Feb 9, 2015 4:21 pm
Hullo, folks,
This is a recruitment thread for the PRIMEVAL: Tales of the Anomalies PbP game that I am going to run here on Gamers' Plane. :)
This game will be run and played using the game mechanics and rules from the Primeval RPG published by Cubicle 7 in association with Impossible Pictures. I am looking to run the game with a maximum of 10 players, and the group of players may or may not be involved in the same "adventure" per se, although there may be ties and connections across some of the plots and the like. The Primeval RPG uses a relatively light game system called Vortex, in a more realistic variant, which was first used in the Doctor Who: Adventure in Time and Space] RPG also published by C7, and has since been used in a couple of other game systems out there as well. As mentioned, the Primeval RPG uses a very light set of rules, and so the rulebook is not really needed. I will guide folks through character generation as needed, and encourage folks who might want to try a new game system (with dinosaurs!) to perhaps give this PbP game a try. :)
What Is Primeval?
Primeval is a modern-day science fiction rpg that is based on the successful Primeval UK tv series, in which temporal portals (called "Anomalies") are opening from the past and future into the present day. The player characters job is to contain the creatures and possibly people emerging from the Anomalies, while keeping the Anomalies and knowledge of them secret from the public. In the default setting, the player characters work for the Anomaly Research Centre (ARC), and is set in the U.K., though the game could also be run in a different country as well, such as the U.S. and/or Canada. Oh, and needless to say, this game has lots and lots of dinosaurs!
The Background
This game will be set during the course of the PRIMEVAL UK tv series, during the period of the second series when the Anomaly Research Centre (ARC) was first introduced, thus allowing players to play Anomaly Research Centre (ARC) personnel if that is what they wish, and will feature original characters created by you, the players.
The Characters
There will effectively be three potential "types" of characters - members of the ARC, characters who are not ARC personnel, and members of the Chronos Society. I'll talk more about the Chronos Society in the game threads about the game on the actual forum for the game, but suffice it to say, any type of player character can be played for this game with the approval of the Game Moderator, as long as the character fits within the PRIMEVAL tv series conception. Player characters, no matter what type they are, will not know that much about the Chronos Society, if anything at all.
Note that in order to play in this game, all players must have access to the Primeval Roleplaying Game rulebook, but this is not a necessity. The game system and the mechanics of character generation for Primeval are quite simple, and all player characters will be created in association with the Moderator. While player characters may or may not do a lot of travelling through Anomalies, player characters may be from any time period/background, as long as the player can justify their reasons for traveling through an Anomaly to the present time during the game.
Questions, comments, thoughts and the like are welcome. Further information on the game and other aspects of the background are available upon request.
So, in the words of scientist Nick Cutter:
"Some... force out there ripped the boundaries of space and time to shreds. Maybe it's happened before, in which case every single thing we thought we knew about the universe is wrong. Or, this is the first time, in which case what changed? What happens next? Believe me, it's very, very far from over."
And here? We're just getting started! :)
This is a recruitment thread for the PRIMEVAL: Tales of the Anomalies PbP game that I am going to run here on Gamers' Plane. :)
This game will be run and played using the game mechanics and rules from the Primeval RPG published by Cubicle 7 in association with Impossible Pictures. I am looking to run the game with a maximum of 10 players, and the group of players may or may not be involved in the same "adventure" per se, although there may be ties and connections across some of the plots and the like. The Primeval RPG uses a relatively light game system called Vortex, in a more realistic variant, which was first used in the Doctor Who: Adventure in Time and Space] RPG also published by C7, and has since been used in a couple of other game systems out there as well. As mentioned, the Primeval RPG uses a very light set of rules, and so the rulebook is not really needed. I will guide folks through character generation as needed, and encourage folks who might want to try a new game system (with dinosaurs!) to perhaps give this PbP game a try. :)
What Is Primeval?
Primeval is a modern-day science fiction rpg that is based on the successful Primeval UK tv series, in which temporal portals (called "Anomalies") are opening from the past and future into the present day. The player characters job is to contain the creatures and possibly people emerging from the Anomalies, while keeping the Anomalies and knowledge of them secret from the public. In the default setting, the player characters work for the Anomaly Research Centre (ARC), and is set in the U.K., though the game could also be run in a different country as well, such as the U.S. and/or Canada. Oh, and needless to say, this game has lots and lots of dinosaurs!
The Background
This game will be set during the course of the PRIMEVAL UK tv series, during the period of the second series when the Anomaly Research Centre (ARC) was first introduced, thus allowing players to play Anomaly Research Centre (ARC) personnel if that is what they wish, and will feature original characters created by you, the players.
The Characters
There will effectively be three potential "types" of characters - members of the ARC, characters who are not ARC personnel, and members of the Chronos Society. I'll talk more about the Chronos Society in the game threads about the game on the actual forum for the game, but suffice it to say, any type of player character can be played for this game with the approval of the Game Moderator, as long as the character fits within the PRIMEVAL tv series conception. Player characters, no matter what type they are, will not know that much about the Chronos Society, if anything at all.
Note that in order to play in this game, all players must have access to the Primeval Roleplaying Game rulebook, but this is not a necessity. The game system and the mechanics of character generation for Primeval are quite simple, and all player characters will be created in association with the Moderator. While player characters may or may not do a lot of travelling through Anomalies, player characters may be from any time period/background, as long as the player can justify their reasons for traveling through an Anomaly to the present time during the game.
Questions, comments, thoughts and the like are welcome. Further information on the game and other aspects of the background are available upon request.
So, in the words of scientist Nick Cutter:
"Some... force out there ripped the boundaries of space and time to shreds. Maybe it's happened before, in which case every single thing we thought we knew about the universe is wrong. Or, this is the first time, in which case what changed? What happens next? Believe me, it's very, very far from over."
And here? We're just getting started! :)
Last edited February 9, 2015 4:22 pm
