Blank Card Adventures!
Alright, this is a new idea that I’ve come up with. You take one part
1k Blank Cards and one part
D&D Adventures. Mix liberally and sprinkle with clever players. I can only imagine this ending very well.
Here’s the premise. Each player only has one goal: absolute victory. However, the road to utter domination will not be smooth. You must properly utilize the powers of your cards in order achieve victory!
Each player exists as an avatar in my poorly-drawn comic world. These avatars have stats, attributes, and exist in a defined space. They exist on a map, predefined before the game. Each time an action is taken or the game world changes, I will draw a new panel in order to update it.
How do you play? Play a card. The game is played with a hand of seven cards, some of them blank and some of them prewritten. A card manipulates the game world. It can make your avatar perform some action, it may alter the game world around you, summon entities, shatter the fabric of time and space, what have you. Each player takes turns playing a card in a predefined pattern (decided by myself). At the end of each round of playing, they are PMed a new card. If a player has a blank card, they can edit this blank card (using photoshop or mspaint or what have you) in order to make it do whatever they wish.
There is one rule about what may be on these cards. They must have a cost. Now, what is a cost? That’s up to you to decide. It could be MP, or money, or dignity. I don’t care, but it must have some sort of cost in order to play. It is also important, however, that you all know that any card is up to interpretation by me as to how it will go into effect, and if I can turn a card against you I will.
There’s one other thing: once per game a player may choose to play a foil blank card. A foil blank card must be really really epic, and have a suitably enormous cost. Playing such a card will manifest a super awesome cutscene.
The map that this game will be played on is dm_adventure:
In order to join this game, you must PM me with the following information:
Your avatar’s stats: You are given 50 points to divide in any manner between your basic attributes. Your basic attributes can be whatever the hell you want. For instance, I might dump 10 points into “HP”, 20 points into “studliness”, and 20 points into “sociopathy”.
Your avatar’s physical appearance: You must give me some description or picture.
Five cards that you have invented yourself: I will give preference to people who make up some really good cards. I will select primarily for cards that manipulate the game world in clever ways, utilize stats and attributes, and have clever costs. Keep in mind: I'm going to take the cards that you make, add them to the deck, and then redistribute them later, so don't just make cards that you want to have, as other players may end up getting them.
Maybe some avatar background or equally awesome thing that I can use: It’s up to you to make up something really great.
Players:
visiblehowl
RonaldoTheGypsy
RMS Oceanic
Daius
Drswords
Feral
Feel free to give suggestions/criticisms on the rules and what not.
Also, as an added service, if you don't have the time or programs required to make your own cards, you can PM me your card concept and I'll make it for you.
Posts
I'm looking at six right now.
Is this boardgamey enough that it should be included on the PbP boardgame sticky?
I have the extra time anyway.
I would love to play this. Big time.
...but damn, would this be fun.
The Gimp.
Thanks.
EDIT:
Oh man, I guess I should've mentioned this: Don't make the cards bigger than...let's say 400x400. Don't worry, I'll resize the ones I've already been sent.
Oh well, looks like fun to watch.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Don't leave me behind, though!
It is Daius' turn!
You are DAIUS.
Old Man Daius has been an MSPaint since before computers were invented, somehow. He has seen the world through a variety of .jpgs and has battled a fair few heavily animated .gifs in his time, but has now retired and spends his days playing Solitaire and Minesweeper to pass the time. But when he hears that new adventures in paint are occuring, he decides to come out of retirement one last time...
(Rumours that Daius is actually Big Boss are utter fabrications. Everyone knows Big Boss is dead. Extremely dead. And not Daius.)
STATS
Health Points - 15
Mana Points - 8
Ineffective Weaponry - 6
General Knowledge - 5
Common Sense - 4
British Charm - 4
Cynicism - 4
Gravitas - 3
Chance of Success - 1
You are at the WHALING WALL. There are WHALERS.
Note: Some of the cards that I've handed out are free of cost, this is mostly because I couldn't be arsed to change them. All blank cards must be made with a cost, though!
You may only play a card. If you want to move you have to play a card that moves you.
RMS Oceanic shall Camwhore.
You are RMS OCEANIC.
You are 6'1", 300 lbs. Short hair, blue eyes, inquisitive and curious look on my face at all time. This drawing of you is 100% accurate.
STATS
HP: 15
Wisdom: 15
Knowledge (General): 15
Motivation: 5
You are in THE PORN STUDIO. There is PORN EQUIPMENT.
RMS OCEANIC DECIDES to SET the STAGE for his NEXT TURN by SACRIFICING his DECENCY:
RMS OCEANIC RALLIES FERAL and VISIBLEHOWL to PREPARE for a RAID on his next turn.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Fails to CAMWHORE, but PLAYS 4CHAN, LOSING his DECENCY, SELF-RESPECT, and HUMANITY, leading to ULTIMATELY THE SAME CONCLUSION.
STATS
HP: 15
Wisdom: 15
Knowledge (General): 15
Motivation: 5
Decency, Self-Respect, Humanity: 0
As another EFFECT of the CARD, FERAL and VISIBLEHOWL join together with RMS OCEANIC to form TEAM 4CHAN.
It is the WORST TEAM.
You are VISIBLEHOWL.
CthuCthu Bear is a boneless cat but also like some sort of Cthulhu creature, I don't know. Basically he's a green (formerly pink) boneless cat that can take any shape and usually prefers to appear with tentacles instead of a mouth.
STATS
Malleability - 20
Size - 4
Lives - 9
Comprehensibility - 2
Reflex - 15
Team 4chan
You are at THE LAUNCH PAD. There is a HUGE EXPENSIVE OUT-DATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
btw, longcat is loooooooooooooooooooooooong.
/d/ all the way baby
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.