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Topic: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.
Started by: Plenz
Started on: 8/24/2003
Board: Indie Game Design


On 8/24/2003 at 4:05pm, Plenz wrote:
-The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Hello all. This is my first post on the Forge Forums so I thought I'd start off with an explanation of what indie-game design means to me.

I have been gaming since I was a kid. I am now 25 years old and still enjoy rpg's a whole bunch. It's a wonderful hobby as we all know.

I've toyed with the idea of creating a game for years. Coupled with home brewed material for published rpg's and alot of years reading the works of Philip K Dick. I have decided that I want to create an rpg utilizing the greatest parts of PKD's works.

For those of you not familliar with Dick; here's a little, little rundown.

Philip K Dick 1928-1982 was a most prolific sci-fi author who broke the mold of how sci-fi was supposed to be written. He started out as a short story writer- published within the pages of numerous pulps over the years- and eventually, when he realized there was more money in novel publication, began to do just that. Write novels. Ultimately Dick produced over 100 short stories and around 40 or so novels. His body of work is staggering. He was an idea monger. He was a schitzophrenic. He was an addict. He was many things to many people. What strikes me most about PKD is one thing: his uncanny ability of empathy and the plight of the average joe. The characters that he wrote were underdogs. They held weird jobs. Someone is a tire-regroover, another is a ceramic pot healer, another a trader of WW2 items, such as Mickey Mouse watches. His characters were all opressed. Terrible social lives, horrible wives and even worse bosses. The thing that really set Dick apart were the bizzare situations his characters ended up in. Reguardless of their seemingly normal and banal existence they all rose up to tackle something bigger than themselves. In turn, this conflict would jolt the character into another sort of living. That of asking themselves constantly; from seeing all manner of things such as- Psychiatrists in suitcases, drugs that when taken would transport the user into a world of living dolls, and an omnipotent entity who comes from the crab nebula trying to eradicate the true reality of humans by these drugs- these are only three examples that took place in one of Dick's best books- The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch- During the course of his novels we come in contact with certain themes that ring throughout the characters existences and those they come in contact with. -What is reality?- & -What is Human?- We have simulacra; an android Lincoln and Hitler(We can Build You), numeorus androids that masquearade as humans where neither the human or the android know who's who. An alternate reality where the Japanese and Germans won WW2(The Man in the High Castle), A moon where all manner of mentally bent aliens gather to continue their peaceful existence(Clans of the Alphane Moon) and of course Dick's mastepiece- Valis- Valis is a book unlike any other I have ever read. Philip K Dick is a character, twice, within the pages of that book and it is the most detailed account of his religious experiences http://www.philipkdick.com/weirdo.htm
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself.
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available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself. [url]http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm">
available aside from his 8,000 page exegesis. The Exegesis was Dick's attempt at figuring out just what the hell was going on inside his head and the rest of the world. Dick felt that we were living in what he termed The Black Iron Prison, that time stopped somewhere during the roman era, and that we have been living in the BIP ever since. This is where I would like to post a section of the Exegesis entitled -The Great Satanic Blasphemy- which is the main catalyst for characters within The Xerox Missive itself. [url]http://www.deoxy.org/plurifrm.htm
this is a very gnostic view of things. Concepts of gnositcism were featured heavily in Dick's later works. The main reason these characters are doing what they do, is to get out. To get back. To gain back their memory, identity and supernatural powers. Dick termed this The Palm Tree Garden. A utopia.
Another major aspect of characters is the place that amnesis, the return or rather, rememberance of the true self.

So what is the Xerox Missive exactly? Well, Dick recieved a letter which he said "would kill him" in this situation PKD apparently recieved a letter in which he was told that he had to report potential communist sci-fi wirters to the feds. This was the begining of the end. The Xerox Missive is the catalyst that gives the characters knowledge that something else is there, that they do need to question "what is reality" and "what is human" It can come in the form of a letter and video a person a book. Just about anything. The Xerox Missive is the begining of the characters journey of amnesis and the eventual return to the Palm Tree Garden.

Well, that's it for now. I just wanted to make a presence here. I plan on using this thread as a bit of a design diary. I'd like to get major points of the game posted in order. Setting, Character, Storytelling, System(In which I have been devising an alternate system where I-Ching coins are cast to determine the fates of various situations. Dick himself was a huge I-Ching user, actually the plot of the Man in the High Castle was plotted using it)

I hope you all enjoyed this little introduction to PKD and The Xerox Missive. Comments are welcome!


Best,

Plenz

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On 8/24/2003 at 5:24pm, Lxndr wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

I'm interested in seeing more. Mechanics, that sort of thing.

But you've given me enough to whet my appetite. How are you planning on using the I-Ching? How man different Hexagrams are there?

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On 8/24/2003 at 5:41pm, Plenz wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Well in the actual I-Ching there are sixty-four hexagrams. The thing is this though: I have been going through it saying to myself "what can be ommited?" So far, I've not come up with any that I'd leave out. It worries me that sixty-four options is too much; then again, it's really not if a handy reference chart is created. Of course the actual section concerning the system will give detailed descriptions and examples but in the end I don't think it'd be too much. I will, however conitnue to try and cut it down for sake of ease.

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On 8/24/2003 at 6:29pm, Lxndr wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Sixty-four isn't too many options (in my opinion, at least). Besides that, removing part of the I-Ching really doesn't seem appropriate. PKD used all sixty-four, right? I'd keep them all... a simple reference chart is all you need.

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On 8/24/2003 at 6:36pm, Plenz wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

I do agree with that. I will keep all sixty four; it's just that with all this bitching around about "rules light this and that" it was an idea.

After deliberation I've decided to keep all sixty four. Another interesting point that I did not mention is this: Even if the character is not making a skill based check or if the gm wants the coins cast for any reason, the character can check the I-Ching(a name change for in game purposes?) at their leisure. Whenever they feel the need; they can cast it. This is the thing though: the I-Ching has always been viewed as a living organism. What I mean is this: Once the I-Ching is cast. The end result must be brought into consideration while making their next move. The I-Ching is not an end all answer. It is a number of suggestions and ideas within suggestions.

