The Director Welcomes You

The Rare Magic Conundrum

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Location

Cool, Miserable Somalia

Time of Day

4:14

Extraction Point

134 Miles NE

Time to Complete

37 Hours

Eyeballs,
It seems "Indigo Imp" has gone level 7. They have been broadcasting this message "A black cat runs past at the Apple Orchard". We need you to eliminate them, Youthfully. Their last known location was recorded at 04:11. You have a Feminine Balloon as a last resort. Use carefully.

— The Tape recorder you were holding self destructs.

The Villain Dossier

Name

Eliana Sutton

Alias

"Indigo Imp"

Features

6' 11"

Green eyes

Stretch Marks / Right thumb

Organization

The Association of Verdant Graveyard

Emotions

Attraction

Personality

Youthfully Melted

Motive

Take over a country to become rich

Bodyguard

David the "Vacant Sloth"

Physical Size

Petty

Story

Additional Locations

The Rare Carnival

Archaic Crypt

Perspiration Villa

Random Events

Baker stop the party and asks questions

Biscuit Glistens gently

Bellhop chase a suspect

Feminist Pulls on the coat tails of one of the adventurers

World

Stores

Emmanuel's Wingback chair Labs

Hogan's Musical instrument Cosmetics

Gill's Hatrack Ventures

Gilbert's Goblet Closet

Traps

Acid Fog

Acid Fog of Extinction

Objects

Wingback chair children's replica

Hatrack made of heavy metal

Secret Musical instrument

Hidden Wrench

Blowgun of Extinction

Wand of Wonder

If hit by a bludgeon on a natural 20, caster shatters like glass

People

Name Codename Career Likes Dislikes
Abigail Hogan "Blue Cappuccinos" Merchant Doves Syrup
Brantley Gill "Wild Tongues" Mole Pillows Slippers
Angel Reynolds Chef Rock n' Roll Pillows
Emmanuel Jackson Frazzled Mirrors Coffee
Ava Gilbert Professional Cuddler Chocolate Tea

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The Fuck Is This?

          

          

            
            
After years of playing Dungeons & Dragons, I decided to make a variation where everything is improv. The DM knows as much as the players and you tell a story together - sitcom style. We use this site as a quest starter, think of some characters, and see how much we can make each other laugh.

            
            
It's designed to be simple, portable, and dependent on being creative & inventive. I wanted a framework to guide the plot forward but let us find the story. This page is just a guide to help the stories become too redundant - take as much as you want, ignore as much as you need. If you want to follow along with our adventures or read some examples, check out  my personal story notes.

            
            
This concept and site was crafted by Andrew Maruska with linguistic help from Evan Stark

          

        

      

    


    
      
      
 
        

          

            
But how?

          

          
            
            The Most Important Rule
            
Be Silly. The goal is to laugh not to have a normal adventure. Someone wants to go to the moon? Fuck yeah they do and we're going to do it with medieval technology.

            
            Set Up
            
Give the players a home base, a year they want to play in, and some general ownership of the setup. It's more successful when everyone has helped create the world because when a player makes suggestions it's easier to integrate them without feeling too precious. It helps to have a figurehead that assigns the quest to authoritatively start.

            
            Characters
            
90% of creating a character here is a funny voice you're forced to talk in for 3 hours. I typically have people pick one trait they want to be good at and give them a slight advantage when using that - and the same for a negative trait. Don't overcomplicate it. They wanna be a skateboarder who can't feel love? perfect. +2 to cool & -2 to social acceptance. 

            
            Rolling
            
This can be whatever you want but as a general rule I use d20's as a graded scale. Sometimes, I craft the roll to mimic the action i.e. if they are walking a tight rope then might need to roll a 10 because 20 & 1 make them fall to one side or the other. Rolling in D&D got boring so make it fun again. 

            
            Dungeon Master
            
Your goal is to say 'Yes and...' but realistically it's 'Yes and roll to see if you can actually do that triple backflip down the cliff to mount the attacking phoenix...' - It's okay to make them fail, just don't tell them no. This guide is to help you be 1 step ahead of the players but it can't know the vibe of the room, have some empathy and play to the crowd. 

            
            Ending
            
No one can tell you this. The guide is to help you get 1/3 of the adventure set up and the rest will be created by the adventuring party. Have fun with it and try to tie up some loose ends at the end (or don't and bring them back for another adventure).