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This is the ORC wiki for ORC members, whether they are players or GMs. It is designed to be of use to all members of ORC and elsewhere. While the wiki itself can be Googled and viewed by the rest of the web, only registered ORC Members can edit the pages (and only administrators, like Bill, can modify this page or other "protected" pages). If you're not an ORC member already, visit the ORC website and register.
- GMs can share their setting information such as background notes, maps, common knowledge, fiction, etc.
- Players can also use it to store their favourite characters, fictional exploits (no IC chat though, please), backgrounds etc.
- The site can also be used for other RPG or game-related projects.
- There's also links to a series of articles that ORC members have written for new GMs, or those preparing for a game.
If you'd like a section for your own campaign, see How to request a namespace on the Wiki. Before using the wiki please make sure you read How to use the ORC Wiki. Consult the MediaWiki User's Guide for information on how to use the wiki software (this will redirect your browser to a site outside ORC though).
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RPG Campaigns
Campaigns that are run by ORC members (on Saturday afternoons or otherwise).
Black Crusade
The WH40k RPG where PCs are some of the forces of Chaos.
- Pillars of Society - Adams game
Call of Cthulhu
- eBranch - Bill's occasional Call of Cthulhu game based on Brian Lumley's Necroscope series.
- The End of 1920's and Beyond - John's (Tolsarose v2) Call of Cthulhu game.
Cthulhutech
Games set in Wildfire's Cthulhutech universe.
- Through the Looking Glass - Bill's game set in Edinburgh in 2085 when the stars are right!
D&D
Games using the popular Dungeons and Dragons game system.
- Against The Odds. Bills campaign setting for D&D set in the Ashes of Freedom world.
- Ashes of Freedom, Bill's home-brew game set in Volkrania - redirects to Bill's own wiki.
- The New World setting created by Bill and others (the ORC Shared Campaign), and can be used by anyone. The New World is a high fantasy Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 setting, reminiscent of the time of the Conquistadors discovering the Americas. It's a jungle world of lost ruins, dinosaurs, strange civilisations (LizardFolk), and lurking evil. Originally designed to be part of a shared campaign, the New World setting was the work of various GMs: Benn Beaton, Bill Heron, Fraser Ramsay, Robert Stewart, Nick Layden, Alasdair Macleod, David Wright, and Chris Furness.
- Shapes Of Grey: Nuno's D&D 3.G campaign setting.
- Fledgling Empires: Adam's D&D game based on and old campaign.
Dark Heresy
Games set in the Dark Heresy setting of the Warhammer 40000 (wh40k) universe.
- Highest Noon, Lowest Dawn - Craig's (Embracraig) campaign that runs on Thursday evenings.
- Shadow on the Warp - Bill's game set on a world under attack by a Tyranid Hive fleet.
- The Triplet Cities - Gabriel's (Loki) Wednesday night game, focusing on a more gritty sci-fi theme.
DC Heroes
- DC Heroes - Adam's DC Heroes game set in an alternate future during an alien invasion.
Deathwatch
The Warhammer 40,000 (wh40k) RPG revolving around the Adeptus Astartes (Space Marines) in the grim war-torn 41st Millennium.
- The Doom of Jericho - The campaign run by Ross (Xarlaxas).
- The Emperor Protects - Grant's new DW campaign.
Other Games
Games created by ORC members that use their own rule system.
- Adam's Games - Adam's other games that use his own rule system.
- Pantheon - Playtest information for Ross Pearson's (Rossatdi) game.
- After London - Ross (Rossatdi) Pearson's post-apocalyptic game using his own system.
Pendragon
An Arthurian role-playing game where you play Knights completing quests and meeting people like Merlin, Uther, and eventually Arthur and the knights of the Round Table.
- The Great Pendragon Campaign - Ross' (Xarlaxas) game.
Rogue Trader
- Conflicts of Interest - Stephen's (El Kapitan) Rogue Trader game running on Thursday nights.
- Shadow of the Abyss - Adam's game of Rogue Trader set in the war-torn Warhammer 40,000 setting.
- The Laughing Emperor Ross' (Xarlaxas) new Rogue Trader game: a "tapestry of history and intrigue".
Scion
The Scion RPG from White Wolf.
- Shadowed Dreams - Rafael's (Rafotron) Scion game.
Serenity
- Out in the Black - Euan's Serenity mini-campaign running on Tuesday nights.
Star Wars
Games set in the Star Wars universe - both D6 Star Wars from West End Games and Wizards of the Coast Saga edition.
- Dawn of Defiance - Chris Furness' (MasterSenruff) Saga game set during the birth if the Rebellion.
Vampire
White Wolf's Vampire RPG (both old and new) and World of Darkness.
- Vampire Summer - Ross (Xarlaxas) MacKenzie's Original World of Darkness game.
The ORC Website
Articles
Articles created by ORC members that may be of use to starting GMs.
- The world is not enough - how to create a decent setting.
- How to GM without going insane - how to prepare and run games.
- RPGing on a budget - how to run an RPG if your finances are tight!
- Building a city (Part 1) - building a fantasy city.
- Building a city (Part 2)
- PC groups - how a group of PCs might get together.
- Joining the Dark Side - how to play bad guys.
- Narrative Games - how to make your games run smoothly.
- GM Burnout - what GM burnout is.
- The Art of Winging It - how to improvise.
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--Bill 08:13, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
