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Title: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 25 Apr 2014, 21:34
Figured this was the best place to post this. I found this on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stlhood/storium-the-online-storytelling-game) and pledged enough to get in the beta. It's fun and as gamer/roleplayer and sometimes-writer, this scratched a really good itch.

This video summarizes the actual game better than I could:

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As someone in the beta, I could start a game and invite others to play in it... though I'm not 100% sure I feel confident I could run a game yet... maybe if there's enough interest in doing one together. You can also pledge to get in the beta yourself and check it out. Technically you could pledge then back out and not be obligated to give them anything, depending on how you feel about that. Regardless, check it out if you're either into gaming or writing!
Title: Re: Storium - The Online Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 26 Apr 2014, 16:24
This sounds really cool.  mr. bemis created a homebrew setting that I've been thinking about writing up officially (he just hasn't had the time, and I do), and this could be a great platform for that.

I'd be up for a casual game, if you decide to narrate one.
Title: Re: Storium - The Online Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 26 Apr 2014, 19:38
i'd be up for something like that.
Title: Re: Storium - The Online Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 27 Apr 2014, 03:29
I think I backed them while I was drunk yesterday
Title: Re: Storium - The Online Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 29 Apr 2014, 22:06
Can't tell if that's an excuse or you really allow yourself access to kickstarter while drinking... granted that's not nearly as bad as drunk ebaying.  :-D

So I might have created a game and fiddled a little with it. And currently I feel adventurous enough to give it a go. So if you'd like to play either post or PM me your email (or your username if you're already on storium) and I'll send you an invite.

The game itself will be based on a campaign I ran with some friends in high school. It's pretty much a multiverse, so there'll be a decent amount of changes in scenery and a diversity in the sorts of people you run into. Which means you can be about as creative as you want with your characters. Just try to be reasonable. PLEASE PLEASE create custom cards for yourself if you don't see something that interest you. I'm using a default "steampunk" world since the cards in it are generic enough to work for this. This is not planned to be a purely steampunk game and those cards are just examples to be used if you like them.

Also, if you decide to join the beta and need an additional warm body for a game you started, you're welcome to send an invite to ThunderKnight (me). I'd probably join if one of you awesome folks were narrating.
Title: Re: Storium - The Online Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 29 Apr 2014, 22:39
I'm in, if you'll have me!  henribemis at gmail dot com.

(I haven't backed them yet, but I would like to - I'm just worried I'll never have anyone to play with, I guess.  And I've drunkenly kickstartered before).
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 01 May 2014, 10:16
Invite sent!

henri, I'm not sure how much you care about playing with strangers, but the game does come with the options of either starting a game as a narrator and opening it up so that others can apply to join or searching a list of open games and applying to join as a player. So in theory, there should always be people to play with.

All three games I'm playing in were ones I applied for and I'm having fun with each, to some degree or another. My only major issue is that two of the three narrators seem to have gotten pretty busy early on so the pace is a bit slower than advertised in those games, but that's not a big deal... I'd be feeling swamped if all three were as fast as the first one I applied for.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 01 May 2014, 10:30
I'm in! Sent you a PM with EMail in it. :)
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 01 May 2014, 12:19
woo!  I joined the game, and just need to figure out what kind of character I want to play.

I don't mind playing with strangers, so that's good to know.  I wasn't sure if you had to be invited or not.

eta: Almost there!  I've got cards and a name picked out, but still need to flesh out the background and description.  I can also change anything if it doesn't really fit with the game, but I kept it pretty simple so far, so I think it should be ok.  I don't know if you can see that stuff before it's complete.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 02 May 2014, 03:42
Whipped up a character. He's pretty stereotypical for now, but that's intentional. I plan for him to undergo some changes during the story.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 02 May 2014, 04:36
Does everyone in the game need to back it to play? Or just the person running the game?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 02 May 2014, 04:51
Well I'm not a backer and could sign up after the invite, so there's that.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 02 May 2014, 04:52
Then I guess someone who's backed invite me? I'd like to join a story.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 02 May 2014, 05:36
eta: Almost there!  I've got cards and a name picked out, but still need to flesh out the background and description.  I can also change anything if it doesn't really fit with the game, but I kept it pretty simple so far, so I think it should be ok.  I don't know if you can see that stuff before it's complete.

