Mar 28, 2020 4:01 pm
Hello everyone! If you're interested in playtesting, we will be starting off with a "Session 0" in which we will test out the character creation process. A large part of YOU is recreating yourself after all, so I figured the character creation process should be handled this way and chatted about.
Everyone can go about character creation at their own pace.
The following (Step 2 of Character Creation) is a rewrite of the rules to accommodate for this and the PbP format:
The Starting Off Point
The Starting Off Point is both a mechanical and narrative introduction to players about the type of game they are about to go on and what type of Gear and Resources they can have access to during character creation.
This games Starting Off Point is as follows:
- The game will take place in 2018, Paris France.
- The game will take place in an alternate reality of our own, in which a seemingly hostile extraterrestrial threat has invaded the Earth.
- Players will be tourist here in Pairs.
- Players only know of each other from a "city tour" everyone has individually singed up for together.
- The game will start as the aliens appear for the very first time.
- You will only pack Gear and Resources as tourists to France. None of you are prepared for what is about to happen
Other Uses of This Thread
If anyone has questions about the process or require help, post here in this thread.
This thread will also be used as a place for feedback. Feel free to leave it as it comes to you, but a larger feedback session will also be conducted to wrap up Session 0 once everyone has created characters.
Expectations for Sessions to Come
Regardless of how Session 0 concludes, we will start Session 1 and dive into gameplay very shorty afterword. Any adjustments that need to be made to the character creation process will be done so separately.
My objective is to get as far into a game as possible until the whole thing crashes and burns to the ground :)
When this inevitably happens, the session will come to a close, changes will be made, and then we will pick up from where we left off. I want to complete an entire story arc over the course of our sessions, that way it doesn't feel like we're continually starting from scratch over and over again and never really getting our characters anywhere significant.
Everyone can go about character creation at their own pace.
The following (Step 2 of Character Creation) is a rewrite of the rules to accommodate for this and the PbP format:
[ +- ] Group Evaluation Options
(Forum) Group Evaluation:
- Post your Trait's Degrees in the Group Evaluation Thread found here within the Quick Rules Subforum.
- Other players will use the example given there for reference on how to help evaluate your Traits.
(Irl) Partner Evaluation:
- Find one person who knows you quite well irl to help evaluate your Trait's Degree for you.
- Do not show them your own results until they have finished their evaluation.
(PM) Partner Evaluation:
- Message me and I will be happy to pair up with you and help evaluate your Trait's Degrees.
- I will be asking you questions based on the example given on the Group Evaluation Thread.
- You may visit the Group Evaluation Thread for reference, but this is not necessary if you wish to pair up with me for your evaluation.
- Post your Trait's Degrees in the Group Evaluation Thread found here within the Quick Rules Subforum.
- Other players will use the example given there for reference on how to help evaluate your Traits.
(Irl) Partner Evaluation:
- Find one person who knows you quite well irl to help evaluate your Trait's Degree for you.
- Do not show them your own results until they have finished their evaluation.
(PM) Partner Evaluation:
- Message me and I will be happy to pair up with you and help evaluate your Trait's Degrees.
- I will be asking you questions based on the example given on the Group Evaluation Thread.
- You may visit the Group Evaluation Thread for reference, but this is not necessary if you wish to pair up with me for your evaluation.
The Starting Off Point
The Starting Off Point is both a mechanical and narrative introduction to players about the type of game they are about to go on and what type of Gear and Resources they can have access to during character creation.
This games Starting Off Point is as follows:
- The game will take place in 2018, Paris France.
- The game will take place in an alternate reality of our own, in which a seemingly hostile extraterrestrial threat has invaded the Earth.
- Players will be tourist here in Pairs.
- Players only know of each other from a "city tour" everyone has individually singed up for together.
- The game will start as the aliens appear for the very first time.
- You will only pack Gear and Resources as tourists to France. None of you are prepared for what is about to happen
Other Uses of This Thread
If anyone has questions about the process or require help, post here in this thread.
This thread will also be used as a place for feedback. Feel free to leave it as it comes to you, but a larger feedback session will also be conducted to wrap up Session 0 once everyone has created characters.
Expectations for Sessions to Come
Regardless of how Session 0 concludes, we will start Session 1 and dive into gameplay very shorty afterword. Any adjustments that need to be made to the character creation process will be done so separately.
My objective is to get as far into a game as possible until the whole thing crashes and burns to the ground :)
When this inevitably happens, the session will come to a close, changes will be made, and then we will pick up from where we left off. I want to complete an entire story arc over the course of our sessions, that way it doesn't feel like we're continually starting from scratch over and over again and never really getting our characters anywhere significant.
