The Basics
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:26 am
Heart of God: The Outsiders is a roleplaying game based loosely on the Simple World variant of the Powered by the Apocalypse game system. The full details of how the game works can be found here:
Game Guide
The important thing is that the game is driven by the players - your choices, your actions. I will be presenting the world and certain situations to you, and it's up to you to decide what you do. This could go (almost) anywhere.
The Scenario
Here's the scenario we're using to kick off the game. Who knows where it will go from here.
The growing prosperity of the Heartland region has drawn many seeking wealth, particularly in the northern foothills, where the new city of Jovian stands. Home to the Jovian Guild of Merchants, many trade caravans, large and small, arrive at the city seeking lucrative contracts from the Guildsmen, who control the city's wealth.
One such caravan is that of Hestor Rum, a minor noble from somewhere in the far north, who is looking to make a deal for a shipment of textiles of the highest quality that he acquired at his previous stop in Akilas, a port city a few weeks' journey from the Heartland.
Or at least that's what he claims. In reality, Hestor Rum is a con man and a thief, and he has brought a small crew to help him pull off his most ambitious job yet: robbing the Great Bank of Jove.
You, the player, are a member of Hestor's crew. You may have been with him on jobs before, or perhaps you were recently hired just for this one heist. You don't really know much about Rum. You're not sure that's his real name. Perhaps you're not even sure why he hired you. But if you pull this off, he's offering one hell of a reward.
Game Guide
The important thing is that the game is driven by the players - your choices, your actions. I will be presenting the world and certain situations to you, and it's up to you to decide what you do. This could go (almost) anywhere.
The Scenario
Here's the scenario we're using to kick off the game. Who knows where it will go from here.
The growing prosperity of the Heartland region has drawn many seeking wealth, particularly in the northern foothills, where the new city of Jovian stands. Home to the Jovian Guild of Merchants, many trade caravans, large and small, arrive at the city seeking lucrative contracts from the Guildsmen, who control the city's wealth.
One such caravan is that of Hestor Rum, a minor noble from somewhere in the far north, who is looking to make a deal for a shipment of textiles of the highest quality that he acquired at his previous stop in Akilas, a port city a few weeks' journey from the Heartland.
Or at least that's what he claims. In reality, Hestor Rum is a con man and a thief, and he has brought a small crew to help him pull off his most ambitious job yet: robbing the Great Bank of Jove.
You, the player, are a member of Hestor's crew. You may have been with him on jobs before, or perhaps you were recently hired just for this one heist. You don't really know much about Rum. You're not sure that's his real name. Perhaps you're not even sure why he hired you. But if you pull this off, he's offering one hell of a reward.