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Old 03-02-2014, 02:38 PM   #7
Johnny Angel
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Default Re: Vote up an Urban Fantasy Setting

Greater value number rank= greater preference.



Time period RANK 1-5
• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• This decade/present day
• Near future


My votes for Time Period
1980s +5
1990s +3
2000s +1
This Decade/Present Day +2
Near Future +4



History: RANK 1-4
• Hidden weirdness: the supernatural stuff has always existed, under the surface, more so in recent centuries—textbook history and common knowledge match our world
• Lost time: a significant chunk of the historical past is fabricated, centuries might be ‘’missing’’
• Small differences alternate: like the first category, but with some minor though potentially important differences in recent decades—wars, art trends, leaders, sports
• Reality quake: a reality altering event has occurred, either recently or deeper in the past/further in the future but affecting the present. Magic bleeds into the world and lots of people are noticing…


My votes for History
Hidden Weirdness +1
Lost Time +2
Small Differences +4
Reality Quake +3



Distribution of weirdness RANK 1-3
• Tight, supernatural stuff concentrated in one city
• Regional, one country or large region has more of the weird stuff going on under the surface, other places less
• Diffuse, hidden spookiness and supernatural stuff exists all over the world


My votes for Distribution of Weirdness
Tight +3
Regional +1
Diffuse +2




Default player-character types RANK 1-4
• Mostly “regular” (from weak to very competent) folks who come into contact with weirdness
• Ghost-breakers, badass detectives, occultists who have real power, etc.
• Minor super heroes with mystical , magical, or gothic themes
• monsters that might be sympathetic as well as scary (White Wolf did a lot of this)

My votes for default player-character types
Mostly regular +4
Ghost-breakers and etc +1
Minor Super Heroes +3
Monsters that might be sympathetic +2



Magic and weird powers, number of categories: RANK 1-3
• One
• Two
• Three or more

My votes for number of power catergories
One +2
Two +1
Three or More +3


Categories of magic/weird powers RANK 1-6
• standard system, limited grimoire and secret
• psi as magic
• supernatural advantages and powers as magic
• book/path of some kind
• esoteric skills like alchemy and herbalism
• fringe tech/weird science

My votes for categories of powers
Standard +3
Psi as Magic +1
Supernatural as magic +5
Book/Path of some kind +2
Esoteric Skills +4
Fringe tech/weird science +6


Number of monster categories, rank 1-6:
• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six or more

My votes for number of monster categories
One +2
Two +3
Three +4
Four +5
Five +6
Six or more +1


Monster types, RANK 1—10,
• Shapeshifters
• Ghosts/Spirits
• Vampires
• Fairies
• Witches, warlocks, evil magicians
• Zombies
• Demons and devils
• Cryptids
• Golems/constructs
• Other types, including possibly some from Creatures of the Night


My votes for Monster Types
Shapeshifters +1
Ghosts +2
Vampires +4
Fairies +9
Witches, warlocks, etc +5
Zombies +6
Demons and Devils +3
Cryptids +7
Golems/constructs +8
Other types +10
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