That's all.

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On 8/24/2003 at 6:46pm, J B Bell wrote:
The tiger's tail

Man, you sure broke yourself off a hell of a chunk there. I love PKD in a near-unwholesome way, and I haven't the courage to do more than borrow occasional notions, such as VALIS the satellite itself or simply the idea of what I call "extraneous reality". Trying to do a game that would somehow play like PKD reads is . . . well, take a look at what the movie adaptations have been like. If they maul his more approachable works like that, there is just no hope for the crazier stuff like VALIS.

You should get some mechanics out there--focussing in on the Missive itself is an excellent start--look around here for the term "kicker" and you will see, I think, that what you propose fits the bill as a specialized kicker. (Upon reflection, this is how I usually started my games back in college.) As for the I-Ching, don't sweat 64 elements. The I-Ching itself is simply and 8 x 8 grid of trigram combinations. This is a fun idea; gamers like weird jargon, and "trigram" has a pleasingly technical sound to it.

But before you get fascinated with numbers, ask yourself what you're trying to do here. Do you want a detailed world incorporating all the interesting doo-dads PKD created? Do you want to emulate the feel of PKD's post-VALIS works? What decisions are up to the play group and what's going to be canon?

Personally I'd suggest going for the feel as much as possible and ignoring ordinary RPG conceits--PKD is nothing if not indie in spirit, if you ask me. If you agree, ask yourself how to mechanically support, not just suggest in the game text, these critical PKD notions you have pointed up already, but which I'll list here for convenience, with some expansions.



• The pathetic quality of the characters--they are not superbeings, their lives are almost 100% unsatisfactory, they are not motivated to heroism. Yet, they are brought to an often terrifying awakening and they must respond to their situation.
• The alien, helping intelligence (PKD often called it "the Physician"), itself strangely split between overpowering and tragically ineffective. Avoiding deus ex machina in using this would be tricky, however you could do it as a kind of player resource for influencing plot and limit it that way.
• The event of anamnesis ("loss of forgetting") itself. Here we have the kicker again, a player-chosen catalyst event in a PC's life.
• The jailers or jailer. PKD drew on Gnosticism heavily especially here in characterizing the maker of the visible world as a Satanic, oppressive monster. However it's also been a trickster, a family relation of the forces of light and good.



How are you mapping this to the I-Ching? Do you mean you would like to use coins for resolution in some way? That could make for a very pretty combined system of Fate and resources--to expand the jargon, there are several games now where dice are both rolled and spent, borrowed, and used as a reward. Coins are a real natural for this, and producing custom plastic (or metal for the high-flying set) coins might be easier/cheaper than custom dice.

If you haven't already, check out Over the Edge and The Pool. I also really like Pace for very clean mechanics and examples of player-directed story using spending rather than dice.

Good luck!

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On 8/24/2003 at 7:57pm, Plenz wrote:
Re: The Tiger's Tail.

Thank you for your kind words and suggestions. They are going to prove helpful. Let me answer some questions that I neglected to cross post from another section.

You should get some mechanics out there--focussing in on the Missive itself is an excellent start--look around here for the term "kicker" and you will see, I think, that what you propose fits the bill as a specialized kicker. (Upon reflection, this is how I usually started my games back in college.) As for the I-Ching, don't sweat 64 elements. The I-Ching itself is simply and 8 x 8 grid of trigram combinations. This is a fun idea; gamers like weird jargon, and "trigram" has a pleasingly technical sound to it.



I came up with the missive after enjoying the notion of John Tyne's -De Profundis- The game itself is pretty much a longer, far more detailed and eternal kicker. The Xerox Missive is to be detailed extensively by the player. It's an important addition towards actual play. I thought of the Missive as a turn based, personal letter format(such as De Profundis)This, coupled with the fact that the Missive for Dick came in the form of a letter(I forget which wife of Dick's opened it for him) So it was: Dick(or character) reads letter(or varied form of XM) and then all this shit goes down...for Dick, if my chronology is correct, it was the break in at his house and the explosion of his safe and subsequent losses suffered(include character version here) That was the formula I was going for.

As for system: The sixty four hexagrams of the I-Ching will stay as is. You are right when you say it isn't too much. The chart could be made up very easily as a minor point of reference; and yes, gamers love weird jargon(not to mention alternate versions of dice. The coins themselves will feature spaceships and rayguns just as Dick's stories never did use them except for the heavy use of those elements on the covers of his books; it's just a weird design quirk really. I'd love for a book to come with neato coins) It gives it a pulpy feel and a neat element of the "what is real" quotient)). Trigram is a great word.

But before you get fascinated with numbers, ask yourself what you're trying to do here. Do you want a detailed world incorporating all the interesting doo-dads PKD created? Do you want to emulate the feel of PKD's post-VALIS works? What decisions are up to the play group and what's going to be canon?

Personally I'd suggest going for the feel as much as possible and ignoring ordinary RPG conceits--PKD is nothing if not indie in spirit, if you ask me. If you agree, ask yourself how to mechanically support, not just suggest in the game text, these critical PKD notions you have pointed up already, but which I'll list here for convenience, with some expansions.


Agreed. These are my initial plans setting wise: My intention is getting the feel, themes and structures of Dick's work together while keeping an open spirit setting wise. The themes of Dick are more important next to things such as stats for a squibble or the AC of a Ganymede Slime Mold. PKD is nothing if not indie in spirit. No question about this. I would like to replicate certain elements found within Dick's work though. Tastefully done, light references to actual Dick plots would be flavor if nothing else.


*snip*


All except for one thing: The Dickian universe is not coherent. It is, but not in terms of one world for all settings. 1950's thru 1970's Norhtern California plays a large part but the very fact that so much happened so many places leads to this-(Thank you Michael Moorcock) A Multiverse. So all the parts that do not fit will be able to be used anyways. The setting relies on the character first and foremost. The GM will of course extrapolate on the themes of the character but the acutal recieving of the Xerox Missive itself will determine alot about the setting. I plan on posting examples of this Northern Cali -vs- Colonized Mars of the nth dimension thing.


