Children Of The First Flame - Urban Fantasy TTRPG
Children of The First Flame - Urban Fantasy TTRPG
Hi everyone! Me and my girlfriend have made a project on Kickstarter for our first Indie TTRPG. Would you like to give it a try?
It's an Urban Fantasy set in an alternative Europe, where humans and mythical creatures live together.
If I told you about a world where our society lives in harmony with magical creatures, would you believe it?
In ancient times, the human kind coexisted with magic and all of its children. They grew with fairies, devils and other different mythical beings, learning from them how to use this fascinating power. And so witches were born.
However, something went incredibly wrong: religions gave birth to hateful groups, and words as heresy and blasphemy became dangerous. The arcane world was forced to hide itself to survive, becoming part of myths, legends and stories. Fairies created another reality, a place to be free from human law. Devils retired in their homeland. Witches and other creatures had to hide between common people and learn how to survive in this new, hostile world.
And then, when it all became unbearable, war came, a gruesome conflict where the only winner was Death itself. In 1802, a peace offer was made.
This is the story of modern times, where harmony is again part of our society, even if sometimes it’s still fragile. This is a story of an urban fantasy Europe, where creatures we only ever heard about can be our neighbor, and we can be part of them.
Choose who you want to be! We have many options, from the evergreen Witches to different types of Fairies, Devils and Mythical Creatures. And, if you really want to be special, you can always create something new! We have made many playable species, but you can still create your own unique character with our game! After all, there are so many legends and ideas in our world, it would be a shame to not give you the tools to play them.
Write the story with your Game Master session after session, using your creativity to progress the narration. Mix your stats, your magic and your common abilities to create compelling scenes. There are many ways to solve problems (or to create them), so what are you going to do?
You just need a bunch of d8 dices to play, and that’s it!
The world of Children of the First Flame is complicated, with many flaws that reflect real-life ones. We think that it’s important to represent these kinds of topics in our world, even if in a different reality. So, don’t be surprised when you’ll find social battles as a key part of our lore.
Also, this game is unapologetically LGBTQIA+, and we hope it can help to create safe spaces.
We stand against every type of discrimination and oppression, and our work is going to reflect our views.
Unfortunately, we don't have a professional artist on our team now, but if the project succeeds, we are going to hire someone for covers and illustrations.
We don't care if it's easier, we're not going to use any type of AI. We want something made with the passion of an artist, not by a soulless machine that steals from others.
We are not professionals but, if necessary, we prefer to use our drawings, instead of a machine. Hopefully, we’ll have the money to hire artists. We want to work with human souls and see their vision in their art.
This is an independent project without a big budget, but with your help we can make it work!
Link on my bio!
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THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING!
Had a conversation with someone who said that "Ekko was in love with Powder, not Jinx. Jinx is not capable of being in a relationship" and I absolutely think otherwise. It's not like Powder and Jinx are two different entities, they are the same person with two different experiences. The Alternate Timeline only shows us how things could have been in a kinder world, but Ekko knows that there is something worth saving, because Jinx is not only her mistakes (everyone is fucked up in this series) and OBVIOUSLY SHE'S NOT JUST HER MENTAL ILLNESS. Jinx still deserves love from her sister, from Isha, from Ekko. This season shows us that, no matter how broken she is, she loves and she loves deeply.
In the end, Timebomb is a tragic love story in Arcane, it's a "what could have been", but the possibility was there. It's just that the world is not kind enough for them to have a happy ending. And I don't think that the only way this would have worked out was with Powder instead of Jinx, because Jinx showed us she was capable of improving, loving and caring for others.
I'm a bleeding heart for characters like Jinx, I know.
Sorry if it doesn't make sense, English is not my first language and I'm also writing this at 1.30 am.
I would be happy to hear other people's opinions on this.
As somebody who has struggled with mental health all of their life and still does, Jinx's romance with Ekko means the world to me.
I'm sick and tired of people considering mentally ill people just "not interested in love" or, on the other side, "not healthy enough to be loved". Which is utterly stupid. Ekko falling for Powder but clearly showing signs of wanting to learn more about Jinx and on his way to love her too, realizing that her damaged past and issues do change her but she's still his girl. It's brilliant writing.
