The Pitch
Journey to a time you’ve never experienced. In the 1950’s Hollywood is still a blooming industry that is discovering new ways to imbue magic into the movies… real magic. From like wizards and stuff.
The Foundation
Overview
Imagine Back to the Future, but players travel to an alternate Southern California in 1950s with magic and fantasy creatures. The group gets lost in this fantasy Hollywood and has to find their way back.
| Tone And Feel | Themes |
|---|---|
| Nostalgic and romantic, sepia drenched, California cool by day noir by night, urban fantasy, time travel sci-fi, isekai | Trading technology for magic, fish out of water, magic of good storytelling |
Touchstones
The World
Important Places
Movie Theaters
Each one has their own sort of magic to them.
Movie Studios
We can discuss which studios would be fun to reimagine
- Warner Bros
- MGM
- Walt Disney Studios
Distinctions
Hollywood… but with wizards and fantastical beings
It would be commonplace in this world to interact with wizards and other folks like Dragonborn, elves, and other fantasy cultures.
Character Guidance
For players to understand how to best interact with the world
Player Principles
Bring What You Want Into This New World
Since this isn’t exactly the past, you can decide to bring in as much pop culture from the real world as you’d like. Maybe you might try and bring Star Wars 20 years early, or try and find this world’s Audrey Hepburn, or Alfred Hitchcock.
Session Zero
Inciting Incident
The start of this campaign would begin in the modern day. As part of Session Zero we can discuss what transports the players to this alternate world.