Slàinte Mhath
A Night at the Opera - Casting Closed
Game name: Slàinte Mhath - A Night at the Opera
(slawn'-cha-va) - Gallic for "good health" - equivalent of cheers, Nasdravya, etc.
Welcome to Edinburgh. It's Festival Week and you came for the show. Tickets for this new opera have been sold by mobile phone lottery and your number came up! Book your interval drinks, take you seats, that's the fifteen-minute bell. This is going to be a night at the opera you're not going to forget.
Inspiration for the game (a feel for what might go down...):
The written word:-
- The Edinburgh pieces writtin in Wild Dances (www.filesandrecords.com)
- Ian Rankin's Rebus novels
- Christopher Brookmyre's "Quite Ugly One Morning"
- Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere
- Simon R Green's Nightside novels
The visual arts:-
- Being Human & Ultraviolet (the Channel 4 series with Jack Davenport, not the movie. Please, God, not the movie.)
- Sliders (you'll just have to trust me on that one)
- Pretty much anything set in Edinburgh, just to get the feel for the city.
- Google Maps Street View. Damn handy!
What I need from you...
(quick summary of the Deliria character creation system - should have this for you later once I've robbed it from the core book.)
- Your character's story. Your own, personal, once-upon-a-time. For example...
- Nigel Lazenby.
English. "Call me George." Speaks a little French - enough to get by in a restaurant, buy a newspaper, broker complex economic treaties and discuss scientific and philosophic papers (Actually, he speaks a similar amount of most Eastern European languages, a surprising amount of German, and seven useful words in Japanese. But he tends to swear in Magyar if he's not concentrating). Late 30s. Quite an unremarkable man. If asked, people can't really give a good description of Nigel - he's just average. Runs a second-hand book-shop. When asked "have you a copy of ...?" his stock response is "Sorry, I sold the last copy yesterday. Might have another next week if you'd care to come back." Should the customer return, there will be a second-hand copy of the book they were looking for. These things just arrive, Nigel has no control over them.
Once Upon a Time... Nah, that's been done. Scratch "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" as well - sounds a little too familiar. Let's go with "There was once a man who killed people..." Sounds about right.
There was once a man who killed people. 37 people so far. All at the orders of one small governmental department in Whitehall. This man was unremarkable. Of average height and build, average looks, in a word, *average*. But Nigel has bad dreams. Dreams of a prison of Ice where his victims are the prison guards. Nigel doesn't want to kill people any more, doesn't want to add more staff to his icy prison. Trouble is, Nigel is very, very good at his job and his services are very much in demand. So, one cold night, he ran away. His employers didn't know about the eigth passport, weren't aware of the bank account in the name of Nigel Lazenby - didn't even know who Nigel Lazenby was! And Nigel hopes and prays they never, ever find out.
- Nigel Lazenby.
- Three things your character is good at
- Two things your character is bad at
- One secret your character has never told anyone
- One hidden talent that just might come in handy.
- The reason your character is in Edinburgh.
Number of Players: 4-6 (of which I already have 2, maybe 3...) Openings are available for regular members of the public and one police officer from Department Thirteen.
Email Submissions to: archives@filesandrecords.com (or PM Imajica here on-site)
Deadline: August 24th
Estimated Game Start: August 31st. Prologues for the characters will start as they're accepted onto the cast.
Comments
If anyone wants, I can see
If anyone wants, I can see about posting the episodes of "Being Human", "Neverwhere" and "Ultraviolet - the series" online for download. I own em all :)
Wow, this sounds cool. Too
Wow, this sounds cool. Too bad my idea bank is a little low right now.
--
Imagination is the seed of intelligence. Nourish it and watch it grow.
Can you run Neverwhere
Can you run Neverwhere through the "Grainy VHS copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy of a copy" filter before posting? That was how it was originally meant to look.
Last time I watched it, I had the Neil Gaiman commentary on. Marvellous!
*snicker* Mine is a DVD copy
*snicker*
Mine is a DVD copy (official even!) purchased at a con... it's not at all grainy, unfortunately
So's mine. I wonder what I
So's mine. I wonder what I could do to it with Pinacle...
Whatever you do, just make
Whatever you do, just make sure Islington's stuff is pristine... or.. else..