__________________


I must get back to work here at the bookshop; but one more thing: As for how I'm tying the I-Ching into this: Lite version.

*snip*


After deliberation I've decided to keep all sixty four. Another interesting point that I did not mention is this: Even if the character is not making a skill based check or if the gm wants the coins cast for any reason, the character can check the I-Ching(a name change for in game purposes? is the I-Ching copywrited? How could it be?) at their leisure. Whenever they feel the need; they can cast it. This is the thing though: the I-Ching has always been viewed as a living organism. What I mean is this: Once the I-Ching is cast. The end result must be brought into consideration while making their next move. The I-Ching is not an end all answer. It is a number of suggestions and ideas within suggestions. The end result of the casting must follow through with what comes next for the character. It's not as easy as a die roll with a definite result but it's far more free-spirited and gives the player that much more control over this world.


More later.


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On 8/24/2003 at 9:36pm, Plenz wrote:
Further character information.

-The pathetic quality of the characters--they are not superbeings, their lives are almost 100% unsatisfactory, they are not motivated to heroism. Yet, they are brought to an often terrifying awakening and they must respond to their situation.

The alien, helping intelligence (PKD often called it "the Physician"), itself strangely split between overpowering and tragically ineffective. Avoiding deus ex machina in using this would be tricky, however you could do it as a kind of player resource for influencing plot and limit it that way.

The event of anamnesis ("loss of forgetting") itself. Here we have the kicker again, a player-chosen catalyst event in a PC's life.

The jailers or jailer. PKD drew on Gnosticism heavily especially here in characterizing the maker of the visible world as a Satanic, oppressive monster. However it's also been a trickster, a family relation of the forces of light and good.



These are all excellent points. The first thing that came to mind after the initial concept of The Xerox Missive was the fact that Dick characters are not your average rpg characters. Nobody has a +4 axe here; we have characters that are underdogs. They are jolted out of their banal existence and forced to deal with the situations within. There are instances where a character may enjoy their dealings in life: the character in Pot Healer who's father was a pot healer before him. Point is these characters are blue collar, The Xerox Missive is a blue collar rpg. Greg Stolze originally brought up this fact re: The WW game Hunter: the Reckoning. It is a most interesting point that you start out at this menial level of existence. I have a character in mind who's entire job requires him to refill fountain pens all day long. That's it. It's the reason why he's refilling them that gets his story going. He works in a place called the scribe cathedral. It's has hundreds of levels with hundreds of scribes copying items. Electronic print has been abolished in this world and all information must be saved. He is prompted to answer to a superior(a Jailer in game terms)and then his whole world is turned upside down after he lives his little room refilling fountain pens.

Bringing the past back into the present.


Amnesis: This is another important part of the missive. It and a couple of other items make up various "meters" in the character. The character starts off having lived in the BIP for numerous years and is now aware of another existence. Throughout certain events after their catalyst of recieving the missive they "awaken" so to speak to the notion of The Palm Tree Garden. All of the characters have an alter ego of some form or another and with time; they begin to remember their past selves and all that happened during that time(For Dick it was Thomas his old age Christian in Rome) Over time Amnesis reaches higher and higher levels and the characters begin to understand their situation a bit more clearly.

Since this is a sliding scale there are instances where the character's Amnesis score will lower also. Contact with the mundane jailer's(The shitty boss, the bitchy wife, the assorted Dark Haired Girls and Boys, the feds, the shifty aliens, etc...)that end in ill result will effect the characters amneisis score. The character essentially begins to forget again. Except this time even more of reality has to be replaced to cover up for the loss of amnesis and the rifts that it has caused.

Empathy: Another important aspect of XM will be a character's empathy. I have already stressed the importance of such items earlier and the incredible amount that Dick himself portrayed in his writings. Another "meter" or "score". A characters Empathic Rating will also rise and fall. In closest terms of "Magic" the Empathic Rating will take it's place. Varied results will follow a higher or lower rating. How the character can affect anothers mind. I'll have to work on this aspect further. Any suggestions?




The alien, helping intelligence (PKD often called it "the Physician"), itself strangely split between overpowering and tragically ineffective. Avoiding deus ex machina in using this would be tricky, however you could do it as a kind of player resource for influencing plot and limit it that way.



The Physician will be an omnipotent figure. Helping and shaming all at once.

The Vast Active Living Intellegence System so to speak.

This coupled with the mention of the Jailer is the gnostic view of things with the demiurge and the jealous, hateful god who turned is back in spite.


That's all for now.

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On 8/25/2003 at 3:51am, Dave Panchyk wrote:
Re: The tiger's tail

J B Bell wrote: I love PKD in a near-unwholesome way


Me too. I'm not afraid to stand up and tell the world, "I'm a big Dick fan!"

The problem with playing a game of this type, no matter how freaking cool I think it would be, is that once you've fallen down this kind of rabbit hole, there's no getting back up--that is, like Kult or Call of Cthulhu, it doesn't lend itself to long campaigns once The Big Secret is out.

Plenz is onto something with the Mars colonist idea. Inuit have 34 words for "snow," but fully 41 for "this sucks." It seems that a low-drama, slice-of-awful-life game would be the thing to start out with; Kickers pack not too hard a kick, being related to the mundane lives within The Black Iron Prison (you have your game's title right there), but as play proceeds, things happen to disrupt their worldview, they realize they're in a construct of the Demiurge, they try to regain their "forgetting," fail, and...close curtain.

Or...Plenz, you could try to create this as an add-on to any other game, like Power Kill by John Tynes (who--bzzt, sorry--was not the creator of De Profundis). Not so good perhaps for D&D, but for a modern game or a space game in which "reality" (including perhaps the human-ness of the player characters) becomes questioned...it could be interesting, and create a Jacob's Ladder kind of mess.

