<|endoftext|>ogs in London, an issue even before the Plague, becomes a plague in its own right, whole days lost entirely in the black, an entire populace forced to wear gas masks outdoors constantly.
I��d imagine many of you feel a bit less than compelled to play in a setting so dreary. Unhallowed Metropolis is not without it wonders however, the horrors of the Plague driving industry and science in ways we can��t fathom even now. Massive arrays, based on Nikola Tesla��s ideas, broadcast energy wirelessly to the entire city, enabling electrical power to reach even the most remote area no matter how physically cut off from the rest of the metropolis. Galvanic technology, powered by the Tesla Array, brings unimaginable power to create and destroy to those who can afford it, helping ensure London��s safety from outside attack. Life-spans are increased with new medicines, allowing youth and vigor to last decades, life centuries. Reliable contact with the dead is established through mediums, allowing some of the veil of death to be thrown back. Genetic engineering becomes a (somewhat) reliable science, able to cure diseases as well as create awesome monsters, Psychic detectives protect the city, not only reading criminals minds and remotely conducting surveillance but predicting events before they happen. The reclamation is over, and many believe immortality, the elixir of life, and unlimited power is just one experiment away.
Granted, this is not a RPG for the timid. (Nor for the kiddies) Unhallowed Metropolis deals with very adult ideas, and is certainly one of the bleakest dystopias I have ever seen. What makes it so intriguing, so fascinating, for me is the potential for amazing story telling, in so many different ways. A group wanting a mystery to rival Sherlock Holmes himself would find themselves right at home with this game, as would another looking for a dark political thriller. Combat is gritty and brutal, a far cry from the abstract hit points and healing magic of most RPGs. There is even room for a Frankenstein obsession; the pursuit of creation itself. It��s a unique world, filled with scarred ��Undertakers�� living off of bounties for animates and vampires, sly and tricky criminals, doctors with more in common with butchers than healers, and professional mourners ready to decapitate the deceased at the first sign of infection.
The next section will deal with the bones of the game, the mechanics of play and die rolls. Be sure to drop me a line by comment or e-mail if you have any specific questions about the game you would like answered.
[tags]Unhallowed Metropolis, Unhallowed Necropolis, New Dark Age, Pen and Paper RPG, Role Playing Games, Hallows Eve Designs, Steampunk[/tags]<|endoftext|>Liverpool's owners are weighing up appointing a temporary manager to see the club through to the end of the season, a move which appears to open the door to Kenny Dalglish fulfilling his desire to return to the helm of the club where he remains a legend.
The injury-time winner by Joe Cole – Roy Hodgson's late substitute – which sealed a 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers yesterday is unlikely to convince Liverpool's main owner, John W Henry, that Hodgson should see the club through to May, and it is with a growing awareness that the right permanent manager cannot be found in mid-season that he and Fenway Sports Group appear ready to appoint on an interim basis.
Precisely who they might be considering remains unclear, though Dalglish would enable the club to reconnect with supporters whose disenchantment contributed to Liverpool's lowest League crowd since the visit of Portsmouth in 2004: just 35,400 turned up yesterday. The owners may also feel that Dalglish is the man to bring the full potential out of Fernando Torres who, despite a far better display yesterday, has not delivered consistently for Hodgson.
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Hodgson mouthed the words "thank you" to fans in the main stand and Kop last night after the victory and, even after Kevin Davies's goal put Bolton ahead, there was no repeat of the negative sentiment sounded during Liverpool's home defeat to Wolves. There were also signs of the support the 63-year-old has among some of his players, whom he shook individually by the hand. Pepe Reina knocked Hodgson off his feet; Lucas Leiva stopped his run from the field to embrace him. But Henry's concerns about his relationship with