Hello. We are Arthromutability, a transformation-based audience participation game. We run on a modified version of the To Change system, found on itch.io here. This is a beta post - a test of the intro, to be revised and reposted until the game actually starts. You can feel free to follow now, of course - but be aware that the game may not start until much, much later.
Current story: [ARTHROMUTABILITY HAS NOT YET STARTED]
HOW IT WORKS:
Once per week, we will post a story post - this will be a short story entry, ideally accompanied with an illustration. We will accompany this with a set of drawn cards, and a decision - you. the audience, will pick a card, and we will continue the story from there. We will not tell you what these cards do - you must, rather, figure out what you're doing from what happens from picking a card.
We take suggestions on actions via ask, comment, tag, or addition to the post - we reserve the right to refuse or alter suggestions as needed, as our priority is staying true to the story, not to the letter of the ask. We appreciate constructive criticism and are happy to answer questions on our decisions - some things, however, will remain hidden until the story concludes.
As this is, of course, a narrative about transformation and change, our avatar will change along with our current character's state. There is a character sheet behind the scenes, but you will not see it until all is said and done - the machinery ticks, but the curtain will not be pulled away until what it fuels is finished.
Past characters may be pulled back for a reprise, but it is more likely to be starting from a relatively blank slate than it is to be a straight continuation of a previous story. These things are, as always, up to vote.
There are likely to be delays. We ask for your patience - Rome wasn't built in a day, and we are not a fast worker.