"Project Salvation"
2 open slots. Level 18 game, characters are DM-made (non-negotiable). Meets saturdays, 11pm EST, average game is 3 hours, max game is 5 hours. System is 3.5e, but 3.0e knowledge will suffice. Experienced players only, DM will NOT hold your hand when making rolls.
Talk to PlayerZero for more information.
Monday, December 29, 2003
Amber Game PC, like, Needed.
Ok, so the amber game is being plotted and stuff, and there are four players interested as present, right? Right.
But one more would be good. For best effect, there would be fourteen brothers, six dead and 8 sisters with 2 dead, possibly 4, but alas that won't work as well, and 9 pcs would be a tad much.
The game will run at "whenever the five of us are on" as a time. As most (if not all) of the players are in PST and MST those timezones would be best for anyone wanting to join unless they like staying up obscenely late
... says the person who once played an amber game that began at 4 am....
(Oh, and there will be pre-sessions for the game, to allow players to get a feel for their characters. BUT the first session (or 2nd) will be everyone getting together, crew-like. In Amber. Or maybe it's just the Paranoia idea of gathering them together and seeing how many survive... Paranoia Amber... *ponders*)
But one more would be good. For best effect, there would be fourteen brothers, six dead and 8 sisters with 2 dead, possibly 4, but alas that won't work as well, and 9 pcs would be a tad much.
The game will run at "whenever the five of us are on" as a time. As most (if not all) of the players are in PST and MST those timezones would be best for anyone wanting to join unless they like staying up obscenely late
... says the person who once played an amber game that began at 4 am....
(Oh, and there will be pre-sessions for the game, to allow players to get a feel for their characters. BUT the first session (or 2nd) will be everyone getting together, crew-like. In Amber. Or maybe it's just the Paranoia idea of gathering them together and seeing how many survive... Paranoia Amber... *ponders*)
Sunday, December 28, 2003
I got me a craving.
Besides UA, which I am still craving a lot, I've also lately been wanting to play in a game where the PCs are the crew of some kind of ship. I don't care if that means a sailing ship or a space ship; I don't care if we're traders, transporters, pirates, or explorers. Hell, it doesn't even need to be a "ship," per se... We could all be part of a caravan traveling the post-apocalyptic wasteland, if that's what other people really want. I just crave something crew-like. Dunno why... maybe because we've had s many games where the PCs are so separated and individualistic, that the reverse would be nice.
So, anyone want to run something like that for me? :D
So, anyone want to run something like that for me? :D
Saturday, December 27, 2003
aslhk's currently untitled amber game
aslhk will be running an amber game after |337c4bb4g3's ends. Yes, I plan to steal that prime sunday time slot unless real life intrudes. For those who don't know what amber is, perhaps you should play and find out. For those of you who DO know, and hate it, I hate YOU!
There is no definite concept yet! If you've got any ideas for an amber game, let me know. If there is significant interest in continuing the old campaign, we may pick that up. I think everyone would have new pcs for this game--and there will be a different focus, but I would be willing to give the old pcs some time in the spotlight--player controlled, of course.
For those who didn't play in my old game, don't worry about it! I am definitely open to new players. Okay, that is enough for now. I will update with a link to the website, later, when I have one. :)
There is no definite concept yet! If you've got any ideas for an amber game, let me know. If there is significant interest in continuing the old campaign, we may pick that up. I think everyone would have new pcs for this game--and there will be a different focus, but I would be willing to give the old pcs some time in the spotlight--player controlled, of course.
For those who didn't play in my old game, don't worry about it! I am definitely open to new players. Okay, that is enough for now. I will update with a link to the website, later, when I have one. :)
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
MERRY XMAS
And a happy new year. Etc.
Here's hoping next year is as fun as this one (or better, if you like).
Here's hoping next year is as fun as this one (or better, if you like).
