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Microscope (role-playing Game)
''Microscope '' is an indie role-playing game in which players create a fictional historical timeline, then zoom in to role-play specific events on that timeline. It was designed by Ben Robbins and released by Lame Mage Productions in 2011. Description ''Microscope'' is a role-playing game with no gamemaster and requiring no preparation time. Players first collaboratively create a fictional timeline with a start and end point. Once the segment of timeline has been set, players take turns focusing on specific points on the timeline, adding details of events and personalities. At this point, the rules forbid players from contradicting anything that has already been said, and players cannot collude. Once these details have been set, the players can zoom in on a specific event in the timeline and collaboratively roleplay a given scene. Game historian Stu Horvath uses the example of the timeline being a king's reign starting with his ascension to the throne and ending in his dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Role-playing Game
An indie role-playing game is a role-playing game published by individuals or small press publishers, in contrast to games published by large corporations. Indie tabletop role-playing game designers participate in various game distribution networks, development communities, and gaming conventions, both in person and online. Indie game designer committees grant annual awards for excellence. In the early 2000s, indie role-playing discussion forums such as The Forge developed innovative design patterns and theories. In 2010, the game Apocalypse World established the popular design framework Powered by the Apocalypse, inspiring hundreds of similar games. Starting in the early 2010s, indie game publishing provided new opportunities for LGBTQ writers to share underrepresented stories. Common examples of indie role-playing games include Apocalypse World and the Powered by the Apocalypse framework, The Quiet Year, Fiasco (role-playing game), Fiasco, Fall of Magic, Blades in the Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |