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Forum Archive:Roleplaying Open

2005-06-18T17:31:34Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=133489 Creepiest Person You've Gamed With]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=190702 [Exalted] "Most NC-17 Exalted Character" contest]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=4083410 Fallout PnP RPG Resources]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=190934 Free graph paper, custom hex grids and everything in between.]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=190283 Middle Earth D6]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?threadid=31914 My hate of d02 know no limit.]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=154525 Name That Party!]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=196816 Roleplaying online]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=194252 Things you've seen in games that are so dumb, you should've beaten the GM senseless.]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=195508 Things you've seen in games that are so dumb, you should've beaten players senseless.]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=161665 Thoughts on Coteries]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=163094 Thoughts on Rites of the Dragon]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=161934 Thoughts on Antagonists]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=163801 Thoughts on Nomads ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=177753 Thoughts on the Werewolf: The Forsaken dice ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=183111 Thoughts on Bloodlines: The Hidden ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=183111 Thoughts on W:tF ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=190356 Thoughts on Lancea Sanctum ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=197741 Thoughts on City of the Damned: New Orleans ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=192837 Thoughts on Hunting Ground: The Rockies ]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=196174 Thoughts on Ghouls ]

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-12T15:02:43Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=71693 As promised . . . ]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=78854 Behold your conqueror, human!]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=1044 Boost your status here!]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3985097 Classic Tangency: the Cliff Notes.] ([[Forum_Archive:Tangency_Open:Cliff_Notes|Summary page]])

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=4067531&postcount=69 The Saga of "Fat Bitch"]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=133955 So post your pictures . . .]

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-12T15:02:03Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=71693 As promised . . . ]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=1044 Boost your status here!]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3985097 Classic Tangency: the Cliff Notes.] ([[Forum_Archive:Tangency_Open:Cliff_Notes|Summary page]])

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=4067531&postcount=69 The Saga of "Fat Bitch"]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=133955 So post your pictures . . .]

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-12T04:50:16Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=1044 Boost your status here!]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3985097 Classic Tangency: the Cliff Notes.] ([[Forum_Archive:Tangency_Open:Cliff_Notes|Summary page]])

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=4067531&postcount=69 The Saga of "Fat Bitch"]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=133955 So post your pictures . . .]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=196915 There's a loud part downstairs (+ Gamer Market stories)]

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Forum Archive:Roleplaying Open

2005-06-12T00:18:34Z

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Forum Archive:Other Games Open

2005-06-10T20:07:07Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=196170 Attention: USSR]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=4078553 Best of the Underdogs]

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Forum Archive:Trouble Tickets

2005-06-10T15:45:52Z

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Major Projects

2005-06-09T07:41:58Z

J Arcane: /* RPGnet Forums Meta-resources */

If you are working on a major project which you expect to span 6+ pages, please enter it alphabetically in the appropriate section of this page. Use a level 3 header, so that you'll appear in the table of contents, include a link to your project's main page, then briefly describe your project.

==Game Systems==
This is a list of original game systems being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Basic FANGS: Fantasy Adventure Network Gaming System===
'''Page:''' [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]]

Version 1.6.1 of a classless skill-based [[RPG]] system, with some minimal compatibility with [[d20 System|d20]] modules. By Christopher Allen and Steve Perrin.

===Irradiated Fur===
Page: [[IrradiatedFur:Main Page|Irradiated Fur]]

A simplistic anthropomorphic apocalyptic one-shot game system.

===SAMSARA===
'''Page:''' [[Samsara:Main Page|SAMSARA]]

A fairly rules-lite system of mechanics based around the resolution of contests. Designed to be modular and eminently tweakable.

===Symphony of Stars===
'''Page:''' [[SymphonyofStars]]

An Experiment in Cooperative Game Design via Actual Play.

==Generic Backgrounds==
This is a list of generic backgrounds, not tied to any game system, that are being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Across the Spiral Arms===
Spiral arms is a space opera setting, designed to emulate many of the common Anime tropes. As such it's got a lot of drama, a lot of scope, and very little science included.

* '''Page:''' [[SpiralArms:_Main_Page|Across the Spiral Arms]] 

===Alvatia: Game Setting===
Alvatia is a fantasy game setting originally developed for use with [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]], however, is quite suitable as a generic low-magic fantasy setting.

* '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Main_Page|Alvatia]] 
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Ingsby_-_Village_and_Manor|The Village and Manor of Ingsby]]
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_City_of_Wedburgh|City_of_Wedburgh]]

===Athanatos: A Transhumanist Fantasy Setting===
'''Page:''' [[ATHANATOS:_Main_Page|Athanatos]]

A fantasy setting where powerful magics have allowed souls to stay connected to the material plane even after the death of the body.

===Contribute Your Eerie Event===
'''Page:''' [[Eerie Event]]

Following up on the thread from rpg.net, this is a Wiki designed to collate weird events for use in a variety of horror games.

===Marvel Realtime===
'''Page:''' [[Marvel_Realtime:Main_Page|Marvel Realtime]]

Extrapolating what the Marvel Universe might look like if time advanced normally.

