Episode 1

[EricaOdd]

I don't know if much can be done about it now, but the first 45 minutes to an hour or so of the YouTube version is missing.


But it's awesome so far. Fun and funny! Great RP in the AP!

[uncommonman]

It starts at 1 hour 15min for me.

There are usually problems when I try to watch live streams to soon after they are over.

I think it is a problem on YouTubes end.

[StrangeLikeThat]

How strange! Watching the VoD on Twitch should work though.

[SirGuido]

May 8, 2018 8:17:16 GMT -8 StrangeLikeThat said:

How strange! Watching the VoD on Twitch should work though.

Yeah YouTube is... *puts on his sunglasses* ... StrangeLikeThat.

[StrangeLikeThat]

May 8, 2018 13:48:30 GMT -8 SirGuido said:

May 8, 2018 8:17:16 GMT -8 StrangeLikeThat said:

How strange! Watching the VoD on Twitch should work though.

Yeah YouTube is... *puts on his sunglasses* ... StrangeLikeThat.

Boo! Get off the stage!

[tappy]

I cannot believe how much fun this game was. I cannot wait for the next.

[tappy]

Youtube video has been fixed!

[20pints]

May 9, 2018 7:53:27 GMT -8 tappy said:

Youtube video has been fixed!

But how shall it ever hope to make little BABY YOUTUBES?!? 🤓

[ElBreezo]

You guys forgot to read your ascendance moves but, it's probably ok, haha. Honestly though, i was a bit hesitant to listen to this game but man it was pretty damn entertaining. Looking forward to the next one.

[joecrak]

Hopefully constructive criticism, but please y'all, try to stop referring to a 6- as a failed roll.

Those missed moves have so many options for much better things than just failure.

[battlematt]

I would totally be the fish out of the water in a game like this, but it's a great listen! Love this AP!

[HyveMynd]

Finally catching up, and I'll echo what joecrak said about misses and failure.

There also seemed to be a few times when a missed roll resulted in the MC narrating player character actions and responses. Most notably when Ivy interrupted Oliver and Max's changing room almost make out scene. (Which was both hot and hilarious, by the way.)

All the players were cool with what happened, and I'm not a player, so feel free to tell me to STFU. ❤️

[tappy]

May 21, 2018 2:55:15 GMT -8 HyveMynd said:

Finally catching up, and I'll echo what joecrak said about misses and failure.

There also seemed to be a few times when a missed roll resulted in the MC narrating player character actions and responses. Most notably when Ivy interrupted Oliver and Max's changing room almost make out scene. (Which was both hot and hilarious, by the way.)

All the players were cool with what happened, and I'm not a player, so feel free to tell me to STFU. ❤️

One of the things I feel like we are going for in this particular game is the feeling of a teen drama tv show. We have gone even further past the bounds of regular reality than normal monsterhearts. Everyone is SUPER hot and look like they are in their mid 20's instead of as teenagers. When I picture scenes happening in my head, they are through the lens of a camera shot, cutting to faces close to each other, cutting from camera one to camera two during conversations, or having a fixed point of view as the scenes roll out.

So with that in mind, I really don't mind a bit of direction as to where a scene is going within the context of a miss. I don't mind lucky (or unlucky) coincidences, and I also trust Adam and Mac to stop and listen if I want to do something different.

[StrangeLikeThat]

May 21, 2018 2:55:15 GMT -8 HyveMynd said:

Finally catching up, and I'll echo what joecrak said about misses and failure.

There also seemed to be a few times when a missed roll resulted in the MC narrating player character actions and responses. Most notably when Ivy interrupted Oliver and Max's changing room almost make out scene. (Which was both hot and hilarious, by the way.)

All the players were cool with what happened, and I'm not a player, so feel free to tell me to STFU. ❤️

I absolutely get your point here. However, PBTA games are sort of their own beast with the "fail" mechanic, which is a great opportunity for complications. It's not like other systems where a failed roll just means you don't do the thing. So it's a fine line between leading what unintended consequences happen versus what the players may concoct. As a GM I am always open for my players to contradict what I see in my mind, but sometimes having a path laid out can be good too. And I know, as a player, I sometimes relish the challenge of what a GM may throw at me in those instances. I guess it's more like making an aggressive suggestion that they can accept or reject. If that makes sense.

[homosuperior]

May 21, 2018 12:09:03 GMT -8 StrangeLikeThat said:

May 21, 2018 2:55:15 GMT -8 HyveMynd said:

Finally catching up, and I'll echo what joecrak said about misses and failure.

There also seemed to be a few times when a missed roll resulted in the MC narrating player character actions and responses. Most notably when Ivy interrupted Oliver and Max's changing room almost make out scene. (Which was both hot and hilarious, by the way.)

All the players were cool with what happened, and I'm not a player, so feel free to tell me to STFU. ❤️

I absolutely get your point here. However, PBTA games are sort of their own beast with the "fail" mechanic, which is a great opportunity for complications. It's not like other systems where a failed roll just means you don't do the thing. So it's a fine line between leading what unintended consequences happen versus what the players may concoct. As a GM I am always open for my players to contradict what I see in my mind, but sometimes having a path laid out can be good too. And I know, as a player, I sometimes relish the challenge of what a GM may throw at me in those instances. I guess it's more like making an aggressive suggestion that they can accept or reject. If that makes sense.

As a player, I love having something to react to. Maybe it’s the actor in me, but having results (both positive and negstive) generate given circumstances for my character allows me to dig into who my character is and find their honest response. In the above example, it could have easily gone into Oliver laying into Ivy for throwing off his groove; however, because of the given circumstances from the condition given to her and my backstory with Ivy, I had to change tactics and cemented for me as a player how Oliver deals with Ivy.