Roman

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Anyway, after talking privately to Hound and some others, I will more than likely be choosing to stick around. Just hit me up with the new discord or whatever when it comes around.

@Kuro

Oh sure, now I gotta manage a new discord server too?! When does it END with you people!?

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Again, please have faith in Hound and I that we are taking this all into account and trying to push the setting in a direction that caters to existing characters as well as any new characters you may want to create for a fresh start.

There's a very solid foundation crafted today that I think will cater to everyone, but I want to hash things out better with Hound rather than forge on ahead without him. We're grizzled vets, guys, and I like to think we're well-attuned to what's wanted from this new launch.

I will freely accept your best 'I told you so' gifs though if once we get the finalised concept out it still doesn't work for your desired character(s).

Edit: FWIW, Luce isn't well-suited to a 'delinquent' characterisation either, but I have no qualms that she would fit in what we've got so far with minimal-to-no changes.

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

I think it's probably best to wait and have faith in what we're working on for the most popular idea (Ju-V currently) which is very much geared to be similar while remaining distinct. 'Complicated situation' is probably underselling it and Hound and I are doing our best. We hope to have something substantial up by mid-week.

The perfect solution is to not have this problem in the first place, but we do, and we're committed to providing something that excites everyone, captures the same themes and atmosphere as the game that originally brought everyone together, and keeps the cast as intact as possible while also having room for fresh faces.

I'm confident that, with the current direction Ju-V is taking in early write-ups, anyone who wants to should be able to transplant their P.R.C.U. characters across nearly 1-for-1. All I ask is that everyone else has that same confidence in myself and Hound.

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Completely appreciate that all of the proposed games divert from the initial foundation of 'School for Superpowers' that P.R.C.U. is based in, however Wraith has already mentioned he's uncomfortable handing the reins over to another in his stead (which I completely understand, given that the setting is nearly a decade's cumulative work forged into a singular brainchild), and as a creative myself I am often cautious around ripping off existing ideas (often to the point of self-sabotage). I can't speak for Hound, but I would assume he feels similar, and would be uncomfortable essentially re-branding P.R.C.U.

I understand that we all came together for the Academy setting, but the objective of this thread is to find something that's close, but not the same, and also get the majority feeling from the group so that it's as close to a collective decision as we can manage. The consensus on Discord was to carry on with super-powered individuals, and Hound and I have tailored what we felt would be (and our instincts are proving correct so far) the most popular pitches accordingly, but I also wanted to throw out some curveballs just in case there was appetite for something radically different. After all, you don't know until you ask!

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Thanks for the votes so far everyone. I've been subtly tracking choices and trying to weight votes appropriately - in hindsight I probably should have said something like 'spread 6 points across your top 3 picks however you like' but we move on (and I think I'm keeping track of priority picks well enough).

I'm also tracking who's popped in to vote - inevitably I think some amount of the roster will fall away but it would be nice to carry forward as many of us as possible!

So far it's looking like 2 is out in front, which honestly Hound and I anticipated. We'll start looking at the structure needed in closer detail.

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Crucify me if you want but I am not a Zelda fan. Never was, never will be.

@PatientBean

Put 'im on the cart, boys.

Post-P.R.C.U. Pitch Platter

Hello!

This interest check is mainly for those from the recent P.R.C.U. game; due to major life events, the consensus has determined that the game will, sadly, come to a premature end. However, we've formed a close-knit group and writing together has been extremely fun, so let's keep that going!

With that in mind, the key objective for this thread is to take a poll on a number of premises from the P.R.C.U. group, and find the most popular setting to re-launch a new game.
Those people, in no particular order, are:
@Lord Wraith✓ // @Hound55✓ // @Tackytaff // @Mao Mao✓ // @Junkmail // @Kuro✓ // @psych0pomp✓ // @PatientBean✓ // @Zoldyck✓ // @Skai✓ // @Jarl Coolgruuf // @webboysurf✓ // @earthtogab // @Wei Wuxian✓ // @Pirouette✓ // @Theyra // @Lawful Newtral✓ // @Nemaisare✓ // @Hillan

However, I don't want to dissuade further interest from those who weren't in that game - but please, if you're coming in fresh, understand that you may get overridden on your choice of game if the majority of P.R.C.U. players want something else. Votes are weighted differently, basically. That said, if there's extreme interest in multiple settings we might see what we can swing.

With no further ado, please find below a list of 'elevator pitches', for free voting/discussion/brainstorming/what-have-you.
Based on the results of this thread, @Hound55 and I will take the most popular concept(s?) away and expand them out for a full game.

