My Amber Selling Points

RPGPundit · June 04, 2009, 11:10:30 PM

Selling Points for My Amber Game

Ok, I have decided that the following statements are going to be both the way I will explain some basic Amber concepts to those players of mine who are unfamiliar with the setting, and they will be a major thematic of the new campaign:

1. The Amberites are like a cross between the Greco-Roman Pantheon, and the Kennedies.

2. The Courts of Chaos are like a cross between Cthulhoid Nightmare Creatures, and the French.

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(June 5, 2008)

boulet · June 05, 2009, 11:12:01 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;3064832. The Courts of Chaos are like a cross between Cthulhoid Nightmare Creatures, and the French.

I'm almost afraid to ask. What alleged traits of the French are supposed to apply to the Courts ?

SunBoy · June 05, 2009, 01:14:33 PM

...BO?

Croaker · June 05, 2009, 05:59:16 PM

Aaah! Could this be what Schattensturm was refering to, but answered in the wrong topic?
But yeah, I'm curious, too

RPGPundit · June 05, 2009, 07:17:22 PM

Quote from: boulet;306599I'm almost afraid to ask. What alleged traits of the French are supposed to apply to the Courts ?

Think the court at Versailles. Lots of pomp and circumstance, lots of impressive splendour, lots of people worried about appearances. Only its also after losing a major war and everything has really gone to shit, so a lot of it is keeping up appearances. Words like "Honour" and "Tradition" get thrown around a great deal, because its all they really have anymore to hold onto.

That and, of course, the arrogance in thinking that their culture is the Greatest Thing Ever, and looking at everything else (especially the Amberites) as "barbarie", while secretly envying their power and success.

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Schattensturm · June 06, 2009, 06:46:32 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;306722That and, of course, the arrogance in thinking that their culture is the Greatest Thing Ever, and looking at everything else (especially the Amberites) as "barbarie", while secretly envying their power and success.

That arrogance is/was shared by the British, the Germans, the Austrians, the Italian, the Chinese, the Japanese, the Americans...

Rel Fexive · June 07, 2009, 06:47:10 AM

Of course it is

Croaker · June 07, 2009, 09:39:15 AM

Well, the ones that didn't were mostly conquered or killed by the ones who did and were convinced that they were right.

boulet · June 08, 2009, 09:43:11 AM

Actually, the comparison with Versailles works for me. Especially after the Brits kicked the French out of Quebec and the glorious time of Louis the XIVth was not to happen again until the regime changed. I could picture that. Now I'm trying to figure who's going to be Lafayette, which shadow is going to rebel against Amber and what will the revolution look like.

gabriel_ss4u · June 08, 2009, 09:28:54 PM

Most likely some Golden Realm shadow backed by Osric or Finndo... I'm sure everyone has used that in the past in one form or another.

I'm a fan of Cognac thou. And I often visualize the Musketeer's style and innuendo/postulations when I play some Amberites.

RPGPundit · June 11, 2009, 07:27:07 PM

Osric or Finndo? What about Dalt and Luke over in Kashfa/Eregnor?? Why jump in with peripheral characters when two characters central to the setting are pretty clearly planning just that, to make the GC a major power independent of Amber?

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gabriel_ss4u · June 13, 2009, 08:00:21 PM

No reason imparticular, just saying either of those 2 might get it done!
Not taking away from that next gen. but I'd bet on old money.

IMC Luke, Merlin, Martin, Coral, and a few choice NPCs are a separate faction know as the Topaz Society. Information brokers of Shadow.
They have more interest in keeping all sides active IMC.

But I know ya like the 'rouge' idea, and Dalt fits that.