Hello, one and all. I am not recruiting yet, but I wanted to gauge interest in playing Despair Dilemma or Kids on Bikes 2e. I'll post the concepts and a little synopsis of the games. I'll wait a day or less to see what kind of intrest this gets, please comment if your intrested and which one or to remain more anonymous here is a quick poll:

Despair Dilemma

Despair Dilemma runs more like a one-shot and is a GM-less game. It's based on Death Game narratives like Danganronpa, Zero Escape, Squid Game, and more. In these games, people are trapped in a life-or-death scenario and must fight, scavenge, or argue for the sake of their victory and survival. Players take on the role of the masterminds and narrative forces pushing the characters to the brink. 

For this, we'll play a starting scenario and just try it out. I've never actually played it before despite being a backer, so I'm interested in trying it out. It will be a shorter game just to get feet wet but we could keep going to other scenarios as well.

Kids on Bikes 2e: Lost in the Lou – St. Louis, MO

Kids on Bikes is a storytelling rules-light tabletop role-playing game. It's a collaborative world-building RPG based primarily on eighties and nineties small towns in America in the middle of nowhere with teenage protagonists and supernatural occurrences. So think Gonnies, Monster Squad, and ET unless you go for a more mature game, like many of them are.

I've experienced Kids on Bikes, and it's probably my favorite game system. It's very story-heavy and relies on players and GMs working together to tell a narrative, with dice rolls helping along the way. This would be a campaign and a longer commitment.

Edit: Poll Ended. We're going Kids on Bikes.

Hello, I'm reaching out to hopefully find players for a Kids on Bikes 2e game. The idea of the game is that you've lived in a town or moved to one filled with supernatural forces that you have wandered into and are finding out about. Where that leads is up to you as players; the story begins with a party at the local farm before school starts again. The game's vibes are PG-13, inspired by titles like The Lost Boys, Monster Squad, and The Goonies.

Kids on Bikes is a narrative, rules-light experience mainly focused on teen sleuths stumbling into something much larger than themselves. Kids on Bikes is also a collaborative RPG; in fact, players are involved in the worldbuilding and direction of the story. My job as the dm is to help make the story from there.

What is set in stone

* The story takes place in Shepheard, PA, in the late 1990s. It is in the more rural part of Pennsylvania near the New York State line.

* Supernatural forces lurk in town: werecreatures, vampires, witches, and more. If you're not careful, they may swallow you in darkness you can never escape from.

* Some plot is already established; if I like your application, I may ask what supernatural forces you would like to see and whether I can include them somehow.

 

Table Rules

* The primary rule is that whatever ruling the GM calls is the end-all, be-all, aka the final say, even if it contradicts the rules of the game.

* Players may not do ERP, nor focus heavily on romance between NPCs and players, or between players.

* There will be no talk of sexual assault, graphic sex, or harm to real-life animals, period.

* Divisive topics such as politics, religion, etc., are forbidden from the table. Debate all you want in the out-of-game chat about the best KOB-style films or pineapple on pizza, all you'd like.

* Be considerate of others; you never know the full picture of what someone is going through.

* Share the spotlight with other players; you will have your moment, as will they.

* Please do not make dice rolls without GM approval. If you want to roll something, please ask in the general or private out-of-character chat.

* Player Vs Player is only allowed if both players agree to it, as well as GM approval

* PC Secrets are allowed to be kept from other players, not the GM

* Player Agency is important, and the GM will discuss with the player what can happen as consequences for a potential action and ask if they want to redo it if it means being controlled or changed in some way \[Like being turned into a werewolf]

* There may be little breaks for a couple of day sprints every once in a while to let the dm's brain recharge, or if life is busy for the Dm or players.

 

Looking for Players

* Flexible players who understand this is just a game, and that people come first.

* Players who mesh well together are a priority over timezone cohesion since this is an async play by post game.

 

If you've gotten this far and are still interested, apply via the Google Form link. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv91sgNiY\_T0J2x-mpJMhokr8-MNx-8xUbWxbzgn2IiYHQUg/viewform?usp=dialog