The Story Guide Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Hey guys! This is the OOC. Feel free to kibitz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 So, I have a question for those interested in the game. I'm debating having this be an analogue to our Earth with different political figures and a slightly different world state - mostly to avoid acrimonious issues cropping up in regards to politics. Much as I think any of us might like to punch certain politicians or have our PCs make various situations around the globe "right", it leave actual people far too heated for something that's meant to be a fun game. Am I overthinking this? Do people want to run as just our Earth and then diverge once game starts? Or go with the analogues and have creative freedom to make the game world a little different from the start? Oh, also, I'm pretty sick right now. I'm working on things, but the brain is trying to boil itself. So, work is proceeding but if there's something you need/want to be able to submit a character background or whatever, say so here or poke me in Discord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I'm willing to go either way. Personally, I think we're good enough sports to make this work. It's only a game, and better to let us vent any hard feelings onto the NPCs than in RL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 As far as I'm concerned, this is happy funtime gamespace, no matter how accurately it models our reality. I'm not planning on playing someone psycho enough to punch political figures. Other forms of activism are possible, depending on character concept. So I have no objection to basing it on reality. Could be entertaining, though I understand your concern. Especially in a relatively 'moderator free' zone. Eh, y'all know me. It's all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 *kibitzes all over everything* Oh. Ahem. Sorry. I would suggest avoiding the analogs. it makes it too easy for things to devolve into politics or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I'm going to reboot Evo for this. Whichever route be it Directive or Elite Agency, he's going to wind up junior partner to Ein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 if we only do one character do you have a preference for what level they should default to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Nope, no preference. I'll probably make a danger rating system for plot threads, so people can gauge if they want to put their PC in that particular thread. With the gamut between Talent, Psion, and Nova anyways, characters are going to be all over the map. It being Play By Post, that's easier to manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Okay. I'll go with things being exactly our Earth until the start of game. Then it can get weird and evolve away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Hey, updated character creation rules to try to balance things out a bit to offer more interesting options and better guidelines. Lemme know if you like/dislike anything in particular or have an idea you think would work better or need a specific question answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 color me stupid but which rules is this game using, 1e or 2e? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 anyone know what they are making for this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Cassidy Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Haven't really considered it yet (well, I have a vague idea or two), but not sure if I'm joining the game yet or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Nina said: anyone know what they are making for this yet? GDP and I are planning on resurrecting Evo and Einherjar for this. See 200x for examples of them in play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Thinking of recreating Genesis if I can find a power set that makes me happy. If not, we'll see. Beyond that, I wanna do a Talented Directive agent and perhaps a psychic of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 thanks for the replies but i have no idea who any those are lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 I don't remember Evo off the top of my head, but Ein is a soldier type with Viking theme. Genesis is a super-science brainy type. One of my characters is going to be a reboot of Kyria, my first character on the site. She'll have been in a coma and wake with amnesia - making her a nova that doesn't remember being a baseline. I haven't gotten her statted out at all yet, nor decided if she'll still be a telepath. Kinda leaning 'no' right now. I'm still debating the other two characters. I don't really have an interest in playing a Talent, they're just not my thing. And I'm getting to play a Psion in WS, so I'll probably end up with two or three novas. I'm absolutely down for making characters and character ties for people. I'm also totally up for designing NPCs for people as background ties and game hooks. Just hit me up here or in Discord if you'd like collaboration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Story Guide Posted September 10, 2019 Author Share Posted September 10, 2019 Oh! Feel free to also talk to me if you need/want something particular for your character that's not well covered or requires tweaks of the mechanics. For example: Kyria is going to have been in a coma right up until things go sideways. She's a Jane Doe, so Paths for her a weird. I'm making one "Amnesiac Coma Jane Doe" Path for her and giving her three dots in it instead of the (for the start of game) one dot in Origin, one dot in Role, and and one extra to go in either. Another example might be if your character really does have a Society Path you'd like to start with - say you want to have them work for a clandestine organization with aiming that they will evolve into our version of the Directive. Or part of a cult that will set the stage for the rise of a Teragen-esque group. I'm really very open and the Storypath system makes this kind of modular mucking about both easy and already internally well balanced. The only things truly completely off limits are anything that relies upon having a supernatural template. Just wanted to throw this out there for anyone it might help in character creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Arr yeah, sorry, Nina. Genesis was a matter creator/inventor nova superscientist, who apotheosized into a nanotech T-1000ish fluidic body. Matter creation doesn't seem to be a thing anymore, but I can roll with the rest of it, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Yeah, Einherjar is an ex-Royal Marine Commando, turned somewhat, uh, thundery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Evo is a college student and athletic son and grandson of millionaire financial investors. Eruption makes him all shape-shifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Guess who's coming back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Is it Kara B'Nath? Tell me it's Kara B'nath! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 No, it's someone with a triple-digit IQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Okay, that's actually hotter. The Ein approves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Three digits?! OP! Plz nerf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 You're OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 You're all OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 This is true. Einherjar simply walks into Mordor, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Well, he does. His ego won't fit through the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 And that's not all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 If you have to insist it's that big, It's probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 On that note, Genesis Industries is marketing full-sensation prosthetics for, uh, various applications. User-definable attributes. Sign up here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrie Sherman Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Einherjar said: You don't have the clearance level for that, mister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evo Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, Karrie Dineh said: If you have to insist it's that big, It's probably not. In Evo's case, he can make it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigit Moran Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 this one has been cancled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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