This thread is for GM’s to post ads for their GURPS games. Be sure to mention which rules you’re using.

link to "Where Are We Going? The Culture. Iain M. Banks"

GURPS 4th

The game is not up and running right now due to lack of players. I'll need only one to get the game running, so sign up!

The above is still the case. HEY YOU! Why are you not applying my game!
This message was last edited by the player at 08:34, Tue 27 Feb 2007.

I'll post this wonderfully insane idea here first and see if we have any interest.  I was doing a bit of light reading this morning in GURPS Y2K and I flipped to the Supers section by chance.  Now, I must have read that book at least three times cover to cover and grabbed it just to read for a few minutes countless others but it never occurred to me until now to see if someone would be interested in running a supers based, Post Holocaust game.  Something along the lines of supers, good and bad, take charge of what is left of the world and set up their own 'kingdoms' so to speak.


What do you think?  And no, I would not want to run it but I would love to play in it.

He looked over his shoulder, daring another glance as the scaled behemoth flew. Its serpentine neck now visible, its long tail stretched out behind it like a terrible, night-black banner. Its scales, dark and glossy, hid it well against the darkening sky -- but no darkness could hide the taint in its yellow eyes, or the glint of white knives as its lipless mouth parted. The sound that came forth, a shrill and thunderous roar, tore through the sky...

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Introducing link to "GURPS: Of Tooth and Claw and Fiery Maw", a one-shot adventure using the GURPS 4th Edition system, centered around one of the most classic elements of fantasy gaming. This is a story of young heroes, coming together against all odds to slay the most terrible of beasts -- the mighty Dragon.

Enter the Lands of Kel; a small frontier land in the northern reaches of the known world. A valley of simple, hard-working folk that carved their niche a century ago -- and are now forced to defend all that they have, as the ancient and terrible legend reawakens. This story centers around the heroes that rise up to fight the beast; initially conscripted into the Lord’s militia, but destined to rise above the ranks of the common soldiers and charge forth into the fray -- to become legends, themselves. More than just a story of Steel vs. Scale, this game strives to weave a tapestry of true heroism, and explore the epic struggle leading up to final act.

This adventure is designed for 4-6 players, willing to dedicate themselves to creating compelling characters worthy of such a story. They need not be grand heroes on the outset, but through the trials they will face, they will become heroes worthy of legend...or perhaps just the Dragon’s next meal.

The danger of a firefight.
The rush of a high-speed car chase.
The thrill of sneaking past a sentry, and letting them live... this time.
The satisfaction of watching through the scope as your target's head explodes.

If these thoughts warm your heart, then perhaps Guns 'N Butter is for you.

GnB is a gritty and realistic modern era mercenary game. Almost anything happening in the news will be considered fair game for the culling of mission ideas. The range of missions the characters will be hired for will run the gamut from industrial espionage to hostage rescue and anything in between. Ideally there will be a single team of 4-8 mercenaries with a variety of skills and abilities.

link to "GURPS 4e: Guns 'N Butter -- A Mercenary Tale"

The Silver Age- a modern horror fusion set in Moscow, Russia is currently in the final stages of development in the Games Proposals, Input, and Advise section. Please feel free to investigate and participate.
link to a message in "Game Proposals, Input, and Advice"

Well 'Guns 'N Butter -- A Mercenary Tale' unfortunately died.  We barely got going.

Hi folks,

I'm new to this Board and looking to recruit two to three players to replenish slain adventurers in a Gurps 4E conversion of the classic White Plume Mountain module. This is a very short committment for you guys. The original adventuring party, numbering six has explored 2/3 of the dungeon, but losses were very heavy and now the group numbers only 3. They have decided to return to the surface and head back to the expedition's camp to find fresh swordsmen to help them on their push for the final Weapon of Legacy, the legendary Blackrazor.

The replacements will be of lower "level" than the original crew (ie, fewer creation points) because the original six were considered the Elite of the expedition.  I don't anticipate this committment lasting much longer than a month if the posting rate stays brisk.

Please at least take a peek at the threads, starting from the Prologue to get a feel for the game and how its played, and if you're interested, send me a RTJ. Hold off generating a character at this point, I just want to start up some dialogue to see what you're interested in doing, and set some guidelines, etc.

Thanks for your time!



<http://rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=20940&gn=Expedition+to+White+Plume+Mountain&date=1173754895>

All I have to say is, if anyone out there can write well and keep up with the posting pace, Join Ceredyn’s Game Now.

_{We need more monster-bait.}

Thanks Sock/Bree...

And the fewer NPC's I have to run, the fewer "voices" I hear in my head...  lol

Besides, we cleaned out all the really dangerous stuff, so we just need folks to help us clean out the treasure!  Lots and lots of treasure!

Bugger! I need Duplication, too many interesting games.

I like the idea, but life too crazy right now (he writes, sitting in an airport).  I've also done GURPS conversions of d20/D&D adventures.  I'd like to do GURPS Shackled City, but there's no way I could do it justice right now.  Maybe Summer . . .

link to "GURPS 4E: Not Your Fathers Shadowrun"

First off, let me state the following.  This is not a direct conversion of any Shadowrun edition to GURPS.  This is a game using the GURPS 4E rules with a Shadowrun setting.  So while most of the details will be the same, it won't be an exact match.

Everyone will be starting as low level runners looking to make a name for themselves.  Things will start simple(wait, this is SR, who am I kidding?) and get more complicated.  Expect intrigue, politics, double crosses, machiavellian plots, and more.

So if you're interested, come up with a concept and send it in.  We'll figure out how best to implement it. :)

Players wanted for GURPS 4e Conspiracy X.  I'll take up to six players.  http://rpol.net/game.cgi?gi=24070&gn=GURPS+Conspiracy+X+4th+Edition&date=1177263383>

link to "GURPS: The Chernobyl Zone"

Hi there

I just set up a contemporary game with a bit of sci/fi slant to it. It will be mainly realism, but with some BlackBox or X-Files type in it.

I prefer 3e, but will happily accept 4e characters if thats what you wish to make.
This message was last edited by the player at 13:52, Thu 16 Aug 2007.

I want to make Battleship Earth a Reality.
It is a MATURE GAME. Seeing how my gm's so far all run mature games.
link to "Land"

After I get these Games Rolling I plan on venturing into the Adult Versions of the games. Will that affect your game no. It will just be a different option for our 21 and over gamers.


So far I have alot of freeform gm/players in, but
my system of choice is GURPS.

But I will probably join both if the games get rolling.

Here is what was posted in my conversations section.

I would love for you to take a peek and join up.

I need allot of different types of players and/or gms

It is a Giant choose your own adventure. With each GM running their own
area.

Its a giant advertising board seeing as how the players will have to cross games to move their stories along.

Oh Here is the conversations please have a peek at the site and join if you are interested.

Battleship Earth Game(s)


Its located in land.
Its mature.
link to "Land"



I was thinking of joining forces.
I want to bring Battleshipearth to life.
I did a search for games of similar themes and yours came up.
The game Invisible war can fit in well with my concept below.
It is copied from a response I just now sent someone. The whole
cia dark conspiracy thing works. It can be used to hinder group 2(below)
from reaching their goal. Please read the bottom and send me your response.
I am getting replies fast since I am going by the theory if you ask 100 women to
sleep with you you'll get 90 slaps but 10 will say yes.


The basic idea is I want to bring. This modren earth to the starflight Era.

I'll Need modern Leaders. As Group(1) They are interested in maintaining the status quo.

I'll need Visionaries as group (2)
I want group one to have the advantage.
I want group 2 to succed through strength in numbers.

I have done a search, for games of similar concept with very little posts and send their gms a message.

The idea being gms want players. Each gm will run their game adding my twist into it and send the players to the appriate game when the player goes out of the area of their game, sort of an index click link and enter next thread.

Each gm will also be a player in another gms thread. There by increasing each games player base and working my idea to bloom.


Any ideas suggestions comments.

Shoulds might be betters.

I also need help keep the threads untangled.

The above is Phase I.

Um, how does my Jason Bourne game fit into yours and vice versa exactly?

Basically people with money will have access to hired killers. You have already thought out and constructed a modern style arena setting. Where agents will seek out and try to kill off other players. I am saying you run that area of the larger game and when The World Leaders or Visionaires need a hired guy. Or an organization to carry out hits. You provide it. Post contracts and such. I am sure assasinations will be a daily part of the game or at least a frequent part

Can i have a link to your game before I set anything in stone?

It seems workable but its new to me so yea.

Lol
There is no game yet. Just an idea I am trying to bring to life.
MY scratch paper thread is

Its located in land.
Its mature.
link to "Land"

But this idea is not on there yet besides the idea I posted on the game proposals forum. And what I have sent you I am trying to bring it to life.

Once I get the gm/players and everything coordinated. Plots and such. I'll retire to the Megagame I created just existing a player that will travel the game.

Setting up games I like.
Playing games I like.
Running games is not me.
If the web gets tangled I'll help sort it out but otherwise I'll just provide an outline. And enjoy the adventure.

So no stone yet I still have like 30 games to send messages to.
That is another reason I need you you can help me get this sorted.
Join comment, unjoin later. No hard feelings. But I think it'll work.

But my game is a freeform GM guidance game, what about system and dice roll games that my players or me will not want to play in, and likewise with players/gm's who don't like freeform.

I understand the like and dilike of Freeform vs Non Freeform systems.

Me I perfer GURPS and system based roleplaying, but 70% of the time, we never use
dice. For system based players they would enter your game...


You got a point....

Me as a player would want rules so that, the other guy has limits.
That is extremely true, for combat based situations. If I shoot at a guy I want him dead, our some stat based reason why he is not. I would hate for every encounter to end up in a draw.

You said with gm guidance, how can that be used to satisfy rules based character and not make you feel too hindered as a gm?

Thought of a solution.

Freeform veriosn and rules based version. That will suit everyones needs.
I as a player, don't care what the rules are as long as there are rules.
You as a freeform gm are uniquely qualitfied to handle freedom combat.

Will all of the games have to be in the same basic timeframe? Like modern or futuristic, etc? Do our stories intertwine or we just have the same characters in different games and different era's within those games?
All the games intertwine in that.
Say I am Sam.
Sam Belongs to all games.
Sam's actions determine which game he is in.
Sam takes the picture of someone (Senator Bob) in some comprimising possition.
Sam blackmails Senator Bob.
Senator Bob wants Sam removed.
Senator Bob hires a hit man.
(If Sam is a freeformer)
Sam appears in your game as soon as a hitman is shooting at him.
Say Sam somehow escapes and goes to the police department.
Same clicks on police department link and now same is in another game.
You are no longer concerned with Sam or Senator Bob until next (freeform) assasin is needed.


Please save these posts for me these are Gems.

Okay I think I get it. And I'll keep these posts.

So what do we do get the ball rolling? Wait for the other 30 game GM's to reply?

Well I am talking to the SWAT GM now and if I haven't offended him. We'll have a SWAT team GM.

Mostly I need numbers and ideas now.
Definately a index.
Sockpupet hasn't responded back from my last post but if everything goes right we'll have 3 GMs.

I am going to send our conversation to the SWAT Gm in hopes that it'll make things clearer. Later on when we bring this mega game to life I will edit and post it there. I am also going to post it on the
Land site so I have one spot for all the discussions and make it public.

Its located in land.
Its mature.
link to "Land"


Hello I think I have and idea of how we can make both our games work.
Sent me a pm when you get this message and I'll start a dialog.

I can easily make this game alone work, so I have no idea what you're talking about.

I ment no offense. Sorry :)
Laugh
No Actually I was hoping that, I could team up with you and bring this idea I have into existence.

Sort of a Super big choose your own adventure.
The World Will Be called Battleship Earth.
The name will be the end result of a linking of like minded game ideas.

I plan on starting it in the present.
With 2 Groups.
World Leaders and Visionaries.

Basically the world Leaders have access to alot of power. CIA/Police Force/SWAT teams and such.

And the Visionaries are the little guy Millionares to the bum on the street. Who want to create a better Earth or at least an Earth moving toward Star Flight.

What I wanted was players to have access to your world if the need should arise.
You would be a like they would click on to enter you world(which) you control and have thought out.

Say For instance a Senator Bob calls in swat for a suspected terrorist. The Players would click on your link and your swat team would handle that situation.
After the situation is handled they would leave your world and go to the next link that would forward there adventure.

So I am trying to band various GMs togehter as player characters to forward this epic.

I would appreciate any thoughts , ideas comment and help you can offer. This is not a world created but I am doing my best to make it possible, I'll send you my Post from the other gms to let you see where it is going.

Thanks for your time.
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I'd love to be a part of that, it sounds sweet.

My RPoL account is 'You ask the SWAT GM for it'. When you get it set up, Rmail me. I'm a RPing veteran o 12+ years experience, and I'd love to help you out.

Cool thanks 'You ask the SWAT GM for it' should I leave out your rmail name in the land posting?
Of our conversation.

Its located in land.
Its mature.
link to "Land"

<< Convo Edited the end of convo>>
I need to see who is in who is out and try to get it coordinated enough so I can fade to being just a player.

I am also thinking of adding a newspaper.

Swat is hiring.
CIA hiring and such.
People go for job interviews and such
The Jason Borne game link is there too.



Its located in land.
Its mature.
link to "Land"

Finally, after many long months of debate, trepidation and preparation, I've decided to start a GURPS game.  First off, I have to tell you all that it's 3rd Edition, since I haven't the time or inclination to learn the new system - despite it's similarities.  Also, the game is much more a role play than a hack and slash (though there will be a fair mix of action included) so the exact details of how the mechanics work won't be important.

link to "Deadly Shadows (GURPS 3E)"

Here is the link.  I have two players already and would be able to add on only a couple more.  There's a bit of setting detail up already and more to come, but play won't begin for a little while.  Characters won't really take shape at least until the rest of the detail is up, so you have plenty of time to come check it and see how it develops before sending in a request.  My primary goal is to keep with the feel of the setting - which some of you may recognize - which is why I'm holding off until all the details are up.

I'd also really appreciate any constructive criticism that you'd like to offer.  And don't be shy; I don't offend easily.

Thanks, Snowmantle

Alright. I've had this idea for a while, I've thought about the best way to do it, and it seems that PbP makes the most sense.

link to "The Mars Initiative - GURPS 4e"

The whole debacle started once SJ Games released their Infinite Worlds game setting. The idea was to have an entire convention of GURPSers playing a PvP game of Infinite Worlds, with multiple GMs guiding parties of characters through missions in their worlds. The outcome of these missions would move different worlds through the Quanta as needed by one of the teams. In certain missions, players could even face off against one another in epic battles. There would definitely be some higher up characters orchestrating things (most likely Convention staff members) anyway, the whole thing would be one giant Massively Multiplayer Table Top Roleplaying Game, logistics would be hell, and it would be hideously hard to GM.

I've since then scaled that idea down, and abandoned the idea of using the Infinite Worlds setting, but the PvP aspect is still there.

I've got a good game setting for a quick 4v4 game between two teams. The setting is... different. Both teams occupy an International Space Station, circumstances cause their respective nations to declare war on one another, and the space station's neutrality is disputed. Everything goes dandy, until people on the station start dying right and left, then all hell breaks loose.

The difficult part is that the scientists on board have no weapons, and no combat experience, and so must use their wits and their environment to kill off the other team.

I have no problem with players controlling more than one character, though I would like to get a total of 6-8 players (3-4 per team). I really don't like the idea of having a team be short a player (they'd basically be short another strategic brain) unless the other players were cool with it.

Characters are going to be 125/-35, using 4e rules.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:28, Tue 01 Jan 2008.

I've got an open slot in a game. I need a rogue/thief character built on 135/-35 points, along with a player willing to post at least once every 3 days.

link to "GURPS 4e - Nevel: The Spirit Shards"

Oddly enough, our entire group was orphaned when the GM pulled the plug without warning. We need a GM, and the players are good enough where they want to stick together!

A ready-made adventuring company (4e) ripe for the saga!Please help, only minutes a day. Less than drinking a cup of coffee.

Complete crew includes 5 players (possibly 7, but I don't think the other 2 will respond) at 100 / -50 made with fairly strict limits, well bahaved and mature, with lots of RPing experience, all of whom I personally feel do a great job. Only the GM was obnoxious, and he left. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 11:44, Tue 15 Apr 2008.

What was the background situation?

It was set in Greyhawk. My character actually just joined, we were tryin to do something about a smugler ship that was resupplying the smuggling base the other characters took care of in the first adventure (that I wasn't part of).

I don't think anyone would mind too much if they had to change settings or tweak characters. It just seems our group was doing well together, in spite of the GM. We seem to want to stick together. And it occurs to me, that would be a good thing for a GM to know at the beginning.

We did hear from the 6th person. The 7th I'm not really expecting, but keep in mind it's possible.

Is there another place we can discuss this further, I really dislike the TSR setting part, but maybe...

email me at IM2L8M8[at]hotmail[dot]com
I have most of the other players' addresses, also. Or rMail if you prefer.

Yes, I was in the game where the GM suddenly decided he didn't like something and bailing with no warning.  2l8m8 has my email.

I am fine with the Greyhawk setting but I am also flexible enough to move to another one.  Its not like we got vested in it or anything.

I am already in several of Silveroaks games.

I do? Is this Tara? Come see us at GURPS talk in fantasy.

Yes it is. I have.

link to "GURPS 4e - Nightmare in Dreamland"

A long time, in a galaxy far, far away...

Okay, maybe not.  How about, "at about this point in time, on a planet near the center of the galaxy..."  The great and terrible being, named Nightmare, is nearing his conquest of the galaxy.  The more people fear him, the stronger he grows, and there is never a lack of fear.  No one speaks his name, but in their mind, they all worry.

There is only one who does not fear him.  Foolish or brave, his name is Kirby.  However, Kirby is a child.  A child with incredible powers, but still just a child.  He has a lot to learn in a short amount of time.  Meanwhile, somebody needs to make sure there is still enough time remaining...

The first game I've hosted on RPOL.  Based off of the video game series Kirby.  It's not to be taken too seriously.  If I had to put it in a subgenre of fantasy, it would be a mix between light and low fantasy.  If I don't get carried away, it will be a rules-light game.  If I do get carried away, I hope someone will tell me.  The object is to develop your character and have fun and a few laughs.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:03, Mon 28 Apr 2008.

