Magpie Empire - Teuthidan Hegemony
Jan. 5th, 2006 03:49 amCross-posted to
Just_Writing.
Some of you may know that every now and then I dabble in writing roleplaying games. My latest project (and one that I've been working on occasionally for the past few months) is a science-fiction game called Magpie Empire. It dawned on me today, whilst reviewing some notes on alien cultures, that what I had written was desperately dry and didn't really convey the flavour of the culture I was describing. Hence the first in an occasional series (which I may or may not publish here) of snippets from the Magpie Empire. This particular piece describes a pivotal event in the backstory of the game, though from a perspective that will (initially at least) be unknown to the players:
( Arrival )

Some of you may know that every now and then I dabble in writing roleplaying games. My latest project (and one that I've been working on occasionally for the past few months) is a science-fiction game called Magpie Empire. It dawned on me today, whilst reviewing some notes on alien cultures, that what I had written was desperately dry and didn't really convey the flavour of the culture I was describing. Hence the first in an occasional series (which I may or may not publish here) of snippets from the Magpie Empire. This particular piece describes a pivotal event in the backstory of the game, though from a perspective that will (initially at least) be unknown to the players:
( Arrival )