Hey guys, just a quick note before the game begins so we're on the same page.
Before we get the game started on Monday, I wanted to know if there was any questions you had, any expectations you have of me, and more importantly if you have any sensitivities you would like me to be aware of. As you know, this is a game in which society has collapsed and violent things happen. It'd be no surprise that were many of the events that may be depicted in this game to be included into a movie, that movie would be rated R (or PG-13 at the very least). However, we don't live in that world IRL, and some things may be considered unpalatable even to roleplay. Some issues that may need to be addressed are as follows:
Language: I sometimes use language and profanity in and out of character. Some characters and NPCs use it more or less than others. I don't really have a problem with it, and I don't have a problem with others using it. Some players on an online forum might not be old enough for that sort of stuff, though, and some players are adults but still don't like it. I don't really think the F-Word is important enough that it needs to be tossed around at the expense of someone's fun, so if you have an issue with strong language please let me know (PM is fine if you don't want to address it with the group) and I will make mention that we're going to keep the language PG-13 for this game; it's not a problem. Otherwise, let's just play and whatever writing style you feel most comfortable using is great, and I don't have a problem with language...
Sexually Explicit themes: I'm not really a fan of "rapey/molestey/incest stuff" in my games. Certainly not in graphic detail. It's never been an issue before but if someone
does take the game that direction I'm going to do my best to take it another direction immediately, and then I'm just going to flat out squash it. I get that crappy sexual stuff like that would probably happen in a lawless society, but I don't think it needs to be part of a game we play. It's sort of weird, and it makes people feel weird.
Violence against kids, pets, or other helpless PCs or NPCs: That's pretty likely to happen. I mean there an in-game archetype built specifically for the purposes of having helpless cute things become a detriment to the characters' survival until they finally get ripped to pieces. I'm not going to run a game where I spend days upon days describing toddlers getting hit over the heads with hammers or anything, but having a world full of kids that were spared the gruesome rates of adults because they're kids is a different RPG (it's called Kidworld and I think it's still sounds pretty brutal). But if this theme is going to cause anyone to have a hard time enjoying the game, let me know and we'll put one of these up briefly during the worst parts or something:
If there's anything else I've failed to address (I probably have), please let me know in this thread or PM if that makes you more comfortable. Otherwise, the game will begin with a post in a new thread sometime shortly after Midnight Mountain-time Monday morning (mmmm)...
Good luck!