I am keen on running a solo PBP for a single player, or two players who know each other well, and can co-ordinate. The setting will be seventies New York World of Darkness. The rules set will be the nWoD game by White Wolf.
This game will be an attempt at realism. Players should do some research into the seventies, particularly language, slang, current events and cultures.
The game will not last forever, but will have a definite beginning, middle and end. The story ought to take two weeks of game time, and less than three months of real time. Think of it as a short story in three chapters.
The game will be mature and dark. sexism, racism and criminal behaviour will have a part in the game. That said, characters should have redeeming qualities, and be likeable to some extent. That said, you will be playing a criminal. A criminal with real vices, put in situations where it is necessary to do bad things.
Violence in the game will not be abstract.
Players should not expect the supernatural. The characters will have no unusual powers or occult secrets.
I expect the game to be quite deep, and am looking for intelligent, experienced roleplayers. Munchkins are not welcome.
Dice rolling on Invisible Castle.
The succesful applicant should have a firm grasp of the mechanics of nWoD, and have a copy of the core book. He or she should be able to play a character that is rich and complex.
A love of genre classics, like Mean Streets, Carlito's Way, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The French connection, American Gangster, The Warriors, Midnight Cowboy, Runaway Train, Blood In-Blood Out, and seventies exploitation and action films is a plus.
Although the game will be set in NYC, I have never been to the Big Apple. The game will be in fictional buroughs. A player who knows NY well, may find that their real world knowledge is a hindrance.
Someone who is not currently in another PBP, and has always wanted to, will get preference over the more exposed.
This is not first come, first served. I will decide who plays by May 25th.
Posting will be fairly frequent, with the occasional break, at chapter endings.
Although I have my email address in my profile, All queries should be made here.
The world of darkness uses an abstract resources system. The only House-rule I am going to implement, is the use of dollars instead of a resources trait. Money will be a prime motivator in the game, and I want the character to care about money spent, and money gained.
Cameras
Bell & Howell LX-20 Super 8 movie projector $79.99
JCPenney 23”-54” collapsible tripod $25.99
JCPenney 18”x24”Collection frame $9.99
JCPenney 20-page photo album $4.99
JCPenney 35mm electronic Pronto! Strobe $11.99
JCPenney Pocket Camera $15.99
JCPenney 110-12 exposure color film ¢89
Kodak Colorburst Instant camera $32.99
Kodak Handle Instant camera $24.99
Kodak c-135 20 exposure roll $1.49
Kodak movie film 50” roll $3.09
Minolta Pocket Autopak 450E camera $64.99
Minolta XG-7 Compact 35mm SLR camera $269.99
Polacolor 2 land film 8 reproductions film $5.05
Polaroid Camera SX70-M1 $179.88
Polaroid OneStep SX-70 camera $26.99
Polaroid Zip Land film $9.99-11.99
Super 8 Movie Camera $189.88/259.88 (complete set)
Cars & Car Service
Brand-new models are subject to -10 to +10% according to the dealer the car is bought from, discount can go up to 25% off in the last 3 months of the year.
New
1977 Coupe de Ville Cadillac $11,595
1977 Eldorado Cadillac, white cabriolet w/red leather $13,000
Chevy Chevette $2,999.00
Maverick $3,625.00
Toyota Corolla $2,711.00
VW Rabbit $2,999.00
Used
1970 Cutlass 4dr. automatic $495
1970 Chevy Impala, 4dr. V8 automatic $595
1971 Buick 4dr, v8 $895
1971 Plymouth Duster $1,797.00
1972 Mustang Fastback $2,490.00
1973 Montego MX 4dr sedan $1095
1973 Pontiac Ventura $2,197.00
1974 Datsun Pick up, 4 sp $2595
1974 Eldorado Cadillac $4795
1975 Coupe de Ville $5495
1975 Fiat Spider Convertible 4 sp $2995
1975 Hornet Station Wagon $2595
1975 Plymouth Gold Duster, hardtop automatic $2895
1975 Sedan de Ville $5295
1976 Eldorado Cadillac $7795
1976 Fleetwood Brougham Cadillac $8595
1976 Ford Pinto $2595
2nd hand 1977 Ford Cutlass 2dr. v8 $4595
1976 T-Bird $5995
1976 Toyota Land Cruiser, 4 sp $5795
Car Parts and Accessories.
