Tag: June Shores

Something I’m tinkering with for my magical shoujo superheroines game — which is becoming a white whale game for me. Conditional move pairs.

So, when certain moves are rolled you gain strings, like in Monsterhearts. You can spend strings to  A. offer the person an XP to do something. B. when the person the string is attached to is relevant to the move, spend a string on them to trigger an alternate move.

For example, there are two moves for teenage hormones: Blush & Giggle (being turned on by somebody, this is everywhere in Cardcaptor Sakura & Sailor Moo) and Turn Someone On (for instigating  the shoujo lens flares, sudden blooming roses,  and making hearts go doki doki yourself).

Blush & Giggle

When you are struck by somebody’s attractiveness and make a social faux pas roll+ Sweet. On a 10+ they lose a condition or gain a string on you. On a 7-9, also choose 1.

– You do not gain the condition “flustered”.

– You are not put in a spot.

Turn Someone On

When you turn someone on say how, spend a string, and roll+ Sweet. On a 10+ they gain the condition “lovestruck”. On a 7-9 they choose 2…

– They gain the condition “flustered”.

– They give you a string.

– They promise you something that they think you want.

The fighty moves are Kick Butt and Kaboom!

Kick Butt

When you attack a monster Roll+ Fierce. On a 10+ trade harm for harm. On a 7-9 the MC will also give you a hard bargain or ugly choice.

Kaboom!

When you attack a monster and spend a string Roll+ Fierce. On a 10+ deal harm and choose 1. On a 7-9 trade harm for harm and choose 1.

– They are disarmed.

– The harm is especially brutal, add +1 harm.

– Their weakness is revealed to you.