The scintillating six

sir_pudding · 08-29-2009, 06:14 PM

'm back home and ready to start gaming again. Rather than try to pick up where I left off I've decided to start a couple of new campaigns and put together a couple of gaming groups for them. You have 12 points to bid on the following six campaigns. Bidding 0 points indicates that you'd rather not game than play in that campaign. All of these games will be in GURPS.

I plan to run two games twice a month but that (and the overall schedule) is flexible and will be adjusted for each group.

You have 12 points to bid on the following:

Title: Xiá of the Empire of Heaven
Genre: Wuxia Space Opera
Setting: The Celestial Kingdom; a far-future Confucist interstellar state.
Description: For a thousand years the Chan Dynasty has ruled the Celestial Kingdom with the divine aid of the AI Dragons. Now the last Chan Emperor has died without heirs. The Dragons war among themselves and refuse to return the Emperor's ghost to life. Worlds have risen in rebellion led by ambitious warlords and strange inhuman barbarians have returned from beyond known space. No one helps the common people or fights for justice, save a few wandering Xiá (the PCs) armed with chi amplifying Quantum Gravity implants, nanotech assembler wizardry, ancient kung-fu and the Dao. Combat will match the crazy cinematic action of wuxia films.

Title: The Blight Years
Genre: Post Apocalyptic Horror Western
Setting: The Gold Coast Confederacy
Description: Generations ago, the world ended. The blight destroyed acres of farmland, the plague killed millions and transformed millions more into monsters. The cities were lost. Of those few that survived many found that they were gifted with psionic abilities: the touch. In what was once Northern California the roads of the Gold Coast Confederacy (a loose affiliation of small townships and city-states) are defended by the Knights of the Seven Pointed Star who have protected commerce on those ancient highways since the golden age. The PCs are a posse of Stars riding the roads of the Confederacy doing justice; touched they must defend folks who hate and fear them.

Title: Desolation Road
Genre: Dark Pulp Fantasy
Setting: The remnants of the Imperium Ratio
Description: Once, mighty roads linked a thousand worlds ruled by the Mathematician Kings of Old Earth. The empire has long been in ruins but the roads remain. A ragtag band of entertainers wanders these ways performing displays of prowess, magic, and alchemy. Beneath the seemingly harmless veneer they serve a mysterious patron with a greater and perhaps sinister purpose.
Notes: This setting will feature a large number of intelligent creatures suitable as PC races. Including the hexopodal weasel-like Kerrekeck, the diminutive construct piloting reptilian Perang, and the ancient crystalline constructs called the Perfected.

Title: Hearts of Oak; Souls of Fire
Genre: Hard SF Military Technothriller
Setting: Transhuman Space
Description: In the Asteroid Belt the sapients of the Royal Navy of the UK must defend the interests of the European Union far from the the direct authority of their superiors. Charged with protecting the citizens of the EU and interdicting the illegal bioroid trade the crew of the SDV-90 HMS Royal Sovereign must act with professionalism, judgment and decisiveness. This game will be troupe style: the players will each play three characters a Royal Navy astronaut, a Royal Marine commando, and a Royal Navy AKV “pilot” and switch between them as the action demands.

Title: The “B” List
Genre: Comedic Supers
Setting: A major urban metropolis in a world with superheroes
Description: There are those who would be the greatest champions of the world: Justicar, Captain Titan, Lady Jade, and then there's you. You are the other guys. When the Freedom Alliance is busy off battling the demons of Q-Space, someone has to hold down the fort. But you're still a superhero and that's what matters, right?
Note: While The Tick and Mystery Men are inspirational, the primary source for this is The Specials and I'd like to keep that tone: humorous without becoming too much of a caricature.

Title: 4th Estate
Genre: Hard SF Mystery
Setting: Transhuman Space
Description: In the 22nd century, between the average person and information overload stands a vital line of reporters, bloggers, and commentators. With the world changing so fast it takes an extraordinary person to cover it. The PCs are those extraordinary people, working as a freelance news team they work around the clock and across the solar system, making sure that that the info gets to the sphere in a timely manner without some other sapients getting the scoop. If the Singularity happened today could you cover it?

sgtcallistan · 08-29-2009, 06:30 PM

In descending order of favourite:
Xiá of the Empire of Heaven, 5 points
Hearts of Oak; Souls of Fire, 4 points
Desolation Road, 3 points
The Blight Years,
The “B” List,
The 4th Estate,

