Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

A 25 day collaboration of magical holiday joy for queer gamers

HiCV 2017 features further development of last year’s content as well as brand new fun for Dungeon World and Monsterhearts.

Read more about HiCV: https://goo.gl/5wKs6e

The twenty-fifth day gives joy.

The big day is finally here. It’s been a fantastic pleasure working with everyone again on this. Last year was so rewarding, and this year even more so. Huge thanks and hugs for Michael G. Barford Richard Ruane Michael Prescott Lu Quade Yoshi Creelman James Mullen Greg Gelder Tomer Gurantz Ciel Ferma!

If there are any issues, please let me know and I’ll fix it ASAP! 🙂

If anyone wants to play HiCV content, feel free to comment below.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z8yy-37YoUXCJUnnquyPcAAEirLOAcLE

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

A 25 day collaboration of magical holiday joy for queer gamers

HiCV 2017 features further development of last year’s content as well as brand new fun for Dungeon World and Monsterhearts.

Read more about HiCV: https://goo.gl/5wKs6e

The twenty-fifth day gives joy.

The big day is finally here. It’s been a fantastic pleasure working with everyone again on this. Last year was so rewarding, and this year even more so. Huge thanks and hugs for Michael G. Barford Richard Ruane Michael Prescott Lu Quade Yoshi Creelman James Mullen Greg Gelder Tomer Gurantz Ciel Ferma!

If there are any issues, please let me know and I’ll fix it ASAP! 🙂

If anyone wants to play HiCV content, feel free to comment below.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Z8yy-37YoUXCJUnnquyPcAAEirLOAcLE

If anyone wants to check out the material we used, it’s here:…

If anyone wants to check out the material we used, it’s here:…

If anyone wants to check out the material we used, it’s here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1yPoZg2iTjcrRawWo8ZWUnrVU4As8JfZy

We’ll be releasing a free PDF on 12/25 with this & more material for Monsterhearts 2, to bring some holiday fun to queer gamers! Feel free to jump into our community and pitch in. We are posting a new prompt every day.

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

This morning I had a great time playing The Christmas Special for MH2 with David Rothfeder​, Jesse Ross​, Pat Perkins​ and Charles Gatz​! David played the Krampus, and it was really satisfying to see in play (maybe a little too satisfying, because I did a poor job managing the spotlight). We used the calendar to set up scenes (adding an event to the calendar before playing the scene out) instead of the usual classroom setup, and it worked great. We had the mall scene (which probably could have used a bit more direction) and the Secret Santa (which was great). Definitely got some great feedback to make it all better in this year’s PDF!

Check out the Monsterhearts section! I hope everyone enjoys.

Check out the Monsterhearts section! I hope everyone enjoys.

Check out the Monsterhearts section! I hope everyone enjoys.

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 25 #HiCV

A 25 day community collaboration of magical holiday joy for queer gamers

Finally, Christmas day gives joy! Huge thanks to the wonderful contributers Michael G. Barford Yoshi Creelman Ciel Ferma Stephanie Bryant

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1LY0MsvGmaCd1V0LVp2eDl6VUU/view?usp=sharing

Looking for contributions for the Monsterhearts section! Any little bit helps. :)

Looking for contributions for the Monsterhearts section! Any little bit helps. 🙂

Looking for contributions for the Monsterhearts section! Any little bit helps. 🙂

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

Happenings in Christmas Village Day 9 #HiCV

A 25 day community collaboration of magical holiday joy for queer gamers

HiCV will be fully released on a Christmas Day, Sunday December 25th, as an online zine filled with content for games like Dungeon World and Monsterhearts. During Christmas weekend I will be running sessions using its content and I welcome anyone & everyone to participate!

The roleplaying community is fantastic and supportive. We have an opportunity to shine and bring some of that goodness to our fellow gamers who are queer and may not have high hopes for an enjoyable Christmas this year. As you may or may not know, being queer around the holidays can be a rough experience, as many queer folks do not have relationships with their families. The reality for a lot of queer people is that if they do not have holiday plans with friends, they do not have holiday plans. Let’s fill any voids out there with some roleplaying magic! The aim is to provide content for a light, warm, playful experience. As a note, queer people don’t necessarily want play that is heavy with queer issues.

If you have any questions, please ask.

HOW WILL COLLABORATION WORK?

Each day I will post an element (see below), simply to help give inspiration. These are not binding; please submit what you want. There will be several forms for submitting different content for the different games. You can also post contributions in the comments. Please assume I will be curating, editing and cutting content, although I aim to be as inclusive as possible.

ELEMENTS OF CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

Take inspiration from any of these in making your submissions.