===Meanwhile, Back Home...===
'''Page:''' [[MEANWHILE:_Main_Page|Meanwhile, Back Home...]]

A (mostly) humourous Alien Contact setting focusing on Earth.

===Post-Future===

'''Page:''' [[Post-Future:Main_Page|Post Future]]

Your favorite setting, cast forward into a darker future.

===Stardust & Aether Winds===

'''Page:''' [[Stardust&AetherWinds:Main_Page|Stardust & Aether Winds]]

A simple little fantasy setting designed as a spin on the Swashbuckling Sailing Ships in Spaaaace!

==GM Resources==
Everything needed to make a [[GM]]'s life easier

===Generic Resources===
These are generic resources covering various topics that might be of use to game masters.

'''Page:''' [[Free_Adventures|Free Adventures]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_RPGs|Free RPGs]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_Software|Free Software]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Npcs|Npcs]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Gaming_Websites|Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Non_Gaming_Websites|Non Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Cool_Fight_Locations|Cool Fight Locations]] 
'''Page:''' [[Stereotype_List|Stereotype List]] 
'''Page:''' [[Great_Quotes_List|Great Quotes of RPGNet]] 

===Short Adventures===
A resource page with short [[adventure]]s that [[GM]]s can drop into games to fill a night of play.

'''Page:''' [[Short_Adventures]] 

===Campaign Setups===
A resource page filled with thumbnail designs for [[campaign]]s, campaign ideas, and outlines to help jump-start a game.

'''Page:''' [[Campaign_Setups]] 

===War Stories===

'''Page:''' [[War_Stories|War Stories]] 

Tales of things that have happened during your gaming sessions which can amuse other gamers or serve as inspiration for GMs.

==System Supplements==
This is a list of supplements for specific [[game system]]s. Please be sure to list which game system your [[supplement]] is for if you include something in this section. (If you prefer to search by system then look at the [[Special:Categories]] page.)

===Blue Planet===
Page: [[Blue Planet]]

A general resouce project for the Blue Planet RPG

===Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies===
'''Page:''' [[Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

A thematic conversion for [[Exalted]], set in the modern day and involving the Exalted as rock musicians of various stripes instead of fantasy heroes. With Essence-infused heroin, a guitar that you carved out of Elvis Presley's coffin and a Malfean fragment as your agent, it's time to take to the streets. What do you do when you get there?

===Exalted 101===
'''Page:'''[[Exalted101:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

This is an atempt to create a resource for [[storyteller]]s and players new to [[Exalted]], covering everything they need to know to get a game going, as well as tackling any niggling questions that tend to come up often about the game. It's based on a big thread from RPG open.

===GURPS Annotation Project===
'''Page:''' [[GURPS:Main Page]] 
'''System:''' [[GURPS]]

A cross-referenced collection of advice, information, house rules, etc. for GURPS 4th Edition.

===Star Wars for Mutants & Masterminds===
'''Page:'''[[M&M_Star_Wars:Main_Page]] 
'''System:'''[[Mutants_and_Masterminds]]

What will hopefully become a clearing house for converting Star Wars into Mutants & Masterminds.

===The Horizon: Virtual Project===
'''Page:''' [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' [[D20 System]]

A re-working of the D20 System Reference Document to be more compatible with the ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG by Fantasy Flight Games.

===Werewolf: The Forsaken Articles===
'''Page:'''[[WtFArticles:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Werewolf:The Forsaken]]
The idea of this page is serve as an index to various articles, stories and ideas created to enhance White Wolf's Werewolf: the Forsaken setting.

===Young Kingdoms Adventures===
'''Page:''' [[YKAdventures:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' Stormbringer Fifth Edition or Elric!

This is a collection of story seeds for the [[Stormbringer]] roleplaying game, sorted by geographical locations. It includes notable people, places, items, and creatures for cities and countries all across the Young Kingdoms.

===Paranoia Modulet 10Pak===
'''Page:''' [[Paranoia_10pak]] 
'''System:''' Paranoia XP or other Paranoia edition

This is a collection of 10 short modulets for the Paranoia game. They are arranged in the "Mission/Complications/Resolution/Staging notes" format from second edition. Each is about 500 to 1000 words.

===The Dungeoneers===

'''Page:''' [[The_Dungeoneers_%28A_D%26D_Minisetting%29]]

The dungeoneers is a minisetting for D&D 3.0. It may be more appropriate however to call it a game model as it can be dropped in almost any fantasy setting. It combines gritty low level play with a structured adventure model. In short, it’s “Regular Joes die their way through horrifying dungeons”.

== Terminology ==
These are guides to common rpg terminology.

===Game title abbreviation===
'''Page:''' [[Game_title_abbreviations]] 

This is a collection of abbreviations used for various games and game lines.

===RPG Lexica===

A collection of [[RPG_Lexica:Main_Page|Gamer Jargon]]--terms used by the ''players'' as opposed to the game's authors and designers.
Still very much a work in progress... please contribute!

'''Page:''' [[Referee]] 

This is a collection of various game master names for different games

== RPGnet Meta-resources ==

===RPGnet Thread Archive===

'''Page:''' [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|Forums Archive]]

A user created archive of classic threads, in the spirit of the old "Best Of Forums" page. Organized by forum, and alphabetics.

Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-09T07:36:47Z

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-09T05:00:59Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=1044 Boost your status here!]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3985097 Classic Tangency: the Cliff Notes.]

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showpost.php?p=4067531&postcount=69 The Saga of "Fat Bitch"]

[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=133955 So post your pictures . . .]

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-09T04:57:03Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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[http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?p=3985097 Classic Tangency: the Cliff Notes.]

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-08T13:27:08Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-08T13:26:07Z

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Part of the [[Forum_Archive:Main_Page|RPGnet Forum Archive]].

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Forum Archive:Main Page

2005-06-08T12:08:53Z

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Welcome to the RPGnet Forums thread archive. Feel free to add your favorite thread to the appropriate board section, alphabetized with the remainder of the entries.

==RPGnet Gaming==

[[Forum_Archive:Roleplaying_Open|Roleplaying Open]]

[[Forum_Archive:Other_Games_Open|Other Games Open]]

[[Forum_Archive:Play-by-Post|Play-By-Post]]

[[Forum_Archive:Gaming_Gatherings|Gaming Gatherings]]

==About the Industry==

[[Forum_Archive:Business/Publishing/Marketing|Business/Publishing/Marketing]]

[[Forum_Archive:The_Art_Of_Game_Design|The Art of Game Design]]

[[Forum_Archive:Freelancing_and_Freelancers|Freelancing and Freelancers]]

==RPGnet Classifieds==

[[Forum_Archive:Ads/Open_Promo|Ads/Open Promo]]

[[Forum_Archive:Sales!_Auctions!|Sales! Auctions!]]

[[Forum_Archive:Playtest_Registry|Playtest Registry]]

==Tangency==

[[Forum_Archive:Tangency_Open|Tangency Open]]

[[Forum_Archive:Other_Media|Other Media]]

[[Forum_Archive:RPGnet_Polls|RPGnet Polls]]

==My Forums==

[[Forum_Archive:Creative_Writing_Collective|Creative Writing Collective]]

[[Forum_Archive:F-Stops_and_Apertures|F-Stops and Apertures]]

[[Forum_Archive:Health_&_Fitness|Health & Fitness]]

[[Forum_Archive:Parents_&_Parenting|Parents & Parenting]]

==RPGnet Appendix==

[[Forum_Archive:RPGnet_Wiki|RPGnet Wiki]]

==Trouble Tickets==

[[Forum_Archive:RPGnet_Members|RPGnet Members]]

[[Forum_Archive:Trouble_Tickets|Trouble Tickets]]

Forum Archive:Roleplaying Open

2005-06-08T08:22:29Z

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-08T08:21:20Z

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Forum Archive:Roleplaying Open

2005-06-08T08:14:00Z

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Forum Archive:Trouble Tickets

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Forum Archive:RPGnet Members

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Forum Archive:RPGnet Wiki

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Forum Archive:Parents & Parenting

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Forum Archive:Health & Fitness

2005-06-08T08:12:54Z

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Forum Archive:F-Stops and Apertures

2005-06-08T08:12:44Z

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Forum Archive:Creative Writing Collective

2005-06-08T08:12:26Z

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Forum Archive:RPGnet Polls

2005-06-08T08:12:16Z

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Forum Archive:Other Media

2005-06-08T08:12:07Z

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Forum Archive:Tangency Open

2005-06-08T08:11:55Z

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Forum Archive:Playtest Registry

2005-06-08T08:11:46Z

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Forum Archive:Sales! Auctions!

2005-06-08T08:11:36Z

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Forum Archive:Ads/Open Promo

2005-06-08T08:11:20Z

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Forum Archive:Freelancing and Freelancers

2005-06-08T08:11:01Z

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Forum Archive:The Art Of Game Design

2005-06-08T08:10:53Z

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Forum Archive:Business/Publishing/Marketing

2005-06-08T08:10:45Z

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Forum Archive:Gaming Gatherings

2005-06-08T08:10:35Z

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Forum Archive:Play-by-Post

2005-06-08T08:10:27Z

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Forum Archive:Other Games Open

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Forum Archive:Other Games Open

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Forum Archive:Roleplaying Open

2005-06-08T08:08:26Z

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Forum Archive:Main Page

2005-06-08T08:05:00Z

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Major Projects

2005-06-08T07:48:26Z

J Arcane:

If you are working on a major project which you expect to span 6+ pages, please enter it alphabetically in the appropriate section of this page. Use a level 3 header, so that you'll appear in the table of contents, include a link to your project's main page, then briefly describe your project.

==Game Systems==
This is a list of original game systems being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Basic FANGS: Fantasy Adventure Network Gaming System===
'''Page:''' [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]]

Version 1.6.1 of a classless skill-based [[RPG]] system, with some minimal compatibility with [[d20 System|d20]] modules. By Christopher Allen and Steve Perrin.

===Irradiated Fur===
Page: [[IrradiatedFur:Main Page|Irradiated Fur]]

A simplistic anthropomorphic apocalyptic one-shot game system.

