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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest.

Posted by YemayasSon
YemayasSon
member, 7 posts
Sat 7 May 2022
at 22:12
  • msg #1

playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Hey all. I've been out of it for awhile so these will both be a bit more freeform and less lore-heavy.

Okay, so I was considering GM'ing a game. But there's no point if there's no interest. Of the systems I know, there are only 2 I know well enough to GM without researching. (I have a 2 year old so I no longer have the time to learn a system AND prepare a game haha)

Idea #1: Geist: The Sin-Eaters

A small Krewe of SEs in a made up city (let's call it Gotham) will take on baddies as they deal with the politics of both the living and the dead. I plan to have a large story beat taking place in the underworld once characters are established; other than that, the story will be a bit freeform but with a 'the crow'/'john dies at the end' theme. Focus on local gangs/ occultists getting into things they shouldn't as well as eventually something bigger and more sinister... (I prefer to build stories based on characters, not the other way around).


Idea #2: Mutants and Masterminds 3e/DCA

So this will be a superhero game in an original setting. The game will be a lower threat/power level ala a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man. The emphasis, like in Spider-man, will be on personal drama so expect about half the game to be out-of-costume. In this world, Supers are a new and very rare phenomena.


BONUS! Idea #3: Pathfinder 1e

Okay so PF is by far my weakest of these 3 systems. However, I have a really fleshed out world I created for a series of home games I used to run. This will be a really stripped down, low fantasy version of the game. Sadly, this means no races other than human and magic is very rare. Think 'Game of Thrones' but with much more cultural inspirations. (i.e. There are Arab, West African, Asian, Polynesian, AND European influences). Magic is actually illegal on one of the continents...



Anyway, what do y'all think? Please don't express interest if you won't play/post consistently. I'm not sure if this site is active enough for this but I'd love to be proven wrong.

I shouldn't have to say this but any game I run will be as inclusive as possible and be very open to LGBTQ. If you have any problems IRL with racism, bigotry, or any of the myriad of hateful '-isms' out there, you need not apply. We may have some discrimination in character, if all players are interested (must be unanimous. I understand RP'ing is an escape so I will not push this on anyone) but no real life slurs will be allowed.

Wish you all the best and hope to hear from you soon! :)
This message was last edited by the user at 23:35, Sat 07 May 2022.
evileeyore
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Sat 7 May 2022
at 22:53
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

YemayasSon:
Idea #1: Geist: The Sin-Eaters

A small Krewe of SEs in a made up city (let's call it Gotham) will take on baddies as they deal with the politics of both the living and the dead. I plan to have a large story beat taking place in the underworld once characters are established; other than that, the story will be a bit freeform. (I prefer to build stories based on characters, not the other way around).

I'm intrigued.  But to avoid having six different PCs with six different directions pulling, you might want to consider setting forth a theme you'd prefer to center on.

You say "take on baddies" but are you more thinking along the lines of "batman/deadmanesque" 'heroes' or are you thinking more "Crow"?
YemayasSon
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Sat 7 May 2022
at 23:34
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In reply to evileeyore (msg # 2):

Hey there fellow gamer! Thank you for your suggestion, that is a very good point! I will edit the original post now. :)
evileeyore
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Sun 8 May 2022
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YemayasSon:
Hey there fellow gamer! Thank you for your suggestion, that is a very good point! I will edit the original post now. :)

/thumbsup.jpg

(Still interested BTW, in case more peeps show up interested in Geisting...)
Ramidel
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 02:42
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Re: playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

YemayasSon:
BONUS! Idea #3: Pathfinder 1e


This sounds interesting, though I'd want to know what you meant by "stripped down" and "low magic."
ilovebooks1000000000
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 08:41
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Re: playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Mutants and Masterminds
Siran
member, 135 posts
Sun 8 May 2022
at 09:02
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Re: playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Mutants and Masterminds
YemayasSon
member, 9 posts
Sun 8 May 2022
at 11:10
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Re: playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

In reply to Ramidel (msg # 5):

Basically think game of thrones: humans only, magic is rare and not part of every day society, and monsters don’t tend to rampage through cities.
YemayasSon
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 11:12
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

In reply to evileeyore (msg # 4):

Sadly, though this is my favorite splat, i doubt we’ll get much interest. I can always run a game with just us worst case scenario— if you’re up for that?
evileeyore
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 15:37
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YemayasSon:
Sadly, though this is my favorite splat, i doubt we�ll get much interest.

Ain't that just always the way?

quote:
I can always run a game with just us worst case scenario� if you�re up for that?

