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<blockquote data-quote="Shades of Eternity" data-source="post: 9604442" data-attributes="member: 10869">okay here is a rough draft of what I want to do.I'm not terribly familiar with Fiasco, so it will probably need some processing.Fiasco Playset: The Ides of MarchA game of backstabbing, bad omens, and worse decisions in Ancient RomeRelationships(Each pair of players shares one relationship)1. Senate Shenanigans&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; Their Overly Ambitious Heir&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; Their Backstabber (Literal or Political)&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; The Bribe-Happy Merchant&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; The &quot;Totally Loyal&quot; Bodyguard&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; The Cunning Courtesan&nbsp; &nbsp; Senator &amp; The Soothsayer Who Gave a Vague Prophecy2. Crime &amp; Corruption&nbsp; &nbsp; Legionnaire &amp; Their Smuggler Contact&nbsp; &nbsp; Gladiator &amp; Their Fixer&nbsp; &nbsp; Pickpocket &amp; Clueless Patrician&nbsp; &nbsp; Blackmailer &amp; Their Unwilling Client&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Rivals Both Trying to Bribe the Same Official&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Fugitives on the Run for Different Reasons3. Family &amp; Betrayal&nbsp; &nbsp; Long-Lost Twins (One a Patrician, One a Gladiator)&nbsp; &nbsp; Estranged Siblings Fighting Over an Inheritance&nbsp; &nbsp; Uncle &amp; Nephew Who Have Opposite Political Views&nbsp; &nbsp; Mother &amp; Son (One Wants to Rule Rome, the Other Wants to Open a Tavern)&nbsp; &nbsp; Disguised Woman Pretending to Be a Man to Hold Office &amp; The Only Person Who Knows the Truth&nbsp; &nbsp; Overbearing Parent &amp; Disappointing Child4. The Supernatural &amp; The Stupid&nbsp; &nbsp; Soothsayer &amp; Their One Skeptical Client&nbsp; &nbsp; One Person Who Believes in Omens &amp; One Person Who Makes Fake Ones for Money&nbsp; &nbsp; Cult Leader &amp; Their Most Annoying Follower&nbsp; &nbsp; Ghost of Julius Caesar &amp; The Only Person Who Can See Him&nbsp; &nbsp; Gladiator &amp; Their Unhelpful &quot;Spirit Animal&quot; (Possibly a Chicken)&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Drunks Who Think They're Receiving Divine Visions5. The Military Mess&nbsp; &nbsp; Retired General &amp; Their Unruly Grandkids&nbsp; &nbsp; Legionnaire Who Knows Too Much &amp; Their Paranoid Friend&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Conscripted Soldiers Who Just Want to Desert &amp; Open a Bakery&nbsp; &nbsp; Legionnaire &amp; The Armorer Who Sells &quot;Discount&quot; Gear&nbsp; &nbsp; Two Soldiers From Opposing Factions Secretly Working Together&nbsp; &nbsp; Centurion &amp; Their New Recruit Who Has No Idea What's Going OnNeeds(Each pair picks one need)1. To Seize Power&nbsp; &nbsp; By orchestrating the perfect assassination&nbsp; &nbsp; By convincing the people that your rival is a traitor&nbsp; &nbsp; By winning an election—by any means necessary&nbsp; &nbsp; By replacing the current ruler with a puppet&nbsp; &nbsp; By gaining divine favor (or faking it)&nbsp; &nbsp; By leading a mob to storm the Senate2. To Get Out Alive&nbsp; &nbsp; Before the Senate finds out you've been embezzling&nbsp; &nbsp; Before the Ides of March prophecy comes true&nbsp; &nbsp; Before your debts catch up with you&nbsp; &nbsp; Before your disguise is discovered&nbsp; &nbsp; Before your crime boss decides you're a liability&nbsp; &nbsp; Before your &quot;harmless prank&quot; is mistaken for treason3. To Solve a Mystery&nbsp; &nbsp; Who really killed Julius Caesar?&nbsp; &nbsp; What happened to the missing tribute money?&nbsp; &nbsp; Why does the new senator look exactly like the old one?&nbsp; &nbsp; Who's been forging the omens?&nbsp; &nbsp; Where did all the wine go?