===SAMSARA===
'''Page:''' [[Samsara:Main Page|SAMSARA]]

A fairly rules-lite system of mechanics based around the resolution of contests. Designed to be modular and eminently tweakable.

===Symphony of Stars===
'''Page:''' [[SymphonyofStars]]

An Experiment in Cooperative Game Design via Actual Play.

==Generic Backgrounds==
This is a list of generic backgrounds, not tied to any game system, that are being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Alvatia: Game Setting===
Alvatia is a fantasy game setting originally developed for use with [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]], however, is quite suitable as a generic low-magic fantasy setting.

* '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Main_Page|Alvatia]] 
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Ingsby_-_Village_and_Manor|The Village and Manor of Ingsby]]
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_City_of_Wedburgh|City_of_Wedburgh]]

===Athanatos: A Transhumanist Fantasy Setting===
'''Page:''' [[ATHANATOS:_Main_Page|Athanatos]]

A fantasy setting where powerful magics have allowed souls to stay connected to the material plane even after the death of the body.

===Contribute Your Eerie Event===
'''Page:''' [[Eerie Event]]

Following up on the thread from rpg.net, this is a Wiki designed to collate weird events for use in a variety of horror games.

===Marvel Realtime===
'''Page:''' [[Marvel_Realtime:Main_Page]]

Extrapolating what the Marvel Universe might look like if time advanced normally.

===Meanwhile, Back Home...===
'''Page:''' [[MEANWHILE:_Main_Page|Meanwhile, Back Home...]]

A (mostly) humourous Alien Contact setting focusing on Earth.

===Post-Future===

'''Page:''' [[Post-Future:Main_Page]]

Your favorite setting, cast forward into a darker future.

==GM Resources==
Everything needed to make a [[GM]]'s life easier

===Generic Resources===
These are generic resources covering various topics that might be of use to game masters.

'''Page:''' [[Free_Adventures|Free Adventures]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_RPGs|Free RPGs]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_Software|Free Software]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Npcs|Npcs]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Gaming_Websites|Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Non_Gaming_Websites|Non Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Cool_Fight_Locations|Cool Fight Locations]] 
'''Page:''' [[Stereotype_List|Stereotype List]] 
'''Page:''' [[Great_Quotes_List|Great Quotes of RPGNet]] 

===Short Adventures===
A resource page with short [[adventure]]s that [[GM]]s can drop into games to fill a night of play.

'''Page:''' [[Short_Adventures]] 

===Campaign Setups===
A resource page filled with thumbnail designs for [[campaign]]s, campaign ideas, and outlines to help jump-start a game.

'''Page:''' [[Campaign_Setups]] 

===War Stories===

'''Page:''' [[War_Stories|War Stories]] 

Tales of things that have happened during your gaming sessions which can amuse other gamers or serve as inspiration for GMs.

==System Supplements==
This is a list of supplements for specific [[game system]]s. Please be sure to list which game system your [[supplement]] is for if you include something in this section. (If you prefer to search by system then look at the [[Special:Categories]] page.)

===Blue Planet===
Page: [[Blue Planet]]

A general resouce project for the Blue Planet RPG

===Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies===
'''Page:''' [[Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

A thematic conversion for [[Exalted]], set in the modern day and involving the Exalted as rock musicians of various stripes instead of fantasy heroes. With Essence-infused heroin, a guitar that you carved out of Elvis Presley's coffin and a Malfean fragment as your agent, it's time to take to the streets. What do you do when you get there?

===Exalted 101===
'''Page:'''[[Exalted101:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

This is an atempt to create a resource for [[storyteller]]s and players new to [[Exalted]], covering everything they need to know to get a game going, as well as tackling any niggling questions that tend to come up often about the game. It's based on a big thread from RPG open.

===GURPS Annotation Project===
'''Page:''' [[GURPS:Main Page]] 
'''System:''' [[GURPS]]

A cross-referenced collection of advice, information, house rules, etc. for GURPS 4th Edition.

===Star Wars for Mutants & Masterminds===
'''Page:'''[[M&M_Star_Wars:Main_Page]] 
'''System:'''[[Mutants_and_Masterminds]]

What will hopefully become a clearing house for converting Star Wars into Mutants & Masterminds.

===The Horizon: Virtual Project===
'''Page:''' [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' [[D20 System]]

A re-working of the D20 System Reference Document to be more compatible with the ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG by Fantasy Flight Games.

===Werewolf: The Forsaken Articles===
'''Page:'''[[WtFArticles:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Werewolf:The Forsaken]]
The idea of this page is serve as an index to various articles, stories and ideas created to enhance White Wolf's Werewolf: the Forsaken setting.

===Young Kingdoms Adventures===
'''Page:''' [[YKAdventures:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' Stormbringer Fifth Edition or Elric!

This is a collection of story seeds for the [[Stormbringer]] roleplaying game, sorted by geographical locations. It includes notable people, places, items, and creatures for cities and countries all across the Young Kingdoms.

