A downloadable game

Made as part of https://itch.io/jam/one-page-rpg-jam-2021 using https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/

Have you ever heard of "building the plane... while flying the plane?" Well, this Tool will take you on a creative, playful journey doing just that: making a complete game world (or "setting") while, at the same time, playing a game of interactive storytelling (a "roleplaying game", or RPG) within that world. Sounds exciting? Unfeasible? Let's go!

Many roleplaying games include elements of collaboration worldbuilding, but I wanted to find one where literally everything in the setting, including which parts of the setting are emphasised by game rules ("crunch") is negotiated with the players (also meaning less of an onus on the game leader to get everything right).

James V. West's system, The Pool, is the acknowledged source here, although this is an adaptation of those rules, with some of my additions that draw out the true power of The Pool to put all players in control.

Find The Pool here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210088

There are three plates to keep spinning during the whole game session. Think of these as "game loops", each a sequence of actions that you and the players carry out from beginning to end, with the sequence repeating to move the game forward.

With experience you will be able to run the game loops at the same time, and even alter the order of the actions within each sequence where it fits your game better. We present them here in a logical order but keep in mind that _they can and should happen all at once_ in-game!

The Character Building and Live Play game loops follow the original Pool system. The World Building loop is new in The Tool.

Find more Escapdes RPG games at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/19144/Escapades-RPG

Picture credit: Bild von PIRO4D auf Pixabay

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
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AuthorescapadesRPG
GenreRole Playing
TagsDice, Game engine, Open World, RPG Maker, Story Rich

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