&nbsp; &nbsp; What's in the locked vault beneath the Forum?4. To Prove Yourself&nbsp; &nbsp; By winning a totally rigged gladiator fight&nbsp; &nbsp; By exposing the biggest scandal in Rome&nbsp; &nbsp; By catching a famous criminal—who may or may not exist&nbsp; &nbsp; By leading a legion to victory despite no military experience&nbsp; &nbsp; By pulling off an elaborate heist at the Senate treasury&nbsp; &nbsp; By becoming Rome's most famous poet (despite being illiterate)Locations(One location per group)1. The Senate District&nbsp; &nbsp; The Senate Hall, where everything goes wrong&nbsp; &nbsp; The Forum, where bad rumors spread fast&nbsp; &nbsp; The Bathhouse, where many conspiracies are whispered&nbsp; &nbsp; The Law Courts, where justice is questionable&nbsp; &nbsp; The Palace of the Ruler—whoever that happens to be today&nbsp; &nbsp; A Senator's very fancy latrine2. The Streets of Rome&nbsp; &nbsp; A sketchy back alley with one too many informants&nbsp; &nbsp; A bustling marketplace full of pickpockets&nbsp; &nbsp; A temple where someone is definitely hiding&nbsp; &nbsp; The docks, where bribes and bodies change hands&nbsp; &nbsp; A popular taberna with questionable food&nbsp; &nbsp; A tenement rooftop with a great view—and no railing3. The Underground &amp; Secret Spots&nbsp; &nbsp; The Catacombs, where secrets and skeletons are buried&nbsp; &nbsp; The Hidden Tunnel Beneath the Senate&nbsp; &nbsp; A secret meeting spot for revolutionaries&nbsp; &nbsp; A locked storeroom full of &quot;confiscated&quot; goods&nbsp; &nbsp; An illegal gambling den disguised as a school&nbsp; &nbsp; A wealthy senator's wine cellar, recently broken intoObjects(One object per group)1. Weapons &amp; Mayhem&nbsp; &nbsp; A knife definitely used in an assassination&nbsp; &nbsp; A broken gladius with a suspicious history&nbsp; &nbsp; A helmet with a secret compartment&nbsp; &nbsp; A completely impractical golden sword&nbsp; &nbsp; A toga soaked in someone else's blood&nbsp; &nbsp; A bag of poison-laced figs2. Stupidly Important Documents&nbsp; &nbsp; A fake will that names you as heir&nbsp; &nbsp; A forged prophecy that &quot;proves&quot; you should rule&nbsp; &nbsp; A tax ledger showing serious fraud&nbsp; &nbsp; A love letter meant for someone else&nbsp; &nbsp; A badly written death threat&nbsp; &nbsp; A list of conspirators—containing some very incorrect names3. Bizarre &amp; Ridiculous Items&nbsp; &nbsp; A chicken that supposedly predicts the future&nbsp; &nbsp; A &quot;magic&quot; laurel crown (totally fake)&nbsp; &nbsp; A toga that keeps changing hands&nbsp; &nbsp; A bag of coins that just won't stay hidden&nbsp; &nbsp; A signet ring from a very dead senator&nbsp; &nbsp; A cursed statue that keeps moving on its ownFinal Notes:&nbsp; &nbsp; The game should feel like a mix of Rinse the Blood Off My Toga, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and every ridiculous conspiracy theory about Ancient Rome.&nbsp; &nbsp; Encourage over-the-top dramatic acting, terrible Latin puns, and schemes that are way too complicated for their own good.&nbsp; &nbsp; Expect backstabbing, mistaken identities, and at least one person accidentally confessing to a crime they didn't commit.*****************How's that?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shades of Eternity, post: 9604442, member: 10869"] okay here is a rough draft of what I want to do. I'm not terribly familiar with Fiasco, so it will probably need some processing. [B]Fiasco Playset: The Ides of March[/B] A game of backstabbing, bad omens, and worse decisions in Ancient Rome [B]Relationships[/B] (Each pair of players shares one relationship) 1. Senate Shenanigans Senator & Their Overly Ambitious Heir Senator & Their Backstabber (Literal or Political) Senator & The Bribe-Happy Merchant Senator & The "Totally Loyal" Bodyguard Senator & The Cunning Courtesan Senator & The Soothsayer Who Gave a Vague Prophecy 2. Crime & Corruption Legionnaire & Their Smuggler Contact Gladiator & Their Fixer Pickpocket & Clueless Patrician Blackmailer & Their Unwilling Client Two Rivals Both Trying to Bribe the Same Official Two Fugitives on the Run for Different Reasons 3. Family & Betrayal Long-Lost Twins (One a Patrician, One a Gladiator) Estranged Siblings Fighting Over an Inheritance Uncle & Nephew Who Have Opposite Political Views Mother & Son (One Wants to Rule Rome, the Other Wants to Open a Tavern) Disguised Woman Pretending to Be a Man to Hold Office & The Only Person Who Knows the Truth Overbearing Parent & Disappointing