RPG a Day 2017 Question 8

What is RPGaDay2017?

I’ll link here to the actual group. Basically, it’s a series of questions that you can answer. There are 31 questions that you can answer to help shine a light on the different reasons people play role-play games. This is my answer to the 8thd question. For my full list of answers check here.

Question #8: What is a good RPG to play for session of two hours or less?

For my money, Fiasco is the best at this and that time includes character creation. It’s a quick, fun storytelling game that encourages roleplay. You’re basically playing out a Cohen Brothers movie. Everyone has plans, no one gets along, and bad things happen to everyone. You have dice but with the exception of character creation, where they are just used to define motivations and relationships, they are only used for tracking outcomes. The only thing that holds some people back is that nobody wins Fiasco. It’s not a game about winning or succeeding. It’s a game about bad things happening to small people. People who have dared to dream too big and for the wrong reasons. You can have incredibly funny moments or things that reach out and touch you. In my first game, we reached a point where my one legged civil war survivor was laying in the street as his best friend beat him with his own crutch and had no idea why it was happening. It was vicious, sad, and so well deserved.

It’s a game that will give you moments to remember.

Things that you will still talk about years later.

If you’re interested there are a couple of nice videos online. Tabletop has a great one that ends dramatically and Easy Allies have several that go a funnier route.