Jun 19, 2022 3:42 pm
Thanks for the starting interest, I believe we have enough momentum to convert this into a recruitment thread!
Game System: We are playing Cy_Borg, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk spinoff in the same vein as its precursor Mork Borg, rules-lite, OSR-inspired.
The Flavour: // Constantly in flux; shifting, distorting, always reborn as something worse. Destruction by ecological catastrophes, the fallout of history’s belligerence; by modern man-made Miseries or the blood spilled by the reckless machine of capitalist supremacy. Mankind’s greatest ability truly is to destroy itself in creative ways. Designer demise, consumer customized death, endlessly on repeat. Poisonous space rocks, nuclear weapons, cyclical revolutions, warring nations, warring corporations, warring neighbors; pandemics, tsunamis, volcanoes. In between it all: direct person-machine interfaces, tactical neural implants, and bacteria from outer space hijacking intercellular nanorobotics.
And the sky is full of ads. //
Everyone is interfaced/injected/infected/infested with something. Everyone wants something from everyone else. Everyone is a liar and a cheat. Everyone wants more creds. //
// Welcome to the year 20X3. //
Themes: dystopia, survival, upheaval, rebellion, punk, metal. The mood is not just grimdark but pitchblack. We will discuss lines and veils and no-go areas before we begin the game.
Character Options: The core book provides six character classes - Shunned Nanomancer, Burned Hacker, Discharged Corp Killer, Orphaned Gear Head, Renegade Cyber Slasher, Forsaken Gang Goon. I'd like to take up to 6 players so that we have a chance to see how each of these classes play out. One of the more enjoyable features is character creation!
Game Duration and Post Frequency: I'd like to play through the introductory adventure in the core book. It is a short scenario, but from there everyone will 'gain a level', and I'm offering to run a longer campaign to further delve into the setting if there's momentum to continue. We should be able to manage 1 post a day to 1 post every 2 days, but that entirely depends on what the players can reasonably commit to. I hear a number of us have full gaming plates and yet would still love to make time to try new systems, so I believe we can accommodate that.
Specialised Resources: I typically like to set up a Discord channel for chat purposes. Other than that, everything else with be on Gamers Plane.
Player Experience: This is a new system, so no prior experience needed.
GM Experience: This will also be my first run with the system, so let's learn together. I have run multiple game systems and in particular GMed various cyberpunk games from The Sprawl to Shadowun Xe. I tend towards detailed setting creation with multiple plots and options in a sandbox, but will behave myself for an introductory adventure. :)
How to Apply: Just speak up here! Thanks again to those who've already indicated interest. If we have more than 6, I shall declare how I intend to pick players.
Welcome All: This game is explicitly welcomes friends from all groups.
Game System: We are playing Cy_Borg, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk spinoff in the same vein as its precursor Mork Borg, rules-lite, OSR-inspired.
The Flavour: // Constantly in flux; shifting, distorting, always reborn as something worse. Destruction by ecological catastrophes, the fallout of history’s belligerence; by modern man-made Miseries or the blood spilled by the reckless machine of capitalist supremacy. Mankind’s greatest ability truly is to destroy itself in creative ways. Designer demise, consumer customized death, endlessly on repeat. Poisonous space rocks, nuclear weapons, cyclical revolutions, warring nations, warring corporations, warring neighbors; pandemics, tsunamis, volcanoes. In between it all: direct person-machine interfaces, tactical neural implants, and bacteria from outer space hijacking intercellular nanorobotics.
And the sky is full of ads. //
Everyone is interfaced/injected/infected/infested with something. Everyone wants something from everyone else. Everyone is a liar and a cheat. Everyone wants more creds. //
// Welcome to the year 20X3. //
Themes: dystopia, survival, upheaval, rebellion, punk, metal. The mood is not just grimdark but pitchblack. We will discuss lines and veils and no-go areas before we begin the game.
Character Options: The core book provides six character classes - Shunned Nanomancer, Burned Hacker, Discharged Corp Killer, Orphaned Gear Head, Renegade Cyber Slasher, Forsaken Gang Goon. I'd like to take up to 6 players so that we have a chance to see how each of these classes play out. One of the more enjoyable features is character creation!
Game Duration and Post Frequency: I'd like to play through the introductory adventure in the core book. It is a short scenario, but from there everyone will 'gain a level', and I'm offering to run a longer campaign to further delve into the setting if there's momentum to continue. We should be able to manage 1 post a day to 1 post every 2 days, but that entirely depends on what the players can reasonably commit to. I hear a number of us have full gaming plates and yet would still love to make time to try new systems, so I believe we can accommodate that.
Specialised Resources: I typically like to set up a Discord channel for chat purposes. Other than that, everything else with be on Gamers Plane.
Player Experience: This is a new system, so no prior experience needed.
GM Experience: This will also be my first run with the system, so let's learn together. I have run multiple game systems and in particular GMed various cyberpunk games from The Sprawl to Shadowun Xe. I tend towards detailed setting creation with multiple plots and options in a sandbox, but will behave myself for an introductory adventure. :)
How to Apply: Just speak up here! Thanks again to those who've already indicated interest. If we have more than 6, I shall declare how I intend to pick players.
Welcome All: This game is explicitly welcomes friends from all groups.
Last edited May 25, 2023 11:18 am