To avoid getting a big Moderator boot in my ass, I have to comment on mechanics and say the I Ching sounds like it'd be useable, but the trigrams would have to be "interpreted" in a broad sense in the rules to indicate if only roughly "what happens," that is, does the Prison become stronger while a character succeeds, does a character create a complication for him- or herself, and so on. Perhaps the I Ching could be a device used by PCs/NPCs within the setting, as well as in the mechanics of the game: since it seems to be something of true stability (that is, able to point people in the Prison to cosmic truths), it'd be interesting to have that parallel of player characters having access to that which the players use to determine their actions.

Okay, that just made my brain hurt.

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On 8/25/2003 at 5:04am, Plenz wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

The problem with playing a game of this type, no matter how freaking cool I think it would be, is that once you've fallen down this kind of rabbit hole, there's no getting back up--that is, like Kult or Call of Cthulhu, it doesn't lend itself to long campaigns once The Big Secret is out.



I agree. I never felt that the game would have the potential for *really* long stories. It is difficult to get out of the mess that the situation of the Missive puts one in.

Kult was always a favorite of mine and the use of gnostic ideas throughout it's text have inspired me in certain respects. It is a far lighter game than the madness of Kult or that of CoC. It is madness but in another respect.



Plenz is onto something with the Mars colonist idea. Inuit have 34 words for "snow," but fully 41 for "this sucks." It seems that a low-drama, slice-of-awful-life game would be the thing to start out with; Kickers pack not too hard a kick, being related to the mundane lives within The Black Iron Prison (you have your game's title right there), but as play proceeds, things happen to disrupt their worldview, they realize they're in a construct of the Demiurge, they try to regain their "forgetting," fail, and...close curtain.




That's it. Dickian characters are "low drama" to an extent. It's the onslaught of information that follows(falling down the rabbit hole) that really kicks it up.

The characters worldview in an upset is another essential part of the game. They realized these things through Amnetic potential and can also forget them through Anake, a greek word(thanks to Sutin's index within "In pursuit of valis" meaning that the character falls into a blindness through hubris. All manner of the intricacies of the BIP that lower the characters Amnetic score causing their amnesis to back-fire.

These elements are a sliding scale and will fall and rise throughout the game. returning to their existnence prior to the xerox missive would "close the curtain" That's it. End of that charactetr's story. There are ways to make it last for a good amount of time though. The games name will remain The Xerox Missive though.


who wrote De Profundis then? Oh yeah, tynes did the cover, right?

I have been a fan of the Ladder since it's theatrical release. It is the jam.


To avoid getting a big Moderator boot in my ass


I don't get it. Why a boot in the ass?

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On 8/25/2003 at 11:28am, Cemendur wrote:
Philip K. Dick & the Book of Changes

My simulationist and situationist game SNAFU was originally based on Robert Anton Wilson and Timothy Leary’s 8 intelligences for ability scores and magic modeling. I have expanded from that and incorporated intelligence models from cognitive psychology and a magic model based on Hermetic and Chaos Magic (as a model that embraces all religions as maps of reality).. I originally had an 8x8 grid incorporated into this, now it’s a 5x5 grid based on the law of fives and the five elements.

I have considered an Asatru or Druidic rune-based fortune mechanic. Also a law of 5s or Law of 8s (octave) rune fortune mechanic.

I have myself tinkered with using an I-Ching fortune mechanic.

Have you examined the work of Terence McKenna, Carl Jung, or Marie-Louise Von Franz on this subject? “I Understand Philip K. Dick” by Terence McKenna is superb. It originally appeared as the afterword in the book “In Pursuit of Valis: Selections from the Exegesis” edited by Lawrence Sutin. This essay can be found online at: http://www.sirbacon.org/dick.htm Have you read “Schizophrenia & the Book of Changes” by Philip K. Dick? It can be found online at: http://www.geocities.com/pkdlw/schizo.html

Carl Jung’s book On Synchronicity is also recommended.

Another resource I am using iis “The Man of Many Qualities: A Legacy of the I-Ching” by R. G.H. Siu.

Also, why change the name of the I-ching? We don't change the name of dice for RPG fortune mechanics or of cards or of runes? Philip K. Dick himself called it the I-Ching to call it anything else is outside of canon.

I would be highly interested in any advancements you make in regards to an I-Ching mechanic or any resources you have found useful.

Also, as a Dickhead, I am emotionally attached to seeing your dream realized.

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On 8/25/2003 at 12:56pm, Dave Panchyk wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Plenz wrote: I don't get it. Why a boot in the ass?


Why indeed. This forum is generally given to very nuts-and-bolts issues concerning the design--primarily mechanics--of indie games. You'll see that Ron and Clinton do an excellent job keeping everyone on track.

This thread is especially difficult, since head-hurty intellectual matters are bound up in the very essence of this game, but we need to get more granular when it comes to expressing through "system" the play experience of The Xerox Missive (duh, I'd ignored the fact that was the title, and a much better one than the one I suggested).

Okay, one final scattergun blast of semi-topical stuff:


- I'm digging the conversation here. Xaos is a breath of fresh air from Xtian.

- Too lazy to research the matter (google "de profundis" hogshead [and if need be] Tynes), I'll only say De Profundis was authored by "some Polish guy."

- In explaining LARP to a couple of ex-L.A. people, the woman turned to her partner and said, "That sounds like those things that Bob would put on."
I had a hunch. "Bob?"
"Yeah, Bob Wilson."
"You mean, Robert Anton Wilson?"
"Yeah--Bob!"

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On 8/25/2003 at 2:10pm, Plenz wrote:
Cemendur

Thanks for your comments and enthusiasm. I am not terribly familliar with the work of Wilson past parts of the Illuminatis trilogy and ocassional visits to his website.

What are the 8 intelligences exactly?




magic model based on Hermetic and Chaos Magic (as a model that embraces all religions as maps of reality).. I originally had an 8x8 grid incorporated into this, now it’s a 5x5 grid based on the law of fives and the five elements


This is very interesting. I like the idea of 5x5 grid. Nice addition.

