[BNW] Players wanted ...

[GMPax@aol.com]

     Below is a copy (sans nifty colors) of the advert I placed recently on 
AOL for an online game of BNW.  So far, interest is ... underwhelming.  I may 
move the game to IRC ... opening it up to non-AOLers in the process.  
Granted, the tiny background summary is a nobrainer for US ... but 
cut-and-paste is easier than a rewrite, ATM.

     So ... how much interest is there around HERE, eh?  =o)






Strange Days                      
-- and --
                                   Dark Knights


     You are a Delta: an otherwise ordinary man, woman, or child "gifted" 
(some might say cursed) with superhuman abilities.  Perhaps you can fly, 
perhaps you can outrun the fastest sportscar.  Perhaps you can project energy 
bolts of one sort or another, or generate forcefields.  Whatever it is you 
can do, it sets you apart from your fellow citizens.

     By law, all Deltas within the United States of America must register 
with the government within seven days, or face immediate imprisonment.  Life 
imprisonment ... without hope of parole, leniency, or mercy fromteh courts.

     To be an unregistered Delta, is to be a fugitive.  There are no 
extenuating circumstances, there are no excuses, there are no alternatives.

     And you are not only unregistered ... you discovered your powers more 
than seven days ago.

     You are a criminal, by simple accident of genetics, and by simply 
wanting some privacy.  The Federal government does not care who knows the 
names and addresses of registered Deltas.  The police have "better" things to 
do than protect Deltas accosted by angry mobs, or whose homes are set afire.

     To register as a Delta, is to surrender every right you have ever known, 
or imagined.  Registered Deltas must inform the Federal Government's Delta 
enforcement arm, Delta Prime, of their every move ... leave town, even for an 
hour, without calling in ... an you are a criminal.

     Only one punishment exists, no matter how trivial the offense: life in 
prison.  Well, one alternative exists ... the death penalty.  But rare is the 
person lucky enough tobe released, even through death, any earlier than 
unavoidable.

PLAYERS WANTED !!!

     If you are interested in joining this game, planned for Wednesdays, from 
20:00h to 23:00h EDT (8:00 PM to 11:00 PM), please respond, via email, to the 
questions below.  I will get back to you as soon as possible, and set up a 
time to chat for a few moments.  Once I have a decent pool of possible 
players, I'll assemble a workable team from there.

VITAL STATISTICS

Game Master:
Sean, GM Pax (ICQ# 18582108), gmpax@aol.com

Location:
TBA, online, AOL.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION


1) In Brave New World, Delta's only get ONE defining power.  If your 
character could have ANYTHING (keeping in mind "low power" ...), what would 
it be, and why?

2) Tell me about your character idea.  How old is he (anything from 10, to 
still breathing, is OK) ?  What does he look like?  What does he wear, eat, 
drink?  What music doe he like?  Is there a particular reason for any of it?  
(remember, appearances can be VERY odd, but, being obvious is a disadvantage, 
too ... =o)

3) Give me an idea of the history/background you have in mind for the 
character (keep in mind, some of history in the world of BNW is _very_ 
different ... for example, JFK never died, and is STILL President ... and 
America is under Martial Law ... !!).

4) What other experience (summarise, please) do you have as a player in 
RPG's?  None is required ... I merely want to have an idea beforehand how 
(in)experienced you might be.  =o)  What about experience as a game master?

5) What style of game do you prefer ... thinking/puzzle solving, 
Gone-with-the-wind drama, or Swarzenegger fisticuffs-and-big-guns action?  Or 
something else?  Why?