8 track car tape player $24.88-38.88/each
All-Weather battery $29.60
Brake overhaul, drum type $66.66
Carl’s 10w30 Premium Blend Motor Oil ¢57/qt
Convertible top $99.95
Custom tailored Auto Seat Covers $39.95+/complete set
Delco front axle disc brake re-lining $34.77
Drum brake re-lining $42.77
Energy-saving tune-up $29.76
E-T diamond spoke wheels $39.95-$44.95
Stall rental, without lift, includes all basic hand tools $3/hr
Stall rental, withlift, includes all basic hand tools $5/hr
Firestone deluxe Champion 4-ply tires $20-$33
Forever battery $41.95
Front disc brakes $44.95
Front disc & rotor service $47.88
Front end alignment $9.99
Full set drum brakes $44.95
Gas ¢64/gal
GoodYear heavy-Duty Double Action Shocks $12.95
Lube & oil change (incl. 5 qt. of oil) $4.88
Monroe heavy duty shock absorbers $11.88
Power guard battery $49.88
Vinyl top $84.85
Clothing
Men’s Department
Tennis shoes $14.99
Suits, leisure $35.00-60.00/each
Walk shorts $9.00-10.00
Warm-up suit $9.99
Western Flare Jeans $6.97
Wool blend sport coat $29.00
Ordinary 3-piece suit $115.00
Canvas shoes $5.90/pair
Coats, “all weather” top coat $64.00-85.00/each
Crew socks ¢99/pkg 3 pairs
Dress slacks $18.00-19.00
Flashman golf jacket $30-70
Heavyweight field gloves ¢66
Knit-shirt $6.00
Long-sleeved shirt and sleeveless sweater ‘sport’ set $11.00
Nylon exercise suit $13.88
Nylon-quilt, goose down-fill jacket, with zip front $24.88
Pull-over sweater $5.88
Platform shoes $24.95
Raschel knit, cotton underwear, pants or shirt $2.97
“Romeo” silky knit shirt $9.88
Rougues blazer $18-30.50
Rougues 3-pc. vested suit $90-165
Shirts, arrow $6.00-12.00/each
Sneakers $5.00/pair
Sport coats $30.00-55.00/each
Sport shirt $3.88
Clothing, Continued
Women’s Department
Acrylic sweater $8.00-10.00
Acrylic slacks $9.00
Blazer $9.88
Blouson $8.88
Brimmed wool-hat $4.88
Cardigan $11.88
Classic loafer $10.00
Coat, wool $59.00-125.00/each
Cowl $3.88
Denims $10.22
Dress, silk $50.00-60.00/each
Easy-care bras $2.33
Full-length leather-look PVC coat $19.90
Head-hugger $1.28
Leather boots $38.00/pair
leather & wood bottom platform shoes $20/pair
Leather-look vinyl hooded pant coat $11.88
Leather shoulder-bag $7.97
Long-sleeved top $2.96
Modacrylic fibers wig $14.88
Ms. Flahman 3 pc. Pantsuit $56
Pants $6.88
Pant suits, polyester $10.99/each
Print shirt $6.88
Shorts $5.00-8.00
Skirt $8.00-10.00
Summer dress $15.95
Summer 2-piece pant suit $15.95
Sweater $6.88
T-shirt w/ eyelet trim $3.88
Tailored 3-Piece Suit $14.96
Tennis shoes $14.99
V-neck pull-over $14.90
Electronics
40-channel CB radio $169.50
Apple micro computer $666.66
Bear Cat VI scanner $104.95
Bear Cat 210 automatic keyboard scanner $299.99
Criterion 300R AM/FM cassette recorder $79.95
Radio Shack CB radio $54.95-79.95/each
Com-Phone 23-Channel 2-Way CB Radio $29.99 (For cars and boats)
MacDonald 5-Watt Walkie Talkie $53.77 each (uses battery)
SSB-50A 23 channel SSB Mobile CB $99.99
Senturion Mobile Radar Sentry (gives visual & audible
warning of a radar twice the distance you’re being tracked) $59.95
Food & Beverages
Prices subject to up to 25% discount in markets. Add +15% to any price when buying at your local mom-and-pops groceries.
