New: CONFLICT OF INTEREST (free, open-ended, email, human, modern, rpg)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 08:14:38 +0000

Name:		CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Costs:		$0
Frequency:		Free-Form
Email:		sydjim@ozemail.com.au
Type:		Modern Roleplaying
Last-Update:		2002Nov15
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, modern, rpg

Description:

Greetings,

'Conflict of Interest' is a freeform game set in the modern day. Basically
you take over a country and run it anyway you like, the only real rule we
have is to keep it within the bounds of realism.

In addition to players roleplaying their country and Government by
introducing new legislation and other initiatves, the GM (me) will also
post news reports that leaders can respond to. Generally this will mean
that the country has to take action and failure to do so may sometimes,
not always, lead to more severe consequences later on. As every action has
an equal and opposite reaction.

This is a political simulation more than a military simulation, although
there will be the need to deal with troop movements and probably war at
some stage, there won't be any platoon scale battles. This means no
plethora of mind-numbing stats or complicated turnsheets for a players to
wade through which detracts from the game. As such I'm looking for a
person with a creative writing ability that is able to give other players
story lines to play off, more than someone who wants to "win at all costs"
and likes "counting the bombs". This game has no end goal, like life its
about survival and being politically dominant and having fun.

Word of warning before you sign up however, inactivity without good reason
is not hurting the GM in anyway, its hurting the other players, as such I
will not hesitate to remove players who do not add to the sum total of the
game.

If you have read all this and still think you have what it takes, write me
an email at sydjim@ozemail.com.au with a list of countries you would like
to run.

See you in the action!
JimB
GM - CO

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