Supers Game Idea
For anyone interested (and everyone else, too) the game idea in question was actually a solution to some of the problems in Aftermath that didn't seem likely, but did seem like it could be interesting as its own setting. The basic idea was: what if everyone on an entire planet became superhuman? What kind of police would be needed to enforce laws? I found out after, via a mailing list, that the ubiquitous Alan Moore had already covered the same ground with Top 10 (and just read the first collection of stories, which were nicely amusing).
I think I'll likely wait a bit after Aftermath before doing anything with the idea, though. I do have rough notes for a weird character generation system for it and stuff about Manchester England, where I was considering setting it. We'll see how everything goes.
I think I'll likely wait a bit after Aftermath before doing anything with the idea, though. I do have rough notes for a weird character generation system for it and stuff about Manchester England, where I was considering setting it. We'll see how everything goes.
Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Game Time Note
Ios will be OFF on the 27th since I am helping my parents move. Aftermath MAY be off due to the same, but I'm not sure.
Oh, and my plan to wrap up one of 'em by the end of the year has obviously failed :)
Note:
Next game scheduled will be UA/Paranoia alternating weekly.
I may end up running a casual-time Amber game as well, as the plotting is going well currently :)
After those there is a superhero game running through my head that may (or may not) get run. I like the idea, but may run it only as a more episodic idea than a real campaign. Would allow for more structured stories, for one thing.
And then, once I get right down to making it, there is Urdu as well in the background. The gods only know what I'd run or make after that, but I think Urdu may be the last.
(And by last I mean last setting I plan to create. I want to move on to other stuff, like more novel ideas and world creation for games - while great fun - takes up a lot of time. And if the development of Urdu goes as planned it is going to suck up a LOT of time. Which will be good in that I may actually finally make a world that feels full/real to me. Lands of Blood came close in a lot of ways, but not quite as close.)
Oh, and my plan to wrap up one of 'em by the end of the year has obviously failed :)
Note:
Next game scheduled will be UA/Paranoia alternating weekly.
I may end up running a casual-time Amber game as well, as the plotting is going well currently :)
After those there is a superhero game running through my head that may (or may not) get run. I like the idea, but may run it only as a more episodic idea than a real campaign. Would allow for more structured stories, for one thing.
And then, once I get right down to making it, there is Urdu as well in the background. The gods only know what I'd run or make after that, but I think Urdu may be the last.
(And by last I mean last setting I plan to create. I want to move on to other stuff, like more novel ideas and world creation for games - while great fun - takes up a lot of time. And if the development of Urdu goes as planned it is going to suck up a LOT of time. Which will be good in that I may actually finally make a world that feels full/real to me. Lands of Blood came close in a lot of ways, but not quite as close.)
Thursday, December 18, 2003
It rained after the storm, but it was no rain that had ever been felt before. The rain cut through the sky and left it rent and bleeding strange colours few had seen before and none ever did again. Strange creatures and people came out the air and landmasses crashed together than had never been in the same world. Suns lit skies and died in moments as worlds and realities collided and shattered into fragments. Entitre civilisations fell within moments as the storm rushed past and over them, and there was a screaming in it that none had ever heard and no one could ever forget. Entire universes blinked out of existence, unravelling into chaos for the storm was so very bright and the shadows never deep enough.
In the end it was over, though few who remained knew what had happened, nor how. So,mething had passed over al the worlds that were and nothing could ever be the same. Something had died, that mucht the learned could agree on, and some called it God. The wise had different tales, of the City that was all cities, of the land that all others were pale reflections of, a reality that had intruded itself into the worlds for one brief terrible moment and was gone.
Some called it Heaven.
Others called it Amber.
But it was gone, the golden city that had had been home to gods, and more than gods. many dreamt of it, of golden spires, verdant forests and lofty peaks and, perhaps, of a horned creature that wept somewhere - alone, and lost.
After the storm survivors huddled in ruined cities, or walked broken roads ot lands that had escaped and made their homes, carrying with them tales of dread and a black road that led to the very beginning of things and birthed monsters. But it, too, had been broken by the storm that swept reality and terrified nations posted guards and planets were destroyed by vast weapons to break the parts that reamined., and they waited.
