Goodfellows

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THIS RP IS INACTIVE

What Is This?

Goodfellows is an IRC roleplaying game about the early years of Goodfellow Station – the first permanent outpost in the Otherworld. It follows the day to day lives of the station's inhabitants as they try to survive in the hostile environment of outer Faerie.

Mechanically, Goodfellows is based off of another IRC RP called Origins, which itself is based off of an IRC RP called Far Recon. Far Recon is, in turn, derived from the FUDGE RPG system.

Rules and Regulations

1. GMs Get the Final Say: What a GM says, goes. If you have a problem with a rules call, a proposed mechanics change, or the results of a GM fiat, you may say so once and only once. Continuing to argue will get you temporarily banned (usually 24 hours), with further argument resulting in escalation.
2. Do not power-game: This includes min-maxing¹, god-modding², hogging the plot³, or creating mary sues/marty stus⁴.
3. Do not meta-game: Using out of character information to get an advantage in-character is not acceptable, and will be punished with temporary bans for a first infraction, and then continue to escalate from there.
4. Do not rage quit: Intentionally quitting during a run for any reason other than an IRL emergency will get you a (you guessed it) temporary ban, followed by escalation if it continues.
5. Do not try to force others to RP: It is a player's right to remove themselves and their character from a scene that they are uncomfortable with.
6. Be coherent: Avoid ambiguities in your descriptions of a character's actions. Also, please use proper spelling and grammar.
7. Ask for things you want: If you want something to happen to your character, it won't happen by itself. Ask a GM, and you shall (probably) receive.
8. Some things can be retconned, some things can't: You can retcon your character's actions for a short period of time after you make them, unless a GM says otherwise. Acceptable reasons for retconning include errors in facts or characterization (or if a GM says its okay).

A Note About Canon

Goodfellows originally started out as an RP set in the same universe as Wolf & Wizard. However, the canons and timelines for both have since diverged, and Goodfellows can now best be described as being set in a universe that shares most of the physics and some of the same history as the Wolf & Wizard universe. Regardless, all events in the RP are canon for the RP, unless explicitly stated to be otherwise.

Time

The date and time in game are the same as the date and time out of game, but 35 years in the past. Goodfellow Station runs on Alaskan Standard/Daylight Time (-9/-8 UTC).

Footnotes

1. Putting as many points into a specific set of skills at character creation and neglecting everything else.

2. Performing actions that your character realistically could not do.

3. Getting involved in every plot and not giving other characters a chance to do things.

4. Basically, characters that are perfect at everything.