Glad to know another has tinkered with the oracle as a mechanic.

Mckenna and Von Franz I am not familliar with. I have a working knowledge of Jung though and am utilizing Jungian Archetypes for character creation.

The essay by Mckenna -I understand Philip K Dick- I have read. It is fantastic. Actually, Sutin's -In Pursuit of Valis- & -Divine Invasions the Life of PKD- have proved as invaluable resources througout my research. The mini PKDicitonary in the back of IPoV is fantastic. It has thouroughly helped me with in game terminology.

I will have to check out Marie-Louise Von Franz. Who is/was she?



Carl Jung’s book On Synchronicity is also recommended.



Yes, it is rather helpful. Also: Jung's various Gnostic interpretations are also interesting.

Also, why change the name of the I-ching? We don't change the name of dice for RPG fortune mechanics or of cards or of runes? Philip K. Dick himself called it the I-Ching to call it anything else is outside of canon.


Agreed.

would be highly interested in any advancements you make in regards to an I-Ching mechanic or any resources you have found useful.



I will keep updating my work on this aspect. I plan on using an example casting for a character in the next couple of days.


Also, as a Dickhead, I am emotionally attached to seeing your dream realized.


These are very kind words. Thank you.

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On 8/25/2003 at 2:45pm, Wormwood wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

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On 8/25/2003 at 3:00pm, Plenz wrote:
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I do recall the game Psychosis. I never picked it up and I know very little about it but I will look into it. Thank you.

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On 8/25/2003 at 3:10pm, Plenz wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Dave Panchyk wrote:
Plenz wrote: I don't get it. Why a boot in the ass?


Why indeed. This forum is generally given to very nuts-and-bolts issues concerning the design--primarily mechanics--of indie games. You'll see that Ron and Clinton do an excellent job keeping everyone on track.

This thread is especially difficult, since head-hurty intellectual matters are bound up in the very essence of this game, but we need to get more granular when it comes to expressing through "system" the play experience of The Xerox Missive (duh, I'd ignored the fact that was the title, and a much better one than the one I suggested).

Okay, one final scattergun blast of semi-topical stuff:


- I'm digging the conversation here. Xaos is a breath of fresh air from Xtian.

- Too lazy to research the matter (google "de profundis" hogshead [and if need be] Tynes), I'll only say De Profundis was authored by "some Polish guy."

- In explaining LARP to a couple of ex-L.A. people, the woman turned to her partner and said, "That sounds like those things that Bob would put on."
I had a hunch. "Bob?"
"Yeah, Bob Wilson."
"You mean, Robert Anton Wilson?"
"Yeah--Bob!"




Ah, yes. A kick in the ass. I understand now. As you mentioned the mechanics of this game do require a bit of an unusual dialogue to get ideas out. Hopefully the mods wil allow this thread to prosper. "Granular" yes.

Bob & Arleen Wilson LARPing. Scary.

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On 8/26/2003 at 12:12am, Cemendur wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

Bob Wilson also wrote many works of nonfiction including Leary-influenced psychology and conspiracy theory. The 8 intelligences are also known as the 8 circuits. I also interpret them as the 8 willpowers and the 8 (meta-)attributes. They are the Physical, Emotional, Social, Conceptual, Sensory, Psychic, Spiritual, and Mythic Intelligences.

First came John C. Lilly’s “Programming and Meta-Programming the Human Bio-Computer”. Yes, Lilly the dolphin intelligence researcher. Last I checked it is out-of-print and selling used for about $100 for the pamphlet and about $400 for the hardcover book. A slightly defective version is available online the last time I checked. Then came Timothy “Info-Psychology {A Revision of Exo-Psychology} A Manual on the Use of the Human Nervous System According to the Instructions of the Manufacturers”. Next was “Neuropolitique” by Timothy Leary with Robert Anton Wilson and George Koopman. Then came Bob’s book “Prometheus Rising”. Prometheus Rising is definitely the most useful for RPG applications. He talked about about roles, role-taking and role-playing. Wilson and Leary also wrote about the psychology and metaphysics of the I-Ching as related to I-Ching, Chess, and DNA.

Terence McKenna was a psychedelic guru who wrote extensively on DMT. He also wrote about the connections between the I-Ching, Chess, and DNA. He did studies into television as a drug, a psychotechnology, a sort of psychedelic heroin where the trip is programmed by the media. Unfortunately he died of brain cancer at a young age. I would not be surprised if the psychotechnology, mind machines, he utilized are connected to brain cancer (close proximity of electricty to the brain over extended periods of time seems conductive to brain cancer). Timothy Leary called him the next Timothy Leary. I would not be surprised if Timothy Leary also has writings on Philip K. Dick.

Marie-Louise Von Franz was a disciple of Carl Jung. A Jungian feminist, she also finished Emma Jung’s book “Grail Legends” after Emma had died. I am not as familiar with her work as I would like to be. She mapped the I-Ching in 3 dimensions.

I have her Grail Legends book, but not the others. I am a struggling online used book dealer which makes me book rich and money poor. That leaves me with about 20,000 books, but little money to buy new books for myself.

Did you read “Schizophrenia & the Book of Changes”?

I have been thinking that perhaps an I-Ching fortune resolution mechanic is better suited for a Narrativist RPG rather than my simulationist game. It sounds like your RPG will be Narrativist?

I see why you wanted a brain dumping thread to begin this. The more I study the I-Ching, the less I understand about it. You have developed many topics related to your RPG. One of which is “I-Ching Oracle Resolution Mechanic in Xerox Missive” which could make for its own healthy thread.

Also, I have been thinking about the relation between RPG adaptations and movie adaptations. For instance, Brazil makes for an excellent movie. It took elements from Brave New World and 1984 and added some exciting twists. In my opinion it is far better that the movie adaptations of the aforementioned books. Terry Gilliam stole many pieces directly from those books and made them his own. If I were to do a Dystopian RPG, I would attempt do for RPGS what Gilliam did for Cinema.

