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An idea...
While Kirsten is away at Burning Man, I'm planning on having wild orgies and naked Giants-watching parties getting my websites finally back in working order, and I've had a thought.
The default setting for GURPS 4e is the Infinite Worlds.. endless variations of Earth where history went in a different direction; or some basic physical laws work differently! Everything from a world ruled by a Swedish empire in the modern day to one where the dinosaurs gained intelligence, had a thriving civilization that spread to the stars, and still died out millions of years ago.
To support this, I'm thinking of doing a page of alternates. They'd be grouped by level of change (Drastic, Major, Minor, Barely Noticeable, Odd) and have a few paragraphs of background and effects. Here's an example:
World: Babe-3
Change: In 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee was in desperate financial condition. His girlfriend had embezzled huge sums from him. The owner of the rival New York Yankees, pounced on the near-bankrupt Frazee and bought out the contract of Babe Ruth. Ruth, outraged at the way the deal was handled, declared that as long as he remained a Yankee, they'd never win the World Series. Ruth went on to have a great career with the Yankees, setting all the records we know in our world, but for some reason, the Yankees never made a World Series win after that. Even after Ruth's retirement and death, the curse of the Bambino endures. Yankee stadium is called the "House that Ruth Cursed" On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox have won 28 world titles since the trade.
Effects: Odd. No significant changes to society, except cosmetic ones. The Yankees are the lovable losers, and New Yorkers blame every bad play on the curse..
I'd need some help setting up the form for entering alternates, but I think it would be fun.
The default setting for GURPS 4e is the Infinite Worlds.. endless variations of Earth where history went in a different direction; or some basic physical laws work differently! Everything from a world ruled by a Swedish empire in the modern day to one where the dinosaurs gained intelligence, had a thriving civilization that spread to the stars, and still died out millions of years ago.
To support this, I'm thinking of doing a page of alternates. They'd be grouped by level of change (Drastic, Major, Minor, Barely Noticeable, Odd) and have a few paragraphs of background and effects. Here's an example:
World: Babe-3
Change: In 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee was in desperate financial condition. His girlfriend had embezzled huge sums from him. The owner of the rival New York Yankees, pounced on the near-bankrupt Frazee and bought out the contract of Babe Ruth. Ruth, outraged at the way the deal was handled, declared that as long as he remained a Yankee, they'd never win the World Series. Ruth went on to have a great career with the Yankees, setting all the records we know in our world, but for some reason, the Yankees never made a World Series win after that. Even after Ruth's retirement and death, the curse of the Bambino endures. Yankee stadium is called the "House that Ruth Cursed" On the other hand, the Boston Red Sox have won 28 world titles since the trade.
Effects: Odd. No significant changes to society, except cosmetic ones. The Yankees are the lovable losers, and New Yorkers blame every bad play on the curse..
I'd need some help setting up the form for entering alternates, but I think it would be fun.
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Ted Williams is not called back into service as a Marine fighter pilot during the Korean War. John Glenn, who served in Williams' unit in the Homeline, is shot down (because Williams isn't there) and suffers career-ending injuries. While Williams leads the 1952 Red Sox to their first (and only) World Series title since 1918, Glenn never becomes an astronaut, and is never elected to the US Senate. Further repercussions are left as an exercise for the student....
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Of course, my favorite alternate..
October 26th, 2002. In the 7th inning of Game 6 of the World Series, Angels third baseman Troy Glaus grounds into a rally-killing double play. The Giants hold onto their 5-0 lead, and win the Series 4 games to 2.
My reaction (http://www.livejournal.com/users/gridlore/144715.html) to what really happened that day...