Apples ¢59/3 lbs
Bacon $1.29/lb
Bananas ¢19/lb
Beans, baked, Campbell’s ¢24/lb can
Beef, ground chuck ¢99/lb
Beef, sirloin steak $1.29-1.39/lb
BlueBird’s smoked hams ¢79/lb
Bread ¢39/22 oz loaf
Breyer’s ice cream (assorted flavors) $1.18/gal.
Butter, Hotel Bar ¢70/lb
Cake mix, Betty Crocker ¢55/18.5oz box
California Fresh Picked Strawberries ¢89/Qt.
Center cut ham steaks $1.39/lb
Cheese, American ¢99/lb
Chicken, roasters ¢49/lb
Coffee, Chock Full O’Nuts ¢99/lb can
Corn cob ¢10/each
Crackers, Premium Saltines, Nabisco ¢49/lb box
Fresh golden yellow frying chicken legs ¢59/lb
Golden Glow O.J ¢59/qt
Grapefruit ¢79/5 lbs
Green Giant niblet corn ¢22/12 oz
Ham, cooked ¢79/lb
Home-style cookies ¢49/pkg 8
Hungry Jack mashed potatoes ¢59/l2 lb pkg
Jelly $59/12 oz jar
Del Monte fruit juice ¢ 45/quart can
Ketchup, Heinz ¢59/26 oz bottle
Kool-Aid lemonade or grape $1.49/32 oz can
Lay’s potato chips ¢47/8 oz
Mayonnaise, Kraft ¢69/qt jar
Onions, U.S. No. 1 ¢08/lb
Oranges, Florida Sweet ¢79/5 lb bag
Peter Pan peanut butter ¢69/18 oz
Pot pie, frozen ¢99/4x8 oz pck
Potatoes ¢99/20 lb bag
Sliced white bread $1.00/3x22 oz loaves
Soup, Campbells $1.00/5x10.75 oz cans
SPAM ¢79/12 oz can
Spaghetti-os, Franco American $1.00/4x15 oz cans
Sugar $2.49/5 lb bag
Tastee donuts $1.49/doz.
Tuna in oil ¢29/6 ½ oz can
Liquor
Beaujolais Villages (red) 1975 $3.99/5th
Budweiser beer $5.85/case of 24
Canadian Club whiskey $9.35/qt
Carling’s Black Label beer ¢97/12 oz bottle 6 pack
Chateau Laffite Rotschild (red) 1964 $39.50/5th
Chateauneuf-du-Pape (red) 1973 $10.75/5th
Coors beer $5.75/case of 24
Cutty Sark 12 Y.O Scotch $11.35/qt
Gevrey Chambertin (red) 1972 $10.19/5th
Gold Jose Cuervo $14.75/ ½ gal
Gordon’s Gin $11.19/1.75 liter
Heineken beer $15.25/case of 24
Hennessey VSOP cognac $15.85/5th
Johnnie Walker Red scotch $19.99/½ gal
Kahlua Liqueur $9.60/5th
Lucky beer $3.50/case of 24
Michelob beer $6.85/case of 24
Moet & Chandon champagne $10.95/5th
Mumm’s Champagne $10.95/5th
Olympia beer $5.50/case of 24
Pouilly Fuisse (white wine) 1976 $6.25/5th
Rum Bacardi $12.60/ ½ gal
Teacher’s Scotch $7.99/5th
Smirnoff vodka $12.44/ ½ gal
Furniture
Bedroom set, 6 piece, oak $895.00/set
Chairs, living-room, upholstered $140.00-187.00/each
Chairs, recliners, stratoloungers $130.00-260.00/each
G.E. AM/FM clock radio $18.88
Home or Office Schefflera Tree $7.00
Kmart AM/FM digital clock radio alarm $19.97
Mattress, twin set $199.00-239.00/set
Panasonic AM/FM digital clock radio/timer,
simulated walnut grain cabinet $23.88
Rug, Nylon textured, 12’X 11’ $20.00
Sofa $395.00-799.99/each
Household Goods
2.2 cu. ft. Refrigerator $99
5 cu. ft. Refrigerator $144