===Paranoia Modulet 10Pak===
'''Page:''' [[Paranoia_10pak]] 
'''System:''' Paranoia XP or other Paranoia edition

This is a collection of 10 short modulets for the Paranoia game. They are arranged in the "Mission/Complications/Resolution/Staging notes" format from second edition. Each is about 500 to 1000 words.

===The Dungeoneers===

'''Page:''' [[The_Dungeoneers_%28A_D%26D_Minisetting%29]]

The dungeoneers is a minisetting for D&D 3.0. It may be more appropriate however to call it a game model as it can be dropped in almost any fantasy setting. It combines gritty low level play with a structured adventure model. In short, it’s “Regular Joes die their way through horrifying dungeons”.

== Terminology ==
These are guides to common rpg terminology.

===Game title abbreviation===
'''Page:''' [[Game_title_abbreviations]] 

This is a collection of abbreviations used for various games and game lines.

===RPG Lexica===

A collection of [[RPG_Lexica:Main_Page|Gamer Jargon]]--terms used by the ''players'' as opposed to the game's authors and designers.
Still very much a work in progress... please contribute!

'''Page:''' [[Referee]] 

This is a collection of various game master names for different games

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Post-Future:Main Page

2005-05-22T02:13:31Z

J Arcane: /* Contributions */

[[Category:Sci-Fi]]

== Introduction ==

Welcome to Post-Future, the project were we take your favorite settings and stories, and cast them in a darker hue. "Post-Future" means the world after tomorrow, when reality sets in. It means cyberpunk. It means dystopia. It means post-apocalyptic. It means a world where basically everything sucks.

It means, essentially, imagining the future of a setting, and then imagining the moment just after that where everyone looks around and says, "What the ''hell'' did we do?"

So, take your favorite world, add a healthy dose of Dark City, Fallout, or Neuromancer, stir, and see what you get.

Feel free to be as detailed, or as undetailed as you want. Contributions can be anywhere from a short idea seed, to a full on independent game (though you might also want to crosslink something like that from [[Major_Projects]]). The fun of a Wiki is that if anyone else feels inspired by your idea, they can make their own additions.

--[[User:J Arcane|J Arcane]] 21:47, 14 May 2005 (PDT)

== Contributions ==

[[Post-Future:Dragonball_Legends|Dragonball Legends]] - The old heroes are gone now. A new order controls the Earth. But one unlikely hero has been given the chance, to tear down the evil that grips the world.

[[Post-Future:Star Wars:_Dark_Prophecy|Star Wars: Dark Prophecy]] - A new Jedi Order has arisen, from the ashes of the old. But will Luke's paranoia destroy it from within?

[[Post-Future:Star Wars:Whither_Tattoine|Whither Tatooine]] - What happens when Luke, Leia, and the rest of the heroes leave Tatooine, after having decapitated its government?

In Real Life

2005-05-21T23:37:01Z

J Arcane:

*A letter arives consisting only of the word "BEWARE", a crude sketch of a beetle, and the caption "The Siberian Beetle". It is followed by others with captions saying things like "The Siberian Beetle Can Talk" and similar - each one postmarked slightly closer to the character receiving them. (This one courtesy of the FBI, which never actually implemented the plan to send folks these.)

*A book develops an inexplicable stain while sitting on the shelf. The stain looks and smells an awful lot like blood... (Ironically, the book this really happened to was my copy of Cthulhu Live. - [[User:Teucer|Teucer]].)

*Just off of I-84, about 40 or so miles west of Portland, there's a little campground in the forest there. As you enter the campground, to your left there's a big opening in the treeline, on the other side of which you can see the ghostly image of a broken railroad bridge, part of it dangling down. You can often even hear what sounds like the squeals of brakes. The disturbing part of course, being that there is no such brige on the other side of those trees, and there never has been. --[[User:J Arcane|J Arcane]] 16:37, 21 May 2005 (PDT)

[[Category: Eerie Event]]

Post-Future:Main Page

2005-05-21T23:32:15Z

J Arcane: /* Contributions */

Post-Future:Main Page

2005-05-21T11:31:19Z

J Arcane: /* Contributions */

Talk:Major Projects

2005-05-18T18:52:00Z

J Arcane:

Moved Dungeoneers fro mthe generic setting section to the system supplement section.
--[[User:J Arcane|J Arcane]] 11:52, 18 May 2005 (PDT)

Major Projects

2005-05-18T18:51:05Z

J Arcane:

If you are working on a major project which you expect to span 6+ pages, please enter it alphabetically in the appropriate section of this page. Use a level 3 header, so that you'll appear in the table of contents, include a link to your project's main page, then briefly describe your project.

==Game Systems==
This is a list of original game systems being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Basic FANGS: Fantasy Adventure Network Gaming System===
'''Page:''' [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]]

Version 1.6.1 of a classless skill-based [[RPG]] system, with some minimal compatibility with [[d20 System|d20]] modules. By Christopher Allen and Steve Perrin.

===SAMSARA===
'''Page:''' [[Samsara:Main Page|SAMSARA]]

A fairly rules-lite system of mechanics based around the resolution of contests. Designed to be modular and eminently tweakable.

==Generic Backgrounds==
This is a list of generic backgrounds, not tied to any game system, that are being developed at the RPGnetWiki.