Yay! I can't see a word of it until you submit, so take solace in the fact that I can't look at your half-finished description and deem you unworthy on the spot!  :evil:

Whipped up a character. He's pretty stereotypical for now, but that's intentional. I plan for him to undergo some changes during the story.

Awesome, looks good to me! I wondered why Ahrtahm was a gray silhouette and then saw they finally stopped making avatars a requirement for characters. I do urge everyone to image search (or make if you're artsy...) one at some point just for the sake of making it easy to distinguish everyone from one another, but I'm not making it a requirement. Obviously it's easy enough to read names, too.

Does everyone in the game need to back it to play? Or just the person running the game?

For the beta, you can be invited into someone's game without backing and then you're limited to games people invite you to (I think... someone else would have to confirm). For when the actual thing launches, the latest plan I heard is that you can play in three games total for free and then they'll ask you to subscribe. That's obviously subject to change.

If you PM me an email, Method, you'd be welcome in my game.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 02 May 2014, 06:19
I tried finding a picture that matches my image of him, but I couldn't find anything. Googling for that kinda thing is not easy.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 02 May 2014, 08:53
Yeah, I get what you mean. All my avatars are "close enough", with minor things like hair colors or age based on appearance being a little off, but the picture is small enough where it's not bothersome for me. I'm glad they made it so that you can just opt out of it now. I wasted so much time looking at red robed wizards that didn't look anything like what I pictured my guy to look.

With that said, some of the funds will be used for in-game art, so hopefully it will be diverse enough to help in the future.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 02 May 2014, 18:05
Character submitted!  I didn't go too far into the back-story (I've got some rough ideas I figure I'll flesh out as I learn more about the world), but I'm pretty pleased with her, simple as the concept is.  (I also kind of lucked out in that I had an avatar from another character I was working on for a game that never really came to anything, but was pretty perfect for how I envisioned this one).

I'm willing to change things to fit better with the game world, but I was excited to get something up.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 02 May 2014, 18:37
Wait, what backstory? I'm really confused.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 02 May 2014, 18:43
In the description part of the character creation on the storium site, just for my character (they don't seem to have a messaging system, so I posted here).
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 02 May 2014, 19:54
Wait, what backstory? I'm really confused.
I said I'd invite you if you gave me an email address to send the invite to.  :-P Unless you did and I've totally missed it.

(they don't seem to have a messaging system, so I posted here).

In the game itself there's a comment section so people can talk OOC and plan stuff. I'm pretty sure everyone should be able to see it. Though maybe it's only me until I start the first scene.

Speaking of, I'll probably start sometime this weekend! I can add people in mid-game, so it's not a big deal if we start with only two (or three). I'll probably limit it to six active people at any given point, just to keep it reasonable and not stretch myself too thin. So yeah, if you're interested, post here or PM!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 03 May 2014, 02:08
Can I join, too? I signed up as well.

Edit: Removed the e-mail address.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 03 May 2014, 03:57
i wanna play too!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 03 May 2014, 07:18
G&W, apparently I hit the e-mail button and didn't even realize it, so I e-mailed you but not PMd you. Just PMd you my e-mail.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 03 May 2014, 07:35
And apparently you didn't even make it into my spam box... I will have to check my email on here.... unless you're ebay or amazon wanting to me to get "MOM" something special.  :-D

We're up to five people now! I'll take one more for the time being if anyone else wants to play. For those creating new characters, keep in mind that you can create new cards for yourself! The ones already there are what I decided to keep from the "steampunk" starter game that totally doesn't represent what this game is about. This is open enough for you to be whatever you want (within reason).

Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 03 May 2014, 09:51
I'm struggling a little to come up with a character that you can work with, but I think I will be ready later this evening.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 03 May 2014, 10:45
Just made a character. Hope you guys like it :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 03 May 2014, 11:05
.
Now I feel stupid for spending half a day writing mine.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 03 May 2014, 12:20
Sorry.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 03 May 2014, 21:06
My friend graduated today and we celebrated!  :-D Hence why I only recently looked at the characters created today. I like what I see!