"There was a war in heaven," the religions claimed, but if there was a victor no one knew. Heaven was empty, and silent, save for the ech of the storm, and sometimes the storm itself crashing into universes years after for the first time and scattering those who had doubted and those who had sought sanctuary like flotsam. There has been no calm ever after, no understanding of the force that shredded wallsbetween universes like tissue paper, just stories, and legends.
And time passed, as time does, and stories became wilder, and the few grains of true were cast ot the winds and lost.
All save for the name Amber,
and it was no more.
In the end it was over, though few who remained knew what had happened, nor how. So,mething had passed over al the worlds that were and nothing could ever be the same. Something had died, that mucht the learned could agree on, and some called it God. The wise had different tales, of the City that was all cities, of the land that all others were pale reflections of, a reality that had intruded itself into the worlds for one brief terrible moment and was gone.
Some called it Heaven.
Others called it Amber.
But it was gone, the golden city that had had been home to gods, and more than gods. many dreamt of it, of golden spires, verdant forests and lofty peaks and, perhaps, of a horned creature that wept somewhere - alone, and lost.
After the storm survivors huddled in ruined cities, or walked broken roads ot lands that had escaped and made their homes, carrying with them tales of dread and a black road that led to the very beginning of things and birthed monsters. But it, too, had been broken by the storm that swept reality and terrified nations posted guards and planets were destroyed by vast weapons to break the parts that reamined., and they waited.
"There was a war in heaven," the religions claimed, but if there was a victor no one knew. Heaven was empty, and silent, save for the ech of the storm, and sometimes the storm itself crashing into universes years after for the first time and scattering those who had doubted and those who had sought sanctuary like flotsam. There has been no calm ever after, no understanding of the force that shredded wallsbetween universes like tissue paper, just stories, and legends.
And time passed, as time does, and stories became wilder, and the few grains of true were cast ot the winds and lost.
All save for the name Amber,
and it was no more.
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Long Rant on Playability
Here's a problem I've been having with RPGs in general, one that has started to bug me about modern ones in particular. I like modern rpgs. In general, there is less problem with descriptions, background and the like than in other genres (though if you want to get a city right, it can be far more research intensive). The problem is the whole issue of playability. In fantasy settings this is rarely as large an issue - everything is archetypal, and most people know the basic conventions of the genre.
In modern games, this isn't as much the case. You want to play a police office, for example. How much do you really know about the law of the campaign area? Or how laws get enforced in that country? Is having watched Cops and Law & Order a lot enough to make up for this? What about a 3000 year old Vampire who, since she's now a PC, is going to do stupid things like risk death? Or the high-paid corporate assassin?
To a certain extent we can cover this with some fiction novels but what about more mundane things, like a economics professor at the local university? At some point, what is allowable in a system collides with what is actually playable by the player. And in that sense the university geology professor is as much a strain on playability as the werewolf living out his life as a animal tamer for the local zoo.
The other problem this raises is credibility of the setting. Characters who do things that it seems blatantly obvious that they wouldn't (like a military covert ops agent deciding to put the corpses of his friends in the back of a car while driving away from a cemetery*) strain the believability in their role and make the setting a bit less real. Every bit helps.
So should people only play what they know? Of course not. That would be boring, for one thing. But should they play something they have no idea about? I've done it, and I'd say no.
Any other thoughts?
* Though games that deal in weird horror (like UA) can allow for this since characters may well cling to normal rituals at the sight of Things Men Was Not Meant To See(tm) or be under the control of Something Other(patent pending), but even so one can only go so far before you hit absurdity and screwball comedy...
In modern games, this isn't as much the case. You want to play a police office, for example. How much do you really know about the law of the campaign area? Or how laws get enforced in that country? Is having watched Cops and Law & Order a lot enough to make up for this? What about a 3000 year old Vampire who, since she's now a PC, is going to do stupid things like risk death? Or the high-paid corporate assassin?
To a certain extent we can cover this with some fiction novels but what about more mundane things, like a economics professor at the local university? At some point, what is allowable in a system collides with what is actually playable by the player. And in that sense the university geology professor is as much a strain on playability as the werewolf living out his life as a animal tamer for the local zoo.
