10-23-2021, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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[Setting Concept] Teenagers from Other Dimensions.
I have a setting concept I think I'd like to develop for GURPS:
At some point a more fantastic conglomeration of universes slams into and absorbs Earth's spacetime. Now all sorts of extradimensional beings are popping in to check out the place, some are staying, and some are having kids who then go to high school. Not only that, but being swallowed whole by a multiverse has made lots of people on Earth weirder than in the past: some can do "magic", some are literal furries, and then some third thing that I haven't gotten around to thinking up yet. The intent of the setting is to allow a bunch of fantastic stuff to exist on Earth -- and thus an excuse to use GURPS books -- but without having to change/explain more than X-teen years of history. I also don't intend to use it for anything featuring much drama: true to the inspiration for its title, virtually everything is in the name of comedy. This means don't expect the consequences of the assimilation to be realistic. |
10-23-2021, 11:30 AM | #2 |
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Location: Hmm, looks like Earth, circa CE 2020+
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Re: [Setting Concept] Teenagers from Other Dimensions.
I imagine a lot of teenagers feel like they're from another dimension. I know I did.
Sounds like fun!
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10-24-2021, 07:45 AM | #3 |
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Magic
For "magic" -- I keep putting it in quotes because I'm not quite sure if it's actually supernatural or just weird physics -- I'm probably going to go with Sorcery. Mostly because that's what I have, but I also like the idea that having many and powerful spells effectively makes you a superhero or god, i.e. you have a high point total. There's also a small difference if you are a pan (humanoid) or ghwer (non-human-animal-like being): pan require a bond with some other kind of entity. Essentially, to use Sorcery they also need to have "Ally (Almost Always, x3 OR Constantly, x4)". I'm not sure how much of a Limitation this would be, as once you have the bond you need to kill the other being to deprive the mage. But this is just one source of special effects: characters can also simply be given plain-old Powers. Last edited by SilvercatMoonpaw; 10-24-2021 at 04:57 PM. |
10-24-2021, 08:33 AM | #4 |
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Re: [Setting Concept] Teenagers from Other Dimensions.
Personally, I don't see a difference, and I suspect there would be many in setting who do not. "Supernatural" means beyond nature, but if confirmed to exist, doesn't it just mean that nature is slightly more encompassing than previously understood? Even if it is turtles all the way down, any given turtle is just a turtle.
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10-24-2021, 09:50 AM | #6 |
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10-24-2021, 12:10 PM | #8 |
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Chi: Pan who don't want to bond can instead use GURPS' martial arts superpower source. For some reason Chi seems to work best when the weapon-user is supplying their personal motive force to an object, so mechanical/chemical-shot and energy-projecting weapons have few styles.
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10-24-2021, 12:14 PM | #9 |
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10-24-2021, 12:35 PM | #10 |
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