New Quarter game: Superheroes

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gaming, harrogate, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Welcome to world 1313, you are currently entering a crossroads between worlds, a place where the lost find themselves.

Until 50 years ago this world has had close to no supernatural or superhuman activity. It appears that it is something that our world is unable to generate or create: relying instead on technology to grow: at least until the gates opened.

It was then they started to appear: individuals wandering from world to world, falling into the wide cities that lie scattered across the continents.

Characters will start as Students at thehe Ingeniousus Divinus Academy,
The academy is home to the majority of people that may be termed as Super-powered individuals. A majority of them arrive in their teens, requiring education and teaching of how to use their powers responsibly.
The organisation of the school is divided by powers and educational needs. To aid this there are several houses across the school, each catering to the powers of the different students

This is the second time this setting has been run and System used this time is Tri-Stat (BESM), so there should be a good vaiety of characters to be built.

Any interest please note below.

Snowy

Hints and Tips for New Referees

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gaming, player characters, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

Tim’s posted on the Harrogate Roleplayers Facebook page, asking for any sources of information on how to be a good DM / referee. If anyone has any links, please post them either here, or on the Facebook page.

I also thought it would be useful to compile a list of hints and tips that might be useful for everyone, not just new and novice referees. So, with that in mind, if you have any hints and tips on being a referee, comment on this post. I’ll get the ball rolling by repeating here what I posted in my reply to Tim:

Never railroad your players. What I mean by that is: never force them to do something that they don’t want to do, or make them feel as though their choices in the game don’t matter.

Cheers,

Matt

 

Games for the Spring Quarter

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Hello everyone,

It’s time to get new games and groups organised for the April to June quarter. As usual, if anyone has a game or games that they would like to run, please post a comment below this post briefly describing what you’re offering.

The basic information you should include:

• Name of the RPG (if it’s a published one)
• The system
• The setting
• The type of adventure (or the actual adventure) you want to run
• Minimum / maximum number of players

Let me know separately if you’re offering to be a reserve GM.

The cutoff will be Thursday, 30th March, after which I will collect players’ preferences using Survey Monkey.

Cheers,

Matt

This Quarter’s Games

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D20, gaming, Pathfinder, player characters, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

Just to confirm that the games running this quarter are:

1. Snowy’s Drow Pathfinder campaign (4 players currently)
2. Scott’s Unusual Affairs Management Agency game (4 players currently)
3. Theo’s Italian Renaissance-inspired fantasy playtest game (3 players currently)
4. Rob’s Imperium in ruin Traveller game (3 players currently)

Snowy’s game can accommodate six players; Scott and Rob’s games 5; and Theo’s game 4; so there are still plenty of spots available.

In addition, Chris Dawson has a game he is keen to run (see below). If you are interested, let either myself or Chris know.

“The game is kind of a rules light RPG where you play as a Professional Wrestler. You pick a gimmick, make a PC, and then work to try and put on the best and most entertaining matches you can. You don’t compete to win, but more to tell the best story and have the best match you can. Do you have what it takes to make it to the top of the British Wrestling Alliance? Will you have the audience cheering your name, or drowning you out in boos? Can the person behind the wrestler deal with the backstage politics of the wrestling world?

No wrestling knowledge needed. The game is designed for both fans of wrestling, and fans of role-playing. Only thing required is 2d6.”

Cheers,

Matt

Games for the Winter Quarter

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gaming, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

It’s time to get new games and groups organised for the January to March quarter. As usual, if anyone has a game or games that they would like to run, please post a comment below this post briefly describing what you’re offering.

The basic information you should include:

• Name of the RPG (if it’s a published one)
• The system
• The setting
• The type of adventure (or the actual adventure) you want to run
• Minimum / maximum number of players

Note: Snowy’s already posted what he would like to run in the entry below this one (https://harrogateroleplayers.wordpress.com/2016/10/27/my-offers-and-ideas-for-the-next-quarters/)

Let me know separately if you’re offering to be a reserve GM.

The cutoff will be Thursday, 22nd December, after which I will collect players’ preferences using Survey Monkey.

Cheers,

Matt

Games for the Autumn Quarter

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gaming, Poll, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

It’s that time of the quarter again when we need to get new games and groups organised for the next three months. As usual, if anyone has a game or games that they would like to run or are willing to run, please post a comment below this post briefly describing what you’re offering.

The basic information you should include:

• Name of the RPG (if it’s a published one)
• The system
• The setting
• The type of adventure (or the actual adventure) you want to run
• Minimum / maximum number of players

Let me know separately if you’re offering to be a reserve GM.

The cutoff will be Thursday, 22nd September, after which I will collect players’ preferences using Survey Monkey.

Cheers,

Matt

 

Games for the Summer Quarter

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gaming, Poll, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

It’s getting close to the end of the current quarter and time to start thinking about what we’re going to be running / playing during the upcoming three months. At the moment I have the following information. Some of it may be rumour and hearsay, so please correct me if it’s wrong.

• Cy wants to continue with his game from the Winter quarter, with at least some of the same players.
• Snowy would like to run Exalted
• Nathan R may be running Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) My mistake: Nathan won’t be running L5R. As a result, we need another game.
• John would like to run a part historical, part mythical game set in Saxon England.
• Chris C is offering a Pathfinder (D20) game (see his comment below this post).

If anyone else has a game that they would like to run, please let me know and I will add it to the list. The cutoff will be Wednesday, 15th June, after which I will collect everyones preferences using Survey Monkey.

Cheers,

Matt

New Games for the Spring Quarter (2016)

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Hello everyone,

As per my announcement last week, could anyone wishing to run a game in the Spring quarter (April – June), please add a comment to this post with a brief synopsis of the game you’d like to run. The basic information you should include:

• Name of the RPG (if it’s a published one)
• The system
• The setting
• The type of adventure (or the actual adventure) you want to run
• Minimum / maximum number of players

Let me know separately if you’re offering to be a reserve.

Again, I think we have enough players to have four games running, although one of these will be a closed game.

Thanks,

Matt

Games on Offer Survey

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gaming, Poll, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

The survey regarding the games on offer for the Winter Quarter 2016 has been available for a few days now and the majority of you have completed it.

If any of you haven’t yet received the survey invitation email, please let me know via email and I will sort it out.

Thanks to you all for your help with this test. Fingers crossed it seems to be working okay so far!

Have a great Christmas and New Year.

Cheers,

Matt

 

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New Games for the Winter Quarter (2016)

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gaming, harrogate, Referee, Roleplaying, RPG

Hello everyone,

Following on from my last post (and accompanying email), could those of you wishing to run a game for the next quarter, please add a comment to this post with a brief synopsis of the game you’d like to run. The basic information you should include:

• Name of the RPG (if it’s a published one)
• The system
• The setting
• The type of adventure (or the actual adventure) you want to run
• Minimum / maximum number of players

Let me know separately if you’re offering to be a reserve.

Given the number of players, I think we will need three games for the next quarter. Obviously, more than three of you can offer to run something. Just to note: I won’t be running a game this time.

Cheers,

Matt