The first Lunchtime Poll asks: What is your favorite historical period for RPGs, and why?
I haven't had much time to play in or run games set in historical periods. I ran short campaign based on The Voyagers! TV show in GURPS years ago which I had a lot of fun doing. I also played in a couple of Supers games set in historical periods. One was set in the late 1960s and the other was set in the early 1930s. I also ran a supers game set during WWII.
I have played in and ran a few games that were fantasy worlds based on different historical Earth periods.
The historical period that interests me the most is the 18th Century, particularly colonial and revolutionary-era America. I based a fantasy world I ran off it once, complte with flintlock rifles, and the game was very successful. I've wanted to run a historical game set in this period for some time and have come up with a few ideas, including a game where the PCs are all the "founding fathers" who have gathered for one of the Continental Congresses.
However, this historical period is not very well represented in the RPG industry and the best I could ever hope to see is a GURPS: War of Independence supplement.....which is probably only a matter of time.
Out of the time periods traditionally covered by RPGs, I like the 1920s to 1940s the best. I particularly love the Pulp Noir feel. Bloodshadows, a "Fantasy Noir" game, is one of my favorite RPG settings ever and was one of the inspirations for The Dreaming City.
Posted by Nuadha at November 28, 2004 6:37 PM