An upcoming ASOIAF game (Ideas & Suggestions)

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Of these, my vote would definitely be The Iron Throne.  Just from past experience, I think these games work best when the choices are characters from the main storyline.  Too far back and POVs become very difficult to write (at least IMO) and I think there's a risk of losing player interest if there aren't enough familiar options for re-entry once a player dies.  If you look at the two which were most successful, they branched off from a starting point within the main storyline; the two that were less successful started at much earlier dates.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

How do you play?

Word to the wise, don't believe everything you hear from other players (including me ).

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

How do you play?

Word to the wise, don't believe everything you hear from other players (including me ).

Yes, well, chronic backstabbing is one of the hallmarks of these games, with quite a few epic examples of betrayal (including King's Landing blowing up and killing half a million people). I'd recommend reading over The Lion and the Rose as a good example as how we play, but the idea is for players to interact with each other, make decisions to crisis, lead their armies (this is crucial) and handle intrigue in order to survive.

I do plan on changing the gameplay this time, I'm toying to make a week of RL time into a month IG and eliminate formal three-month turns, but I have to consider whether it will work. Additionally, I will be borrowing the "special abilities" idea from Badgate and X, and repeating the guest POV idea from The Lion and the Rose.

Important:

I want to give the game a different feel based on the background, so I'd like to see the possibility of changing the outcome of a few events in A Game of Thrones or Season 1 to give us a different storyline. For example, I'm considering having Viserys Targaryen survive and never meet Khal Drogo, or having Ned Stark survive or even win (temporarily) the power struggle in King's Landing.

Would people prefer an altered storyline or everything being as it was on the book+show at the start of the War of the Five Kings?

For me, I'd need to know the specific alterations (ex: I'd be fine with Viserys surviving, but am not so keen on Ned surviving the KL struggle b/c it'd give Stannis an unfair advantage).

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

So, should we post another poll for options 1 or 2 or is there a third option people would like to push?

Well I think as you are the game moderator, this is your choice in the end!

Actually, you're right, xD

Hell, we'll be going with option 1. The game will not start for some time, but the Sign Up & Rules thread will be up tonight, so be prepared (and yes, Windjammer, you can have the Tyrells).

Wouldn't it make more sense that people would blame Renly for killing Joffrey since he never really had Ned's honorable reputation.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Perhaps we could do something after the White Walker invasion? Simulate that war, and human victory, and play as the characters after the war is ended.

*Snip*

*cough* I already did that in The Lion and the Rose and de-populated the entire North and most of the Riverlands before forcing a negotiated ending *cough*