Life in the Shadows
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W Quinellipe ("Quin") Zorn
- RPG
System:
Breakdown
Date:
Oct 26
8:00pm
(duration 4:00)
Room:
2018
(7)
Spaces:
4
Attendee/Player Age:
18+
Safety Tools:
X-Card, Other, "No Go" topics
Characters:
Created at the table
The game Breakdown features highly-stressed protagonist ("Pro," as we call these characters) trying to do some fundamental good amid a tide of inhumanity. Their emotional drive makes them powerful and vulnerable; they risk breaking down the harder they push.
The Life in the Shadows setting is focused on a near-future "Big Brother"/Orwellian state. Inspirations include today's headlines about surveillance and privacy and/or fiction such as:
Some inspirations more specific to the world setting include:
The Life in the Shadows setting is focused on a near-future "Big Brother"/Orwellian state. Inspirations include today's headlines about surveillance and privacy and/or fiction such as:
- Brazil, the movie, where Sam Lowry tries to cope with the Orwellian state crushing him
- "Life During Wartime" (especially the extended version) by the Talking Heads, as already mentioned above
- Fahrenheit 451's Guy Montag, awoken by a precocious nonconformist and his wife's suicide attempt to realize the desperation of his empty life, the oppression of his labor, and a sudden desire to truly experience life amid a culture bent on control, stultification, and self-indulgence
- Blade Runner highlights characters caught in existential crisis - especially the "replicants" with their false memories and short lives
Some inspirations more specific to the world setting include:
- The TV show Max Headroom: 15 Minutes...
- The roleplaying game Paranoia
- The book Neuromancer
- The book or movie A Clockwork Orange
- The book 1984
- The TV show The X-Files
- The video for the song "Revolution Action" by Atari Teenage Riot
- The TV show Dollhouse
Content Advisory!
MAY contain strong content, depends on play; we will discuss "no go" topics before play as well as rewind/rewrite in case anything offensive occurs during game
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Date:
Oct 26
8:00pm
(duration 4:00)
Spaces:
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