5.25 cu.ft. Freezer (holds 182 lb.) $177
20 gal. metal trash can $5.49
Air conditioner, whole house unit, carrier $895.00/installed
Ammonia ¢19/quart bottle
Blender, Waring $19.95-25.00
Coffeemaker, Norelco $22.99-27.99/each
Dinnerware, Mikasa stoneware service for 8 $47.99-95.00/set
Flatware, stainless, service for 8 $71.80-144.00/set
Laundry soap, Fab ¢99/49 oz box
Paper lunch bags ¢63/100
Pressure cooker, 4 qt, Mirro $8.99-10.99/each
Range, Magic Chef $260.00-310.00/each
Toaster, 2 slice, Proctor-Silex $9.99-12.99/each
Tough Stain Comet Cleanser ¢33/21 oz can
Vacuum cleaner, upright, Hoover $54.95-69.00
Personal Care & Health
Anacin analgesic tablets $1.26/100 counts
Aspirin, Bufferin $1.19/100 count bottle
Brush-on Lip gloss (10 sweet flavors for delicious kisses) $1/3
Cold medication, Vicks NyQuil ¢99/6 ounce bottle
Cotton swabs, Q Tips ¢68/170 count box
Coty Emeraude, eau de cologne $1.69/8 oz bottle
Cough syrup, Vicks Formula 44D $1.59/8 ounce bottle
Cover Girl 1-stroke eye shadow $1.18
Cover Girl Long ‘n’Lush Mascara $1.18
Cutex Emery nail-boards $1/4
Cutex lipstick ¢61
Cutex nail polish ¢51
Geritol, tablets $2.29/40 count bottle
Great Lash mascara $1.37
Jean Nate Bathing lotion $1.89/8 oz bottle
Hair brush $1.67-2.14/each
Hair styler-dryer, super max, Gillette $16.88-21.88/each
Listerine mouthwash $1.29/32 ounce bottle
Naylon nail polish ¢67
Polish remover, herbal scented ¢51/4 oz
Right Guard deodorant ¢79/2.5 solid stick
Pepto Bismol ¢99/8 ounce bottle
Pond’s Angel face cream ¢91
Rite Aid cocoa butter lotion ¢99/15 oz bottle
Rite Aid Plastic Strips ¼” $1.49/pkg of 100
Shampoo, Breck ¢69/7 ounce bottle
Shampoo, Head & Shoulders $1.09/7 ounce bottle
Shaving cream, Barbasol, ¢99/three 11 oz containers
Tissues, Kleenex, ¢39/200 count box
Toothbrush, Tek, ¢16/each
Vicks Vapo Rub ¢59/1.3 ounce jar
Visine eye drops ¢99/ ½ oz plastic bottle
Vitamins, One-A-Day plus iron, $1.00/130 count bottle
Real Estate
Houses For Sale
Parsippany, 4 bedroom, custom bi-level $59,000.00
Randolph, 3 bedroom $40,900.00
Denville, custom cape $39,900.00
Houses For Rent
Mendham, 4 bedroom, $425.00/month
Dover, 6 rooms, $240.00/month
Rockaway, 5 rooms, $300.00/month
Apartments & Rooms
Morristown, 2 bedrooms, $295.00/month
Rockaway, Mountainview Manor, 1-2 bedroom
Townhouse apartments, $235.00+/month
Randolph, Hamiltonian luxury apartments, 1-2 bedrooms $215.00+/month
Recreation & Amusements
3 woods & 8 irons golf clubs, Model 90 $389
9” Solid State TV portable $69.88
12” Solid State TV portable $84.00
300”, smooth-rollling bowling bal $16.96
Aquarium kit, 10 gallon tank (fish not included) $11.88-14.97/each
