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[Umbran]

So in my brief stay here I have encountered new and strange ways of being and in many ways feel like I am not hitting home with a lot of people.

And when I decide to do marketing I will tell everyone all about that.

That will be part of the kickstarter. I am not here for marketing as much as I am community building.

If all you're doing is discussing the game you're going to sell, then you are marketing your game. If you come and knock on my door, and you say, "Look, I'm a vacuum salesman, but I'm not trying to sell you this vacuum cleaner right now. But let's talk about this vacuum cleaner, build some community around it..." nobody is going to believe you aren't trying to sell the vacuum cleaner.

You want to hit home with folks? Don't start by setting up to sell your game. You want to build community? Become part of the community. We have tons of discussions here in which folks could see how you think and if they like your style without ever mentioning this game you cannot even show us.

 

[Gorgon Zee]

There is no role-playing game that supports Beyonce on a team with Swamp Thing. Well, maybe Paranoia.

Beyoncé
High Concept: Global Pop Icon & Cultural Powerhouse
Trouble: Living Under the Spotlight
Other Aspects:

• “Sasha Fierce” on Stage
• Creative Perfectionist
• Philanthropist with a Queen’s Heart

Skills:

• Great (+4): Performance
• Good (+3): Rapport, Resources
• Fair (+2): Athletics, Empathy, Provoke
• Average (+1): Will, Contacts, Lore, Deceive

Stunts

• World Tour Energy: +2 to Performance with large crowds .
• Commanding Presence: Once per scene, use Performance instead of Rapport.
• Brand Mastery: Gain +2 to Resources when leveraging her name for business purposes

Swamp Thing
High Concept: Elemental Avatar of the Green (this one was easy!)
Trouble: Torn Between Humanity and Nature

Other Aspects:

• Body of Roots, Soul of Memories
• Guardian of Wetlands and Forests
• In Love

Skills

• Great (+4): Physique
• Good (+3): Notice, Will
• Fair (+2): Fight, Lore, Rapport
• Average (+1): Stealth, Empathy, Resources, Investigate

Stunts

• Regeneration: Spend a Fate Point to immediately clear a mild consequence or reduce a moderate.
• Nature’s Path: +2 to Stealth in natural environments.
• The Green: Use Will instead of Fight when defending ecosystems or animals/plants

 

[Nikosandros]

Monty Python Burglar Sketch

 

[billd91]

There is no role-playing game that supports Beyonce on a team with Swamp Thing. Well, maybe Paranoia..

You could totally do them in It Came from the Late, Late Show.

 

[GMMichael]

The Cortex-based Marvel Super Heroic Roleplaying game can support that.

I'm more concerned about Beyonce's mental state upon encountering Swamp Thing . . .

You could totally do them in It Came from the Late, Late Show.

. . . but this sounds just about right.

Nightcrawler

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I'm stuck on how one applies 200+ pounds of pressure to another's head without making that head explode. The RPG that simulates exploding heads sounds cool.

But I digress.

 

[Arilyn]

Which cons did you run your game at? How many players joined? What kind of playtesting are you doing?

It would be helpful if you went into more detail about rules and character creation. As someone said, can we see a completed character?

From my perspective your game currently looks a lot like Rifts on steroids. But I have very little to go on.

 

[Umbran]

I'm more concerned about Beyonce's mental state upon encountering Swamp Thing . . .

I don't imagine that she's gotten to where she as being fragile. Okay, so a big pile of salad is backstage? You deal with it.

 

[Agamon]

If all you're doing is discussing the game you're going to sell, then you are marketing your game. If you come and knock on my door, and you say, "Look, I'm a vacuum salesman, but I'm not trying to sell you this vacuum cleaner right now. But let's talk about this vacuum cleaner, build some community around it..." nobody is going to believe you aren't trying to sell the vacuum cleaner.

You want to hit home with folks? Don't start by setting up to sell your game. You want to build community? Become part of the community. We have tons of discussions here in which folks could see how you think and if they like your style without ever mentioning this game you cannot even show us.

Even the vacuum cleaner salesman brings out the vacuum to look at and show you how well it works, rather than just tell about how cool it is...

 

[RenleyRenfield]

There is no role-playing game that supports Beyonce on a team with Swamp Thing. Well, maybe Paranoia.

Anyway, I'd like to see Bilbo Baggins in 2M, and/or Doctor Strange.

Vampire the Masquerade would absolutely have this level of mishmash.

Tzimisce at worst, Nosferatu at best, Bali if you are abusive = swamp thing.
Beyoncé = Toreador
Sir Galahad = Brujah

.............................

Since I know many people are quite experienced I have designed a bit of a game, a challenge if you will. I would like for you the audience to come up with a character concept, and then we will see if my 2M gaming system can handle it.

GURPS can do this, and GURPS, for us, isn't fun to play. FATE can do this, and FATE for us isn't a lot of fun. Vampire can do this to a degree and its a lot of fun to play. Just making characters is about 20% of what a game is.

So instead I will offer up characters and you can tell us how your rules make it fun to engage with the rules for it =
- Swamp Thing + Beyonce + Sir Galahad = getting into an ball event, getting spy info from people an the location, then a fight to get out, and a chase scene to catch the baddie getting away.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

This is such a strange thread. I have no idea what is going on.

Is the idea here to pitch a perfect vacuum cleaner? All I know is that mine really sucks.