Lambda Serpentis II. Poseidon. The Blue Planet. At first glance it is very different from Earth, with only a few islands scattered across a world-girdling ocean. Yet it is habitable, with air that humans can breathe, a gravitational field that humans find comfortable, and native life that humans can eat. Despite the tremendous expense involved in traveling to Poseidon, tens of thousands of people make a trip each year. Some come in hopes of striking it rich. Others come out of duty to their masters on Earth. Still others simply hope to escape from their troubled homeworld and make a fresh start.

Poseidon is a world of enigmas. Decades of scientific work have barely scratched the surface. Most of the colonists don't spend much time thinking about it, but there is plenty of evidence of intelligent design behind their new home. The wormhole is a unique phenomenon, and may be artificial. Poseidon shows signs of massive terraforming operations in the geological past. Lifeforms on Earth and Poseidon have a suspiciously similar biochemistry. Add the presence of the aborigines, and it seems possible that humanity is in contact with the legacy of a powerful alien intelligence.

In short, Poseidon is a world of adventure. Welcome. Jump in and see if you can swim.

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Hosting another game.  It's grounded in hard sci-fi.  There are already a few players and I'll be taking more for a while.

Sci FI CSI GURPS 4e under Science Fiction

If you have seen the sci fi dsaturday night ads where the CSI field agent is describing how the 30 foot snake attacked a particular location, or how multiple people were killed by a gargoyle then you know what this is about- this isn't the haples people who get caught in an attack by strange creatures or unknown forces, this is the police and CSI trying to piece things together afterwards. Sometimes the creatures body may eb at the scene, sometimes there may need to be a 'man'hunt for it, but this is law enforcement dealing with reality taking a 90 degree turn into the strange and the supernatural.

I am going to try a game.  Loosely based on Sliders.  It will be a group of time travelers trying to figure out how to fix the machine and get home.

link to another game

link to a message in another game

under sci fi I have another game going which is a colonization of a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri, plot twists are not being revealed at this time...

Well, Hyborian Adventures seems an unlikely go. One nibble over two gaming sites! I know a crappy idea when I see one! lol

I think I'll scrap it. I was motivated to run an easy-to-GM competitive Gurps game that doesn't suck up a lot of my creative time. It fills the gaps between my regular game's posts.

Back to the drawing board, I guess.... or maybe I should mow my lawn???

Hey, don't look at me...you said you weren't accepting anyone who had played in your games, before. That pretty much shut out most of the GURPS community right there. ;P

lol, right! I had a feeling that limitation might throw a monkeywrench into the machinery! Well, it was like uncooked spaghetti. I threw it against the wall and it didn't stick.

Maybe Splattered (5th Ed.) might generate more activity, seeing I can welcome Gurps (or non Gurps) friends past, present and future. Course then I'll have to break down and finally buy Gurps 4e Martial Arts.

This message was deleted by the player at 15:28, Tue 16 June 2009.

Not really a game advertisment, but...

I'm just looking for a GURPS game here that is willing to accept a complete newbie like me. =T__T=

GAME IS FULL. THANKS FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONSIn the far reaches of the world, under a lost and lonely hill, lies the sinister Tomb of Horrors.  This labyrinthine crypt is filled with terrible traps, strange and ferocious monsters, rich and magical treasures, and somewhere within rests the evil Demi-Lich.

…so reads the description on that familiar, green bordered, rabbit-eared module that has been sitting in the bottom of a musky cardboard box in your basement for decades…

Tomb of Horrors  is a 1978 adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, written by Gary Gygax. It was the original tournament dungeon used at the Origins 1 convention.

Numbered "S1," the module was the first in the "S" (for "Special") series of modules.  Tomb of Horrors is one of the most famous Dungeons & Dragons modules.
It is infamous among players of the game as a "killer dungeon," filled with all manner of extremely deadly traps and monsters that are capable of easily wiping out high-level parties of player characters.  The plot of the module is that of a simple dungeon crawl; the evil demi-lich Acererak was said to linger on in his ancient tomb in undead form, and the characters were to survive the deadly traps and fight their way down to the demilich's inner sanctum and slay him once and for all.

Tomb of Horrors was ranked the 3rd greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004, on the 30th anniversary of the Dungeons & Dragons game.

I am searching for two talented adult writers and roleplayers to join the ranks of an experienced band of veteran adventurers who will be embarking on an expedition into the dreaded Tomb of Horrors.  The Game is Adult for violence and language.  The adventure will appear as a new chapter in my current game board entitled Keep on the Borderlands.

Please note the game is run using Gurps 4E rules.  Proficiency in the system is not required.  Second, the posting rate is a post every 24 to 36 hours.  I intend to launch the game in three weeks while my current players finish up their current threads. Also, do not assume this game will run identical to the module. In fact, it would be suicidal to assume anything about this module. Oh, let's face it, it will be suicidal whether you assume anything about this adventure or not! This is Tomb of Horrors we're talking about! lol

Interested parties, please send me a Rmail or a RTJ in the game.

Thanks!

link to another game
This message was last edited by the player at 12:16, Sat 23 Aug 2008.

The Guide has been rather vague in his description. Perhaps he has not heard so much as we, and that is all the better.

The forest to the east of the Hamdin River, some ten miles north of the port of Salaamabad in the mountains, has always been the subject of wild speculation. Madmen live there, or so the legends say. Animals, too, sent by Allah to inhabit the trees and brush to rid the forest of the sin and vice once so prevalent in that land. And for this reason, the locals in Salaamabad do not dare enter it. To do so would be a mortal sin to them. But sin or not, the forest holds secrets we must uncover for the good of all.

Have you not read the stories written since the time of Sultan Rahman's demise? About the Naked men-beasts, with fierce bearing? Surely such tales do not make you cower, do they? No, I would imagine they embolden you to destroy them in the name of Allah. And as for the crows that peck out eyes, and cut arms clean through with their beaks, these are abominations Allah would have us destroy! Abominations of nature that Allah could never have intended to walk the earth. Has not the Prophet condemned such abominations of nature? Such creatures could only have been the product of man mating with beast! The sin is in not ridding the forest of such creatures.

But most enticing for us, and what will draw us closer to Allah, is the restoration of the most splendid Masgid ever built. Yes, the ancient tales say it is in this forest. Gold and silver inlay the mosque, with mother of pearl and jewels adorning its walls and pillars.

What? Do you think Sultan Rahman would build an inferior Masgid? Never! His mosque would rival those in Mecca and Medina, he contended. Yes, even the fabled Tree of Life and its guardian Simurgh would dwell in his Masgid. It is said he could not capture the bird. But how he got tree and its inhabitant into the mosque is uncertain. It is said the bird herself saw the greed in Sultan Rahman as he coveted the tree's powers, and killed him herself to save his soul from Hell.

Would that mortals could view it again, draw strength from its leaves and branches, and repose in its shade!

But I digress, my friend, for adventure awaits, so we should be off!

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Find my game in the Fantasy section. Newbies to GURPS are always welcome in any game I create.

Underground pit fighting. No weapons. No Armor. No Rules. No Regulations.

You won’t see it on the news. No one blogs about it. But you might hear about it whispered in a greasy bathroom or over a bottle of whisky. It’s a way to make some extra money, or to make a name for yourself, or to just work off some office stress. It’s underground fighting. Sure, it’s been around for a while, everyone knows that--but this is new. Someone started an organization. Prizes are handed out. You began in the local church basement with a few good wins. Then, someone tapped you on the shoulder and invited you to the real fights. You’re at the bottom again, but the champion's name is whispered across the globe. The grand prize is enough money to retire in style. All you have to do is work your way up, one vicious match at a time. It won't be easy. It won't be pretty. But it might be worth it.

Bloodsport is a GURPS 4^th edition unarmed arena game featuring gritty, realistic combat. Cinematic fighting, super powers, psionics, magic, and anything else is prohibited. The matches continue until one player is unconscious or dead. It’s also a roleplaying game. Solid writing and good characterization earn as many awards as beating the snot out of the guy across from you.

This game is mature. If you're squeamish about violence, this isn't the game for you.

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Splattered With Gore is looking for a Few Good Men... er.... Hobbits.

The upcoming Death Labryinth Event will involve 10 teams of 2 bloodthirsty gladiators who will be running around through an obstacle, hazard, monster filled labryinth. Their goal is to get out of the Labryinth alive after accumulating the most points they can get. One way to earn points is to collect Hobbit Heads, that's right, decapitated Halfling heads. That's where you come in...

I'm looking for about 3 people to play the roles of these unfortunate Hobbits who are dropped into the Labryinth with the sole purpose of avoiding the gladiators, eluding them, and getting out alive.

To sweeten the pot, I will send $10.00 cash to anyone who makes it out alive.

I also need one more person to play the role of a killer Wandering Monster that will prowl the corridors, looking to ravage anyone and anything it encounters along the way.

Interested parties (who are NOT current members of Splattered) please apply to:

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Note, do not create a PC as your points will be different (less) than typical Gladiators.

*This game no longer exists.*
This message was last edited by the player at 11:09, Wed 02 Dec 2009.

Dear _________,

Congratulations, you have been chosen to be invited to the Ultimate Martial Arts Championship.

The UMAC is a world wide event that is held annually. Exceptional martial artists are chosen from around the world to compete in this event for the prize of Ultimate Fighter of the year in addition to a sum of one million dollars.

Information about the rules can be found in the enclosed FAQs.

Should you accept the invitation, please inform us by replying to this email.

Sincerely yours,
Bruce Campbell
UMA Association
CEO,

You found this lone new email in your inbox as you browsed the internet at night. You could not believe it at first, you thought UMAC was merely an urban legend. You heard rumors on the internet of a new underground fighting championship, but they were never confirmed. A few people could swear they saw an UMAC video on youtube, but it was quickly taken down before it could spread.

The first thing that you think of when you think about the UMAC are games such as Tekken, King of Fighters, and Street fighter. Dangerous underground tournaments where the best fighters gather to duke it out. You wonder if you are worthy enough. Sure, you are the toughest on the street, you have won a few tournaments, kicked a dozen thugs around, but are you really one of the best?

However, something deep inside tells you this is true, that this is the real deal. Will you take the risk and participate? Or will you consider the mail to be a scam and delete it?

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UMAC is a cinematic GURPS 4e based game that focuses on tactical combat. Different events will be held that will test the characters and their players, such as 1v1 fights, tag battles, story-line events, and the like.

The characters will be 140 points with max 40 points in disadvantages. All martial arts styles will be allowed. Only blunt and balanced weapons will be allowed in the tournament. Armor heavier than leather is dis-allowed too.

Check the game out. If you like it, send an RTJ with a character concept while you work on your character sheet.

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I am also looking for a rule's lawyer to co-gm it with me.

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After a long trek you encamp by the side of a cool mountain lake, the setting sun pouring blood-red over the peaks and giving you one last gasp of daylight.  A crumbling wall rises from your chosen resting spot, moss covered stone the only legacy of the tower or dwelling that once stood here.  The sun seems to set far faster than is natural, the night drawing in around you like a noose, no stars or moon glowing in the cloudy sky.

A wolf howls in the darkness, it's lone voice soon joined by a chorus of others.  You realize you are not alone.

GURPS Ravenloft is a take on the Ravenloft setting.  Players are characters from other fantasy settings who will soon be drawn into the demiplane of dread.  Characters will start out separate, but join together soon enough.

I'm looking for solid players who can cope with a daily posting rate.  Even if you're unfamiliar with Ravenloft, I invite GURPS players to come on and give it a go.

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This message was last edited by the player at 21:53, Sat 31 Jan 2009.

Well, the GURPS arenas seem to have folded all, so it's time to cast a ressurection spell.

The Dragon Society invites you to the Ytarrian Arena of Champions, In the great city of Tredroy.

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edit: With 8 players, things are hotting up. An Ogre with a smashed leg, a barbarian who's just lost an arm, a psycho-samurai that strikes faster than Bruce Lee ever could, and a Giant beset by Munchkins.

This sure is beginning to feel a bit different!
This message was last edited by the player at 13:32, Mon 09 Mar 2009.

"Hello?"

A pause, and then the voice on the other line says, "My name's Karen Kessler.  I was told that you investigated things.  Strange things.  I . . .I don't want to say any more on the phone, but I'd like to hire you to investigate something.  I'm willing to pay."

You've just received a call from a woman named Karen Kessler, a resident of Crystal City, Virginia, with a request for your services as an investigator of the unusual.  She refuses to go into detail over the phone, but asks that you meet her at Portofino Restaurant in Arlington.  She sounds nervous, even scared, and all she will tell you is her name and that she is "very nervous, very concerned, and willing to pay."

GURPS 4e: Pawnshop is a one-shot Illuminated/Weird Occult adventure for a small group of modern adventurers who have an interest in the unusual or otherworldly, and who are either available for hire or have a sufficient reputation to be called when an unusual case presents itself. The game is set in and around present-day Washington, D.C., and is based on the adventure Pawnshop by S. John Ross.

Even though the game is a one-shot adventure, there are plot hooks in place in the event that the players wish to continue after the initial adventure comes to its conclusion.

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Giants have been raiding the Old Kingdom of late, with bands of different sorts in these marauding groups.  Death and destruction have been laid heavily upon every place these monsters have visited.  This has caused great anger among the rulers of the land, for life and property loss mean failure of the vows of the nobility to protect the life and goods of their subjects - and lean times ahead.

A party of the bravest and most powerful adventurers have been assembled and given the charge to punish the giants.  They must deliver a sharp check, deal a lesson to the clan of hill giants nearby, or return in shame.

I'm running the old TSR module G1 - Steading of the Hill Giants, converted to GURPS.  If all goes well, it'll lead into the other adventures in the mega-module.

Admittedly, it's somewhat more of a tactical than a roleplaying exercise, but it's a far cry from raw hack n slash.  While I'm not running it as a pure Dungeon Fantasy game, I am using strong elements from it.

300 point cinematic fantasy.  Come on and check it out.

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This message was last edited by the player at 14:43, Fri 27 Mar 2009.

Welcome to Sandpoint, a young town that has had few serious trials and dangers over the course of its forty-two year history.  Indeed, Sandpoint is now five years removed from its greatest hardship, the Late Unpleasantness, which saw a spate of deaths and destruction that rocked the coastal settlement.  A mass murderer known popularly as "Chopper" took the lives of 25 residents before being he was captured and killed by the town's guards (but not before he claimed the town's late Sheriff Avertin as his final victim).  Only a month after Chopper's spree was ended, a fire consumed must of the northern part of the town, including Sandpoint's only chapel and the life of its only priest.

But such matters are best left to the past, for Sandpoint is no longer mired in troubled times, but is blessed by cause for celebration!  The upcoming Swallowtail Festival will herald the completion of the new, grand Sandpoint Cathedral on the same site as its destroyed predecessor and finally heal the last wound left by the fire.  The festival has drawn many celebrants from all quarters -- farmers have come in from the surrounding area to enjoy the event, entertainers hoping to perform before such a crowd have come from as far away as Magnimar, and merchants (and their guards) have poured into the market square to take advantage of the event.  And, of course, the locals are out in force to celebrate their town's recovery from the Late Unpleasantness.

Unfortunately for the people of Sandpoint, however, their homes and lives are not yet in the clear.  Unknowingly built over the ancient stronghold of a great mage long forgotten from an era when runelords controlled the continent with oppressive wizardry and horrific experimentation, the town of Sandpoint is not fated to enjoy its resurgence in peace.

Burnt Offerings is the first part of Paizo's Rise of the Runelords adventure path, an adventure for roughly four characters, which I have worked on converting from d20 to GURPS 4th Edition.  Although all applications will be considered, this is primarily intended as a learning opportunity for GURPS newcomers, so if you're looking for a chance to familiarize yourself with a new, great system, here is that chance.

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the game I run is a slightly anachronistic steampunkish game with magic, and fantasy races link to another game

come only those that like extremely high powered games...

since I have the GURPS 3 to 4 convert, I can do 3rd ed characters given a little tweaking...

also if you're a magic user you must either be a power user or a rune caster, anyone that has spell skills will not be taken.

In reply to kurlumbenus (msg #49):

you still running your game I PMed you there...

That game is not currently recruiting new players.

oops sry is anyone here currently actually taking 4E players?
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CURRENTLY FULL - 0 open slots


  January 1st, 2012: The cities of the Washington DC to New York City corridor have joined together into a vast urban jungle.  Officially called the DCNY Corridor, this urban vastness is known to the inhabitants simply as the Sprawl.  Home to well over 35 million people, increasing congestion and confusion about jurisdictional lines led to the unification of all police forces within the Corridor into one entity - Corridor PD.

  Within the Sprawl, nothing is easy.  Renegade mages, homicidal psychics, roaming monsters, larcenous metahumans, and mad scientists prowl the Sprawl, seeking to hide among the masses of humanity.  For a time, these miscreants had the police outnumbered, outgunned, and outpowered.  The city slid ever closer to chaos, until finally Corridor PD began recruiting their own powered officers - the Lawbringers.

  The Lawbringers are oganized into teams of 4-8 with a mixture of abilities from four basic groups.  Metahuman Lawbringers are known as Reds.  Lawbringers with sorcerous talents are classified as Whites.  Psychics are known as Greys.  The Blues are highly skilled unpowered humans, assigned to the teams as specialists - demolitions, snipers, power armor, etc.  Equipped with the latest technology, the Lawbringers are sent in to handle the toughest situations within the Sprawl.

GURPS 4e Lawbringers is a dystopian street-level Supers game utilizing the GURPS 4e ruleset.  Designed to be a teaching game, prospective players will work through the character generation process with assistance from an experienced GM, and then run through an adventure to get them acclimated to game play.  While tentatively envisioned as a one-shot adventure, the game has potential to run as a campaign for as long as all parties should wish to continue.  Please note this game is rated as mature, mostly just to avoid any problems with rpol policies toward language and violence.

Characters can be generated using as little as GURPS 4e Lite, a free sample of the full GURPS rules, to most any relevant books currently out.  These can include (but aren't limited to) - Basic Characters & Campaigns, Powers, Magic, Biotech, High Tech, Martial Arts,  Power Ups 1: Imbuements, Power Ups 2: Perks, Supers, Thaumatology, and Ultra-Tech.  Also note that characters built using GURPS Lite will most likely wind up as Blues (i.e. 'super-normals').
This message was last edited by the player at 12:00, Wed 27 May 2009.

It is a well known legend.

The Church of Karameikos is widespread and popular among the ruling classes of the Grand Duchy. One of its orders - the Order of Chardastes - has gained popularity with the common folk as well. It grew out of an incident that occured three hundred years ago. At that time there were many places in Karameikos dedicated to Traladaran worship. A small sanctuary in Marilenev (renamed Specilarum when the Thyatians invaded) was one of these sites.

