The Syndicate

Anybody wanna hop on to team USA so I'm not spending two months sitting on shit nobody will ever even play :P

Yo real quick can whoever put a voodoo curse on all my games chill the fuck out thanks

Classic Alfie tbqh

Although looking at it a bard would clean house if we're doing a political thing :P

Twas a ruse! I don't want to be a bard!

It was ok.

I'll let you look it over and decide if you want to include it before I jump on it :P

boo wrote:https://app.roll20.net/join/1455932/foHwrQ

There's the roll20 link. If you want a specific class you can choose before we start, just use the tag 'one' to search characters that are options for this session (not using a bard or immolator as choices), and you can get started on it, but we'll be spending time at the start of the session doing that so it doesn't need to be done if you're fine with any class (or choosing the same class someone else has).

Well shit I wanted immolator.

As some of you know, recent events have facilitated a need to shake things up for my game. To do that, I am hoping to host 2 teams of 3 players in a head-to-head style Cold War. The teams would play as Super Heroes recruited or otherwise enlisted by their home countries (Either the USSR or the United States), and each session would be a contained mission for the teams to earn XP and Willpower for their side, while undermining the other side.

I have maybe 5 out of 6 players, so if you want to join up, contact me. I'm gonna start hammering out the finer details as soon as I get strong commitments from 6 people.

Sorry for the recent spam, but I've become recently invigorated and I have some very cool ideas for the future of this game that I will hopefully be able to announce soon (within the coming weeks).

I will have MUCH more to say on this very soon, but for now to those of you who've played or watched before, know that my plans for the future are different than what we've been doing, but hopefully will translate to a better, cleaner experience for everyone.

Ideally, for what I have planned moving forward I'd like a roster of 6 players, nobody has to be available every week.

Spacedaisy wrote:I would like to play this, but schedule-wise I am not sure I will be able to be there weekly.

That's ok, we're in a transitional phase right now anyway. Probably taking this next week off, since I'll be away early in the week and unable to nail down anything game related, so if you wanted to get in contact after this week to make a character or something lemme know, And feel free to PM me any questions or w/e

DharmaHelper wrote:I still have space on my roster for players, if you want to play PM me.

I have 2 spots open as of this post, with a couple of people showing interest, PLEAAAAAAAAAAAASE COME PLAY WITH US

I still have space on my roster for players, if you want to play PM me.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:I will probably pop in to watch. Will there be pictures?

No pictures :P But Leggy will have logs.

Our first game will be on April 10th, at 1pm EST/ 12pm Central. Spectators welcome.

I have a roster of 5 players now, which is about what we're used to running. If anyone else is interested and able to play, it would be in a guest-villain or guest-hero capacity.

Serge wrote:I want to join this but it's so late at night. Have fun everyone!

Thanks for your interest, and if something opens up in the future I will keep you in mind

If anything plz help me prove I'm a better GM than Aces. pls.

Attention Syndicate!

Hello to all the Syndicate Members, and thanks to MovingPictures07 my true friend for allowing me to reach you all with this VERY IMPORTANT message!

Do you like superheroes? Who doesn't! Do you like roleplaying games? Who doesn't! Well boy howdy do I have an opportunity for you! As a select few of you know, some of us like to play RPGs and other tabletop games on the weekends from classic staples like Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars, and Dragon Age to fun and fast games like FIASCO!

This has been a quiet tradition among a very small pool of players for over 2 years now, and has in large part been lead through the hosting efforts of my brother, AceofSpaces, our long time GM or "Games Master". And now the time has come when I feel comfortable in taking up the mantle of responsibility from my brother and hosting a game of my own. To do that however, I will need YOUR HELP!

Because I dare not profane the holy temple of games we've already covered in our group, I have decided to learn and host a new game: Wild Talents, a superhero themed Role Playing Game with rules that are flexible enough for a new GM and new players to learn, and a system of play that is fun enough that I'd feel comfortable at the head of the table.

So, if this has piqued your interest, the next question you might have is "What can I do to help?", and the answer is this:

1. Send DHARMAHELPER a PM on or before FRIDAY APRIL 1ST expressing interest in playing the game. I am looking to host anywhere from 4-5 players, however if I somehow receive an enormous amount of interest, I can very easily adapt to fit more players into the game. After all, superheroes need super villains

2. Once you've confirmed your interest in the game, please make sure that you can use an IRC client and join our IRC channel. If you need help doing this, include that in your PM to me and I will walk you through the steps personally.

