On the Rocks is largely a game of influence. The characters in the game are trying to persuade each other, the mortals around them, and the world at large. Characters can influence other gods by talking to them. Role play with the other players at the role playing game! Characters can influence the mortal world …
Showbiz and Performances
One of the ways that a god can influence the world is to have their image shown off to the American people. Gods can influence people while they appear in movies, act on tv, sing songs, and even perform in variety shows or dance revues at casinos in Las Vegas. There are a number of …
Gender, Race, Accents, and Religion
These are all very sensitive topics and I am going to do my best to spell things out in plain language. Please read and review this before deciding if On the Rocks is a literary based game that you’d want to participate in. Gender You have a gender as a player. I will not ask …
Mid-term Mechanics
Mid-term exams will happen on Friday night. Professors will be required to give them. Students will be required to take them. Ugh! The worst- right?! Mid Term exams will be pen/paper puzzles/games/mazes/coloring pages. Think of activities from say a 5th grade activity booklet. The exams are intended to take 15-20 minutes of player time and …
Creature College Planned Events
For my other games, there have been few-no scheduled/programmed events. When I tried to plan these in game activities before I didn’t completely succeed. I failed so badly in fact that I had players stop me and condemn my decisions during game time. That experience made me reticent to try again. It’s been a couple …
Game Schedule
Friday 1:00-2:00 GM Lunchtime and Last Rites 2:30-7:00 Set-Up and Decorate 7:00 Character packets available, player check-in open 7:00-8:00 Finished getting dressed and godly 8:00 Rules Briefing & Pep Talk 9:00 Game Start (Game Period 1) 12:00 GMs Offline Saturday 9:00 Game Start (Game Period 2) 1:00-2:00 End Game Period/ Lunch 2:00 Game Start (Game Period …
Gender Roles and Race
Gender Roles When filling out casting surveys, I asked people which gender character that they would like to play. Self-selection will be honored. In the late 1980’s, there were a number of military restrictions that would have limited options for female characters on underwater vessels. I disobey these historical rules when writing. I am committed …
Sealab Personal Universal Device
To: SEALAB Personnel From: SEALAB Engineering and Technology Department Date: February 01, 1989 Subject: Sealab Personal Universal Device Dear SEALAB Personnel, Your deployment to the SEALAB habitat is a noteworthy event. You are pioneers and you deserve the very best science and technology that money can buy. Thanks to a private technology grant secured by …
Submerged Transit System Mechanic
As a group, Bombardoo, is working to expand ocean exploration and tourism by building a water based transit system. This mechanic requires players to accept some highly unrealistic space/time folding to achieve this goal. Players will start game with a set number of tokens. There may be limited opportunities to acquire additional tokens throughout the …
Skills
Universal Skills All characters have the following skills: Body– This skill describes how strong and tough a character is physically. Mettle– This skill describes how well a character stands up against stress and fear. Horror– This is a passive skill that represents how scary a person, creature, or situation is. Specialty Skills There are several …