Gentleman Pirate
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What we found
- Queer storyline central to play
According to the game’s rulebook
“A solo+ poetry RPG of gay adventure on the high seas!” - Queer themes
According to the game’s own description
“A solo+ poetry RPG of gay adventure on the high seas!” - Tagged queer by its creator
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Description
A solo+ poetry RPG of gay adventure on the high seas!A lovestruck & sassy supplement to Gentleman Bandit, inspired by Our Flag Means Death They call you the Gentleman Pirate, because no one knows your name. Rather, they know your reputation: refined, smartly accoutred, well-read, a wonderful storyteller; the one who left land and luxury, who left a life of leisure, to sail the Seven Seas in search of beauty, adventure, and — with any luck — true love. <3 The GameIn this writing-focused RPG, you are the titular Gentleman Pirate, a personage of means who weighed anchor for a life of seafaring, swashbuckling, and soul-searching. A natural raconteur, you compose 13-line poems to immortalize your life asea — plus, an optional Boswell Mode lets you throw shade with abandon as you embody your Pirate's sassy, brassy personal scribe. A step-through character generator helps you divine your Gentleman Pirate's special #aesthetic. Tips for writing in character help you embody your Pirate even further.Card draws guide the content of each line so you can tell your Pirate's tale in glittering, heartfelt verse.An optional Boswell Mode brings the snark: become your Pirate's on-board biographer and add cheeky annotations, directed by additional card draws.Dice rolls determine poetic device add-ons to further shape the experience and ratchet the difficulty (rules included in the original Gentleman Bandit game). Rules for multiplayer versions — inspired by the Exquisite Corpse style of group poetry writing — are included in the original game for both in-room and online settings. Your Tools A copy of Gentleman BanditWriting implements of your choice; if using a digital medium, we recommend something with a Draw optionA well-shuffled deck of 54 playing cards, Jokers intactOne six-sided die (optional) Mobile-ready PDF and example poem PNG included. Layout and graphic design by John Harper, creator of Lasers & Feelings, Blades in the Dark, and AGON. Huge gratitude to David Jenkins & the folks who gifted us with Our Flag Means Death.