Girls That Game

 Anyone played 7th Sea? Looking for tips and tricks.

 So I tried the game last weekend, but I don't know that I got a real feel for it. It ended up with 8 people at the gathering, and that's way too many. KDM is best with 4. They have rules for expanding up to 6, but it basically means 2 people get killed really quickly and you're back down to 4. 

I created a D&D world where the old pantheon of gods was banished by a new pantheon. The old gods are going to return. It's a much bigger pantheon and I need more gods and/or demigods. I've created a few, I asked the players to create some, but I need more. Anyone want to help? Go crazy. Human appearances are north required. Please include:

Name
Appearance
Domains
Alignment (good/neutral/evil)

Example:

Sujata
Young brown-skinned woman with dark curls
One of three goddesses of magic (there's a neutral and evil goddess of magic already)
Good

Any and all help will be appreciated

Hi all,

Still DMing 4e, same homebrew world though with a different party, with a different short-term goal. Circumstances are sending them to the Underdark to rescue a kidnapped mage.

So, this is my opportunity to create yet another culture, this one generally ruled by evil. I did, however, want to put my own stamp on things.

Since I know plenty of players who will play a Drow who is of good alignment or at least neutral, I wanted to work that in. At the same time, I envision a culture that is very much every sentient being for his or herself. So, I'm including some of the following elements and I'd love to have more.

• Very mercenary attitude. First and foremost, "What's in it for me?"
  
• Strength is power. The more tattoos and piercings you have, the more you can tolerate pain, therefore you are seen as stronger.


• Helping the weak is seen as weakness
  
• Extreme classism
  
• The law is to be followed yes, but it is also to be bent into Alexandrian knots to make it serve one's purposes


• Money is also power, so greed isn't a sin, it's a necessity


• There will be slavery. There isn't much that is more evil than that.


I'm going for a lawful evil vibe, which I think can be scarier than chaotic, if I do it right. People with their own code of conduct, of honor, even. Methodical, intentional evil. People who would care about loyalty, tradition, and their own version of order. People probably very comfortable in a clearly-defined hierarchy.

It occurs to me that I may be taking on too much.

There will be all races, because I find that infinitely more interesting.

I'd love some input. Have at it!

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One of my conservative friends (who I butt heads with on a regular basis) is on the side of, "it's about ethics in journalism," which I find confusing. I haven't seen any proof of unethical behavior anywhere."

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I'm new to Shadowrun, and after a lot of fussing about putting my character together, learning the HeroLab application the Overthinkers finally had a session.

Good things and bad things. I like the world building, I like the die system (and hey, an excuse to buy new dice!). I like the variety of characters you can play. It's a bit odd for me to have elves and trolls in a post-modern world, just like it's new to me to play a game with both magic and tech (though I certainly read enough urban fantasy to be familiar with the concept).

I didn't think much of the canned adventure, however. Very little room for team building and character development. The small quests led to the conclusion in a disturbingly linear fashion. The clues to tie the mini-quests together were embarrassingly obvious.

We have a couple of trolls in the group, two elves (one that my character has dubbed "Princess) and two humans. Two of the guys are playing women, the other woman is playing a woman and I'm playing Sloan.

I got Sloan's name from a character in two very different books. One is the best interrogator in Minneappolis from John Sandford's Prey series. Even his wife calls him Sloan. The other is from Seanan McGuire's Indexing, and the character is badass, has questionable ethics and is always a hair away from exploding into an evil stereotype.

And I thought it would be a nice way to stretch myself if I played a character of, not the opposite sex, but of no discernible sex at all. Sloan is of medium height, medium build, flat-chested, low waist-hip ratio, dresses androgynously, and is a touch anti-social. High praise from Sloan is, "You might be all right."

My boyfriend's character (this would be Princess) was polite enough to ask what pronouns Sloan prefers. The answer was, as you might guess, "Sloan." It's going to be difficult for the others to write mission reports. One of the trolls refers to Sloan as "it." That gets him an eyeroll and a comment similar to "don't be an arse."

One of my recent D&D characters was a woman in the military who worked intelligence missions, there wasn't much time for other kinds of fun. Another wore cloth armor in battle, and stylish dresses the rest of the time. She was also known to enjoy a cup of tea in a fancy cafe if one was about.

How have y'all played off-gender? What did you get out of it. Any thoughts on Shadowrun?