Disclaimer: This is something of an experimental idea of mine, and it's been about 25 years since I was last a DM. I don't actually know if this thread will take off or fail horribly.
EXTRA Disclaimer: Yeah, I tried to start this on another forum but got no interest after 5 hours. I seriously have no patience. Sorry. If, by some miracle, both threads spring to life I'll have to pick one site to be the 'real' thread and ask people nicely to switch from the other.
- One main character
- One main GM (me)
- Any forum poster can take over the main character and make the next post. Please keep roughly in character with known character history.
- Any different forum poster can make minor GM rulings on character actions. I reserve the right to retro-actively rule but probably won't.
- Results of main character actions for minor events can be written by the forum poster who carried out the action (if GM has not done so).
(e.g.
Fred: [Character] picks the drunk merchant's pocket.
Random poster (not Fred): Medium difficulty, N rolled, successful action
Fred: [Character] slips the 10 gold and 4 silvers into his pocket inconspicuously and nonchalantly walks over to another table to take their order.
)
- Rulings on major events and 'world exploration' will require me and/or any officially acknowledged alternate GMs.
- Really simple resolution system planned. Difficulty, 3 stats and random numbers. Exact details still under consideration. GM handwaving and suspension of disbelief by characters encouraged.
Setting:
- Main character has been separated from his/her sibling and mother.
- Start in human dominated empire on fantasy world
- Central character will start young
- Planned end when main character successfully reunites with their family members or it is determined that they can or will not do so.
- Activity will take place both in 'quick mode' and in one month jumps. The history of one month turns over a year will be used to determine new character skills and/or stat increases (if such are used).
- I (probably) will develop a non-commercial TWINE game based on the threads, IC posting here indicates your willingness to have that text paraphrased for inclusion in said game.
- In case of apparent abandonment (say 3 days with no posts from me) first person to post stating intent to run as GM has my full permission (if needed) to take over.
If you are interested, post with questions, comments and expression of (theoretical) intent to take part.
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Topic: 'Family Lost' (tentative title, rusty GM, planned end-point, possible TWINE game (Read 660 times)