One day, a woman who was very ill came to the sanctuary to pray for health. While she was alone, a being called Chardastes appeared to her. He told her that the religion of her people - the Traladaran Church - was false, and that his way was the only true path. To prove this, he laid his hands upon her, curing her of illness. He left behind on the altar a wonderful magical bell.

The bell was of pure platinum, and lacked a clapper - ringing magically whenever picked up.

When the Tyatians settled in Karameikos, they incorporated the sanctuary into the Church of Karameikos. The litany of Chardaste, they claimed, was that of their church.

The story of the bell spread far and wide across the land. Even now, on the anniversary of the miracle, hundreds flock to the building, hoping to be cured by Chardastes. They crowd into the sanctuary, a hundred or so at a time, and pray as the clergy sings the sacred words and lift the sacred bell. Most are disappointed, but so many have had their prayers answered that the Order flourishes still.

This all ended five years ago. At the time, there was a cleric in the order whose name was Elwyn. Elwyn was very dedicated to the church, but that was not enough. Rumors spread that Elwyn had begun rpacticing with blades, and researching the spells of magic-users, trying to expand beyond the limitations the immortals ask of their clerics. This was a serious charge, but before a Church Inquisition had formed, Elwyn vanished without a trace. To the horror of the people, the sacred bell of Chardastes that was kept in the sanctuary was gone, too!

The order has been in crisis ever since. The faithful still flock to the sanctuary on their holy day, but there have been no miracles since the bell vanished. The numbers of the faithful have decreased in recent years.

Some time ago, rumors of a powerful hostile force began to spring up. It was said that someone had built a large fortress in a distant section of the Grand Duchy, and that none who set out to investigate had returned. Recently, rumors have been circulating that Elwyn might be behind this mystery.

Patriarch Sherlane, the Baron ruler of the city of Threshold, has sent out a call for adventurers interested in investigating this fortress.

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This message was last edited by the player at 18:04, Tue 09 June 2009.

Hi all.

Re-issuing the invite to join the Arena of Champions game mentioned above. The game is (IMHO - players might think differently ;-) running well, with a player base grown to 10-12 (depending on how you count) and a co-GM added.

However, such a game can always accomodate/use more participants.

So if Cinematic Martial Arts-enhanced Combat is your thing - even if it´s "just" to get better at the rules - come take some names and chop off some limbs!

Regarding my game above:

It's now Gurps Fantasy rather than Dungeon Fantasy, so if the lack of the DF books was stopping you, go ahead and check it out.

I would most likely join, had I more time. I will send my recommendations, I am in one of his other games and am having fun. He tends to make sure no one gets away with anything they shouldn't, keeps things fair, and generally has a plot that keeps you coming back. Any minor things I might find less than perfect (and face it, who is? :P ) are far out-shined by the things that are going well. I just wish the players would make up their minds and post more often. ;-) (Yes, including myself.)

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THIS IS AN ADULT GAME!

I am seeking applicants to play the role of the Bad Guys in an upcoming adventure that is inspired by the old D&D Greyhawk module series: Scourge of the Slave Lords.

You will assume the role of an evil slaver who's mission is to kidnap select persons and spirit them away to your hideout for ultimate transport and sale to far off lands. While you are engaging in this criminal activity, another group of players shall assume the role of the Heroes, or Good Guys who's quest will be to thwart your endeavor. This player versus player adventure is similar to one I ran a year or so ago called The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Unfortunately that game went south and fizzled out but I anticipate this one will be even better and should hopefully run its full course.

Ideal candidates will be Mature, good writers, and be able to commit to sticking with the project to its climactic conclusion.

Of note, the game mechanics will be run with Gurps 4th Edition Rules, but knowledge of the system is entirely unnecessary.

If interested, please send me a RTJ with a writing sample.  Please do not whip up a character yet, as I would like to talk the process through with you.

Thanks! I look forward to hearing from any interested parties.

M

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The year is 1984.  Two years previously, with the threat of global terrorism at an all-time high, the United Nations Security Council decided to create a single organization dedicated to combating terrorism wherever it might occur around the world.  This agency became known as United Nations International Strategic Taskforce On Mutual Protection, or UNISTOMP.  When terrorism threatens, UNISTOMP forms action teams composed of agent pairs from various intelligence agencies worldwide, including the KGB, MI-6, and the CIA, who must temporarily set aside their differences and report to UNISTOMP headquarters in Belgrade to be briefed on their missions.

Lair of the Fat Man is a one-shot GURPS 4e adventure written by W.G. Armintrout for Steve Jackson Games.  Players will take the identity of one of four Senior Agents for either the U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., or the People's Republic of China.  The game will tend toward the cinematic, and influences include the James Bond and Austin Powers films and the Get Smart television show.

The game is rated Adult, so players must be at least 18 and be able to view adult materials in their area.  I'm currently looking for one or two more players to round out the cast, so if you're a literate writer and crave a little campy spy action, come check out the game!

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“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” - Alan Kay

"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." - Winston Churchill


The PCs will be transported back in time. The specific time will revealed during game play.

I’ll only be accepting 4 to 5 players.


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The year was 2015, and the world is on the brink of a new cold war.  The two great nuclear powers of the world - the United States of America and the Russian Republic - rattle their sabers, politicians taking hard, hurtful stances while the people wait in fear of a third - and final - world war.  Nobody wants to end the world, but a politically viable solution remained evasive. The increased tensions only intensified the pressure upon the leaders of both countries to take positions of strength rather than compromise.

Salvation came in the form of an astronomical oddity - an unknown stellar object impacted the surface of Mars.  Most interestingly, it appeared to course correct as it traveled, angling towards the red planet.  Media and scientific speculation ran rampant, bumping nuclear fears off of the front page.

The Perestroika Mission is an attempt to improve relations between the two nations in a way that will save face for both.  A manned mission to Mars, the first of its kind, will gain international attention, provide both nations with prestige, and provide the opportunity for close cooperation.  Besides the scientific value of the mission, its highly televised spectacle is anticipated to bring international audiences together.

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This message was last edited by the player at 00:42, Wed 01 July 2009.

GURPS 4 Super Epic Space Adventure Is under both sci fi and supers, as a group of Supers embarks on a voyage through unchated hyperspace to try and save the earth from an imminant alien invasion. 750 points.
I have not yet advertised in players wanted because I would also like feedback from experienced GURPS players before I put out the final call for players.

My Alternate History game died. My fault really, just didn't excite me and I couldn't get into it.

So I've decided to return to my favorite:

High Weirdness Cross-genre Mash-up

GURPS 4e: The Daily Grind
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The world ended not with a bang, but with a whimper.  70% of the world's population died when the planet's overtaxed ecosystem gave out, resulting in monsterous storms, widespread famine, and continued political unrest.  Nations fell, networks crashed, and civilization ended.

It took decades for mankind to build itself out of its crater.  It began with trade towns, barter towns, where people could meet and greet without fear of desert raiders, mutants, or irradiated monsters.  Where people meet, the liquor flows.  Where the liquor flows, bets are made and blood will spill.  So came Razorfist.

Razorfist is no-holds barred gladiatorial combat.  The brave, the desperate, and the foolish will dedicate themselves as gladiators, bringing to bear scavenged weapons to entertain others and earn what they can.  The town council runs everything - the arenas, the betting parlors, the hospitals - so much so that Razorfist earns the town more than trade these days.

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Ran this before, but only got a few players.  Giving it another go.

It was a miserable, hot and muggy afternoon in the City That Never Sleeps.  I was sitting in my office enjoying the dingy paint and the gorgeous alley view.  It really wasn't much to look at,  but it was mine.  Mine until Mr. Ackrin kicks me out for not paying rent for a handful of months.  I was expecting the landlord to show up with the papers any minute now.

There was a knock on the door.  I lumbered across the room, in no hurry to answer.  In better days Gladys would have answered it already, but she was out looking for a job that would provide a paycheck more then a couple times a year.  I open the door expecting to see Ackrin there on the other side, maybe with a couple of goons to help move my furniture down to the street -- by way of the window.

What luck!  It wasn't Ackrin, but a dame.  And not just any dame, the best kind of dame -- she was a client.  Said her names Mrs. Johnson, widow to the late Mr. Johnson.  Said she wants me to investigate her husbands recent murder, even though the cops already have a man in slam for it.  Sounded like a winner to me, even if I couldn't find clue one I could sell her on the cops having it right.  Or muddle along, get blocked by the cops at every turn, and drag things out for months.  Either way, it looked like I would be able to afford some decent whiskey.



I'm looking for a few players for a GURPS 4th ed. Mystery.

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"People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect... but actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly.... timey-wimey.... stuff." - The Doctor

You're about to discover the truth behind temporal theory, and you don't even know it.

Tempus Eo is a GURPS 4th ed Time Travel game.  Players will create versions of themselves, soon to be cast adrift in time until they learn to control their travel.  Focus will be on character development - a mixture of "What would you do" and "What would you become".  Additional focus will be on exploration and problem solving.

The setup:  You (that's right, you, the player) are at Gen-Con, the massive gaming convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.  You'll meet the other players (hey, we're all gamers, right?) and then start with the time travel.

This is a mature game, because the past can be a horrible place.

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One more player would makes three, a good strong number. The Magic Number! some say.

So far we have a psychiatrist to secret meta-humans. Will they overcome they're problems? Will the good doctor guide them to coming out and publicly revealing their identities and powers or encourage them to stay hidden? Will he truly try to help them or manipulate them to his own ends?

and

A beautiful woman from another dimension, slightly behind us in technology but able to tap into the mystical powers of the multi-verse unlocking forces not understood in our world. Her recent crash into our world has severed her from the potent magical force of her home and left her abilities somewhat diminished. Will she find a way to tap into this strange new world's magical energy? Will she adapt to the new technologies of our world and turn our scientific community on its ear or will she work in secrecy to find a way home?

This is a pretty wide open opportunity for you to play those strange characters you have crammed back into your three-ring-binders thinking them too unusual for other games.

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Hey,

Anyone interested in a GURPS WWII game based on the French Foreign Legion and using 4th edition rules?

I set up this game for a group of 4 guys who know each other in real life (face to face). They advertised on another web site looking for an online rpg. Anyway, after I set up the game, they submitted character sheets and then disappeared. At this point, I can only assume they lost interest or found a different GM.

So that leaves me with a ready-to-play adventure and an outline for a long term campaign that I'm very excited about. The campaign information and guidelines for character creation are on the game board.

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Welcome to Tredroy, the Jewel of the South, the biggest city outside of the Empire, a city of wealth, danger, and intrigue.  A million coins change hands, a hundred daggers wait in the shadows.

You and your allies are Contacts; freelance troubleshooters selling their skills and expertise to the rich and powerful.  There's a lot of work out there for someone willing to do the job, and your principles and skill may be the only limit on how high you can rise.  Build your name, build your fortune, seek a knighthood or political office - in the Jewel of the South you can have what you want if you have the willpower and skill to take it.

GURPS Jewel of the South is a low fantasy city-based game set in the world of Yrth as presented in GURPS Banestorm.  Players are free agents in the city, performing tasks for the city's elite and pursuing their own goals.

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WARNING! Proceed no further if you are a minor. This section of the site may contain offensive material.

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The game shown above is your standard evil spellcaster trying to take over the world scenario I'm looking for an elf to replace the one we just lost due to college papers, tests, and whatnot.

EDIT: Main bad guy taken but I will accept applications for members of his family or other allies that would be on equal grounds.
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The game above has taken all the evil characters I think the party can handle, but please feel free to request a character to join the main party. Right now the main options allowed will be as follows:

Human (They're always allowed)

Halfling (They've traveled south to trade for enough to survive for the winter. These characters will be able to enter play when the party reaches the next town [the name I'm not going to mention because of PVP characters who read this thread])

Gnomes (These guys live a few days walk north of the city, some live in the city itself)

Elves (they're in the jungle baby! [this information is not sensitive because of how large the jungle is and the fact that no specific information was given])

The city of Nexus needs players, authors, and Campaign masters. It's designed to be a living city or sandbox style game stradling 7 universes.

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The storm came without warning, and it struck without quarter. It was thicker than any in the village could remember - black as shadow, and plunging the sunny July afternoon into blackest night. It came with a cold almost amber rain that stained the clothes and burned the eyes, it came with winds that could knock a grown man prone or tear the thatch off of a roof, but silent as death. There was no thunder, and the lightning flashed purple deep within its depths.

The livestock, for once, were as caught off guard as the menfolk in the fields were. The steeple bell rang loudly, calling the faithful not to their knees, but to sanctuary within the fortified church. Even the fief's landlord took shelter there, not wishing to risk the trek to his own keep. Those who'd been close enough waited with baited breath for the storm to lessen, but it only seemed to intensify. Peasant and serf huddled next to noble blood, even as the priest supplicated the divine to deliver them from the unnatural blackness of the storm beating at the church's shutters.

Stormborn is a GURPS Fantasy game set on Yrth at the dawn of the Banestorm. The players are the most competent inhabitants of a feudal English holding in the earldom of Kent, sent through a magical catastrophe to another reality. The players and NPC villagers will initially try and survive their new circumstances, and then build new lives in their new reality, contending with native Orcs, other Banestorm victims, and the environment itself.

There isn't going to be a super heavy resource-management component to the game. The farmers know how to do their jobs and grow enough food for the community if you can keep the orcs from eating them and lead them to somewhere to settle. Still, the PCs are going to be the primary decision makers for the community, particularly after the basics of survival (food, fresh water, and defensibility) have been obtained.

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You wake up, unable to recall what just happened. Actually you don't really remember much of anything. Not your job, bank account, where you live, your childhood, friends, family, or even your own name. Thankfully you aren't alone. Seems there are a few more people in the same boat as you. Maybe together you can figure out who you are, and maybe just as importantly what's going on. That is if you survive long enough.


In this game all characters will have the total amnesia disadvantage. Meaning I create your characters, and slowly dole out information as you discover it. Due to the nature of the game concept just about every aspect of the game is negotiable at this point. Currently the game will be set in a contemporary world. If you're interested swing by, and submit a RTJ!

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Hi all

Just want to say that the little Arena game of ours is still pluggin' away. The main focus of the game is us exercising our Basic Set and Martial Arts rules-fu, but the IC part of the game is pretty well developed as well :-). We accept all comers, even those that may have fallen by the wayside at some point, should the urge have returned :-) (Or even the great masters of old - hi Ceredyn. Good to see you active - it's all in the honour of Splattered, y'know ;-). 11 PC's at this point in time - at great number to reach would be 16!
This message was last edited by the player at 13:45, Wed 09 Dec 2009.

Thanks Wratch, but I'd better pass...  I'm still in therapy over the last Arena game I ran... I think I'm on the 4th of the 12 step program. Maybe the 5th... Its all a blur. lol  Besides, I suck when pitted against rules lawyers.  I always get eaten alive!

Suviel Orilou glared down the length of his sword at the gibbering peasant below.  The man is bound at the ankles and wrists, his head bowed low with tears flowing freely to the floor below.  The tattered ends of his pant legs are stained red with blood from the crossbow bolt that tore through the flesh of his lower leg.  And Suviel is starting to wish it had pierced him through the heart.  With an emotion that is more disgust than pity, Suviel draws his sword back, and sheathes it cleanly into it's scabbard.

It had not been a good spring.  After Sir Osric's murder, Threshold had gone into near chaos.  Mytherang had been away, Amul had fled to Nulb, Nicholas Machholt's attacks had been repelled at great cost, and every man with a title and even a shred of ambition was fighting for the greatest title in the land.  Though Brobazian at least had the mind to keep the White Lancer's out of the situation, Suviel still feared for his own safety, not at the edge of a sword, but in the dead of the night...  With Osric dead and little reason left to stay in the area, Suviel made his farewell's with Brobazian, and departed for other lands.

Having known to stay well away from Keoland, Suviel instead found himself traveling south, through the Hold of the Sea of Princes along the Jerlea Bay, past Port Joli, and through some of the worst of the Hesil woods.  He stayed at Garal but briefly, annoyed by the curfew laws and soon made his way just further westward to Belenth.  He'd taken up position as the Captain of Sir Ellington's guard, an odd assignment for being so new to the area, but Suviel would not argue.  He soon found out why.  Men were deserting left and right.  Sir Ellington was frenzied into keeping the entire populace under an iron fist, which of course had driven them into revolt with little concern as to who of Ellington's men were killed in the process.  After only a week on the job, Suviel was directed to smooth over an uprising, follow and attack a secret meeting of twenty or so peasants with only six men! and further to defeat the coup that developed.  For once fighting on his own terms, Suviel staged an ambush, taking four of his best men in Ellington's private stagecoach, another as the driver, and two more following on horseback.  The whole scene was concocted to make the peasants think that Ellington was leaving the city alone and underguarded, and indeed a group of ten peasant men attacked only a few miles from the township.  Suviel and the others easily took out their archers with crossbows from inside the carriage, which amounted to five down instantly, the two guards on horseback chased down three more, and hacked the men to death before they could be stopped.  Of those eight the only man alive was below him now, because Suviel had intentionally shot him in the leg, instead of in the heart like the other men.  The other two escaped, one of which, Suviel was inclined to believe, was the one who had started the whole thing in the first place.

And so here he was, in a musty cell, questioning the one man who had information as to the planning.  And spill his guts he did, about Cordell, the leader, and each one of his nine friends, of which all but one were dead.  He spilled his guts on the Syndicate, about Baron Teluve who was the man behind it (or so Cordell said) and about all the hatred and fear the townsfolk had for Sir Ellington (and please dear god please don't kill me!)  The man had broken down now, and was sobbing pitifully into the floor.  His leg was bleeding and his spirit was broken, and Suviel was sickened with the both of them.  The man for being so weak, and himself for the job he had allowed himself unknowingly to take.

Behind him, Suviel hears the door of the cell open and close.  "He talked!"  The voice was Sir Ellington's a high pitched squeal of accusation and fear.

"Yes."  Suviel answers smoothly, turning halfway around to meet Sir Ellington's gaze.  "That was the most of their organization here, he said there were others at the meetings, but most were farmers who simply wanted change, though no combat skills to add to the effort."

