February Trad Games Design Contest: Let's Make a (Not Crappy) Anime RPG

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TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

During the Trad Games chat thread, an argument ocurred. While there was an agreement that BESM (Big Eyes Small Mouth - an universal "Play Any Kind Of Anime" RPG) was just the WORST, no one could really come up with a good system to use to play an anime campaign.

So gently caress it, let's be constructive and fix the problem by making some kick-rear end anime RPGs ourselves!

This contest will run a little differently than most on the board, as the only way to avoid the problems of BESM is to not make a universal system, but to make a game that can run a particular kind of anime. I've crafted a list of "Anime Genres", and like a 48 film competition you'll be assigned one at random. Will you have to make the best Magical Girl RPG? Perhaps a "Fish/Fishes Out of Water" story? WHO KNOWS!

Anime can be released in different ways and are created to serve different purposes and entertain different audiences. The best way we can simulate that is to introduce a "Modifier", which every entry has to utilize. Will you have to make a mash-up of two genres? Will you need to use your RPG to promote an item for sale (which, for some reason, is sold seperately)? Does it need to encourage a Melodramatic story, or an ULTRAVIOLENT ONE? ~~All will be revealed at the start of Week 1.~~ All entries must be a Sequel Series that involve something from the past as something the characters in the game are affected by.

Before Week 1: Sign-Ups are open! As soon as I have 8 participants, I'll be drawing each participant's randomly chosen Anime Genre. Did you wait too long and 8 already signed up? No worries! Just post here and let me know you need a genre - everyone who signed up by January 19th was given theirs that evening, so I can draw yours as soon as I know you're in! Sign ups end January 28th at 11:59p CST: sign up by then and you'll get your Anime Genre. I'll also be posting the whole contest's Anime Modifier then, so everyone gets both at the same time.

Week 1: Come up with an RPG concept that will fit your Genre and uses the contest's Modifier, then post a 150 word ad-blurb that would go on the back of the corebook if it was sold in stores by February 5th at 11:59p CST.

Week 2: Make some progress writing up something and post proof of your efforts by February 12th at 11:59p CST.

Week 3: Have a rough draft ready and submit it by February 19th at 11:59p CST. It doesn't need to be perfect, but it should be playable because...

Weeks 4, 5, and 6: Have your rough draft playtested by someone else participating in the contest, and playtest (or find some people to playtest) someone else's game. Submit your thoughts by March 12th at 11:59p CST. Use their feedback to...

Week 7: Finish up your game and submit it no later than Sunday, March 19th by 11:59p CST.

1. Your game MUST embody your assigned genre, and incorporate the contest's modifier.
2. Your game must be an original IP - Even if Go Nagai gave you permission to make a Cutey Honey RPG, you wouldn't be able to use that IP for this contest.
3. Also, your game needs to be original for this contest. There is nothing wrong with modifying Cortex+ or D20, but the theme needs to be represented by your mechanics, and the game must be created during the contest.
4. You can do whatever you like with whatever you make - sell it, give it away, lock up all copies in a safe - but by participating you give me permission to record an Actual Play podcast session using your final entry, if you are one of the chosen finalists.
5. You are expected to submit by the listed time and date listed at the end of each week in the schedule. All times are listed as CST, so you might need to convert it to whatever timezone you live in.
6. Because I know life can both suck and throw unexpected hurdles your way, you get One Late Pass (see below).

Late passes allow you to miss a deadline and still be in the running. As long as you submit both the missed deadline and the current one, you'll still have an opportunity to win! Now, as anyone who has watched anime has seen, being late to class requires a punishment. You'll need to write 150 word fanfic related to your entry and submit it by that deadline as well. Feel free to use the fanfic in your entry if you like, it could come in handy. The other option is for you to donate to the prize pile instead of writing a fanfic (with your donation being given randomly at the end of the contest to someone who didn't make it to the finals).

