What is it? - SAVEgame is a role-playing game set in the world of computer
and videogames. This historical period began in the 1950's, with the creation of a game that became known as Pong. The creation of videogames has become a multi-million dollar industry, with technological advancements improving the videogame experience from a pair of white blobs trying to hit a smaller white blob past each other, to nearly photo-realistic three-dimensional representations of people with imaginary backgrounds armed with fantastic weapons trying to kill other nearly photo-realistic representations.
Players take on the roles of videogame characters in a (mostly) consensual
videogame world. SAVEgame is all about what videogame characters do
when not being possessed by demons, and forced by their to take on all
manner of ridiculous quests, or to be the last, best hope for their
race/planet/whatever. However, often that is exactly what videogame characters do with their free time anyway...
Game Chef Selections - I have (so far) chosen the following options:
Theme - SAVEgame is inspired by the Age of Videogames, and the evolution of their technology.
Ingredients - SAVEgame shall incorporate the following ingredients:
Invincible
Companion
Entomology or Accuser (possibly both)
Limitations - SAVEgame shall probably incorporate hand gestures into the system. Also working on the three separate bits of information from one roll.
Gameplay Requirements - To get the most out of SAVEgame, players should have the following:
1. An interest in computer and/or videogames
2. At least one eight-sided dice (hereafter called a d8)
3. Knowledge of the 2* table. Here's a start - 2*2 equals 4)
4. A sense of humour (see requirement #3, above)
Apologies for the late notice of this entry - I'm going for an authentic old-school feel, writing the game on an old-school computer, and the old-school browser doesn't work properly with this site's forum software.
(I've got around that problem by posting this from work!)