"Good."  Ellington cackles, "then maybe this thing is finally over and we can get back to peace!  As for the two that escaped, we'll find them soon enough, or they will run, either way they will be of no consequence."  He ponderously dabs at his beard with a single finger.  "My tax collectors will be free to do their jobs again, and my guards will cease from their exodus.  Thank the heavens."

Suviel was not really particularly happy for the man, he doubted very much that Ellington's guesses were anywhere near accurate.  If he continued taxing the populace into the ground, and hoping that fear would keep them in check, he was in for a very rude awakening.  Suviel had seen the spirit of only a few dozen men overcome an army of hundreds, and Ellington's estate, with only a handful of guards was far from impervious.

"This is very good...  Excellent work Suviel, you may kill him now."

"Pardon?"  Suviel was sure he could not have heard the man right.  In front of him, the peasant's face shoots up, his visage smeared with puffy red, and the sticky film of tears from his eyes all the way down his cheekbones and into his beard.

"He is guilty of treason."  Ellington explain.  "To attack me is to attack the vassal of Lord Berd.  He will die as an example for all to see.  Strung up in front of my gates."

"Sir."  Suviel begins, his teeth clenched to mask the anger in his words.  "You are inciting a riot with every pawn you kill.  Don't you think perhaps, for your own safety, you might want a few of your subjects who thank you for being alive?"

"They should ALL thank me!"  Sir Ellington screams, his voice reaching into falsetto.  "You said yourself they were peasants and commoners, no training, and no hope!  They shall PAY FOR TREACHERY!"  The vassal's face bulges, his veins pulsating below his skin.  Every inch of him screams fury and paranoia.  "Or..." the face contorts, crude edges of his mouth bending upwards into a sadistic grin.  "Will you be guilty of treason too for disobeying me?"

Suviel nearly chortles with laughter, though the situation is not funny.  Slowly, he draws his sword.  Every inch of the mithril blade slicking against the side of the scabbard, and the whole gruesome sound reverberating against the walls.

"No,"  The man on the floor gibbers,  "I have children!"  But Suviel is turned fully on to Ellington at the moment.

"Consider this my resignation."  Suviel spits, his arm lashing back in preparation.

Ellington flinches, his eyes snap shut as he throws himself back against the wall in terror.  He waits for the hit, but it does not come...  Or is he already dead?  Slowly, painstakingly, he opens a single eye, then both.  And smiles with glee at the scene below.  The peasant, his feet bound, and his wrists trapped together under him, lies face first in a pool of blood that is rapidly expanding, not even a single sign of life left to him.  And Suviel is gone.

OOC:  Looking for 1 or 2 applicants to fill out our crew.  The game is GURPS: Sons of the Broken in the fantasy section.

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If you've never played with Raddek before, I highly recommend him as a GM.  =)

For those of you who've been around as long as I have, you may remember the early "Man-to-Man" years.  Man-to-Man was a GURPS combat-only game, providing detailed tactical melee fighting opportunities.

Steve Jackson Games cranked out the supplement to Man-to-Man, Orcslayer way back when. This was a series of 9 Melee Combat scenarios, linked loosely together in a quasi-roleplaying "campaign". They were short fight scenes in which two small groups of adversaries were pitted together, each group with its own set of objectives.

Its simple. Its fast. Its fun. Its minimal committment.

Gurps 4E rules will work marvelously for Orcslayers. However, anyone who can write detailed narrative describing their physical actions and tactical objectives can play the game successfully, even if they are ignorant of GURPS rules.

I was thinking of running this during a hiatus from Gming a heavy storyline game I'm running that requires a lot of mental energy.

Just gauging interest on whether this is something people would enjoy.  The supplement calls for 6 "primary" characters.  However, I will also need anywhere from 6 to 12 other players to run the adversaries (though multiple characters can be run by 1 adversary player if need be).

Dumb idea?  Boring?  Thoughts?

Sounds like a fun idea, but through your gore filter, I bet it'd be fantastic!

Simple, fast, and fun?  Sounds intriguing!

I'd love to play. I have wanted reasons to have to dig through random combat rules and find how to make things happen, more than hack and slash.

Well, between this board and the Game Proposal board, we have about 5 or 6 interested parties. Not enough to set up a Board.  I'll give it a little longer and if it sticks, will set up a Board.

Looks like you're a popular guy at GPIA.  =)

I'm encouraged. I think we have enough people expressing interest to justify setting up the Board. I have 3 possible Playbweb people whom I'm hoping to import, as the Board I tried to set up there generated barely a hiccup of activity (sigh - gone are the glory days of PBW).
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ADULT ALERT!

Okay folks, looks like there may be sufficient interest to set up a board. Hope to see you there! :)

Well, the game generated a lot of interest. I'm loaded up with Heroes but could use 4 to 6 more Adversaries (think Orcs, etc.).  I'm hoping to be ready to rock and roll by next week. If there are fewer, consider running 2 Adversaries at once if you're into that.

Just so you know, I saw the ad on the other site It seems a little premature to pull it before anyone even saw it, but that might just be me being a bit slow. Of course, it seems things do run a bit slower over there, so that might be normal.

Anyhow, I'm a bit interested, but don't think I have the time. If you want someone who can make independent decisions so it's not so cut-and-dried, and you can put all the stuff into a can for me... ;) Otherwise, I think I'll have to pass. Thins are just getting too busy for me to guarantee posting regularly, and one thing I know I hate is when the bad guys take forever to do evil. ;)

Yes, Playbweb is not what it used to be. Sad. I was hoping to retry the game there, but gave up.

I'd be happy to generate an Orc for you to play if you'd like me to do the footwork and you just post your combat actions.  Up to you. Glad to have you.

That would be fine, with the implicit understanding that I can't guarantee posting rate, and would expect to be NPCed if I took too long.

No worries. I'll even post that implicit warning onto your character sheet to remind me when/if you disappear.  Its all good.

We're all filled up with good guys but can spare a few more Orc baddies.

What were you looking for in an Adversary RTJ Ceredyn?

Well, things are even more hectic than I thought a day ago. Sigh. A few more major life changes, and I think I might as well tell you now I don't think I'll keep up, instead of later. Sorry for the false hope (it was my hope, as well).

Caithness is a land beset by civil war.  For ten years now, the people have suffered as the land's feudal lords have battled, some for and some against the crown.  Many refugees have fled the sparsely populated and mana-poor fronteir kingdom, seeking refuge in Megalos and Cardiel.

The fiefdom of Blythe was hit perhaps hardest of all.  Far to the southwest of the bickering lords, eight years ago it was struck by foes believed to be opportunistic reptile men from the Great Desert it bordered.  Scouts reported burnt homesteads, sacked villages, and reptile man looters among the ruins.  Its fields have lain barren these past eight years, the kingdom too busy to deal with the devastation.

King Conall VI has chosen to award the fief to one of his landless knights, a brave but inexperienced warrior.  Sir Evan has been granted the land and given permission to attract colonists to settle in Blythe.  Many farmers and craftsfolk have lept at the opportunity to settle in a place far from the battlefields, and the first few years went by as expected, the new fief establishing itself firmly.

Then the war came to Blythe.  King Conall, his forces depleated, sent word to Sir Evan, asking his assistance in military matters.  The brave and loyal knight - seeing his colony on its feet - marshalled his forces and returned to the northern battlefields, leaving the defense of his lands in the most capable hands left.

Your hands.

God save us.

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GURPS Caithness is a low fantasy game.  The players are colonists charged with protecting Blythe from danger.  Adventures will focus on protecting the settlement, clearing out monsters, and investigating ruins.  Players with an interest in doing so have the opportunity to further their own interests, invest in the local economy, play social games, etc. as they grow from simple farmers and craftsmen into adventurers.
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Folks, we could use a few more Hobgoblins, maybe even a Human Soldier or two.  Consider joining. Its quick, short committment, easy peasy to play.  C'mon, don't be shy!



SIX YOUNG WARRIORS

Sent to do the work of thousands!

Generations ago, the orc-hordes swarmed east into the peaceful kingdom of Caithness. Now they’re coming back. Last time, it took an army to stop them; This time, your lord is sending you . . .

Orcslayer is a combat adventure for Man to Man. It is nine linked combat scenarios divided by roleplaying “interludes” – which allow the opportunity to flesh out your otherwise combat exclusive characters.

Looking for 6 players to play the roles of the Heroes and any number of folks to assume the roles of the Adversaries. Knowledge of the Gurps system NOT necessary, provided you are able to provide sufficient details in your narrative as to what you are trying to accomplish.

THIS IS AN ADULT GAME FOR GORE


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Documented cases of human abductions by UFOs become commonplace in areas of sparse population in countries throughout the world. World governments step up their military readiness, and there is a general news blackout in most of the affected countries. Scientists try to make contact with the aliens, but there is no substantial response.  Many countries begin to contemplate a direct military strike against the aliens. Japan, taking the lead with it's stereotypical blind bravery and courage, forms the 'Kiryu-Kai', an anti-alien combat force. After five months of operation, using the best equipment available, the group is unable to intercept even a single UFO. Due to lack of funding, Japan is forced to disband the Kiryu-Kai in November of 2018.

On December 11, 2018, the United Nations Security Council holds a clandestine summit in Geneva, Switzerland. After much debate, it is unanimously decided that a covert, multinational force should be formed to investigate, combat, and (hopefully) defeat the aliens. Assembling the best pilots, soldiers, engineers, and scientists from all the funding nations, the Geneva council establishes X-COM - the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit.

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This game will attempt to mimic the very popular 90s computer game, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Looking for soldiers.  Other facets of the game such as research, manufacturing and base building will be handled by me.

Knowledge of GURPS or XCOM isn’t necessary but is helpful.

Soldiers will land in hot spots around the world and attempt to kill or capture all aliens in a team oriented, turn based atmosphere.

GURPS 4e: XCOM--Eve of Destruction

The game is up:

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I've started a Marvel Universe game using 4e rules I'm looking for 1 more player.

So far the team is Hawkeye, Mystique, and Mimic.

I'm not setting a point limit but letting the players create what ever seems right for the character.

I've already said Hulk is reserved as an NPC, but if you think you'd like to play let me know.

We're just building the characters now.

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Warhammer Blood Sports is an arena combat game, set in the world of Warhammer.

It is without cinematics, and is not afraid to use houserules to balance things out and make them more fun.

It uses Brunos custom armour tables with more realistic armour weights and no DF gear.

It has an exciting Fan Factor system encouraging players to have exiting and thrilling fights.

A difference from most arena games is that the players themselves roll the dies not the GM. This is so you don't need GM-feedback for every attack, but other than that, there is little difference.

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The cosmopolitan city Marienburg¹ is in turmoil, darkness has settled on the city of a thousand lamplights. The city is being flooded by refugees, fleeing from raiding barbarians in the north. The animosity between elves and dwarfes have flared up after a recent beard-incident². Rumors has started to spread of a city beneath the city ruled by ratmen³, plotting to spread disease. Unemployment is high and gangs have started to form, fighting for dominion over the wharfs⁴ and demanding bridge-taxes from random people. But worst of all, the powerful merchants guilds are loosing business.
It has been 70 years since the city-state declared its independence from The Empire and now in their time of need The Empire are making demands about reunification if the city wishes its support.

Desperate time demands desperate actions and the Staatsraad have elected an unprecedented ambitions and strong Staatholder: Matthias Voogt.
One of the first actions of the new Staatholder was to legalize and found a brutal sport of old times. Inviting fighters from all over the world to come and try their skill at arms in the Arena of Marienburg.

The building and running of the arena has employed hundreds of people. Dwarfs and elves alike have put forth fighters to prove their superiority, taking the fighting from the street into the arena.
The masses are pleased, and the merchant guilds are seeing gold crows flowing to their coffins. Exotic beast and creatures⁵ are brought from distant lands to make the arena more interesting. Travellers, merchant and even tourist are coming to the city, to marvel at the new bloody spectacle that is Blood Sports.


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In the days of my grandfather's grandfather, it was a different world.  In the days of my grandfather, when we worshipped Odin and Tyr and Thor, the Danes were feared throughout all of Europe.  We were the demons that British mothers warned their children about, we were the warriors who sent the armsmen of the Franks quaking in their boots, we were the traders who kept civilization alive after the fall of Rome.  We were glorious, we were epic.

In my father's day, it all changed.  The kings, emboldened by their association with and legitimization by the Church, increased their power and authority, and where once there was nothing came three great kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.  Our homesteads grew into towns, centers of trade, even as the flow of silver from Arabia and Britain dried up.

With the Church's stand against slave-taking, much of the incentive to raid was gone, and eventually slavery was replaced with serfdom.  Instead of raiding our neighbors, our kings looked further away.  In the Year of Our Lord 1107, Sigurd of Norway has sailed for the east with a host of Norwegian crusaders to fight for the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem.  Much plunder is to be had, my brothers.  Come, let us show the Muslim why our Christian brothers fear us so dearly!

So you depart, prepared to bring sword and axe against the heathen for the glory of God and all the gold you can carry.  You will never arrive.

Instead, you and your fellow Norwegian warriors will find yourself in a strange land, on green and verdant shores, involuntary colonists in a new land.

GURPS Fara I Viking is a Historical Fantasy game set initially in early 12th century Europe, but quickly moving to a strange fantasy setting.  Emphasis will be on survival, exploration, and if the players choose it, empire building.  Historical accuracy will be emphasized for the parts related to real-world earth, and 'realistic fantasy' for the rest.

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Hi all,

I'm in the market for an adult who is interested in playing in a gritty realistic espionage story. The player should be a good writer, mature, and willing to play a male American CIA agent and not have played in any Gurps storebought espionage adventure modules. The adventure is largely Solo, though may turn into a Duo roleplay. Posting rate should be 3 to 5 times a week.

I rarely check here. Any interest or questions, please RMail me.

Thanks!

:O)

Welcome to A Midsummer Knight's Dream!  The idea behind this game is to combine an arena game with a strategic one.  The game itself is played in four seasons:

Spring: The season of tournaments!  Test your skill at the joust, in the melee, and possibly at archery if I can figure out how to make that not boring.

Summer: The season of war!  March with the mighty host of the kingdom to victory and glory!  Or horrible defeat, that happens too.  When the kingdom is not at war, feel free to pick on your neighbors or hire yourself out as a mercenary in distant lands.

Autumn: The season of harvest!  The people are too busy for tournaments or wars, so this is the season in which you collect your taxes and make decisions that will affect your fiefdom in the coming year.

Winter: The idle season.  Not much to do besides stuff yourself and train for the tournaments in the spring.  This is the season in which you may spend your accumulated character points, as well as spend hours on training.

Each player character is a noble knight in the kingdom of Pleif, a powerful but fractious feudal nation on the west coast of the continent of Pikus.  The game is very open-ended however, and an ambitious, lucky and determined character can become much, much more than a mere knight.  Or a character can laze about in her castle all day and live for the hunt and tournament.  That is up to you!

This game can support up to 14 noble houses.  Everyone after the 14th noble must be a commoner or retainer to one of the nobles.  At present there are 6 7 11 noble houses.  Get in while you can!

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Putting together a Deadlands game. Got a couple of players working on characters. Will probably run multiple groups with some opportunity for solo and sandbox play as well as more traditional adventures.

I'll be using 4e GURPS as the core rules but taking heavily from the 3e Deadlands, Steampunk, and Steamtech boks for flavor. I also have several of the old Deadlands books from Pinnacle.

rMail or PM me with any ideas if you'd like to play.

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The Team was in trainging, hidden away in a secure location, when the mission was moved up.
The schedule showed the team was unavailable, so it simply selected a replacement team based on available criteria.
Which was theit call signs.
Eggs
Buzz
Overkill
Tiny
and Goose.

Select a callsign, all characters are modern government em[;oyees in some branch which would use callsigns. 200 point, up yo 100 points in disads. Pick a callsign and head to hanger 13.

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The year was 2013, and as mall satelite state of Russia discovered it had an old Akula class sub in drydock. Without funds to maintain it nor to demossion it, and needing teh costal space they donated the sub to UN peacekeeping forces. There was mild debate about accepting it but since nobody wanted to simply contribute money for it's decommisioning in hopes that they would be used properly by the current owners, and the Russians didn't want it back, so the UN accepted teh sub, and teh debate shifted to what to do with it.
When the initial condition report came back from teh inspection tehre was a bit of  apolitical bomb in it, or more accurately 12, missiles. With Nuclear warheads. teh first mission was quickly decided upon and a peacekeeper crew was assembled from teh varrious nations and the orders were gievn to take the ship to stolkholm where the missiles would be disarmed and decommisioned.
On teh way to Stolkholm teh ship encountered a storm which many news agencies claimed was liek nothing ever befor seen on Earth. In fact they were wrong, similar storms had ben seen durring teh 1100s durring teh crusades, but documentatio of them was admittedly scarce, since mst people who encountered them wound up being swept to another world. A world of magic, and elves, and dragons. The now locals call it Ytarria.
The submarine crew knows only that they encountered teh mother of all storms and lost communications with teh outside world, with no idea that they are in an alternate universe. back home a salavage operation was begun but eventually bandoned when it was determined that nobody would be able to recover the nukes, and the families of those aboard were notified and thanked for their sacrifice.
Now play a member of that crew, in an unknown land, where adventure awaits.

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Is anyone interested in a game of diplomacy and intrigue set against the Caithness Civil War. The campaign is based in Redhall, with the PCs as Lord Lathan Redbeard's advisors and family members. The Banestorm setting is pretty clear that Lord Lathan would rather be out hunting than running his fief, so the players would have a lot of freedom in how they handle various political situations.

I see this game as being heavy on politics and social interaction, with very little direct combat. I have a couple of scenarios in mind, but would like to see players introduce their own side-plots and hidden agendas too.

No game board yet, as I want to check for potential players before I set one up.

I'm big into political/social/RP games, so I'd be up for checking it out.

I would be interested in diplomacy game.

I'd also be interested in a game like that.

Not me- but I'd love to be someone's spy, maybe with a poison vial. I'd do great as a PC if the other PCs never even saw me... ;)

Thanks to those who have shown interest in the game. I went ahead and created it. "His Lordship's Advisors" is now ready to accept applications. link to another game

@2l8m8: No problem with anyone playing a spy, but I'm not planning to run solo adventures. PCs will certainly be able to keep some actions private, but I want to see alliances and rivalries within the PC group. As for the poison vial, assassinating someone is easy. Having a friendly PC/NPC ready to step into the victim's position is the hard part.

Thanks. Yeah, it seems the role I might be interested in is trivial and best left to NPCs, if it isn't just a Fait Accompli. Guess I just prefer no-brainer to political intrigue, especially at the beginning of November. I think too much at work as it is... ;)

They said it was for our own good.