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1. Post-Apocalyptic Superpowers ||||\ |
A virus has ravaged the human race, leaving only those with a specific gene mutation behind; in the same incident, this virus caused the gene mutation to warp the very biology of its bearers, granting them wild and powerful metahuman abilities.
In the wreckage of the old world, the survivors are forced to band together, but when some begin hearing voices and seeing strange visions - not always from the same sources - it begins to look like the soul of humanity is at risk just as much as the species itself.

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2. Ju-V ||||\ ||||\ ||||\ |||
Juvenile Vigilante System/Program

In a world of great tension between superpowered people and regular humans, Ju-V is a last ditch effort by a desperate society to prevent the cataclysmic results of more superpowered "villains" being created by a society which all too often sees an "Us and Them" divide between those with powers and those without.

Not a superpowered Academy/School, but a "rehabilition system" to instil morality and allow identified powered "Persons of Interest" (either from criminal act, wonton destruction, or a scenario primed for retaliation which would exacerbate the superhuman/human divide) the opportunity to learn how to control their powers and either not use them in the future, or display a newly gained sense of morality over when to use them. It's a place designed to prevent the worst case scenarios of superpowered villainy from being unleashed on society as a whole, with a focus on personal control and self-restraint.

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3. Post-Apocalyptic Modern Fantasy ||||\
In a world where a cataclysmic event has destroyed the ability for people to route between major settlements without getting lost, ending up where they came from, or being utterly desecrated in mind and body, a select caste of people - ‘Navigators’ - have become the only remaining links between pockets of civilisation, able to depart from one city and arrive at another, completing the journey to their intended destination.

A select few of the select few have been able to charter their journeys and make rudimentary maps - ‘Cartography’ has become a type of pseudo-magic skill, the maps making travel possible for non-Navigators perhaps once or twice before the map loses its efficacy; but there are rumours of an Atlas, a definitive map, permanently effective that would allow humanity to guide itself across the globe once more.

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4. Inter-Apocalyptic Dark Fantasy ||||\ ||
Premise + Setting info

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5. Wild-card Zelda RP ||
Premise + Setting info

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6. Wild-card American Gods/The Wicked and the Divine-style RP ||||\ |||
Premise

Roman's Scrapbin

look stop fucking around, finish this:
roleplayerguild.com/posts/5407558

and this:
roleplayerguild.com/posts/5331852

and put them together, and then come up with a plot.

Pacific Royal Collegiate & University - [CLOSED]

Honestly, Wraith's in a lose-lose situation here. Either he waits until September for his planned hiatus due to the arrival of his first child and drops the RP and we all get mad, or he gives us a heads-up now - and the choice to keep going until his hiatus if we're enjoying ourselves! - and we all get mad anyway.

Ultimately yes it's a bummer but cut the guy a break, it was a week-ish break while he worked on a narrative piece (and some other, equally severe life events were/are occurring to other players) and also allowing players more time to make important IC decisions and, again, he is preparing for a baby, it really doesn't get much more important than that.

I'd also like to say that the feeling of being 'abandoned' is also unfair, and while the majority player-base may not have been privy to such discussions, I'd like to vouch for Wraith and say he was working on and refining further narrative ideas to drive the game forwards post-team swap/house selection.
He's also had to work with a lot of curveballs and has done an excellent job of adapting to the evolving player base and narrative direction so, again, let's give some credit where it's due.

As Hound has mentioned (and the sentiment is shared among a lot of us it seems) we are workshopping new ideas to pitch to the wider group and find something to carry on writing with this group, so stay tuned for that this weekend, and I for one am looking forward to continuing to work with you all, and with Hound in a GM capacity.

Roman's Scrapbin

Cult of those who have gone out without Navigation and gone mad/been twisted physically, 'The Wayward'? Follow the tenets of the cult leader, a single man, 'The Lost Child'? or should it be 'The Lost Children/Disciples' lead by 'The Wayward Man' or just 'The Wayward' or something similar?

In any case they're the main threat (along with terrestrial beasties who've gone a bit strange in the wilds) when Navigating. They think being 'lost' is a good thing and think the cities should come down so everyone can be 'Lost' and live among the wilds again.

This is because the main leader is actually the one who CAUSED the cataclysm? He was mapping out beyond Earth and realized there are alien races/cosmic creatures/celestial beings waiting for Humanity to leave Earth/become space-faring in order to prey on them/enslave them/etc. 'The Monsters In The Dark'? the 'dark' being space. something that the cult talk about a lot, but is dismissed either as insane rambling, or mistaken for being self-referential?

By causing the cataclysm humanity would be cut off from itself but also the things waiting beyond Earth, and therefore safe.
Finding the Atlas will not only re-map the Earth for Humanity, but also map the stars and the solar system and lead Humanity on an inexorable journey beyond the planet - and towards the things waiting there for them.