I made a love letter for our Legacy (he’s a son of Hephaestus and he’s dating Elsa Bloodstone, of Marvel fame).
What do you think?
When you first decided to join Elsa Bloodstone on one of her monster hunting jaunts, it seemed like a really fun idea. You, her, some monstrous occult weirdness. What could go wrong?
As it turned out, quite a bit: Tell us something about the horrific person, entity, cult, etc you ran afoul of and why it was more difficult to deal with than anticipated. Then roll +Freak. On a miss, take a powerful blow, and none of the below apply. On a hit, you and Elsa both make it back relatively unharmed On a 7-9 pick 2; On a 10+ pick 3
– Your relationship with Elsa is strengthened by the experience
– You learned her little brother Cullen’s dark secret (detail it for us)
– You manage to bring Cullen back too
– Whatever it was you battled won’t easily be able to find you should it venture to the daylight realms.
Fun! I love that even on a 10+ there will be something left dangling and unresolved.
Thanks! That is a design goal.
For the record, I initially had the first point as “Your relationship with Elsa remains intact” but not picking that one seemed to close more doors than it opened.
Also I might regret having Cade’s player detail Cullen’s dark secret. Last time I left something up to the players, a family of NPCs I was gonna say had been tied to a bomb were instead straight up murdered with no chance the players could save them.
Given that was what the player wanted (presumably to drive their character’s story), I’d roll with it. One of the things I like about running PbtA games is the fair amount of surprises and twists that are thrown at the GM/MC.
He picked 1 and 2. They saved Cullen from the beast within. And without… For now…