The first day of Christmas gave: SNOW

The second day of Christmas gave: BELLS

The third day of Christmas gave: HOLLY

The fourth day of Christmas gave: TINSEL

The fifth day of Christmas gave: HEARTHS

The sixth day of Christmas gave: MISTLETOE

The seventh day of Christmas gave: ELVES

The eighth day of Christmas gave: CANDIES

The ninth day of Christmas gave: SPIRITS

See the submissions so far: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wILOZp94yZWAUHoTgjImcSmW3GEJdwAW98a8aPGcgVk/edit?usp=sharing

>>DUNGEON WORLD

Submit an impression – An impression is a short colorful detail. Think: senses, cultural indicators, background going-ons. https://goo.gl/forms/wOYPUgEFhxXUdvFq1

Submit a set piece – A set piece is a trap, obstacle or machination within a scene. https://goo.gl/forms/lJ6srt6J5ZSboGyN2

Submit a microfront – A microfront is a present danger that can escalate within a single scene or session. https://goo.gl/forms/inAMjJ5sPBMaiL6J2

Submit a compendium class – A compendium class is a collection of moves a player gains access to after something special happens to them. After taking the first move, they may take the other moves as improvements. https://goo.gl/forms/bf7vNHzqI4CW59W53

Submit an ally/hireling/follower – These characters will help the player, upon a condition, a favor or simple payment. https://goo.gl/forms/vPzXz7RFIhKvExDj1

Submit an item – Items can be any object, but if you submit one it should be something special or magical. https://goo.gl/forms/lOjgU1DcY9g1M6J33

Submit a monster/enemy – Monsters and enemies are NPC adversaries usually facing the players as an immediate danger. https://goo.gl/forms/aWGPZpOX0g7p6xzM2

>>MONSTERHEARTS 2: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

Bellhome Village, an old, quaint, snowy town ramping up its Christmas festivities and forcing its youth into traditions they neither need nor want. It’s the 12 day countdown clock of holiday hell.

Submit a scene location – School’s out for the holidays. What are the good haunts around Bellhome? https://goo.gl/forms/BldWH5JudeYmatIn2

Submit a skin to include – Suggested skins to use while using Bellhome. List a skin, the in-story context, and a leading question. https://goo.gl/forms/cuM3bm0x3ShH0Pen1

Submit a festivity – Every day of the 12 days will be a different festivity. A couple are already decided: the Secret Santa Gift Exchange, and the Christmas Play. https://goo.gl/forms/Zwnhnn4HhyxUkMbt2

Submit a stringy Secret Santa gift – You give a gift. Maybe it’s a hate-gift, maybe it’s a love gift, maybe you just don’t give a damn. It’s the thought that counts, so what exactly are you thinking? https://goo.gl/forms/vWlREInURh4cCnw53

Submit a role for the Christmas Play – A mishmash of scenes and musical numbers from secular stories. Plus the birth of Baby Jesus. Each role comes with 2 special micromoves, one of which gets you a string on another performer, while the other gets you a string on the entire town. For example: Mary – Step in front of someone else into the spotlight; Santa – Say “ho ho ho!” https://goo.gl/forms/SAVIXggdsjxT5rXt2

Pitch in on Krampus, a new skinhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1NjZ8i_WU5MpcemM8sG4pa9pIaV0JpRMoNmEpp018xTs/edit?usp=sharing (comments are enabled)

You can also submit feedback anonymously: https://goo.gl/forms/F3YYB2ydrUJUjOGq1

Would love to get your thoughts!

Would love to get your thoughts!

Would love to get your thoughts!

Originally shared by Phillip Wessels

No background version: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1LY0MsvGmaCWm9jNWFtWlNpUms

Hey everyone! I know it’s been a while, but this is a big update! This is the version Jason Cordova will be using for his online playtest in a week on 7/28 (my bday!): https://plus.google.com/108530078404383929502/posts/BR3dPHUng6u

You can join in if you want!

I kind of changed just about everything. I really wanted to go through and make everything more consequential. I reformatted and added a bunch of stuff too, so it’s best you just give the whole thing another look. Let me know what you think!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1LY0MsvGmaCeGNfSUJsc0laNDQ

I posted this on Vincent’s latest monthly discussion for Patreon supporters but I thought I may as well post it here…

I posted this on Vincent’s latest monthly discussion for Patreon supporters but I thought I may as well post it here…

I posted this on Vincent’s latest monthly discussion for Patreon supporters but I thought I may as well post it here as well

Resetting Hx Custom Move

When you reset Hx, roll plus cool, hard, hot, sharp or weird. On a 7-9, ask the corresponding questions to the character you reset Hx for. On a 10+, ask another set. Then describe something you are confused about. Don’t ask for an answer.

Cool: Have you been anxious? Have you been leaning on me? Have you had a moment of confidence?

Hard: Have you had to turn away often? Do I scare you? Have you scared yourself? When was your blood pumping in a good way?

Hot: Did you turn me or someone else on? Did I turn you on? Were you the center of attention? How did you feel about the attention I received?

Sharp: Let me tell you something factual you’ve got all figured out about me. Now tell me something I got all figured out about you.

Weird: What are you afraid is going to happen? How are you coping with an abnormality I have or haven’t noticed? What do you want from the psychic maelstrom?

Hey everyone

Hey everyone

Hey everyone,

Would love some thoughts on my Powered by the Apocalypse game titled Out of this World. It’s a story game about the messy bearings of Outsiders navigating realities, identities and erasure. Outsiders can shift between realities, conjure up stuff into reality and also get really warped by all of it.

Gameplay twist: no stats, but instead a map of bearings. Bearings here is a diction choice for its multiple meanings. It’s direction, but it’s also what you bear.

This is a very early draft of just a sample of pages, enough to hopefully convey what’s needed for some feedback. I only included one playbook, The Artist.

Again, this is all very early and a work in progress, not even playtested, and I’ve no idea how it will balance.

Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1LY0MsvGmaCcktwWE1fYTdya00/view?usp=sharing