The Dark Caribbean West Marches Campaign

June 1st - Sept. 19th 2024

Overview

The Dark Caribbean West Marches is an ongoing Pirate Borg campaign played by on the Limithron Discord Server and using Legend Keeper.

Join and play Pirate Borg online with other pirates, friends and scallywags. The campaign will run for three months (June 1st - Sept 19th) and you can play as often as you like.

Each week your actions will uncover new islands, clash with powerful NPCs, and shape the Caribbean around you. Our group of 12 GMs will track all progress in Legend Keeper. Come alone or bring a friend, but the shape of the game is up to you.

Games will organize on our Discord channel, and you can find the complete rules, and how to sign up, there.


How Is It Organized?

Games are organized on Limithron’s Ship of the Dead Discord server, and information, maps, NPCs, and play reports are organized in a shared Legendkeeper.com world. The Commodore— or lore master for the campaign who tracks major world events—for the season one campaign is Quartermaster Tyler. Contact him via discord: sorth24.

Season 1 dates: June 1st, 2024 through the weekend of Talk Like A Pirate Day, September 19th - 22nd, 2024.

Who can play? Anyone that signs up here!

Who can GM? A roster of ten or so GMs, organized by the Commodore. If you are interested, reach out to the Commodore . GM’s that run games will earn credit towards Harbourmaster rewards.

Where is it played? Online, in the VTT or forum of the GMs choice: Foundry, Alchemy, Roll20, Discord only, etc.

About West Marches Style of Play

There’s several characteristics of a West Marches campaign that make it stand out:

  • There's no regular scheduled time.

  • There's no fixed group of players; players can drop in and out each session and there are multiple GMs. Players can and should play with different players and GMs. Regularly repeating groups are discouraged: meet and play with as many people as possible!

  • The players determine the direction of the game, as opposed to GMs preplanning the flow of the campaign.

  • There's no overarching storyline; the game is about exploration, discovery, and treasure.

  • Living Legacy: Player choices can permanently affect the world. Though the campaign will follow the General History of the Dark Caribbean, decisions made during the West Marches may find their way into future canon.

  • Learn more here on Matt Coville’s YouTube Channel and in this blog.

We will be tracking games and the world using Legendkeeper:

Each session, GMs will track PC entries, session reports, ships, locations, NPCs, and location pins, updating the Caribbean as it changes. This means that one group can continue where another group left off!  

This public world map can be seen by all players, and as new locations are explored, more pins get added to the map. Changes to NPCs, ships and important places will be updated as we go.


Organized through Discord - This campaign is for Pirate Borg RPG online only.
For questions, ideas or want to GM? Contact our Quartermaster Tyler.

Email: Tyler@Limithron.com

Discord: Sorth24 or Tyler Quartermaster