Well well well if it isn’t TTRPG Tuesday. No time for the diary entry that precedes the recipe, let’s get right into the peas and carrots and patty-pan squash of the thing: expanding one of my Spectres of Brocken World Seeds to fit the new format template that Aaron’s laid out for the published version. And maybe after I do one, I’ll do some more, or look at the ways in which this would differ from my Bulb system. Here we go!
HEADLAMPS IN THE FOG
The City and its bridges shine in the night, reflected by the inky water of the bay. When the wind blows from the North, a thick fog covers the waterfront and rain runs together with motor oil. The city is home to millions, the lofty towers built and occupied by the unthinkably wealthy, the destitute unhomed and out of sight in the cavernous tunnels and sewers beneath the Earth. Law and Order are maintained by the righteous Millennions, a mechanized peacekeeping force piloted by the bravest, most just and true. The three prestigious Academies of Vhong, Mbati, and Cueainn test and refine those who seek to become pilots. But behind this cursory gilding lies a rotten truth: the Millennions do not protect people, they protect the hierarchy. Innocents are persecuted for profit, the public is disenfranchised, and the greatest criminals hold sway over whole squads of mechs. The system works like a well-oiled machine - but for whom? It cannot grind on like this forever, and there is only so far that citizenry can be pushed before they turn to desperate measures. Revolution looms. Conspiracies approach their culmination. Between the coal gas streetlights and the shadows spilling from the allies, everything will be changed forever.
Suggested Words
Elite, Mystery, Private, Informants, Mercenary, Sabotage, Scions, Crackdowns, Obscure, Corruption, Isolation, Suspicion, Conspiracy, Experimentation, Decadence, Snitching, City, Elimination, Struggle, Discontent, Toil, Turmoil, Borders, Distance, Disenchantment
Factions
The Inkfingers - Contraband, Bootleg, Speakeasy, Grey Market, Contracts, Whisper Network
Millenions - Justice, Law, Order, Punishment, Aces, Enforcement, Licensing, Muscle, Lockdown
Vhong School - Subterfuge, Elegance, Ambition, Forbidden, Unearth, Awaken, Invoke
Mbati Preparatory - Structured, Segregated, Status, Order, Compel, Impose, Demand
Cueainn Institute - Reckless, Unsanctioned, Experimental, Yearning, Remembering, Vendetta
The Coverup - Effective, Brutal, Silence, Business, Farsighted, Cynical, Calculating, Dispose
Pilot Names
Quan Thue, Corso Corrigan, Makao “Lucky” Makusu, Valteri Spiro, Chess Wakai, Nkatye Shah, Jingu “Golden Girl” Scareces, Spap Deboru, “Egger” Egg, Fal Chuer, Shuto Branter, Keppel Spores, Retuno Caravalez, Jepeshu “Snakearm” Kadaganashawinye, Veronimous Ty, Gad Sue Mino, Pzwrklz Ulth
Pilot Links
Criminal Family - Effortless, Uneasy, Certainty
Service Connection - Weary, Practiced, Accountable
Childhood Friend - Trust, Nostalgic, Distrust
Clubbing Mate - Instantaneous, Longevity, Bloody
Trusted Servant - Familiarity, Chafing, Loyalties
Mech Names
J-62 Wild Goose, J-82 Mallard, J-84 Special Brokenwing, Hyperion Pennant Standard, Hyperion Pennant Special, Deboru Tram, Deboru Tram II, Deboru Tram III, Seraph, Oilslick, Twinbarrel Heavy, Double Magazine, Sazerac Special, Chrome Flapper, Reckoner, Confidence Mannequin
Suggested Pilot Traits and Mech Features
Whew, that’s a lot actually! Especially once I got to the table and realized that Aaron had the same table for all three Scenarios so perhaps they’re meant to be universal - but for the hell of it, I adapted all the mech features, though left the categories alone. Even beyond the world set of words, it seems like many features come down to possible words. Interesting. Not the direction for my bulb system I think but an interesting constraint, and inherently lyrical. Well it’s late and I have hockey in seven hours, no more outro good bye!
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