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OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather.

Posted by The BattletellerFor group 0
The Battleteller
GM, 1 post
Wed 10 Aug 2016
at 16:23
  • msg #1

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Here is the OOC thread for the game. I think people know what to do here...heh.
The Battleteller
GM, 3 posts
Thu 11 Aug 2016
at 03:44
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OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

So we have 4 5 of the 6 on-board now. Welcome and feel free to introduce yourselves as you see fit.
This message was last edited by the GM at 06:05, Thu 11 Aug 2016.
The Battleteller
GM, 10 posts
Thu 11 Aug 2016
at 20:29
  • msg #3

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Our 6th player is now on-board and with a ready character to boot. Feel free to jump in on the Chargen discussion with the others.
The Battleteller
GM, 24 posts
Fri 12 Aug 2016
at 01:50
  • msg #4

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I did bump the game to a Mature rating. WW2 definitely has places that would delve into that territory. I avoided the Adult rating as that is likely too much.
smokinbarrel
player, 6 posts
Fri 12 Aug 2016
at 22:50
  • msg #5

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

At which point in the War do we start our game?
The Battleteller
GM, 31 posts
Fri 12 Aug 2016
at 23:31
  • msg #6

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Well that has yet to be determined. I figured we could all discuss it. I know I want to avoid starting towards the end of the war, having the Nazis be near or at the peak of their strength makes for more heroic tales. I just wasn't sure on the date, maybe 1940 or 1941...although we could certainly do things right at the outset in 1939.
smokinbarrel
player, 8 posts
Sat 13 Aug 2016
at 00:00
  • msg #7

OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Maybe right after Pearl Harbor, which galvanized the United States in their Anti-Axis commitment?
The Battleteller
GM, 32 posts
Sat 13 Aug 2016
at 00:10
  • msg #8

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

smokinbarrel:
Maybe right after Pearl Harbor, which galvanized the United States in their Anti-Axis commitment?

That could work although even 1940 could have seen the US involved "behind the scenes". :)
Jill of the Jungle
player, 4 posts
Sat 13 Aug 2016
at 04:56
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Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

1940 or earlier would bring the German American Bund into the story, a handy source of local villains :) (they were American supporters of Hitler's Germany). By 1941, and certainly after Pearl Harbor, they were a spent force.

Films like 'The Rocketeer' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' were set in the run-up to war, 1936-1938.
smokinbarrel
player, 17 posts
Sat 13 Aug 2016
at 05:10
  • msg #10

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

Greece doesn't really have as high a stake in the game until at least 1940, though.

What do you think, Battleteller?
The Battleteller
GM, 41 posts
Sat 13 Aug 2016
at 05:14
  • msg #11

Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

smokinbarrel:
Greece doesn't really have as high a stake in the game until at least 1940, though.

What do you think, Battleteller?

Well the good thing is even if one's country doesn't have a stake the PC still can. :)
The Battleteller
GM, 55 posts
Thu 18 Aug 2016
at 22:08
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Re: OOC Thread: The Stormclouds Gather

I put up a map of Europe and Nazi occupation as of 1940. It isn't big but it gives something to work from. By 1941 they had picked up a lot of countries including those bordering the Soviet Union and a chunk of the Soviet Union. Greece was one of those.
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