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Started by ZK, November 29, 2005, 02:51:58 AM

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ZK

Basically, as it states. Something that doesn't seem to quite fit in here, but is perfectly allowed by the rules. As for my partner. I do not care as to what gender the player and/or the character is.

As for the sexual level. I want it balanced out with actual storyline and such. If I wanted pure sex, I'd stick with simple cybering.
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Akioth

Offbeat Oo perhaps you might flush that out a little *Laughs*
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Jeramiahh

I might be interested. *grins* Details?
I'm not shy. I'm silently stalking my prey.
There are two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not quite sure about the first one.

ZK

Off-beat as in hermaphrodites, science fiction merged with religion references. Alternate histories, et cetera. Something unusual and far from the norm of the basics I've seen here.

Those are all examples, not precisely what I want all together in the game. o.o
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ZK

As for another thing, for something of a horror element. I'd like to add something along the lines of the Cthulhu Mythos and whatnaught. You know that offbeat flavor of horror.
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Amberghylles

Hmm... I must say, I like horror, hermaphrodites, and alternate histories...

And Cthulhu means wierd critters.

Perhaps something involving a dimensional shifter or some such... (I'm thinking something like the resonator from 'From Beyond')  Maybe in conjunction with time travel?  Leaving our heroine in the wrong place/time trying to deal with things that shouldn't be there and maybe getting back home?

I don't know, just ideas off the top of my head.  But I do like to be offbeat when I can.

Jeramiahh

Sounds interesting! I'd be interested in playing, definately... everything except the hermaphrodites... a little strange, even for me. But everything else sounds interesting. I'd love to see it in action.
I'm not shy. I'm silently stalking my prey.
There are two things that are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not quite sure about the first one.

ZK

I'm not much for playing a character in peril on the sexual front. As for actual horror and survival. I enjoy it.
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Amberghylles

There are alot of possibilites... I mean, how wierd and strange must everything we take for normal be to something from beyond the pale?  And Lovecraftian horrors generally don't put those tenticles to _that_ sort of use anyway. 


ZK

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Aside from Shub-Niggurath. He/She/It uses it's tentacles to impregnate women and steal the seed of men for it's Dark Young. >.> Gotta love amorphous tentacle "Gods".

If you're probably wondering. I love these type of settings...call me one disturbed puppy and you might be right. ^_^
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Amberghylles

Mmm....  I do love amorphous tenticle beings.

So, would you prefer a character that knows why everything's gone wrong, or someone just caught up in the horror?



ZK

I'd prefer to be the person -not- in peril. ^_^
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Celestial Goblin

I have a little idea, a completely straight person could have his gender switched
or 'supplemented' against it's will and have adventures trying to get back or just
adapt.

The famous girdle of sex changing of D&D...

Nyarlathotep(sp?) cursing a young pharaoh by turning him into a woman(pretty),
not only will he not be able to inherit the throne, but he'll have to dress in woman clothes!
Pharaohs married their sisters... Brother, why are you looking at me like that?

Disturbed.

ZK

#13
Interesting concept. But I want it to be past (but still concidered modern 1920-2005) in timeline. If it involves Lovecraftian creatures, Elder Gods and such. I want Detectives. ^_^

Nyarlathotep. That's the correct spelling. You get a gold star. ^_^
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Celestial Goblin

Sounds like the Chtulhu comic i've read lately, with a team of heroes facing the fungi from Yuggoth.
Perhaps, we could have my handsome investigator infiltrate a cult, then they'll
use gender-changing magic on him, effectively taking his identity away.
All his documents pointing to a man, she is at the mercy of the cult.
I knew i was trying to save innocent women from being tentacled, but in my darkest dreams i didn't thought i myself...

ZK

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Who said anything about tentacles being in the story? O.o

But that is a nice concept for a story.
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Celestial Goblin

My... dirty... mind...
Never mind them, just think up some nifty restraints and let's have fun.
Do you have any particular requirements for the history and personality of my investigator?
Would a carefree traveler from a family of archelogists be okay?

ZK

Didn't even say anything about bondage either. Just, things on itself is rather a concept at the moment.
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Celestial Goblin

Sure, sure, just giving ideas.
Anyway i'll gladly take part in a game when you plan it.

