Embrel Organized Play: Living Cities

Become a **civilian** somewhere in the world of Embrel. Ruling nobles balancing the fates of their cities; frontier colonists exploring an unknown territory; with play-by-post games utilizing Total Party Chill's Discord, players can leave their mark on the world of Embrel by helping to design items, discovering lands, uncovering and building lore, and starting missions for the Mercenaries branch of Organized Play to undertake.

## **What a Civilian Is**

Depending on the specific game's mechanics, a **civilian** may serve different roles, but in every game, civilians are player characters who interact with each other and the world mostly by role-playing in specific Discord channels.

## **What a Civilian Is Not**

Civilians are not **adventurers** or **mercenaries**. While Talent can manifest in anyone and some civilians may have quirks, civilians in general do not have enough to be qualified as Threadtouched and therefore are weak compared to mercenaries. Keep that in mind during role-playing.

## **Creating Factions**

Factions are occasionally designed by groups of players during Living Cities games. These factions can supply gear, perks, and advantages to characters in the Mercenaries branch of Organized Play. Check out Active Factions to see currently available factions.

## **Race Restrictions**

Races from the *Player's Handbook* are standard. To inquire about using other races, ask `DM Devon` on Discord.

Goblins, Warforged, and Centaurs are rare or unheard of in Embrel. They are not available to be player characters at this time.

## **Safety Tools**

Embrel Organized Play understands that some content can trigger or make myriad players uncomfortable, and therefore the use of safety tools is encouraged. What follows are some of the measures in place to help ensure an enjoyable experience for all.

### **Etiquette**

Be civil. Use parentheses (like this) or brackets [like this] to talk out of character. This helps remind people when things get heated that you're just playing the game.

Tag groups of people sparingly. Don't burn individuals out from too many notifications.

### **Lines and Veils**

Some explicit content, while acknowledged as occurring in the world of Embrel, may be glossed over rather than explored in detail. Examples include the courtesan or escort industry and gratuitous dismemberment.

Other content may be excluded from Organized Play entirely, such as rape.

Lines and Veils are created at the discretion of Devon and the Game Masters. If a player desires to request a line, a veil, or clarification on content that they believe is harmful, they are encouraged to message `DM Devon` privately or publicly on Discord.

### **Safe Sign**

   If at any point a player feels that the play-by-post game has become overly hostile, they are encouraged to post the `:TPC:` emoji in the hostile channel.

If this image appears in a channel, all players must **stop** posting for at least **five minutes**. They must also **reflect** on whatever they have posted to consider how others may have taken the words and how others may be feeling.

After the allotted time, posting may **resume**, but all players must commit to **reducing** hostility rather than continuing it.

## Active Games

### **The Westernlands**

Travel across the sea to an unexplored continent. You are a citizen of Mowen who has the skills, knowledge, and goods to make a colony not only survive, but thrive. Trade resources with other players to help each other meet your personal goals while you discover the secrets of the **Westernlands**. Check out Westernlands Game for more information.

## Concluded Games

Check out Concluded Living Cities Games to see previous Living Cities games.