Blue Max golf balls $10.49/doz
Black rubber bowling ball $17.99
Bowling bag $6.99
Brunswick plastic bowling ball $28.99
Cassette recorder, General Electric, portable $22.99
Concert, Community Theatre $5.00-6.00/ticket
Dinner, Prime ribs of beef or live Maine lobster $6.95/person
Double Hibachi 10”x17” grill $4.49/each
Family restaurant, Breaded ‘pork chop’ dinner
with potato, stuffing & vegetable $2.99
Fast food, 21 shrimp basket $1.69
Fast food Special basket order (includes fish,
onion rings, shrimp, mushrooms and French Fries) $1.79
Fast food, Jumbo sandwich ¢69
Folding lawn chair $4.99 each
Eight track tapes $2.99/each
Full band AM Wrist-Radio $7.38
G.E 10” screen portaColor T.V. set $198
Lafayette LR-5555 stereo component system $770
Leather or suede bowling shoes $24.99/pair
Mickey Mouse wind-up alarm clock and radio $14.88
Monaural dual-powered 8-Track Tape-player $29.50
Movie $1.00 mid week $1.50 weekend
No Nonsense ball point pen ¢97
Novus lcd calculator/wristwatch $299.88
Parakeets $4.97-7.88/each
Pearlized Bowling ball $25.99
Piano, Kimball console, 42” $995.00
Ping pong table $60.00
Plasti-Color pencil-style crayons ¢19/16
Radio watch for time, month, day, date $19.97
Regulation pool table $700.00
Rite Aid charcoal briquets ¢99/10 lb bag
Royal Plus 6 golf balls $8.99/doz
Sergeant’s sentry IV dog collar $2.29
Sesame Street Sing-A-Long AM Radio with microphone $12.88
Ski package, Perry Como Manor Inn golf club $60.00/3 days-2 nights
Symphony orchestra tickets $1.00 (student ) $3.00 (adult)
Television, 25” color $488.00-569.00
Theatre $3.00-9.00/ticket
Tickets to motorcycle racing $3.00 adults, $1.00 children
Titlest golf balls $10.75/doz
Unisonic Tournament TV game $63.88
Vacation, AAA, Flamenco Holiday, 16 days $589.00/person
Valentines cards ¢49/24 count pkg
Valentine’s dance from 9.30pm to 1:30am, B.Y.O.B $8.00/couple
Vinyl bowling bag $3.96
Wilson K28 golf balls $11.88/doz
Tools
2nd hand 1975 Massey Fergusson bulldozer $16,000
Chainsaw, 10” electric $44.99-56.99/each
Dimmer switch, 600 Watt $2.99-3.99/each
Drill, 3/8 power, Black & Decker $9.99-11.99/each
Extension cord, 50’ $5.00-5.98/each
Grease gun, lube $5.00-6.49/each
Roof/gutter cable heater kits, 20” $4.88-5.88/each
Fresh cover super latex house paint $4.99
1-HP sprayer/compressor 7 ½ -gallon
tank, spray gun and 15’hose $199.99
6’ aluminum step-ladder $19.99
Quikrete concrete gravel mix $1.29/bag
Heavy duty aluminium ladder 30’ $40
Poulan S25DA chainsaw $179.95
You want to spike a door? You gotta add an 18V Cordless Drill. I like DeWalt. And a 36V cordless reciprocating saw. If you're cutting up bodies there's nothing better.