===Alvatia: Game Setting===
Alvatia is a fantasy game setting originally developed for use with [[FANGS:_Main Page|FANGS]], however, is quite suitable as a generic low-magic fantasy setting.

* '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Main_Page|Alvatia]] 
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_Ingsby_-_Village_and_Manor|The Village and Manor of Ingsby]]
** '''Page:''' [[ALVATIA:_City_of_Wedburgh|City_of_Wedburgh]]

===Athanatos: A Transhumanist Fantasy Setting===
'''Page:''' [[ATHANATOS:_Main_Page|Athanatos]]

A fantasy setting where powerful magics have allowed souls to stay connected to the material plane even after the death of the body.

===Contribute Your Eerie Event===
'''Page:''' [[Eerie Event]]

Following up on the thread from rpg.net, this is a Wiki designed to collate weird events for use in a variety of horror games.

===Marvel Realtime===
'''Page:''' [[Marvel_Realtime:Main_Page]]

Extrapolating what the Marvel Universe might look like if time advanced normally.

===Meanwhile, Back Home...===
'''Page:''' [[MEANWHILE:_Main_Page|Meanwhile, Back Home...]]

A (mostly) humourous Alien Contact setting focusing on Earth.

===Post-Future===

'''Page:''' [[Post-Future:Main_Page]]

Your favorite setting, cast forward into a darker future.

==GM Resources==
Everything needed to make a [[GM]]'s life easier

===Generic Resources===
These are generic resources covering various topics that might be of use to game masters.

'''Page:''' [[Free_Adventures|Free Adventures]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_RPGs|Free RPGs]] 
'''Page:''' [[Free_Software|Free Software]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Npcs|Npcs]] 
'''Page:''' [[RESOURCES:_Gaming_Websites|Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Non_Gaming_Websites|Non Gaming Websites]] 
'''Page:''' [[Cool_Fight_Locations|Cool Fight Locations]] 
'''Page:''' [[Stereotype_List|Stereotype List]] 

===Short Adventures===
A resource page with short [[adventure]]s that [[GM]]s can drop into games to fill a night of play.

'''Page:''' [[Short_Adventures]] 

===Campaign Setups===
A resource page filled with thumbnail designs for [[campaign]]s, campaign ideas, and outlines to help jump-start a game.

'''Page:''' [[Campaign_Setups]] 

===War Stories===

'''Page:''' [[War_Stories|War Stories]] 

Tales of things that have happened during your gaming sessions which can amuse other gamers or serve as inspiration for GMs.

==System Supplements==
This is a list of supplements for specific [[game system]]s. Please be sure to list which game system your [[supplement]] is for if you include something in this section. (If you prefer to search by system then look at the [[Special:Categories]] page.)

===Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies===
'''Page:''' [[Essence-Blasting Hits of the Seventies]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

A thematic conversion for [[Exalted]], set in the modern day and involving the Exalted as rock musicians of various stripes instead of fantasy heroes. With Essence-infused heroin, a guitar that you carved out of Elvis Presley's coffin and a Malfean fragment as your agent, it's time to take to the streets. What do you do when you get there?

===Exalted 101===
'''Page:'''[[Exalted101:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Exalted]]

This is an atempt to create a resource for [[storyteller]]s and players new to [[Exalted]], covering everything they need to know to get a game going, as well as tackling any niggling questions that tend to come up often about the game. It's based on a big thread from RPG open.

===Star Wars for Mutants & Masterminds===
'''Page:'''[[M&M_Star_Wars:Main_Page]] 
'''System:'''[[Mutants_and_Masterminds]]

What will hopefully become a clearing house for converting Star Wars into Mutants & Masterminds.

===The Horizon: Virtual Project===
'''Page:''' [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' [[D20 System]]

A re-working of the D20 System Reference Document to be more compatible with the ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG by Fantasy Flight Games.

===Werewolf: The Forsaken Articles===
'''Page:'''[[WtFArticles:Main_page]] 
'''System:''' [[Werewolf:The Forsaken]]
The idea of this page is serve as an index to various articles, stories and ideas created to enhance White Wolf's Werewolf: the Forsaken setting.

===Young Kingdoms Adventures===
'''Page:''' [[YKAdventures:Main_Page]] 
'''System:''' Stormbringer Fifth Edition or Elric!

This is a collection of story seeds for the [[Stormbringer]] roleplaying game, sorted by geographical locations. It includes notable people, places, items, and creatures for cities and countries all across the Young Kingdoms.

===Paranoia Modulet 10Pak===
'''Page:''' [[Paranoia_10pak]] 
'''System:''' Paranoia XP or other Paranoia edition

This is a collection of 10 short modulets for the Paranoia game. They are arranged in the "Mission/Complications/Resolution/Staging notes" format from second edition. Each is about 500 to 1000 words.

===The Dungeoneers===

'''Page:''' [[The_Dungeoneers_%28A_D%26D_Minisetting%29]]

The dungeoneers is a minisetting for D&D 3.0. It may be more appropriate however to call it a game model as it can be dropped in almost any fantasy setting. It combines gritty low level play with a structured adventure model. In short, it’s “Regular Joes die their way through horrifying dungeons”.

