May 31, 2024 8:48 am
So, I know there's some Cypher lovers here. Both on the players side and on the GMs side. We are not that many and most of us probably know each other. If you know me, you know I love to play in modern/contemporary settings. Why? Not enough Sci-Fi games and too many fantasy ones. But that's neither here nor there. I'm here with a proposition for you. And let's see if you'll like it enough for this interest check to grow into something more.
So... Recently I came into possession of a supplement for Cyper called - First Responders. As you might intuit from the name, it's a modern day setting that deals with everyday heroes and real-life disasters. It's a game where the only dragons you'll be slaying is a five-alarm fire! The only stone giant you'll be battling is a rock slide threatening to burry a small village.
Due to the nature of emergency work and how specialized workers are in their respective fields, First Responders introduces a mechanic that I think is quite conducive to a shared world game. Namely, characters roster. Whereby players are encouraged to create a roster of characters, each specializing in different things. Now, while this is by no means obligatory, it is recommended. However, if put in a shared world setting it can work even better. Where we have different GMs running different scenarios with different configuration of specialists for the particular incident, disaster or whathaveyou that needs tackling.
If there is interest for something like this, all involved would have to own a copy of the First Responders supplement. Which does need the Cypher System Rulebook to work. But, luckily, Cypher has a very extensive and well organized SRD. And this being a modern-day setting will hardly need anything beyond the core rules, which are more than enough to support any custom content one might want to try out during chargen.
So, please Cypherians, share your thoughts and opinions. Would a modern-day shared world game about everyday heroes battling the dragons and stone giants of mundanity be of interest to you? Would you like to participate in something like this? Be it as a player or as a GM, or both? How would you go about ironing the finer details and logistics of such an endeavor?
So... Recently I came into possession of a supplement for Cyper called - First Responders. As you might intuit from the name, it's a modern day setting that deals with everyday heroes and real-life disasters. It's a game where the only dragons you'll be slaying is a five-alarm fire! The only stone giant you'll be battling is a rock slide threatening to burry a small village.
Due to the nature of emergency work and how specialized workers are in their respective fields, First Responders introduces a mechanic that I think is quite conducive to a shared world game. Namely, characters roster. Whereby players are encouraged to create a roster of characters, each specializing in different things. Now, while this is by no means obligatory, it is recommended. However, if put in a shared world setting it can work even better. Where we have different GMs running different scenarios with different configuration of specialists for the particular incident, disaster or whathaveyou that needs tackling.
If there is interest for something like this, all involved would have to own a copy of the First Responders supplement. Which does need the Cypher System Rulebook to work. But, luckily, Cypher has a very extensive and well organized SRD. And this being a modern-day setting will hardly need anything beyond the core rules, which are more than enough to support any custom content one might want to try out during chargen.
So, please Cypherians, share your thoughts and opinions. Would a modern-day shared world game about everyday heroes battling the dragons and stone giants of mundanity be of interest to you? Would you like to participate in something like this? Be it as a player or as a GM, or both? How would you go about ironing the finer details and logistics of such an endeavor?
