Project Update: Prison rulez (no it doesn't)
One of the most important things we wanted to include in Graveyard of the Gods - UNEARTHED is the new Prison Rules, a short and sweet but very informative guide for running a prison and exploring the unique dynamics within. It's not easy at all: prisons are a very difficult thing to express clearly in interactive media, because the entire point of them is to remove the agency of the prisoners. Ergo, to see a movie or show (or read a book) about prison is neat and interesting; playing one is...well, it can be boring, and that's the main problem with running one!
Thankfully, however, we didn't go into this with just Orange is the New Black in mind. We were able to connect with several former inmates and speak to them about their experiences begind bars, which was BEYOND informative. Their stories were unique and yet incredibly similar, all of them seeing and being part of weird and seemingly impossible events...and yet, they happened all while they were BORED out of their minds for years on end. As one of our content consultants said: "If it's weird and crazy, make it weirder and crazier and it PROBABLY happened in prison".
We want to make Graveyard of the Gods - UNEARTHED not just an adventure, but a little tool for ANY game master wanting to integrate prisons into their games. While the tables are Mothership specific, they can be easily retooled for any setting of location in the sci-fi future or a modern setting.
We are very excited to release this to you all, and for you all to run Graveyard of the Gods as it was intended, with all the subterranean horror as previously included!
- BC
Thankfully, however, we didn't go into this with just Orange is the New Black in mind. We were able to connect with several former inmates and speak to them about their experiences begind bars, which was BEYOND informative. Their stories were unique and yet incredibly similar, all of them seeing and being part of weird and seemingly impossible events...and yet, they happened all while they were BORED out of their minds for years on end. As one of our content consultants said: "If it's weird and crazy, make it weirder and crazier and it PROBABLY happened in prison".
We want to make Graveyard of the Gods - UNEARTHED not just an adventure, but a little tool for ANY game master wanting to integrate prisons into their games. While the tables are Mothership specific, they can be easily retooled for any setting of location in the sci-fi future or a modern setting.
We are very excited to release this to you all, and for you all to run Graveyard of the Gods as it was intended, with all the subterranean horror as previously included!
- BC
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