Ok, I hope that title got the appropriate attention :) Here is the meat of it:
For a very long time I have toyed around with a specific idea for a new sci-fi RP game. Regular ole paper and dice with as much or as little flair as players would like to their playing (though I'd hope for much! I certainly would give a healthy amount. :) or surely try.)
Right now, I am not asking for 'commitment' per say, but I am more fishing for interest (and enthusiasm!) for such and idea. If I find those things I shall indeed proceed. :)
So, what is the game about? Well, if you are familiar with 1980's TV, you surely then were expose d to a particular mini-series (I believe there were two and also a normal series that ran for a season) called simply 'V'.
No no, not for Vendetta! V! (for Victory, actually. But that's not the title.)
Well this is not that, but it's the same idea! More or less it's a game about alien invasion. Not in a Starship Troopers sort of way (as it is set in the present day and won't be a 'warfront' sort of game), guess you could call it like-ish to Independence Day. More or less it's a BLAM they are here and now we most be crafty bastards to try and get em outta here. Or actually.. well maybe we should try and stay alive first.
Intrigue? Hell yes! Covert activities? If you don't know how you better learn... Silliness? Absolutely! Will we stand a chance? Well maybe. This version of 'reality' will have some perks we don't enjoy in ours that I figured was a must have to give humanity a chance in hell. (Like a much more liberal 'access to weapons' policy and more lenient gun laws.)
What sort of character can you play? Well anything (within reason) really. You could be some police guy, military, politician; or even better, some random taxi cab driver, teacher, scientist or even some hacki-sack loving beatnik just along for the ride!
What is the catch? Well there is a few. I have only a 'vague' play system. Good ideas! But very untested. I have put some work into it. I have a skills list, stats, and idea how it all wires together; definitely have back-story.
Other catch is that right now my roomie and I don't yet have the appropriate furniture to host yet. In a month or so, we likely will! I figure if I get enough interest it will take at least a month to find out what times are good for what people, develop the system enough to get you guys some 'paper' to go with your dice, and to hammer out character concepts for those interested.
What's in it for you? Well, fun! Fun will be mandatory; of you are a rules lawyer, you can help enforce that rule ;) Another thing would be you folks will have the chance to help develop this beast with me. :) Never done a game system before and I loved my old initial ideas. :) Going to try and keep it simple, yet functional. On top of it all, hey, it folks getting together.
So please, if you do indeed have interest (or even enthusiasm!) for such a game; please do contact me! Optimally 4 other players would be perfect (in addition to my roomie). Hopefully not more than 6! But folks can always miss days here and there I suppose..
Anyways, I am contactable through PM here, or via the messengers. (Some of my messenger names are listed in my user info) You can reply here if you like, but eventually we shall need something direct.
There you go. :) I hope I do get some interest going. :) I'm quite eager to get something together. :)
Bounder