After the final deadline, I'll pick the ~~four~~ eight finalists. All ~~four~~ eight will be played on my podcast with my gaming group, and the winner will get a $35 DriveThruRPG gift certificate to spend as they see fit. All of the finalists, however, will get lesser amounts of DriveThruRPG gift certificates. DriveThruRPG actually donated them, and ~~if we get more than 8 entries I'll give out rewards to the top 8 entries (though the top 4 will still be the only ones featured on the podcast)~~ we have over 20 participants, so I've asked DTRPG for more support and have keys for Tabletop Simulator to giveaway as well. Plus, I'll feature all 8 finalists on the podcast. Also, there are super-secret maybe anime related prizes, so that's a thing.

TheSoundNinja posted:

Rule 3 simply states this thought that was brought up in the chat thread: You can't submit an already made anime RPG to this contest. Ettin couldn't submit Breakfast Cult, for example. But making an OSR or D20 game that is designed around magical girl storytelling? Totally game.

So why the limitation on IP? Because the argument wasn't about "There isn't a good Sailor Moon game." I want you to make something that you can sell afterwards, and keeping it to original IP lets you do just that. There's nothing wrong with references to shows that exist, just make them a little more vague. Afterward, if you want to be less vague, why not make a supplement for your game that let someone run a Sailor Moon game? These guys did:

TheSoundNinja posted:

Bendigeidfran posted:
Awesome, I can totally work with this. Just got to look through Ryuutama again, watch me some Patlabor, lightly season with Fruits Basket and garnish with a dash of Natsume Yuujinchou...

So for Slice of Life I can aim for a relaxed feeling instead of relying on the "school hijinks" segment of the genre right? Like take Patlabor for example. It's technically a Real Robot/Police series, but it's super low-key most of the time and focused on the daily lives of the characters. You'd be hard pressed to say it's not slice-of-life in spirit. And I mean...it's one of my favorite shows and I wanna put its influences in my silly anime RPG

I completely understand if incorporating that kinda thing steps on other genres' toes too much.

In all the editing of a pancake party trailer for a client, I totally missed your question! Thousand pardons, my friend.

In what way can you shape the mechanics to encourage that feeling? I love the way PbtA games use their experience point questions to encourage and celebrate players embracing the tenants and feel of the genre they are going for.

Slice of Life could be used in these other genres, but the relationship dynamic and interaction with the world as a whole (and how that affects the characters) would make your game your assigned genre rather than something else.

Does that help?

Lemon-Lime posted:

In fact, here are some TV shows for every genre:

Shounen: Dragon Ball/Z, Saint Seiya, One Piece, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Romance: Ore Monogatari, Akatsuki no Yona, ReLIFE, Snow White with the Red Hair, Princess Jellyfish, Kimi no Todoke, Nana, Toradora

Giant Robot: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Gunbuster/Diebuster, Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Shin Mazinger Impact Z!, GaoGaiGar, G Gundam, Tetsujin 28-go, The Big O

High "Seas" Adventure: Space Dandy, Kino's Journey, Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Outlaw Star

Slice of Life: K-On!, Flying Witch, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, Non Non Biyori, Barakamon, Sound! Euphonium s01, Nichijou

Magical Girl: Go! Princess Precure, Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Symphogear, Flip Flappers, Madoka Magica

Business: Shirobako, Spice and Wolf, Girlish Number, Working!!/Wagnaria!!, Servant x Service, Dai-Guard

War/Real Robot: Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS, Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket, VOTOMS, Fang of the Sun Dougram

Horror: Serial Experiments Lain, Shin Sekai Yori, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Mononoke, Another, Ghost Hound, Shiki, Higurashi: When They Cry

Sports: Captain Tsubasa, Eyeshield 21, Haikyuu, Chihayafuru, Yuri on Ice, Gundam Build Fighters, Hajime no Ippo, Ping Pong: the Animation, Prince of Tennis, Initial D, Major

