Across the Great Blue
Welcome to Idumea!
Introduction
The sea is where you belong, among the waves, the free wind and the silence of the night.
Much of the known coastlines and the islands surrounding the Three Continents have been mapped, though not everything. Most ships on sea are fishers’ boats, cargo ships owned by merchants, military vessels or yachts of the rich – throw even a few pirates into the mix. The sea surrounding the known world is a place or conflict, greed and leisure. People have lost their desire for discovery and exploration of the unknown.
You keep your eyes at the horizon, wondering if there is something more, if this really is all there is to this world. What your eyes see is just a line separating the waves from the wind, the sea from the skies and the Great Blue from the heavens. Your heart feels otherwise. The line is not an end or an endless plateau, just a barrier to be broken, a wall to be scaled. There has to be something, has to be. If you just don’t see something, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.
You have heard the legends of how the world was divided by Ganda, the Guardian of Idumea, of how he tore the world apart, isolating a third of it to protect the rest from the forces of the Darkness. This third, that is now lost to the pages of history and legend, shrouded by myth and fables, begins to repeat itself in your thoughts. “A third. A third. A third.” When you wake up in the morning, as you perform your duties, even at the moment you close your eyes to rest, the thought of the lost third permeates your thoughts and doesn’t let you be.
“Tuesday, 13th of the 9th Cycle, Year 1 390
I did it! I got Albahr’s Pride, she is mine now...
Across the Great Blue, is a journey across the sea. You have a ship, the best the nation of Algharb has. You choose a heading, though you don't know if it leads you to where you want it to take you. You will have a crew to help you in your journey, of which you are responsible. Will you find a lost land? Will you make it?
Most of the game is about life on board, the challenges the uncertain journey brings and facing the trials of the sea. In practice, I will play the environment/GM controlling the overall flow and trigger events while you, as a Captain/co-GM, will have the authority and control of the crew and the ship. We will play together and against each other at the same time. And if you are wondering, mutiny can overthrow you if you can't get it under control. Depending of the size of the crew we can look into having your 1st Mate (your choice from willing crew applicants) as a second co-GM.
Before posting the official call for crew, I would like to go through some plans with you regarding the mechanics and ideas behind the scenes.
If you are interested in being a Captain/co-GM or Crew, make noise! Those applying to be captains, send me a PM too – a brief sales pitch of you and your captain-character whom you get to build more afterwards.
Some practical things
There will be a turn rotation instead of free posting.
I expect at least 3 paragraphs of writing.
Any questions about the world and the game concept, please do ask :)
