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d20 Modern - Knightley Blues - First Update!
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<blockquote data-quote="wedgeski" data-source="post: 2337014" data-attributes="member: 16212"><p>Hi folks. I thought I'd kick off my first attempt at a story hour with my homebrew d20 Modern campaign which has been running for a few sessions now.</p><p> </p><p> Some background just before we start: I posted on a site called <a href="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/" target="_blank">ukroleplayers.com</a> about April last year (2004) on the off-chance that I'd be able to attract a couple of local players to a new game, since my regular amigos all live some distance away and we were only meeting to play about once a month. Also, I really wanted to broaden my horizons as a player/DM, and was looking to find a couple of DM's who would want to run their own games as well as join in with mine.</p><p> </p><p> Well, it worked, and we successfully got to know two new players, both experienced RPG'ers, and great guys in their own right. Since that point we've been meeting semi-regularly once a week and playing three campaigns (Chaosium Cthulhu, MERP, and d20M) round-robin.</p><p> </p><p>So, there's a lesson there about building new RPG groups and finding new friends, if you're looking for one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>(Please note that this is a 'mature' game which we play with quite a lot of profanity. I'll filter the swearing but some people may still like to know before we start.)</p><p></p><p><strong>Game Background</strong></p><p></p><p>This campaign is meant to be comfortable territory for anyone who likes X-Files, Alias, or any number of other modern TV shows ostensibly set in the real world, but where things seem generally out of whack, and where there's clearly something big going on just out of earshot.</p><p></p><p><strong>Setting</strong></p><p></p><p>This is a modern game set in the here and now, although game time is currently rooted in 2004.</p><p></p><p>The primary location for the campaign is the fictional UK city of Knightley Walls (usually referred to as just 'Knightley'). Knightley is a moderately-sized, 'new' British City founded in the 1950's as a model for modern urban development. Like many such experiments, it was only partially successful as a model for urban development, but wholly successful in creating a flat, featureless, homogenous concrete sprawl that seemed to depress everyone who ever set foot there. Steps were taken in the 70's to try to correct the problem, but half-hearted funding and a lack of overall direction led to a series of costly blunders and embarassing architectural 'forward thinking' which only served to make Knightley the butt of jokes which, before, no-one could ever actually be bothered to make at the city's expense. All that changed in the early '80's, as you'll hear about in the handouts below.</p><p></p><p>At this point the game has yet to expand beyond this location.</p><p></p><p><strong>Characters</strong></p><p></p><p>There are currently three PC's in the game (minimal detail here - I'll let their actions speak for themselves!):</p><p></p><p>Brianna Phoenix (Smart Hero). A no-nonsense, self-reliant criminal investigator with an offshoot of the British Secret Service known as SIGINT.</p><p></p><p>Frank Kane (Fast Hero). An ex-con whose past is a tangle of crime and deceit that even Frank can't make much sense of any more. Owns and runs a small bodyshop in Knightley.</p><p></p><p>Richard Harper (Tough Hero). Works for Frank Kane, a young man who has until now avoided the temptations of the criminal fraternity... much to his chagrin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wedgeski, post: 2337014, member: 16212"] Hi folks. I thought I'd kick off my first attempt at a story hour with my homebrew d20 Modern campaign which has been running for a few sessions now. Some background just before we start: I posted on a site called [url="http://www.ukroleplayers.com/"]ukroleplayers.com[/url] about April last year (2004) on the off-chance that I'd be able to attract a couple of local players to a new game, since my regular amigos all live some distance away and we were only meeting to play about once a month. Also, I really wanted to broaden my horizons as a player/DM, and was looking to find a couple of DM's who would want to run their own games as well as join in with mine. Well, it worked, and we successfully got to know two new players, both experienced RPG'ers, and great guys in their own right. Since that point we've been meeting semi-regularly once a week and playing three campaigns (Chaosium Cthulhu, MERP, and d20M) round-robin. So, there's a lesson there about building new RPG groups and finding new friends, if you're looking for one. :) (Please note that this is a 'mature' game which we play with quite a lot of profanity. I'll filter the swearing but some people may still like to know before we start.) [b]Game Background[/b] This campaign is meant to be comfortable territory for anyone who likes X-Files, Alias, or any number of other modern TV shows ostensibly set in the real world, but where things seem generally out of whack, and where there's clearly something big going on just out of earshot. [b]Setting[/b] This is a modern game set in the here and now, although game time is currently rooted in 2004. The primary location for the campaign is the fictional UK city of Knightley Walls (usually referred to as just 'Knightley'). Knightley is a moderately-sized, 'new' British City founded in the 1950's as a model for modern urban development. Like many such experiments, it was only partially successful as a model for urban development, but wholly successful in creating a flat, featureless, homogenous concrete sprawl that seemed to depress everyone who ever set foot there. Steps were taken in the 70's to try to correct the problem, but half-hearted funding and a lack of overall direction led to a series of costly blunders and embarassing architectural 'forward thinking' which only served to make Knightley the butt of jokes which, before, no-one could ever actually be bothered to make at the city's expense. All that changed in the early '80's, as you'll hear about in the handouts below. At this point the game has yet to expand beyond this location. [b]Characters[/b] There are currently three PC's in the game (minimal detail here - I'll let their actions speak for themselves!): Brianna Phoenix (Smart Hero). A no-nonsense, self-reliant criminal investigator with an offshoot of the British Secret Service known as SIGINT. Frank Kane (Fast Hero). An ex-con whose past is a tangle of crime and deceit that even Frank can't make much sense of any more. Owns and runs a small bodyshop in Knightley. Richard Harper (Tough Hero). Works for Frank Kane, a young man who has until now avoided the temptations of the criminal fraternity... much to his chagrin. [/QUOTE]
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