Sci-Fi: Cowboy Bebop, Planetes, Time of Eve, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, and a large number of shows already in other categories on this list

Isekai/Fish out of Water: Visions of Escaflowne, Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash, KonoSuba, Log Horizon s01, Gabriel Dropout, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, The Devil is a Part-Timer, Urusei Yatsura

Fantasy: Seirei no Moribito, Records of Lodoss War, Slayers, Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Berserk (the 1997 OVA), Hitsugi no Chaika, Rage of Bahamut

Cyberpunk/Transhumanism: Dennou Coil, Bubblegum Crisis, Appleseed, Battle Angel Alita, Cyber City Oedo 808, Ergo Proxy, Real Dive

Sentai/Tokusatsu: Gatchaman Crowds, Re: Cutie Honey, any of the Super Sentai or Kamen Rider live action series

Post-Apocalyptic Punk: Fist of the North Star, Trigun

Mystery: Hyouka, Erased, Mushishi, Eden of the East, Steins;Gate, Monster, Rokka no Yuusha (but don't bother watching the last episode)

Period Piece: Rurouni Kenshin, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, Katanagatari, Samurai Champloo, 91 Days

Police/Organized Crime: Baccano!, Patlabor, You're Under Arrest, Detective Conan, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Psycho-Pass

Many of these actually cover multiple genres, of course, so which genre they appear next to isn't exhaustive.

Also, this is just TV shows, not films or manga.

Rigged Death Trap posted:

For mystery boxers (Food and/or Cooking):
23 key reading materials:
1. Yakitake Japan
2. Toriko.
3. That one panel of a turkey in hunterxhunter.

Else if youre not going to recognize the ridiculousness of the premise:
The Drops of god

Plutonis posted:

Shougeki no Soma and Cooking Papa are good poo poo too

TheSoundNinja posted:

Ettin posted:
I'm trying to win this contest though

NOT ALL ANIME IS GOOD. SOME OF IT SUCKS.

Antivehicular posted:

Yeah, my assumption is that there can be some degree of genre crossover as long as the focus is on our assigned genre. (Bolded for confirmed emphasis)

TheSoundNinja posted:

LuiCypher posted:
As a note though, I won't be able to playtest someone else's game because my group does not have a consistent weekly or even monthly meeting. I can try to schedule something now to try to address it in advance, but I'm not confident I can find a place in my group's schedule when I only have one weekend to playtest it. If this passes the buck in an unacceptable way, let me know and I'm happy to back out now.

So, having your game be playtested is a requirement. I would prefer you playtest someone's game (as that would help them out), so do schedule something. I am willing to accept having someone else take care of playtesting someone else's game in your stead if push came to shove, but you would need to put in the work to make that a possibility. The person who playtests for you would need to get you their feedback on the game as it stands in time for you to upload their findings as a post here in time for the deadline.

TheSoundNinja posted:

Sir Mopalot posted:
For stuff that is a hack of an existing ruleset, does it need to have an OGL or similar agreement?

If the terms of the ruleset require it, yes. I'm not sure on the Cortex+ requirements, but D20 does require it to be included at the end.

TheSoundNinja posted:

Kwyndig posted:

Sir Mopalot posted:
I'm looking at one that has no open license of any sort.

Well you can't copyright mechanics. You can trademark and copyright specific terms, but not mechanics. Basically what this means is to be completely in the clear you'd have to rewrite all the stuff so you're not directly plagiarizing the game text.

This only matters if you're trying to make a real game out of it, usually fanworks aren't pursued because the money involved is nonexistent in the RPG industry.

For this contest, you'd need to write it in a way that you could sell it if you wanted to. But Kwyndig is right, only key terms can be copyrighted. Mechanics are fair game.

TheSoundNinja posted:

Quick clarification to the word counts:

I'll paste the Ad Copy or Fanfics into a Google Doc, Highlight it, and use the word count tool on the selection.

