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PurpleXVI · 01-01-2007, 07:37 PM

Mods feel free to incinerate this thing with unholy fire if it's not the sort of thing you want in this forum.

At any rate. The idea here would be to not actually run the RPG on this forum, or any forum at all, but to make an attempt at replicating a real-time session for some semblance of action and to have a less slow game. The forums may be involved in some way, perhaps to post session recaps so everyone knows where people are, what's going on, game-related conversation outside of the sessions, etc., but only if the mods would not be opposed to this.

This RPG would be run on MSN Messenger, and it already has a few people recruited. The exact details of the gaming itself, like when the sessions will happen, etc. have yet to be nailed down since it's pointless without everyone agreeing on a time.

The game would be a modern game, meaning that it would happen in the year 2007, on Earth. Partially realistic, partially surreal, with a non-heroic system(You cannot dual-wield chainguns, survive 50-story drops or kill a tank with a katana. Your character will not be an elf, a wizard or a lost citizen of Atlantis.). The setting will be in Europe, starting out in the UK.

For the sake of suspense, the story will have to be vague until it starts, but this is what I can tell you:

The basic "theme," if you can call it such, is that of relatively ordinary people being involved against their volition in a mystery that is, at least initially, beyond their comprehension. Mysterious happenings and unpleasant people out for their skulls. Then it turns to the players to make the choice of where it goes from there.

Do they seek out the roots of the mystery, to unveil it and make sure that no one is ever affected by it again? Do they seek to turn it to their own advantages, to join the conspiracy? Do they merely seek to not get their heads blown off by angry men with firearms? Or does it become a quest for revenge?

If by some bizarre twist of madness you're interested, send me a PM, post in this thread or mail me. Alternately, if you've got MSN already(Likely you do if you're interested.), you can always add me: purplexvi@gmail.com (By wacky coincidence this is also where you can mail me.)

[ 01-02-2007, 10:36 PM: Message edited by: PurpleXVI ]

01-01-2007, 07:37 PM	#1
PurpleXVI Emerald Dragon Join Date: April 6, 2005 Location: Denmark Age: 39 Posts: 903	Mods feel free to incinerate this thing with unholy fire if it's not the sort of thing you want in this forum. At any rate. The idea here would be to not actually run the RPG on this forum, or any forum at all, but to make an attempt at replicating a real-time session for some semblance of action and to have a less slow game. The forums may be involved in some way, perhaps to post session recaps so everyone knows where people are, what's going on, game-related conversation outside of the sessions, etc., but only if the mods would not be opposed to this. This RPG would be run on MSN Messenger, and it already has a few people recruited. The exact details of the gaming itself, like when the sessions will happen, etc. have yet to be nailed down since it's pointless without everyone agreeing on a time. The game would be a modern game, meaning that it would happen in the year 2007, on Earth. Partially realistic, partially surreal, with a non-heroic system(You cannot dual-wield chainguns, survive 50-story drops or kill a tank with a katana. Your character will not be an elf, a wizard or a lost citizen of Atlantis.). The setting will be in Europe, starting out in the UK. For the sake of suspense, the story will have to be vague until it starts, but this is what I can tell you: The basic "theme," if you can call it such, is that of relatively ordinary people being involved against their volition in a mystery that is, at least initially, beyond their comprehension. Mysterious happenings and unpleasant people out for their skulls. Then it turns to the players to make the choice of where it goes from there. Do they seek out the roots of the mystery, to unveil it and make sure that no one is ever affected by it again? Do they seek to turn it to their own advantages, to join the conspiracy? Do they merely seek to not get their heads blown off by angry men with firearms? Or does it become a quest for revenge? If by some bizarre twist of madness you're interested, send me a PM, post in this thread or mail me. Alternately, if you've got MSN already(Likely you do if you're interested.), you can always add me: purplexvi@gmail.com (By wacky coincidence this is also where you can mail me.) [ 01-02-2007, 10:36 PM: Message edited by: PurpleXVI ]