Cortex Steampunk Game 1 OOC Discussion

[WritesNaughtyStories]

18 minutes ago, WickedCadrach said:

Thank you for putting what I was just working out how to express so cleanly and clearly.

She's good at that.

[IsabellaRose]

/beginrant

Moderators should really be able to move posts in their own clubs. smh.

/endrant

16 hours ago, MagnificentBastard said:

@IsabellaRose

How are we handling player wealth? I am thinking my character could be part of the British aristocracy but not sure if that would work well.

 

There is a trait in the distinction/trait list called "Wealthy". Cortex Dramatic isn't really designed to track resources so in general, if you want your character to be filthy rich with a mansion and staff of servants... they get it. Then during gameplay, if something seems like a thing that character would have, they just have it. If you need to buy things and you're rich, you buy them. But if you want something to add mechanical weight to an argument, you spend a plot point and create a d8 Resource for it.

Example: Let's say that you decided that your wealthy aristocratic European character is hosting a ball in their mansion. That's no problem. They have a mansion, it has a ballroom, "ball on." BUT if you were trying to impress another PC or an NPC with your wealth by showing off your opulent ballroom and you wanted to add it to your dice pool in the hopes of winning a contest, you'd have to spend a Plot Point to create a d8 Opulent Ballroom resource, which you could then include in your role. You could use the d8 Opulent Ballroom for the rest of the scene, and anyone else can spend a PP to use your d8 Opulent Ballroom during the scene. You can then spend another PP at the end of the scene to make it a permanent resource on your character sheet, if you think you'll use it again.

 

[MagnificentBastard]

3 hours ago, IsabellaRose said:

/beginrant

Moderators should really be able to move posts in their own clubs. smh.

/endrant

There is a trait in the distinction/trait list called "Wealthy". Cortex Dramatic isn't really designed to track resources so in general, if you want your character to be filthy rich with a mansion and staff of servants... they get it. Then during gameplay, if something seems like a thing that character would have, they just have it. If you need to buy things and you're rich, you buy them. But if you want something to add mechanical weight to an argument, you spend a plot point and create a d8 Resource for it.

Example: Let's say that you decided that your wealthy aristocratic European character is hosting a ball in their mansion. That's no problem. They have a mansion, it has a ballroom, "ball on." BUT if you were trying to impress another PC or an NPC with your wealth by showing off your opulent ballroom and you wanted to add it to your dice pool in the hopes of winning a contest, you'd have to spend a Plot Point to create a d8 Opulent Ballroom resource, which you could then include in your role. You could use the d8 Opulent Ballroom for the rest of the scene, and anyone else can spend a PP to use your d8 Opulent Ballroom during the scene. You can then spend another PP at the end of the scene to make it a permanent resource on your character sheet, if you think you'll use it again.

 

I will probably take it as a trait, magic and not sure what else probably manipulative or charismatic. As you know I enjoying playing Dominant of dubious morality and I feel wealth/sense of entitlement fits well with that idea.

It will probably be less of an expy of Crowley and more my take on the idea.

Edited 3 hours ago by MagnificentBastard

[IsabellaRose]

I'm adding @AsBloodTurnsEverCold to this Group 1. He's on board with the original concept and likes what's been discussed here so far, so... welcome aboard!

And with that, we're full up in Game 1. 

[WritesNaughtyStories]

Welcome, @AsBloodTurnsEverCold! Glad to have you with us.

[WickedCadrach]

5 hours ago, MagnificentBastard said:

I will probably take it as a trait, magic and not sure what else probably manipulative or charismatic. As you know I enjoying playing Dominant of dubious morality and I feel wealth/sense of entitlement fits well with that idea.

It will probably be less of an expy of Crowley and more my take on the idea.

Just because I can never sit quietly and let other people figure out their own characters... If you're playing a European character knowledgeable in esoteric sex magic, you might also get some inspiration from the reputation of the Khlysty heresy, which would have been in its last decades around this time. The basic idea was "God is glorified by forgiving sins, therefore, the more we sin, the more God is glorified. Amen *start the orgy*" Other takes are that it was sort of the same logic as 'the Purge', "everybody get together and sin your hearts out for a night because we have to be godly the rest of the week." 

Ok. I'll try not to keep doing this, but I felt as if I might literally explode if I didn't send that, so there you go. 

[MagnificentBastard]

9 minutes ago, WickedCadrach said:

Just because I can never sit quietly and let other people figure out their own characters... If you're playing a European character knowledgeable in esoteric sex magic, you might also get some inspiration from the reputation of the Khlysty heresy, which would have been in its last decades around this time. The basic idea was "God is glorified by forgiving sins, therefore, the more we sin, the more God is glorified. Amen *start the orgy*" Other takes are that it was sort of the same logic as 'the Purge', "everybody get together and sin your hearts out for a night because we have to be godly the rest of the week." 

Ok. I'll try not to keep doing this, but I felt as if I might literally explode if I didn't send that, so there you go. 

Happy to hear suggestions, if I recall correctly Rasputin was said to be a member.