While Ad Copy (the 150 word description) will need to be exactly 150 words, fanfics can be longer. Also, the Ad Copy can be accompanied by more detailed descriptions of what you're working on.

TheSoundNinja posted:

[...]Also, there were no PnP Mah Jong decks out there. Which is bullshit, because Hedningen's "Burning Fires of Youth!!! The Demon Lord's Return!" needs a Mah Jong set (cards or tiles) for its mechanics. So, gently caress it: I made one myself using the Public Domain tile images on Wikipedia. Whoever playtests it, or is interested in the game (of Mah Jong) in general, there ya go.

EDIT: And since some of you are using Cortex+, or could just use these for whatever you're working on, here's an album of dice icons I made that are public domain.

Antivehicular posted:

Covok posted:
Cooltext?

A pretty quick tool for making text logos with effects. Not deluxe, but good for those of us with no graphic-design skills.

TheSoundNinja posted:

I found a thing on my favorite "I wanna learn / make a thing" site, LifeHacker that may be of interest to anyone looking to learn how to use Photoshop and software like it in a short amount of time.

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EDIT: Added one more week to playtesting, due to scheduling issues. This pushed back the final deadline by a week.

Thanks to the fine people listed below for donating prizes:

TheSoundNinja fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Mar 6, 2017

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TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

Before I show you the participants, if you are playtesting any of these games please read this post by Comrade Gorbash

GUNS!
Covok
- Anime Genre:Shonen
LATE PASS USED

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Armilage: The Peace Keepers
Free Cog
- Anime Genre: War and/or Real Robot
LATE PASS USED

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Alien Rope Burn
- Anime Genre: Sci-Fi
LATE PASS USED

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Davin Valkri
- Anime Genre: Fish / Fishes out of Water
LATE PASS USED

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Strikers [NG+]
Lurks With Wolves
- Anime Genre: Fantasy

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Antivehicular
- Anime Genre: Giant Robot

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Mr.Misfit
- Anime Genre: Period Piece

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Hedningen
- Anime Genre: Shonen

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Agent Rush
LATE PASS USED
- Anime Genre: Cyberpunk and/or Transhumanism

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Requiem of Rose: The Third Age of the Zalfor Saga
DNA Cowboys
- Anime Genre: Horror
LATE PASS USED

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Waffleman_
- Anime Genre: Romance

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OSRMANCE: Adventures in Love
rumble in the bunghole
- Anime Genre: Romance

Week 1

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Past Steel
DeadReed
- Anime Genre: War and/or Real Robot

Week 1

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Department Zero: Stand Together Complex
Error 404
- Anime Genre: Mystery

Week 1

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Dog Kisser
- Anime Genre: Horror

Week 1

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Psycho-Knights: The Intersection of Power & Terror
drrockso20
- Anime Genre: Horror

Week 1

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Second Wave Motion
Bliss Authority
- Anime Genre: Shonen
LATE PASS USED

Week 1 and Fanfic

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The Road To Audax City
Mitama
- Anime Genre: SPORTS!
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Banchou Breakers
demota
- Anime Genre: Period Piece
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Wax Wings ~Memories of Labyrinth~
Mr. Fowl
LATE PASS USED
- Anime Genre: Cyberpunk and/or Transhumanism

Week 1

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終わりなき生存：Forever Existence
LuiCypher
- Anime Genre: SciFi

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Trollhawke
- Anime Genre: High "Seas" Adventure
LATE PASS USED

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remusclaw
- Anime Genre: Giant Robot

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EscortMission
- Anime Genre: Magical Girl
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Brother Entropy
- Anime Genre: Police and/or Organized Crime
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Heavy Hearts
FewtureMD
- Anime Genre: Magical Girls
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Rangpur
LATE PASS USED
- Anime Genre: Sports

Week 1

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Snooze Cruise
- Anime Genre: Business
LATE PASS USED

Week 1

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Plutonis
LATE PASS USED
- Anime Genre: Slice of Life

