It is 2421. A spaceship is leaving Earth on its way to a colony on the other side of the galaxy. You are on that ship, leaving the planet for a new home or a new adventure.

Why?

Departure is a barebones Storium for beginners in three scenes. It will focus on developing characters and their interactions within the Storium system.

Scene 1: Past - Why did the characters decide to leave Earth?
Scene 2: Present - The characters board the ship and meet one another.
Scene 3: Future - What will the new colony be like? What do the characters hope for?

Make as simple or as complex a character as you like; we’ll learn more as we play.

This game is intended to be accessible and beneficial to players who are new to Storium. Players can join the story any time; and by the same token make an exit when they want to focus on other stories.

As well as a game, a great place to hang out and chat in character! Maybe meet other players to form a group for a game.

The Taproom.

None could really say how they got there. Some were not sure how long they had been.

They were from all walks of life. All periods of time. Many from Earth, but some were from … further afield.

Returning to whence they came was desirable - but for now, the refreshment was pleasant, the company was changeable and the challenges were … diverting. Though some seemed a little dangerous.

All they knew was in their old life - a life which now seemed so distant - they had opened a particular book or curio, and found themselves drawn into this … world.

Fantasy Game. For people who want to get on with it! Spell-casting, diplomacy and adventure.

Underlying story with a lot of scope for player story-telling.

This is intended to be a fast game, for players who want to get on with it. We will start as soon as we have some characters, and new players will be welcome to join as we go.

New players welcome - and as such, when I say it is fast, that is the broad aim, but we will go at the pace of the players. Have a go and I will guide you - or ask questions in the lobby (or PM me)

It is a fantasy theme in a unique game universe with no canon to worry about. Spell-casting, diplomacy and adventure. A proper story but not too serious with scope for humour.

The Land is called Pucia. Pronounced Puck-ia by the Birdfolk and Puce-ia by the Glass Golems. The Rubber Trolls call it Puke-ia.

After a time of uneasy peace, tensions have risen between the Glass Golems and the Rubber Trolls is on the verge of breaking out. As a player, you have the opportunity to shape huge amounts of the back story and the way magic works in this land.

Comedy

This game is presented as a chance for people new to Storium to get to grips with things and ask questions, as they find their way to additional games. You might see this to the end, or it would be acceptable to leave once you are established.
I will have less internet access for the coming week - I will respond to you, but my typing may be erratic and short as I am using a portable device.

So now we are all in trouble.

The Emperor had new clothes. Take the old ones to the incinerator, he said. Such sad rags should not be associated with me.

So his footman did take them down to the incinerator.

Except at the incinerator, they said that would be a waste. Take them to the Royal Housekeeper to make them into blankets for the widows and orphans of the city.

So the incinerator sweeper did just that and went to the Housekeepers assistant.

But the Housekeeper’s assistant had a better idea. Those clothes would not make good blankets, and they are worth more intact. So sell them, and the money can be used to buy more, better things for the poor.

So they were taken to the Mistress of the Robes, who sold them to a supplier for a bag of gold.

That supplier sold them on to another merchant, who took them out of town, seeking a great price from the nobility.

Now the Emperor has nothing to wear for the banquet tonight. So he has sent his messenger to the incinerator, charged with being sure to run and get there before it is too late. On pain of death.

As I say, now we are all in trouble.

In the 22nd century, humanity ventures into deep space in search of knowledge — and power. Space is vast and humans aren’t the first to explore it but thousands of planets and stars have yet to be claimed and humanity intends to make a home for itself among the stars. Meet the deep-space starship Dauntless and her crew, embarking on a new mission of exploration beyond the colonial boundary…

A game run to get you started on Storium…

Colton Herbert Fizz was famous for his ground-breaking confectionary.

His sweet factory was legendary. But he wanted to share the magic!

He opened a competition which would enable lucky contestants to visit his factory, try out his latest creations, and make their own design a reality. All they had to do is submit an idea for a new kind of sweet - and hope he judged it one of the winners!

If you think you can guess what this story is based on - yep, you are probably on about the right track. You have the general idea.

A sci/fi time travel adventure loosely based on the British TV series Doctor Who, without a need for canon knowledge.

This game is nearing the end, but I have the lobby open so newcomers can make contact and get signposted to a suitable game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETK7aQhc_E

This is a fast paced game, played in a welcoming way to meet the needs of each player.

If you think you might like to play, better to try out than miss out…

Leaders from across the galaxy are planning to build a taskforce to take the fight to the daleks for once and for all.

Peace at any cost? Is any price worth paying for peace? What is going to far? And if you create a force that can drive out the greatest threat, how do you prevent that becoming the threat once the evil it was designed to counter is gone?

Even as these decisions are grappled with, democracy is under threat in unexpected ways, and there are other troubling developments….

The world has plenty of superheroes looking to defend it from the likes of Mechanon and the Slug. You’ve chosen to focus your heroic efforts on this one city. It’s your home, and you want to protect it from street scum, corrupt officials, supervillains, natural disasters, weird menaces, and other dangers.

{This is a “Beginner Game”. Please only apply if you are new to Storium or feel you still need to learn more about how Storium games work.}

It is Lent.

This game explores the world in the run up to the crucifixion of Christ, and the events and characters of that time still remembered today.
They had no idea that they were making history, and their lives would be the subject of discussion, disagreement and wonder for centuries to come.

I would want any player to tell me if I need to adjust to increase their access. I think in particular of those with sight impairment and the use of art, but I include anything I have not thought of.

A Massive cosmic entity threatens the east coast, bringing a threat completely unlike anything the world has ever seen. Furthermore, the world’s most devious villains and most fiendish masterminds have joined this unfathomable being of evil.

But this story is not about that conflict and you are not those legendary heroes. who have joined the fight against it.

The west Coast city of Emerald City Oregon used to be a hotbed of super-powered activity, but now, only the most pathetic and inept heroes and villains remain.

The players take on the incompetent or pathetically weak Z-list heroes, and must defend Emerald city from equally inept and powerless villains.

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This game is meant to be a comedy superhero game in the style of Saturday morning cartoons. and it is meant to help teach beginners how to play Storium in a simple 3-scene short game.

each scene will be narrated by a different member of the Storium Arc podcast.