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Player Sign Up: Armour Artis: Advent

Our Mission:
Whenever possible to promote and feature tabletop roleplaying games created by individuals or by independent presses. 
Across the channel people of color will represent at least 50% of the total cast members.
We aim to present a variety of stories and cast members from outside the US and will actively seek out these opportunities.
Storytellers are responsible to make their worlds diverse- representing NPC humans across the spectrum of humanity that exists in real life. This will be through coding and explicit description. This must be done thoughtfully, without racist representations and stereotypes.

We stand for the following, if you do not, please don't apply.
• Black lives matter.
• Trans women are women. Trans men are men.
• Love is love, all LGBTQIA+ are valid.
Game Information

Single-Session Pride Charity Livestream One-Shot benefitting TransLatin@ Season Length: 1 episode
Session 0: 3 hour duration. This will include: 30 minutes of introductory discussions of people, the game, and the session 60-90 minutes of safety discussions, 5-10 minute break at the end of the safety discussion up to 60-90 minutes of character creation & game mechanics discussion, Session Length: 6 hour duration. This will include: 30 minutes of tech 5-15 minute intro (channel, charity, donation incentives, players & character intros), 90-120 minutes of gameplay, 10-15 minute break, 5 minute back from break charity messaging (including donation incentives discussion), 90-120 hours of gameplay, 15 minute outtro (player plugs, channel plugs, charity info), 60-120 minutes of de-rolling & other after care (checking for bleed, 5-10 minute break, stars/sparkles/wishes), Game System: Armour Astir: Advent (including first-party supplements) by Briar Sovereign https://royalrabbit.itch.io/armour-astir Genre: High Fantasy Mecha, Anti-Fascist Rebellion, Queer Romance, Action/Drama Content Warnings: Systemic oppression, Fascism, War and combat, Themes of marginalization, State violence, Danger to civilian populations Safety Tools: Lines and Veils, Palette Grid, X-Card, CATS, OK check-in, Stars and Wishes

Game Synopsis

Game Synopsis My name is Captain Vael, and if you are hearing this broadcast, the Authority has already branded you a traitor. The Choir-state of Coralinth was built on a lie. The Authority claims their grand wards protect us, but they are actually just using them to suffocate a vulnerable district. Inside, the Barkwrights are sealed behind massive blast doors. (Note: These are the folks using ancient transmutative magic to bond flesh with living wood to heal injuries, so being cut off from sun and soil is a literal death sentence.) The Authority will stop at nothing to starve them into compliance, because a community that can sustain itself is a threat to their total control. Down in the Carrier’s hangar, we are loading a heavy transport with essential mutual aid: synthesized transition care, medical supplies, and culturally vital recordings of our music. If you can pilot an Astir (Channelers), or if you can work a wrench to support those who can (Supports), we need you. We are going to crack those gates, drop the supplies, and get out. The Cause doesn't leave its own behind. Media Touchstones: Mobile Suit Gundam meets Tengen Toppa Gurren Legann through a queer Neon Genesis Evangelion lens. We are combining the high-stakes political rivalries of Gundam and the defiant, explosive hope of Gurren Lagann, while centering the messy, tender interpersonal bonds and forbidden, volatile mech-magic of Evangelion. We are building a collective, community-driven Cause to tear down an unfeeling Authority.

About the Storyteller

Hi, I’m Danny (he/him), your Director for this special Pride charity event here on Nerds with Dice! I’m a Cuban-American filmmaker, actor, storyteller, and activist down in Miami, and my table style is heavily influenced by my background in theatre, improv, film, TV, advocacy, activism, and community organizing. Safety and community care are my top priority. Since this game hits heavy themes of systemic oppression and fascism, we'll engage in robust safety discussions to ensure everyone is overtly empowered to play safely at the table. We operate on a strict standard of enthusiastic consent for everything included in this game and a full transparency policy to ensure all narrative decisions involve everyone they impact at all times. As a Director, I focus on cinematic action grounded in messy, character-driven emotional beats as I play to lift everyone at the table. Since Armour Astir is a PbtA game, we’re fully playing to find out, authoring this story together! Expect a session built in three phases. We'll start with The Discourse (where your characters get to debate their leftist ideals and formulate a plan), move into a split-spotlight mission where mech pilots battle the Authority while the ground crew slices terminals and picks locks, and wrap up with Downtime. That last part is strictly dedicated to communal healing, mutual aid, and quiet romantic or emotional role play. I'm super excited to tell a triumphant, fiercely queer story of rebellion with y'all!

The session 0 for this game will be July 17th 2pm CDT.

This one shot runs July 24th, with a call time of 7pm CDT. Do you have any conflicts?

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NWD is responsible for: • Programming decisions, including:
  -Which shows to run, and when
  -DM/ST selections -Graphics and Production -Assisting with Casting
• Ensuring safety & consent is followed and discussed at session 0, and regularly updated throughout seasons/campaigns • Providing uplifting feedback and support for all cast and crew
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Storytellers are responsible for: • Table safety including:
   -gathering and updating safety & consent forms,
   -confirming red/yellow procedures before, during, and after each session
   -ensuring communication throughout game and during aftercare/through the week
• Being prepared before each session, including maps, session notes, character information etc.
• Arrive at call time 30 minutes prior to live stream for tech & connection building
• If the ST must miss a session giving at least a week's notice to players and channel so that other programming can be arranged. (Obviously emergencies happen, and your mental health and safety are primary concerns to us!)
• Checking in with players throughout the week for the length campaign to ensure that everyone is doing well and to nurture a safe relationship anchor for uncomfortable conversations.
• Bringing concerns to the table without throwing players under the bus or pitting players against each other.

* Whenever possible, ST are NOT responsible to produce or moderate their own stream- allowing them to focus on the game and players

Cast Members are responsible for:

• Table safety (including providing updated consent & safety forms whenever something changes)
• Arriving prepared to call time 30 minutes prior to live stream for tech & connection building
• Having honest conversations with the ST and other players about things that are going well, and when things aren't.
• Being respectful of all people at the table and in the audience.
• Reaching out to NWD staff when extra support is needed.
• Completing monthly safety checkins from channel & ST
• If a player must miss a session giving at least 48 hours notice to DM and other cast, and providing consent to a proxy for the character, or arranging with the DM for the character to be inactive. (Obviously emergencies happen, and your mental health and safety are primary concerns to us!)

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NWD values the health and safety of our community above all else. If for any reason you ever have concerns about a show, cast, player, DM, community member, or chancellor, please reach out to NWD staff. You will never be retaliated against, and we want to help you bring your best to your story with your strongest mental and physical health to every game. 
Speaking with a chancellor implies a certain amount of confidentiality. We will not share/disclose personal health or family situations to the cast or DM of your show. Where possible we will also keep your identity private as well.

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If for any reason you decide that a stream is no longer telling the story you want to tell, it's okay to leave that game. We ask that you connect with a Chancellor first so that we can work with you, the cast, and the graphics/production departments to make the necessary changes. 
Leaving a game never results in retaliation or loss of future opportunities with NWD. 

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Casting, Diversity, and Accommodation

In regards to our above policy that people of color will represent at least 50% of total cast members. We recommend that whenever possible STs make an effort to cast two or more people of color. NWD believes that no marginalized person should be excluded from a game due to bigotry. As such we ask that STs make their table a safe place for women, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and more.   

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Acknowledgements

"This is adapted from the original work of Girls Run These Worlds, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License."