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The Joy of Cooking
Kwyndig
- Anime Genre: Food and/or Cooking
LATE PASS USED

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Ettin
- Anime Genre:Post-Apocalyptic Punk
LATE PASS USED

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frankenfreak
- Anime Genre: Business
LATE PASS USED

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Deep Diver Daedalus
Rigged Death Trap
- Anime Genre: High "Seas" Adventure
LATE PASS USED

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Kowloon
K Prime
- Anime Genre: Police and / or Organized Crime
LATE PASS USED

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Comrade Gorbash
- Anime Genre: Sentai / Tokusatsu
LATE PASS USED

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Sequel Series! Regardless of your genre, and whether through mechanics or simply the setting, your game must involve things from the past affecting your players.

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EDIT: And we're done! Here are your "Being Considered For Finals" Participants. I'll be deciding who goes into the finals over the next few days.

Shoutout to Mr. Maltose for making a Discord for organizing the playtesting!

Mr. Maltose posted:

Anybody interested in the unofficial Design Contest Discord can hop in here

TheSoundNinja fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Mar 27, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 08:11

Wrestlepig: Feb 25, 2011; my mum says im cool; Toilet Rascal

I might be down but the whole thing has so many rules and Musts, like it's a homework assignment instead of a fun experiment in design. I have no idea how I'd rope in my usual group into playtesting Maid 2 as well. Can't we just submit a final copy or something?

# ? Jan 18, 2017 08:22

TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

rumble in the bunghole posted:

I might be down but the whole thing has so many rules and Musts, like it's a homework assignment instead of a fun experiment in design. I have no idea how I'd rope in my usual group into playtesting Maid 2 as well. Can't we just submit a final copy or something?

Which "musts" are too much, if you don't mind me asking?

# ? Jan 18, 2017 08:24

Lemon-Lime: Aug 6, 2009

There's a grand total of three "must" rules and only one of them hasn't been in every single contest before (it's the one about not submitting games explicitly based on existing IP). :shrug:

Anyway, I linked this thread in the ADTRW chat thread so maybe we'll get non-TG folk interested.

Lemon-Lime fucked around with this message at 11:59 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 11:55

drrockso20: May 6, 2013; Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

TheSoundNinja posted:

Which "musts" are too much, if you don't mind me asking?

Not sure about him, but Rule 3 definitely removes any desire I have to join this contest

# ? Jan 18, 2017 12:25

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

Can I just make a LOGH board game

e: Or a Gihren's Greed

Plutonis fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 13:59

Wrestlepig: Feb 25, 2011; my mum says im cool; Toilet Rascal

TheSoundNinja posted:

Which "musts" are too much, if you don't mind me asking?

I don't dig the tone coming from the big list of absolute rules, but I really don't think the Playtesting step is going to work. It's a big barrier to entry for participants to organize and chase down players, especially if they get something hard to sell, like Monster Harem. I get that playing a game's a great way to get to grips and understand it fully, but I have no idea how I'd drag my usual group away from Age of Rebellion to try an untested game from someone they've never met, based on a genre and medium they don't like. You'd probably be fine just sending them to other entrants for a friendly critique early on, probably at the draft stage.

Other than that I don't think the approach is a good idea. It's really excessive and takes this whole thing too seriously. I'd expect most people are planning on entering because it seems fun and allows them to experiment with game design, while academic style requirements for first drafts by exactly 11:59 are a little intimidating, especially when you say you'll just ignore the strict time stuff anyway. I doubt anyone thinks they'll create something that'll get much attention, but it'll be something fun to make. The goal should be about entertaining each other and playing with design, and I feel that the set deadlines and restrictions get in the way of that. The whole thing kinda reminds me of the old GWS Iron Chef challenges, where they struggled to get organised because they got too invested with giant OPs and trying to set everything in concrete, while people just got intimidated and didn't enter.

