Tone of game & Detour list

Sep 3, 2023 7:42 am
Detour list, topics to avoid:

- Romances that are not age appropiate
- PC characters being villians

- Colored fonts
Sep 3, 2023 7:42 am
I jumped with the posts straight into town and character building, that I forgot this important part.

For the game's tone I like to match shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Stranger Things. There is some horror. Bad stuff can happen too people. But nothing too extremely gruesome on screen. With enough room for fun and laughs.

For the detour list, the list of topics to avoid, please post below what you'd like to avoid and I shall add it above.



As posted in the games tavern post https://gamersplane.com/forums/thread/30223/

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The Pitch
As typical with Kids on Bikes we shall create a town together and add some rumours.
From there on, we'll start an actual game in that town with monsters and mystery.

I personally would prefer the game to be set somewhere between 1990 and 1999.
I also think that the genre is best for characters in middle school ages.

If you don't know Kids on Bikes; think E.T., Goonies, IT, Stranger Things etc.

Adult Content or Controversial Themes
Horror and gore can be included depending on session zero outcome. Same goes for other controversial themes.
Adult content as such won't be there as the game focuses on kid characters.
Kids on Bikes 2E has a date-consent ruleset for age-appropiate romances, I am fine using that depending on players interests in session 0.
Sep 3, 2023 8:58 am
AlwaysBlue says:
... Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Stranger Things ...
That suits me fine. I did not watch a lot of Stranger Things, but Buffy is cool.
AlwaysBlue says:
... There is some horror. ... nothing too extremely gruesome on screen ...
Perfect. I am not a big fan of horror in general, but don't object to it in moderation.
AlwaysBlue says:
... please post below what you'd like to avoid ...
I am open to having the 'bad guys' do anything, but would prefer for our characters to try to stay away from doing the sorts of things that only bad guys do.
AlwaysBlue says:
... date-consent ruleset for age-appropiate romances ...
As a player I am open to any levels of 'dating/romance/relationship' that is appropriate to my character.

I am much more interested in the interpersonal parts of these games than in the gamey parts, and would rather see a scene where our characters get emotional than one where they fight.
Sep 3, 2023 9:00 am
Do we want to include elements of poverty or class disparity or overt prejudice in our game? [ref]

If so, how much? Just as a background thing, or as something that our characters deal with day-to-day?
Sep 3, 2023 9:08 am
I do like me some horror, but I don't think this game should be full on horror. Some elements would be nice, though.
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I am open to having the 'bad guys' do anything, but would prefer for our characters to try to stay away from doing the sorts of things that only bad guys do.
Agreed with that. Our characters can be mean and fight but they shouldn't be actual villains.
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As a player I am open to any levels of 'dating/romance/relationship' that is appropriate to my character.
Same
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I am much more interested in the interpersonal parts of these games than in the gamey parts, and would rather see a scene where our characters get emotional than one where they fight.
And 100% agreed. I always enjoy interpersonal interactions more than plot and far more than. combat
vagueGM says:
Do we want to include elements of poverty or class disparity or overt prejudice in our game? [ref]

If so, how much? Just as a background thing, or as something that our characters deal with day-to-day?
I'm okay with having this as a theme in the game.
Sep 4, 2023 1:48 am
No objections with anything mentioned above and preferences of others are duly noted.
Sep 4, 2023 3:02 am
vagueGM says:
Do we want to include elements of poverty or class disparity or overt prejudice in our game? [ref]

If so, how much? Just as a background thing, or as something that our characters deal with day-to-day?
Can I make a request? No Colored Fonts? This Green hurts...
Sep 4, 2023 6:29 am
Righty-ho. :)
Sep 5, 2023 11:43 pm
Buffy and Stranger Things feel like good touchstones 👍

Lines: torture, sexual violence, underage character going past second base

Veils: underage characters going past first base, violence against animals

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