Masterpiece, don't feel stupid! :) This is a character you're going to be stuck with for the duration of the game. What you're doing is building a foundation and it's certainly easier if you have a decent (notice I'm not using the word 'good' or 'solid' here) grasp on who they are. Sometimes that takes longer to accomplish. My first character was based off one of my PnP roleplaying characters from high school. He came along pretty easily, though he did end up with a different personality, since the other characters in that game can be kinda snarky and it's rubbed off on him. My second one I did from scratch and finding an avatar was the hardest part, though it did take a bit of effort to write more than two sentences about him. The third was a character from my writings, but de-aged about six years. Holy shit, that was almost painful to figure out... I literally had no idea what parts of her life in my head were appropriate for this younger version and which probably needed changing.

I'll be starting a draft of the first scene now! Not sure if I'll get it posted tonight, but definitely expect Sunday morning (I'm in the east coast of the US) at the latest. I'll probably start communicating more in the comments on the site at that point.

J - No rush on your character. I'll write you in as soon as you're ready to submit and I see it.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 03 May 2014, 23:32
Damn, everyone's characters are so much better than mine :psyduck:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 04 May 2014, 01:18
Mine's just about done. should be up before morning, just need to finish his avatar.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 04 May 2014, 05:41
I have no idea if I'm doing this right, but I just made my move. Let me know if I'm doing this wrong.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 04 May 2014, 09:06
Also I was going to jokingly refer to Chao's character as "Artie" but then I realized that could refer to Chao's OR Masterpiece's. How did you end up with such similar names? :psyduck:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 04 May 2014, 10:37
oh,this is gonna be fun
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 04 May 2014, 12:45
I finally gave in and started messing with it. I think I might have some fun with this.

You guys public for those of us out here to watch? Or would you rather not deal with the heckling?  :evil:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 May 2014, 13:49
Game is currently public, but I'm asking for input now to make sure everyone playing is cool with that. If we come to a consensus, I'll post the link on here for easier access. Based on everyone's first moves, I don't think anyone has anything to be ashamed of. 

Still got a slot for one more if you'd like to fill it, de.  :wink:

Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 May 2014, 14:51
Also I was going to jokingly refer to Chao's character as "Artie" but then I realized that could refer to Chao's OR Masterpiece's. How did you end up with such similar names? :psyduck:

I dunno. Artemis is sort of my imaginary personality. He is in many ways a person I see when I think of situations of what could have been if I had lived some little things differently. He's my "what-ifs, maybes and might-have-beens" person.

If I were to write a female character, I'd call myself Ariana.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 04 May 2014, 22:02
Well, I don't know... I kinda want to, but I'm afraid I'll commit and then forget.

What kind of time frame are we looking at here? Also I've went ahead and PMed you my username.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 May 2014, 22:44
I saw your message first, sent you an invite (cause I like making assumptions), and now see your message! XD Feel free to ignore it if you decide you'd rather not.

I'd say totally do it if you're interested. It's asynchronous so it's basically post when you can and want to. I'm personally not aiming to go at a specific pace, even if the game is marked otherwise (I should fix that). And if you decide you don't want to participate for a length of time (or just want to perma-drop out), then we can write your character out for whatever amount of time and retire them (I prefer thinking of it as a chryogenic sleep). So no pressure (aside from peer pressure, I guess).

EDIT: Either way, I'm favoriting you, so I can stalk your games.  :mrgreen: Feel free to do the same to me.

Also, at least one person asked for the game to be made private, so I'm respecting their wishes. 
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 04 May 2014, 22:52
That's fine. I'll take a look before I drop off to sleep.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 04 May 2014, 23:33
So maybe I went ahead and made a character.

Edit: Also if you don't mind checking out my game's synopsis, let me know if it's too out there. I whipped it together earlier today, and am still toying with the ideas.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 05 May 2014, 04:03
Can I get an invite?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 05 May 2014, 10:54
So I was thinking about setting up kind of a Horror Survival zombie based game. Would there be anybody interested in playing?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 05 May 2014, 12:45
So maybe I went ahead and made a character.

Edit: Also if you don't mind checking out my game's synopsis, let me know if it's too out there. I whipped it together earlier today, and am still toying with the ideas.

I tried looking for your game, but it seems you actually have to complete it prior to anyone being able to see it. Unless it's private? I don't know.

Saw your character. Will respond later after work at some point. I like it! Just have to ask some stuff to make sure I actually have a complete picture. I expect you'll show up in the next scene, which will probably be happening soon!

So I was thinking about setting up kind of a Horror Survival zombie based game. Would there be anybody interested in playing?

