Post by Krall on Dec 16, 2015 14:18:09 GMT
So, I have an idea for an RP game, similar to one I tried to run back on AH.com, and I thought I'd try it out on here.
The game will be set in an alternate reality where an alternate Cold War rages, where US and Soviet investigations into the paranormal proved fruitful, and a hidden underworld of secret societies and security agencies vie for power in the shadows. The paranormal elements are intended to be heavily influenced by esoteric Abrahamic religious teachings such as the Kabbalah and Sufism (though other mythologies and concepts may appear) as well as the USA's investigation into psychic powers and New Age techniques, such as the Stargate Project and MK ULTRA. Hellboy is probably a good reference point for people who're unsure of what I'm talking about, though this is mainly influenced by elements of the game Prototype, as well as Gravity Falls, Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Cabin in the Woods.
The players would all be people who are, for some reason or another, part of this unknown world - a ragtag band of dangerous misfits brought together in order to solve crimes that not even the secret masters of the world can abide by. And when I say "ragtag band of dangerous misfits" I don't mean like "This guy was on prison once!" I mean "This guy is a legion of demons cursed to inhabit an endlessly fornicating mass of no less than 43 snakes" or "This gal's a former sex worker who was possessed by a 4th Dimensional Time Being and now can't remember her past, but can remember everyone else's" and so forth. In summary: Weird shit so weird that the weird people are weirded out happens, so they get some weird people who are even weirder than they are to solve the hyper-weird crime before something really fucking weird happens.
The gameplay would mostly be roleplaying mixed with crime/puzzle solving using your characters' esoteric powers. I'll play your characters' handlers/contacts, whilst you guys send me messages asking what happens if you try to summon a demon to ask it if it has an alibi, and similar queries.
Anyone interested?
The game will be set in an alternate reality where an alternate Cold War rages, where US and Soviet investigations into the paranormal proved fruitful, and a hidden underworld of secret societies and security agencies vie for power in the shadows. The paranormal elements are intended to be heavily influenced by esoteric Abrahamic religious teachings such as the Kabbalah and Sufism (though other mythologies and concepts may appear) as well as the USA's investigation into psychic powers and New Age techniques, such as the Stargate Project and MK ULTRA. Hellboy is probably a good reference point for people who're unsure of what I'm talking about, though this is mainly influenced by elements of the game Prototype, as well as Gravity Falls, Men Who Stare at Goats, and The Cabin in the Woods.
The players would all be people who are, for some reason or another, part of this unknown world - a ragtag band of dangerous misfits brought together in order to solve crimes that not even the secret masters of the world can abide by. And when I say "ragtag band of dangerous misfits" I don't mean like "This guy was on prison once!" I mean "This guy is a legion of demons cursed to inhabit an endlessly fornicating mass of no less than 43 snakes" or "This gal's a former sex worker who was possessed by a 4th Dimensional Time Being and now can't remember her past, but can remember everyone else's" and so forth. In summary: Weird shit so weird that the weird people are weirded out happens, so they get some weird people who are even weirder than they are to solve the hyper-weird crime before something really fucking weird happens.
The gameplay would mostly be roleplaying mixed with crime/puzzle solving using your characters' esoteric powers. I'll play your characters' handlers/contacts, whilst you guys send me messages asking what happens if you try to summon a demon to ask it if it has an alibi, and similar queries.
Anyone interested?