What is a plot runner?
In place of a traditional storyteller, HG has numerous seperate and simultaneous plots running. Some of them are small and end quickly. Others are as involved and intensive as any table-top chronicle. Generally there is one user out in front. They tend to introduce the most characters to it, guide the revelations, and handle the resolution. That person is what I call the plot runner, and he or she is a kind of storyteller pro temp. Plot runner isn't official nomenclature, and in fact storyteller would typically do fine, except that I avoid it because it tends to have authoritative connotations that are not entirely accurate. While most storylines will have identifiable leaders (generally, but not always, the people introducing new plot elements or running centrally involved characters) not all threads will have a plot runner, and in those cases the results are typically handled on the fly in a kind of creative consensus, with the rules there for back-up. When all else fails, consensus is the strongest form of resolution, and it is used widely here on HG, but everyone respects the game rules as well. In short, we all play and we all storytell, and that way we get a lot done at the same time. As a new user you wouldn't be expected to run plots, though you would be more than welcome to do so.
Wait, so is this place freeform?
No! All of Shadowland, HG included, is based on a firm, gritty realism made possible by ultimate recourse to the rules. However, dice rolls have historically been sparingly used because the core users here have played together for years, and have grown adept at managing the stories in ways that avoid the need to slow down for dice (which can take some time in online games). We govern by consensus, and use the rules where needed. Some people (though I am bitterly opposed to the process) work out OOC what will happen. That is acceptable too, however much I may dislike it. Ultimately, the goal is to have fun. But one way we can do that is to provide a way to meet people's expectations, and an ultimate recourse to the rules is what provides that foundation. If you try to use Dominate on someone and it becomes necessary (for whatever reason; you may not like their diceless response, you may not trust them to handle it dicelessly, you may even just like dice), you are perfectly entitled to invoke a roll, and the roll is determinitive.
Unlike some other online role-playing sites, there is no official character creation method. We don't have a list of banned merits and flaws. We don't have an xp max or attribute limits. Like we said before, we aren't interested in spending our time policing what other people do. However, this system works because those who play here have seen Spider-Man before, and they know that with great power comes great responsibility.
The only absolute rule we enforce is canon adherance (as defined by offical WW materials set before the Time of Judgement lines). There is a lot of awesome fan made material out there, and we welcome people who wish to use it to do so in Private Campaigns, but in the World of Darkness folder, canon rules. I'm sorry if Highlander is your favorite movie/show, but if you want to play an immortal you're going to have to make a Private Campaign to do it in.
Dixieboy:My retardation prevents me from actually finding anything on that site so take that as you will. The ones in the OP seems a little... dead, but for a vampire game that's to be expected [/bad joke] The idea is good though, if i stumble across any active games i shall give you the links
Dixieboy:The ones in the OP seems a little... dead, but for a vampire game that's to be expected [/bad joke]
Lipe82:Does anyone knows anything about how you join the Kiev chronicle aforementioned? I've been following a few of its posts and it looks good, the Storyteller posts are well-done, but there isnt any information for whoever would like to join. I created an account there to try and PM him but seems like it needs activation, so no go. If anyone has an idea on how to proceed, or if maybe one of its players post here, let me know.