Consider making your own setting in the Philip K. Dick canon, not all or many of the settings. A setting that is its own, but is very Philip K. Dick.

P.S.: Since you are interested in the Gnostic aspects of Dick, I would suggest taking a look at the many essays on Gnosticism and the movie Matrix. I understand it is a very different entity. However, it may help spark the powderkeg of PKD awareness.

Dick, Robert Anton Wilson, Leary, etc. and the Matrix all deal with the questions "what is reality" and "what is human". Also recommended is RAW’s screenplay entitled, “Reality is What you Can Get Away With’.

P.P.S. The first 4 intelligences are space-time linear understanding of reality. It makes since for a linear forune resolution for them, mechanics like dice. However, Sensory, Psychic, Spiritual, and Mythic intelligences are non-linear. A oracle mechanic is approriate for them. Esp. for Mythic, where synchronicity is prime. Hmmmmmmm.

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On 8/26/2003 at 2:02am, Plenz wrote:
RE: -The Xerox Missive- An rpg based on Philip K Dick.

I was always curious about "Prometheus Rising" I will have to order an copy. Also I checked out some of the Von Franz books I found at work. They were interesting one was alchemical related text and the other two works were based off fairy tales. Interesting books.

Did you read “Schizophrenia & the Book of Changes”?

I have been thinking that perhaps an I-Ching fortune resolution mechanic is better suited for a Narrativist RPG rather than my simulationist game. It sounds like your RPG will be Narrativist?

I see why you wanted a brain dumping thread to begin this. The more I study the I-Ching, the less I understand about it. You have developed many topics related to your RPG. One of which is “I-Ching Oracle Resolution Mechanic in Xerox Missive” which could make for its own healthy thread.



I have read Schizophrenia & the Book of Changes. I have it collected in Sutin's collection...um, can't remember the exact title. It is the collected literary and philosophical writings. There are really great essays in that book. Also, a couple of Exegesis essays that weren't collected anywhere yet. I've yet to come up with a situation in the game involving the overall concept of the Exegesis and obssessive note taking/ journal writing in general.

Yes it is an narrativist rpg. I strongly feel that the way Dickian stories take shape - in these odd little ways- would have to be narrative based in nature.

The more I study the I-Ching, the less I understand about it.


It is an odd phenomenon, yes. The I-Ching has been called a living organism by some. It's nature, that of the hexagrams and their odd little ways, makes it for a fresh read and even fresher, interpretation. Along with the Logos and Plasmate and all that jazz(which is what would in fact be the "living organism part" of the I-Ching. (I must post my glossary)


Consider making your own setting in the Philip K. Dick canon, not all or many of the settings. A setting that is its own, but is very Philip K. Dick.


I had detailed this a bit in an above posting. The setting will take the form of a multiverse(like Moorcock's stuff) The gateway of all these worlds will take the form of a twilight zone like Northern California of the 50's-70's.

I really need to break this mosh into several different threads.


I've read a bit on Gnosticism. The Gnostic Jung and Elaine Pagel's wonderful book -the gnostic gospels-(I'm also a Matrix fan and t a fan of Simulacra & Simulation of Baudrilliard. )


Thank you for your post.

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On 8/26/2003 at 8:17am, English wrote:
keep us informed

Please keep us informed of your progress - I'm a huge fan of PKD and Gnosticism in general!

- Jesse

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On 8/27/2003 at 7:43pm, Plenz wrote:
Xerox Missive update.

I haven't had much time to post over the last few days but I plan on posting afew example castings of the I-Ching system that I have been working on. I have gone through a couple of character creations sessions with myself; and plan to use these characters and a small storyline to illustrate some examples.

-Plenz

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On 8/27/2003 at 10:57pm, Cemendur wrote:
Re: Xerox Missive update.

Plenz wrote: I haven't had much time to post over the last few days but I plan on posting afew example castings of the I-Ching system that I have been working on. I have gone through a couple of character creations sessions with myself; and plan to use these characters and a small storyline to illustrate some examples.

-Plenz


Looking back on the trial and errors of designing my own I-Ching Oracle system, I am aware that my first attempt was merely a transformation of the I-ching into a 64 option fortune resolution. What I wanted to emulate was lost, a 64 option oracle resolution. An oracle system is a fortune system with interpretation.

What events does the oracle resolve?

How does the interpretation resolve an event?

Do personal abilities, traits, or magical ability modify the personal oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Do abilities, traits, or magical abilities of other people modify the oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Is the oracle also used for understanding? If so, how?

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On 8/28/2003 at 12:29am, Plenz wrote:
RE: Re: Xerox Missive update.

Cemendur wrote:
Plenz wrote: I haven't had much time to post over the last few days but I plan on posting afew example castings of the I-Ching system that I have been working on. I have gone through a couple of character creations sessions with myself; and plan to use these characters and a small storyline to illustrate some examples.

-Plenz


Looking back on the trial and errors of designing my own I-Ching Oracle system, I am aware that my first attempt was merely a transformation of the I-ching into a 64 option fortune resolution. What I wanted to emulate was lost, a 64 option oracle resolution. An oracle system is a fortune system with interpretation.

What events does the oracle resolve?

How does the interpretation resolve an event?

Do personal abilities, traits, or magical ability modify the personal oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Do abilities, traits, or magical abilities of other people modify the oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Is the oracle also used for understanding? If so, how?



It does go deeper than simply the hexagrams acting as the end result. It is a difficult question as the I-Ching can mean something very different each time.

the resolution factor is something that I've put alot of thought into. The character system features very few attributes. There are base attributes to work with(intelligence, perception, etc...)but the great majority of attributes are personally tweaked and essentially based off of the characters own choices. The pc's know what their characters are good at so these attributes are formed with these ideas in mind.

Wait...I must go. I will continue this later.


