Fire in the blood
General information, Character generation, Posting, FAQ
The common setting for this game will seems more or less contemporary, with only a few small alterations for the normal world as most people know it to be. That is people have jobs, where they work to earn money to buy food, lodgings, etc. There is mass media, police, governments, taxes, traffic etc.
However they are other elements to the game. Elements from “history”. These will be revealed as the game progresses, as will the talents and skills which characters will gain.
Starting characters are all ordinary humans, no special powers, no exotic backgrounds, all very plain and seemingly boring.
(Trust me things will become more interesting. Much more.)
First name; Your choice, but please don’t add surnames. I will supply families for you. This name will also define your gender.
Age; Nothing younger than 16, nothing older than 50.
What you do for a living; Your choice of mundane, day to day employment.
Personality type; Are you aggressive, passive, artistic, hard nosed, noble minded, and or servile.
Equipment; The few small items you carry around with yourself every day. Don’t list the 6 different types of shoe your character owns, or how many songs are on your Ipod. Just what your character would have in his/her pockets when they go to work in the morning.
When you post your character to the newsgroup I’ll go over it, and privately send you a final version with any extras or corrections that might be needed. I will also post a public version to the group.
Because it was always a little hard in the past to know when people were going to post, I’ll set a few rules here. I’ll post once a week, to update plots extra and keep things moving along. I’d like people to try and do similar if they can.
When you are involved with a scene with other characters, you can feel free to use them in a limited fashion, as long as your don’t make decisions for them. Inter-character banter is fine, which is why there will be public versions of the characters. Please try and maintain other peoples character styles as best you can.
Please feel free to ask questions, and I’ll add them here.
Can I join in even after the game has started?
How often should I be posting?
Once you have gotten your character back from me, you can post to the game thread on the newsgroup. You can either add yourself to the current scenes, or start a new scene as you wish.
There are several threads on the newsgroup. One is for character generation for you to post your character ideas to and for final versions of your public character.
The other thread is for the game action itself. You can post here about what your character is doing, and how they are behaving.
Can I join in even after the game has started?
Yes, just post your character idea to the character thread.
How often should I be posting?
At least once a week if you can. You can post more often if you like, but as GM I will be posting weekly.
Updated 20th April 2007