What we’re about
20 GRIT is Looking for Players
GOAL
We are filming RPG games (D&D meets Fate Core meets Sword of the Iron Throne) with the goal of creating a channel and a brand. Eventually, hopefully, everyone will be getting paid. We are playing in the Santa Clarita area for now, but will be moving further south. We will be playing on Saturdays and it will be an all-day affair. The goal will be to play once per week… eventually.
We roll 20-sided dice. The game can get rough, like low-grit sandpaper. Therefore, we call ourselves 20 GRIT.
SETTING
The world of Galadrim is vast, colorful, broken, and filled with barbarism. Candles of light survive, albeit rare and flickering. Sparsely populated, neither magic, treasure, nor resources are commonly found. The craftsmanship and beauty of the past has been lost -- and the greatest and most powerful serve darkness. Those who fight for a higher purpose do so from the shadows -- and face insurmountable obstacles as they strive to wrest Galadrim from the wicked.
Yet Galadrim is vast. There is laughter, gaiety, art, sophistication, and culture. There is innocence and beauty. There are those blessed by time and geography who cannot fathom the wretched lives of the many. Mostly it is empty and filled with ruins, where eyes stare back from the shadows.
THE GAME
You do not need to know the rules to play. Frankly, you will not even know they are there.
This is not a video game -- the world does not change based on character’s levels… and Galadrim is a scary and deadly place. Good role play, initiative, and decision-making grant boons called fate tokens – the currency of the game and a necessity for survival. If you have ever played the Fate Core system you get the idea… but we take it to another level.
Sometimes characters and story lines are pursued to the end, but frequently play will return to a stable of characters from a spectrum of realms and alignments you will develop over time – and half the fun will be creating a unique personality for each one of them.
The tone of the game is Braveheart, Last of the Mohicans, Conan the Barbarian, and Lord of the Rings. There is humor and snark – if your character is humorous and snarky. Otherwise, it is deadly, serious, and dangerous.
The game is built on role-playing. You cannot speak out of character to another player regarding the game—therefore each player can make their own bad decisions without unsolicited advice… or even go against the party. All interactions with NPCs are also in character.
We do not necessarily need people who speak in accents and crack jokes. We believe character is action. We need players who create characters with strong opinions determining bold action.
Combat is fast, brutal, and intense. We utilize the Sword of the Iron Throne conventions of spotlight and maneuver – with the added tension of time constraint. We encourage grabbing a foam sword and showing the DM exactly what you are doing. Yell and scream… we will.
Every good story has tension, suspense, conflict, and real stakes. This is not a safe space, it is communal story-telling, with true character expression taking precedence over all – sometimes even over survival. This will be the most intense game you ever play. Players will be tested with emotional, intellectual, and social stresses. If you do HEMA or martial arts in your spare time and are bored with most role-playing games, this is the world for you. We value female players – the type who do not fear death and want to kick ass. With no offense to anyone, just full-disclosure, we are higher octane and more intense than, well, just about any game you have ever seen.
Are you ready? Send an email to [email protected] with the heading Interested in Playing. Give a short bio, include a recent pic, and let us know why you think the game is for you.
Peace (at least in your RL)