Plenz

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On 8/28/2003 at 12:54pm, Rob MacDougall wrote:
Fortune plus Interpretation

Cemendur wrote: Looking back on the trial and errors of designing my own I-Ching Oracle system, I am aware that my first attempt was merely a transformation of the I-ching into a 64 option fortune resolution. What I wanted to emulate was lost, a 64 option oracle resolution. An oracle system is a fortune system with interpretation. (my emphasis)


Chris Lehrich's Victorian occult game Shadows In The Fog uses tarot cards and the magic system involves fortune plus interpretation in what I think is a very elegant way. Plenz, you might want to check it out. It sort of breaks down the divide between player and character, and I think something similar could be cooked up for the I Ching that would be very Philip K Dick appropriate.

A draft of the rules is here: http://auroragames.com/pdf/Rules120.pdf

And a seach of the Forge forums for "Shadows in the Fog" will turn up a half dozen threads discussing it.

(If you do read the Shadows draft, note that it's the magic system I'm talking about. Chris' basic task resolution rules (using the minor arcana) are basically just fortune - the interpretation part comes in when doing magic with the major arcana.)

Rob

ps Love the idea of the game, & it sounds like you're off to a good start. Keep us posted on it!

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On 8/28/2003 at 11:07pm, Plenz wrote:
Re: Cemudur comments.

Looking back on the trial and errors of designing my own I-Ching Oracle system, I am aware that my first attempt was merely a transformation of the I-ching into a 64 option fortune resolution. What I wanted to emulate was lost, a 64 option oracle resolution. An oracle system is a fortune system with interpretation.

What events does the oracle resolve?

How does the interpretation resolve an event?

Do personal abilities, traits, or magical ability modify the personal oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Do abilities, traits, or magical abilities of other people modify the oracle (the interpretation) in any way. If so, how?

Is the oracle also used for understanding? If so, how?



It does go deeper than simply the hexagrams acting as the end result. It is a difficult question as the I-Ching can mean something very different each time.

the resolution factor is something that I've put alot of thought into. The character system features very few attributes. There are base attributes to work with(intelligence, perception, etc...)but the great majority of attributes are personally tweaked and essentially based off of the characters own choices. The pc's know what their characters are good at so these attributes are formed with these ideas in mind. Coupled with other ratings that the characters possess; such as an empahtic rating
and Amnesis rating and one other(which I cannot recall the term I used right now) that states the loss of Amnesis.

Not all castings of the oracle will be due to ability tests. There are times when numerous things may arise, all seperate items but together they form an important whole to consult the oracle. Here's an example.

Leonard Sammis refills fountain pens. For six days a week, eight hours a day, this is his job.

He works within the Scribe Cathedral located in the wooded lands of southern Washington. He has been refilling fountain pens for twelve years and does not see and end to this.

One day; while re-filling a pen with a particualarly difficult ink-plunger, he suddenly felt the need to write something with *this pen* Leonard has been told hundred of times by his boss Hal Carroll, to never, ever use a fountain pen that comes in from one of the scribes for refilling. Well, Leonard's usual obidient behavior took a left turn today. Leonard grabs a sheet of rice paper and lets the ink flow. "Scribe attic b31-row 12f." Leonard has written out a location within the castle in which re-fill orders never arrive from. He is curious now as to why this particular location has been discovered.

Now it is at this point that something must be explained. Casting of the I-Ching is either done with the character, ic, casting the oracle or the player deciding that this point may be a good time to consult it ooc and then consider their plight with this new outlook. The thing is this: A character will not always a) have an I-Ching handy. b) not being in an optimum situation in which to cast it. Leonards plight takes the form of b).

Leonard's player, Pete, has decided to consult the oracle himself and then interpret the meaning of this newly written location by a ghost pen and what he should do about it.

Let's cast the I-Ching...

"Should Leonard visit Scribe attic b31-row 12f? If so, what does it hold in store for him?"

The hexagram cast:

18. Ku / Work on What Has Been Spoiled [Decay]

----------
---- ---- above K^en Keeping Still, Mountain
---- ----
----------
---------- below Sun The Gentle, Wind
---- ----

The Judgement

Work on What Has Been Spoiled
Has supreme success.
It furthers one to cross the great water.
Before the starting point, three days.
After the starting point, three days.

Leonard feels that his situation concerning the refilling of pens is a positive one. It is achieving success in some manner. His decision to use the pen was a wise one.

He feels that in a couple of days(three days) he will be able to journey to this specific location within the Scribe Cathedral and determine it's meaning further.


The Image

The wind blows low on the mountain:
The image of Decay.
Thus the superior man stirs up the people
And strengthens their spirit.

The image of decay worries Leonard. The very act of refilling pens is so the scribes can continue their mission of copying the only remaining works of print available in the world. A great computer crash several years before has left the world without any remaining works of literature, philosophy, science...etc...The one computer that managed to save it's memory from being wiped out is called Abulafia. It is whispered that Abulafia itself is located within the cathedral and gives it's scribes order, daily, to remit the printed word with the only remaining works available.
The image of decay meaning the loss of litereature. The superior man rising is either Leonard himself(as he feels he can strengthen the spirit of fellow pen-refillers) or his boss Hal Carroll. Leonard feels it is himself; and he is one step closer to visiting the location in three days.


The Lines

() Six in the fifth place means:
Setting right what has been spoiled by the father.
One meets with praise.


57. Sun / The Gentle (The Penetrating, Wind)

----------
---------- above Sun The Gentle, Wind
---- ----
----------
---------- below Sun The Gentle, Wind
---- ----

The Judgement

The Gentle. Success through what is small.
It furthers one to have somewhere to go.
It furthers one to see the great man.

Leonard will continue to act in his normal, gentle manner. Success will come through small adventures. It indeed furthers him to go to the location. Who is the great man? Is it Abulafia?

The Image

Winds following one upon the other:
The image of the Gently Penetrating.
Thus the superior man
Spreads his commands abroad
And carries out his undertakings.

The following winds may be co-workers that Leonard may shed light on the subject to. Leonard feels that he will spread his mission and find loyal followers. To rise up out of the cathedral?


