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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 1512883" data-attributes="member: 463">Hi Randomling - looking forward to playing in your swashbuckling game! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Seems like lots of good advice here (other than re the lack of value of PhDs in law...) <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />BTW if you want to use d20 I believe there's a "Seventh Sea d20" which looks like it has good 'crunch' stuff in it, although the world itself is kinda lame IMO - 18th century pirates with no Americas/Caribbean is odd.  I think using your own homebrew might work better.I agree d20 rules is rather complex for a swashbuckling game, esp the minis-based combat, so if you're comfy with using different (simpler?) rules system that might be an idea, or maybe d20 w/out minis and don't worry about 5' steps, tactical positioning etc.  Some of the Conan rules like Fate Points & the Pirate class might fit a swashbuckling game, although the combat rules are a bit complex where armour is involved - you could set the game in an era with gunpowder & no armour, though.  I have Avalanche Press's 'Pirates of the Caribbean', which aims to be an historical sourcebook - lots of scurvy & amputations, you could check it for ideas.I agree that ordering players to help the GM by looking up rules, tracking initiative etc is a good idea, I do it a lot.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I wouldn't worry about knowing everything - one of my GMing secrets in 3e is that I no longer expect to know all the rules, I just relax & do my best, I'm prepared to look stuff up if it seems important.  Stalkingblue & me make lots of errors, too - it's not important.The mentor idea sounds promising - SB & me could certainly offer support as needed - but I expect your game would emphasise roleplay over rollplay - a good thing IMO - so I doubt much would be needed.</blockquote>

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