Here’s a little teaser of what’s coming for the next revision of Gone to Hell. Pursuant to my previous post, I was asking myself: if Ruby Rose from RWBY isn’t THE THRILLSEEKER after all, what sort of Slayer is she?
After a bit of noodling around, this is what I came up with:
SLAYER PLAYSHEET: THE FOOL
Media Inspirations: Link (The Legend of Zelda); Ruby Rose (RWBY); Kirby (Kirby’s Dreamland)
You’ve always had a talent for finding trouble, but this one takes the cake. The end of the world? Not on your watch, buddy!
Your Look (choose one or more): Battered armour; youthful fashion; practical working clothes; zippers and buckles; a stylish hat
Your Attitude (choose one or more): Heedless excitement; dutiful diligence; unshakable faith; carefree innocence; perpetual bewilderment
Your Weapons (choose one or more): A legendary blade; a magical companion; an assortment of unlikely gadgets; improbable resilience; the power of friendship
Your Idiom (choose one or more): Collecting mysterious artifacts; awakening your true destiny; turning enemies into allies; putting inadvisable things in your mouth; stealing anything that’s not nailed down
How did you get mixed up in all this?
What unusual talent do you possess?
Why have the forces of the apocalypse taken a personal interest in you?
As you play, let these principles guide you:
Go for the obvious target
When in doubt, cause a ruckus
Prove yourself worthy of trust
Any time the Opposing Forces ask what do you do?, describe what you do. Your actions are divided into three types: Heavy Actions, which require you to spend a token and return it to the pile; Light Actions, which let you pick up a token from the pile and add it to your supply; and Routine Actions, which do neither of those things. After each action, the Opposing Forces get to react.
Also, you may always ask questions or offer suggestions to help another player out when they’re stuck. This does not count as your action.
Overcome a single greater threat by exploiting a poorly guarded weakness
Take an unexpected path to reach your destination
Sweep away a complex problem by setting something bigger than you in motion
Power up according to your idiom; write a new Heavy Action and add it to the Slayer playsheet for the rest of the session, or recover a previously crossed off one
Ask the Opposing Forces “what here is being overlooked?” They’ll hand you an opportunity.
Tenaciously overcome any lesser threats within reach
Take a risk just to see what happens, and get away mostly unscathed
Find a way to tackle a problem with the tools you have on hand
Recover according to your idiom; write a new Routine Action and add it to the Slayer playsheet for the rest of the session, or recover a previously crossed off one
Ask the Opposing Forces “who here is in trouble?” There’s always someone in need.
Try something that really seemed like it ought to have worked (it didn’t)
Get caught poking your nose where it doesn’t belong
Fail to anticipate the obvious consequences
Experience a moment of self-doubt; cross off one Routine or Heavy Action from the Slayer playsheet
Ask the Opposing Forces “how are my enemies one step ahead?” It turns out you’re not sneaky!
Between actions, you can ask the Opposing Forces what you see, talk to non-Slayer characters (if you’re the talkative sort), and perform incidental tasks to investigate and move about your environment. This doesn’t count as your action unless you ask one of the three questions the Opposing Forces are bound to answer honestly – or unless you’re stalling for time!
This one is probably going in the next revision, if only because the symmetry of having a Opposing Force playsheet called THE WORLD and a Slayer playsheet called THE FOOL pleases my brain-gremlins, but this is very much a first draft, so it definitely needs refining first – as always, comments and criticisms are welcome, either in the notes or via DM.
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