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ironphoenix) wrote2008-08-03 10:19 am
ironphoenix) wrote2008-08-03 10:19 am
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Running this up a flagpole...
I'm considering the possibility of running an RPG starting this fall, after ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ancalagon_tb's Star Wars game ends. This would put it somewhere around October, I'm guessing.
My current idea involves a modern setting with relatively little actual combat, using the Hero system because I know it works well for this kind of game, and for other reasons that I cannot fully disclose at this time. Character death is expected to be rare but not necessarily absent, and provision for bringing players back in would be made (i.e., if your character dies, you don't "lose your seat" or come back in at "level 0"). An introductory game lasting about 3-4 sessions would lead in, and then players would have the opportunity to construct new characters based on a better understanding of the milieu and the game mechanics. I will provide help with character creation, especially for people new to RP'ing and/or to the Hero system, which can be a bit daunting.
The focus of the game would be on characters' actions in the context of difficult matters of ethics and loyalty, against a backdrop of... well, some kind of trouble, at any rate. Elements of the supernatural are likely to become involved.
This game would draw on some things that I've played in and enjoyed, but it's not a carbon-copy of any of them... apparent similarities should not be trusted to hold too far!
Any salutes? If you're interested, let me know about your availability. My preference would be to run on a weeknight, starting at 7:00 and running until 10:30 plus or minus 30 minutes.
ancalagon_tb's Star Wars game ends. This would put it somewhere around October, I'm guessing.My current idea involves a modern setting with relatively little actual combat, using the Hero system because I know it works well for this kind of game, and for other reasons that I cannot fully disclose at this time. Character death is expected to be rare but not necessarily absent, and provision for bringing players back in would be made (i.e., if your character dies, you don't "lose your seat" or come back in at "level 0"). An introductory game lasting about 3-4 sessions would lead in, and then players would have the opportunity to construct new characters based on a better understanding of the milieu and the game mechanics. I will provide help with character creation, especially for people new to RP'ing and/or to the Hero system, which can be a bit daunting.
The focus of the game would be on characters' actions in the context of difficult matters of ethics and loyalty, against a backdrop of... well, some kind of trouble, at any rate. Elements of the supernatural are likely to become involved.
This game would draw on some things that I've played in and enjoyed, but it's not a carbon-copy of any of them... apparent similarities should not be trusted to hold too far!
Any salutes? If you're interested, let me know about your availability. My preference would be to run on a weeknight, starting at 7:00 and running until 10:30 plus or minus 30 minutes.
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I am totally interested and would be available if we could pick Mon, Tues, or Wed.
I'd be available if we were biweekly on Thurs.
Friday night is my last choice but I'd consider it.
I know nothing about the Heroes system, but assume you'd either let me come over and use yours to create a character or would have a character creation bit at the start of the first session.
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I would definitely do character creation with people in advance: it's a tricky system for that. Even so, I would encourage you to get the book if you can afford it: past experience tells me that it's worth having your own copy, although it does mean dumping about $50 or so. One generally has to order it at Fandom II, and then roll well on the availability chart. ETA: Alternatively, you could buy it direct from DOJ Games.