Honestly out of all the WoD/CoD genres, it's the best one to serve solo.  But, I'm super busy right now, so if it's still just me in a couple of weeks (say two ought to have things settle enough I can spend time reading the splat), we can dust the idea off and dig in.  I'm game, I just don't have a lot of free time immediately (I figured this thread would take another 4-5 days to come to fruition, then another 4-5 for the Players Wanted, then openign the Game... but for a solo a lot of that can be tossed. ;) ).

But if it develops another player or two, who are clamoring to get going, I can make the time sooner.
This message was last edited by the user at 15:40, Sun 08 May 2022.
kark2
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 16:48
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Interested in teh Pathfinder idea.
ClockworkDreams
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 17:48
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I haven't played new Sin Eater, but,  I liked it's previous incarnation.  I'd be interested.
evileeyore
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ClockworkDreams:
I haven't played new Sin Eater, but,  I liked it's previous incarnation.  I'd be interested.

There's two editions?  I'll have to hunting then... and I'm not completely sure which version I've got.  Hmmm, let's see, published 2009 with no Chronicles of Darkness verbiage, so I'm guessing WoD 2.0?
eldarin42
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 20:10
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

YemayasSon:
In reply to evileeyore (msg # 4):

Sadly, though this is my favorite splat, i doubt we�ll get much interest. I can always run a game with just us worst case scenario� if you�re up for that?


I haven't played Geist yet, don't even know anything about it. If you'd take a noob though I'd be interested. My favorite introduction to games I don't know yet is learning it IC, but I could also get a book and some reading time to slightly change my noobness...
pdboddy
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Sun 8 May 2022
at 20:14
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Re: playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

evileeyore:
There's two editions?  I'll have to hunting then... and I'm not completely sure which version I've got.  Hmmm, let's see, published 2009 with no Chronicles of Darkness verbiage, so I'm guessing WoD 2.0?


The 2nd edition version has "Second Edition" under the word "-Eaters" of the title.  Copyright is likely @ 2020.
evileeyore
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pdboddy:
The 2nd edition version has "Second Edition" under the word "-Eaters" of the title.  Copyright is likely @ 2020.

Yeah, I googled it a bit ago.  Now just to see if YemayasSon wants to kick it off and which edition they want to use...
YemayasSon
member, 11 posts
Sun 8 May 2022
at 23:59
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In reply to evileeyore (msg # 13):

Yes! Geist has 2 versions and in oWod there was a splat called "Wraith", which Geist is a "spiritual" successor of (pardon the pun, har har).

Oh nice! Sounds like we actually have enough people to run Geist AND possibly Pathfinder. Though I may start with Geist.

To answer your question, it will be Geist 1.0. and yes, I would be more than happy to take on newbs! @ClockworkOrange and @eldarin42

I will leave this thread open for another day then start figuring out how to make the game. I'm excited to co-create with you all soon. ;p
YemayasSon
member, 12 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 00:01
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In reply to eldarin42 (msg # 14):

I don't mind teaching you as we play, though you should probably get the book either way. It has some good stuff in there and you'll need it for the power descriptions.

I also enjoy learning while I play and unlike V:tM, C:tL, and M:tA, there isn't a super complicated social structure to worry about.
Sir Swindle
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Mon 9 May 2022
at 00:08
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You have enough to run all three. Your real question should have been which one.
YemayasSon
member, 13 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 00:43
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In reply to Sir Swindle (msg # 19):

Oh, apologies! I actually meant geist and mnm3. The pathfinder votes were all questions except one vote. That isn’t enough to out vote the other two.
Sir Swindle
member, 326 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 00:46
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I stand by it. I've never seen a game on here fail from lack of apps. Certainly not a PF one.

The exotic games just have more people in the community threads because we don't have games to play.
pdboddy
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Mon 9 May 2022
at 16:02
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Well, I'm up for any or all three.
L0st S0ul
member, 228 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 16:37
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I would be up for Pathfinder 1e as well.
YemayasSon
member, 14 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 17:09
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In reply to pdboddy (msg # 22):

Thank you!


Hey all, I'm sorry. I decided I would run both Geist and MnM3e. I will post here with links once they are all set up. Upon further thought, I'm not confident enough in my Pathfinder skills to run a game now.


Thank you to everyone that showed interest! I am very excited to see you in game within the next few days. Just gotta figure out the technical stuff now hahaha.
YemayasSon
member, 19 posts
Mon 9 May 2022
at 19:15
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playing around with 2 game ideas... Gauging interest

Geist and MnM3e are both ready for applications!! I changed the MnM3e game to be a bit more like 'Logan'/apocalyptic


Link to the Geist ad: link to a message in another game


Link to MnM3e ad: link to a message in another game
This message was last edited by the user at 20:14, Mon 09 May 2022.
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