Trinity : Darkness Revealed

[Mal Malenkirk]

Anyone interested in a Trinity campaign? Have you even heard of it? As the tagline says, it's epic science-fiction. And as the lady in the picture shows, it involves some wicked paranormal powers.

I post this with some doubt but the hope that I can find four to six interested players. Since this has nothing to do with D&D or D20, I post with some trepidation. Trinity is a discontinued (as of 2001) Sci-Fi game from White Wolf first published in 1997 and it is their finest effort IMO. In particular, the series Darkness Revealed is the most fun I ever had with somebody else’s story as a GM. So much fun, that I would like to run it again as PbP.

Wikipedia gives a very cursory presentation of the game.

Trinity

I don’t expect the players to own the books, obviously. It is unlikely that there is another Trinity geek on the board who owns all the books like I do. The rule system is a variation of the ubiquitous WW D10. I’ll design the characters in cooperation with the players and I expect no one will have trouble understanding the basics: roll as many D10 as you are allowed and if a lot of them show up 7 or better, you are a happy camper.

In fact, not being familiar with Trinity is a plus. After all, the Darkness Revealed trilogy is the iconic Trinity campaign (It better be, it’s the only one!). I expect all fans of the setting already know the story and probably have played through it. There is too much mystery and intrigue in that story for me to accept players who are familiar with it. That’s the main reason I’m not doing this on a White Wolf forum. The other reason is that I’m lazy and don’t want to multiply needlessly the number of Forums I subscribe too.

I love 4e D&D, but be warned that Trinity is the opposite. It’s not a tactical board game in the least. Fights are to be avoided and when they occur they will be run Feng Shui style (minus the flying monkeys). This is very much about roleplaying. Therefore, I am looking for players who are capable of embellishing their posts a little. No need to be a professional writer, but a certain flair for storytelling is required. Ideally, I’d like to be able to collect all the posts made for a scene and edit them in a single narrative. On the other hand, since I’m more interested in quality than quantity, I don’t really expect daily posts. Three or four solid posts a week is enough.

Still want more info about the setting? You're a brave soul. I couldn't find a decent briefing online so I wrote one. Rushed it a bit, don't be too harsh.

So... any takers?

 

[hafrogman]

Okay. . .

I do own the book. . . or at least I believe I still do. I'll have to check around. But I never got a chance to play a game at all, so I never played the campaign. I'd love to get a chance actually put my love of the setting to good use.

 

[Mal Malenkirk]

Woot. At least one potential player. Come on everyone else, don't be shy.

I trust that you don't know too much about the Darkness Revealed trilogy, frogman.

As a heads up, I use the player guide's optional freeform power rules, in case you what this is. It's more fun (and more versatile) than the predetermined powers from the core book.

 

[Walking Dad]

I have the non-d20 books. What system do you use? I think the storyteller, but the picture is from the d20 book.

Count me interested. I prefer norca.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I've got Adventure! D20, does that count?

 

[Mal Malenkirk]

I have the non-d20 books. What system do you use? I think the storyteller, but the picture is from the d20 book.

It's the same cover as for the original, though. I don't own the D20 version. That's really not a game that fitted D20 IMO.

I've got Adventure! D20, does that count?

Hell, no!

But as I said, I accept players that don't own the books.

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As far as character concept goes; They are all characters who just starteted working for Aeon Trinity, either as full operatives or associates.

Operatives have left their orders and work for Trinity full time while associates are the equivalent of the army reserve; they still are full members of their order but donate some time to Trinity. Obviously, Trinity prefers full operative, but psions are such a valuable ressoruce that they accept and use associates routinely.

Since WD mentionned Norca; You don't leave Norca in good terms... If you do, you must swear secrecy on the work you did for them or be hunted down. And you don't become an associate without Del Fuego's (the Proxy) personal blessing and the understanding that you will be debriefed after every Trinity mission. In fact, a Norca might be ordered to become an associate for the express purpose of keeping tab on Trinity. Biokinetics are so rare (2000 worldwide) that Trinity accepts that a necessary evil but you can't raise much in the organization as long as you keep your tie to Norca.

Game wise it means that an ex-Norca who became a full Trinity Operative can have no background that relate to keeping good terms with the Norca (allies, contact, mentor etc.). While if you are an associate, you can't have much background that relates to having influence within Trinity.

The other orders are far more relaxed where Trinity is concerned.

 

[Walking Dad]

Perhaps we could discuss my characters loyalities in privat

If a norca would really kill the mood, I would go with the docs (vitakinetics), but be warned, my native language is German (Just a joke, the smily, not the sentence)

 

[stonegod]

Trinity... feh. 'round 'ere, we call it Aeon.

Still got the original with the posted on sticker that WW was forced to put on after MTV sued them.

Don't know if I'll have the time to actually play, but I'll have a look at my old books just for fun at least.

 

[Walking Dad]

The old plastic wrap-around? I got the same
Mine was even without the sticker

 

[Mal Malenkirk]

Perhaps we could discuss my characters loyalities in privat

If a norca would really kill the mood, I would go with the docs (vitakinetics), but be warned, my native language is German (Just a joke, the smily, not the sentence)

Norça doesn't kill the mood, too much PvP does.

When I ran the campaign live, the Norça player was an associate loaned to Trinity for goodwill. It was always understood where her ultimate loyalty lied and so her (extremely) shady ways never caused a problem and we could focus on the story.

Trinity... feh. 'round 'ere, we call it Aeon.

Still got the original with the posted on sticker that WW was forced to put on after MTV sued them.

Excellent. If it is the older version, it probably doesn't have the last three pages that reveals most of the metaplot including events that unfold during the Darkness Revealed saga...