Player interest query

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I've spent the past day or so looking over the Vorkosigan sourcebook, and I was wondering if there was any online interest in a Vorkosigan campaign. I would be willing to run one. I do have an offline gaming group that does play one-shots like this, but they normally play, er, simpler oneshots. This could be via chat, on Livejournal/Dreamwidth, or on OpenRPG, or play-by-email, or any other venue players might prefer.

I understand there used to be a Vorkosigan RPG on livejournal that was more the classic livejournal RPG style, with people playing their versions of canon characters and interacting with each other. I'm not really looking to do that. What I'm interested in starting is more like the online analogue to a pen and paper RPG campaign, with players playing original characters within the universe. The game would have a defined endpoint/goal and would be small (preferably 3-5 players or so).

This would not -necessarily- be using the GURPS Vorkosigan system (edit: I'd likely be using PDQ, don't worry if you've never played it, it's very simple). Would there be interest in that sort of thing?

(edit: Tentative initial scenario would be Betan survey personnel captured and secretly held without contact with the outside world on Barrayar, reason unknown to them. This would be set during the approximate timeframe of Shards of Honor/Barrayar. Player characters could be from any advanced planet on decent terms with Beta Colony (I have a set of customizable pre-gens that includes a Jacksonian and an Escobaran) and there'd be opportunities to play (male) Barrayaran military characters as well.)

Comments

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How quickly would the game go? I may or may not be able to do it (I don't have a ton of time) but I would be super interested. If it was something that was either played over a short period of time in real-time, or something that was played over a very long period of time not-in-real-time, I'd be down with it.

I'm glad you're not necessarily thinking of using the GURPS system... complicated!

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I'm fairly flexible- I'd prefer either short bursts or long low-intensity play too. Once I get the 'We All Want to Change the World' epilogue done, I'll make a few inquiries for players elsewhere. Like I mentioned, I'm increasingly thinking of using a basic form of PDQ to handle challenges to players and their resolutions. (http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/freebies.asp#pdq)

Tentative initial scenario would be Betan survey personnel captured and secretly held without contact with the outside world on Barrayar, reason unknown to them. This would be set during the approximate timeframe of Shards of Honor/Barrayar. PCs could be from any advanced planet on decent terms with Beta Colony (I have a tentative set of pre-gens that includes a Jacksonian and an Escobaran) and there'd be opportunities to play (male) Barrayaran military PCs as well.

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Hmm, that's super interesting. I'd like PDQ - easy enough to do online, especially, which is important. And pre-gens are good.

Depending on when you guys play, I'd like to be a part, I think! Again, I'm sort of having a busy summer, so scheduling could be an issue. But if that can get worked out it sounds like a whole lot of fun. OTOH, if someone else is more flexible scheduling-wise, they should get the chance to play rather than me. :)

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I'm thinking primarily scheduled chats at this stage, maybe a 4 hour block every two weeks or something like that. Possibly (optional) LJ continuation between times if people want. If you can do that sort of thing, what days or times would be good for you and what timezone are you in?

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I'd be down with that for sure!

I'm in EST, and my availability is... well, it's generally pretty good. I'm going to be gone at a conference for a week in July, but nothing I couldn't work around. I sometimes go on various backwoodsy trips and am hard to get ahold of, but if we plan things in advance, that wouldn't be an issue - I can plan to be in internet range when it's needed.

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