The other problem this raises is credibility of the setting. Characters who do things that it seems blatantly obvious that they wouldn't (like a military covert ops agent deciding to put the corpses of his friends in the back of a car while driving away from a cemetery*) strain the believability in their role and make the setting a bit less real. Every bit helps.
So should people only play what they know? Of course not. That would be boring, for one thing. But should they play something they have no idea about? I've done it, and I'd say no.
Any other thoughts?
* Though games that deal in weird horror (like UA) can allow for this since characters may well cling to normal rituals at the sight of Things Men Was Not Meant To See(tm) or be under the control of Something Other(patent pending), but even so one can only go so far before you hit absurdity and screwball comedy...
Monday, December 08, 2003
And we're back...
and can play DVDs again, and have lots and lots of free memory. Yay! Must fill it with cheerleader ninjas soon.
*wanders away muttering something about stupid cds unable to find card files*
*wanders away muttering something about stupid cds unable to find card files*
Sunday, December 07, 2003
Ios Idea
Any thoughts on the idea of changing Ios from D&D to UA game system wise?
Good idea? Bad idea? Alcar is nucking futs? Comment/post here on it.
Good idea? Bad idea? Alcar is nucking futs? Comment/post here on it.
Saturday, November 22, 2003
It's all true, I swear.
Today was pretty ordinary. Boringly so. Even considering what happened, it wasn't that interesting....
At one point today, I was sweeping the entire store, which is one of the things I must do several times each day. Anyway, I idly wondered what time it was. I looked at my watch and read the time... 3:33pm. Now, happening to look at the time precisely on 3:33 has happened many times before, but, looking up, I noticed I was currently in aisle 3. Interestingly, this was the 3rd time I had swept.
As I pondered the large amount of 3's, I passed 3 grocery clerks standing around talking. I continued on to the food court (to see if anyone had inconsiderately left all their garbage on the table, as they sometimes do), and noticed all but 3 of the flower vases were missing.
Suddenly, I got a page from a manager. One of the 3 managers that was on duty. He wanted me to clean the glass on the entryways. The 3 entryways. I said I would, and then went to borrow a bottle of window cleaner from a register. The first register to have a bottle at it was register 3.
As I cleaned the first entryway, I realized it was about time to take one of my breaks. I quickly finished up the one entryway, then went to check out for break.
The time was 4:06 (33 minutes after 3:33) when I went on my third (and final) break of the day. I went upstairs to the break room, and sat down at the nearest of the 3 tables... the one with 3 chairs at it.
It was that this point that I decided I would make a point of ignoring any more threes that day.
The point of this story? I really really want to play UA.
At one point today, I was sweeping the entire store, which is one of the things I must do several times each day. Anyway, I idly wondered what time it was. I looked at my watch and read the time... 3:33pm. Now, happening to look at the time precisely on 3:33 has happened many times before, but, looking up, I noticed I was currently in aisle 3. Interestingly, this was the 3rd time I had swept.
As I pondered the large amount of 3's, I passed 3 grocery clerks standing around talking. I continued on to the food court (to see if anyone had inconsiderately left all their garbage on the table, as they sometimes do), and noticed all but 3 of the flower vases were missing.
Suddenly, I got a page from a manager. One of the 3 managers that was on duty. He wanted me to clean the glass on the entryways. The 3 entryways. I said I would, and then went to borrow a bottle of window cleaner from a register. The first register to have a bottle at it was register 3.
As I cleaned the first entryway, I realized it was about time to take one of my breaks. I quickly finished up the one entryway, then went to check out for break.
The time was 4:06 (33 minutes after 3:33) when I went on my third (and final) break of the day. I went upstairs to the break room, and sat down at the nearest of the 3 tables... the one with 3 chairs at it.
It was that this point that I decided I would make a point of ignoring any more threes that day.
The point of this story? I really really want to play UA.
Friday, November 21, 2003
UA fun..
OK, this is sooo ua...