Oh, the rogue planetoid was international news.  They couldn't cover that up.  There was no way they could hide its approach, but they did manage to obfuscate its significance.  For every astrophysicist that warned of a dire fate for the planet, two more were paid to blow it off, to mumble something unconvincing about slight magnetic interference, to assure us that everyone was okay.  Most people believed them - after all, nobody wants to face the end of the world.

A lot of people did, though.  Listen to those few voices shouting warnings, as discredited as they were.  Celebrity intellectuals were well paid to laugh off the direst of warnings, to make comic figures of the harried scientists warning of vast electromagnetic storms, of shifting poles, of the destruction of everything mankind had accomplished.  The nations of the worlds went all out to distract us with media spectacles and scandals and proxy wars while those in power quietly excavated bunkers and stockpiled resources.  Militias and survivalist groups - paranoid gun fetishists and anarchist radicals - saw through some of it and made their own preparations.

Everyone else died.  That's what gets me.  That's what keeps me up at night this last year while I wait for the storms to die down, for the dawn to finally come so we can creep out of this dank cave and reclaim the surface.  What I can't stop thinking about is our neighbors.  The politicians who lied to save themselves, and the paranoid nutjobs who were ready for this kind of thing.  That's who we'll be sharing the world with, now. That's the new seed of humanity.

Maybe it'd have been better if that damn rogue had just hit us instead.

In Salted Earth the players have survived the end of the world.  Each leads a small band of survivors trying to make their way in the ruins of the new world.  Gameplay will include scavenging resources, dealing with other survivors, and trying to survive in the wasteland.  Inspirations include the PC games Wasteland, Fallout, and Oregon Trail, the tabletop RPGs Morrow Project and Aftermath, and movies like Day After Tomorrow, A Boy and his Dog, Six String Samurai, Mad Max, and 2012.

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Welcome to the Zuddha Yuddha!

The malla-yuddha is an ancient South Asian combat sport consisting primarily of full contact wrestling.  It has declined under the Mughals however, and is nearly unknown in the north.  In the small northern princedom of Zailazekhara however, it has lived on.  The raja of Zailazekhara, Hemu Chandra, has grown bored with the traditional event as many of his contemporaries have.  His solution was not to eliminate it but to transform it.

Over the past year, word has spread to the far corners of the world of the raja's plans.  Warriors from far away Europe, China, Japan, Africa and even the Americas have joined the Indians in flocking to Hemu Chandra's court for the rumors of gold and high station available to the winners of this mysterious new contest.  As the modern-day gladiators trickled in, they learned of the raja's changes to the ancient malla-yuddha tradition.

No more was this a mere unarmed contest.  Raja Hemu Chandra has decreed this to be an armed struggle for glory or death.  No longer a malla-yuddha but the Zuddha Yuddha, the True Combat.

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Why Zuddha Yuddha?

India in the 17th century is a place where you might find warriors of any culture.  This is the era in which European colonization (in the form of joint stock companies) is just beginning, and the Portuguese have already been here for a hundred years.  Africa and the Middle East are both close by, for characters of those extractions.  This is also true of SE Asia; it is easy to imagine Chinese, Koreans or Japanese here at this time.  The whole area was tied together by trade.

Additionally, India has the advantage of being both rich and political fractured.  This allows us to create the fictitious princedom of Zailazekhara which is wealthy enough to sponsor interesting events for the amusement of a bored monarch without stretching disbelief.  This is much more difficult in the rest of the world.  An arena is a ludicrous thought in Europe, Russia or the Ottoman Empire of this time.  The Barbary chiefdoms might qualify the same way India does but they are not as conveniently located.  China, Japan and Korea lack arena traditions.  An island ruler in SE Asia might work as well, but India's location is more central.

Timeline:

The middle of the 17th century is a time of great world conflict.  You see the English Civil War, rebellions in France and Ukraine (the latter of which damages Russia and devastates Poland-Lithuania), and the end of the Thirty Years War in the rest of Europe.  The Ming Dynasty has just fallen to the Manchu in China, but isolated pockets of resistance remain.  The Shaolin Temple is destroyed.  The Manchu also invaded Korea repeatedly in this timespan.  The Shimabara Rebellion in Japan spells the end of serious, large-scale resistance to the Tokugawa Shogunate; you'd expect to see many Japanese in exile after this.  Given the time period, there are many famous teachers that exiles may have learned from, including Miyamoto Musashi.  This is also the Golden Age of Piracy, allowing for scurvy seadogs.  Many pirates set up shop around Madagascar, possibly even founding their own republic (Libertatia).

Equipment:

TL 4 allows access to virtually every piece of melee fighting equipment in the Basic Set, Martial Arts and Low Tech.  While the battlefield in this period is dominated by muskets and pikes (in the West; forces elsewhere use other melee formations), armor is still worn and martial arts have not yet passed from use.  India is a center of world trade; it is not improbable for a character to buy an English forest bill and a Manchu repeating crossbow in the same marketplace.
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A Steampunk/Victorian specific fan discussion group has popped up, and I know some folks around here are interest, so here ya has'et: link to another game

A big city like Redlake offers a lot of opportunity for a sharp crew looking to earn some cred. Vice. Protection rackets. Shakedowns. Good old-fashioned robberies. The potential for profit is limited only by how clever you are, and how much heat you can stand. It all comes down to brains and guts.

A big city with a strong underworld doesn't have as many opportunities. Wanna knock over a liquor store? It better not be under somebody's protection. You wanna sell drugs down on the boardwalk? You're taking cash right outa someone else's fist. A mob gets big enough and old enough, and it seems like you can't even pick a pocket without ending up in somebody else's till.

Fortunately the problem is often self-correcting. The Marquis took over Redlake in 1972 when he threw old Don Russo through the plate-glass window of his penthouse apartment. For the next decade and a half, he and his Syndicate had this town wrapped up tight. Every fence, every pimp, every dealer, every little crew worked for somebody who worked for somebody who answered to The Marquis. If you were in, you were set. If you weren't... you were careful, or you were dead.

Then some sniper took out the Marquis and his top lieutenant, and everything fell apart. His second and third lieutenants blamed each other, but really that was all just an excuse for them to make a grab for what was left without waiting for some kind of mediation to parcel things up nicely for them. Dust was raised, everyone with an ounce of smarts hit the mattresses, old scores were settled, and what was left of the Marquis's organization beat itself to death fighting over the scraps he left behind. By the time the dust settled, there wasn't anyone strong enough to keep the organization together.

Nature abhors a vacuum. Gutter punks like you and me? We freakin' love it. This is where bones are made.

Opportunity Knocks is a street-level crime game set in the fictional city of Redlake in the late 1980s. The players are a crew of young but ambitious criminals looking to make it big in the aftermath of a gang war that has left the city's criminal landscape fractured. The players will initiate, plan, and execute heists and other rackets to gain power, respect, and turf. This is a semi-sandboxy game in that the players must come up with their own plans rather than wait around for GM hooks to follow.

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*Whispers* 80 Point Characters, by the way.

I was originally considering between 50 and 75.  It's definitely more "crime drama" than "action movie".
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Thanks for allowing me to join.  I've posted a game advertisement to the main thread, but I'm having some trouble generating interest.

I'm seeking players for a game set on a frozen Earth.

In the near future, a meteorite collision fills the upper atmosphere with dust that darkens the skies and lowers global temperatures to below freezing.  The whole of humanity, just under one million, now lives in a narrow cold temperate band around the equator.

A group of scientists and experts have decided to create a refuge colony away from the feudal lords and constant warfare.  Midwinter Island.  There, you will learn to survive, establish a base of civil technology, and reach out to find the fittest new members that will help sustain mankind's knowledge for future generations...

...and discover secret alien technologies and advanced paranormal abilities!

Maybe you've heard of Midwinter, a PC game from the early 90's.  It is the foundation for this setting, but not the storyline.

Sounds interesting, especially the paranormal abilities. I've been looking for an excuse to use Psionic Powers.

'Super Comet: After the Impact' a show from Discovery might help if you can find it.

Thanks for the tip.  The background for this story came from an old PC game and it was one of the most extensive background stories for a game I'd ever come across.  Basically, the comet or asteroid hit Burma and wiped out all of Southeast Asia instantly.  Japan was hit by a thousand-meter tsunami and wiped clean.  Crops failed.  China starved, Russia invaded Europe and the Middle East looking for food.  The US population surged southward into Mexico and Central America looking for refuge, following their army.

And yet there's something strange about how the comet appeared without warning.

I'll be getting a slow start with it because I'm still in graduate school, so be patient with me.

Oh, here's the link to the game page.

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Is there a link yet?

AlbertYenir, I took a quick look at your game and had a comment. One job you left out was Farmers. A colony will need food.

In reply to Witchycat (msg #130):

Thanks.  I made an expanded list of possible character jobs in the game.  Yes, indeed.  The colony will have to find ways to grow food in wintery conditions.

You coming, Witchy? I'm there... You gonna be our food supplier? :)

I suppose I will come but I am not sure I want to be a farmer.

I've been tempted because I'm a sustainable utilities and housing design/construction specialist..

Too cool. I'd love to pick your brains sometime, I've been thinking of doing solar / wind for home. :)

So, be an arctic coyboy or cowgirl!

You:  Get along little dogey!

Seal:  Ar! Ar! Ar!

If you do the wind for your house I'd recomend using a DC generator with a chopper to ramp voltage up to 24V. You can reduce the need for batteries if you get oversized blades and tilt them to pick up gentler winds- industrial wind turbines generate as low as 5MPH winds though they can oeprate at lower speeds, but find it overtaxes the inverter which will not be an issue for a home DC generating turbine. In theory (though nobody has built such a thing to my knowledge) you could be generating small ammounts of power in winds as low as 2 MPH.

There are potential piezoelectric wind harnessing options, similar to how tidal energy conversion works.  You have a surface of some sort, the force works against it, exponentiated to it's tip, and at the other end is a motor which captures the pushing energy.  This would be more ideal for gusty winds, it works for waves because they come, they go, they come, they go, and so on, which lets the resistance surface return to default.  That's the difference between them and turbines.  Turbines keep going under sustained force but falter under unsustained conditions. Piezoelectric only works once per actuation then has to reset, but it can be made with any variance of strength to capture the energy from something as big as a tidal wave to something as small as a foot step, a swinging limb, or a puff of wind.

Yeah, there's various things, but I'm looking for something fairly cheap. I could probably build any industrial type stuff, I'm an electrician and I have friends who can do welding and most other fabrication. It's the panels themselves I can't build. I've heard of a new turbine, about the size of a 55 gallon drum, I was thinking of looking into. Apparently it's quite efficient, something like a squirrel cage fan. Anyone hear about that?

And reverse metering... I gotta look into that. Completely eliminates the need for batteries, if you don't mind not having power when the utility is out. Which isn't a big deal, I have a generator I could run for the excess if the wind / solar isn't working to capacity in that situation.

Helix style turbines are efficient by design, but inefficient by nature.  The wind attempting to pass through acts as a counter force to the opposing blades on the rear of the cylinder, minus the energy taken from the initial impact on the forward facing blades.  Though, they're far more space efficient...  versatility is key, because no one design is perfect, period.  If you've got wind whipping through tight spaces, then by all means, a blow style fan on a turbine motor, acting just like a watermill....

And you can infact build your own solar panels.  Buy the cells themselves individually, tab them together with simple sodering, and build an appropriate enclosure.  You could heat water and air various ways depending upon how you address the waste heat from the photovoltaic process.

In regards to the above mentioned game, my mind was thinking up an underground hydroponic bunker.

Yeah, the solar I don't think i really have room for. My roof slants the wrong way, so I'd need to either put it on the ground, or build a rack to level the panels in that direction, so I could tilt them in the other direction. What is it, south facing? Hmmm... haven't thought about that since before the remodel, I might actually be able to cover a significant portion with some panels... And since I use hot water heat, I would look into how hot the water actually got, as well. Anything over what I keep the house at, might be a bonus... Need a heat exchanger, though, I'd guess, I have the wood burner running about 180 F constant circulation. You'd need constant circulation for that, too, I'd wager, or it'll freeze without gallons of antifreeze... a little would work if circulating, but I'd want it freeze-proof in case something broke down.

Squirrel cage will work in overtorque to produce power in an AC generator- very effecient, but it puts a minimum wind speed on the generator since the turbines have to push it past synchronous speed, which actually loses effeciency on the blades as they have to be tilted to compensate for rotational speed, unless you invest in a really expensive motor with a low synchronous speed and a lot of poles. It's what the old 70's wind generators used, then they switched out teh squrrel cage to a resistive winding connected to an inverter. It allows for a softer start by cogenerating power from teh startup inrush as well as allowing it to generate below synchronous speed if teh wind adds enough power to pick the speed up above what the power provided by the stator windings will produce.

The final war is over.  The machines won.

The ruthless Artificial Intelligences have exterminated most of humanity.  Those of us who've survived are hunted like animals or worked to death in brutal labor camps.  The earth has become a wasteland, populated by robot cities, lethal cyberbeasts, and mutant animals.  Entire countries have been transformed into hostile wastelands or altered by nanotechnology run amok.

It's been over a decade since the revolt, and the struggle between man and machine has grown more complicated.  The AIs have carved the world up between themselves, and intrigue fiercely.  This is an era of chaos, fear and hope, a time when the bold can shape the new destiny of humanity.

Reign of Steel: Washington Trail is a post apocalyptic game set in a future where the machines have all but wiped out humanity.  The players are captives in a death camp in Washington state.  Play will initially focus on surviving and escaping the camp, and then shift into a guerilla/resistance mode should they manage to pull it off.  Inspirations include the Terminator movies (obviously), Battlestar Galactica, the original PC game Wasteland, and elements of Fallout.  Run in GURPS 4e.

Reign of Steel was a setting published for the third edition of GURPS, so if you're familiar with it, kindly forget everything that you're not told that you know!

There's still some room in the Midwinter game.

The group is engineer/mechanic/medical heavy.

We need one more soldier type.

We also need another unique science specialist.  Astrophysics and psychology/psychiatry have not been taken.

The point total is 125 + 45 + 5 = 175.  The setting is post apocalyptic on a snowball Earth.

See now, I probably would have played a soldier but it just didn't fit for some reason. But I will say, I'm having fun in the game so far. Haven't gone real far, but it seems pretty decent and I'd recommend it. For what it's worth from me, anyhow, not sure how many people value my opinion around here, but I thought I'd put in a good word for the GM.

Yes, I am in the Midwinter game too and its a blast. Can someone please play a nice soldier to protect us mechanic types?

Thanks for the compliments, both.  I ran GURPS games for years, but I've been away from since since before 4e came out.  I'm getting a little help from an old Blue Hologram.

The arrows rain down upon the clumsily forming Borderlannders. Fortunately the volley is launched from afar and its flight over the still waters of the swamp last long enough for the soldiers to defend themselves. Most of the arrows plunge harmlessly into the marshy turf, some thud into upraised shields, and a few ping off armor or helm. Only one finds flesh, as evidenced by the bark of pain from one of the Westfarm militia men.

And then, fast on the heels of the missile strike, there sounds a great roar of "SALDIRMAK!" from across the way and the Ekbirian army charges en force, nearly a hundred strong. They sprint around the reed covered bank toward the ragged Borderland line, barefoot, dark legged, black haired warriors in gleaming bronze, bristling with javelins; curved tulwars and scimitars winking in the afternoon sun. Colorfully decorated horses give excited squeals and spring ahead of the mob, their manes and tails flowing, their riders bent forward in the saddles, lances stretched out before them...

"RETREAT! RETREAT!" Shrieks the Nyrondian, Avrakias de Rel Mor from the saddle. His eyes are as big and round as saucers and all color has drained from his face. Spittle flecks his clean-shaven chin. An Ekbirian arrow is pinned through the folds of his riding cloak. "THEY ARE TOO MANY! RETREAT! RETREAT!"

Though Avrakias, by virtue of his noble blood, far outranks any other man in the company, the soldiers ignore his orders completely. Instead, with a clatter of weapons and drum of boot steps, they form up under the booming command of Beothach the Hard Sword. Blackrazor brandished high, the Fruztti bullies the men into a defensive line. Though they are quick to obey him, the White Lancers, Amul Maccholt's most elite cavalrymen, utter shouts of outrage when Beothach orders them to fight on foot.

"DISMOUNT?!" Cries one of the Lancers with a tone and expression that suggests to Beothach he would rather slice off his testicles and hand them over than surrender his beloved steed. "How the devil are we supposed to..."

"YOU HEARD THE CAPTAIN!" Bawls Sir Obal Blaze who turns in the saddle and gives a firm rap against the speaker's breastplate with the side of his lance. "Now get off those horses and form up like you're told!"  But Beothach can see the look of restrained indignation in the Knight's reddened face.

Nearer and nearer surges the roaring mercenary horde. Archers continue firing at random intervals, their shots growing more accurate, and soon, the force reaches throwing range and begins flinging javelins into the ranks.

Maseo Reisalter hunkers low behind his shield as he tries all at once to keep an eye on the flying missiles; concentrate on a certain spell he is casting; and keep his feisty horse under control. Elwë is a dark bay stallion with black legs, tail and mane who snorts and jerks from the noise and sudden movements, but appears more excited than frightened. Wrestling with the reins, Maseo manages to swing the horse about, kick it forward and halt jerkily beside Beothach. Reaching out his free hand, Maseo utters some foreign sounding words and touches the Fruztii on the shoulder. In all the confusion, no one notices the bluish witchfire flare briefly from Beothach's brawny frame. Too, no one but Maseo notices the way a pair of arrows, fast descending toward the Fruztii veer suddenly off in an entirely different direction, to plunk harmlessly into the boggy waters of the swamp...

Now the first wave of Ekbirians bear down upon Beothach's relatively puny company. Ten tapestry-cloaked horses -- lighter and fleeter than the brawny white Perrenbloods of the Lancers thunder forth, the sharp tips of the riders' lances seeking to puncture shields and rend flesh. But at the very last stretch, something amazing happens!

All at once, the vegetation surrounding the marsh springs to life! Mud-blackened tree roots erupt from the earth to wrap around horse's foot and trip them up; or shoot higher to loop cavalryman's leg and yank him out of his saddle. Horses tumble face first into the dirt, hurling their hapless riders into bone crushing falls.

