Results 91 to 92 of 92
Thread: Stories where the MC is weak
-
2020-08-13, 12:35 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Dec 2007
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas
- Gender
Re: Stories where the MC is weak
The Cranky Gamer
*It isn't realism, it's verisimilitude; the appearance of truth within the framework of the game.
*Picard management tip: Debate honestly. The goal is to arrive at the truth, not at your preconception.
*Mutant Dawn for Savage Worlds!
*The One Deck Engine: Gaming on a budget
Written by Me on DriveThru RPG
There are almost 400,000 threads on this site. If you need me to address a thread as a moderator, include a link.
-
2020-08-14, 03:01 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Gender
Re: Stories where the MC is weak
What you're looking for is a genre of stories called "Picaresque". These are stories of low social status/power individuals managing to succeed in spite of everything. Picaresque books are often quite comedic in tone. A lot of the suggestions people have given you are actually within this genre(many Discworld novels). Other famous picaresque books include things like Don Quixote, Candide. I'd recommend the Flashman Papers or Baodolino.
Stories set against a backdrop of an absurd system would also likely fit, as they're about powerlessness despite doing things correctly. This is stuff like Catch 22, Memoirs found in a Bathtub, Brazil, Waiting for Godot, Rozencratz and Guildenstern are Dead, or literally anything by Kafka.Avatar by Simius