New: City of Midnight (free, open-ended, email, www, human, fantasy, modern, rpg)

From: lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 19:13:01 +0000

Name:		City of Midnight
Email:		sorrow_of_war@hotmail.com
Frequency:		At least twice per week
Type:		time-travel, modern-to-fantasy, free-form
Costs:		FREE
Last-Update:		2001Jul06
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, www, human, fantasy, modern, rpg

Description:

The Game Concept will be first, os if you'd prefer to read the story
background(history and storyline)then scroll down until you come to the
background post.

GAME CONCEPT
This is a time-travel game based on a group of modern-dayteenagers who
have set out to uncover the mysterious City of Midnight, a city rumoured
to be living in a state of limbo for more than 1000 years. Please read the
Background for more information.

While I will not play a dictator and force your every move, there will be
a general storyline that I am sticking to. If you stray from the
story(e.g. decide to wander off on your own)I will simply find a way to
bring you back to the story.

Players are required to post at least 2 times a week. I myself will post
at least once every two days, but will modify the storyline to suit each
player.

I am looking for players who can post with DETAIL and possess a decent
amount of English grammar and spelling ability. Note that I will be
slightly picky when accepting players on the grounds of clear,
understandable writing skills. One-liners are not acceptable; save them
for picking up.

Maybe you would like to know a bit about me, and my experiences with the
FFRPG industry. I have GMed approximately 5 games in my life, with two of
them still running on Playbyweb. Currently, I can devote around one set of
posting every two days, or once per day if I am lucky. I have also played
FFRPG for more than 4 years, with my first PBEM game still running for its
fourth year.

BACKGROUND
In the time when dragons scoured the skies, when knights battled through
time and space in shining armour, the Empire of Lorenzo was ruled by the
wise king, Faust. Emperor Faust was a holy man, and often waged long
crusades against the forces of darkness to prove his worth. However, it
was during one of these battles that sealed his fate. On that fateful
attack on Castle Loreign, the heart of darkness, even the honourable soul
of Emperor Faust could not withstand the evil that surrounded the castle.
Few knew what had happened, but upon his return to his kingdom, it was
obvious the Emperor had changed.

It began with a series of executions for the most lowly of crimes, and
soon, the entire nation he commanded trembled at his prescence. Few dared
to challenge his ways, and those who did found themselves in front of the
execution block. Neverthless, one of his captains found the courage to
organise a resistance group, and within months, the group became a
rebellion. Civil war rocked the kingdom for years, and eventually, it
became obvious that the rebels had the upper hand.

Finally, seven years and seven moons after Faust's defection to darkness,
the captain and his forces stormed Kendor, capital of the Empire, razing
the seat of power with sadness in their hearts. Finally arriving at the
Emperor's throne, the captain begged for forgiveness as he plunged his
blade deep into the twisted heart of Faust. With his dying breath, Faust
cursed the city of Kendor for eternity, throwing the entire city into a
state of terror....

And so, it is rumoured that every midnight, the city of Kendor appears for
six hours to the mortal world, and if one should be brave enough to
approach the city, they can see the citizens going about their daily
lives, oblivous to the outside world.....

As a young child, you have often heard rumours of the mysterious City of
Midnight. Sometimes a newspaper would report mysterious lights in the
moors of Hampshire, or the story would be told around warm campfires. But
never had you been close to the "location" of the city. Until now.
You recieved the information booklets for senior camp. And looking at it,
you thought the location of the camp seemed familiar. Hampshire Moor. The
thought suddenly struck you, at the same time as it struck the rest of the
class. The City of Midnight was in Hampshire Moor.

At camp, the stories around the campfire were interesting, and the
midnight treks out of the cabin provided some entertainment, making up for
the boredom you usually experience on camps. But never had you thought of
actually making a trek to the reported lights of the ghost city. Yet, as
you talked and laughed during the day, this idea struck you all as
brilliant. And so, as the sun fell beneath the sky, plans were made and
equipment checked as the journey began to find the City of Midnight.

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