[PBEM News] Desperately Seeking Supers (game, that is)

From: blackaeon@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (blackaeon)

Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:49:56 +0000

Hello all,

My girlfriend Binx and I have been searching, seemingly in vain, for a
superheroes RPG to run characters in.
She: Has had 5+ years of experience running in superhero-style games,
with an emphasis on X-Men/Marvel based freeform.  She has proven
capable, in the past, of running upwards of four characters
concurrently with multiple posts daily, has an excellent posting
skills (in addition to a remarkable knack for doing up NPC bios for
the games' Mods/ST's/Admins), and loves collaborative posts/JP's.
She's not very familiar with many system-based RPG's, but that's
where I come in.

I: Have been playing RPG's for 17 years (I'm 25, do the math), and
have run in virtually every type of system-based/tabletop RPG on the
market.  The full list is AD&D, Mutants and Masterminds, Villains
& Vigilantes, GURPS, Palladium, Shadowrun, Mechwarrior, MERPS,
Tri-Stat, BESM, WoD (especially V:TM, Hunter, and Wraith),
Strangelands, FUDGE, All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Hero/Champions,
Traveller, and pretty much everything else as well (I still own a
copy of Bunnies and Burrows, although it's now a PDF).  I've been
Pbem'ing for about 6 years, and prize myself on consistency,
adherence to character personalities, and completely engaging posts;
I've also served as a Moderator, Storyteller, and Admin on several
X-Men related gaming sites, but left due to disagreements about story
or game direction.

We currently run two superhero games, both of which have been
advertised in the past few months, at
http://z6.invisionfree.com/Claremont_Academy (our four-color teen
supers game)
http://z8.invisionfree.com/Freedom_After_Dark  (our grim & gritty
vigilante game)

Both are run in M&M2E format, which is our preferred system to
use, although we'd be willing to try anything, so long as it conforms
to a few standards.

1. If it's X-Men or Marvel related, specifically an Xavier
Institute-style game, we wouldn't be interested unless teachers/adult
characters are reserved for NPC/ST usage.  We've grown sick to death
of people playing out love triangles between Jean/Scott/Logan and the
like.  DC based and accepting non-canon characters or another setting
would be preferable, and we're amenable to freeform as well.

2.  We're looking for a game that's not massive.  20-25 players at
most, less preferable.

3. Well-thought out character backgrounds and a diverse group of
players.  One of our worst irritations about playing supers RPG games
in the past, especially teen ones, were the "speaks a half-dozen
languages, is incredibly rich, incredibly beautiful" tag that seemed
to dangle off of nearly every bio.  This is a huge stickler for us,
because we'll deliver you gorgeous, pops-right-off-the-page character
bios on demand, and we expect the same level of writing that we can
deliver.  If you need sample posts, references from other gamers, or
an IM interview, we'd be willing to do so.

If you've taken enough time to read this and can deliver what we're
looking for, well, then we're desperately desirious to talk to you.
We love running supers games, and our player base is fantastic, but
at the same time, we really miss getting to interact with each other
and others in general, unbound by worries about storylines and the
like.

Please, respond to blackaeon@yahoo.com (John) or maxlog_888@yahoo.com
(Binx) if you'd be so kind.

And thank you.
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