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Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Love, swords, and adventure.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians battle the Lady of Chains when her enforcers march down from the frosty north. They rocket through the stars to safeguard diplomats ending a generations-old conflict. Even when swords are crossed, they seek peace with their opponent—and sometimes connect more deeply than anyone expects.
A sword duel can end in kissing, a witch can gain her power from spirit lovers, and an entire campaign can be built around wandering matchmakers flying from system to system.
Thirsty Sword Lesbians is a rolepaying game for telling queer stories with friends. If you love angsty disaster lesbians with swords, you have come to the right place.
In this book, you’ll find:
- Flirting, sword-fighting, and zingers in a system designed for both narrative drama and player safety.
- An innovative take on the Powered by the Apocalypse family of games.
- Nine character types, each focusing on a particular emotional conflict: Beast, Chosen, Devoted, Infamous, Nature Witch, Scoundrel, Seeker, Spooky Witch, and Trickster.
- Guidance and support for running the game, including how to make appealing adversaries, set the tone, pace the game, and structure play.
- World building worksheet for custom scenarios and starting scenario seeds to play with: Best Day of Their Lives, The Constellation Festival, Gal Paladins, and Sword Lesbians of the Three Houses
- Variant rules to highlight different identities, emotional connections, and setting elements.
- Strategies to adapt any setting where swords cross and hearts race for Thirsty Sword Lesbians.
Ready? Let’s go!
GAME INFORMATION
Number of players: 3-6
Age of players: 13+
Length: 2-4 hours
Type of Game: Roleplaying Game
Languages Available: English
Product Number: TBD
ISBN: TBD
Page Count: TBD
Format: Hardcover and Digital formats.
Release Date: TBD
Availability: Check here
Game Designer: April Kit Walsh
Early playtest draft review here: https://libromancersapprentice.blogspot.com/2019/12/review-thirsty-sword-lesbians-beta.html
I get an incredibly Revolutionary Girl Utena vibe off of reading about this one. (And I hope there’ll be a better name when this gets released …)
Just wanted to say, reading through the playtest, this is fantastic and I’m really looking forward to running it with some friends. I love how it’s so accessible to brand new TTRPG players, and scaleable to one-offs. It can be tricky getting folks together, this helps with that a lot.
I’ve never felt more valid or called out in a game text, and the psychological safety systems are a huge win, as an autistic nonbinary person with some past junk.
These make running a game much much more relaxing knowing the systems and emotional group processing are part of the experience. Love it all, can’t wait to give you all my money once this is out!