SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
I haven't thought of a legit explanation yet, and I'm not a doctor so....
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Realistic or Modern Idea
- Thread starter SirDerpingtonIV
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Well, you don't need to be doctor, but coming up with a backstory for the two (physical) protagonists would surely help with potential players forming some concepts, correct? Be they personae of deflection/avoidance, or manic ones. DID is co-morbid (that is to say, occurs along side many other psychological conditions) with may different disorders. If you aren't looking for a RP based around a medical issue, you could have it be caused by magic or fantastic science, e.g. members of a school tour touching a magic medallion or explorers of an alien world coming across an unknown artefact.
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
Well, I was thinking that if we piled a load of mental issues on top, this would be a bit too chaotic.
crumbelivable
formerly pokemariofan64
Reminds me somewhat of The Curious incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
I do know know the novel of which you two speak, but any ideas on what I should base the the unfortunate circumstance upon would be greatly appreciated
What are you looking for in the roleplay? Is it meant to be mostly serious or light hearted? What would bring the characters together?
If we take a more serious/realistic theme and tone, then the children could meet a waiting room prior their regular appointments with a psychologist for their DID or other condition. Perhaps recognising each other the bus or train. If it is more light hearted, then the range possibilities becomes more varied, like in my early suggestions (not just medical reasons, but science fiction as well).
If we take a more serious/realistic theme and tone, then the children could meet a waiting room prior their regular appointments with a psychologist for their DID or other condition. Perhaps recognising each other the bus or train. If it is more light hearted, then the range possibilities becomes more varied, like in my early suggestions (not just medical reasons, but science fiction as well).
clarinetti
Spectre
It sounds like an interesting concept... I'd definitely like to join if this becomes a thing 
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
Well, what would you guys like it to be? More serious? Or more light-hearted? I was thinking light-hearted, but I dunnoBardiel said:
Geist: The Sin Eaters would be possible system if you are interesting in expanding the initial scope of what you had in for the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geist:_The_Sin-Eaters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geist:_The_Sin-Eaters
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
That just sounds a bit too..... miserable, you know?
Well, as a Storyteller, the tone is largely yours to initially define. As such, it is possible to rework it. Playing up the odd couple or buddy cop angle, you can work the more light hearted aspect of mystery investigation or misadventure. To take a wild, random idea: if you are familiar with Firefly, take Simom Tam as the human with River as the Geist. Or Watson as the person in the mundane world, with a Sherlock incessantly spouting their hypotheses and observations to them. Far from miserable, with great potential for humour. Not to mention cases where the two may experience much greater camaraderie, such as Riggs and Murtaugh.
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
I'm sadly not familiar with these shows. Therefore, not aware of how these characters act. Also, this idea doesn't really allow the whole multi-personality thing I was aiming for.
I was referring Firefly, Sherlock Holmes and Lethal Weapon, for some differences in genres. Anyway, point is with some tweaking, you could make it work. Players could engage in a contest of will, with whomever winning (for a time) gaining physical control over the person and therefore expressing that persona, before it is rested from them. This allows multiple plot points and sources of narrative drama.
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
That was what I was going for. "Players could engage in a contest of will, with whomever winning (for a time) gaining physical control over the person and therefore expressing that persona, before it is rested from them. This allows multiple plot points and sources of narrative drama."
But, how would the "winner of wills" be determined?
But, how would the "winner of wills" be determined?
Vyork Ashfin
*Undead Captain*
I would like to join, this sounds very interesting.....
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
[QUOTE="Vyork Ashfin]I would like to join, this sounds very interesting.....
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Alright
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Alright
Simple roll would suffice. To make it more interesting, have the players choose to balance their level of control or influence against the duration that can do so. In other words, Control Versus Duration. Each persona has 10 points. Players can put this into either Control (odds of gaining influence) or Duration (how long they can maintain the Control).
Example:
Persona John has Control 7 and Duration 3. The Player makes a single 1-10 roll. If they get under 7, they get Control, but only for 3 turns (which could be half an hour or 3 hours).
Persona Claire has Control 3 and Duration 7. If they get a Roll result equal to or under 3, they get Control, but have Duration 7 and so that could either 70 minutes or seven hours.
Persona John will gain Control more commonly, but have less time to complete their objectives or desires. Persona Claire will have Control less frequently, but much longer in which fulfill their ambition.
If their is a tie, then you could used either the lowest value on the Control Roll or whoever has the highest Control Stat could go first, until their Duration runs out. (Of course storyteller fiat is an option as well.)
Example:
Persona John has Control 7 and Duration 3. The Player makes a single 1-10 roll. If they get under 7, they get Control, but only for 3 turns (which could be half an hour or 3 hours).
Persona Claire has Control 3 and Duration 7. If they get a Roll result equal to or under 3, they get Control, but have Duration 7 and so that could either 70 minutes or seven hours.
Persona John will gain Control more commonly, but have less time to complete their objectives or desires. Persona Claire will have Control less frequently, but much longer in which fulfill their ambition.
If their is a tie, then you could used either the lowest value on the Control Roll or whoever has the highest Control Stat could go first, until their Duration runs out. (Of course storyteller fiat is an option as well.)
Proxy
Duplicate
Posting to watch
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
That sounds like a good idea, but extremely complicated.Bardiel said:
What do you guys think?
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@clarinetti
@iShyShy
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crumbelivable
formerly pokemariofan64
Maybe
Well, it only sounds complicated because I trying to explain via text. To try to simplify the idea:
Players can choose their chances for the personality to surface; trading off between frequent action versus sustained engagement. Kind of like how the player might post themselves... a few lines of text, rather than paragraphs.
Players can choose their chances for the personality to surface; trading off between frequent action versus sustained engagement. Kind of like how the player might post themselves... a few lines of text, rather than paragraphs.
iShyShy
Yin&Yang = Pandas
I guess it could work but it seems like it'd take a lot of work to get people ready to post. The concept makes sense though. I also think that if a certain personality take over is wanted in a situation, we should be able to suggest on it. So maybe it's the end of Personality 1's posting time slot and Personality 1 thinks that a good follow up would be Personality 4 so he/she tags the person running Personality 4 as a suggestion. Does that make sense?
SirDerpingtonIV
A Campfire at the End of Time
That makes sense.iShyShy said:
