I’ve been running a PbtA hack, which, while a lot of fun, has too much going on for me to hope to consolidate into…
I’ve been running a PbtA hack, which, while a lot of fun, has too much going on for me to hope to consolidate into something I can release anytime soon… I should start with something more focused if I want to actually get it “out there”.
I’ve been wanting to do a game focusing on something like the Benadanti and their conflicts with the Maladanti for a while, with the third “front” (or maybe character type) that they have to deal with being the Inquisition. My initial plan was for this to be for Fate and exist as an expansion for something else I worked on, but, I’m rethinking that.
This could be in a pseudo-historical context, or more fictionalised. I’m not sure it matters because the scope would probably be “a small town, where weird shit is happening”.
The focus would be on covens, and interactions between them, and them being rivals. There would have to be different witch playbooks… or maybe a pool of options chosen, I’m not sure which would be better.
Some sort of coven relationship-mechanic though I have to ponder, and I have no direction for it yet.
Are there PbtA games out there already that scream “too similar” is it a compelling enough basis to start something with?
The other thing I”m having trouble with is, the Malandanti seem to stark black in morality, and I don’t think I want that. Even if they are to be villains, I want them to have more complex motives…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benandanti
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benandanti