Post by Brainstem on Oct 17, 2011 1:34:25 GMT -5
Statement of Concept
To summarize this setting, I should first explain its basic concept. While dystopias all have certain tropes inherent across the board, the purpose of my dystopian setting is to create an amalgamation of these concepts. I don't intend to try to make one generic setting, but one large setting that has mini-settings based in some of these concepts. Each internal setting will be a retooling of a world that exists in some form of fiction already, all made to work with one another. Settings that I plan to include are Saws N' Steam, Acid Assault, Invitation to the Game, Waterworld, amongst others. Certain elements of the settings will have to be sacrificed in order to make it work as a whole, but I do think that they'll mesh together nicely with good work put in.
Statement of Tone
Naturally, a dystopian setting is going to be fairly grimdark. That said, I generally have a hard time taking anything in that light seriously, so a lot of the setting will be tongue-in-cheek; serious on the surface and, indeed, serious in intent, but with a certain genre-awareness that'll allow it to live a little. From a GM perspective, games should be run seriously and with little, if any, overt comedy, and common science fiction tropes should be applied liberally. Players should also create characters in a serious light, but should take setting archetypes in mind. Playing with a bit of genre savvy will make the setting come more to life, as it will maintain the integrity of a dystopian setting. I'm a firm believer that, when it comes to storytelling, stereotypes are a good thing and should usually be played up; reinforcing expectations makes the setting more familiar to the players and also allows the characters the defy these expectations stand out more.
...more to come later.
To summarize this setting, I should first explain its basic concept. While dystopias all have certain tropes inherent across the board, the purpose of my dystopian setting is to create an amalgamation of these concepts. I don't intend to try to make one generic setting, but one large setting that has mini-settings based in some of these concepts. Each internal setting will be a retooling of a world that exists in some form of fiction already, all made to work with one another. Settings that I plan to include are Saws N' Steam, Acid Assault, Invitation to the Game, Waterworld, amongst others. Certain elements of the settings will have to be sacrificed in order to make it work as a whole, but I do think that they'll mesh together nicely with good work put in.
Statement of Tone
Naturally, a dystopian setting is going to be fairly grimdark. That said, I generally have a hard time taking anything in that light seriously, so a lot of the setting will be tongue-in-cheek; serious on the surface and, indeed, serious in intent, but with a certain genre-awareness that'll allow it to live a little. From a GM perspective, games should be run seriously and with little, if any, overt comedy, and common science fiction tropes should be applied liberally. Players should also create characters in a serious light, but should take setting archetypes in mind. Playing with a bit of genre savvy will make the setting come more to life, as it will maintain the integrity of a dystopian setting. I'm a firm believer that, when it comes to storytelling, stereotypes are a good thing and should usually be played up; reinforcing expectations makes the setting more familiar to the players and also allows the characters the defy these expectations stand out more.
...more to come later.
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