08-29-2009, 06:14 PM	#1
sir_pudding Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ventura CA	The scintillating six 'm back home and ready to start gaming again. Rather than try to pick up where I left off I've decided to start a couple of new campaigns and put together a couple of gaming groups for them. You have 12 points to bid on the following six campaigns. Bidding 0 points indicates that you'd rather not game than play in that campaign. All of these games will be in GURPS. I plan to run two games twice a month but that (and the overall schedule) is flexible and will be adjusted for each group. You have 12 points to bid on the following: Title: Xiá of the Empire of Heaven Genre: Wuxia Space Opera Setting: The Celestial Kingdom; a far-future Confucist interstellar state. Description: For a thousand years the Chan Dynasty has ruled the Celestial Kingdom with the divine aid of the AI Dragons. Now the last Chan Emperor has died without heirs. The Dragons war among themselves and refuse to return the Emperor's ghost to life. Worlds have risen in rebellion led by ambitious warlords and strange inhuman barbarians have returned from beyond known space. No one helps the common people or fights for justice, save a few wandering Xiá (the PCs) armed with chi amplifying Quantum Gravity implants, nanotech assembler wizardry, ancient kung-fu and the Dao. Combat will match the crazy cinematic action of wuxia films. Title: The Blight Years Genre: Post Apocalyptic Horror Western Setting: The Gold Coast Confederacy Description: Generations ago, the world ended. The blight destroyed acres of farmland, the plague killed millions and transformed millions more into monsters. The cities were lost. Of those few that survived many found that they were gifted with psionic abilities: the touch. In what was once Northern California the roads of the Gold Coast Confederacy (a loose affiliation of small townships and city-states) are defended by the Knights of the Seven Pointed Star who have protected commerce on those ancient highways since the golden age. The PCs are a posse of Stars riding the roads of the Confederacy doing justice; touched they must defend folks who hate and fear them. Title: Desolation Road Genre: Dark Pulp Fantasy Setting: The remnants of the Imperium Ratio Description: Once, mighty roads linked a thousand worlds ruled by the Mathematician Kings of Old Earth. The empire has long been in ruins but the roads remain. A ragtag band of entertainers wanders these ways performing displays of prowess, magic, and alchemy. Beneath the seemingly harmless veneer they serve a mysterious patron with a greater and perhaps sinister purpose. Notes: This setting will feature a large number of intelligent creatures suitable as PC races. Including the hexopodal weasel-like Kerrekeck, the diminutive construct piloting reptilian Perang, and the ancient crystalline constructs called the Perfected. Title: Hearts of Oak; Souls of Fire Genre: Hard SF Military Technothriller Setting: Transhuman Space Description: In the Asteroid Belt the sapients of the Royal Navy of the UK must defend the interests of the European Union far from the the direct authority of their superiors. Charged with protecting the citizens of the EU and interdicting the illegal bioroid trade the crew of the SDV-90 HMS Royal Sovereign must act with professionalism, judgment and decisiveness. This game will be troupe style: the players will each play three characters a Royal Navy astronaut, a Royal Marine commando, and a Royal Navy AKV “pilot” and switch between them as the action demands. Title: The “B” List Genre: Comedic Supers Setting: A major urban metropolis in a world with superheroes Description: There are those who would be the greatest champions of the world: Justicar, Captain Titan, Lady Jade, and then there's you. You are the other guys. When the Freedom Alliance is busy off battling the demons of Q-Space, someone has to hold down the fort. But you're still a superhero and that's what matters, right? Note: While The Tick and Mystery Men are inspirational, the primary source for this is The Specials and I'd like to keep that tone: humorous without becoming too much of a caricature. Title: 4th Estate Genre: Hard SF Mystery Setting: Transhuman Space Description: In the 22nd century, between the average person and information overload stands a vital line of reporters, bloggers, and commentators. With the world changing so fast it takes an extraordinary person to cover it. The PCs are those extraordinary people, working as a freelance news team they work around the clock and across the solar system, making sure that that the info gets to the sphere in a timely manner without some other sapients getting the scoop. If the Singularity happened today could you cover it? __________________ Desolation Road Races Magic Last edited by sir_pudding; 08-29-2009 at 06:18 PM.

08-29-2009, 06:30 PM	#2
sgtcallistan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wellington, Somerset, England	Re: The scintillating six In descending order of favourite: Xiá of the Empire of Heaven, 5 points Hearts of Oak; Souls of Fire, 4 points Desolation Road, 3 points The Blight Years, The “B” List, The 4th Estate,

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