deathnote game

[konnerthefirst]

Okay my freind Jojolager and I have come up with an idea for a game and we are using the fate system



 It will follow a similar style that of deathnote with people
scheming against each other with conflicting goals, and plans.  Each Person will represent one person or a group.

Their will be two types of players.

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Schemers who are the mastermind or major planners and every schemer has a conflicting goal. the schemers will have two types of actions Open action which would be an action everyone can see and a Secret action which would be pm'd to one of the GM's



Then their are the Players the Players all have goals but they don't conflict with all the other players goals only some of them do I.E Police and Gangs will have conflicting Goals.

All players belong to groups which have resources and abilities that they can use to their it advantage

Open Rules
Schemers can not contact each other directly (unless specified)

Players and Schemers must be able to justify their characters actions and why it makes sense they did it to the gm if asked
Players may make alliances with schemers but have to be approved by GM

TO use a player or groups ability they must spend a fate point.

More to be added soon

A twist to the game that borrows from deathnote is that their are rules that will only be revealed to players on a need to know basis or if they figure it out.

The objective of the game will be to have your group/persons goal be completed.

Right now we are planning out the rules and will be asking for input.

[radmelon]

Actually going through with this are you? Nice. Count me in(terested).

[veekie]

Hmm, somehow I can see a sort of board/card game thing going on like Arkham Asylum, blended into RPG format.

[konnerthefirst]

Hmm, somehow I can see a sort of board/card game thing going on like Arkham Asylum, blended into RPG format.

 Ya  a card game system would work but woudn't allow to play online

[veekie]

Simulatable if you remove the random card factor with player action and character/scenario design.

[veekie]

That is to say, instead of drawing cards, players and the GM decide on the particular cards they are deploying, and the game would be to get the right clues in hand to play your own abilities.

[konnerthefirst]

That is to say, instead of drawing cards, players and the GM decide on the particular cards they are deploying, and the game would be to get the right clues in hand to play your own abilities.

that would make for an intresting thing but it wouldn't allow for as much planning the game.I was thinking about using a Constricted version of the gurps

[veekie]

Ah...probably doing yourself a disservice with that then.

[konnerthefirst]

Ah...probably doing yourself a disservice with that then.

never said this was gonna be easy

[veekie]

Well, its good points are nowhere near the focus of the game you're trying to make. It has attention to detail and deep coverage of specificities, but your game sounds like its focused on investigation and duels of scheme against counter scheme.

[konnerthefirst]

Well, its good points are nowhere near the focus of the game you're trying to make. It has attention to detail and deep coverage of specificities, but your game sounds like its focused on investigation and duels of scheme against counter scheme.

true, I coudn't think of any other systems pre existing that would work for this so we might end up building it completely on its own

[veekie]

Try FATE or other drama based rather than detail based systems?

[konnerthefirst]

Try FATE or other drama based rather than detail based systems?

hmm to research fate

[veekie]

Start here

[jojolagger]

So far, Fate seems quite good as a starting point.
It would require quite a bit of alteration, but I can already see ways to change it so one player could be Kira (Individual), One could be L (Individual), one could be the Kira Investigation task force (Small Group), One could be the US Government (Large Group), ect.
We'd need a way to add rules for small and large groups, and of course, only the DM's and the player will see that players character sheet.
Wait, no, we just have a special version of minions for groups. 
You know what, I'm just going to stop brainstorming until I've finished looking at the rules. 
So far, a intrigue focused version of FATE seems damn perfect.

[radmelon]

Yes, I'll have to give it a read-over tomorrow.

[veekie]

Yeah, groups of people can be just treated as 'extra large' characters there.