Notes on an Amber/Nobilis Game
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bluegargantuaJust to spark interest...
The game will start off heavily on the Amber end of things and then slide over into Nobilis level over time.
Characters retain an interest in mucking around the Amber universe for the same reason that PCs in a regular Amber game hang out around Earth so much -- they care about it. By putting a heavy focus on Amber early on, the PCs build up a group of Amber-centric people and situations they care about. And when the time comes to pick Anchors...who do you really love and hate the most? Your Elders?
PCs will all be bastard children of Oberon (like Coral or Dalt). This puts them in an odd position with respect to the Elders, but probably helps tie them to the Nobilis stuff in better ways. (I may change my mind on this one).
Amber from the Primal Pattern to the Abyss is a self-contained universe hanging from the World Ash. Shadow Earth is a shadow of Amber and of the actual Earthly universe. In fact, the entire Amber universe models the larger Amber cosmology. The Unicorn and Serpent are the Imperators and form the local dichotomy, in much the same way as Light and Dark on Earth.
When you hit Nobilis-level play, you get the Worldwalker gift for free.
We play by Amber rules until we hit Nobilis play and then we switch over to Nobilis rules. Translating one from one ruleset to another shouldn't prove too terribly difficult. Again, by basing play in Amber and using that to define the personalities of the PCs, putting Nobilis numbers to them later on should prove easier.
Only the Corwin books are cannon. Everything else is just fluff.
later
Tom
The game will start off heavily on the Amber end of things and then slide over into Nobilis level over time.
Characters retain an interest in mucking around the Amber universe for the same reason that PCs in a regular Amber game hang out around Earth so much -- they care about it. By putting a heavy focus on Amber early on, the PCs build up a group of Amber-centric people and situations they care about. And when the time comes to pick Anchors...who do you really love and hate the most? Your Elders?
PCs will all be bastard children of Oberon (like Coral or Dalt). This puts them in an odd position with respect to the Elders, but probably helps tie them to the Nobilis stuff in better ways. (I may change my mind on this one).
Amber from the Primal Pattern to the Abyss is a self-contained universe hanging from the World Ash. Shadow Earth is a shadow of Amber and of the actual Earthly universe. In fact, the entire Amber universe models the larger Amber cosmology. The Unicorn and Serpent are the Imperators and form the local dichotomy, in much the same way as Light and Dark on Earth.
When you hit Nobilis-level play, you get the Worldwalker gift for free.
We play by Amber rules until we hit Nobilis play and then we switch over to Nobilis rules. Translating one from one ruleset to another shouldn't prove too terribly difficult. Again, by basing play in Amber and using that to define the personalities of the PCs, putting Nobilis numbers to them later on should prove easier.
Only the Corwin books are cannon. Everything else is just fluff.
later
Tom
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Date: 2004-10-13 06:17 am (UTC)Reality, the pattern, amber, remba, oberron, Corwin, Eric, Random, Fiona...
...are.
Questions:
Date: 2004-10-13 09:01 am (UTC)100 points?
Start with Pattern as an option?
Vaguely what age range is acceptable? (absolute and relative age)
Will the game launch after the events in the first 5 books, or are we going to be in the midst of patternfall etc?
How soon do you want concepts/characters?
Re: Questions:
Date: 2004-10-13 02:09 pm (UTC)You need to find one other person.
Four people, whose schedules all sync up and we can play.
Yeah, you get 100 points
All powers are out on the table for purchase (although Pattern is the recommended purchase).
Age range is all over the map, but you may have to sell me on very young children or very old people.
It's post Patternfall. Random is on the throne and Corwin is around...somewhere.
You can start submitting stuff after we lock down a 4th player.
later
Tom