TwittRP

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I’m getting ready to run a new TwittRP over on Twitter, and am posting up the rules here, as well as looking for interested players. Currently, the interested parties are @d20blonde and @b_s_lynn. Note that you will need a Twitter account to play. I tried this about two years ago, and it didn’t really go anywhere.

First off, fair warning: I’m stealing and modifying the text below from my good friend ChattyDM. I’m modifying it to suit my own goals. Let us begin:

What is TwittRPG?  It’s a Play by Tweets Storytelling Roleplaying game based on the features of Twitter.  It’s divided in scenes.  The game structure goes like this:

. The game has Two ’rounds’

. A scene with the DM posting a series of descriptive tweets and granting each player one action tweet.

. Players can discuss the scene among themselves with no limits.

. The action tweet covers a variable time frame depending on players.

. Players send their Action Tweet to the DM before the appointed deadline of the next round of the next round.

. The DM  adjudicates the results of player actions, responds to some tweets and hands out bonus tweets to some players (Max one bonus Tweet per player).

. Players can discuss among themselves.

. Players with bonus action tweets send them before the appointed deadline of the day’s last round.

. DM describe results and concludes the scene or extends it to the next  day’s turn.

. If scene is extended, DM summarizes event the next day and resets all players’ action tweets

The game will not have a particular schedule, it will only be based on the time constraints of the players and DM.

Crunch

Success is DM-fiat based and is guided on cleverness of Tweets and subjective strength of tweet vs other party members’ action.

If a random event must be generated, a d20 will be rolled with the goal of rolling 10 or more.  Possibility to get a +/- 2 bonus/penalty.

Above and beyond using these mechanics, the Rule of Fun and Rule of Cool must prevail.  DM must reward clever use of the limits of a Tweet post (140 characters less the tag) and must focus on ‘saying yes’.

Fluff

The current game will be a Four-Color superhero game in the style of the early 90′s Spider-Man and X-Men tv series.

Characters will be heroes who are members of a team.

If you are interested in playing, simply sign up for a Twitter account, find me (markmeredith) and message me. We’ll get playing as soon as I determine we have enough players.

Players will be required to name and describe their characters in only one Tweet.

That’s about it! Who’s interested?