I'm fine with a switch! I might prefer Fate to GURPS, but could make do either way.

I haven't played either of them, so I guess I'm indifferent.

So if we are switching then the consensus is clearly toward Fate - Lia, you say you're indifferent, are you okay with switching systems in general?

Fate rules thread is up, with basics you'll need for now plus links for the full system SRD.  If you have any questions about the system or about converting your character let me know.  Once everyone is ready (or close enough) then we can resume the game.

In reply to Director (msg # 291):

Looks good. I need to read through the FBA doc but I think your adaptations for PbP are good. Should be able to put something together this week.

Thanks Rob.

Is everyone else doing okay, or do you guys need any help with the conversion?

In reply to Director (msg # 293):

I meant to have this done earlier today but ended up needing to work on a project I did not expect to. Here's a first pass at the Fate version of Rob:

REFRESH: 3
CURRENT FATE POINTS: 3

ASPECTS
High Concept: Retired Ex-Hippy AVID
Trouble: Can't leave the unknown unknown.
MOS: I may be better with the dead than the living, but I know how to keep them apart.
Drive: Protect those I love from even knowing about the dangers in the world.
(other): I've traveled the world on budgets high and low.


SKILLS
+5 Medicine
+4 Notice, Science
+3 Empathy, Academics, Computers
+2 Manipulation, Engineering, Crime, Network
+1 Will, Drive, Tradecraft, Violence, Preparedness


STUNTS
Forensic Medicine: You may use Medic instead of Crime to analyze crime scenes
Cop Talk: +2 on Manipulation when dealing with Law Enforcement or similar authorities.
Read your opponents: You may use Notice to defend in physical combat when not outnumbered.


STRESS
Physical 1[] 2[]
Mental 1[] 2[] 3[]

CONSEQUENCES
Mild (2):
Moderate (4):
Severe (6):

Mostly looks good, but could you say a little more about what you mean here?  Or when this might get used to your benefit or detriment?



Besides that it's been awfully quiet lately - I hope I haven't scared everyone else away?

Just spending some time getting used to the unfamiliar system. Should have something in the next couple of days.

In reply to Director (msg # 295):

I wanted to indicate that he's a Medic, but that his training and experience are focused on forensics, so he has a lot more experince with the dead than most doctors and maybe less with the living. It also loosely implies some occult knowledge (keeping the dead dead as well as the living living.) Not sure exactly how it would be compelled or hostile invoked, but that's true for most MOS aspects I can think of. Possibly because he's seen a lot of death.

Rob - okay, that makes sense.

Galen (and everyone else as applicable) - let me know if you have any questions, or if any of the concepts aren't clicking for you

It's been a bit, how is everyone doing?  Ready to resume the game, still need to figure some things out?

In reply to Director (msg # 299):

I'm ready and happy to help anyone figure out the Fate stuff.

Im ready whenever everyone else is!

I think I'm good to go, though still struggling with the last defining phrase I'm sure it will come to me any minute!

In reply to Galen Ives (msg # 302):

If you're not sure you can always fill it in later.

Y'all, I think I'm going to pass. I'm extremely exhausted lately and I just don't have the mental bandwidth to create or re-create a character. It was fun and I loved playing with all of you, have a great one!

Sorry to hear it Lia, but definitely understandable.

For the rest of you, I'll get a new IC thread going sometime in the next 24 hours.

Sorry for my absence. It's been crisis after crisis at my job this month. Gonna get a post in today, though!

No problem.  Work has been extra work for me as well lately.

This game seems to have lost its life, and its subsequent unlife as well.  I appreciate that you guys have tried to stick with me but I think it's time to call it.  I'll leave it up for a few more days if you want to copy anything or ask any questions, and then I'll close up shop after that.

In reply to Director (msg # 308):

I can see that. Sorry to set it end, I had fun but it seems that it didn't make the transition to it's second form very well. I'm curious what the great mystery was, since we hadn't got to anything supernatural.

I'm not going to go through every point of the conspiracy, but here's the basics:

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"Vampires" are the result of a Soviet super-soldier program that officially never went anywhere, but was secretly maintained by one general who is now the head vampire.  Since the fall of the Soviet Union he's been renting out his vampires as mercenary soldiers in support of totalitarian governments, and also using his wealth and political connections to support them in other ways, and to destabilize more democratic governments in the region.

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Sorry for my absence, it's just been one of those life periods where it was hard to keep caught up with my online hobbies.

I appreciate the work you put into it, and definitely enjoyed playing with you all.

If you're ever looking to restart and recruit again feel free to hit me up!

Best wishes to you all.

I don't think I'll be restarting this one, but you're definitely all welcome to any game I run in the future!