This guy.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 05 May 2014, 14:11
I'm down for any games.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 05 May 2014, 16:02
Sorry folks. i got home from work and the internet is down. As in, minimum of a whole day down.

So I'm pretty scarce until that's back up and running. Maybe be back up and running tomorrow evening, maybe not.

So I'll answer questions when I can, but don't expect it to be quick. :x

Also I probably should have realized that about my game. Anyway, I've invited a couple of you to it, but it's nowhere near ready yet so don't get your hopes up. :( Let me know if the synopsis is interesting or not, if you don't mind. I have to move slow, but I'm hoping to have it ready enough to at least start within the next few weeks.

As for your game, GaWF, I hope to be ready much sooner than that. :p
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 05 May 2014, 20:35
So I was thinking about setting up kind of a Horror Survival zombie based game. Would there be anybody interested in playing?

sure!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 05 May 2014, 21:23
DLN, I won't be able to make a character for your game until tomorrow. Also if anyone wants to make a game, PM me for my e-mail address.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 06 May 2014, 07:53
Oh no I've not been clear: please do not make a character. Not yet.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 06 May 2014, 08:25
It's probably going to tell you I started making one. I haven't, I just got curious to see if you've started customizing anything. I'll be good and hold back.  :angel:

Sadly, I'm at work AND forgot my phone at home. No access to storium for me to give feedback on your synopsis. I was definitely intrigued though perhaps a little confused. Granted, I was also pretty tired, so I'll have to reread it again to give anything constructive.

To those in my game - update after work. I did read your comments and any concerns brought up will be addressed when I pick up scene 2. Or at least I hope so. Sorry for the confusion.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 06 May 2014, 12:21
Oh no I've not been clear: please do not make a character. Not yet.
Ha, good thing I started making one but didn't finish it.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 06 May 2014, 17:27
Yeah, sorry, I plan on doing some more work to it before I'm willing to call it playable.

The fact that you were confused at all is a poor sign, tired or not. I'll have to look at what could use some tightening up.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 06 May 2014, 22:03
Yeah, sorry, I plan on doing some more work to it before I'm willing to call it playable.

The fact that you were confused at all is a poor sign, tired or not. I'll have to look at what could use some tightening up.

Just reread it. I don't remember what I read last night quite well enough to know if you made changes, but I understand much better now either way. I think I was just overloaded with references to unfamiliar terminology, but now I see that there's enough context to get by until actual gameplay fills in the gaps. Looking forward to it!  :-)

btw, PMed you about your character, in case you missed it. Figured it'd be easier to discuss that here.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 07 May 2014, 04:54
DLN, just let us know when it's ready for characters.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 08 May 2014, 02:24
Currently working on my own game. Question to G&W, since you're already leading one: Can I make up new cards for challenges or locations on the fly during the game or do I have to have everything planned out beforehand?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 08 May 2014, 04:53
DLN, I got a notification to make a character soon, should I?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 08 May 2014, 05:25
Currently working on my own game. Question to G&W, since you're already leading one: Can I make up new cards for challenges or locations on the fly during the game or do I have to have everything planned out beforehand?
Pretty sure you can make those up on-the-fly
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 08 May 2014, 05:40
Currently working on my own game. Question to G&W, since you're already leading one: Can I make up new cards for challenges or locations on the fly during the game or do I have to have everything planned out beforehand?

We'd be in big trouble as narrators if we couldn't do stuff on the fly. The only cards you need to start are some natures, strengths, weaknesses, and subplots, since the players sees those. And I might be wrong about that, since players can make their own, though it's nice to have some options/examples.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 08 May 2014, 05:46
Excuse the double post, but less than 12 hours left in the kickstarter for those that have been on the fence!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 08 May 2014, 06:22
Alright, my game is ready to start, invitations have been sent to you guys. If anybody else wants in on a Zombie Survival Game, just send me a message.
Regarding your characters, feel free not to stick at all to the Cards I have provided, as long as you stick with realistic things. The game plays in modern days, so no Magic or other outwordly powers.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 08 May 2014, 06:43
Nature: Zombie Necromancer - You're the cause of this!  :evil:
Strength: Make a Zombie - You make a zombie!
Weakness: Make a Zimboe - You tried making a zombie and it came out wrong!
Subplot: Make ALL the Zombies! - You want to do this. A lot.

