CoD Ancient Rome game...

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 8:59 PM

So, I love Requiem for Rome. I think it is a super fun and interesting setting. I am heavily, heavily considering updating that to 2e and using it as a setting for a MU*. However, updating the Werewolf and Changeling games to fit the time period as well! I am aiming for a coded system that makes things like Conditions and such easy to add and remove for ease of roleplay. Also, I want to make the setting as easy to get into as possible for people. I don't want it to be a game that requires someone to be a history major. Sure, there will be historical things, but if a player mainly has watched Gladiator or Spartacus or something, they can still jump in (With the understanding of some news files giving better explanation and making sure folks aren't totally being out-of-theme).

Does this sound doable? Would anyone be interested? I was originally planning a 20th anniversary game but was doing it myself, and writing all the theme AND teaching myself how to code made it...impossible.

tek · Oct 17, 2019, 9:13 PM

yes.

ZekeTheG33k · Oct 17, 2019, 9:23 PM

I am sure there will be plenty of people biting on this.

Please Delete · Oct 17, 2019, 9:53 PM

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Jennkryst · Oct 17, 2019, 9:55 PM

Might I suggest checking out the Dark Eras book(s)? They've got Werewolf Legionaires already written in one of them.

I am 100% here for this.

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 10:01 PM

@Jennkryst Oooh, cool! I will take a look!

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 10:04 PM

Interesting. Dark Eras paints the Pure not necessarily as antags, but strange bedfellows, even existing in the same packs as Forsaken. This is something I'll need to consider!

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 10:06 PM

@RDC Haha! Interesting idea.

I'm going Rome, but Ancient Babylon would be rad, too!

Jennkryst · Oct 17, 2019, 10:22 PM

Obligatory 'Skim the books for ideas you like, take the ones you want, and then write up the specifics on your wiki. And tell everyone to ignore the books beyond that' statement.

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So Mummy will be a thing here, yes?

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 10:30 PM

@Jennkryst On Mummy: I haven't read it, so I don't know! Rome and Egypt had a lot of connections, of course, so there would possibly be opportunity for them? I can't give a good, proper answer on that atm!

Jennkryst · Oct 17, 2019, 10:31 PM

@toreadorfool If you HAD read it, I'd demand a copy: Mummy 2e is set to hit Kickstarter hopefully before the end of the month, we'll see.

punkypunkpunk · Oct 17, 2019, 10:32 PM

OH! Then it will be a 'time will tell' thing. I won't discount it! But we have a lot of other groundwork to do first.

punkypunkpunk · Oct 18, 2019, 12:33 AM

I am waiting for the server to be ready to log on, but for now I DO have a discord. Folks who have interest in helping, or hanging out, can check it out. An easier way of working on things and communicating, I find.

https://discord.gg/AxkhHR

Killer Klown · Oct 18, 2019, 2:38 AM

Rome would also be one of those settings that I feel certain types of Promethean would work in. Limited, but it could be cool.

Jennkryst · Oct 18, 2019, 2:55 AM

Someone who knows better and can explain why I am the dumb...

Mage, but you have to buy EVERY spell you want to cast.

Discuss.

Tinuviel · Oct 18, 2019, 6:09 AM

@Jennkryst That's not how mage works.

Jennkryst · Oct 18, 2019, 8:43 AM

@Tinuviel Allow me to clarify the idea I was trying to get across:

HR'd to work that way.

Tinuviel · Oct 18, 2019, 8:44 AM

@Jennkryst Allow me to clarify my point:

That literally goes against the core of how Mage works.

Derp · Oct 18, 2019, 9:50 AM

@Jennkryst

See: Proximus

Tinuviel · Oct 18, 2019, 9:52 AM

@Derp said in CoD Ancient Rome game...:

@Jennkryst

See: Proximus

I keep forgetting those are a thing.