[OOC/SIGNUP/Roll20] East Texas University
Mar 13, 2017 6:46:19 GMT -6
Post by Grom on Mar 13, 2017 6:46:19 GMT -6
Study. Party. Save the world.
You've just enrolled at university and it's... not quite what you expected. The campus is nice, sure, and East Texas University is almost Ivy League, but Pinebox, Texas isn't exactly Manhattan and your dorm isn't the Hilton. You've got four assignments due by week five and the 'welcome to campus' party to prep for, and cheer trials are coming up and that cute quarterback in your PolSci class looks like he might make a move on Sally Peters and you're definitely a better match for him.
Then there's the fact you've never seen the janitor during the day and your Ancient History lecturer doesn't have a reflection. Oh, and the fact your roommate hasn't been home in three days.
You really should've gone to Princeton.
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East Texas University is a Savage Worlds setting based around a fictional university where players take the role of freshmen college students who find that life in rural Pinebox, Texas isn't quite as boring as it might seem. In the vein of Buffy and Scooby-Doo, the players find themselves caught up in - and fighting against - the supernatural and the unknown, solving mysteries and staking vampires while juggling the rigors and challenges of college life.
I plan to run a game that throws in monster fighting with social drama (there's a party at Gamma Alpha Sigma and your crush is going to be there - how're you going to score an invite?), with a reasonably campy tone and hopefully a lot of fun (again, see Buffy for an example). I'm looking to run this as a live-action Roll20* game on the Savage Worlds system, with sessions lasting around three to four hours. In the past, I've tended to run them weekly depending on player schedules. I've got a fair bit of free time with my university/work schedule at the moment so I'm very flexible around when I can run sessions.
In the past, I've run Roll20 games for a few of our forum pals and I find it's a really fun system that's very easy to learn. As such, I'd love for some new blood to jump on board, even if you're not sure how the system works - it's a breeze to teach new players. At the same time, I'd love to have some of the old blood back in as I had a great time running games for those of you who've played in my games before.
If you're interested, feel free to sign up with the sheet below. Keep in mind that there's a character generation process that really helps flesh out a character (there's a really neat Edges/Hindrances system where you pick character strengths and flaws that I find can really put a shine on a character) but if you've got any ideas, feel free to jot them down. Generally, characters are going to be freshmen, though I'm willing to alter that if anyone's especially interested in something different. The character concept area is strictly optional - if you don't really have an idea yet but would like to play, that's cool.
I'm looking for at least four players and I've run up to eight before, but I'm probably aiming for five to six depending on interest.
Timezone: For scheduling purposes.
Availability: Ditto.
Have you played Savage Worlds before? Don't sweat it if you haven't - it just gives me an idea of who'll need to be taught.
Have you used Roll20 before? Ditto. It's pretty easy to learn even if you haven't used it before.
Character Concept:
Name:
Appearance: Preferably a picture for use in Roll20's map interface. I'd prefer western-style art to anime or real pictures because I'll be trying to stick to art and I find photos don't gel as well and anime with western art looks a bit off. I found a lot of nice art here.
Archetype: Peppy cheerleader? Highschool football star? DnD geek? East Texas University leans heavily on college stereotypes. You don't necessarily have to have a clique or archetype, but I think the game will work well if we can really play up some of the college tropes the media knows so well.
Major: What's your character studying? East Texas University offers a variety of majors and disciplines.
Yearbook Quote: This should give us a little taste of what your character is like and ties them back with their highschool experience. Try to keep it relatively short.
