Feb 14 2009, 01:23 AM
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Great Dragon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
So, what with the dire economic circumstances we face in the US today, I feel like there's a certain parallel between the zeitgeist of today and the 1980s backdrop that spawned the cyberpunk idea of all powerful unaccountable corporations of glistening, steely doom and an anemic system of national governance.
What better way to reprise this now-timely idea by writing a campaign where the player characters are disempowered FBI agents who are supposed to try and apprehend certain corporation affiliated persons? The player characters would be issued ancient equipment, comedic amounts of ammunition, and would have a stack of laws in their favor that nobody respects. The game would be all about getting what you need through a combination of fast talk, role playing (as in making people think you have more power than you really do), and manipulating circumstances such that you're able to apprehend the people you want to apprehend when they happen to step off of corporate property, and so on. I feel that a campaign like this could satisfy both role play type people, people who like 'politics', and people who like challenging planning and execution of various types of efforts. |
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Wounded Ronin Campaign idea: downtrodden FBI agents Feb 14 2009, 01:23 AM
Squinky I can't add much to this conversation beyond s... Feb 14 2009, 01:57 AM
JeffSz Seconded. Run it, and bring us your notes! Feb 14 2009, 04:48 AM
kzt Bringing the criminals to justice. Now, all I nee... Feb 14 2009, 04:54 AM
hyzmarca Characters Needed in this Campaign
Fox: Has an of... Feb 14 2009, 05:04 AM
toturi QUOTE (hyzmarca @ Feb 14 2009, 01:04 PM) ... Feb 14 2009, 06:56 AM
hyzmarca QUOTE (toturi @ Feb 14 2009, 01:56 AM) OK... Feb 14 2009, 07:43 AM
Tachi This has hilarious win written all over it. Feb 14 2009, 10:22 AM
vladski When I made the switch over to 4th Edition, I had ... Feb 15 2009, 07:43 AM![]() ![]() |
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