tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post1309349457532809966..comments2024-03-27T03:07:51.895+00:00Comments on Alone in the Labyrinth: CHERRY -FLAVOURED CHARGENJoeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685436746460917538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-2924599791992333782021-11-04T13:27:56.116+00:002021-11-04T13:27:56.116+00:00I thought about Spooks having a different mechanic...I thought about Spooks having a different mechanical disadvantage if their Resources are getting up, in sense that they are in essence so remarkable that they are risking to get sort of Heat on themselves (paparazzi attention, secret X-hunting society, too much tax audit) that they have to deal with, but I don't know how to work it into the game without getting downtime mechanic and planning for such in the game.<br /><br />As for comments, I am glad you and maxcan7 are posting and just more posts is enough for me.Kyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992025061183651850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-35914532269262618352021-11-02T22:23:14.082+00:002021-11-02T22:23:14.082+00:00I have not heard of Frontera Verde but I'll ha...I have not heard of Frontera Verde but I'll have to give it a look.<br /><br />I think it makes perfect sense to include elements of Lynch and Cronenberg into a setting like this, and clearly the creator took inspiration from them as well. I think incorporating several influences rather than a straightforward adaptation of BNCF is the right way to go, and tying disgust into the relationship with the patron also makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />If you have not seen it, I would also recommend the show Happy!, based on the Grant Morrison graphic novel. It's also very weird but in a more campy way, and less so horror, but there are a few moments towards the end of the first season in particular that still "haunt" me.<br /><br />But ya, anyway this is really cool and I look forward to seeing where this goes :).maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-18898338073178952342021-11-02T22:16:57.816+00:002021-11-02T22:16:57.816+00:00I feel that way towards Kyana as well :)I feel that way towards Kyana as well :)maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-54457967965135257062021-11-02T22:07:11.167+00:002021-11-02T22:07:11.167+00:00Frustratingly I've replied to you twice and so...Frustratingly I've replied to you twice and somehow lost the response both times. So in short, I'm going to ignore that rule in the particular case of the palyer with a spook PC, because they already have another massive narrative restriction which I want to keep underwraps for now.<br /><br />Also your comment was comment 300 on this blog, thank you! A fair few of them were already from you so let me know if there's any way I can show my appreciation for your continual support.Sofinho - Alone in the Labyrinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483910003385026924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-44395106678315108232021-11-02T22:04:31.307+00:002021-11-02T22:04:31.307+00:00Yeah this show hit a lot of notes for me and after...Yeah this show hit a lot of notes for me and after some rumination I decided to punt the initial concept to my discord server as an option among multiple possible PbP games. It won, which brings us here! Most fun I had watching a series in a long time.<br /><br />(have a look at Frontera Verde for a different look at indigenous Amazonian magic- it's also on Netflix)<br /><br />YEah I think the disgust is something I'm going to work into the relationship that the mystic has with their patron (the EE class, I mean, which mirrors Boro and Lisa Nova's relationship). That said, BNCF is only one touchstone, and I'm also introducing stuff from Lynch and Cronenburg to keep the party on their toes.<br /><br />But good idea, though you have set the bar high already.Sofinho - Alone in the Labyrinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13483910003385026924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-46949833300715557972021-10-31T14:25:02.237+00:002021-10-31T14:25:02.237+00:00I loved Brand New Cherry Flavor!
This generator i...I loved Brand New Cherry Flavor!<br /><br />This generator is really cool, but I will say, one thing that I think was core to the show, that isn't quite represented in this generator or EE per se, is disgust. I think you have to have some kind table of gross stuff that you have to do to do supernatural stuff, or gross stuff that happens as a side effect of doing supernatural stuff, etc.; Then again, that's definitely not a table I want to write haha, but I think that's an important part of the je ne sais quoi of the show. To do BNCF right, you also really have to lean into Weird in a way that, tables can help inspire, but it's definitely a kind of Weird that has to come from a bit more of an organic place, if that makes sense. Like, it has to be the stuff that's been mulling through your head at off hours of the night or morning or when you're in an intense emotional state, or something like that. Tbh that's actually been my problem with some ostensibly "weird" games in the past that are kind of just slotting into a genre that doesn't have a name; in trying to be weird in a very specific way, like in the specific way of a pre-existing piece of media, sometimes that special sauce is lost. But that's all besides the point I guess, in any case, this is cool and I'm glad I'm not the only one talking about this show! Actually I don't think I have talked about it on my blog now that I think about it, but it's definitely worth talking about.maxcan7https://www.blogger.com/profile/12504030224075149157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380657762788578445.post-4294965776321265032021-10-31T03:38:27.489+00:002021-10-31T03:38:27.489+00:00Interesting. Do you think that Spook's inabili...Interesting. Do you think that Spook's inability to raise their Resources higher than one (as by rulebook they are excluded from society) going to interfere with their possible in-world role of celebrity? Kyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992025061183651850noreply@blogger.com