You can't believe it happened. It changed your lives forever.
How will you recover?
How will you get through this?
How will you survive the Moments After?
What's needed:
3+ players that enjoy drama
5-10 minutes per round
Start by introducing the group the story is about:
Each player adds either a positive or negative characteristic to the group. The number of each must be close to equal. Repeat as desired.
"Life was good; Perhaps they were happy... Until something happened...
Step 1: One player gives a word to describe a life-changing event. Each player then adds another descriptor.
Step 2: One player describes how the group reacts to this event, adding dramatic details as desired.
Step 3: All players then hold their hands out and make either a fist or thumbs up.
If there were more thumbs up, everyone adds a positive detail to the described narrative.
If there were more fists, everyone adds a dramatic detail instead.
If more than one fist was thrown, those players that threw fists add a dramatic detail instead of a positive one.
Repeat the steps until everyone gets a turn on Step 2.
Lastly, have fun!
Thank you so much for the help, Red. This entry would’ve been only a heap of words and inspiration without you there to edit and help me make it a useful storytelling RPG and worldbuilding tool.
What inspired this? I was playtesting the RPG I wrote, Life After, and wanted to build the world we would be playing in together as a group. We ended up fumbling through the worldbuilding process but still managed to create an exciting world and backstory for the group, but I had a thought: What if we gave this process more structure and let everyone contribute to the story equally, giving those usually too shy to speak up during a worldbuilding session the moment with the mic that they deserve?
Cue the creation of Moments After
Thanks for reading!