BODY COUNTS
A group of teenagers in a small Washington town work together to fight monsters, secret organizations, and teen angst in a Monster of the Week TTRPG campaign.
SCENARIO WRITER | GAMEMASTER
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Runs sessions for a PbtA campaign using 2d6 mechanics
Creates monsters, minions, locations, and NPC bystanders with custom stat blocks as needed
Generates potential consequences for player actions in mechanical logic
Facilitates player collaboration to stop impending doom in the town of Culver, WA
Keeps a public Notion board of worldbuilding documents alongside past and current mysteries
Ensures the table is a collaborative storytelling space
Main themes: Coming of Age, Queerness, Vulnerability of Adolescence
DESIGN SAMPLES AND DOCUMENTATION WORK BELOW
Example NPC Bystander which players can interact with to get clues or save from danger.
The Countdown mechanic, which works as a timer for the DM to keep track of negative consequences if the monster is not stopped in time.
Example Location for a Mystery. Note two separate unique moves that players can only use while in this location.
Example Minion working with the Monster during a Mystery. Has a special weakness alongside a custom move players can use to keep him at bay while the Mystery is being solved.
Example Monster with a description, a stat block, and a motive connected to the larger Mystery from the session.
FIENDS AND FARMS
Take on the role of farmers in 17th century Germany as they try to outsmart the Devil.
TTRPG DESIGNER
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Create a simple, open-ended TTRPG system
Select verbs that are thematic and meaningful (“Reap” and “Sow”)
Develop consequences in a system to encourage creative problem solving