3. Also included in your PM should be any questions you have for me about the system, the game, or anything in between. I will try and answer as many questions as I can, since I am still learning the system as of yet. Part of the reason the deadline is 3 weeks from now is both to give you time to get to know me, the IRC channel, and the system and to allow me to familiarize myself with the system.

4. I would like to host this game on the IRC channel on the weekends (either Saturday or Sunday) at 1pm EST. In the past when we've run similar games they tend to run anywhere from 3-5 hours. If this schedule does not work for you, please heavily consider whether you should apply.

I WILL NOT TURN AWAY ANY NEW PLAYERS SEEKING TO PLAY! I AM A COMPLETELY NOVICE GM USING A COMPLETELY NEW GAME! DO NOT WORRY ABOUT A LACK OF EXPERIENCE! I AM HERE 100% OF THE TIME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY

Once more, if you are interested in playing feel free to contact DharmaHelper (That's Me!) on or before April 1st. Once I have a confirmed stable of 4-5 players, I will send out a date for character creation and rules orientation.

Thank you for your time!

Also good to know you'd be down for the tabletop stuff once that resumes

ekeknat wrote:hey yall, if you are doing this again tomorrow (or if you do any irc based games like this in the future), it sounds like it would be purdy darn fun! i'm in another irc channel on the same network pretty often anyway so i figure i'll stop by there now and then. i've never played a tabletop game but i'd be interesting in playing one of those too

I'll keep you in mind for future sessions! Not doing one this week but I'll touch base with everybody soon and see if we can hammer out a time/date for another game.

Session log!

MovingPictures07 wrote:I'd absolutely love to play this, but my schedule is beyond ridiculously busy at this point. Consider me in the future as someone who's in as soon as my schedule becomes bearable though.

Gotcha

Metalmarsh89 wrote:
DharmaHelper wrote:Update: Game couldn't fill. Need 1 more player and we can start working on schedules. Or not. :P
Count me in. This is a weekly Saturday thing, right?

I'd like it to be, yes. Although scheduling obviously might change that. I'll send a PM out to everyone today.

Update: Game couldn't fill. Need 1 more player and we can start working on schedules. Or not. :P

S~V~S wrote:Saturdays are bad for me, and I don't want you to reschedule for me since Sundays are not much better for the next few weeks.

This was fun the last time we did it; can you put me on the PM? I can't do it either day this weekend, but perhaps the following week.

Sure. Like I said the schedule is likely to change once I get a set roster, so I'll keep you in mind and if I get 5 players we'll work out a day/time.

timmer wrote:Keep me down as a "one day" participant but I'm too busy for the next little while!

10-4

I should mention this is way easier than it looks. A couple of us have played several games and can easily integrate newbies and teach as we play.

ATTENTION TABLETOPPERS:

Effective Immediately, Aces-run games are on a hiatus for now. Never fear, for I, the once and future king of Tabletop Games, have returned to take my throne.

To help pass the time until Aces feels comfortable with a return, I will be hosting Fiasco on the weekends. What is Fiasco, you might ask?

Before we go any further here are the basics:

1. If you want an idea on how the game is played And if you have any questions PM me or get a hold of me on IRC!

2. If you're interested in playing, POST IN THIS THREAD AND/OR SEND ME A PM BY FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH I am shooting for 5 players, including myself so four more people. If we get more than 4, what I will do is have the first five people including me be our "cast of characters" and anyone extra that is interested in Fiasco can come and help set the scene by offering ideas, helping to resolve scenes, develop the story, etc. If we get enough interest, each session will have a different cast, so sign up even if we hit 4 people because that will give you priority for a spot in the next session.

