Category: Monsterhearts

All right.

All right.

All right. After nearly a complete rework, and lots of helpful advice (especially from Jackson Tegu Ben Wray and Hans Chung-Otterson) I’ve finished the latest version of my Kitsune Skin. I’ve attempted to keep the Japanese mythology, while making the Skin more of a metaphor for some aspect of teenage life, in this case, compulsive lying. There are still a few things missing (Backstory and physical appearance), but as always feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 🙂

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4zp6lk8u41b3w3f/The%20Kitsune%20R2.pdf

Just played the Queen reskinned as a Motorcycle Gang leader.

Just played the Queen reskinned as a Motorcycle Gang leader.

Just played the Queen reskinned as a Motorcycle Gang leader. The Shield is a tremendously powerful move…it doesn’t seem so, since it doesn’t grow your power by giving you help on stats, but a little string use can turn a potent 8 into an outright failure. Of course, sometimes your gang betrays you and one of them is in a death cult they didn’t tell you about…

What do people think of this Move?

What do people think of this Move?

What do people think of this Move?

Nine Tales

Whenever you tell the complete and total truth, without exaggeration, embellishment, or omissions, give anyone listening to you a String against you.

Yes, it’s meant to be negative. I’m still working on my Kitsune and Tengu Skins, but am trying to make them more of a metaphor for some aspect of teenage life as people have suggested. The Kitsune has become the compulsive liar. They’re the kid who, for whatever reason, simply can not tell the truth even if their life depends on it.

I was trying to find a way to encourage that kind of behaviour and really drive home that this is a compulsion, not a choice on the Kitsune’s part. I’m pretty happy with the above move and just wanted to get some feedback. Nine Tales would, of course, be a mandatory move (one that’s already chosen for the Skin). Thoughts?

Hey everyone.

Hey everyone.

Hey everyone. Wanted to spread a little word, I’m a member of a couple of great PBF communities (Snail’s Pace & Yay-An-RPG) which tend toward AW and AW hacks. Monsterhearts, Apocalypse World, MoTW and others have been popular.

A couple of games just wrapped up on the sites and it’s probably a good time to get involved if you want to try PBF and I’m sure some new games will start up soon. Let the MC’s know there’s players waiting, or run something yourself!

http://yayanoctopus.com/forum/

A relationship map showing the tangled webs of relationships (grey), hook-ups (purple) and smack-downs (yellow)…

A relationship map showing the tangled webs of relationships (grey), hook-ups (purple) and smack-downs (yellow)…

A relationship map showing the tangled webs of relationships (grey), hook-ups (purple) and smack-downs (yellow) after a mini-campaign at Indiecon.

http://prezi.com/ribagamqx7el/monsterhearts-morningstar-carolina/#

So I was wondering, what program do you guys use to make your Skins all beautiful and official-looking?

So I was wondering, what program do you guys use to make your Skins all beautiful and official-looking?

So I was wondering, what program do you guys use to make your Skins all beautiful and official-looking?

I was thinking of writing a playbook which explored issues of parental abuse.

I was thinking of writing a playbook which explored issues of parental abuse.

I was thinking of writing a playbook which explored issues of parental abuse. 

It incredibly tough to pitch this right. Its a really thin line between addressing the issues in a forthright way and being unnecessarily vulgar about it. I know at many tables what I’ve written is going to cross lines. I wouldn’t think of bringing it to the table without discussing the implications of having the skin in play, and making sure everyone was okay with it.

I would like people opinions on what I’ve written. So far this is what I’ve got on virtual paper (initial playbook thoughts):

( Please: If this subject is likely to offend you / trigger bad memories leave the playbook alone. )

https://docs.google.com/document/d/15bT2Kx_1lu4Gn4HtFTjtcWRy1eVgCvEMutFTiLJtgOo/edit?usp=sharing

This is material I really would like to explore, but I don’t want to traumatise people in play. Has anyone any thoughts as to where to take this playbook? I’d like to find a less blunt approach to these issues?

Also I don’t want a playbook that derails the game. Hence it needs to work with all the other playbooks in a normal Monsterhearts game

Anyone wanna help me even more by providing some feedback for The Tengu?

Anyone wanna help me even more by providing some feedback for The Tengu?

Anyone wanna help me even more by providing some feedback for The Tengu? I’ve been working on it (and The Kitsune) on and off, and need some new eyes to look it over. This one’s much less finished currently.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/30iwcwxnb0t8oiw/The%20Tengu%20R1.pdf