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Apr. 14th, 2013 09:21 pmI speak of this fairly often, but I seriously need to create a tabletop RPG based on POPULAR MUSIC. As also discussed towards friends faces, you'd play as different band members - up and coming rock stars, or whatever.
It's already something that could very easily function in an existing game system, but then that can be said for ALL tabletop rpgs, right? You can craft a sanity function much like from Call of Cthulhu and tack it onto the side of D&D. The thing with tabletop games is that, really, if the groups cool with the homerules that are set, anything can happen - and that's why it's the best. It's 100% a game of make belief around a table with creatives, and it's AWESOME.
I want to create the CORE RULE SYSTEM for a music based game. Or a performance based game. Sort of tongue in check, much of the time. I don't know. That depends on who's playing.
I really like the idea of the players having to tour from town to town, and deal with shit along the way. Or maybe even playing as roadies (I was once briefly a roadie - it was SHIT). Or playing as the folks trying to make a living at whatever venue that these over the top rockstars turn up at, frequently resulting in chaos.
Most people roll their eyes at me when I say this crap unless they've actually played D&D with me. SIGH.
It will be so much fun.
I mean, earlier on, when you're opening for other bands, or playing in rough taverns hahahaha, and you're more likely to fail dice rolls and hilarity may ensue?? Goddammit I can't quite get out what I want to say.
I need to like. Discuss this with a bunch of people. People knowledgeable about tabletop games, people knowledgeable about music history, and blah blah blah.
It would be a very cool game to play.
I think I'm just going to go ahead and start working on it regardless of other peeps... even if it will just be a slow project in the background.
It's already something that could very easily function in an existing game system, but then that can be said for ALL tabletop rpgs, right? You can craft a sanity function much like from Call of Cthulhu and tack it onto the side of D&D. The thing with tabletop games is that, really, if the groups cool with the homerules that are set, anything can happen - and that's why it's the best. It's 100% a game of make belief around a table with creatives, and it's AWESOME.
I want to create the CORE RULE SYSTEM for a music based game. Or a performance based game. Sort of tongue in check, much of the time. I don't know. That depends on who's playing.
I really like the idea of the players having to tour from town to town, and deal with shit along the way. Or maybe even playing as roadies (I was once briefly a roadie - it was SHIT). Or playing as the folks trying to make a living at whatever venue that these over the top rockstars turn up at, frequently resulting in chaos.
Most people roll their eyes at me when I say this crap unless they've actually played D&D with me. SIGH.
It will be so much fun.
I mean, earlier on, when you're opening for other bands, or playing in rough taverns hahahaha, and you're more likely to fail dice rolls and hilarity may ensue?? Goddammit I can't quite get out what I want to say.
I need to like. Discuss this with a bunch of people. People knowledgeable about tabletop games, people knowledgeable about music history, and blah blah blah.
It would be a very cool game to play.
I think I'm just going to go ahead and start working on it regardless of other peeps... even if it will just be a slow project in the background.