This would get approved, right?  :-D No? I guess I'll just have to work on mine later then....
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 08 May 2014, 06:52
If you make your weakness 'Make a Zambone' I might think about it. :-D
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 10 May 2014, 23:44
Dammit, I finally thought I picked out a name for my character in your zobmie game, but everything related to it on google is porn.  I'll keep working on the description, but finding an avatar is going to take awhile.

eta: nevermind, got it!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 11 May 2014, 08:21
What were you possibly googling about your character that got you nothing but porn...  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: ChaoSera on 11 May 2014, 08:33
My guess is that she was googling the name she was about to choose and it already belonged to a porn actress?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 11 May 2014, 10:59
yup - wasn't expecting because it was just her first name.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 11 May 2014, 11:27
 i think most female names probably bring up at least some porn. kinda makes me feel sorry for little girls googling their own names for the first time.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 20 May 2014, 13:57
When is "After the Towers Fell" going to start?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 22 May 2014, 22:48
I'm sorry boys, I've been in the midst of a downcycle again. It's hard to work on anything as lighthearted as post-9/11 urban fantasy settings in these. :/
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 15 Jun 2014, 14:54
By the way people, how old are your characters in Catchers? I'd just like to know in order to know how Artemis would react to you all.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 15 Jun 2014, 16:30
26...if I'm not dead yet. Am I dead? I haven't been in weeks (at first I was just stressed about a bunch of things and admittedly I forgot about it after that)
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 15 Jun 2014, 17:16
actually, i never gave any thought to archibald's age. judging by the avatar i drew for him, i'd guess early-mid 20s, or thereabouts.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 15 Jun 2014, 17:32
Mine is 26 because I'm 26 and...please someone tell me if my character is dead.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 15 Jun 2014, 22:10
Jeez, just check yourself. I'm not gonna spoil things for you.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 15 Jun 2014, 22:58
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Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 16 Jun 2014, 18:45
I'd been picturing Etta as being around my age, so 28-ish?.  I know we don't actually have levels, but since it seems like we're basically Level 1 Catchers, I figured we'd all be relatively young.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 23 Jun 2014, 05:57
Soooo, Method, are you returning to the game yet?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 23 Jun 2014, 05:58
I guess, once I have time to catch up on the story.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 23 Jun 2014, 06:22
OK. And by the way, thanks @everyone for answering me regarding the age and all. Makes it easier for me to know how Artemis'd react to all of you.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 24 Jun 2014, 14:23
Oh. Shit.

Marie is age 'fuckedifsheknows'.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 02 Jul 2014, 21:44
Meant to post this earlier...

Masterpiece - If it helps, Deborah is early to mid 30s, Feng looks early 40s, but people of his race age differently, and Simon is early 40s. For whatever reason I can't seem to put exact ages on my characters (this includes my player characters).

Method - If/when you do join back up, just yell at me and I'll write you back ASAP. No pressure though. Feel free to let me know if you have specific concerns. I also won't hold it against you if you decide this may not have been your thing after all and don't want to come back. Only reason I mention that is because I've known people that would continue sporadically playing games like this until it became obvious they weren't having fun and I had to tell them there'd be no hard feelings. XD

The same goes true for anyone else in Catchers that feels burnt out mid-game.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 30 Aug 2014, 16:54
Oi, I want to battle Nantuka people!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 31 Aug 2014, 05:41
at long last, a move has been made.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 11 Sep 2014, 13:11
so...  who's still with us?

we need at least 3 to clear the boss fight.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 11 Sep 2014, 14:54
I'm here.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 15 Sep 2014, 13:19
I missed that people were posting here, so I didn't respond right away. I'm a little ambivalent on what to do. I'd hoped everyone would weigh in on whether they were still in or not so I could adjust as needed.  :-\

We'll work something out, regardless... I've no plans to abandon this as long as others want to keep going and can carve out the time here and there.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: henri bemis on 15 Sep 2014, 18:49
I'm still in, despite being gone for so long (if you'll still have me  :oops:.  I really am sorry about that).  Things have been a bit nuts this summer, but it should all be winding down now. 
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 15 Sep 2014, 18:57
I didn't realize this was still going on. How many chapters in are we?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 15 Sep 2014, 20:58
Henri -  welcome back! Hope the craziness wasn't the result of anything to stressful!

Method - we're in the very last scene of what I retroactively consider chapter two... it says chapter one still, but that's because I don't have the tools top change that! Things slowed down quite a bit, but hopefully we can get it going again. You want in?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 15 Sep 2014, 23:39
You can do an awesome thing where you burst in just to save the day.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 16 Sep 2014, 14:34
Or burst in planning on saving the day but accidentally killing us all! :psyduck:

I'll try and catch up sometime this week if I have the chance.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 16 Sep 2014, 15:56
You can't accidentally get everyone killed! At least one of you has to be alive to call Deborah! Unless you plan to call her collect from the spirit realm.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 16 Sep 2014, 15:57
I don't know what that means yet.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 24 Sep 2014, 23:06
BITCHES DON'T KNOW bout my ability to show back up after a month or two of hiding.

Uh. Sorry about that. It's sort of what I do. Um. Um.

Um.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 25 Sep 2014, 01:19
Yeah!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 Oct 2014, 06:11
Work has been insane the last couple weeks so I have not had the chance to participate or rejoice in a move being made against Nantuka! :D Or to post some of my latest thoughts on how I want to proceed as a narrator:

What I might do is instead of trying for a long game is create a set of stories, all within the same universe, that last for a handful of arcs each. A player wishing to play in a sequel story can just copy/paste their previous character, edit whatever details changed after the events of the previous story they were in, and we can work together to get some cards moved across games that were either favorites or didn't get to see any action. It should make it easier to drop in and out between adventures, allow for more people to play without disturbing the flow, and if demand is ever at a high point, I can run multiple games, provided I feel I can do it at the time. And it'd be easier to bring to a close if I'm ever too busy or low on ideas. Another pro is I can more freely experiment with different ideas or call upon specific genres and warn people ahead of time if something may not be their cup of tea.

One con I can think of is your strength/weaknesses would go back to being 3x static strength; 1x wild strength; 3x static weakness; 1x wild weakness. I'm not sure how to go about making it so that aspect doesn't seem like a huge setback. Perhaps limit the number of players active to four from the very beginning so everyone has more chances to burn more of those cards and refresh? Not sure how else to counter that.

Thoughts from anyone?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 Oct 2014, 06:46
I really want to play, but at this point it feels like the only real players are either de_la_nae, J or me. And I wish the others would play too, but at this point, I'd be glad to play a three people only campaign.

Maybe the trick here is to have players from "outside" - like a random player. That may help keeping player interaction high and could also serve to shake things up a little.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 Oct 2014, 09:40
Yeah, I have a couple people I could maybe get to join that I think would be active. Also part of my reason for wanting to split off from this current campaign.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 04 Oct 2014, 14:15
move made, now who will save us?

is henri still back? i wanted to make sure both etta & artemis got a chance to participate in the fight scene, but that one or the other could do it alone. we just need one strength card to win!



has anyone else found themselves slamming hard into that 400 word-per-move limit?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 Oct 2014, 15:09
Yes. When I fought Feng.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 04 Oct 2014, 15:14
when i did the mayor's wife thing, i was originally planning for something much more sprawling and epic; town in ruins, army or shadow puppets, that sort of thing.


maybe they could consider having cards to let you buy some extra words?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 Oct 2014, 15:31
Haha, I don't want you killing off the *entire* town in one move... you have to leave enough for the others to ransack as well.  :evil:

In all seriousness, I do have some control over it, though I don't know to what extent. I kept it default since I really don't want someone making moves too excessive or needlessly wordy. If it's really cramping your (writing) style though, I can see about raising it a bit if people don't go overboard.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 06 Oct 2014, 02:59
I'm not sure I realized there was a limit, though I've probably bumped up near it once or twice.

Nantuka, come out and plaaaaaaay.... heh
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 06 Oct 2014, 06:07
You all have another 100 words per move to inflict pain on Nantuka (or you know... the town...) with! Enjoy!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 06 Oct 2014, 09:04
I'm not sure I realized there was a limit
THE LIMIT DOES NOT EXIST!

Sorry, had to.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: J on 25 Oct 2014, 12:59
/me watches a tumbleweed roll through
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 26 Oct 2014, 16:41
I said pretty much all that I needed to. Eventually.