ZK

Heh, I could do it more on a freebase RP if more then one person is interested in a Cthulhu game. I know a lot of people won't have any d20 Cthulhu game material. So, eh, it'd be freeform. ^_^
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Lilian

I'm _very_ interested in a game like this..  count me in!  Y'know I'm yours ta use. >.>

rachel

Hi all would be intrested in a  cthulhu myth game,intrigued to see what rpg could come from useing the works of h p lovecraft.

ZK

Well, not using his works. But in his universe. I do not care to use his exact works since it'd all be strictly linear and well, we'd end up simply re-writing what he wrote. >.<

But as for the Cthulhu Mythos. Yep. ^^ I just need a few more people willing to play such a game.
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Amberghylles

I'd be in. <grin>  Never met a tenticle I didn't like...

rachel

Useing lovecraft universe as a starting point would give a multitude of possibilities,at the mountains of madness to the reanimator(the film) or it could be based in the mikatonic university you could even mix and match the evil dead useing the necronomicon  to tie the two together.

ZK

Simply going to use the Cthulhu Mythos universe. Not H.P.L.'s work entirely.
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rachel

The Cthulhu mythos universe a world with many possibilitys,any thoughts on what direction you would like to see it go in??

Celestial Goblin

So, it will be the 20s? Or some other, also interesting period?
There's a lot of Chtulhu goodnes for the II world war period and some possibily of
running it at the beggining of the cold war.
Would you agree that having modern technology available is kind of against the spirit of mythos?
Then again, i heard good things about some modern Chtulhu games.
Anyway, i yet have to think about my char, not sure if i want a bon-vivant, maybe something entirely different.

ZK

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No, modern technology doesn't take anything from the Cthulhu Mythos, actually. In fact it spans off to more possible horrors. Mainly the unspeakable, unviewable ones to come more into an actual account of interaction. As with quite a few of the horrors of the Cthulhu Mythos man has yet to actually see in any account...will be opened to new possibilities. Of course, the underlining storyline would be that Cthulhu and such still remained the way they were. Afterall if he was to awaken it's the end of the world. If Azathoth was to "awaken" as well, it's end of the universe as some would believe that the universe is just a dream it's having.

As for Cthulhu. There is goodness from ancient times to above and beyond. But, simple come. The future only brings new ways to instill a neverending innate sense of fear and the encroachment of insanity lingers ever closer.

As for others. H.P. Lovecraft is not the only one to add to the Cthulhu Mythos, he was simply the founder of the entire thing. Not to stray away from the purists. But, Lovecraft would in fact have written about the modern times and past the twenties and such. He simply died before that time. Afterall, he died "during" the twenties and of course the man enjoyed to write things based on his present time.

So, there you go... if he lived a lot longer, he would have added more ages.
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rachel

AS long as it has that convincing atmosphere of impending horror and insanity im in.

ZK

Well, of course it will have those elements. Just what would be the suitable place to put the game though.
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Celestial Goblin

Some very Cthulhu friendly settings:
South America before or during the second world war, lots of mysteries and strangeness for the hapless tourist.

II world war, a neutral country thick with spies and intrigues, for example Sweden, Switzerland and such.

Cold war period - any little piece of 'third world' where interests of powers clash.

Alaska or northern Canada, a small town on the edge of cold sea. Strange people live here and they tell strange tales.

Modern northern Asia, just what exactly lurks in Syberia? It's not like there are regular police patrols there...
What goes on in that abandoned soviet settlement?

Shanghai, Hong-Kong, Makau, or similar. Those places are full of mysteries, strangeness and shady dealings at any given time. It's said that when God created the world, he got the blue-prints from a dealer he met in an opium den.

Europe, a big city, heart of the world. Some mysteries don't give a damn about public works and metro.
Sewers, museums, secrets of old noble families...

Egypt. Nuff said.

ZK

I wasn't talking about places in the game. I was talking about. "What forum board section".
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ZK

Gah? Honestly, I have no idea what forum board it would be suitable in.
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Faolan

cthulhu sounds good to me tentacles and sliminess and maaaaaaadness hehe

and absolutely heavy exotic would be the only section I could see it in personally

Amberghylles

I'd agree with Heavy Exotic... Always safer to err on the side of caution and that leaves us open to go wherever the story takes us.

ZK

There will be no sex involved in the game.
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Celestial Goblin

But violence will, it's unavoidable when insanity beyond human comprehension is involved.
While the name might not be fitting, perhaps 'bondage and the like' would be an appropriate
description, since while ugly things could happen, we won't reach onscreen rape.

Lilian

There is a section called "Normal Games". If this wont have explicit sexual content, it can go there. ^.^