I'm in too many games already. Looks like fun though.
Thanks for checking it out. Solo WoD is what I run best. D&D is great fun for groups of friends. WoD is perfect for solo play. In PBP's, the number of people creates a bit of drag on the flow of the game. If there are only two or three people, it is easy to pass the baton between the participants. That is the theory, anyway.
Anyone with questions can feel free to ask them here.
I find myself checking this thread, and wanting to bump it. I am hoping that it will stir some interest yet.
You could download the character sheet from the WW website, to see the new skills. They changed the rules to incorporate untrained skill checks. If you feel naughty, you could download the WoD book as a torrent, after all, you might like it enough to buy it. The mechanics are different. A lot cleaner and tighter, with a better core. I have not run the new edition yet. Part of the reason I want to run this, is to get familiar with the new rules before I run a game later this year. I also want to see what comes up in the game so I can refine the plot before I run it in meatspace. Writing by playing. It is still the easiest core mechanic to learn.
The greatest change is that difficulty is always eight. Instead of changing target numbers, modifiers subtract or add dice.
Are you interested in a seventies crime saga? Can you dig it?
As a bit of an advertisement, I took over a PBP from one Rob White, called "Evening of an Empire, the Eagle in Autumn." You can read it
Herald of the Empire was Rob. I took over after he disappeared without notice. The game is a good indicator of my style. I started as the Character Rufinus Galsius. The transition to my hands is at the bottom of the third page.
Tal is a great storyteller. I'm a little busy with my own stuff to dive into this, though.
Thank you.
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I tried to sign up for this yesterday, but the boards appear to have devoured my post. I'm definitely down for a nWoD game. It'll give me something to do with the $500 of currently-unused nWoD books sitting on my shelf....
I presume you're running it on the boards here, right? Most of my posting time is from work so I doubt I would be able to commit to any other sites (as many of them are blocked by the firewall).
Oooh. Just noticed the Invisible Castle caveat. I can't access it from here. Unless you want to do the dice rolling for me (which I always prefer, especially in WW games), I guess I'm out.
Rolling dice for you so that the mechanics become invisible is very much to my liking. You are definitely the front runner. If you have many of the books, I can tell you right now that the only ones you will need are the core book, and the Armory.
Anyone else who wants to be in consideration for this game will need to post here within 24 hours of this post.
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Rolling dice for you so that the mechanics become invisible is very much to my liking. You are definitely the front runner. If you have many of the books, I can tell you right now that the only ones you will need are the core book, and the Armory.
Excellent. I have both of those. Also, you say that the PC will be a "criminal." Do we get to choose what kind of criminal? Or are you assuming that we'll be involved with an organized crime syndicate (the Mafia, etc.)? I had some cool ideas for like a freelance carjacker who maybe works for a chopshop of some kind (perhaps several of them). The movie "Gone in 60 Seconds" is largely responsible for this inspiration, so if that kind of theme doesn't mesh with what you've got in mind, I can work out other stuff.
The idea is that you will be an independent, who wants to get made. You will have a great deal of freedom. It is quite a sandbox game, where there is a world working on a timeline, and you are an entity within it, looking for advantage.
I said earlier that this is not first come first served, and I gave a time limit for interested parties. That said, I checked out some of your PBPs and saw that you are ideal. I will still wait to give other people a chance to get in. The deadline is thirteen hours and fifteen minutes from the time of this post.
One and a half hours left before Fatespinner takes the chair.
Eighteen minutes.
Fatespinner. I hope you know that I am keen to play with you. This is a formality. I gave a deadline for a decision and need to see it through. I am personally rather surprised to have generated so little interest. Only three people posted on this thread.
I am pleased to announce that it is yours. I will make a discussion thread, and link to this one so that you can use the price lists if necessary.
The discussion thread is here
Woohoo!
Thanks friend. I appreciate it.