If I was writing the OP, I'd basically say "This month's challenge is to create a Good Anime Game. Sign up and I'll send you a genre, and you'll need to make a game that matches it, along with a short blurb about the game and setting. I'll be scoring based on Mechanical Quality, Genre Emulation and Flavour. There'll be prizes for winners, submitted by DTRPG. Signups end at the start of Feb and submissions stop around the end of the month" and you'd have roughly the same result but be a lot less scary to new entrants. The Modifier is a bad idea as well, since we've already got a clearly defined goal that's going to be enough to work with, and it's just going to favor some genres or homogenize everything.

I checked the thread for last month's and most of the rules were there, so I'd be interested to see if this was actually the case for people.

drrockso20 posted:

Not sure about him, but Rule 3 definitely removes any desire I have to join this contest

Rule 3 seems pretty dumb to me as well. I get a need to encourage creativity, but it's just stopping more casual forays into design. Plus it blocks a lot of jokes as well, like OSR Sailor Moon or Gumshonen. If you're scoring based on mechanics and ideas, just don't give rote stuff a high score.

Wrestlepig fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 14:13

Covok: May 27, 2013; Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.

Signing up! So down for this! I need an excuse to get back into things! I don't know why I'm using exclamation points!

# ? Jan 18, 2017 15:36

TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

drrockso20 posted:

Not sure about him, but Rule 3 definitely removes any desire I have to join this contest

rumble in the bunghole posted:

Rule 3 seems pretty dumb to me as well. I get a need to encourage creativity, but it's just stopping more casual forays into design. Plus it blocks a lot of jokes as well, like OSR Sailor Moon or Gumshonen. If you're scoring based on mechanics and ideas, just don't give rote stuff a high score.

Rule 3 simply states this thought that was brought up in the chat thread: You can't submit an already made anime RPG to this contest. Ettin couldn't submit Breakfast Cult, for example. But making an OSR or D20 game that is designed around magical girl storytelling? Totally game.

So why the limitation on IP? Because the argument wasn't about "There isn't a good Sailor Moon game." I want you to make something that you can sell afterwards, and keeping it to original IP lets you do just that. There's nothing wrong with references to shows that exist, just make them a little more vague. Afterward, if you want to be less vague, why not make a supplement for your game that let someone run a Sailor Moon game? These guys did:

# ? Jan 18, 2017 17:53

Waffleman_: Jan 20, 2011; I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

I'm game!

# ? Jan 18, 2017 18:09

remusclaw: Dec 8, 2009

I think I want to give this a try.

What are the genre's in play right now? So more can be suggested.

remusclaw fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 18:13

drrockso20: May 6, 2013; Has Not Actually Done Cocaine

TheSoundNinja posted:

Rule 3 simply states this thought that was brought up in the chat thread: You can't submit an already made anime RPG to this contest. Ettin couldn't submit Breakfast Cult, for example. But making an OSR or D20 game that is designed around magical girl storytelling? Totally game.

So why the limitation on IP? Because the argument wasn't about "There isn't a good Sailor Moon game." I want you to make something that you can sell afterwards, and keeping it to original IP lets you do just that. There's nothing wrong with references to shows that exist, just make them a little more vague. Afterward, if you want to be less vague, why not make a supplement for your game that let someone run a Sailor Moon game? These guys did:

Oh ok that makes more sense, way I interpreted it made it seem like it had to be completely original systems, but yeah your clarification is a lot better, will still need to think things over about whether or not I'll participate though, cause it is a pretty big commitment

# ? Jan 18, 2017 18:20

Lemon-Lime: Aug 6, 2009

TheSoundNinja posted:

So why the limitation on IP? Because the argument wasn't about "There isn't a good Sailor Moon game." I want you to make something that you can sell afterwards, and keeping it to original IP lets you do just that. There's nothing wrong with references to shows that exist, just make them a little more vague.

