Author: Lawrence Tobius Sampson Greene

What kinds of alternate settings have people done, and what seating charts have you used? Monsterhearts is one of my absolute favourite games but I’ve run so many one-offs that I’ve been reaching around for new scenarios. Some of the non-school seating charts we’ve tried so far include:

– metal night at the local dive bar

– who’s sitting in what cars in the convoy on its way to a techno festival

– the ferry boat taking young backpackers to a wild party island in Cambodia

– the diner in a Deep South mining town

– the Greek god Dionysis’ hedonistic party garden

I’m not dissing Monsterhearts high school focus – it’s still one of my faves – but I’m curious to hear what other things people have done.

I’ve never really been that big on DC superheroes, but someone pointed out to me that the reason Supergirl is interesting is because it asks the question, “What if you gave Superman’s powers to a volatile teenage girl?” And I thought “Volatile? They’ve got that in Monsterhearts!”

So I started thinking about how you’d go about a Monsterhearts hack about the messy lives of teenage superheroes… I guess you’d keep the boiling hormonal drama of the teen genre but swap the horror aspect for a focus on the clash between the desire for independence vs. the reality of responsibility? Would you limit their super-ness and focus on the changes they go through as their powers unlock, or give them their powers and focus on their struggles to fit in and be accepted by normal society? What do you think?

Hey guys, love Monsterhearts but it’s been pretty difficult for me to find players in my area. Anyone interested in starting up a game on hangouts? I’d be happy to either run or play, and can make time any day of the week.