Sapphic Knights: Thirsty Sword Lesbian Campaigns
Description
"Your thirsty sword lesbians may be fantasy heroes, or may inhabit a galaxy of laser swords and starships. Anywhere that swords cross and hearts race, thirsty sword lesbians are there."
The Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community Inc., with support from Lesbians Inc., are proud to present Sapphic Knights: Thirsty Sword Lesbian Campaigns.
We have designed these events to focus on the more sapphic-leaning section of the queer community - whether you're lesbian, bi, pan, ace/aro, demi - cis, trans, non binary or other and feel some affiliation with the Sapphic label, you're welcome at these games.
Choose from the Online or In Person Campaign, which runs across 3 sessions. You'll have the opportunity to create your character, collaborate with your fellow players and GM and experience a bespoke campaign for you and your table.
What your ticket gets you:
3 Sessions of Thirsty Sword Lesbians with a professional sapphic GM
A custom campaign for your and your table
Your own custom character
3 hour-long sessions
In Person: Catered snacks for your game
Online: $25 food delivery voucher for each game
Online Campaign - Dates and Times
Discord
Session 1 | 3rd September | 7pm-10pm |
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Session 2 | 10th September | 7pm-10pm |
Session 3 | 17th September | 7pm-10pm |
In Person Campaign - Dates and Times
Elder Gods and Dragons, Unit 5/233 Cardigan St, Carlton VIC 3053
Session 1 | 4rd September | 7pm-10pm |
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Session 2 | 11th September | 7pm-10pm |
Session 3 | 18th September | 7pm-10pm |
About your GMs
Online GM:
Daz (he/him)
Daz is a GM with 7+ years of experience who has a passion for collaborative story telling that facilitates the exploration of what makes us who we are. He is a chronic volunteer who has a passion for creating communities and helping people find places they feel like they belong.
In Person GM:
Flick (they/them)
More details coming soon!
What is Thirsty Sword Lesbians?
Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a Tabletop Roleplaying Game (where you create a character and make choices for your character with the aid of dice) by April Kit Walsh. Thirsty Sword Lesbians celebrates the love, power, and existence of queer people. If you love roleplaying games and angsty disaster sapphics with swords, you've come to the right place.
Who are the Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community Inc.?
The Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community is for queer folks in Naarm (so-called Melbourne) and surrounds to get together and bond over our love of tabletop roleplaying games.
FAQs
- Do I have to be a lesbian to play?
You don't have to be a lesbian to play. We have designed these events to focus on the more sapphic-leaning section of the queer community - whether you're lesbian, bi, pan, ace/aro, demi - cis, trans, non binary or other and feel some affiliation with the Sapphic label, you're welcome at these games.
The game plays with themes that are common for all sorts of people who are marginalised on the basis of gender and sexuality, as well as feelings that go beyond the queer experience.
- What if I'm ace or aro or want to play a character who is ace/aro? Do I need to be "thirsty"?
From the book: "The game fundamentally assumes the characters crave connection, but that connection doesn't need to be sexual or romantic. The Entice move can relate to any kind of physical or emotional desire, and you can tweak it for a different focus or community connection instead of their physical or romantic desires. Using this variant can be a non-romantic way to explore community connection, chosen family, and close friendships in face of obstacles posed by the characters' own emotional conflict and by the outside world."
- What if I have dietary requirements?
If you are playing in person, we will do our darndest to make sure your dietary requirements are catered to for each session.
If you are playing online, we will organise food delivery vouchers for you, so you have control over what you're ordering.
- Is the In Person venue wheelchair accessible?
Elder Gods and Dragons, our in person venue, does have stairs and non-accessible bathrooms and is therefore not wheelchair accessible.
- Do I need to have played Tabletop Roleplaying Games before?
No! No prior experience is required. Our professional GMs will teach you and help you with learning the system.
- What safety tools are available?
Player safety is important to us.
As a base, the GM will work with you all to create "The Palette" at the start of the first session. This includes different concepts you want to include or exclude from the game. GMs will also use standard safety tools such as either the X-card or Lines/Veils or a mixture of both.
If there is ever an issue at the table that can't or hasn't been resolved with the GM and/or other players, you can email hello@melbqueerttrpgs.com for additional mediation.
- Where are the In Person games hosted?
The In Person games are held in a private room at Elder Gods and Dragons, Unit 5/233 Cardigan St, Carlton VIC 3053.
Public Transport:
Trams: 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72 and get off at the Lincoln Square/Swanston Street Stop.
Buses: 402 (Swanston Street/Grattan Street stop), 200/207 (Argyle Square/Lygon Street Stops).
Parking:
There's paid parking on the street or Ace Parking nearby (corner of Grattan and Cardigan)
- Where are the Online games hosted?
The Online games are hosted in the Melbourne Queer TTRPG Community Discord server. You will need a Discord account to participate.
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