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[ragnarok97071]

IC THREAD

So, after signing up for a rather more freeform Magical Girl forum game on these forums that is run by Scapheap, a strange mood came over me and I felt like trying to GM again (never tried running a forum RPG, so this is a new one), and specifically to GM a game called Magical Burst, which is a story-based game inspired generally by the Magical Girl genre and specifically by Puella Magi Madoka Magicka.

The interesting about this game is that it is DARK. Horribly, horribly dark, fittingly with its inspiration.

So, I have a few questions for you all who sign up here, starting with a very, very simple one.

There are two different 'versions' of Magical Burst out right now.

The first, original version, currently in its third edition, can be found Here. it's a bit simpler than the second version, but isn't quite as feature-rich as it, either.

The second is a edited version of the ruleset written by a 4channer who goes by the handle 'Gilgamesh, King of Heroes', entitled Magical Burst: ReWrite. This version is MUCH more full-featured, with different classes of magical girls, an expanded skill system, and generally just a LOT of extra stuff bounding around in there, and is available Here.

We'll need to decide which to play before we roll up character sheets, so I'll leave it at that for now. Vote!

So that's done, and it looks like we're gonna play ReWrite!

ReWrite Manual

For characters, make a sheet using This plaintext format and post it here in a spoiler, please. I'll look them over at a later date.

ALSO! A standard group of Magical Girls is a team of three, so that's what I'm going to start with. Because of this, I'll be taking the BEST applications, not the FIRST applications, though they're likely to be one and the same, since I doubt a whole ton of people are going to be coming in.

[kj1225]

I'd go with the second one. Much more stuff in it.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Hm...I think that that's the same thing that that RtD I joined a while back was based on.

Let's try the second. I already know what I'm going to be making my MG...

[ragnarok97071]

A lot of the character creation has random options, too :p

So that's two for ReWrite!

In that case, unless we get a third person that absolutely will not want to use ReWrite, it's probably safe to be making a character for that. I'll make a link section in the OP, then.

Second question! Would you guys rather use the basic setting (Youma, get your wish after 15 seeds, etc. etc.), the PMMM-based setting (corruption instead of Overdrive, Witches, etc.), or to not have any idea which it is, or if it's something completely different, until it comes up in the plot?

[kj1225]

Surprise me!

[Gamerboy4life]

A lot of the character creation has random options, too :p

So that's two for ReWrite!

In that case, unless we get a third person that absolutely will not want to use ReWrite, it's probably safe to be making a character for that. I'll make a link section in the OP, then.

Second question! Would you guys rather use the basic setting (Youma, get your wish after 15 seeds, etc. etc.), the PMMM-based setting (corruption instead of Overdrive, Witches, etc.), or to not have any idea which it is, or if it's something completely different, until it comes up in the plot?

Rewrite seems more interesting.

I'd be in for doing this, but I have no idea what a Youma is or what seeds are... should I abstain from making a sheet?

[ragnarok97071]

A lot of the character creation has random options, too :p

So that's two for ReWrite!

In that case, unless we get a third person that absolutely will not want to use ReWrite, it's probably safe to be making a character for that. I'll make a link section in the OP, then.

Second question! Would you guys rather use the basic setting (Youma, get your wish after 15 seeds, etc. etc.), the PMMM-based setting (corruption instead of Overdrive, Witches, etc.), or to not have any idea which it is, or if it's something completely different, until it comes up in the plot?

Rewrite seems more interesting.

I'd be in for doing this, but I have no idea what a Youma is or what seeds are... should I abstain from making a sheet?

It's in the manual, but put simply, Youma are the monsters of the week, seeds are used to grant your wish if you get fifteen of them in the stock setting and to undo corruption so you don't

Spoiler: PMMM Spoilers (click to show/hide)

turn into a Witch

in the PMMM based setting, where the Youma are replaced with Witches.

All the information is in the manual, I promise.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

[freeformschooler]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

Then why post?

Personally I'm interested and did not know there was a full beta for a PMMM-based TTRPG. I'll make a character but doubt I have the time to play. Even if not, I'm watching with interest.

[ragnarok97071]

There's not terribly much difference other than one mechanic (Overcharge/Corruption).

Stock setting is MARGINALLY more survivable, since you don't have the sword of damocles hanging over your head if you use too much magic... and in PMMM, you WILL eventually use too much magic, since you can almost never have enough Grief Seeds to keep everyone at full purity.

EDIT: Okay, more specifically, you DO have the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head, but it's more likely to just cause things around you to blow up/you to fall in love with the next person you see/mutations than to kill you instantly and turn you into a boss monster.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

Then why post?

It's called an abstention. Basically, no one will be wondering what I will vote or if it could change the results.

P.S. Could you find a way to share that sheet that lets us copy-paste it?

[freeformschooler]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

Then why post?

It's called an abstention. Basically, no one will be wondering what I will vote or if it could change the results.

But they wouldn't anyway if you didn't post

[ragnarok97071]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

Then why post?

It's called an abstention. Basically, no one will be wondering what I will vote or if it could change the results.

P.S. Could you find a way to share that sheet that lets us copy-paste it?

On the google doc, File -> Download as -> .txt was what I did. But I can stick it on a pastebin or something if you want, yeah.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I don't understand much about either setting, so I don't care.

Then why post?

It's called an abstention. Basically, no one will be wondering what I will vote or if it could change the results.

But they wouldn't anyway if you didn't post

The math proves that it could be important to know my vote. It's a precaution.

[ragnarok97071]

Oh, one more thing, since I have a sort of plot going on that's going to start off before you get turned into magical girls...

MAKE YOUR CHARACTERS AS HUMANS.

The personality stuff at the end is alright, even the 'why did you make the contract', since it'll help with that prologue chapter, but don't assign your class/abilities/magical stats yet.