== Terminology ==
These are guides to common rpg terminology.

===Game title abbreviation===
'''Page:''' [[Game_title_abbreviations]] 

This is a collection of abbreviations used for various games and game lines.

===RPG Lexica===

A collection of [[RPG_Lexica:Main_Page|Gamer Jargon]]--terms used by the ''players'' as opposed to the game's authors and designers.
Still very much a work in progress... please contribute!

'''Page:''' [[Referee]] 

This is a collection of various game master names for different games

Post-Future:Main Page

2005-05-17T10:14:59Z

J Arcane: /* Contributions */

Post-Future:Dragonball Legends

2005-05-16T10:47:33Z

J Arcane:

== Introduction ==

The old heroes have all gone now. Passed on into legend long ago, with none of their calibre to be seen again. No one knows how, or when, or why the ki began to fade. Most don't even realize the world has changed, they just go about living their lives the way they always have.

The metropolis has spread across the Earth. There are no longer cities, just sectors of the great urban sprawl. The natural places have largely been paved away decades ago, with only a few nature preserves kept for the few wealthy who can afford to maintain them. When they ran out of space, they started building up, layers upon layers, until the highest points literally scrape the sky.

The trees have all gone. The lakes and rivers and streams. There are no farms because there is no land left. All the food is engineered, buildings are crafted from synthetic polymers. Even life itself is no longer immune to the reach of the chemist, as the factories are more and more of them are manned by the custom-manufactured Universal Humanoids of the Shinigami Corporation.

== Shinigami ==

The Shinigami Corporation is the most powerful organization on the Earth. It has essentially become the government, the economy, the police, and the military. One rule, under the mighty power of the corporation. One nation, under the CEO. And it was the Universal Humanoids that made them their wealth.

The Universal Humanoids, or Unimen, are custom lifeforms, down to the molecular level. A Uniman can be engineered to live off of almost any substance, to work without tiring, or sleeping. Even his level of intelligence can be designed, anywhere from simple animal to better than human, though most are kept more towards the former.

The present presiding officer over the Shinigami Corporation, is Dr. Shinigami himself, the man who founded the corporation, and invented the Unimen. Little is known about Dr. Shinigami, understandable given the immense size of the organization. With the exception of quarterly addresses to the masses over the videonets, he is never seen by the outside world.

== Forgotten, But Not Yet Gone ==

But where do the Dragonballs fit into all this? While time has largely forgotten them, they still exist, though they have changed. The slow draining of Earth's Ki has left them without the power to manifest physically; instead they take on a more ethereal form.

But another even more important change has befallen them. As the Earth's Ki waned, it awakened a kind of mystical self defense mechanism. They have an agenda now, and that agenda is to put a stop to the force that is draining the life out of the Earth.

To do this, each Dragonball has sought out one individual, and merged with them. In so doing, that individual is imbued with some of the lost power of the great heroes. He also receives guidance from the Dragonballs, who speak to him always in the back of his mind, urging him on towards their ultimate goal.

== The Hunt is On ==

But the battle will not be easy. Shinigami has learned of the Dragonballs, and coporate forces scour the great sprawl for their newly awakened carriers. The Corporation fears them, as potential champions for resistant forces in the underground, but also desires the Dragonballs, so that it might abuse them for it's own purposes.

The soldiers will, if possible, try to capture the heroes, but if that appears impossible they will not hesitate to use lethal forces. While Dr. Shinigami desires the Dragonballs, he fears the power of the new warriors more, and the threat they may bring to the Corporation.

== Ancient Allies ==

Thankfully, our heroes are not alone. The Celestial Palace still stands, but to protect it from the forces of evil, it is now seperate, yet a part of our world. It exists as a pocket dimension, that can be accessed where ever there is still growing life. Standing trees, a potted plant, any of these can be used by the possessors of the Dragonballs to open a portal into the Celestial Palace.

Here they may find solace from the harsh city, and those who would hunt them to oblivion. It is also a place to train, and to learn. And it is here that Dende still watches over the Earth. He is aged now, and weary, but he still has much to teach the young warriors, and his healing powers will prove a welcome aid to the warrior fleeing from battle.

== Characters ==

The Dragonballs seem to select heroes almost at random, so almost any character concept will work here. A hero could be an office clerk, a homeless dreg from the lowest depths of the city, one of the resistence fighters, one of the Unimen, maybe even an executive higher up in the Corporation.

With the Ki on such a massive wane, you won't see the kinds of massive power levels you saw in Z or GT. More likely you will see something more on the level of the original Dragonball, essentially high powered kung fu, with only the occasional smaller energy blast. Still it's possible that characters could eventually learn something akin to the Spirit Bomb technique, allowing them to draw power from a much wider area. This of course would come much later in a campaign, as it would no doub require considerable training to master.

== System ==

The Dragonball Z roleplaying game would of course be the logical recommendation, and would actually work better here for Legends than it would for DBZ, due to the relatively low power level of starting heroes.

For an even lighter, cinematic sort of campaign, a modification of Steve Darlington's ''There is No Spoon'' Matrix roleplaying game might actually work rather well.

