New: Accession: Unshadowed Faces (free, closed-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg, abstract)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:13:01 +0000

Name:		Accession: Unshadowed Faces
Costs:		none
URL:		http://www.danyx.net/accession/
Frequency:		twice a week
Email:		gm@danyx.net
Type:		literary fantasy rpg pbem
Last-Update:		2003Apr09
Keywords: free, closed-ended, email, human, fantasy, rpg, abstract

Description:

A literary fantasy pbem for mature writers who want to create an
engrossing story above all else.  The game is systemless but
semi-freeform, in the sense that there are no formal mechanics, but the GM
has an overarching storyline planned out and will be determining the
course of major events.  I am not a megalomaniac, and this will be a
collaborative effort with the players, so you need to have some initiative
on your part as well.  No standing around and insisting that you need to
know whether there are pots in the kitchen before you post.

The game will remain small, starting off with four players who will be
very carefully selected.  They will get to experience personalized
subplots, but in general I'll expect the characters to be working
cooperatively.	Posts will be approximately twice a week, with the
emphasis on quality writing that includes description and introspection.

The setting is original with details to be embellished as we go, as I have
no desire to think out every last square centimeter of the geography or
the parasites in the ecology of the world.  The game is set in a fragile
empire balanced upon the life of the Warlord, who has no heir.

Expect both intrigue and adventure of an epic sweep -- but I want
characters who will be primarily driven by mystery, romance, risk, and
personal motivations of a gray shade.  They will not shining heroes who
seek to battle villains clearly labeled by neon signs as evil.

Please do look over the website thoroughly and decide whether this game
will fit you before you before you apply.  There are less than a dozen
pages, but the information on them is crucial.	The prologue especially is
there so that you can determine whether the tenor of the game and my
writing style will fit you.

The call for applications remain open for as long as it takes to find
players as discriminating as I am.

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