Swashbuckler! Player Quickstart
Everything you need to start playing tonight
The Moment Has Arrived
For a while now, I’ve been down here in the Basement—tinkering with something that has a lot of sharp edges.
Moonlit duels.
Backroom conspiracies.
Powder smoke drifting across the deck.
Tonight, I’m finally letting some of it out into the world.
The Swashbuckler! Player Quickstart is finally here.
Mic Drop
The Game I Always Wanted
What This Quickstart Is
This is a playable slice of the system.
Inside, you’ll find:
The core play loop
The Dice Ladder
Wounds instead of hit points
Fortune, for twisting the story when it turns
Word-based character creation
A ready-to-run scenario: The Masked Ball at Blackridge Hall
You can read it in a few minutes.
You can be playing in fifteen.
What This Quickstart Isn’t
This isn’t:
The full rules
A complete setting
A polished final book
It’s a first taste of the game.
Enough to swing from a chandelier and make a terrible decision in front of the Duchess.
Why I’m Releasing It Now
Games don’t live in notebooks.
They live at tables.
In unstable situations.
In that moment when someone says—
“Wait… can I do this instead?”
I’ve played this at my own table.
Now I want to see what your tables do with it.
Download the Swashbuckler! Player Quickstart
Grab it, read it, and see what kind of trouble your table gets into.
If you play Swashbuckler!, tell me what felt fast, what slowed down, what broke, and what made the table lean forward.
This game runs on pressure and momentum.
If it stalls, I want to know why.
Now It’s Your Turn
Whether you’re a dramatic improviser or a tactical thinker who likes clean choices—you belong here.
Take a risk.
Turn the moment.
Make something unforgettable.
Embrace the Chaos.
Want in? Just hit the button.
Subscribe for Free or toss a coin to your chaotic uncle—either way, you get the goods.
Rules are optional. This part isn’t.
Alright! Looking forward to checking this out.