I'd like to introduce everyone to my Legally Distinct IP, Uniformed Soldier Selene, which is about a high school student called Luna Goodmoon (who is secretly Uniformed Soldier Selene) and her friends Uniformed Soldier Poseidon, Uniformed Soldier Ares, Uniformed Soldier Zeus and Uniformed Soldier Aphrodite, who all fight evil together.

Lemon-Lime fucked around with this message at 10:13 on Jan 19, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 18:47

grassy gnoll: Aug 27, 2006; The pawsting business is tough work.

Hopefully life won't kick me in the kidneys like it did last time I tried to participate in a forums contest. I'm in.

# ? Jan 18, 2017 18:50

remusclaw: Dec 8, 2009

Genre ideas

Fantasy epic
Military Fantasy
Fantasy Dungeon crawl
Cyberpunk
Sci fi Traders
Military Sci Fi
Horror
Monster Hunting
Monster Hunting & Cooking
Sports
Fantasy Sports (Ie, Not Quidich the squad.)
Gaming
Band adventures
Shop keep
Fantasy Farming
Martial Art's drama
Conspiracy Horror
Wizard school
Power Ranger style adventures
Magical Girl
Historical Adventures
Detective adventures
Police procedural
Pirates
Vampires
Werewolves
Ninja adventures
Steampunk
Cakepunk (Drama and adventure in the court of Cyber Louis the XV)
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remusclaw fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 19:30

Plutonis: Mar 25, 2011

I'm doing the Isekai Genre Light Novel RPG where you randomly generate both your class IRL before arriving on fanrasy world and the class/race of you after that. (This is not an ironic post. I'll do this loving thing even if I don't make the deadline)

# ? Jan 18, 2017 19:39

NGDBSS: Dec 30, 2009

I dunno if I'll crash and burn on this, but if nothing else it'll be more experience with which to analyze and tweak existing games. So yeah, I'm in.

# ? Jan 18, 2017 20:39

TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

Sorry for the wait - I had to swing by a college to learn how an intern can get college credit for the work he's doing for me.

Current Genres posted:

- Shonen
- Magical Girl
- SPORTS
- Giant Robot
- Horror
- Mystery
- Slice of Life
- SciFi
- War / Real Robot
- Fantasy
- Period Piece
- Fish/Fishes out of Water

So what is Giant Robot and what is Real Robot? Giant Robot is more akin to series like Tenga Toppa Gurren Lagaan, where friendship and belief are more important than how the robots actually work. Real Robot is more akin to Mobile Suit Gundam 08th MS Team, where it is all about how the robots operate and the real horrors of war.

EDIT:

Lemon-Lime posted:

I'd like to introduce everyone to my Legally Distinct IP, Uniformed Soldier Selene, which is about a high school student called Luna Goodmoon (who is secretly Uniformed Soldier Selene) and her friends Uniformed Soldier Poseidon, Uniformed Soldier Ares, Uniformed Soldier Zeus and Uniformed Soldier Aphrodite, who all fight evil together.

TheSoundNinja fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Jan 18, 2017

# ? Jan 18, 2017 20:44

EscortMission: Mar 4, 2009; Come with me
if you want to live.

I want to give it a shot

I wish to make anime real

# ? Jan 18, 2017 21:00

Mr. Maltose: Feb 16, 2011; The Guffless Girlverine

Yo with my new job I'm not even going to pretend to try this month's contest, BUT I here do solemnly swear that anyone who makes it to playtesting but can't find a group can ask me and I will make a group and run that game ASAP.

# ? Jan 18, 2017 21:43

frankenfreak: Feb 16, 2007; I SCORED 85% ON A QUIZ ABOUT MONDAY NIGHT RAW AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY TEXT

#bastionboogerbrigade

I've flaked all but one of these I've participated in, but - by Goku - I will try again!

# ? Jan 18, 2017 22:25

Wrestlepig: Feb 25, 2011; my mum says im cool; Toilet Rascal

rumble in the bunghole posted:

Gumshonen.

