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[Gauging Interest] Text-based online Dresden RPG game

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SoulCatcher78:
Chung-hee Kim.  Sounds very workable.  Depending on the power level you plan on running, I'm looking at either a minor talent (dealing with either spirits or veils...maybe both) or something similar.

Bosh:
Blaze: that would be much appreciated.

breaker: cool :)

Wizard H: you don't necessarily have to do all that much research if roll up a character who doesn't know much about Korea. The main groups of Westerners in Korea (in roughly descending numbers):

-English teachers (probably the single biggest group, estimated at about 50,000).
-GIs (there's about 8,000 soldiers in the Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, right by Itaewon).
-Military contractors
-Corporate types, mostly in the main business area in southern Seoul.
-Embassy types.
-Professional sports players in the Korean leagues (especially basketball).

Also lots and lots of ethnic Koreans with foreign passports working in various capacities (including a good number of people who were sent abroad in international adoptions and are now coming back), especially since a lot of richer families have their kids born abroad in order to get foreign passports for them so that they can avoid military service.


--- Quote from: Sorryman105 on February 17, 2010, 02:43:16 AM ---Set the Korean thing about 50 years in the future and include a larger American presence and you have a sweet deal there.

--- End quote ---

Setting things in the future always gives me a headache, but if some of the character live in the Yongsan region of Seoul (which Itaewon and the US military base are part of) there'll be quite an American presence

Bosh:
SoulCatcher: the power level will be based on what makes the most sense for the kinds of characters that the players think up. Right now it seems that people want either pure mortals or people with just minor magical talents so that means a relatively low-powered game.

SoulCatcher78:
Chung-hee Kim:
High Concept Aspect; Minor Power (TBD)
Trouble Aspect;  Lonliness of the long distance runner.
Phase 1 Aspect; Stranger in a strange land.
Phase 2 Aspect; I'm just a face in the crowd.

Born in the United States (2nd generation immigrants) Chung-Hee listened to stories of his family's homeland growning up from his Grandmother (Soon-yi) while his parents worked.  Both parents were killed when he was still young (15) and he was raised by his Grandmother until her recent death.  Chung-Hee has become disillusioned with the US and he wants to immerse himself in the culture described by his Grandmother.  Chung-Hee has used his remaining money from his parents/grandmother's life insurance policies and the proceeds from selling his parents business to finance his move.  What he doesn't realize is that Korea has changed radically in the last 50 years.  He has no relatives (that he is aware of) living in the south but has decided to begin his new life in Seoul.


--- Quote ---"Stranger in a strange land" You're suprised that most of what you thought you knew about your new home is either outdated or based on a more idealized memory.

Invoke: When dealing with older beings (spirits, older humans, etc) you are able to adapt to their expectations easier than the typical "younger generation" group which you belong to.
Compel: Dealing with people your own age can be difficult because of your expectations of others (honor, duty, self sacrifice, etc).

"I'm just a face in the crowd" Being able to become one of the faceless masses gives you a sense of security and belonging.

Invoke: You can blend in with a group and use them as a natural camoflage when in crowded areas (on the train, at the market, etc).
Compel: People have trouble remembering you unless prompted .

"Lonliness of the long distance runner."  Chung-hee needs to find someplace that he fits in.  He needs it so badly that it often leads him into situations better left alone.

Invoke: Able to dive headlong into conflict for the sake of a friend without hesitation.
Compel: Drawn to helping others, even if it's not the best option.
--- End quote ---

Bosh:
Good character draft.

High concept is still fuzzy for obvious reasons :), I like his phase aspects they very clearly give him some edges in things that could be useful while tying into his history and causing him problems. I can feed you information for the stranger in a strange land, if you want to do research for that an awesome source is Andrei Lankov's Korea Times column "The Dawn of Modern Korea." Unfortunately, The Korea Times has a crappy website so they don't keep many articles archived and I'm not finding a good archive of the columns on google, I'll look more later.

"Lonliness of the long distance runner." hmmmmmmm, I like the idea but maybe make it a bit more personalized. Being lonely works well, but maybe try to work in why he's lonely and what he does about it into the text of the aspect?
 

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