Hey there internet, nice to see you. Did you always wear your hair that way? Well you should, it suits you. Anyway, I'm here to talk to you about Microscope. It's a loose game, formed around fitting tones and concepts together into a jigsaw puzzle where the edges are practically amorphous until you wedge them together. You start threads and fill them in later, form history, craft worlds one event at a time. You can see the personal life of important people in between the towering events that form the annuls of existence itself. It's quite exciting really.
It relies on an open mind, a cohesive group, and a want to create something great.
That's why I came to you. See, I enjoy GMing. Quite a bit in fact, though it may be awhile before much of my real content hits the podcast. But for a little while my dream has been to work with something made from the realm of Microscope, a world crafted and touched with a history beyond that of what just my ideas could come from. Even if the game in question was set years in the future. But I wanted to do something different. Our first run of Microscope, while a blast, was shaky. And even though following a single life can be fascinating, it left with a lot more of the setting unfilled. As well it capped off it's prime plot right away leaving it a touch difficult to use as a further setting.
So I want to try again. And I figure, why not ask for your help. I have compiled a list of Big Picture ideas, the goal of the entire session of Microscope. The concepts that are fleshed out to make a history. I want you to choose one.
Well actually I want you to choose two. You have two votes, it's a big list and second favorites are as important as firsts. If you really want something you can vote for it twice, I'm not your dad (though I'm not sure if the poll system allows that).
Secondly, you may if you wish post something in this thread as a Yes or a No. This is something you would like to see (or wouldn't if a no) in the end product. Such as Yes - Objects that gain Sentience, or No - Anime Fight Sequences (if you want to break my heart). Feel free to add explanation if you want, which may influence my interest, but please only do one, either Yes or No.
I reserve the right to blatantly ignore suggestions I don't feel like using, but I want to see what fans and what creative minds can come up with. However, you must understand that you are making these recommendations before we even see what the Big Picture will be, so don't try and craft them for one.
I want to see what we all create, even if the session itself is held away I wanted you, the loyal fans and cast members that visit the forums, to have a chance to influence this before it starts. Help make a mark on this slide, and let's see what the Microscope shows.
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Wow firstly you're rude, but basically vote for two concepts you want to see from a Microscope game, and then suggest EITHER a Yes or a No statement or concept for the design in the comments.
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