Looking for a GURPS Play-by-Post game...

[1iOneeyed]

I'd like to do play by post for the first one anyway, for a variety of reasons.

Alright, I think I'd like to do some sort of first contact scenario: The world has recently had contact with a foreign world, which is now interfering but not invading. Inter-world travel is very rare and expensive (virtually unknown on your planet). The foreign world has two major factions that immediately begin allying themselves with different factions on your world. All sorts of alien creatures are now present and their motives are uncertain. They are familiar with magic but have other tools at their disposal (e.g. psionics).

Your world will be a more or less standard fantasy world that's going through a very tumultuous period of adjustment. I'm thinking 150CP characters. I'm okay with a continuum of magical powers: mages and other casters have the most, while there are other melee/rogue types that have some important powers. If you've read some of the Malazan series your characters are probably like younger versions of the main characters. Your average officer will likely have some sort of fetishes for protection and magic weapon with other fighters having looted fetishes or won them as rewards. There will be some orders of fighters that have some powers from Powers book or other enhancements. Innate casters will not be unheard of.

Books: Basic two, Powers, Magic, maybe Thaumatology, maybe Fantasy

Posting in the play by post LFG sticky thread.

[Dorin Thorha]

Lurking with interest.

[Varsovian]

Originally Posted by 1iOneeyed

I'd like to do play by post for the first one anyway, for a variety of reasons.

Alright, I think I'd like to do some sort of first contact scenario: The world has recently had contact with a foreign world, which is now interfering but not invading. Inter-world travel is very rare and expensive (virtually unknown on your planet). The foreign world has two major factions that immediately begin allying themselves with different factions on your world. All sorts of alien creatures are now present and their motives are uncertain. They are familiar with magic but have other tools at their disposal (e.g. psionics).

Your world will be a more or less standard fantasy world that's going through a very tumultuous period of adjustment. I'm thinking 150CP characters. I'm okay with a continuum of magical powers: mages and other casters have the most, while there are other melee/rogue types that have some important powers. If you've read some of the Malazan series your characters are probably like younger versions of the main characters. Your average officer will likely have some sort of fetishes for protection and magic weapon with other fighters having looted fetishes or won them as rewards. There will be some orders of fighters that have some powers from Powers book or other enhancements. Innate casters will not be unheard of.

Hmm. I admit that I'm not sure about the ubiquitousness of magic you'd like to have in this setting. I may be weird, but I think that the less magic there is in fantasy, the better :) Magic weapons, supernatural powers etc. should be very rare - otherwise, they lose any mystique...

Some of the things I'd look for in a fantasy game are:

- PCs who are slightly larger-than-life, but still not supernatural,
- magic which is rare, mysterious and wielded mostly by powerful NPCs,
- a story focused on humans, with non-humans being mostly NPCs,
- the "standard" fantasy races like elves, dwarves etc. not being present.

Could you do something like that?

[1iOneeyed]

I'm fine with that. I'm used to a lot of magic...

Alright, how about all PCs are mundane. Any sort of of PC magic will be minor and require some sort of unusual background and, also, magic users are often hunted. Human mages are rare and very untrusted since they often have to make deals with alien forces or engage in unsavory activities to gain their powers. The world might be low mana in most places with places having regular mana often having more dangerous inhabitants.

[Jackmcentee]

I would be interested in trying this, i have read a bit of GURPS material and really want to give it a go. I have a little DnD experience but never by post, but im more than willing to try!!

[1iOneeyed]

So... two players plus a lurker.

[Jackmcentee]

So far... Lets get it going!! I want to try this out! Lol

[Hannes665]

If it´s still open I am interested!

So count me in, if you'll have me.

[Whome?]

I switched from tabletop to play by post 12 years ago and never looked back. There's something about playing at Starbucks while sipping my coffee I just love.

I tried an Itabletop game - very good - but setting up 4 hour timeblocks can be a pain. Plus I really like reading posts and responding to them. The site I use has graphics, Chat rooms and video ability.

My games are the best period and I could use a good player.

Gurps 4e is very flexible and is the set of rules to use. I'm glad Gurps 4e turned out well. I was on pins and needles if they were going to release enough material to keep everyone happy and they did. Hardbound lovers like me got plenty of books, my buddy's into paperbacks also got plenty of books ad of course those into .pdfs are happy also.

PM me for details of my current game which is going very well.

[Varsovian]

Originally Posted by 1iOneeyed

I'm fine with that. I'm used to a lot of magic...

Alright, how about all PCs are mundane. Any sort of of PC magic will be minor and require some sort of unusual background and, also, magic users are often hunted. Human mages are rare and very untrusted since they often have to make deals with alien forces or engage in unsavory activities to gain their powers. The world might be low mana in most places with places having regular mana often having more dangerous inhabitants.

This sounds good!

Alright, what now? :)