(hides)
You know they made
You know they made Islington's robes out of the Hi-Vis stuff they make road signs and those reflective jackets the police wear? Was hell for the lighting guys - if you don't light it straight on, it just looks grey and a bit rubbish. One of those "when it's good, it's good but when it's not..." times.
When I click on the link to
When I click on the link to Deliria...it gives me the option to save. I had thought it was a website...but, is it a download of the system?
I just want to make sure that it's okay to hit 'save' when it prompted me to.
Does the same thing to me...
Does the same thing to me... and I *am* using FireFox :)
I'm using FF too. I'm
I'm using FF too. I'm assuming it's a download to the materials...but I'm not for sure.
Sorry 'bout that. Problem
Sorry 'bout that. Problem is Laughing Pan Productions are no longer with us. I've changed the link so it goes straight to the forums instead of the company's homepage. That's http://www.laughingpan.com/geeklog
Deliria is no longer (very) actively supported. There me and another couple of folks across on the forums but the system and setting are fantastic and just *meant* for Urban Fantasy.
I'll be putting together a cheat-sheet for the Deliria system in a few parts, starting with character creation hopefully today... Got to pull together the information you'll need from the core book, the extras CD and the only supplement to date, Everyday Heroes.
If you get the chance to pick up a copy of Deliria, do so. It's a stunning hardback with some fantastic illustrations. It makes as a good a read as it does a game.
The more I think about it
The more I think about it the more I might try for another game.
How you doin' on submissions, John? Still open?
Still open - 1 absolute
Still open - 1 absolute blinder of a character so far...
Just a quick ping to let you
Just a quick ping to let you know I have access
to the thread now, and, I'll bite, what's a "blinder"?
"Blinder", in this
"Blinder", in this instance: Something that is particularly good, dovetails with the backstory and inspires additional elements beyond those the GM had originally considered. Adds a particularly interesting thread to the main story. And now I've got 2 of them...
Aaaaaaaaaaand yesterday's
Aaaaaaaaaaand yesterday's submission makes 3...
I could do with 1 more but I can definitely run with a starting cast of 3...
Please can I play?
I know I've missed the Deadline (its what I get for not checking the forums more regularly) but this looks like a game I'd really like to play! Can I please still submit a character for it? regards, - Mike
Welcome
Welcome to the site Ohnanka! I'm sure that Imajica will get with you shortly about your request. I know that he's accepted one other character after the deadline, so you may just be in luck.
Where did you hear about us?
...and if you don't get into the game but want lurker status, so that you can follow the game easier, just let me know.
Good luck!
PM already sent - just
PM already sent - just waiting on a reply!
Ahem
I sure wish our PMs had email notifications. *grin*
*ducks*
Now what
Yolanda looked around the bus observing the others as they discussed the change of venue, pointing at various objects the vehicle flew past. Turning her attention to the text which rested on her lap she turned its page; all in all there’s nothing like an epic novel she thought then continued to immerse herself in the epic tome.
I'll set your prologue page
I'll set your prologue page up in a couple of days, once I've got an idea for what I want to cover... Until then, relax and enjoy reading the "High Hopes" pages...
oops appologies Imajica,
oops appologies Imajica, posted what I thought was a required Prologue in the area, turned out to be simply a reply. Hope this can be of assistance?
Rachael
night at the opera
Greetings,
Has Night at the Opera been removed pending additional cast, update etc?
Cheers
Rachael
Yep. A Night at the Opera
Yep. A Night at the Opera will return Wednesday 14th October.
I am currently working on...
1. Prologue for additional cast member
2. Interview with Johannes Tro on BBC Radio 3's Festival Today programme where he talks about how his critics have accused him of robbing ideas from Shakespear, the rise and fall of popular opera, his use of the theremin along with the more traditional orchestra, the rumour that members of the Finnish heavy metal band Lordi will be joining the orchestra on the opening night and his general views on life, the universe and everything.
3. Structure of the opera, the "sleeve notes" to go along with each section, just so that the format of the night is made clear...
4. Stuff to write up for The City: After.
Between now and then I've a wedding to attend, a funeral to miss, several hundred miles to drive, 4 kids to marshall. It won't be dark and I've not got any sunglasses.
"I speak theramin"
"I speak theramin"
Where's that from?
Where's that from?
Me... :)
Me... :)