Game Prep: Corsairs, Brass Rings

Going to be running 2 different games as we take a break from TFT (and a long-running game that we only managed to get together every 2-4 weeks, so it got more disjointed than I liked).

The Corsair game is going to take a different world, though, than the original game. Borrowing heavily from Butcher's Windlass series, we are replacing the Molten Sea with a vicious jungle that no one has ever survived in. Plus we have the Spires, large floating cities made generations ago from Sunstone by unknown people. We will still have floating islands and repellium, but I am also adding in the crystals that can aid in flight and be used as weapons as well. And as 1 player does not like to play humans, we will need to throw a few other species in there. The books have 2 others we can use readily: intelligent cats that, while lacking hands, are used as vermin hunters. They have their own society in the warrens of vents that transverse the spires, as well as living on the islands. There is also a warrior-type of breed that are stronger, faster and shorter lived than humans. Cat people of a sort. They are also looked down on by most people and many consider a second-class citizen. Not all. Mechanically, they have to use their 4d6 stat for "mighty as a lion" (aka strength) but will also get a 4d6 for the "nimble as a mountain lion" (aka dexterity) and the 2d6 for intelligence, dense as a sack of potatoes. They will also get a negative social reaction score sometimes, depending on who it is. The military respect them as powerful warriors, but the upper class mostly see them as servants only. 

I'll leave it open for more races - we did add a very Dwarven-style race last time. I'll share this link with the Saturday game group, and we can start figuring out what kind of character (and what species) the players want to play. And then get a bit of background. 

I also have the Windward game, so actually have a lot of flying ship minis if we need them. And yeah, I did get the big box expansion with all the stuff. Still have yet to play the game! But I obviously need to have some ship-to-ship chasing and combats! Of course, the ships do not have to be traditional galleons - I found some really interesting ships back when I ran the 1st game.

Wish I knew who to attribute these to!

Flying ships!

For Brass Rings I am going to continue along the 1st adventure. This time though our 1st 2 antagonists have gone missing in Endkeep Station! Dr. Crackers and Miss Meadowheart's parents are mounting a rescue operation. While I doubt the Circada Gang in their steam jalopy will attack the train again, I do have several ideas to expand that past Endkeep Station, and use some of the locations in the original book. I am also opening this up to any rodents as per the book. I've yet to get any character ideas from the Monday night gang but, as above, I'll send them the link to this post so they can have start to think about things a bit and figure out what sort of characters they want to play. There are "islands" out past the F Ring of Saturn that we can explore. Who knows, perhaps there is a library that connects to other libraries in this universe as well. Which reminds me - I need to add an Uncle Heimlich for Brass Rings!

draft map, with insert of Endkeep Station

Henrich of the Corsairs - do I need a different one as this next game is a different universe?

a possible Uncle Heimlich from Brass Rings. Perhaps Miss Meadowheart's uncle?