Evening there, this is DJ Fniff on Nightdrive FM. I hope all you insomniacs enjoy this broadcast.
The time is 11:59, wait, I mean midnight. We're going to be doing something very special tonight.
I am going to be playing an entire album: The Ballad of {A Band}, from Urist and the Monsterhearts. Modified for the radio, of course.
As you know, this requires input from the listener. Please, remember to be polite or else management will get annoyed. Don't worry, I have my faith in you.
Without further ado, here's the first track: 'How it Starts'. Please enjoy.There was these cats called who knew, you decide.
They sat in their garage, looking blue. Someone asked, 'After school, what will you do?'
They all shrugged and said they'd figure it out another time. They lied.
Economy went bad. No jobs came by. They couldn't pull through.
Weeks pass, months maybe, and they sat.
Staying at home, doing squat.
They felt like vermin, a rat.
Feeling like they lost the plot.
Each looked in the abyss and said,
'What are you looking at?'
It didn't reply, and they wanted to drop dead.
Then, a muse hit them with a baseball bat.
I know what we'll do, let's form a band!
'We like music, we like CDs,' they thought.
'We play guitar, it's all good,' inspiration.
Their worries were now a gordian knot.
It would be something to delay the cremation.
This would be easy, if only not for the fact,
These cats was monsters, reasons to fear the night.
None knew, 'cept in the abstract.
Cos of this, it wouldn't turn out alright.
But right now, bands need names,
And good ones too.
despite all contrary claims,
All you need is a break through.
But enough of jabbers,
A little less talking, a little more action.
What did they call this band of cadavers?
Let's start a chain reaction.
Alright listeners, it would be truly excellent if you chimed in. I see lines 1 and 2 have already lit up. *click* Hello, you're on the air.This is a paranormal romance (while sticking ruthlessly to forum guidelines) music drama multi-character suggestion game running off a modified version of the RPG Monsterhearts, converted for usage in a forum game and conducted in either rhyme or within the context of a radio jockey.
You don't have to know the rules of Monsterhearts: when they pop up, I'll explain them. You should check Monsterhearts out, though, it's pretty cool.
I don't have plans for this, apart from making sure it isn't boring. For the moment, we're creating characters and setting things up.
In play, you can just say what your character does. Sometimes, what they’re doing counts as one of a move, and then we’ll have to roll two six-sided die and follow the rules.
There are four characters in this and you'll be taking turns controlling them.
Remember: This is not about succeeding. This is about making an interesting story. Play recklessly and make interesting car crashes.
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