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WELCOME! Welcome to the website of the
Chicago chapter of the Gateway Chronicles live-action
fantasy role-playing game. This site assumes you are both
familiar with live-action role-playing (LARPs) in general and the Gateway
rules specifically.
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All Material (c)1997 - 2003,
Alex Gray/The
Gateway Chronicles. All Rights Reserved.
Website Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 by Tom Dowd
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ABOUT GATEWAY
Gateway stories are primarily those of heroic fantasy. Its characters are principally good guys, but they're very often painted in bold shades of gray and carry their own goals, desires, and agendas. Though the in-game format varies slightly, most tales revolve around the famous Ram's Head Tavern, a sometimes mundane, sometimes magical tavern where the heroes of the realm gather to adventure. Another common element in Gateway stories, and the part that gives the game it's name and direction, are the Gatekeepers - magicians trained or skilled in the ways of opening special mystical Portals that carry the characters to their adventures. The backgrounds, motivations, and goals of the Gatekeepers vary from altruism to self-interest, as do the nature of their Portals. The live-action area of the game is usually the Ram's Head Tavern, or some other location that a Gatekeeper or circumstance has drawn the characters to. From there, the Portals send the characters out on Expeditions that are resolved in a pseudo-tabletop format that allows the Gateway game to be anchored in a dynamic live-action setting while feeding off the character's Portals to far-away places and events that do not have to be recreated for live-action play. Adventure, politics, magic, heroism, mysticism, grand as well as petty evil, intrigue, and theology are all woven together in a detailed, evolving, on-going storyline steered by the game's storytellers but driven by the player's actions and desires. |
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All Material (c)1997 - 2003,
Alex Gray/The
Gateway Chronicles. All Rights Reserved.
Website Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 by Tom Dowd
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AMAZON.COM is the registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc.
GETTING INVOLVED Sound interesting? Gateway is often looking for new members. We recommend that you peruse this site and then fill out our Player Profile form that doubles as an application. Within a few days out Coordinator will drop you an email with more information (and if a few days pass without you hearing anything feel free to drop her another email as we do sometimes get a little behind in our correspondence.) The next stop after that is creating a new character. To get that ball rolling, you can go here.
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All Material (c)1997 - 2003,
Alex Gray/The
Gateway Chronicles. All Rights Reserved. |
Gateway StaffGateway Creator: Alexander Gray Gamemasters: Tom Dowd;
Marc Blumberg;
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All Material (c)1997 - 2003,
Alex Gray/The
Gateway Chronicles. All Rights Reserved.
Website Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 by Tom Dowd
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AMAZON.COM is the registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc.
GATEWAY RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
GATEWAY RULES AND REQUIREMENTS Gateway is a pretty free-form game, but we do have some rules and requirements. Please note that this list is in development and as such the content and language may change. Please check back often. * No Players are permitted in the game
without prior contact with the Staff. (So, if you plan on inviting a
friend please contact the Staff first.) If you have any comments, observations, or suggestions regarding these rules and requirements please send email to the Gateway Staff. |
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All Material (c)1997 - 2003,
Alex Gray/The
Gateway Chronicles. All Rights Reserved.
Website Copyright (c) 1999 - 2003 by Tom Dowd
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AMAZON.COM is the registered trademark of Amazon.com, Inc.