He can't be a savior to her, because there's nothing to save. There's nothing to fix. The whole message Jayce gives with "there's beauty in imperfections" goes hand in hand with Powder's "sometimes taking a leap forward means leaving a few things behind". Ekko goes from wanting to save her to wanting to see more of her and leaving Powder behind to know about Jinx. With Ekko loving Jinx nevertheless it shows that mentally ill people can be loved. And with Powder reciprocating and Jinx making amends with Ekko (with the romantic context behind already seen) it's breaking the whole stereotype of her being this "insane maniac with no remorse and unable to show love".
So I guess what I want to say is that their relationship would've worked in another universe, but I want to believe it could've worked in this one (with time), too.
Oh my childwood
we’re gonna get you outta there
Playing Fear & Hunger with my girlfriend and... That poor Girl, I know what her destiny is and I'm suffering for her. She never knew hope, and she only has my party (D'arce, Cahara, Moonless), nobody else ever gave her love.
sevika, hearing a loud explosion: JINX, NO
jinx, sitting right next to her: what?? the fuck??
sevika: sorry, force of habit. ISHA, NO-
Imagine thinking that fuckin' Tati Gabrielle is ugly.
Couldn't be me, she's a goddess thank u very much. Not my fault some men never saw a woman in real life.
And, for fuck's sake, HOW can they look at Ciri and say that she's ugly too.
They really hate women, geez.
well it's definitely one way to get a girlfriend...
Annabel Lee, talks about ladylike behavior, while reading the most scandalous book of her century… the legend you are, Annabel
Poor babies, they can't play something if it doesn't center them in some ways.
Also historical accuracy wouldn't be a problem for them if the character wasn't black, I wonder why
How the Assassin's Creed Shadows Yasuke arguments are going online:
Them: A black person being in Japan isn't realistic
Us: Yasuke was a real person that lived at the time
Them: But he wouldn't have been a Samarui
Us: *Gestures at all of the history of him being trained and considered one*
Them: Well it takes place in Japan why can't we play a Japanese character
Us: You also play as Naoe
Them: Yea but we wanna play as a male
As a European, I'm seeing a lot of bigots from the USA (and Europeans that simpatize with Orange Man) say that Europe is against freedom because:
1) We are woke and poor
2) universal healthcare is paid with taxes
3) Hate speech is censored
Well, maybe some of us are poor. I don't have much money and I struggle to find a job, but I prefer to be poor than to be a fuckin' d*ckhead with no empathy. Being poor is not a flaw, being poor is a condition. MY grand-grandma was really poor and with 6 children, she was a widow from South Italy in a post war country. None of you bigots will ever be half of what that woman was, how she carried her life with love and strength. If there are poor people, it means our society is wrong and should change. Also, not all European countries are Italy, some have better incomes for workers. Like, they actually get paid the right amount for their job. Crazy, right?
Unfortunately, many countries are not "WOKE". Here in Italy they blame "communism" even for a nail is badly placed. They hurt minors that are peacefully protesting against genocide, but let fascist do the "roman salute".
Let's continue, shall we? Are you unhappy because your taxes will help everyone get healthcare? First, you're an idiot, because taxes will help you get cured too without paying 10.000€. Second, the capitalistic idea of individualism has ruined basic empathy, because you prefer to spend tons of money than to help the community. It's funny, because many of you aren't even that rich, some of you have low paid jobs.
To conclude, freedom of speech shouldn't be freedom from consequences, but don't worry! In some European countries pigs enable hate speech and justify discrimination. So, unfortunately, even Europe is at risk to become the hellhole you desire so much.
My heart goes to the people who are suffering because of far-right governments, and to the victims of modern society all across the world.
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I'm the crazy they/them blue hair lesbian feminist the bros told you about. - Italian, Lv. 26 - I like games, RPGs, comics, books, etc. etc.MY INDIE TTRPG:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cerfnoirproject/children-of-the-first-flame-an-urban-fantasy-rpg?fbclid=PAY2xjawIxXaZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABphQy_Uj3KZeDeO4N6X6WSfKYhtvGSUR6T_TWWr--7CRWpi_Q_EwB7zP7iw_aem_xv4b3FP3gsBsSEd4iWBiDA
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