Updates on my hack for childhood adventures.

Updates on my hack for childhood adventures.

Originally shared by James Mullen

Troublemakers: Kid Playbooks

After the last online game I MCed, I edited a few of the moves on the playbooks for this game, so the updated version is available now.

I also took one big step: I switched the Twins out of the basic lineup in favour of the Royal. You can still find the Twins in the New Kids folder, but after reflecting on the two game sessions I’ve run online, the Twins feel like they need a lot more careful management to be effective without dominating the game. I don’t want to restrict their advantage any more than I already have, as then no-one would want to play them, but I wouldn’t recommend them as a basic playbook, they’re more like an advanced one for a whole other level of play.

These two play tests have also given me lots of ideas for MC guidance & moves, so I have a couple of new chapters to write and lots of previously written things to tweak, including:

– ‘First Time’: a peripheral move that triggers when a kid has a landmark moment, like a first kiss, first time in hospital, first time on a rollercoaster, etc.

– ‘Kid to Story’: a simple tool for MCs to judge what sort of content to include in their game, based on the players’ choice of playbooks.

– ‘MC Moves’: I’ve had enough experience of MCing the game now to write a formal structure for these, instead of just winging it as I have been doing.