InsaneInvestigator
01-30-2007, 04:40 PM
I just began storytelling a Promethean chronicle. I've enjoyed reading actual play threads about other nWOD chronicles on RPG.net, particularly BlackHatt Matt's stuff, and the Mage chronicle The Broken Diamond, so I thought I'd share some actual play from my own game.
Here's some background on the game I'm running...
GAME- Promethean: The Created
CHRONICLE TITLE- Promethean: Destruction of the Innocent
STYLE/GENRE- I told my players that I wanted to run an extremely bloody chronicle that took elements from some of the modern horror movies I love. I told them the chronicle would be kinda grindhouse/splatterpunky and to think of movies like... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the old one), The Hills Have Eyes (new and old), High Tension, The Devil's Rejects (NOT House of 1,000 Corpses), Deranged, The Hitcher (old version), Calvaire and more.
I'm trying to evoke the feel and the sights and sounds of these movies, not necessarily the story elements. And one thing I definitely want -- buckets of gore and blood!
RULES/SETTING PERMUTATIONS - I wanted to run the game exactly as it is presented in the book EXCEPT I'm allowing that there are some human demiurges still in existence, but they are extremely extremely rare. I allowed only one of my players to say that their creator was human (even though all of them wanted a human creator, for some reason) and I'm ruling that most Prometheans aren't even aware that there are humans out there that can harness pyros to create another of their kind.
PLAYERS: My players are Roger, Greg, and Steven
CHARACTERS:
WILHELM HAUSER played by STEVEN - This is a Galateid character on the path of Ferrum. The only character built by a human creator. Hauser was given life by an ancient nazi scientist he knows only as Father. He was created to be the aryan ideal. He has since broken off ties to Father (we'll find out why during the game) and has started off on his own pilgrimage. Hauser is not a racist , but some aspects of his training have stuck and he is definitely a believer the philosophy that only the strongest deserve to survive and those that can should help themselves.
He excels at athletics, weaponry, and intimidation.
JIN ONI or JOHNNY O played by GREG - This is an Osiran character on the refinement of MERCURIUM. His body comes from a Japanese mobster who was gunned down in a firefight. He is a scientist and scholar who has an overwhelming greed for knowledge and new experiences. His creator, another Osiran Promethean, assumed the identity of a Japanese millionaire and took over his shipping firm. JOHNNY O escaped from his creator by using company passcodes and stolen ID to ship himself to America. Since then he has continued to ship himself around the U.S. on his creator's dollar, taking on different identities, falling in with certain groups to learn about them, then disappearing into the night when he thinks he's gleaned all he can.
He excels at academics, science, and gunplay (from body memory)
DEACON and THE APOSTLE played by ROGER - This is a Frankenstein on the path of CUPRUM. This character is a peaceful mountain man who harbors a terrifying dark side. His creator actually wired together two different brains when he created him. DEACON sometimes hears voices in his head, or awakens to find messages written by his own hand that he has no recollection of. When in the grips of torment, he becomes another person entirely. Even his disfigurement highlights this duality, as he appears to be split down the middle, one half riddled with imperfections and haphazardly stitched together, the other half a healthy unmarred corpse.
He excels at survival, empathy, and brawling.
I'll post the first session shortly...
Here's some background on the game I'm running...
GAME- Promethean: The Created
CHRONICLE TITLE- Promethean: Destruction of the Innocent
STYLE/GENRE- I told my players that I wanted to run an extremely bloody chronicle that took elements from some of the modern horror movies I love. I told them the chronicle would be kinda grindhouse/splatterpunky and to think of movies like... The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (the old one), The Hills Have Eyes (new and old), High Tension, The Devil's Rejects (NOT House of 1,000 Corpses), Deranged, The Hitcher (old version), Calvaire and more.
I'm trying to evoke the feel and the sights and sounds of these movies, not necessarily the story elements. And one thing I definitely want -- buckets of gore and blood!
RULES/SETTING PERMUTATIONS - I wanted to run the game exactly as it is presented in the book EXCEPT I'm allowing that there are some human demiurges still in existence, but they are extremely extremely rare. I allowed only one of my players to say that their creator was human (even though all of them wanted a human creator, for some reason) and I'm ruling that most Prometheans aren't even aware that there are humans out there that can harness pyros to create another of their kind.
PLAYERS: My players are Roger, Greg, and Steven
CHARACTERS:
WILHELM HAUSER played by STEVEN - This is a Galateid character on the path of Ferrum. The only character built by a human creator. Hauser was given life by an ancient nazi scientist he knows only as Father. He was created to be the aryan ideal. He has since broken off ties to Father (we'll find out why during the game) and has started off on his own pilgrimage. Hauser is not a racist , but some aspects of his training have stuck and he is definitely a believer the philosophy that only the strongest deserve to survive and those that can should help themselves.
He excels at athletics, weaponry, and intimidation.
JIN ONI or JOHNNY O played by GREG - This is an Osiran character on the refinement of MERCURIUM. His body comes from a Japanese mobster who was gunned down in a firefight. He is a scientist and scholar who has an overwhelming greed for knowledge and new experiences. His creator, another Osiran Promethean, assumed the identity of a Japanese millionaire and took over his shipping firm. JOHNNY O escaped from his creator by using company passcodes and stolen ID to ship himself to America. Since then he has continued to ship himself around the U.S. on his creator's dollar, taking on different identities, falling in with certain groups to learn about them, then disappearing into the night when he thinks he's gleaned all he can.
He excels at academics, science, and gunplay (from body memory)
DEACON and THE APOSTLE played by ROGER - This is a Frankenstein on the path of CUPRUM. This character is a peaceful mountain man who harbors a terrifying dark side. His creator actually wired together two different brains when he created him. DEACON sometimes hears voices in his head, or awakens to find messages written by his own hand that he has no recollection of. When in the grips of torment, he becomes another person entirely. Even his disfigurement highlights this duality, as he appears to be split down the middle, one half riddled with imperfections and haphazardly stitched together, the other half a healthy unmarred corpse.
He excels at survival, empathy, and brawling.
I'll post the first session shortly...