RP games in semi-historical settings?
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 8:48 pm
Anyone else like running/playing in a semi-historical setting? I'm doing a Fate game in Europe, circa 1655. Others are doing games closely or at least remotely based on Earth, present or past.
This really helps me with descriptions, I tend to get into a rut if I have to come up with everything from scratch. It also means that the players can explore historical places and events that interest them. All I have to do is give them some leeway, and they run with it! In the Fate game, we have multiple cultures interacting, and the players are doing a great job of interpreting the PC's culture into the character's actions and descriptions.
I've been in a lot of games where you didn't know if a PC was an elf, dwarf, or whatever, unless you looked at their character sheet. Watching diverse characterizations is a rare pleasure.
This really helps me with descriptions, I tend to get into a rut if I have to come up with everything from scratch. It also means that the players can explore historical places and events that interest them. All I have to do is give them some leeway, and they run with it! In the Fate game, we have multiple cultures interacting, and the players are doing a great job of interpreting the PC's culture into the character's actions and descriptions.
I've been in a lot of games where you didn't know if a PC was an elf, dwarf, or whatever, unless you looked at their character sheet. Watching diverse characterizations is a rare pleasure.