buddha_davis ([info]buddha_davis) wrote,
@ 2008-07-14 14:25:00
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Entry tags:design, dryh, indie, nova gamechef, rpg

NoVa Game Chef thingie and Superpower DRYH?

Okay, a few of us NoVa/Game Parlor rpgers are doing an rpg design/Game Chef kinda thing, which should be fun!  I've stalled out on Dog/Fight and Armament for now, but I'm not running from them or anything... just taking a break while I do some actual playing of rpgs!!!

Also, I've run DRYH now, and I likes it quite a bit.  So of course, now I have to hack it!  I'm working on a superpowers hack, with the focus being on group-created consequences of having powers.  Little more fiddly than DRYH, but hopefully not too much... We'll see.  I'm changing the mechanics a bit, too so I call on all of the powers of the internet to point out my flaws! (In the game design, that is... Ah, what the heck, feel free to point out personal flaws, but I'm not sure Livejournal will allow lists that long!)  Feel free to comment as soon as I post some actual material, hopefully later this week!

Buddha


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[info]merb101
2008-07-14 07:58 pm UTC (link)
One of my goals this fall is to do a "Wraith" hack of DRYH, using madness as the Shadow (I like the idea of the Shadow compelling the fight or flight reflex).

Speaking of White Wolf, you could almost do an Aberrant hack of DRYH, with Nova powers slowly corrupting the super physically and mentally. The more power you use, the more powerful you become and the more you "burn" yourself in the process.

ME

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[info]buddha_davis
2008-07-14 09:19 pm UTC (link)
Ooohhhh... I like the Wraith idea! Fight/Flight works great, but I don't know if there's something more flavorful... I only know a little about Wraith. Oh! You gotta make it so that when Shadow Dominates, the person next to the player narrates, like someone else used to control the Shadow in Wraith! (I think that's what they did, right?)

If you keep the rules balanced the way they are, it's really easy to mod DRYH.

I /was/ toying around an Aberrant-like idea, with Madness = Taint, but I took a long look at what I really wanted out of superhero stories, and focused in on one key idea that really interested me: What are the consequences of having and using power? In other words, how does it change your life, and how does it change the world to have powers and to have these powered people running around!

Man, you're getting me all pumped up for this! More tomorrow, 'cause I really, really have to go!!!

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[info]buddha_davis
2008-07-15 09:04 pm UTC (link)
Hokay... Too much work at work, not gonna get much of a chance to do Superpowered DRYH, but here's another little DRYH mod to keep y'all busy... Needs work, but I think of it as the Soccer Hooligan meets the Matrix version of DRYH:

Don’t Wake the Beast

Discipline = Control

Exh. = Aggro
Crash = Berserk? Flip Out!

Madness = Wrath
Perm = R-complex (Reptilian Complex)?
Fight = Lash Out
Flight = Swallow Your Rage? Hold it in? Repress? (Passive Aggressive, Let it out later at an inappropriate time)

Perhaps Flight is Lashing out at other things, and Fight is attacking the source of your anger? This kinda works as a Hulk-ish or Urge adaptation to DRYH, too...

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[info]adamdray
2008-07-15 04:45 pm UTC (link)
Got room for another?

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[info]buddha_davis
2008-07-15 05:20 pm UTC (link)
Heck yeah, Adam!

George Austin (http://zoatebix.livejournal.com/) is the one organizing the she-bang, and if you wanna join the Yahoo group with Mel and the rest of us, it's over on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/novasmallpressrpg/

Feel free to hop on over! I'll let 'em know you're interested!

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[info]zoatebix
2008-07-17 04:41 pm UTC (link)
Did I do something wrong putting this together? Should I put something up on various gaming sites or keep it local?

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[info]buddha_davis
2008-07-17 08:05 pm UTC (link)
First of all, George... You can do no wrong! I think having a central site we can point to is perfect!!!

Anyone who's interested in the Game Chef thing, but with less people, feel free to check out the link in zoatebix's post right above to join in!

Begins: Wednesday, the 23rd of July
Ends: Saturday the 2nd of August at Midnight

Suggestions for ingredients taken up til the begin date, right, George?

Anyway, it's looking to be pretty low to no pressure to jump in and try your hand at game creation, so feel free to drop on by!

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