I'm interested in running a dark fantasy game using GURPS rules, set in a setting collaboratively created by all writers/players involved using the Microscope rules.
First we would create the world and its history using Microscope. Once the world was set, we would decide as a group the specifics of the game; setting, period, location, point total for characters, character concepts and creation, races available to be played, concepts and themes to be explored etc, etc. From there we would create setting specific characters with intermingling backstories and I would write an introduction adventure. The microscope game can be purchased, physical copy or pdf, from the lamemage website it amazon.
http://www.lamemage.com/microscope/
But you won't need the book (though I highly recommend it) as I will be walking us through the initial stages of the game. Below you'll find the setup for the microscope portion of the game. Once we have enough interested players, we will do an Add/Ban turn, where we add and ban things to the game. I will say that though microscope usually allows for total freedom to create, as we are trying to build a cohesive world together, I will have a number of caveats that will be In place prior to the Add/Ban turn.
The caveats will be more of a guiding theme then a hard rule.
Caveats:
-This is epic dark fantasy. So no talking rabbits, sexy cat headed woman or cartoony aspects to the game.
-No real world religion. Keeps the OOC tolerable and avoids fights.
-No real world persons, places or things. Be original. I don't want any Gandhis, or Hitlers, or Eiffel Towers.
-No people, places or things from fiction. I don't want Harry Potter or Gandalf to show up. At all. Creatures and monsters are fair game, but that's it.
-No steampunk. (Personal preference). I'm going to have a TL lockdown.
Other then that it is open season. Be as creative as you want. The basic set up for the Microscope portion of the game is as follows;
Overview
"Humanity struggles to survive in an unforgiving world of dark fantasy fraught with deadly perils."
BOOKEND (Dark)
"The world is in turmoil. The Dark Gods are dead after countless millennia of subjugation. The Founding races wage war over the spoils in a devastated land."
BOOKEND (Light)
"The world is at peace. Order and stability reign protected by peace treaties between the Founding Races and powerful magic."
Anyone interested?
This message was last updated by the user at 02:07, Tue 31 Jan 2017.
