[PBEM News] Urban Twilight

From: crossfire@twilightcrossing-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (crossfire)

Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:58:50 +0000

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This game crosses a few genres.  I generally consider it to be modern
fantasy/horror rather than action/adventure but it does fit into this
category better than the others here.

Game System:  Freeform Collaborative Writing in a forum, Joint posts,
IM/Chat, whatever you're comfortable with.

Minimum Age: 13.  You must be 18 or older to access some forums.
Strong writing skills are a must.

Premise:
We start with a city. It could be any city in the United States
complete with all the aspects of any of the many big cities we know
and love. Over time there may be elements inspired by New York,
Washington D.C., or even New Orleans. The city setting becomes richer
as players contribute to the setting as much as to the dialogue and
action that takes place within it.

Next, we ask the question "What if?"
[*:aa977347eb]What if supernatural creatures really do exist beneath
our very noses?
[*:aa977347eb]What if magic is real and there are people who practice
it?
[*:aa977347eb]What if there were organizations actively trying to
prevent the majority of us from finding out or believe in these
oddities?
Players are allowed to play any from a wide variety of inhuman or more
than human creatures with the understanding that at least initially,
most normal humans would not understand or believe what they are. It
is a matter of self preservation not to reveal one's true nature to
everyone. Our theme is a little bit like the X-Files in that most
everything that happens in the story should be something that could
have happened if supernatural things were real. Realism is a critical
element of the setting. The general public, the world as a whole
remains ignorant to the wilder side of things and may even scoff at
the Moulders and Scullys around who know the truth is out there.

As stories unfold, news articles are spun off from the storyline to
highlight key events and draw attention to things that police,
locals, and nosy people are likely to hear about.

Urban legends, folklore, or even simply irrational fears like the
monster under the bed are all fair game for character concepts or
story fodder. The limits are your imagination.

URL: http://urbantwilight.twilightcrossing.com

To join: Read through the pages to understand the setting.  Register a
username for the forum.  You will use one forum account for all
characters you create.  After that you will start your audition with
us.  To pass your audition you have a choice of what you can do.  You
can either create a character sheet or start a thread in one of the
forums available to registered users.  Have fun!
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