""I've lived 50 years before my time," he told one visitor later in life. "The past is nothing. I have perfected now the greatest invention the world has ever known." Sadly the world never saw this particular creation.
Stubblefield lived and worked alone until 1928, when he was found dead in his cabin, age 68, his eyes eaten out by cats. The New York Times published his obituary and soon the legend of the man who invented radio was born, bringing much needed investment to Murray. Investigating the town's claims in the 70s, researchers found little connection between Stubblefield's and Marconi's technologies. But once born, legends never die - and Stubblefield's lives on. "
*meow*
""I've lived 50 years before my time," he told one visitor later in life. "The past is nothing. I have perfected now the greatest invention the world has ever known." Sadly the world never saw this particular creation.
Stubblefield lived and worked alone until 1928, when he was found dead in his cabin, age 68, his eyes eaten out by cats. The New York Times published his obituary and soon the legend of the man who invented radio was born, bringing much needed investment to Murray. Investigating the town's claims in the 70s, researchers found little connection between Stubblefield's and Marconi's technologies. But once born, legends never die - and Stubblefield's lives on. "
*meow*
Friday, November 14, 2003
Caltak's "Jones-ing" for UA
Ok, so it ain't really important news, but I know I for one have had a huge UA craving lately. I know, I know, its coming soon... but its so hard to wait for it!! Who's with me on this? Anyone?
Thursday, November 06, 2003
IMPORTANT: Ios Time Change
Ios will be played on Saturdays from now on. For players who can never make Saturdays, arrangements could be made for one-on-one stuff during the week to a certain extent.
For the curious, the change is partly because running 2 games one night after each can be a bit much (I know Aftermath has suffered because of it a few times), sundays seem to be the day my family wants to get togther.... and leet wanted to move Amber since some of the potential players can't make Saturdays.
Of course, Kentari said he might be able to *gasp* make the date, but Leee s dead so HAH!
For the curious, the change is partly because running 2 games one night after each can be a bit much (I know Aftermath has suffered because of it a few times), sundays seem to be the day my family wants to get togther.... and leet wanted to move Amber since some of the potential players can't make Saturdays.
Of course, Kentari said he might be able to *gasp* make the date, but Leee s dead so HAH!
Sunday, November 02, 2003
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Write a novel!
Nanowrimo is the National Novel Writing Month. It's for November and the goal is to write a novel (50K words) in that month. So far there is:
Alcar
aslhk
FirestormZero <-- new addition! *cheering sounds in the background*
geminirai
Kantizuni
& |337C4Bb4g3
signed up for it. Join now! Begin November 1st!
"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."
- Cicero
Alcar
aslhk
FirestormZero <-- new addition! *cheering sounds in the background*
geminirai
Kantizuni
& |337C4Bb4g3
signed up for it. Join now! Begin November 1st!
"Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book."
- Cicero
Monday, October 27, 2003
weird news..
TODDLER SCARRED ALL OVER BODY
A one-year-old boy has been bitten 30 times by a group of more than a dozen other babies at a nursery in Croatia.
Dr Vuckov warned that while the wounds were expected to heal, the trauma suffered by Frane may leave permanent mental scars on the boy and his parents.
He said: "Our psychologist has evaluated the boy and we will continue to monitor him and provide any type of assistance so that he can overcome the trauma as soon as possible."
Picture psychology on a one year old baby... really...
"Now, little Frane, it's not your fault your name sounds like france and you lost then war against the other babies."
"You were doomed from the start with a name like that. But it's OK. When you grow up you can work in a freak show, be an actor, a politician or even go nuts and kill everyone in apartment 403 down the hall who never shut up and no one will blame you! Once again, that's 403.."
A one-year-old boy has been bitten 30 times by a group of more than a dozen other babies at a nursery in Croatia.
Dr Vuckov warned that while the wounds were expected to heal, the trauma suffered by Frane may leave permanent mental scars on the boy and his parents.
He said: "Our psychologist has evaluated the boy and we will continue to monitor him and provide any type of assistance so that he can overcome the trauma as soon as possible."
