I recently* had the opportunity to test out In the Language of Flowers, my first-ever Fiasco playset, and finally got around to putting together the play report!
Huge thanks to my friends Jade, Athena, and Eupho for playtesting with me! The session was a lot of fun and we ended up with some great characters. Full play-by-play below the cut. Enjoy!
*3 months ago; time is a construction.
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I recently had the pleasure of working on something for the 5 Powers jam over on itch.io!
You can check out the submission here:
Wandering Stars (PDF) (itch.io)
This is a set of alternate and expansion rules for the base WuDe game which I intended for darker and fantasy campaign settings. It introduces some new mechanics, and also includes a redesigned character sheet to accommodate them.
If you’re unfamiliar with WuDe, the game centers around the use of the Element Dice system, a narrative framework that uses interpretations of 6-sided dice to guide RPG storytelling.
The system is based on the East-Asian philosophy of Yin & Yang and the 5 elements, using dice faces to represent the different elements and black and white dice to represent yin and yang, respectively. For more about Element Dice, check out the 5 powers blog.
I unfortunately am writing this post much after the fact and no longer have all my design notes, so the breakdown will be brief, but there are some thoughts/process notes below the cut for those interested.
Again, thank you very much to Ralf Meyenberger for hosting the jam and providing wonderful support. Please check out WuDe if you have the chance! It’s a really interesting system.
Enjoy!
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This next playset translation is the delightfully grim Magical Girl in the 2010s by mozu.
download (English version PDF)
This playset is written by and for the otaku out there, and is all about the soul-slinging, despair-laden turf wars of the Madoka Magica magical girl. It does have a few elements that some players might want to “NOPE” from their table (such as self-harm), but fans of the genre will find plenty of fun things to work with.
Special thanks again to pOPdOG fONTS (I used Hip Priest on the English cover), and also to Harrow Hill for being the leading Japanese-language Fiasco resource.
This playset has an interesting origin story and includes some cool dialogues on Japan/North America cultural differences and the magical girl genre. A look at that below the cut for those interested (though it’s a bit messy and mostly just my own thoughts).
As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions/revision suggestions. Enjoy!
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I’m happy to present an English translation of the Werewolf-themed Japanese-language playset Werewolves in the Village by MICHINAKI Michiwo!
download (English version PDF)
This playset puts a unique spin on Fiasco by blending it with the popular social deduction game Werewolf: at the end of the Setup, each player is assigned a classic Werewolf role (i.e. Wolf, Seer, Villager), and the group is encouraged to role play the trials, executions, etc. during their scenes.
This playset has dark themes and a decidedly grim, horror-inspired tone, but—true to the spirit of Fiasco—offers players more than a few absurd elements to add some humor to their session.
The English title of this playset was taken straight from the Japanese file name; to honor the author’s vision, I chose not to modify it.
Special thanks to pOPdOG fONTS for their fantastic freeware typefaces (the English playset’s cover uses Data Trash), and also to Harrow Hill for being the leading Japanese-language Fiasco resource.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions/revision suggestions.
Happy hunting!
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