# ? Jan 18, 2017 22:52

demota: Aug 12, 2003; I could read between the lines. They wanted to see the alien.

I accept this challenge.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 00:38

TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

Alright, with demota signing up, I'll be getting even more prizes for you guys.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 01:36

Free Cog: Feb 27, 2011

As someone whose first TTRPGs ever were Maid and BESM, and had enough nostalgia for the latter to e-mail White Wolf last year to see if they still have the BESM rights (they still do), I feel like I'm kind of compelled to enter the competition. Also I had a ton of fun in the last contest I was in, so I'm really excited to give another one a go! I'm in.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 01:58

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

The hell with it, I'm angry and raring to go, sign me up.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 02:32

Mitama: Feb 28, 2011

I haven't done much RPG writing, but I heard Anime. I'm in.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:05

Dog Kisser: Mar 30, 2005; But People have fears that beasts do not. Questions, too.

Holy poo poo I absolutely don't have time for this but I'll do my damndest because I love Game Design Contests!

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:08

Alien Rope Burn: Dec 5, 2004; _{I wanna be a saikyo HERO!}

Did somebody say anime?! :woop:

...

I mean, sure, it's not like I care but whatever. Here's a list of anime genres and a list of anime topics, if you even want them, it's not a big deal or anything.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:08

TheSoundNinja: May 18, 2012

Alien Rope Burn posted:

Did somebody say anime?!

...

I mean, sure, it's not like I care but whatever. Here's a list of anime genres and a list of anime topics, if you even want them, it's not a big deal or anything.

Alright, got everyone up to Alien Rope Burn added to the list. Also, I was surprised to see your post when I tried to go back and add more names.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:17

Davin Valkri: Apr 8, 2011; Maybe you're weighing the moral pros and cons but let me assure you that OH MY GOD
SHOOT ME IN THE GODDAMNED FACE
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!

Uh...sure, okay, I can try to put one in. I don't know how to write an RPG, never mind an anime one, but here goes!

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:26

Lurks With Wolves: Jan 14, 2013; At least I don't dance with them, right?

I'm also tentatively throwing my hat into the ring here. Have I ever made an RPG that's actually good? No. Will I probably just make a basic Cortex+ game because I've been dying to make something using that system for as long as it's existed? Yes. Will I flake? I certainly hope not.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:46

I Am Fowl: Mar 8, 2008; nononononono

This sounds fun! I'd like to try.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:47

Comrade Gorbash: Jul 12, 2011; My paper soldiers form a wall, five paces thick and twice as tall.

This will probably end in tears but I'll take a shot.

# ? Jan 19, 2017 04:48

Ettin: Oct 2, 2010

TheSoundNinja posted:

Ettin couldn't submit Breakfast Cult, for example.

Sign me up anyway :getin:

# ? Jan 19, 2017 05:52

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

Ettin posted:

Sign me up anyway

Not to mention the fact that you submitted Breakfast Cult to a previous contest....

# ? Jan 19, 2017 05:53

Antivehicular: Dec 30, 2011; I wanna sing one for the cars
That are right now headed silent down the highway
And it's dark and there is nobody driving And something has got to give

Sure, let's give this a shot. Maybe I'll try to dabble in PbtA design, or maybe I'll just make something totally novel, because GANBARU ZO

# ? Jan 19, 2017 06:31

Error 404: Jul 17, 2009; MAGE CURES PLOT

I make no guarantees of finishing it, but I need to get back into doing stuff

Count me in
Fake edit: i dont even like anime so, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

# ? Jan 19, 2017 07:47

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# ? Apr 20, 2024 10:05

Mr.Misfit: Jan 10, 2013; The time for
SkellyBones
has come!

Signing up despite having little time to do so. Man, this is going to be great.

I�m announcing the soon-to-follow
Really
Awesome
Neutral
Creative
Expression
RPG. - Gyahahaha your Life! (No matter the genre)

# ? Jan 19, 2017 07:49

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