Picture psychology on a one year old baby... really...
"Now, little Frane, it's not your fault your name sounds like france and you lost then war against the other babies."
"You were doomed from the start with a name like that. But it's OK. When you grow up you can work in a freak show, be an actor, a politician or even go nuts and kill everyone in apartment 403 down the hall who never shut up and no one will blame you! Once again, that's 403.."
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Next Set Games!
Ok, Just so people know I plan to run UA/Paranoia alternating weeks once either Ios or Aftermath end. same time (10 pm EST) on whichever night becomes free. The UA game wil be iffy simply because I no longer have my notes for the last few sessions but enough of it in my head for it to work.
Site Fixed
The game1 site was fixed. Put this as the news page, formatted the Odds N Ends to fit the rest of the site (finally) and updated what worlds are on it (removed 4lands for space reasons).
You know whats really cool?
Finding out, that just like cracking your knuckles and/or head, you can crack your shoulders as well. Did my left in english and my right in the bathroom around 10 to noon. I was just streching, and I hear a 'pop' as I feel this tingle from my left shoulder in english class. And then I was sitting on the toliet and pop, there goes the right one.
That and getting the "less than minimal" amount of people interested in my game. Your all horrible people for it. Bad bad people.
That and getting the "less than minimal" amount of people interested in my game. Your all horrible people for it. Bad bad people.
Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Ios Will be OFF on the 26th
The Ios session scheduled for October 26th won't run, due to Family stuff for the GM. Sessions in between them may work (especially for Cal and Bali, who need to catch up a little). And The PCs in the south who need to go north :p
Sunday, October 19, 2003
Unknown armies!
UA should run November 29th. Why? Because it's the 333rd day of the year. Seems fitting to begin it again then, but it doesn't seem likely :( And is a Saturday, which might mean no Amber. Oh well. It's a fun idea :)
Friday, October 17, 2003
Drink!
Hey, its Gemm. Your patron from the block. Although I don't live on a block, but thats besides the point. Lets talk game. My game less importantly. www.geocities.com/tronrpg/TRON thats a link to the poorly made, for now, website. I'm hoping to get more junk on there this weekend. Now lets speak of mechanics. Tonight on irc.esper.net in #Modern around 10-11 pm est time, there will be time for discussion with me about this. Please make it your lowest priority to seek this out. I'll be using the BESM system, tri-stat, and I'm sure there will be very little rules usage anyways. I'm looking for some role-playing on the half-shell here.
So be there!
So be there!
And some news, even!
General Rules & Stuff:
No flaming each other much, please.
The games list in the sidebar is for #game1 games with set times only, currently (saves on republishing time).
Channel News can include RL stuff like birthdays, the fact that *cough* is named Leigh and other weird things. Toss is on logs or something if you want as well. Just try and make sure that most posts ARE related to games, questions to a GM or the like. Odd URLs for the amusement of channel memebers are welcome too.
Addenum: and if you don't want to join, you can now just add comments :)
No flaming each other much, please.
The games list in the sidebar is for #game1 games with set times only, currently (saves on republishing time).
Channel News can include RL stuff like birthdays, the fact that *cough* is named Leigh and other weird things. Toss is on logs or something if you want as well. Just try and make sure that most posts ARE related to games, questions to a GM or the like. Odd URLs for the amusement of channel memebers are welcome too.
Addenum: and if you don't want to join, you can now just add comments :)
And we're live!
Ok, the channel news is taking this format because the other one is limited to just me and I might just update this variant more often :) The site should be updated soon (read: this weekend) to have this as the news link.
If you want to be able to post on this news blog, send me an e-mail addy (oh, and a reason why you should be added if yer not an op :p) and I'll send you an email saying "Hi, come join" then you just need to make a blogger account and join. Fast and easy, I hope.
If you want to be able to post on this news blog, send me an e-mail addy (oh, and a reason why you should be added if yer not an op :p) and I'll send you an email saying "Hi, come join" then you just need to make a blogger account and join. Fast and easy, I hope.
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