Some of the riders are down, but most make it through the fantastic obstacle. Now Beothach is alerted to a high, piercing yell and he whirls about to see a tooth-bared Ekbirian fast bearing down upon him! Shrieking like a banshee, the cavalryman lowers his lance for a killing thrust!

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This is an experimental strategy wargame using a combination of Gurps 4E, Warhammer Fantasy Battle and House Rules. Currently seeking a couple of play testers to help me work the glitches out. MATURE 2 to 4 players only.

Incidentally, I ran this game setting in GURPS more than twelve years ago.  Back then, I even had a map of Midwinter Island the size of a card table.  Everyone made 250 point characters with 100 disadvantages.

The game flopped after just two sessions.

I played it too hardcore realistic, and players got mangled and broken early on and bogged the exploration down.

Natural healing isn't very much fun.

This time, I've got things more in hand.

Still might need one more replacement character.

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Have to tell ya, I've certainly peeked at the game a couple times..

Now I'm really nervous! The players had way more points 12 years ago than we do now--in 3e!--and they all died in two sessions!

And we're still alive. Goes to show you how meaningless point values alone are when it comes to survival.

We haven't yet had any combat or environmental hazards in this game yet (or at least the PCs I'm talking to haven't yet). Let's see what happens when we do!

But I just want to add a shout out, the game it really interesting so far, and the GM is full of lots of great descriptions and ideas. The players I've interacted with personally are friendly and skilled writers.

Thumbs up, join the game!
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In reply to trooper6 (msg #153):

Well, the game didn't fall apart because of a TPK (Total Party Kill).  It fell apart beacuse I was mean and vicious and attacked the party with wild animals and natural disasters without regard to healing times.  In short, I treated it like an AD&D game where hit points are all healed by the cleric after every battle. After a session of exploring the island while carrying around the wounded on stretchers, interest in the game naturally waned.

Just keep in mind the bad guys won't hold back, so it is best to avoid a fight when possible.

Don't count your chickens yet.  There's an all-out firefight going on in one thread and a creepy ghost ship in another.

All-Out Firefight and creepy ghost ship?

*la la la la la* I can't hear you. I'm only going to have puppies and flowers on my thread.

(okay, they might be puppies with guns and creepy ghost flowers--but I hope not!)

:)

Ghost puppies bearing flower guns?

Ghost puppies bearing flower guns...better or worse than zombies?

I really can't decide.

In reply to trooper6 (msg #158):

Funny you should mention zombies.

Did I say that out loud?

....I better get a puppy.

I'll bring the flowers!

No, flower puppies bearing ghost guns.

Or is it flower ghosts bearing gun puppies?

I'm so confused!
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Yes, but how long can zombies tread water? I hope I am not going to find out soon.

Depends how intact their festering skin and bloated their gurgling innards are ;)

Still could use a player or two.  Preferably someone to take over existing characters whose players have dropped out inadvertantly.  You can revise the character sheet so long as the core concept is the same.

Well, I don't expect anyone to kill a fatted calf or anything but I'm restarting my Dungeon Fantasy and Deadlands games.

The former players have dibs and I'll be posting full adverts in a day or two to give them a chance to post their intent.

Ooh.. is this the one I asked to join, sort of? I want in if you're taking newbies...

All is not well in Eidondale, though this has thus far gone unnoticed by the residents of the small town. In a time of economic insecurity, the town's tourism and forestry industries have been thriving, and Eidondale is going through a period of rapid growth. Crime has risen in recent years, but not out of proportion with what one might expect.

Eidondale's problem isn't crime. At least, not as far as the local police expect it.

A darkness lies under the small town's mountain charms, a sickness that is only just beginning to be visible on the surface. This malignant tumor extends its tendrils to touch the guilty and innocent alike, destroying some, corrupting others, and giving a rare few the boost they need to become something different. Something more.

Heroes.

This Damned Earth is a horror game set in the contemporary United States. The players are capable individuals as yet uninitiated to the horrible supernatural truths of the world around them. Gameplay will involve both investigation and combat, though relying on overt force to solve problems may not work. Inspirations include Supernatural, Chill, Kolchak the Night Stalker, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel, Friday the 13th: the Series, and Poltergeist: The Legacy.

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orriginatng in Lochport this game is designed to be long lasting- with advnetures being somewhat compartmentalised so one person's real life issues cannot derail the game and with a back up GM in the wings as well lending some contributions and advice, and able to step in so my RL issues won't derail the game. The initial setting is a fantasy realm in late TL:2, early TL:3 where a remote outpost is facing potential isolation from an empire in crisis...

We've got 2 players in This Damned Earth and I'd really like at least two more. Anyone interested, go ahead and sign up.

patients.

In reply to Zuldan (msg #171):

or rather patience... the other one refers to victims of medicine people who go to the hospital :D

i dont get it....(ooops there on to me.)

Post removed due to irrelevance at this location... on the other note... GURPS Horror and Tactical Shooting are amazing!
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i am gonna wait for gurps horror hard copy. but that sounds promising at least.

The Zuddha Yuddha still seeks brave men and women willing to risk everything for a chance at glory. The rules have been modified to a degree since the original posting; gladiators now function under a unique point cap which has helped tame the tendency of the game toward high skill and nothing else.

Join us here:

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It is 1508. The Medici have left Firenze. The heretic priest Savonarola has been burnt at the stake. For the first time in centuries, Florentines feel no puppetmaster pulling the strings of the republic. Firenze's destiny is once again in the hands of its citizenry.

At least, most of them think that they're free. Some of them know better. They know of the darkness that stalks the streets after the sun goes down. Strange figures flitting about the Basilica de Santa Maria de Fiore. Secret meetings in the Palazzo dei Priori's towers.

The guilds know, certainly. And the Council of Eight, surely they're aware. As do families missing children, or children awaking to find their parents gone forevermore. The Church currently holds Firenze under interdict, and it is illegal for laypeople to perform exorcisms, but something MUST be done.

Firenze Unbound is a historical horror game set in Renaissance Florence. The players are capable individuals secretly hired by the civic authority to investigate and dispatch supernatural menaces in and around the city. Gameplay will focus on investigation and combat. 200 point cinematic game run in GURPS.

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WHO:
Mature, reasonably well written Players who can post about once a day and commit to a 4 to 6 month Real Time adventure. Players must enjoy High Fantasy Dungeon Crawl Type adventures with gritty realism thrown into the mix. Players must be able to work with other players/characters in a team environment.

WHAT:
Ghost Tower of Inverness is an old time D&D Dungeon-Crawl adventure set in the World of Greyhawk. It will be far different from the actual module to avoid players reading up on the adventure beforehand. In fact, there will be traps set along the way to discourage and/or kill players who metagame by reading up on the old module, so beware! :)
This game will involve teams of adventurers who's goal is to (a) survive the dungeon (b) solve and escape the dungeon in the shortest amount of time (c) earn the most tournament points you can along the way. Your team's final score, earned through adventure play, will be compared to other teams playing in the same Dungeon (though teams will not be interacting). The winning team members will each be awarded a Figurine of their choice to be mailed to their home. The player with the single highest score will be awarded a $50 US dollar prize. Note, no awards will be given to players or teams who do NOT finish the entire adventure.

Note the game system is Gurps 4E - but NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE SYSTEM IS NECESSARY to enjoy and succeed in the game. GM will help create a character of your choice, or you may choose a pregenerated character as well.

WHEN:
I will give a few weeks to start taking in player submissions, then we'll work out teams. I anticipate the game will start in a month or so.

WHERE:
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WHY:
Because I LOVE seeing cunning players compete against each other; I love the nostalgic feel of the old famous D&D modules; I love the gritty realism Gurps offers; and I LOVE watching players figure their way through the gore-splattered, trap and riddle-filled Mouse Mazes I concoct. All in all its probably because my mother never held me enough.

Worlds Beyond Measure is a dimensional-travel GURPS game in the Infinite Worlds setting. The players are capable modern Earth humans who will be jumping from alternate world to alternate world and exploring and having adventures as they do. Social, investigative, and combat capabilities will all be helpful. Inspirations include Sliders, Fringe, Eureka, and Lost.

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Both sound pretty good. I don't particularly care about the RL prizes, though. I have a suspicion it might attract less than mature players, but then I'm a big cynic, too.

How much post rate would you guys expect? I'm not real sure I can commit to more than a couple times a week, although sometimes I can do 5x / day.

I'd prefer if players could post at least every two days or so. More often is find. Weekend posting is not expected.

See, weekends there's a good chance I can post more. Hopefully I can do every 2 days... If I get hung up, any problems NPCing the character? Or would you prefer I don't join? I'm good either way, no sense investing (rare) time only to drop out later. I plan on being available, but I can never tell.

As long as I have some warning, it's understandable if players are absent from time to time. I tend to NPC characters in very limited/suboptimal ways - I'll do my best to keep you alive, but you won't be very helpful. Just sort of following along.

The RL prize is just to make things fun. Bragging rights, really.
I'm looking for a daily posting rate.

Is there anyone left interested in Ceredyn's Ghost Tower adventure?  A 3 man team of bad guys in Ceredyn's Borderlands game is looking for a fourth for the Ghost Tower.

Man, I'd love to join you guys, Link, but I'm already signed up.  Of course, you neve know.  =)

I'm actually doing Ghost Tower as a tourney in 1E D&D. I think it'd be kinda like looking in the back of the book, otherwise I might already be in.

Ooooooo, Mad Mick, if you were only available!

2l8m8, Ceredyn has said he is changing the module as its written to thwart people who own it/have read it, in an attempt to stop advantages of prior knowledge.  I would be willing to bet that you'd be fine.  We'd be happy to have you if you're interested.

*Sigh*
I'm getting awful close to my time limit again...
Anyone feel like building me a fighter character? I think I can squeeze it in but I don't know when I'll have time to build a guy... And it'd be kinda fun trying a pre-made guy like the module originally had.

If Ceredyn would allow it, I'd build you a fighter type.  Why dont you send him an RTJ and ask if its ok.  Tell him Pavish sent you, ;p

I'd offer, but I'm playing and we're competition so you shouldn't trust me. :D

I don't trust anyone. :P I'm not going to accept it without looking... ;)

The never ending GURPS game is starting a second volume: Infinity Patrol fantasy division. This will alow for a bit more setting variety and open up a different scope of adventuring for those who aren't wanting to deal with the personal side fo a city wide crisis. Of course the IPFD will find Lochport early on to link the volumes together...

Come join the Adventurer's Guild.  An help to unravel the mysteries of the Lost Island of Revia.  Starting in the Colony Town of Davenport, your PC will join with his/her fellow Guildmembers in Adventures of Dare-doing & Exploration !!!

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Are you still taking new players?

In reply to Witchycat (msg #195):

Yes they are.

Anyone interested in GMing of Playing in a GURPS Hammer(Using GURPS Rules in the Warhammer Setting).  Or a GURPS FALLOUT game?

UPDATE: I got 5 interested in GURPS FALLOUT.  See link
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Good Gaming,
Wulfnor
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I put a reply in the other thread too, but I figure it won't hurt to double-post; I'd love to play in either the Warhammer or the Fallout setting.

			Wanted! Bold Adventurers

His Excellency the Crown Prince Hergard von Tasseninck of the Grand
Principality of Ostland hereby gives notice that he is currently resident in
Altdorf and wishes to engage the services of a party of skilled adventurers.
Employment is to commence as soon as possible, for an indefinite period.

Would-be applicants are forewarned that they shall be requiredd to undertake
a most perilous mission into unexplored regions of the Grey Mountains. The
matter is of the utmost delicacy and absolute discretion is required.

Remuneration is negotiable based on experience, but a minimum of 20 Gold Crowns
per person per day is assured, in addition to a generous bonus upon successful
completion of the mission. No laggards, cowards, or dwarfs need apply.

GURPS Warhammer: Enemy Within is a campaign set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe. Newcomers to both GURPS and Warhammer are welcome. THIS IS AN ADULT GAME.

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Adventure, for Riches, Power, or a Pardon
The kingdom of Cydonia is looking for this years foray,a group of volunteers seeking glory, riches or a pardon from justice, as they venture beyond the walled kingdom as has been done for many years, though no foray has ever returned.

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Welcome to The Lowest Rung!

This campaign begins in the highlands of Durame, an East African-inspired feudal realm in the grip of a terrible occupation. Fearsome gnolls roam the land, exacting tribute and executing any who dare threaten their power. They are not the only threat; Shashamanese raiders strike into western Durame virtually at will. The Ras cowers in his castle, his armies in the field shattered. These are dark days for the people.

Not all of the people are willing to suffer the humiliations and depredations of these foes. When a ruler cannot or will not protect his people, they must protect themselves. The Lowest Rung follows the story of a small band of peasants who find themselves thrust into this conflict, willingly or not. The early days will be desperate; these are peasants and part-time militia without their own battle honors; the glorious knights have already been defeated and disgraced.

This will be dangerous and bloody. Are you up to the challenge?

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Short-sighted economic policies, increasingly erratic weather due to climate change, and an ever-worsening geopolitical climate came to a head in the middle of the 21st century. By 2030 famine was commonplace, war was unending, and the scientific community's best consensus was that Earth would run through its resources and render itself an uninhabitable wreck by 2100.

Mankind was facing a global extinction caused by the excesses of their forefathers. They lived, every day, with the evidence of a dying planet. Across the world scant resources were pooled into research and manufacturing, and the last spark of earth's final ember was used to light the way.

Advances in hydroponics, fusion energy, and construction enabled the building of great ships, each holding hundreds of thousands of humans, each sent out across the stars to potentially earth-like planets. Some would never make the voyage. And some would reach their destinations to discover an uninhabitable rock. There was no way to know until they got there.

There was no faster than light travel. There was no reliable cryogenics. Those who boarded the ships did so with the acknowledgement that they themselves would grow old and die without ever seeing the sky again, in the hopes that future generations would.

In Generation Last players are passengers on a ship slowly approaching a new star. They will grow up and come of age in space, and then become colonists on a new world. The game will focus on drama, faction politics, and coming of age issues.

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The game Slaughtertown is coming up on a scenario ending, making it a perfect time to jump in!

If Ultra-Tech, Low-life SLA Industires mayhem starring the scum of the earth is your thing, then holler!

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In the GURPS HârnWorld game What Was Lost we have an orphaned character, the brave and worthy (and kickass!!!) knight Malden Himaldy. If you like your fantasy in the gritty vein, with magic taking a back seat, this game might be for you - but the nature of the story means that you have to take over the character more or less unchanged. There might be some room for some adjustments of disads and quirks, though.

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GURPS Call of Cthulhu. That's pretty much it.

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This Game is Rated Mature for gore and language.

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24 children, reaped from their communities, forced to compete in the bloody Hunger Games competition.

The Hunger Games takes place in a nation known as Panem, after the destruction of North America by some unknown apocalyptic event. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol and twelve surrounding, poorer districts under the Capitol's hegemony.

As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol in which a 13th district was destroyed, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games. This is an event in which the participants (or "tributes") must fight in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol, until only one individual remains.

Even if you haven't read the books, this is a totally cool idea for a game and you should give it a whirl. I simply could not pass it up.



This message was last edited by the player at 04:50, Sat 21 Apr 2012.

Speaking of post apocalyptic games, I'm still accepting characters for the GURPS Post-apoc game here: link to another game

Looks cool. :) Wish I had the time. :(

I need a replacement player. It's a modern-day game set in Chicago; the players have been hired by a multinational ecological concern to discover if one of their business partners is performing illegal genetic experiments.

The War Between the States ended two years ago, but all those soldiers had to go somewhere. Men trained to kill don't forget so easy, and the bushwacker's forgot slower than most. All over the country the former irregulars turned to banditry, from the James-Younger gang in Missouri to the Mason Henry Gang in Southern California. Even during the War.

Drybone Gulch wasn't an exception. Ain't ne'er been much more'n a speck on a map, and not even most maps. Just a speck, surrounded by desert waitin' for it to dry up and blow away. Meantime, there's still folk who live there, tryin' to scratch out some semblance of living from dying cattle, dried up mines, and panning a dried-up river. Ain't nothin' but old folks waitin' to die, younguns' waitin' to grow up and move on, and people too stubborn to know when to quit.

It was far enough from the lines to be spared the worst of the war, but when the Thompson Gang -- bushwackers who turned to banditry -- rode on up to Drybone they gunned old Kalakos down and took over his mill.

Well damn. That kinda thing ain't right. The old Greek didn't never hurt nobody. Sure, he was a bit strange, but he Was always kind to the menfolk and gracious t' the ladies, didn't cheat you too bad when you came to grind your flour. He deserved better than to be shot down in the dirt like a dog.

That's what the sheriff said, anyway, and most of the men and womenfolk agreed. Gettin' the posse together wasn't nothin' -- any who wanted to grab their long-arm and come to flush the varmints out was welcome.

link to another game To the Manner Born is a supers game set in the 19th-century American West shortly after the end of the Civil War. The players are residents of the town of Silverton, destined to become the setting's first superhumans. Gameplay will combine western and superhero tropes, leaning towards the grit that GURPS excells at. A focus will be on the psychological and social ramifications of superhuman abilities in a world before comic books.
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I'm also running a similar historical Supers game set in the late ice age (~32000 BC). It is linked to the above game, but you don't have to play in one to "get" the other.

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I'm starting up a game, but due to RealLife™ rearing it's ugly head have suddenly found that we are 2-3 players short. So if anyone here is interested in some gritty horror please give it a look: link to another game


This message was last edited by the player at 21:24, Tue 19 June 2012.

Open character design with a chance to tweak or add abilities of your choice after the game begins.

It'll all start with the murder of a trusted friend.

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We'll take a stab at The Walking Dead*-esque Zombie Survival (ie. not actually in that 'verse, but one with similar attributes).

The story will begin with the actual outbreak.

Taking RTJ's for now - but I don't expect the game to start until sometime a bit later. We'll be foolin around with characters for now.

* TV show incarnation

Hey, if that is True then shouldn't you GM the game as 'The Wrathchild.'

[running, ducking, and hiding]

I am Allmighty and the rules don't apply to Me!

;-)

Hi all,

Anyone interested in low-fantasy game set in Kingdoms of Kalamar? Gameplay will feature some of your 'typical' adventuring things, but there will be room for characters to do their own thing. Got the funds to start your own village in the hinterlands? Good luck with the orcs. Got a crush on the Baron's daughter? Go get a haircut and some flowers.

If anyone wants more information on the setting or whatever, just send me a PM.

