[Churchofgaming] Next campaign, next Sunday...

[Carl Brown]

Gurps 3rd I assume?
TL8? I perfer to open up a few para-human and non-human options What
about TL9? or TL8 with TL9 biotechnology and computing? For a solid
reality at TL9+ cut all the 'super-science' and stick to 'real' physics.
Current real 2009 technology spans TL 7-9, though 'street' common TL is
about 7-8. 
Lev's post implies a time machine (projector?) rather than a Psi jumping
or other craziness. I'm happy with this I just want us all to be clear.
If technological we need to determine its characteristics. We can talk
about this at the session. 
 
No future, I'm good with that but this makes me more eager for higher TL
(esp biotech) to open up some options for character's I'd like to play.
This isn't a desire for cool powers, I have a long standing interest in
parahumans and non-humans both as individuals and a upcoming challenge
for our society in the coming decades. This stuff should mess with a
'grounded feel' for the home base either. Dolphins have been part of my
life and now I work on bioengineering. The canary island has made apes
legal minors, everyone knows a (minor) cyborg etc. this stuff is part of
my 'real world'.
 
The time limit. I really like this idea.
 
Anyone else want thier 2 cents worth?


<-----Original Message----->
From: lev at rpgreview.net [churchofgaming at rpgreview.net]
Sent: 4/29/2009 10:41:08 AM
To: Church of Gaming
Subject: Re: [Churchofgaming] Next campaign, next Sunday...

> Firstly, once the last bit of Gulliver's is done, does everyone want a
> time travel campaign?
> if so
> I have a good supply of GURPS stuff good this this kind of campaign.

Don't we all? :)

> However if we are going down this route are we going to have noe main
> ref (with occasional guest refs) )or share the load a lot?

I think sharing it around could be enjoyable. A group of player/GMs with
one or two session episodes would really make the 'collaborative
storytelling' experiment interesting.

> If we are going to share the load then we need to work out what's in
and
> what's out? Some of the items on the following list I'd want others I
> wouldn't but either one core ref decides or we all talk to get a clear
> consistent 'vision'.
> What is home's TL

How about TL8? That is advanced contemporary... Gives a feel of a solid
reality to return to.. Something like Torchwood/Dr. Who but with the
"Time
Lords" being normal, albeit well trained, humans.

Also, to make use of a Blake's Seven theme, the PCs are part of a group
who have *stolen* Time Travel technology.. Because some nasty elements
in
the official government project are using it for nefarious ends..

The Revisionists are within the system! And those who are trying to make
history stable are the rebels..

> how is time travel achieved?

Conversion of mass into photos, then use quantum tunnelling to get to
destination point - QT is the only known breach of special relativity
that
we currently know of.

See; http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-08/ns-lst081607.php

> do we include the future?

You don't! At least according to theoretical physics, travel into the
past
is a lot "easier".

Imagine that the conversion process is inherently unstable, and creates
a
high degree of tension between the 'present' and the 'past', rather like
a
giant elastic band (or, to get mythical, the 'silver cord' in astral
traveling) at a certain point the band 'snaps' the characters back to
the
present.

In other words, each scenario would have it's own "time-limit"; the PCs
must achieve their objectives and stop the Revisionists before their
time
runs out..


PS: Time traveller = "krononaut" :)


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