3. We will be playing using a different "playset" each week. A playset is a road map basically of each story's theme. Playsets are available FOR FREE at http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/downloa ... .php?cat=7 If you see a theme you want to play on that site, download it, read it over, and let me know! Fiasco is all about community, so the more involved you get the better the experience will be. Our first playset for this session will be "London 1593", so download that one first and read it over.
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So how/when are we going to play, you ask? I would like to play THIS SATURDAY AT 1:00 PM EST, but schedules change and as I get in contact with players we will work out when to run the game. Some notes about what to expect:

1. Bring a notepad, open up notepad on your computer, or a spreadsheet or something. You won't need to keep EXTENSIVE notes as I'll be doing most of that leg work but it will be helpful if you take notes on things like your characters Needs, Relationships, etc. Also, keep the PDF of the playset handy for identifying the Needs/Locations/Objects/Relationships during set up.

2. Come to IRC at #RevMafia like normal, but when we start, the game will be played at #RMGames

3. When we start, I will go over the set up, rules, etc *IN IRC* And help people to understand how the game is played. The initial dice pool (which we will use to define Relationships, Locations, Objects, and Needs) I will roll ahead of time. Included in this post is a BRIEF AND NONSPECIFIC outline of how the game should go. Again please contact me with questions.

1. Set Up Phase: I will roll a pool of 20 dice, posting the results in IRC, and denoting 10 dice as "Blue" and 10 dice as "Red". This distinction will be important later. We will each take turns using one dice to flesh out one aspect of our characters. For example, Player 1 picks a blue 3 to try and define a "Need" between himself and Player 2. Player 2 Defines that need with a red 1. And so on and so on until everyone has a Need, and we have at least 1 object and 1 location defined.

2. Act 1: We will take turns using the same order as in the Set Up Phase to either act out or describe scenes for our characters. Every character gets 2 scenes in Act 1. At the start of the scene, the player whose turn it is chooses to Resolve or Establish. If they "Resolve" that means they pick the result of their scene (good=blue dice, bad=red dice) but the other players get to set up the scene's specifics. If they choose to establish, the reverse is true and the other players award the result. The player whose scene it is gives the resulting dice away to someone else during Act 1. For example if Player 1 Resolves, everyone else describes his scene, but he decides it ends well so he gets a blue dice. He then gives that blue dice away.

3. Tilt: After half of the dice have been used, players roll the dice they have been given. In our case, I will ask everyone to use the rollbot and denote x dice as blue and y dice as red. For example if Player 1 ends up with 1 Blue and 1 Red, I'll say "Player 1, type !roll 2 6 and treat the first number as your blue dice, and the second as your Red dice". Player 1 rolls a 5 Blue and 2 Red. Player 2 has 2 blue dice and 1 red dice and rolls 5 red, 1 blue and 2 blue, Player 3 has only 3 red dice and rolls 2 red, 2 red, and 3 red. Because Player 3 has the highest red total and player 1 has the highest blue total, they will pick 2 elements from the tilt table using those rolls the same way they picked things in the Set Up phase. *DO NOT WORRY, I WILL EXPLAIN THE TILT AND AFTERMATH WHEN WE PLAY*

4. Act 2: Exactly like Act 1, except keep the dice you receive from your scenes, and elements from the Tilt interfere with the story we establish.

5. Aftermath: When the remaining dice are assigned, everyone rolls their dice. Then you subtract the lowest color from the highest color to get your Aftermath score. I will explain this in IRC as well, so no worries. Depending on your aftermath score, you use your dice to narrate a montage-style finale for your character, using each die you have as a "scene" in the montage with blue dice being good things, and red dice being bad things.

Handy links:

http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/downloa ... .php?cat=7 --> List of play sets

Wil Wheaton's "Tabletop" Fiasco Episode - This is the set up video, there are 2 actual "gameplay" videos as well.

Part 1
Part 2

Another idea I had (and one I think is more likely) is a Pendragon session or two. Arthurian era knights and such. I'll bone up on the system in the new year.

Update: I have character sheets and a pocket starter-guide of OU. A little rules heavy but I could deffo adapt as needed. GM has the final say and all that.

I *may* run a game of Outbreak Undead, a zombie survival RPG, soon if Aces/the schedule allows. The system itself would be tweaked slightly but I think I could do it and it would be fun.

fingersplints wrote:I played some online game with DH and Enrique last year and that was fun. If this is anything like that, I would be interested in playing some, but probably not every week.

This is nothing like what we played with Enri, but its fun regardless. You should at least pop in to Saturday's meeting and see if it's something you'd like.

Nerds.

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