Fairy Tales by Fairystail Interest Check

So anyone who knows me knows I have a love of Fairy Tales and the more warped the better. So I have a game idea, using Cypher System. Where basically the players are normal everydday people who get dragged into the world of Fairy Tales for reasons. However while you may start off as normal people you will be affected by the magical nature of the realms and thus be capable of magic if you want (thus allowing magical based characters. Well here's a lil intro  for you guys to get a feel for it. The Giant's Beanstalk fell, Cinderella married her prince, Aurora woke up, Beast lost his fur, Red Riding Hood survived the wolf, but all is not well in the Land of Wonders (A.K.A Wonderland) The land needs a specific type of person, one prophecized from ancient times to do...something, the old hags have forgotten, the text is faded, no one is entirely sure. Only two things are known, they must be from outside the Land and what ever they do it will be big. Over time this person has been known as an Alice. There have been many would-be-Alice's. Red was one such, she did a lot, survived the most vicious killer around, became queen of her own kingdom but unfortunately that is normal these days. So clearly she is not Alice. Jack was also one such would-be-Alice. Tricked a giant, stole a golden goose, a magical harp and caused the deaths of countless people under the beanstalk. This is also not very special anymore. He too is not an Alice. Countless Tales (Inhabitants of the Land) have searched fr an Alice, hoping they can mold the person how they see fit, use them how they wish for their own gains. Unfortunately a group of Would-Be-Alices are going to be dragged into the Land soon. So is anyone interested? Im thinking of running the game saturday or sundays at 12pm gmt+12 for four or so hours weekly

This seems really interesting. How friendly is it to newbies? I've never played the system before, but I'd love to try it. I am also a decently fast learner.

I would be interested if you end up running on Sunday, dont think ive played the system before myself but concept seems interesting.

The system is pretty simple, its the same system as Numenera or The Strange if you've played either of those. Some of the things do get  a lil abstract but it is a simple system in the vein of the rules should not get in the way of a good story. I haven't actually played it before myself but im pretty confident in my ability to run it.

Sounds good. So if you don't mind me joining, should I make a character now? Or wait until the first session?

I have no idea if it's even going to happen but if you want to make a character knock yourself out

Character for if we play I am a Clever Hoodlum who Protects those weaker than me Name: Clive Parker Age: 22 Gender: Male Orientation: Straight Prejudice: None Height: 5'6" Weight: 130lbs Hair: Raven Black Eyes: Piercing Blue Background: Worked as a small-time criminal until I was caught and served some time in juvie, after which I tried to go straight. Explorer: Might:11 Speed: 13 Intellect: 12 Effort Might:1 Speed:1 Intellect:0 Cypher use 1 Clever: Works the Back Alleys: Tier 1: Thief. You are trained in stealth, pickpocketing, and lockpicking tasks. Enabler. Additional Equipment: You start with a bag of light tools. Minor Effect Suggestion: You can immediately attempt to hide after this action. Major Effect Suggestion: You can immediately take a second action during this turn. Practiced With Light and Medium Weapons: You can use light and medium weapons without penalty. If you wield a heavy weapon, increase the difficulty of the attack by one step. Enabler. Starting Equipment: Military Grade Combat knife (light weap) Damage 2 points (attack difficulty reduced by one step) 3 expensive items- Save and get in game 2 moderately priced- 2 sturdy outfits. 1 plain clothes, 1 all black sneaking wear 4 Inexpensive- Binoculars, Shake charge flashlight, Camping Bakpack, Spraypaint. Additional Equipment: You see through the schemes of others and occasionally convince them to believe you—even when, perhaps, they should not. Thanks to your clever behavior, you have an additional expensive item. Special Abilities: Decipher (1 Int Pt): If you spend one minute examining a piece of writing or code in a language you do not understand, you can make an Intellect roll of difficulty 3 (or higher, based on the complexity of the language or code) to get the gist of the message. Action to initiate. Extra Edge: You have a Might Edge of 1, and a Speed Edge of 1. Physical Skills: You are trained in two skills in which you are not already trained. Running, Jumping Physical Skills: You are trained in two skills in which you are not already trained. Balancing, Climbing Endurance: Any duration dealing with physical actions is either doubled or halved, whichever is better for you. For example, if the typical person can hold his breath for thirty seconds, you can hold it for one minute. If the typical person can march for four hours without stopping, you can do so for eight hours. In terms of harmful effects, if a poison paralyzes its victims for one minute, you are paralyzed for thirty seconds. The minimum duration is always one round. Enabler. Skill: You’re trained in all interactions involving lies or trickery. Skill: You’re trained in defense rolls to resist mental effects. Skill: You’re trained in all tasks involving identifying or assessing danger, lies, quality, importance, function, or power. Inability: You were never good at studying or retaining trivial knowledge. The difficulty of any task involving lore, knowledge, or understanding is increased by one step Initial Link to the Starting Adventure: You suspect that the other PCs won’t succeed without you.

Okay so you are a clever explorer who works the back alleys?

Explorer is just the place he fits. He is more a thief who is using his skills while in reform to try and help anybody weaker than him. Orphans, junkies, homeless, you name it. There is a lot of crime where he comes from. Some organized, which is why he has to hide his face.

Would also be interested if you decide to play on a Saturday, though I have never played any of the systems you have mentioned. Always loved Fairy tales :D