About Amber DRPGs
The Amber Diceless Role-Playing Game. A game that, like a play or movie, is set in the imaginary realities/environment/setting of a place called Amber. Diceless because major plot decisions are decided by the game master (director/writer) and the evolving relationships and story lines. Each player (actor) creates a character to interact in this setting called Amber, with the game master, and with each other. To fully enjoy the game, it is best that each player and GM be 'in character' as fully as possible. Therefore:
In the happy, Machiavellian traditions of the royal family of Amber,
I have plotted a Throne War in the land of Ember.
Each player does his/her best to put together a very tough character,
then try to defeat all the other characters to become the 'Scion of Ember'.
Whoever ends up on the Throne wins.
Everyone else loses.
And chances are, many of you will wish you were dead.
Again and again and again ....Below are links that I hope will enrich your understanding of our game, its plot, and the player characters.
Amber Resources
- www.ambercons.com
A list of role-playing game conventions across the United States based on Roger Zelazny's worlds of Amber using Phage Press's Amber Diceless RPG by Erick Wujcik (or not, depending on the GMs viewpoint).
Party Games..... WooHoo!!
- DMOZ Amber sites (open directory project)
- Meant to be one category of "the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors." Currently needs an editor.
Many of these sites are current members of the Golden Circle Webring, but the handful not duplicated are also worth a look.
- MaBarry, AmberCon GM, and the LintKing's Amber rules
- MaBarry is very active in the gaming community. The LintKing's take on the rules of the game are short, sweet, and utterly tongue-in-cheek. This is a MUST view.
Amber Campaign Sites
- Epoch's Amber Page
- "This page presents the world-famous (well, not quite) Amber Tips page, designed to guide a beginning Amber GM into the complexities of the game in as painless as possible a manner. It also has information about three campaigns, my Many Paths, my completed A Tale of Blades, and Shannon Rose and Erik Ny's Too Long in Exile."
- Equinox: An Amber PBEM site
- Play by email Amber game running since January 1995. The story is a dynamic interplay of politics and intrigue powered by player interaction. I am extremely impressed.
- "The Unicorn's Grove"
- Beautiful Trumps and accurate Elder Generation character studies. Slow loading for modems, but WORTH it!
Other Resources
- Advance Lunge
- A ThinkQuest student created site about the art of fencing.
" We have built a resource which covers all aspects of fencing, from how to lunge, to where to buy a mask, to the origins and history of fencing, to where to contact other fencers."
I think they practice what they preach.
- Bid-It: Diceless RPG System
- A diceless role-playing game system based on fantasy.
- Scarborough Faire
- Scarborough Faire® the Renaissance Festival. Located near the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.
"Step back in time to the age of King Henry VIII for a day of fun, food and fantasy. Enjoy feasting, shopping and entertainment in the 35-acre 16th century Village of Scarborough. Celebrating its 22nd season, Scarborough Faire® the Renaissance Festival is one of the largest, most popular Renaissance Festivals in the nation."
Real Tournament Jousting during the Memorial Day Weekend!
- Stone Pages
- European stone circles, dolmens, standing stones, cairns, barrows and hillforts: and other ancient megaliths and sites. Photos and descriptions of eleven years of touring archæological sites.
Webrings
- The Golden Circle Webring
- SoE is a member of this webring. There is a wide variety of game and character websites listed. Worth a 'looksee' on a rainy day.