Well, that's all the time I have now. I'll expand it later.

Best,

Plenz

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On 8/29/2003 at 1:57am, Plenz wrote:
regulations question.

Is my thread within regulation?

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On 8/29/2003 at 4:16am, Plenz wrote:
RE: I-Ching oracle resolution system.

The last post in which I cast the I-Ching in order to set it to use, I took great liberty in adding parts of the story that the character would not know right off. Or at least not from one consultation with the oracle. I'd like to go over another example which is alot more transparent, but illustrates my intent a bit more clearly.

-Timothy Orchid spent the last ten minutes arguing with his coffee machine. This meant that he was ten minutes later for work in which at least half of that time would be spent trying to find his car keys(which when he found them and actually got into his car, he would merely have another argument. This time with his vehicle. These days, everything has an opinion) After bribing his coffee maker for a cup and locating his car keys he proceeded to leave for work. Or at least he attempted to do so. "Tim! Tim! Have you left yet? Are you still here? I can't locate the spare battery pack to my mood organ and it set itself off at dial 436; that's the code for gloomy outlook coupled with the urge to watch television. I don't want to be gloomy and I don't want to watch television. Tim!? Tim are you still here?" Timothy was already at the top of the stairs as Marna, his wife, ceased her moaning. "After all this" Tim said to himself "There's still my dear wife".-

This is the normal routine of a Dickian character. I didn't even mention what Timothy does as a living, his actual job as a stamp detailer will be utilized as a later example. After Tim gets to work and settles in, he runs off to the employe washroom to consult the I-Ching. Not every character needs to be an obsessive I-Ching user. They don't even have to utilize it for anything but what the GM would like them to cast the oracle for. Some players will decide upon casting the oracle IC as well as OOC for casting. Some are I-Ching obsessive I-Ching casters. Timothy Orchid is one of them. So Tim casts the oracle: He asks what of my wife and I?


3. Chun / Difficulty at the Beginning

---- ----
---------- above K'an The Abysmal, Water
---- ----
---- ----
---- ---- below Ch^en The Arousing, Thunder
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The Judgement

Difficulty at the Beginning works supreme success,
Furthering through perseverance.
Nothing should be undertaken.
It furthers one to appoint helpers.

The Image

Clouds and thunder:
The image of Difficulty at the Beginning.
Thus the superior man
Brings order out of confusion.

The Lines

Six in the third place means:
Whoever hunts deer without the forester
Only loses his way in the forest.
The superior man understands the signs of the time
And prefers to desist.
To go on brings humiliation.

Six at the top means:
Horse and wagon part.
Bloody tears flow.


37. Chia J^en / The Family [The Clan]

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---------- above Sun The Gentle, Wind
---- ----
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---- ---- below Li The Clinging, Flame
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The Judgement

The Family. The perseverance of the woman furthers.

The Image

Wind comes forth from fire:
The image of the Family.
Thus the superior man has substance in his words
And duration in his way of life.




Timothy feels that since his marriage is still new, it may take time to work out the quirks. Perserverance. Although if he keeps at it too much without positive result he will simply humiliate himself. In any event nothing should be taken for granted. He still feels that his wife will try and perservere further, towards her own goals though. Timothy will endure throughout it.


Now what if the same question while Tim is jumping out of a window while his dextrous ability is best kept at a slow walking pace(or a situation in which the gm would cast hte oracle.)


Shortened version. Most important passage.


Nine in the fourth place means:
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Remorse disappears.
If a man is agitated in mind,
And his thoughts go hither and thither,
Only those friends
On whom he fixes his conscious thoughts
Will follow.




Must perservere for good of marriage. Not feeling sad anymore. Although still agitated. Jumping out of the window is still a bad idea though.(now this is an instance where the the oracle as a living organsim takes center stage.) Timothy projects his thoughts upon his coworker who runs into the room at th elast second grabbing tim's collar and dragging him in from the window.

I believe I have stopped making sense. I'm tired. Comments?

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On 8/30/2003 at 1:50am, Plenz wrote:
XM update.

I will be taking a day or two off from posting here. I have to work and have some reading lined up. I'll post further I-Ching Resolutions and an example of character creation soon. Some crunchiness for y'all.

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On 8/30/2003 at 5:40am, Plenz wrote:
I-Ching Oracle Resolution System.

-Timothy Orchid spent the last ten minutes arguing with his coffee machine. This meant that he was ten minutes later for work in which at least half of that time would be spent trying to find his car keys(which when he found them and actually got into his car, he would merely have another argument. This time with his vehicle. These days, everything has an opinion) After bribing his coffee maker for a cup and locating his car keys he proceeded to leave for work. Or at least he attempted to do so. "Tim! Tim! Have you left yet? Are you still here? I can't locate the spare battery pack to my mood organ and it set itself off at dial 436; that's the code for gloomy outlook coupled with the urge to watch television. I don't want to be gloomy and I don't want to watch television. Tim!? Tim are you still here?" Timothy was already at the top of the stairs as Marna, his wife, ceased her moaning. "After all this" Tim said to himself "There's still my dear wife".-





I'd like to cast the I-Ching again in this matter to illustrate another hexagram on the same topic.



The present is embodied in Hexagram 5 - Hsu (Waiting): With sincerity, there will be brilliant success. With firmness there will be good fortune, and it will be advantageous to cross the great stream.
There are no changing lines, and hence the situation is expected to remain the same in the immediate future.
The things most apparent, those above and in front, are embodied by the upper trigram K'an (Water), which represents danger and the unknown.
The things least apparent, those below and behind, are embodied by the lower trigram Chi'en (Heaven), which represents strength and creativity.





Timothy suddenly feels distant from his wife as an unusual desperation overwhelms him. He knows that his perserverance is the
right thing for him to do but nothing will change the tension between Timothy and his wife.

Well, those two(three if you count the outlandish "window jump" scene) are all very different.

So much for that post about not posting for two days.

-Plenz




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