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Frequently Asked Questions Last Updated: December 2001 |
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LEGAL QUERY: Copyrights? All copyrights remain with the companies that own them, except for all ideas that were originally mine. Basically, the game system and mentioned terms (e.g. Diablerie, Feats,etc) are copyrights of their respective companies. Other information such as game titles, story concepts and the like are mine. Normally, each game session shows a link to the game design company that made the system which inspired the session. The "Lurker System" is the only system so far which was my original idea.
NEWBIE QUERY: What are roleplaying games? What's table top, pbem and larp? roleplaying games - a hobby/game where at least two people craft a story using fictional characters, and their imagination. Variations of the game range from using instruments for decision resolution (such as dice, playing cards, colored stones or even simple decision-making) to the theme and setting of the game. (There are games during the modern nights, such as Vampire: the Masquerade, or games set in historical times such as Witchcraft. Then there are fictional settings, such as Castle Falkenstein, as well as pop-culutral ones like Big Eyes, Small Mouth which is focused on anime. table top - Playing a roleplaying game face to face with another player minus the acting that normally occurs in LARP. Tend to be the most common of games. pbem - short for Play By EMail. The game is held via email that is sent back and forth with the postings and responses. Normally takes approximately two to three months to play, minimum. larp - short for Live Action Role Playing. Sort of like improvised theater where the players enact their character's mannerisms and body motions. The situation, unlike table top, tends to require direct action.
1.) Are the games here free? I admit, though, that I would LOVE to earn money for doing things like this. But until some rich guy shows up, offers to make me a steady income in exchange for handling roleplaying games... well, I have to toil like the best of them and give games for free. 2.) Are you Satanic? 3.) Do you have to have an email account to
join a PBEM? On the other hand, a table-top or a LARP game do not need email. They're played face to face with other players after all. Some people, though, use email as an added method in gaming. My Lurker System used email as a way to continue the gaming experience even during breaks. 4.) Are there RULES in joining? 5.) Don't I need special __________ (plug-ins, programs,hardware, skill, talent, book, etc)to play in a PBEM? How about in other role-playing games like LARP?
Books are vital if you plan to RUN the game. But if you're tying it out, you can always play with other people who already have the book. 6.) Aren't you just trying to corrupt young
kids with thoughts and images on death? 7.What does Diablerie mean? 8.) Any more questions? |
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