Exalted may do well for a more crunchy sort of setting, as it seems to have considerable detail when it comes to martial arts.

----

This document was created by [[User:J Arcane|J Arcane]], and is a part of the [[Post-Future:Main_Page|Post-Future]] project.

Post-Future:Dragonball Legends

2005-05-16T10:46:39Z

J Arcane:

Post-Future:Dragonball Legends

2005-05-16T10:45:19Z

J Arcane:

== Introduction ==

The old heroes have all gone now. Passed on into legend long ago, with none of their calibre to be seen again. No one knows how, or when, or why the ki began to fade. Most don't even realize the world has changed, they just go about living their lives the way they always have.

The metropolis has spread across the Earth. There are no longer cities, just sectors of the great urban sprawl. The natural places have largely been paved away decades ago, with only a few nature preserves kept for the few wealthy who can afford to maintain them. When they ran out of space, they started building up, layers upon layers, until the highest points literally scrape the sky.

The trees have all gone. The lakes and rivers and streams. There are no farms because there is no land left. All the food is engineered, buildings are crafted from synthetic polymers. Even life itself is no longer immune to the reach of the chemist, as the factories are more and more of them are manned by the custom-manufactured Universal Humanoids of the Shinigami Corporation.

== Shinigami ==

The Shinigami Corporation is the most powerful organization on the Earth. It has essentially become the government, the economy, the police, and the military. One rule, under the mighty power of the corporation. One nation, under the CEO. And it was the Universal Humanoids that made them their wealth.

The Universal Humanoids, or Unimen, are custom lifeforms, down to the molecular level. A Uniman can be engineered to live off of almost any substance, to work without tiring, or sleeping. Even his level of intelligence can be designed, anywhere from simple animal to better than human, though most are kept more towards the former.

The present presiding officer over the Shinigami Corporation, is Dr. Shinigami himself, the man who founded the corporation, and invented the Unimen. Little is known about Dr. Shinigami, understandable given the immense size of the organization. With the exception of quarterly addresses to the masses over the videonets, he is never seen by the outside world.

== Forgotten, But Not Yet Gone ==

But where do the Dragonballs fit into all this? While time has largely forgotten them, they still exist, though they have changed. The slow draining of Earth's Ki has left them without the power to manifest physically; instead they take on a more ethereal form.

But another even more important change has befallen them. As the Earth's Ki waned, it awakened a kind of mystical self defense mechanism. They have an agenda now, and that agenda is to put a stop to the force that is draining the life out of the Earth.

To do this, each Dragonball has sought out one individual, and merged with them. In so doing, that individual is imbued with some of the lost power of the great heroes. He also receives guidance from the Dragonballs, who speak to him always in the back of his mind, urging him on towards their ultimate goal.

== The Hunt is On ==

But the battle will not be easy. Shinigami has learned of the Dragonballs, and coporate forces scour the great sprawl for their newly awakened carriers. The Corporation fears them, as potential champions for resistant forces in the underground, but also desires the Dragonballs, so that it might abuse them for it's own purposes.

The soldiers will, if possible, try to capture the heroes, but if that appears impossible they will not hesitate to use lethal forces. While Dr. Shinigami desires the Dragonballs, he fears the power of the new warriors more, and the threat they may bring to the Corporation.

== Ancient Allies ==

Thankfully, our heroes are not alone. The Celestial Palace still stands, but to protect it from the forces of evil, it is now seperate, yet a part of our world. It exists as a pocket dimension, that can be accessed where ever there is still growing life. Standing trees, a potted plant, any of these can be used by the possessors of the Dragonballs to open a portal into the Celestial Palace.

Here they may find solace from the harsh city, and those who would hunt them to oblivion. It is also a place to train, and to learn. And it is here that Dende still watches over the Earth. He is aged now, and weary, but he still has much to teach the young warriors, and his healing powers will prove a welcome aid to the warrior fleeing from battle.

== Characters ==

The Dragonballs seem to select heroes almost at random, so almost any character concept will work here. A hero could be an office clerk, a homeless dreg from the lowest depths of the city, one of the resistence fighters, one of the Unimen, maybe even an executive higher up in the Corporation.

With the Ki on such a massive wane, you won't see the kinds of massive power levels you saw in Z or GT. More likely you will see something more on the level of the original Dragonball, essentially high powered kung fu, with only the occasional smaller energy blast. Still it's possible that characters could eventually learn something akin to the Spirit Bomb technique, allowing them to draw power from a much wider area. This of course would come much later in a campaign, as it would no doub require considerable training to master.

== System ==

The Dragonball Z roleplaying game would of course be the logical recommendation, and would actually work better here for Legends than it would for DBZ, due to the relatively low power level of starting heroes.

For an even lighter, cinematic sort of campaign, a modification of Steve Darlington's ''There is No Spoon'' Matrix roleplaying game might actually work rather well.

Exalted may do well for a more crunchy sort of setting, as it seems to have considerable detail when it comes to martial arts.

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--[[User:J Arcane|J Arcane]] 03:45, 16 May 2005 (PDT)