Welcome to the OOC. Let's get down to business.
obscure will run on a GM/PC system, meaning that I will write as environment and NPCs as they react to player choices. Given that this is the system, there is already a bare-bones story outline in which certain events of magnitude will progress regardless of player interaction; in other words, if an NPC gives you a tip that you don't follow up on, that event will take place regardless of player inaction.
For obscure, character sheets are not required or even encouraged. What is encouraged is that you create a compelling character for the setting who you think would have a love of investigation and a drive to see something through to the end in the face of horrific odds. It is known among the circles you will be a part of that once you are wrapped up in these things you can't simply turn your back and walk away. The things that lurk in the shadows have a habit of following people who walk away.
Combat-centric characters are not the only kind of characters you can play in obscure. In fact, having a group of people with diverse skill sets is more helpful than not. A librarian might not be useful in a subway brawl with a werewolf (unless he possesses some kind of magic, I suppose), but he's a lot more useful than the ex-biker when you need to figure out how to exorcise the spirit who has taken up residence in a lake bed and is drowning children on their way home from school.
Having said all that, if the individual players
choose to write a character sheet or want to use a face claim, I will gladly edit this post to include a character tracker complete with the full character sheet and image.
- A note on magic, psionics, and other supernatural abilities: | +
- In general, when a character uses magic (magic being loosely defined as 'otherworldly abilities' as I'd like to give you guys some free reign with this), they can expect to pay a price. Most often this is in the form of fatigue. Whatever the origin, all powers come from the same source of primal magical energy and must be channeled through the body of the caster, which always results in some sort of otherworldly exhaustion. Psionic abilities, such as communing with the deceased, fall under the category of magic.
Magic as a whole will also tend to attract unwanted attention from beings more attuned to the supernatural. This means that in addition to the fatigue from using magic, you may also draw more entities to you. Magic is perhaps the most useful way of catching prey in Obscure, just be careful that you don't attract something bigger than the prey you're already hunting.
Feel free to be creative with abilities and magic, though as always be sensible, follow mid-power guideline and keep it in theme.
The Cast:
