Unknown Armies
About the Game
Unknown Armies is, according to the back of the book, "a roleplaying game of power and consequences". More specifically its a roleplaying game about a vast occult world sitting alongside, underneath or possibly above the world you know. In dingy shops and back alleys people study magic or strive to become gods. Most of the world views them as insane and, well, maybe that's not totally unfair. But by and large they mind their business and rarely stray into the line of sight of the general population. Rarely isn't never though, and sometimes people get sucked in...
This particular Unknown Armies game is set in Newcastle, in the north of England, in the present day. It starts when a group of people arrive late to work one morning to find their place of work has vanished, leaving only a nondescript alleyway adorned with an ominous piece of graffiti.
This starts a chain of events leading them further and further into the occult underground and the weird characters who call that place home. You can find the main game here and the OOC/recruitment here.
Players
New Players
Are always welcome!
Pop by the recruitment thread and someone will be happy to talk you through character creation and the basics of the rules. In order to keep all the players together, there are requirements for a character background. Currently these are either:
1) You must be associated with the cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Nicholas Newcastle Upon Tyne, to give it its full name, is the seat of the Bishop of Newcastle. Many different people are associated with it, not just the clergy. Secular staff (cathedrals need cleaners and HR professionals as much as anywhere else), worshippers, external companies (printers, for example), worshippers, National Trust representatives and many others. It's not necessary for a character choosing this route to be religious at all, something as simple as someone working in a nearby office who eats his lunch in the cathedral grounds every day would be just fine.
If you take this route, please also put some thought into how your character views feminism. Be a passionate feminist, a rabid MRA advocate or have never really thought about the issue as you see fit, I would just like to know the answer to "What does your character think of feminism."
or
2) You must be a student at a Newcastle University
Newcastle has two universities (Newcastle University and The University of Northumbria at Newcastle.) Both offer a wide range of courses and accept mature students, so you're not limited by upper age, although there is a lower age limit of around 18. What you're studying, how long you've been studying it, how good you are at it, none of that is important. Just that you're a student there.
Current Players
- Played by Remiel
- Played by Blythe
- Played by darras
NPCs
Ronald Percy - "The King of Newcastle".
An elderly man who claims to be in touch with the platonic notion of kingship and to be ruler of Newcastle. A heavy smoker with a chronic cough, apparently descended from the famous Percy family, the Earls of Northumberland. He holds court in The King's Head pub, but in times of danger withdraws to a different pub, The Castle. He owns a taxi company, and people on his business travel the city for free.
Ronald's Court
- Mabel Turner - Joint Licensee of the King's Head and Ron's Sister
- Phillip Turner - Joint Licensee of the King's Head and Ron's Brother-In-Law
- Alf ? - A childhood friend of Ron's, speaks in a weird archaic verse format
- ? Percy - Ron's younger brother, involved in some sort of studies and channeling the Sword in the Darkness.
- ? Percy - Ron's sister in law
- Rachel ? - Ron's granddaughter. Efficient and seems to act as a Seneschal.
- Assorted taxi drivers, all of whom seem anxious to have Ron's favour. Relating to some sort of forms.
Michael Tannen, ICE, MIHE, MCIHT
A chubby man from Elsecar, near Barnsley, originally but now working as Chief Highways Engineer for Newcastle City Council. Or at least that's what his card claims. Claims that the area around Honer's is "My Turf". Has a messy car full of chocolate, empty cigarette packets and fast food wrappers and many people make fun of him for his weight.
