Unbound RPG???

Spinachcat · April 20, 2016, 03:39:08 PM

Is anyone backing the Unbound RPG?

I just saw it today (its got 20 hours left) and the pitch is enthusiastic and the art style is interesting, but I don't know WTF kind of game this is.

Anybody know?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/unbound-rpg?ref=48hr

trechriron · April 20, 2016, 04:54:17 PM

Reeks of Swine Sauce dipped in fluffy ephemeral MANIC navel-gazing jibber-jabber. Likely unplayable unless you have prior experience as a prison guidance councilor post drug-recovery program.

The artwork is cool.

dragoner · April 20, 2016, 04:57:26 PM

It sounds like it is focused on focused focusing, though it could use some more focus.

Snowman0147 · April 20, 2016, 05:06:25 PM

The last bits said they wanted to focus on gender equality which tells me that quality of the game is shit. Now that could just be the art, but it could be more. Also shortening the game length is a shitty idea.

Edit: That said the only redeeming quality it has is the art.

crkrueger · April 20, 2016, 05:09:50 PM

"You make the world when you make the characters."

Narrative Shitshow.

Itachi · April 20, 2016, 05:28:48 PM

Lol. One of the most hilarious LS pitches I've seen. A pity they show so little of the actual mechanics.

The Butcher · April 20, 2016, 05:41:25 PM

Great pitch, beautiful art, never heard about the creators. It does sound vaguely storygamey, which might be a dealbreaker to me. I'll sit this one out and keep an eye out for reviews and buzz.

Spinachcat · April 21, 2016, 02:58:48 AM

Here's more info:
http://unboundrpg.com/no-nonsense-kickstarter-pitch/11

Here's actual play:
http://unboundrpg.com/unbound-actual-play-report/

Damn, I'm conflicted.

It's got plenty of swine stink on it, but there's so much enthusiasm in the presentation and great sounding stuff in the actual play.

I've done shared world creation in the past and I don't love it or hate it. I get the sense this is some kind of hybrid RPG. In play, it sounds less "storygamey" as the players get to describe their own actions, but not the GM's actions.

Hmm...$44k for a KS is no joke. It's about what Godbound did. It will be interesting to see which RPG is being talked about in 2017.

crkrueger · April 21, 2016, 03:07:03 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;893220Here's more info:
http://unboundrpg.com/no-nonsense-kickstarter-pitch/11

Here's actual play:
http://unboundrpg.com/unbound-actual-play-report/

Damn, I'm conflicted.

It's got plenty of swine stink on it, but there's so much enthusiasm in the presentation and great sounding stuff in the actual play.

I've done shared world creation in the past and I don't love it or hate it. I get the sense this is some kind of hybrid RPG. In play, it sounds less "storygamey" as the players get to describe their own actions, but not the GM's actions.

Hmm...$44k for a KS is no joke. It's about what Godbound did. It will be interesting to see which RPG is being talked about in 2017.

Purple will be jizzing themselves over this. Godbound players will be too busy playing it to post anything.

JesterRaiin · April 21, 2016, 05:24:29 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;893220Here's more info:

As the players are just as responsible for creating the world as the GM, we've established a tone of shared narrative responsibility – players don't just sit back and let plot happen to them! Our advancement system is tied to fates – events, challenges and troubles bound to each character, generated both by their own player and the group. Players are rewarded for taking initiative, performing for the group, and leading their character into dangerous situations.

The plot of the adventure is generated by the group, too, again through the questions tied to character choices. GMs can sketch out the arc of a story with help from the players in minutes.

:hmm:

While I see absolutely nothing wrong in players attempting to flesh-out the world a bit by adding some input, filling some gaps, asking to change some elements in such a way that they are more relevant to their characters' background, but not enough to steal the driving wheel from GM's hands, I'm becoming a bit suspicious about a game that seems to rely on this concept.

I mean, this calls for a specific breed of players - people who are vocal and passionate about, ummmm, the shell, as much as they are about the core (the gaming process) itself.

Godbound might end as one of these games people appraise, but rarely play...

The Butcher · April 21, 2016, 06:48:33 AM

Quote from: JesterRaiin;893239Godbound might end as one of these games people appraise, but rarely play...

I've already scheduled my first session.

Rincewind1 · April 21, 2016, 08:51:55 AM

Someone should start advertising a garden equipment store here, because the pitchforks would sure fly off the shelves.

Looks like a Microscope clone to me so far, except more focused on creating the world than RPing within it, rather than roleplaying and creating the world's history.

Opaopajr · April 21, 2016, 09:47:55 AM

Sounds like the card game War with an array of four stats to boost your drawn card versus the "GM's" card. That with character-driven world creation sounds like an exercise in rampant justfication and tedium. Pass.

The selling point of picaresques was rather funny. "We got your picaresques here, we got 'em all! Sunday, saunday, sunday!"

JesterRaiin · April 21, 2016, 10:34:22 AM

Quote from: The Butcher;893252I've already scheduled my first session.

Spoiler

The Butcher · April 21, 2016, 12:06:18 PM

Quote from: JesterRaiin;893290
Spoiler

Our gaming sessions have booze. They will show up.