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this game is about PSHYWAR
she is young and she is out for adventure
no, she is looking for something
it's okay that i'm not sure what
MOVE: recollect
this is a game about remembering
Can everyone recollect? No. Only PSHYWAR.
But everyone takes turns being PSHYWAR.
PSHYWAR is building a past.
Everything around her has a past, and her companions know it.
GAALGON is a part of every past.
The GM is GAALGON.
GAALGON is an the antagonist.
Their identity is unfixed but takes on character as players take turns being them.
Maybe certain GM moves require/allow the revelation of information?
They are always a step ahead of PSHYWAR.
Perhaps they are a shapeshifter.
The world is sad and gray. It has pockets of colour.
Other PCs are supporting characters. They come and go. They are the colour of the world.
Their job is to build a world for PSHYWAR to explore, and for GAALGON to ruin.
They include MOLUCK, the dead wizard's homunculus.
CALC, the red robot seeking a heart.
RADA, the froggish swordswoman of the swamp, who wants to woo PSHYWAR.
GRANDMOTHER ESTIVELLE, from Castle XXXXX, who seeks to bring PSHYWAR home.
FRAMOR the tigress, who wants to honour her debt to PSHYWAR. She does so by her own means.
OLANON the witch, who wishes to steal PSHYWAR's heart -- literally
Found this lying around my harddrive. I typed this up about a year ago and never really followed up on it but I'm thinking it was actually kind of a cool idea. Copied directly from the file, pretentious caps and all.
So the idea was an RPG where the players swap around roles in between session, So the "main character" - Pshywar, it played and developed by everyone. Gaalgon and the supporting cast switch hands every session, and you get different supporting characters from session to session.
I think my mental image for this game was Samurai Jack as drawn by Yoskitaka Amano with some Miyazaki feels thrown in. I mean Gaalgon is pretty much Aku.
Also implicit in the writing is that I was intending to base the rules off Apocalypse World and its ilk - hence the references to Moves. It would be cool if the GM had a playbook for Gaalgon indicating how they are able to manifest their influence. The idea being Gaalgon advances like any other PC.
Thinking about it now it would be cool if the supporting characters determine what kind of things Pshywar can recollect. So, like, if Flamor is injured defending Pshywar, Flamor's player gets to invent a detail about her and Pshywar's shared past - their first encounter, the last time they saw each other, the reason for Flamor's dept, etc. (Flamor, being a tiget, can't talk, so she can't just explain these things.)
Rada might be good at fighting and her bravado recalls past loves. Grandmother Estivelle brings back memories of Pshywar's childhood. Maybe Olanon helped Gaalgon rise to power?
Pshywar needs a clearer goal. Obviously her primary goal is to rid herself of Gaalgon - whether that means killing them or simply getting away I'm undecided on. But, what brings her from place to place? Maybe she doesn't know yet. That's why she's the center of every session. Really the idea is to create her by playing as/with her. The establishment of clearer goals might be tied to advancement?
Tentatively, let's say her goal is to "find colour".
Pshywar needs a clearer goal. Obviously her primary goal is to rid herself of Gaalgon - whether that means killing them or simply getting away I'm undecided on. But, what brings her from place to place? Maybe she doesn't know yet. That's why she's the center of every session. Really the idea is to create her by playing as/with her. The establishment of clearer goals might be tied to advancement?
Tentatively, let's say her goal is to "find colour".
I'm still not sure where I'm going with this but I really like the idea. This will be seeing more work.
One of Gaalgon's lieutenants? |
This seems like a good candidate for a supporting character |
This is there, but there's no one is looking at it and it's never going to be finished |
Possible ally or assassin sent by Gaalgon |
Gaalgon is behind this somehow |
This too |
That's Pshywar in there |
A place of colour? |
I love this
ReplyDeleteGolden Sky Stories?
That Oz game i'm always going on about
I really don't know enough about Golden Sky Stories. I'm not sure how apt it is as "heartwarming" isn't EXACTLY the vibe I'm going for but I should have a look nonetheless.
DeleteWhat's the Oz game called again?
gold sky stories has this thing that means your characters connection to stuff is constantly used. It's the only way to succeed in checks that you can't automatically succeed. There is no dice rolling. You just spend points based on much your character cares about their friends or hometown. It's an extreme heavy handed monopath system. Dunno if it would work for this
ReplyDeleteToo bad Troupe-style roleplaying ener caught on. I thought it was a cool idea.
ReplyDeleteI really wish some of those images had sources. I need to find out the deal behind that giant head statue/building.