Now our beloved associates on the other hand....
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 27 Oct 2014, 20:18
Yeah, I've still been pretty crazy busy with work and other stuff. Once I see the challenge complete I'll try my best to actually write the next scene/finale/whatever within 48 hours (I'm shooting for 24 but I don't want to make promises I can't keep). I'd *love* to write a bunch of fluff, but you guys are already doing a great job of that.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 16 Jan 2015, 06:09
So for anyone not in the know, this is now in gamma and they've added a lot of new features and plan to do a lot of smaller updates to add more features. My time in this pretty much came to a halt due to work. I'm currently trying to get on the ball about a bunch of junk (hence why I've been even less involved in this forum than I typically am), but very soon I want to dive back into Storium as both a player and narrator.

My plan is to provide an ending to my game soon to give it some closure, whether people finish the boss challenge or not. I'll give notice a couple days ahead of time so people that can play cards and want to will have some time to do so. If someone that can play on it actually wants me to, you know.... do my job and provide some fluff to base their next move on that, I can do that as well (or I'll get bored and do it anyway). Same goes if someone actually finishes or makes progress on it.

Once this is over and I feel like I have enough time and ideas for a second game, I'll post about it, including any rules/expectations. It was fun playing with you folks and I hope we can work something out to where we can do it again and in a way that keeps us all active. :)
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Method of Madness on 16 Jan 2015, 22:46
I know gamma comes after beta, but...really? I've never heard anyone say their project was in "gamma".
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 16 Jan 2015, 23:01
Eh, they did a whole redesign of the thing, I can't exactly blame them for needing something to call it.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 03 Mar 2015, 22:42
All right... time to get off my lazy ass and get down to business.

a) For people currently in my game that are alive and see this: What do you want to do with it? It's almost five months later, so maybe we want to stick a fork in it. Maybe we want to finish it. I'm good with either.

b) For anyone reading this that's interested: I've got ideas floating around for a new game. I plan to work with anyone interested on getting some rules/guidelines together, as well as contingency plans so that it doesn't burn out. The new storium features should help with that greatly. It'll take place in the same universe. It may be a soft reboot, depending on if/how the old game ends. I'd ideally like 4-6 other players. If I don't have the players needed here, I will grab from other people I know, so it will happen regardless. If you're a current player, you can use your same character and we will try to preserve as much as we can from the old game (hence only a 'soft' reboot at worst). Holler if you're interested. Assuming there's any takers, I will start posting my thoughts and ask for additional opinions on what will be most enjoyable for all involved. Questions are cool too.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 04 Mar 2015, 02:15
I'm sorry I left it all to die, I just lost the thread at some point in the game.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 Mar 2015, 06:04
Nah, I blame the narrator for not doing his job and finding a way to work around the slowdown. He's a jerk.  :wink:

Can you clarify what you mean by "lost the thread"?
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Pilchard123 on 04 Mar 2015, 10:11
Masterpiece has a length of string for everything he does, and must be holding the correct string when he's doing something. Presumably he has misplaced his Storium string.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 04 Mar 2015, 10:36
Hmm... can't say I buy your string theory.  :-D
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 05 Mar 2015, 03:02
The story just went one way and I went another I suppose.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 12 Mar 2015, 00:18
Okay, this post is a bit of a brain dump, but I've been wanting to type it up for anyone I try to recruit into this, so here is as good a place as any!

I figure this should be about sharing good stories as much as anything. So in case anyone actually likes reading stuff like this, here are a completed game I participated in as a player and one I joined recently:

Omphalos the City of Possibles (https://storium.com/game/omphalos-the-city-of-possibles/chapter-1/scene-1)
DROP: Squad 72, Vipers (https://storium.com/game/drop-squad-72-vipers/chapter-1/scene-1)

The former was a really fun game with a great group and a narrator I really admire. The latter is shaping up to be something interesting and I'm pretty excited to see where it goes. If I actually end up reading games I'm not in, I'll post any I think are interesting that others might like.

With that said... Information for the future game I want to narrate:

Game Information

Game will take place in a multiverse where exceptional individuals learn that other worlds exist and they can actually travel between them. These individuals are referred to as "Travelers." Players play as agents for an organization in charge of keeping tabs on Travelers and making sure the balance of the multiverse remains intact. Due to the diverse setting, characters can appear human-like or they can be a cyborg-elf harboring a parasitic worm that's poking out its stomach (okay, that might be a bit much but I hope you get the point that I encourage creativity...).

