Character Creation

Any questions about the rules as written, or the one inclusion I added (I'll tack it on to the end of this as a reminder). I'll do my best to answer.

Otherwise feel free to pitch your ideas for what you'd like to play, as well as what sort of investigative team you'd like to be a part of.


House Rule:
Luck spends on Skill of Characteristic rolls will be allowed. If the opportunity arises for you to roll skill improvements, you may also recover some luck. Roll a d100: if it is less than or equal to your luck you gain 1d10+5 luck; if its greater than your luck you gain 2d10+10 luck.

Okay, we should come up with an idea for our character. Should we already know each other or meet in the adventure?

In the Games Tavern post, one of the suggestions was a group of youtubers that investigate "supernatural" events for their channel. I kind of like that idea. What is everyone else thinking?

Mmm I’m a bit out of touch with gaming, but i’ve seen this one recently which has YouTube and demons...

If you put some "tentacles" on it, I think you'll get a setting/game very similar to what you're suggesting ;)

I may actually make a character based on that: some conspiracy theorist that claims to have tuned augmented reality to the right electromagnetic frequency or whatnot and he is convinced he has found evidence of strange 🦑 stuff 🦑 going on. Clearly either aliens or the government are involved (or a government of alien doppelgangers!) .

If we're going for a YouTube team, I was thinking of playing the sceptical camera person, who doesn't really believe in the supernatural but likes to tag along to hang out and is also interested in the YouTube game.

The game will be set in the 2010's of today, so the tech that we have now is what's available. If you visor is more of a google glass thing that could work, but a robotic arm would not be available.

So, yes, the skills are modern versions. The rulebook does cover modern versions. Electronics for dealing with circuit boards, Library Use covers internet searches, and Computer Use would be used for hacking and programming.
That could work, I can see someone going along with the show to enjoy the craft as well as friendships. The youtube show also gives a nice breakdown of roles to fill. You'd need a suave face person to put on screen; some researcher to dig up stories to study; a few techy folks for cameras, editing, and the online stuff; there's also a place for a money bags to fund it or accountant types to cover logistics and legalities.

Not that all those need filled, just tossing out options that could work.

yeah... I only noticed the arm afterwards. I focused too much on the sweater :(

Hi team !
Nice to meet you here, and ready for a bit of adventure.

Can I please be the annoying Cartesian guy who has an explanation for everything and really is waiting to be proven supernatural things happen ?
He never saw anything he hasn't been able to explain. He always has a phone in his hand to check scientific explanations, or hoax revelation, etc...

uuuuhh, Smarty pants trying to prove supernatural is real meets conspiracy blogger that claims to have the technology to detect strange phenomenon and drags the skeptical cameraman friend into making youtube videos. Sounds about right to me :D

CESN sounds like his character might be the face of the whole operation. The slightly quirky guy with big plans who is completely convinced that they're going to prove supernatural stuff. I would do the filming and Editing. Swoop could be the researcher and give scientific input

Yes, I'm the total opposite, always being like : "hmmmm I'm sorry you can't see the explanation about that, it's actually very obvious. It's baffling how people falls into supernatural as soon as they don't understand something. Reading a few books would definitely change your perceptions of things... Guess what, the earth is not even flat"

Yes, my character is also very arrogant, and French.

ah! I misread the "waiting to be proven supernatural things happen" bit :(

That's what happens if all the players are non native speakers xD

by the way, welcome swoop :)

Right... guy, I'm going to share a secret with you. I am French... not native english speaker, but leaving in UK, married with an english girl.
So yeah.... my english is........frenchspeakerperfect ! That's charming in an RPG, you'll see, haha

🤣 🤣 🤣 👍
We both noticed from your introduction post.
I'm Portuguese and Bowl is German. JBeagle got himself in the middle of a lot of Europeans :D

vous êtes vraiment le bienvenu 👌

Ah yes, haha

Right, so my character, obviously, will be called Raymond Gronchin.
:)

Wait! I was only checking the quick reference :(
Let me roll for stats first -_-

If we're playeing youtubers, the age will be 15-39, so I'll roll extra luck and EDU improvement and pick latter :)

Wonderful, as the American I will apologize now for most likely having the worst skill in the English language. I will most likely try to excuse it with "That's how the NPC acts. I was in character." or some such.

In any case, it sounds as though we've got a solid start to the party. I'm pretty excited to see this group interacting.

If you all are agreeable, I'd like to create a prologue thread and present a few options for stories to research for the show. Give you a chance to act in character, show motivations and opinions and so forth prior to the actual scenario beginning. No doubt this will wait until late next week to finish character sheets and possibly get another player or two.