Swords Without Master: Cut Fire

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A one-shot of Swords Without Master. Come seek high adventure in a world of swords and sorcery! Show us how you paint a vivid fantasy world and achieve mighty feats of wits and brawn! Plunge into glum depths and soar to jovial heights!

Concept: A collaborative fiction-writing system where the challenge comes from describing and creating a short story on the fly. The dice tell you only the tone of narration...until they turn against you with a twist! No experience or familiarity with genre needed. The title "Cut Fire" and image are just a seed of inspiration - the characters and content will be up to the players.

Aim: We'll tell a complete short story in 4 hours or less. You may bring a previously-created Rogue to this session if you've played before. Otherwise we'll create characters together before starting our tale. We'll play over the Open Hearth Discord with voice, video optional. We'll use a Google Sheet as a character keeper and shared notes.

Tone: Generally light adventure fantasy, although it can range from gritty to philosophical to goofy, depending on what the players bring out.

Subject matter: Expect some descriptions of violence and injury (not too gory) in keeping with adventure fantasy. The Open Hearth Community Code of Conduct is in effect. For safety and content, we'll use Lines and Veils at the top, the X-card throughout, and the Open Door policy.

You'll get an email from me with the links you'll need for the game. Expect it about a week beforehand, or within a day in case you sign up later or come off the wishlist.

Art by Jabari Weathers / Worlds Without Master