New: Dynasty (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg) From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter) Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:13:01 +0000 Name: Dynasty EEmail: johnmunch zat qwest.net Email: johnmunch zat qwest.net Type: Sci-Fi/Action/Drama Last-Update: 2007May23 Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg Description: Remember "Dynasty"? It was the popular Aaron Spelling-produced TV drama about an oil tycoon, Blake Carrington, and his family. The show aired on ABC from 1981 to 1989. The show's intense drama, backstabbing, intrigue, catfights, etc. were most legendary. This rpg is a "Dynasty" rpg but there will be some changes which are outlined below. In 2111, the Carrington family is a wealthy American family that owns a vast business empire with their primary residence on a sprawling estate near Denver, Colorado but with residences in Hawaii, near San Francisco, California, and in the Bahamas. The patriarch is the owner of the business empire, Carrington Enterprises. He has a new wife and four children, all of them by his conniving ex-wife. The Carrington business empire encompasses both Earth and space with holdings in the North America, Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Australia, Africa, Asia, and Europe and on the Moon, Mercury, Venus (orbital scientific stations), Mars, the asteroid belt, the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, and Pluto and on interstellar colonies on Alpha Centauri. The empire includes sports teams, hotels, energy holdings, resorts, private universities, private spaceports, etc. on Earth and mining operations, space stations, space and planetary colonies, a space fleet, etc. The empire is protected by an elite security force. The Carringtons do all they can to help others. The Carrington empire competes with rival business congomerates run by other powerful families who the Carringtons are at odds with and who try to destroy the Carringtons at every opportunity. They are the Colbys, the Chase's, Giobertis, the Mancinis, and the Woodwards. The Carrington empire is also battling the Consortium, a mysterious organization that threatens to take over the Carrington empire, and the Eco-Luddites, a movement that is the result of the union between the environmental and anti-technology movements which seeks to return humanity to a pre-industrial, agrarian existence. The world in 2111: Earth is recovering from the effects of global warming and society is hi-tech. Hydrogen is the new energy source. Humanity has colonized the oceans and is moving beyond Earth into space. Orbital space stations and colonies exist, and colonies exist on the Moon, Mars, on the moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, and on Alpha Centauri. Mining operations exist on the Moon, Mercury, the moons of Mars, and the asteroid belt. Ships fly between Earth and the other planets. The United States and other nations still exist, but are cooperating with each other. The Moon, Mars, the undersea colonies on Europa, and Titan have groups that are fighting for independence from Earth. The new rpg version of "Dynasty" will be sci-fi and be similar to both Tom Clancy's "Power Plays" and Ben Bova's sci-fi novels and will have action but will include the intrigue, backstabbing, greed, catfights, Alexis, Sammy Joe, etc. that made "Dynasty" famous. We'll use our own storylines and characters except for Alexis and Sammy Jo. Available Positions: 1. Mrs. Carrington 2. Alexis 3. Son #1 4. Daughter #1 5. Son #2 6. Daughter #2 7. Son #3 (twin) 8. Son #4 (twin) 9. Daughter #3 10. Sammy Jo 11. Friend/Ally of the Carringtons 12. Enemy of the Carringtond 13. Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Lover Of Main Characters 14. Colby Family Character 15. Chase Character 16. Mancini Character 17. Woodward Character 18. Eco-Luddite 19. Maitre-D 20. Housekeeper 21. Chef To join: email GM at johnmunch zat qwest.net. [ This is a new entry for the PBM List. You can find the list itself, and instructions for adding games or comments, at http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/pbm_list/ -- greg ] Up