[Closed] A Modern20 Supernatural Slice of Life

The year is 2003. The place? The fictional island town of Motivation, Rhode Island, located approximately 4 miles from the coast of Newport. It’s connected to Jamestown, Narragansett, Newport, and Providence by multiple ferries. The forested Subtle Reserve has landscaped gardens and trails. Nearby, coastal Dunaway Park and Campground features a south-facing beach with breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. Local legislation encourages local and regional artists to live in the community, bringing a bountiful creative scene unique to the region. Truly, the summer colony is known not just as place for New England's old monied types, but also as a place for creative types with bohemian lifestyles and celebrity-driven social scenes.

Most importantly, Motivation seems to be a draw for people interested in the supernatural. Unlike most summer colonies, Motivation is the scene of numerous hauntings, alien encounters, and government conspiracies (not helped by a secretive government research center on the island). Due to this, it sees a large number of visits from those interested in astrology, close encounters, crystal gazing, cryptozoology, possession, fortune-telling, ghost hunting, mediums, seances, spiritualism, and even ufology.

And for whatever reason, you? You view Motivation as home.

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A Supernatural Slice of Life is a D20 Modern game using a variation of RPG Object's Modern20. Don't know the rules? Good! The point of this game is meant to be an exploration of the TV tropes of the late 90s and early 2000s. It takes heavy inspiration from shows like Providence, Charmed, Gilmore Girls, Alias, The Invisible Man, Diagnosis: Murder, Special Unit 2, Mutant X, Smallville, and Jackie Chan Adventures, just to name a few.

You'll initially play a mundane character with no supernatural abilities, or few supernatural abilities, although you are encouraged to think about their future path. So, you could play a secret government experiment who's powers develop as we go, a magic user who has no idea about their heritage, even a creature a mythology like an elf, dwarf, or Medusa, whose magical potential is unknown to them, as they and everyone around them thinks they are just a normal human. Or an alien who's powers are just emerging.

Or you could just play a mundane person going on wacky adventures in town. A burned spy? A doctor moving back after a parent's death? A teen visiting their grandparents for a year? A college student taking a gap year to find themselves?

As the game progresses, we can bring in powerful beings that are aware of their state, like Immortals and Vampires and powerful Aliens, but initially, I'd like to have low powered beings.

Some thoughts about the game's Slice of Life theme
Players take on the roles of residents, new and old, living in a tight-knit community that experiences high levels of tourism. Residents all know each other, and secrets are hard to keep. The group must navigate the social dynamics of the community and work together to solve problems and overcome challenges. Scenarios include finding affordable housing, navigating public transportation, successfully participating in local events and celebrations, and making meaningful connections with others. The key to a successful slice-of-life game is to focus on character development and interpersonal relationships.