Another one bites the dust... Wrath I"m looking into your game right now!
This message was last edited by the player at 21:24, Thu 26 July 2012.

In the bad old world of 2040 there are two economies. One is the business world of corporations and governments. If you work for a corporation they'll take care of you, pay you, educate and feed your children. If you don't, you scrape by the best you can from what few economic niches the megacorps haven't taken over.

There is a second economy, a black market economy driven in part by freelance operatives hired by the corporate entities to perform illegal and quasi-legal tasks in exchange for under-the-table payment. You are one of these deniable assets.

CyberGURPS is an 80s-style cyberpunk game run in GURPS, drawing heavily from Cyberpunk 2020 and other games of the era.

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I am looking for one other player to join me for now in playing a small game in the Fallout setting. I am using GURPS 4th edition and Mythic GM emulator. I will be main Game Master using Mythic to handle most of the story however. I am quite new to GURPS and role playing in general.

The game is ready to go and i've been playing out the start of the first scene solo. I want one other person for now to join me to form a two man party so we may travel the wastes together. If anyone is interested just rmail me, I would really love to start getting into this. I had someone ready to go but they haven't replied in two or more weeks so.

Once again Slaughtertown is coming up to a scenario ending - joining the fun is easy right now. 1 or 2 spots open.

Thank goodness! I've been waiting for a long time to get in on this little gem...

I've decided to run a group (or two) through Mirror of the Fire Demon with the hopes of building an ongoing campaign off of it.

300 point DF characters, relaxed posting rate.

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Decided to go ahead and start this. Details can be found here: link to another game

The game is taking shape and I've got two groups forming quickly. I was toying with the idea of running an NPC Party member in each group and if they were short muscle I'd probably go ahead and do it but one group needs a Thief and the other needs Wizard. I think those roles can be a bit too influential and while it might be useful for in-character guidance and exposition. Something is starting to rub me the wrong way about it (weird?).

I have had a player offer to pull double duty but I thought I'd check here to see if anyone wanted the jobs.

I've got the NPCs pretty much ready to go except for the loadouts you can take one use as is, tweak it or create your own from the DF Templates + 50 points.

I would not mind doing either a thief or wizard.

In reply to The_Wrathchild (msg # 214):

OK, so this game went through a very strange process. Interest poured in - I think it was up to 13 appllicants at one point -  but as fast as they came, they went away again, for various known and unknown reasons (ranging from simple dissapearances without a word to the sustaining of bodily injury - hope it's getting better, steelsmiter!).

We have ended up with four die-hards in good, horrific action (right now they are trying to escape the zombie horde rising at the local hospital in Silverton, Oregon), and thus I find we have room for at least 2 more people if you should be looking for a Walking Dead-like game.

Go here if you'd like to get eaten ;-D

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This message was last edited by the player at 07:15, Wed 26 Sept 2012.

the injury's better but I'm not within public transit distance of a public library anymore so my attendence is spotty ... I really did and still do want to play the game which I cannot otherwise commit to.

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Expanded intro:

Here's an expanded intro to the game:

Andy is a genius, and he knows it. He knows machines. He knows systems. He knows hardware and software. What he doesn't know is people... or maybe he doesn't care. He's boorish, tactless, a little overbearing, and occasionally an intellectual bully. He'd probably be a misogynist if he wasn't as clueless about human nature with regards to men as he is with women.

So why are you friends with the jerk? Two reasons.

One, he's rich. Dude has so many streams of income from different patents that he's basically turned his home into a geek's dream. His home theater outdoes most public venues, his kitchen is fully stocked, and against all odds, Andy is an amazing and generous cook. His arcade is massive and stocked with games dating from the late 70s to today, including one of the original Space War machines. He doesn't call it his 'Game Room', though.

No.

His Game Room is something else.

That's the other reason why you're friends with Andy. While he's obnoxious in casual social situations, the man is a phenomenal... PHEnomenal... gamemaster. Aside from the cooking he has no other artistic outlets, but Andy's descriptions are always powerfully evocative, his NPC portrayals distinct and memorable, his plots complex and interweaving, and his ability to manage even large groups of players is beyond compare.

He's a little old-school, and fond of running from his vast library of pre-published modules, but he's mastered the art of Gamemastering like it was any other system. His games are legendary, held in his spacious Game Room.

In the early 2000s his Game Room consisted of several tables, each with a built in monitor for maps and communication. When the party split, players moved to different tables, communicating with Andy through headsets. He was excellent at managing spotlight time, once juggling five different groups of three effectively.

In 2009 he brought in tablets, communicating primarily through streaming video, while his own set-up was a monitor bank tied to each player.

So when Andy told you that he needed your help playtesting a new experimental VR gaming suite, you jumped at the chance. What gamer wouldn't?Game On is a game within a game. The premise is that you're playing very immersive roleplaying games in a virtual reality setup, but that's just the surface. While much of the game takes place within the games played inside Andy's suite, there will be action and "real" danger in the "real" world. Your initial goal is simple: play the games that Andy is using to test his machine.

Your life and the game extend beyond the machine, though. GURPS characters learn and improve skills by using them significantly while on adventure. The adventures you play, while in the moment, count as far as quick learning goes. You carry these skills with you from game to game, and into the "real" world.

Inspirations: The Matrix, 13th Floor, Star Trek holodeck episodes

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Spaces available due to player attrition. Available characters to play immediately;

- Crusader
(An androgynous, shape-shifting amnesiac that has been masquerading as a 'masked super heroine' for the last two decades.)

- Dark Avenger
(A masked and caped crusader that uses skill, guile and gadgets to defeat his enemies... as well as a super-heroic ability to blend seamlessly into the shadows.)

- Gear
(A giant, supernatural wolf that can track its prey anywhere, even across dimensions.)

- The Terminator
(That's right, the T-800 series Terminator. Reprogrammed, but still deadly.)

Once this chapter of the story is finished, there is the definite option of introducing a new, wholly player created characters into the story, but unfortunately that is still a few months away. I'm looking for players willing to take up the mantle of pre-existing characters in the name of plot continuity. Anyone wishing to introduce and play a character that exists in/on Middle Earth is free to submit a RTJ as the group is currently in Minas Tirith awaiting the imminent assault of the armies of Sauron. Obviously this version of reality is not entirely in line with the canon version of LOTR.

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              The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

                                    Sophocles


The tall Baklunish man hurries through the smoky gambling hall at a near run, mopping his bald head with a handkerchief as he goes.  His name is Geinri and he is one of the two proprietors of the House of the Big Gamble, the most famous casino in all the Flaeness.  Under usual circumstances, Geinri carries himself with the utmost composure; is ever silent; and would never be caught dead perspiring in public.  Yet circumstances tonight are anything but usual.  The thought goads him to a sense of greater urgency and he rounds a corner at the roulette table and blunders full speed straight into the elderly Marquessa Evigo Gracilia of Gran March.  The woman lets out a cry and flings her pail high into the air, sending a shower of silver coins tinkling everywhere.  Down she goes, hard to the floor, upon an exceedingly ample bottom.

“Apologies!”  Geinri cries, aghast.  “Suque! Ruo!  Help the good Marquessa up and send her our finest bottle of Red Flute on the House! Apologies, Madame!”  Barely breaking stride, Geinri leaps over the woman's sprawled bulk, and continues on his way.  He runs the length of the room and skids to a halt at the foot of a staircase that winds its way up to his partner's private office.  A monstrous Ogre in full plate armor, bearing a razor-edged halberd stands guard before the stairs.

“Stand aside, Zerrog!” Geinri cries.  “I need to see Dûggilir at once!”

“Oi'm not Zerrog, Sir.”  The Ogre replies pleasantly, grinning down at him with big yellow tusks.  “Oi'm Raggimthorg.  Raggimthorg Bone-Chewer, Sir.  Oi wuz the one who helped you hand out the bonuses last Yule, remember?”  He chuckles.  “Mates do say me 'n Zerrog bear an uncanny resemblance to one another – could be twins, they say.  But me, Oi don't see it.  In truth Oi've got 'im by about three or four inches an' his eyes are much closer toge-- ”

“GET THE F*** OUT OF MY WAY, OAF!”  Geinri shrieks, and he slaps at the brute until it sidesteps out of the way, a hurt expression on its ugly face.

Geinri flies up the stairs, tripping once and banging his shin bloody.  He bursts through the door at the top of the stairs, sobbing for breath.

“Me Gods paddy, waaat is it?!”  Dûggilir Ironbrewer exclaims, leaping to his feet from behind a huge, paper heaped desk.  He is a grizzly-bearded, morbidly obese old Dwarf.

“It is Murad!”  Geinri pants.  “He's made a wager that may break us!”

“Break us?! Impossable!”  The Dwarf replies incredulously. “Waaat de divil is he playin'?  How much'd he lay down?”

“He's been playing Three Knuckle at Jokab's table since this afternoon.”  Geinri gasps. “Lost a fortune but keeps raising his bets to make up for it.  Jokab's the Chaser and he raised the ante to ten thousand griffins hoping to scare Murad into folding, but the fool called him on it.  Murad's tapped out of cash but is offering his throne for collateral.”

Dûggilir blinks at the Baklune.  “He's offerin' de Sultanate of Zeif?!”  He asks dubiously.

“No! No! Not his rule, but his throne.  The actual throne he sits on.  He's betting the Malachite Throne!”  Geinri exclaims in a shrill voice.

The Dwarf's jaw drops.  It is common knowledge that the long line of Sultans of Zeif owe their power to the potent magic bestowed upon them by sitting upon the legendary throne, said to be a gift from the devil Baalzephon.  What deal Murad's ancestors made with the devil in exchange for the throne remains a mystery.  “Dat throne's worth a shoite-load more than ten t'ousan' griffins!!  We're not in de market for de bleedin Malachite Throne!”

Geinri holds up a hand.  “That's the thing!  He is not offering the throne to see and raise the bet.  He's offering it to call on the bet.”

Now a sudden, keen light flares up in the Dwarf's greedy little eyes.  He speaks slowly, articulating his words with care.  “Yer mean ter tell me, Murad's offerin' up de Malachite Throne fer ten t'ousan' griffs clear?!  Dat's a fraction of its value!”  His eyes narrow suddenly with suspicion.  “Is Tiazek supervisin' de table?  Is everythin' legit?”  In the early days,  the House of the Big Gamble had been many time victimized by cheating Wizards who could alter the results of rolls of the dice or spins of the wheel with magic.  To combat this, Dûggilir and Geinri employ Mages to roam the hall to detect and block illegal spell-casting at the tables.

Geinri nods, and mops his face with his handerchief.  “Yes. Everything's legitimate.  Tiazek is positive.”  He glances at a large, intricate water clock dripping over in one corner.  “We must decide what to do and swiftly!  Jokab bought us some time by asking for a bathroom break, but Murad is growing impatient.  Half the guests are gathered around the table and everyone is getting restless.”

Dûggilir thinks a moment, scratching furiously at his whiskered jaw, and then he slams a palm flat on the desk top.  “Do it!” He growls.  “De Gamble's never shirked on a bet in two-hundred years an' we're not aboyt ter do it nigh!  If dat lunatic wants ter bet 'his Throne on a round af Three Knuckle, den so be it!  Do it!  Just blewdy do it!”

Geinri blanches.  “But... but do we have enough to cover it?”

Dûggilir slams his hand down upon the desktop even harder.  “Aye! Aye we do!  Nigh git downstairs an' git it done before de muppet changes 'is mind!”  In truth, the House's coffers do not, at this moment, contain enough cash to honor the bet if it loses but Dûggilir is a bit of a gambler, himself.

And so Geinri gives a stiff bow and hustles back downstairs, his gut roiling and bald head dripping, leaving the Dwarf to his thoughts.

Ten agonizing minutes later, there comes a roar from the crowd so loud, even Dûggilir – who is locked upstairs in his office, unable to witness the rolls, praying furiously to every god of Luck he can think of  – can hear.  He learns later that when Murad rolled a Five, Jokab mis-rolled twice due to sweaty palms and Geinri vomited into a planter.  But on his third roll, the dice read Six and now the House of the Big Gamble is the proud owner of the priceless artifact, the Malachite Throne.

But what in the Nine Hells are they going to do with it?

It is not long before the ever enterprising Dûggilir Ironbrewer comes up with an ingenious and very profitable solution to that problem!

And this, My Dear Reader, is where Our story begins...

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Splattered With Gore is a Medieval Fantasy Arena Combat game, rated Mature for language and graphic violence. The Game uses Gurps 4th Edition rules though ignorance of the system is perfectly acceptable and I encourage non Gurpsers to join.  For flavor the game is set in the World of Greyhawk D&D setting, though the GM sets the caveat that the world is not entirely faithful to the box-set.

SWG has had numerous 'seasons/editions' over the past ten years, originating first on Playbyweb before migrating over here on RPOL.net The combat is fast and furious, the violence is brutal and gritty.

The first event we are launching is the Death Labryinth, a bloody Dungeon Crawl in which numerous gladiators, each of whom represent a different nation in the Flaeness world, compete against one another in an underground maze of tricks, traps, monsters, riddles, mind puzzles, and, of course adversary gladiators, in a race against time. Though treasure and magic is scattered throughout the Labryinth, the main objective is to 'win' the event and earn the legendary Malachite Throne for your respective liege.

Prospective Players should:

1. Be able to post once every 24 hours.
2. Be able to compose a reasonably articulate post.
3. Be mature and prefer gritty realism (within the realm of Fantasy) over munchkinism.
4. NOT be a rules lawyer
5. Be able to commit to play for a 3 to 5 month stint.

If interested, please send me a RTJ.  Do NOT roll up a character.  Let's talk about your preferences first.

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Le Roi needs you!

One hundred and fifty years into the future, the world is much changed from the present day. A period of great instability following an unexpected peak oil event resulted in monarchs retaking their thrones throughout much of the world. A stable, well-trained ruling class became preferable, in the eyes of most, to professional politicians whose only goal was to get re-elected. With the restoration of monarchs came a longing for the glories of the past; colonialism is on the rise, with wars between great powers being only averted by the specter of nuclear holocaust.

France steered a better course than most through the crisis of the mid 21st century, and is now ably ruled by Louis XX Bourbon. King Louis is an able and ambitious man, eager to expand France's holdings both on Earth and throughout the Solar System. To further the latter goal, in the wake of the Second Lunar War, the king has created a new unit specialized in space combat. As space habitats are delicate, the swordsman rules supreme in space. Yet there are not enough space battles to keep soldiers occupied full time, so the king seeks servants well-versed in traditional tactics as well. In a nod to the past, the king has named his new unit after another famed for its skill with both the sword and the gun: the Mousquetaires de la Garde! Clad in light powered armor and armed with moon-forged vibroblades, these brave soldiers will spread the rule of King Louis anywhere he commands: on land, sea, air, and space!

You are a member of the French armed forces seeking entry to this new unit. Unlike many French elites, the Mousquetaires are open to minor nobles and decorated commoners, making this a rare opportunity for the common-born to advance in the ranks. It is time to prove yourself to your king and make a name for yourself in the world.

Les Mousquetaires is a TL9/10 combat game, set in an alternate future where kings rule and imperialism has a new lease on life. It is meant to evoke the politics of the 18th century and 19th centuries, with the technology of the 22nd. Players will see action on the Moon, Mars, space stations, and of course, the Earth. Missions will be a mix of claustrophobic zero- and low-gravity melees, and conventional small-unit or special forces actions. Character creation is greatly simplified; simply take two templates, add a personality lens, and you're done! Even GURPS newbies can participate with ease.
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Red, that game looks awesome!  I wish I had more time to play, but I've been dragging lately as it is.  I've actually always wanted to play a futuristic musketeers type of game, although yours sounds more tactical, not swashbucklers.  Still, tremendous idea for a game!

I'm going for tactical in earth missions, and swashbucklers in space. We'll see if I can pull it off. Glad you like the idea!

In The Thin Red Line players are members of a major metropolitan police force; detectives and patrol officers. Cops see humanity at its darkest, but in this game the PCs will learn that there are worse things than junkies and muggers haunting the darkness... some of them within the department itself. Gameplay will follow the cases, careers, and personal lives of these officers.

This is an urban horror/urban fantasy game about rookie cops. Players can be either detectives or patrol officers.

Patrol officers will look into complaints and discover crimes while on patrol, secure crime scenes, interview witnesses, and pursue suspects.

Detectives will build cases from the evidence available, follow up on clues, interrogate suspects, and build cases.

100 point characters.

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This message was last edited by the player at 18:37, Wed 09 Jan 2013.

I'm also recruiting new players for Heroic Apotheosis. Players are high-school jocks in the 90s who'll be thrown into alternate reality after alternate reality, gradually transforming from normal kids to adventurers as they try and find their way home.

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This message was last edited by the player at 00:41, Sat 12 Jan 2013.

RedSabaron, I'd love to join as I love your games, but my plate is too full! Maybe next time around!
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Whenever your plate empties out a bit, feel free to join in. It's not a game that requires players to have been there from the start.

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It is 1148 AUC, and Emperor Theodosius I is dead. His sons rule a divided empire. In the West, eleven-year-old Honorius rules under the regency of half-German general Flavius Stilicho. The West is beset by foes -- Alaric and his Visigoths being the greatest threat.

This is not your concern.

A recent discovery in the archives was that of records of a forgotten estate off of an isle near Crete. Eager to occupy it for the taxes that would aid the Legions should Alaric break the truce and invade, Imperial scholars traced the laws of inheritance to the Maro family of the Septimus clan.

Informed of the unexpected grant of the country villa, the Maro family patrician has set out to inspect his new summer home, along with family and servants. They have no idea that what they discover will change the world forever.

GURPS Divinus is a historical superhero game set in the Roman Empire, c. 400 AD. Players are a Roman nobleman and his household, who will become among the world's first superhumans. Gameplay after this is a sandbox -- they can try to prevent the fall of Rome, or to profit from its demise.

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Hello all!

Recruiting for The Old Ones Sleep No More.

The world is a dark and dangerous place. The church has done everything it can to ensure it's people live obliviously about these dangers, and have done so for hundreds of years. But that does not stop the creatures of the night and things from beyond, you know this well as you once fell victim to them. The Shadow Watch saved you, allowed you to join their ranks, and fight against the things that go bump in the night.

Dark horror fantasy game set in a TL 3 world. Inspired by the likes of Supernatural, Buffy, etc.

edit: smart idea to add link!

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This message was last edited by the player at 12:25, Mon 11 Mar 2013.