Child 4. The Supernatural & The Stupid Soothsayer & Their One Skeptical Client One Person Who Believes in Omens & One Person Who Makes Fake Ones for Money Cult Leader & Their Most Annoying Follower Ghost of Julius Caesar & The Only Person Who Can See Him Gladiator & Their Unhelpful "Spirit Animal" (Possibly a Chicken) Two Drunks Who Think They're Receiving Divine Visions 5. The Military Mess Retired General & Their Unruly Grandkids Legionnaire Who Knows Too Much & Their Paranoid Friend Two Conscripted Soldiers Who Just Want to Desert & Open a Bakery Legionnaire & The Armorer Who Sells "Discount" Gear Two Soldiers From Opposing Factions Secretly Working Together Centurion & Their New Recruit Who Has No Idea What's Going On Needs (Each pair picks one need) 1. To Seize Power By orchestrating the perfect assassination By convincing the people that your rival is a traitor By winning an election—by any means necessary By replacing the current ruler with a puppet By gaining divine favor (or faking it) By leading a mob to storm the Senate 2. To Get Out Alive Before the Senate finds out you've been embezzling Before the Ides of March prophecy comes true Before your debts catch up with you Before your disguise is discovered Before your crime boss decides you're a liability Before your "harmless prank" is mistaken for treason 3. To Solve a Mystery Who really killed Julius Caesar? What happened to the missing tribute money? Why does the new senator look exactly like the old one? Who's been forging the omens? Where did all the wine go? What's in the locked vault beneath the Forum? 4. To Prove Yourself By winning a totally rigged gladiator fight By exposing the biggest scandal in Rome By catching a famous criminal—who may or may not exist By leading a legion to victory despite no military experience By pulling off an elaborate heist at the Senate treasury By becoming Rome's most famous poet (despite being illiterate) Locations (One location per group) 1. The Senate District The Senate Hall, where everything goes wrong The Forum, where bad rumors spread fast The Bathhouse, where many conspiracies are whispered The Law Courts, where justice is questionable The Palace of the Ruler—whoever that happens to be today A Senator's very fancy latrine 2. The Streets of Rome A sketchy back alley with one too many informants A bustling marketplace full of pickpockets A temple where someone is definitely hiding The docks, where bribes and bodies change hands A popular taberna with questionable food A tenement rooftop with a great view—and no railing 3. The Underground & Secret Spots The Catacombs, where secrets and skeletons are buried The Hidden Tunnel Beneath the Senate A secret meeting spot for revolutionaries A locked storeroom full of "confiscated" goods An illegal gambling den disguised as a school A wealthy senator's wine cellar, recently broken into Objects (One object per group) 1. Weapons & Mayhem A knife definitely used in an assassination A broken gladius with a suspicious history A helmet with a secret compartment A completely impractical golden sword A toga soaked in someone else's blood A bag of poison-laced figs 2. Stupidly Important Documents A fake will that names you as heir A forged prophecy that "proves" you should rule A tax ledger showing serious fraud A love letter meant for someone else A badly written death threat A list of conspirators—containing some very incorrect names 3. Bizarre & Ridiculous Items A chicken that supposedly predicts the future A "magic" laurel crown (totally fake) A toga that keeps changing hands A bag of coins that just won't stay hidden A signet ring from a very dead senator A cursed statue that keeps moving on its own Final Notes: The game should feel like a mix of Rinse the Blood Off My Toga, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and every ridiculous conspiracy theory about Ancient Rome. Encourage over-the-top dramatic acting, terrible Latin puns, and schemes that are way too complicated for their own good. Expect backstabbing, mistaken identities, and at least one person accidentally confessing to a crime they didn't commit. ***************** How's that? [/QUOTE]

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