.

[Daedalus]

Alrighty, I'm winding this back up again now that the holidays are over. So far I've got about four people interested in the game being run on a Wednesday afternoon/evening; the exact time start and player roles are what need to be hammered out now.

I could play in the evening, not the afternoon.

You should put up a calendar event so people can sign up so you can see your exact interest level.