Link?

In reply to Tortuga (msg # 243):

added link

In reply to Zoncxs (msg # 242):

Is this an "Adult" game or a "Mature" game?  You have the M flag set, but your RTJ says Adult.  I generally pass on the Adult categories.

In reply to otghand (msg # 245):

mature, I should fix that :D

What sort of PC point range do you envision?

In reply to otghand (msg # 247):

players will start with 125/-50 points to make the character and will then be given more for the start

Still looking for players for the old ones sleep no more game! come join~~

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This message was last edited by the player at 19:18, Tue 12 Mar 2013.

What's up with your house rules?

I removed the combat skills stuff so what are you referring to?

That's what I was talking about. Why'd you get rid of it?

In reply to Tortuga (msg # 252):

I kept poking at it and it now needs some more work :D

Players wanted.
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Looking for players to fill the role of established characters.

characters include;

-Lt. commander Data (from StarTrek TNG)

-The Scourge (morally ambiguous sentient virus that possesses and consumes it's enemies)

-T-800 Terminator (from the 1984 movie)

-Gear (giant supernatural wolf that can travel through dimensions)

-Crusader (shape shifting Super Hero)

-Dark Avenger (Caped and cowled super hero that uses his wits and skills and utility belt to fight crime)

Dark fantasy game set in a TL 3 world. Inspired by the likes of Supernatural, Buffy, etc.

still looking for players

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New a new crop of players for an ongoing low-powered cross-genre world-hopping game.

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Still fleshing some things out but this is a genre mashup. Think The Outlaw Josey Wales meets Conan the Barbarian set in the World of Greyhawk.

I've already got 1 player and 3 more RTJs in the works. I'll take six players total.

Wanted to give the Community Lounge the next opportunity before opening it up to the general player's wanted.

Dungeon Fantasy 1 & 3 will be helpful and Gun-fu if you want to be a true Gunslinger.

Willingness to play as part of a team is non-negotiable.

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The audience calls for blood and Kimfar Ulubond delivers!

Bellowing at the top of his lungs, the Dwarf of Draketooth charges forward, hewing his axe mightily! Damien Windrunner is just recovering from his hard, forward stab and swivels away, trying desperately to retreat from the keen edged blade. But this time, even the steel-trap reflexes of the Ranger fail him. Damien lets out an awful yell as the heavy blade catches him in the left side of his chest, shredding through his tough, studded leather armor, and lacerating the flesh and muscle beneath!

The impetus of the blow sends Damien spinning in a full circle before he finally catches his balance. He nearly falls, but somehow manages to keep his feet.  Face twisted into a rictus of agony, he reels from the blow, even as blood begins gushing freely from the rent in his armor, and spattering the tarmac at his feet!

As one, the crowd leaps to its feet and begins hooting and hollering!

The Death Labryinth is still chugging along, but in the interim, I am accepting new Gladiators to compete in one-on-one matches. Quick, easy posting, minimal time committment. An addictingly satisfying combat game.

Prospective Players should:

1. Be able to post once every 24 hours.
2. Be able to compose a reasonably articulate post.
3. Be mature and prefer gritty realism (within the realm of Fantasy) over munchkinism. This is a No Cinematic zone.
4. NOT be a rules lawyer

If interested, please send me a RTJ.  Do NOT roll up a character.  Let's talk about your preferences first.

Interested.  Regarding posting rate - how are you generally with the occasional Saturday absence?  I suspect there are many of us that occasionally disappear for a Weekend.

Weekend lapses are perfectly understandable and acceptable. If you're going to be gone on the weekend it would be appreciated if, in your last post, you give me some general 'marching orders' for attacks and defenses, that I can employ in your place if the need arises to NPC you. But otherwise I will just hold the action until your return, whichever you're okay with.

There are many reasons to study the martial arts in a crime ridden city like Redlake. Maybe you got mugged. Or maybe you decided you needed discipline, but the army wasn't for you. Maybe you were a victim of domestic violence, or you're an anime-obsessed japanophile.

You need to be able to protect yourself, and most people trust the cops even less than the criminals. They're the only ones allowed to carry guns, though. Redlake has some of the country's most draconian gun laws, though that hasn't helped curb violence much.

Whatever your motivation, you ended up in Sensei Sekou's karate class. It doesn't look like much, to be honest... a gutted strip mall Radio Shack turned into a "dojo" with empty stores on either side. It's cheap, though, $50 a week.

The Beginner classes are filled with a half-dozen or so students; kids dropped off by single parents, women looking for simple and easy self-defense, the elderly. Sensei Sekou doesn't push them hard, and he'll frequently set them to perform an exercise then go out for a cigarette break.

If you complain about the ease of the classes or ask for extra help, he'll invite you to the Intermediate class. This is where the real learning happens. Here, he's a harsh instructor, mercilessly correcting form until you get it right. It's very effective.

Apparently there's an Advanced Class for his best, most devoted students... but it takes more than practice in a dojo to get there.

GURPS Way of the Fist is a Martial Arts game in a run down dangerous  city. The players are Martial Artists who will protect the weak and punish the wicked. Game play will involve combat, problem solving, and social interaction.

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Hi there.  New recruit to this GURPS forum here.

I'm looking for a GURPS Fantasy game to join, preferably City based, and am hoping that someone is looking to recruit a new player.  I have a reasonable level of experience with GURPS but I'm not an expert (or a rules lawyer).

Thanks,

Mahatatain.

Your 'non Rules lawyer' status is music to my ears and make you welcome to ANY of my games! How utterly refrshing!

:)

Welcome aboard!

I've got a game that includes fantastic elements, though the characters involved are from the "real" world:

In reply to Mahatatain (msg # 262):

Can't promise you city based, but I too run a game... as do many of us...

Travesty and Response has been running for a while now (since March 2011). Looking for active(posts several times a week) players...
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Basically 150 point Characters in BANESTORM Caithness... but it's my Caithness, not Steve Jobs Caithness, although many parts are close or the same. If interested, send an RTJ...

Steve Jobs has a Caithness?

iCaithness?

Sigh... Wrong Steve... I make mistakes often... Steve Jackson is whom I mean.

although Steve jobs might have had an interesting Caithness...

I've never seen the two of them in the same room together...

Hahahaha, nice :)

Thanks for all the links to the various games.  I'll check them out in more detail and RTJ as appropriate.

Thanks again.

So maybe they are the same person?

I am in the BANESTORM Caithness game and love it. We just need some more dedicated players.

Now these ashes have grown cold, we open the old book.
These oil stained pages recount the tales of the Fallen,
a frayed empire, words without warmth. The hearth
has ebbed, its gleam and life's sparks are but memories
against dimming eyes - what cast my mind, what hue my
thoughts as I open The Book of the Fallen
and breathe deep the scent of history?
Listen then, to these words carried on that breath.
These tales are the tales of us all, again yet again.
We are history relived and that is all, without end that is all.


Set in the fantasy world created by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont this game will feature dark military fantasy and utilize the GURPS 4th edition rules to invoke a gritty, realistic feel where the characters, though powerful, are not invulnerable and injury and death are very real threats. The world is a bleak and unforgiving place, where the only ones the characters can rely upon are each other. Survive long enough and you might be unlucky enough to gain the double-edged boon of Ascendancy. This game is set in the world created by author Steven Erikson in his epic series Malazan Book of the Fallen. In a world where good and evil is measured in shades of grey, friends are enemies and allies can be found in the unlikeliest of places. Nothing is as it seems. This game will follow the remnants of the legendary Bridgeburners starting immediately after the fall of Pale. While Whiskeyjack and his squad head to Darujistan, the players are the remaining members that stay with the 7th Army under High Fist Dujek One-arm as a special operations squad. The story arc will run concurrent with the series.

Characters will be build on 250 points, with 50 points worth of disadvantages. As they are all members of the Bridgeburners, the following lens must be applied and counts towards total disadvantages;

Bridgeburner [14]
ADV
-Patron (Malazan Empire) minimal intervention [15]
-Military rank (at least 1 level, 4 max) [5/level]
-Hard To Kill 2 [4]
-WILL +1 [5]
-Reputation(+4)(Malazan army only) [8]
Soldier skill IQ [4]
Shield DX [1]
Melee weapon DX [2]

DIS
-Hazardous duty [20]
-Code Of Honour(soldiers) [10]

Magic
We won't be using the GURPS magic system as I don't feel that it has the right "feel" of magic in the Malazan world. Rather, I will be using a more complicated, yet flexible approach using the Modular Ability Advantage. It is a little complicated so bear with me.

MAGIC/Modular Ability - limited to aspect Warren (-15%)
- Costs Fatigue 1 (-5%)
- Magic based (-10%)
- Limited use/duration 1/1second (-30%)
- Activation roll (-20%)

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Malazan Books of the Fallen by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...n_Book_of_the_Fallen

Malazan Forums.
http://www.malazanempire.com/forums/

You had me right up until I went to the game page and saw the "Adult" tag.

Ok, I went ahead and set up an Arena game. Or that is, the building site for one. Join now and help build it :)

The only things I am adamant about is that it's a TL:3, low points, no cinematic highly rules-detailed arena game (ie. use stuff like armour chinks, different posture-rules, expanded hit locations, tactical combat and so on).

Pretty much everything else is up for debate. Currently the setting is a Roman Arcana-like setting, but that can change as well. I want to build this with you :)

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Meant for it to be Mature. In staying true to Erikson's work, violence but no sex.

Very graphic violence can put a game in the adult category, no?

Upon further review of RPOL's policies;

"Games on RPoL may be rated either Adult or Mature to signal that they are not suitable for all site users.

Mature games are games which have (as some minor portion of them) mature themes, strong language, drug use, and/or extensive violence.  Mature games use the Mature Content flag to warn potential readers that some of the game material may be considered offensive.  Despite this flag, Mature Games must remain suitable to all ages.

Adult games are games which have as part of their content graphic sex or graphic and gratuitous violence.  Though their story and plot may be very strong and elaborate, they detail sex and/or gore in a way to which children and teens should not be exposed.  Adult games are restricted in access to subscribers who are (1) of the age of majority and (2) have specifically requested access to Adult games.  In no case are Adult materials permitted in any public area of RPoL: GMs of Adult games must take care that only those users who are members of their game can view the Adult materials contained therein.

The difference between a Mature game and an Adult game is the descriptive level and the amount of mature content in the game.  Games which focus exclusively on mature content for their plot or which describe such content in graphic detail are required to display the Adult rating."

Im going to change the game rating to adult, not because I foresee graphic prolonged descriptions of violence and gore, but because the world of Malaz is a harsh and violent place and as the party members are soldiers, they will be in situations where violence and horror are common place. An adult game rating will allow all parties involved to write freely without having to worry about crossing from Mature content into Adult content.

Also, Characters will be built on 200 points instead of 250 to avoid powermongering and make the game more challenging.

"I'll be brief, because frankly we just don't have a lot to go on here," Commander Karson said. You hadn't had much warning before you were scrambled; just enough time to get dressed and grab your go-bags. That's how it worked in Infinity Patrol's Search and Rescue division.

A number of youthful faces flashed across the screen, each against an arctic backdrop.

"Seventeen hours ago five of our best and brightest cadets at the Mammut-1 Academy went missing on their way back from Spring Break in Johnson's Rome. Their conveyor was set to the correct coordinates; when it manifested near Lake Agassiz it was empty."

"You're to go to the Academy and investigate. Logistics has found some sort of transmission error within the conveyor and they think they can replicate it. We've given you a parachronic beacon you can activate for pick-up once you've located the missing cadets, but be warned... Centrum and Reich-5 will definitely notice once you've activated it."

GURPS Infinite Ravenloft is a game of gothic horror set in the world of Ravenloft. The players are interdimensional troubleshooters looking for some missing cadets, and they have no idea what they're in for. Finding the missing cadets will be the easy part. Surviving and finding a way home? Now that's tricky.

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Need 1-2 more Infinity Scouts for the above.

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This is an adult GURPS horror game about the nightmarish events which plagued the town of Icewood in the winter of 1736. You will play as a denizen of the town, whether native born or a foreign traveller come to escape the harsh winter, only to fall prey to more diabolic events. Your goal is to survive the devils in the woods and uncover the mystery behind these supernatural horrors, because if you fail, all of Icewood will fall unto the bosom of darkness.
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Tired of GURPS games drying up and blowing away?

Heroic Apotheosis has been running since August 2012 and is closing in on 4000 posts. Each group of players is separate, each is isolated from the others, creating effectively independent games with the same framework.

The game emphasizes character development and realism above all else. Who you become as a result of the experiences you undergo, and the slow transformation from ordinary person to hero.

In Heroic Apotheosis high school students are transported to another reality. Without knowing the language or customs or really possessing any survival skills, they must adapt or die to a world not their own.

The first group were gamers from the modern day. The second group were from the 90s. The third group were 80s era jocks. The fourth group were delinquents and troublemakers. The fourth group? Drama club.

Players in the fifth group can play actors, or costumers, or set designers and tech crew. They're normal students, if a bit above average, 75 point characters.

Warning: This game has a high attrition rate. Characters die. Players drop off the face of the earth. This does not end the game. The first group dropped from eight to three. The second group's players all gradually stopped posting. The third group lost two. The remaining players were consolidated, eventually, and we ended up with a strong core of dedicated players.

The fourth group started just a few weeks ago. One player dropped. Another died. 5 players remain, all posting regularly. If too many die or drop, they will join with the others, or with the incoming 5th group.

The game will go on.

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I've got a couple players done with their characters so I'll probably be starting this game soon, but I'd like to get a few more in before we begin. Anyone who has an inkling to join, feel free to throw your hat in.

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In a land of ice and snow a hardy people labor under the dominion of the mysterious Alver, immortals long departed from these lands. Though their overlords are long departed, their presence is still felt in the edicts they left behind, chief among them that no human should undertake the study of magic.

Dwelling in the shadows of the magnificent structures the Alver left behind centuries ago, the cityfolk of Alvbyen work to acquire the high taxes the A;ver demand, knowing that if this tithe is not paid, their cruel masters will return and enact a cruel punishment.

How long must will they continue to suffer subjugation?

A Cold Wind Blows is an epic fantasy game set in a low-fantasy world. Players are the patrons and employees of a tavern destined to either free their people or lead them into ruin. Gameplay is balanced between exploration, combat, and social interaction. Later phases will include large scale warfare and resource management.

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Opening up a supernatural mysteries game using GURPS4e.

Investigating the supernatural in post-war America (1946).

The Special Pathogens Branch of the CDC has formed a handful of Emergency Containment and Treatment Response Elements to deal with unusual outbreaks. You will be the members of one such element*.

This campaign will focus on investigation more than combat. Call it two cups Mysteries, 1 cup Horror, and half a cup each of Action and Monster Hunters.

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That's awesome.

In reply to Tortuga (msg # 285)

I thought it was awesome when I found out that the CDC really does have a Special Pathogens Branch. What a cover organization.

The world is finally at peace.

The Age of Steel had nearly come to an end. The reign of humanity was threatened by an invasion of horrible goblinoids from another world. Every kingdom, republic, city-state and tribe came to recognize this threat, and all sent soldiers to help end it.

In the end, they were successful. Humanity and their allies drove the goblins back through their portals, back into their dying world. Some goblinoids recognized that this would be their fate, and joined the human alliance in exchange for some marginal lands.

The man now known as the Emperor was once humanity's greatest general. He led his soldiers through ten years of victories, never once knowing defeat. By the time the goblins were defeated, he commanded the absolute loyalty of his men and women. He gave them a vision: one world united, under his rule. Soldiers from every corner of the globe agreed to serve him, and this mighty force soon began conquering the planet.

The Emperor has spent his entire life at war. He took the command of his people at the age of fifteen, reformed the military, and conquered all of his neighbors by his eighteenth birthday. He took command of the armies of humanity at twenty-two. Now, thirty years later the entirety of the known world is under his dominion, and he lives in unimaginable splendor.

The Emperor is bored. He personally took the field in every one of his battles, and he misses the action. He has elected to start a gladiatorial arena in Miauz, where one stood before his wars of conquest. Old soldiers from around the world, exiled princes, the young and ambitious, monsters, and slaves are all seen flocking (or being herded) to the arena, eager for a chance at glory.

The first matches are about to begin. The Emperor seeks a true contest, a perfect combat. The ones who give him this will be showered with riches. Will it be you?

Zuddha Yuddha 2 is an arena game with the following features:

  - 100 point realistic characters
  - Advantages and disadvantages repriced and rebalanced for arena combat
  - 18 different races to choose from
  - Long-term character advancement
  - The Last Gasp fatigue rules. Wear your opponents down and finish them while they're gasping for air!
  - Advanced GURPS combat with a minimum of house rules past character creation
  - Make bets on ongoing matches
  - Create your own retinue of hirelings who enhance your performance in the arena
  - A sophisticated ranking system with rewards for taking on veterans

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I am thinking of running one of two games.

Fantasy western. ( think jona hex)

Or

Supers.

I have a small idea about a story for the fantasy western. But the supers one I am more clueless about, actually I have a few ideas but I'm not sure about them yet.

If I get at least one yes to either I can work with it.

Fantasy Western could be cool but I do not know jona hex.  What point range you thinking?

In reply to otghand (msg # 289):

Think he'll boy but wild west then.

Point range would be dependent on the players character concepts.

Hell Boy is fun.

My character concepts usually are at least in part a function of point level. ;^)

In reply to Zoncxs (msg # 290):

This could be quite fun.

OK, so here is some info I made ( right now)

Dark western.

TL 5

The frontier is a dangerous place for those looking to get rich quick, and filled with the weird and supernatural. You are bounty hunters, keeping the peace where ever it is needed and taking down villains of any nature. Bandits, demons, and witches beware.

OR

Supers

TL 8^

Heroes wanted! Do you have a super power? Are you capable of feats matched by no man? Do you have a valid form of ID? If so we need you! HEROES FOR HIRE are always looking for new talents to help fight the villainous ways of bad guys and save the world when need be!

In reply to Zoncxs (msg # 293):

Both sound potentially interesting, but my preference would be the dark western.

Ditto.  I'd be interested in either as well, but never having played in a western-themed game...

OK then, I shall setup both games. It will take a while for me to have everything 100%. Just check out my dark horror fantasy to see how much detail I put into things.

In reply to Zoncxs (msg # 296):

Which one is that?

BTW - I will mention that I generally avoid "Adult" rated games.  Not the sort of role-playing I go for online ...

heroes for hire is now up!

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