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[Parsely]

So, unrelated question. Would anyone be interested in a SCP forum game? There was a RTD dodge one that was pretty interesting but met it's end soon and I was thinking something like that would be fun.

DOO ITTTT

[kj1225]

I can not as I don't do... well, I don't run games in general well and I also would have trouble updating in a timely manner.

I was mostly tossing it out as a suggestion. Also I could post concepts I remember if it is wanted.

[flabort]

I have a medium-good familiarity with the site (not enough with the individual "SITES"), and could Co-GM.

I've been trying for a while to come up with a good way to word an article... Though I just came up with an idea to make it "Decommissioned".

[kj1225]

Yeah, I've been thinking and I think I could run it now that I think of it.

[Fniff]

Here's a question. I've found that my suggestion games have a tendency to not get off the ground a lot. Either they don't attract more then 1-3 players or they don't attract anyone at all. I fear this may be because of my tendency to use concepts other then straight up sci-fi or fantasy. What's the general opinion on concepts in a suggestion game? Can a player actually be spoiled by an unusual concept or am I just being paranoid and it's just my execution?

[Furtuka]

I've noticed that everything you make comes off as overly grimdark in setting to me at least, if you just want me to point out a possible trend. But I haven't looked inside them much so I can't judge on the actual gameplay contents.

[Fniff]

Well, I like being grimdark, I guess. I would like to think that you'd get a free pass for doing overly-depressing shit when you're a teenager, but maybe I'll think of something that isn't grimdark in setting. Problem is, I like having a dark setting so that the good things that happen seem much better. Though I can see how that would be off-putting at first, I can understand the feeling of not being able to change things in a setting that seems bad enough. Perhaps a layered approach would be best: "Oh hey, this world seems nice!" "Oh, so it's got a lot of bad shit, but I'm too invested to stop now." "Oh hey, things turned out okay after all."

Problem is, I am not really good at making happy settings. The best I can do is probably mundane.

[kj1225]

Have you thought of something involving SCPs?

That said I think I have an idea for a rudimentary stat system for the SCP RPG idea.

[Parsely]

Well, I like being grimdark, I guess. I would like to think that you'd get a free pass for doing overly-depressing shit when you're a teenager, but maybe I'll think of something that isn't grimdark in setting. Problem is, I like having a dark setting so that the good things that happen seem much better. Though I can see how that would be off-putting at first, I can understand the feeling of not being able to change things in a setting that seems bad enough. Perhaps a layered approach would be best: "Oh hey, this world seems nice!" "Oh, so it's got a lot of bad shit, but I'm too invested to stop now." "Oh hey, things turned out okay after all."

Problem is, I am not really good at making happy settings. The best I can do is probably mundane.

Trends aren't a bad thing dude.

[freeformschooler]

Here's a question. I've found that my suggestion games have a tendency to not get off the ground a lot. Either they don't attract more then 1-3 players or they don't attract anyone at all. I fear this may be because of my tendency to use concepts other then straight up sci-fi or fantasy. What's the general opinion on concepts in a suggestion game? Can a player actually be spoiled by an unusual concept or am I just being paranoid and it's just my execution?

Well, I took a look at some of your games and wasn't interested in the least, but it's hard to say way. It's definitely not the genre. They just don't seem like they're going anywhere, and the content is boring. Basically, they all feel like the start of a cliche novel rather than the start of a fun suggestion game, if that makes sense. I wouldn't be compelled to invest time in them.

Some ideas: Avoid the "you are" title trend. Readers now associate it with games that die early and often. Readers want to be invested in a story, and for that to work well, it has to go on a LONG time. Don't stop when the suggestions start dwindling. The fact that so many of your suggestion games peter out quickly suggests that you also aren't invested. This may not be true, but as a reader, it seems like it.

[Fniff]

Thanks for the advice. I suppose I have been going for the quantity over quality route in a bad way recently in terms of suggestion games. I think I'll have to think up a really, really good one. Although, I do just happen to have a few sprites hanging around... perhaps I'll make an image suggestion game out of an idea I had for a long while.

[kj1225]

Spoiler: The start of rules for SCP game (click to show/hide)

Rolls will be handled via d20.
Every player starts with a stat total of, say, 7 with a total of five stats.
HP is calculated by some arbitrary combination of constitution and half of the characters strength most likely.
Characters after a mission will get training should they survive. They may also get traits like, for example, a phobia of darkness or pasta. Or maybe they may lose limbs or other things. These both will result in negative debuffs. Of course, you may also gain immunity to certain SCPs because of it. It's a mixed bag ya know.

[Fniff]

You know what you should do? Have the SCPs the players handle be actual SCPs from the list. Start with the famous ones, then go more and more obscure as a difficulty curve. That way you reward knowledge of the SCP Foundation but allow players who don't know about it, and lets you not have to worry about unique SCPs.

[kj1225]

Start with the famous ones

I'd like to keep the total wipes at the beginning to a minimum thank you very much.

I was thinking of some way to decide on what the classing of the SCPs would be. I think a dice roll is a good idea.

[Fniff]

Hey, if you know what you're doing, 173 is easy to handle in a team.

As for object classes, don't focus on them. A nuke counts as a safe object. Anyway, what if you roll keter on the first mission?