As far as plot for this one, I'm struggling either between having the players visit a specific world where they will get swept up in an unusual war and possibly have to choose sides OR get assigned a mission that will require a romp through multiple worlds in more of a semi-quick succession. I'm leaning more the latter, since this will be meant to truly kick off a series of Storium games I hope to narrate. Of course, I'll listen to what players end up preferring.

Genres involved: This is certainly an action/adventure setting with all sorts of other genres influencing what happens depending on the world traveled and the characters involved. I write goofy shit a lot, too, so expect attempts at comedy. All a side-effect to having so many different people, places, and items existing near one another. Of course, player characters will likely also suffer internal conflicts, whether they involve each other, themselves, or NPCs they grow close to.

Finally, since I plan to make this a series of games, I need new people to be able to read these to understand what happened in the past. For that reason, I will set the new game to be public, but with private commentary. The old game will remain private out of respect to those that wanted it that way. Main reason this game may feel a bit like a soft reboot.


Player Expectations


Ideally, players would be available to make at least a couple solid posts a week. This way I know you'll be able to play 2-3 cards per scene and the game does not stall. Obviously, you can post more and make posts that don't involve playing cards, but we don't want to sit in the same scene for over a month.

It's assumed that players will have lives and need to step away from the game for a bit to deal with other matters. Just let me know and using the new storium features, we can either temporarily hand your character off to someone else to play for a while or retire your character and have them come back when you're ready to join up again. Your character, your choice.

Finally, I'm hoping players either have notifications on to keep up to date on the game or at least check it every couple days for a few minutes, just so they're aware of new events taking place and of any questions/comments that may be directed to them. Again, this is for when you're actively in the game. If it's a busy time for you, then we work around that.

Hopefully none of that sounded too tyrant-y. I do want feedback if it is.

Narrator Duties

If you ask me a question, I will try to respond within 48 hours. If it's time for me to make a move in the game, I will also try to do it within a couple days or at least provide an ETA. If I become busy, I will try to plan this around it with as little disruption as possible. If the game slows down, I will work with whoever is playing to bring it back up to speed. Narrators can now create playable characters in their own games and players can now play more than one character. I will try to use these intelligently to keep it interesting when things are slow.

Disclaimer

It's 3am and I am sleepy. Hopefully what I typed up there makes sense, otherwise scream at me and I will do my best to fix it/explain myself!
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 12 Mar 2015, 05:18
You really like Stargåte, don't you
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 12 Mar 2015, 07:24
Never watched any of it and there's probably too much of it for me to want to start, even though I know I have friends who seem to like most of it. What made you ask? 
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Pilchard123 on 12 Mar 2015, 15:36
Game will take place in a multiverse where exceptional individuals learn that other worlds exist and they can actually travel between them. These individuals are referred to as "Travelers." Players play as agents for an organization in charge of keeping tabs on Travelers and making sure the balance of the multiverse remains intact. Due to the diverse setting, characters can appear human-like or they can be a cyborg-elf harboring a parasitic worm that's poking out its stomach (okay, that might be a bit much but I hope you get the point that I encourage creativity...).

That's almost alt-universe-Stargate, particularly the SG-1 series.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Masterpiece on 12 Mar 2015, 19:21
It's the worm poking out the stomach that did it for me:

(click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 12 Mar 2015, 22:40
I... apparently wasn't being outlandish enough with that example.  :psyduck:
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: de_la_Nae on 13 Mar 2015, 15:50
We've just started a The Strange campaign. So I can relate to this.

Sounds good. I can't commit yet, as I'm running a couple games myself and trying to settle into a few part time jobs. But I'm certainly rooting for you, and hope, once my income sources are secured, I can jump in.
Title: Re: Storium - The Storytelling Game
Post by: Game and Watch Forever on 11 Jul 2015, 17:18
Been sitting on this for a while, waiting for when I felt ready to run with this again. Well, guess I'm ready:
https://storium.com/game/catchers-the-chase/

Soft reboot. what I listed above pretty much still applies. If you can't see the summary, then click on the tab below the banner. Post here or PM me your username or email if you're interested and I'll send out an invite. New and old players both welcome. Looking for up to four more. A friend and my boyfriend are both getting involved, so you'd be joining them. Feel free to ask questions, of course.