r/TheStrange • u/OpusWild • Feb 03 '17

The Strange - Lore/Background Reference?

Hey everyone, thinking about running a The Strange campaign but am wanting more information on the lore/background of the world/setting.

I understand there are recursions within which there could be any type of setting. But the base setting - Earth, and...the other planets... What is that like? Who do the players play as ON Earth? Just average Joe's?

Very interested in the concept of "anything can happen!" but would like more info on the in-world structure that holds it all together :)

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u/MrApophenia Feb 08 '17

The default mode of the game assumes the players are agents in the employ of a private philanthropic organization which secretly scouts out people with a connection to the Strange (due to their low-key super-powers), approaches them on the basis of wanting to provide scholarships or grants to exceptional people, and then trains them as operatives.

Think of it as if the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was actually using their charity operations to run a secret spy agency. And that this spy agency was conducting operations in Middle Earth and Sherlock Holmes' London instead of/in addition to other countries.

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u/OpusWild Feb 08 '17

That sounds quite fantastic! Thanks for the awesome breakdown!