truemane
2010-02-09, 09:46 PM
For those who've never heard of this truly delightful game: Monsters and Other Childish Things (http://www.arcdream.com/monsters/)
I recently got hold of this game from a friend of mine and I've spent the last few days reading through the books and giggling a lot. I have to admit I'm quite taken with the whole set-up. The system looks flexible and vague enough to allow for improvisation and interpretation and seems rigid enough to guide the process.
And the setting and tone is just the kind of communal story-telling atmosphere that tends to set my brain all a-tingle.
So pleased am I with the game that I was considering starting a game of such here in the Playground. A small game. Casual. Probably something close to series of one-shots involving various scenarios to see how the system responds to different things.
So, tl;dr, does anyone have any direct experience of Monsters and Other Childish Things? Either the default setting or even the Candlewick Manor and Curriculum of Conspiracy supplements? Are there any pitfalls I should be watching out for? Does the system even work here on PbP? Fluid and dynamic can be a double edged sword in this type of medium.
Any advice or general discussion would be much appreciated.
I recently got hold of this game from a friend of mine and I've spent the last few days reading through the books and giggling a lot. I have to admit I'm quite taken with the whole set-up. The system looks flexible and vague enough to allow for improvisation and interpretation and seems rigid enough to guide the process.
And the setting and tone is just the kind of communal story-telling atmosphere that tends to set my brain all a-tingle.
So pleased am I with the game that I was considering starting a game of such here in the Playground. A small game. Casual. Probably something close to series of one-shots involving various scenarios to see how the system responds to different things.
So, tl;dr, does anyone have any direct experience of Monsters and Other Childish Things? Either the default setting or even the Candlewick Manor and Curriculum of Conspiracy supplements? Are there any pitfalls I should be watching out for? Does the system even work here on PbP? Fluid and dynamic can be a double edged sword in this type of medium.
Any advice or general discussion would be much appreciated.