The Tides of Change

Welcome to The Blue, a tropical ocean-world inspired by Mesoamerica and the Pacific Islands. Here, your ragtag crew of rogues, pirates and punks are gearing up to pull a heist for the ages. Your target? The Omniglyph, an artefact that provides protection from the mutagenic powers of The Change. Guarded jealously by the knowledge-hungry Iguanid Empire, you've learned that the Omniglyph lies in a facility on the secluded volcanic island of Kiinatlas, at the border of the Empire's igneous territory. Slipping in and out won't be easy, but that's part of the fun, isn't it?

Our setting, Cerulea, is a vast ocean world connected to Earth and other planets through a series of unstable portals. Known to its inhabitants as The Blue, it's home to many unique sapient races and cultures that evolved out of the tropical seas, open skies, mangrove swamps, and cavern-riddled volcanic isles. The Change is an unpredictable force that permeates The Blue: a source of energy, unstable magic and absurd, eldritch mutations. Unknowable, ancient gods are said to lurk in the deep, whilst relics of a civilisation long fallen take the form of powerful artefacts and towering monoliths known as Statue Islands, around which the lively cities of The Blue are constructed.

Heya, this is my Intro to RPGs oneshot! It's completely beginner friendly and all you'll need is your imagination and a laptop :)

The system we'll be using is a homebrewed one that I've been using with my own group for over a year now, and it's really simple: there's no complicated mechanics to grasp or long lists of definitions to read.

You'll be able to choose from a range of pre-made characters, but there'll be a lot of room to customise them to your taste. Think of it like a prompt to get your imagination going and help you to dig into the setting.

Tonally, this is a pretty lighthearted oneshot with a focus on sneaking around, far-fetched lies, non-lethal combat and other absurd heisty shenanigans. We won't be taking things too seriously or touching on anything dark, if things go to plan.

Nevertheless, I'll be employing a number of safety tools such as discussing Lines and Veils (hard and soft content limits) before the session, as well as the X-Card (a safe-word you can use if anything uncomfortable gets brought up) which will be usable at any time during the game.

My discord username is @aj1025 -- message me here to let me know you're interested, so I can send you further information and check in with your limits. Hit me with any questions you might have, too :D