At first glance WWI seems a terrible setting for an RPG. WWI was all about military combat on a massive scale with little room for individual or small-group heroics. As a history buff I took this as a quick design challenge to see what could be done with WWI as a campaign setting. Some concepts are:
Historical
- Lawrence of Arabia - daring commando raids and tribal diplomacy in the sands of Ottoman Arabia
- The Flying Circus - fighter aces in the skies over France (or wherever)
- The Bolshevik Revolution - political intrigue, battles, and romance (think Doctor Zhivago)
- Northwest Frontier - despite the war in Europe, there's still intrigue and violence on the Afghan frontier
Sci-Fi/Alternate History
- Chemical Zombie Apocalypse - chemical weapons used at the front combined freakishly and created zombie hordes
- Steampunk Mecha - instead of the tank, they've invented the piloted walker
- The Flying Circus - but with steampunk rocket packs instead of aeroplanes; or possibly small flying mecha suits
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