diff --git a/writing/post-self/pbta.md b/writing/post-self/pbta.md index 1ef02f0c..12c99c85 100644 --- a/writing/post-self/pbta.md +++ b/writing/post-self/pbta.md @@ -236,6 +236,35 @@ While the other stats are set at the beginning of the game and don't change, *Le ### Battle royale with politics. +* PVP or PVAI in a combat focused setting +* Fairly lethal, but it's revealed to be a game of sorts: as soon as you're "out", you wind up in a war room of sorts, doing some political maneuvering + * Sending resources to other players + * convincing players to act in a certain way + * working with NPCs +* Someone 'wins', whether it's one player or the team of players vs the AI + + +Questions for the MC: + +* First decide if it's PVP or PVAI - the AI doesn't need to be complicated, just enough for some simple combat. Just ensure that the PCs can be taken out +* Do the players go into this knowing that it's a two layer structure? +* How do alliances form between players? With the leverage stat, how does that play out between characters? +* Can players form alliances with NPCs? +* What are the win conditions? What is the motivation for the players? + ### Finding a lost self +* Work for a sort of PI agency +* Hired by a root instance to find a lost up-tree instance + * Last they heard, they'd headed off to go walking sims, but then just disappeared, not responding to messages, appear to be bouncing + * Generally a fan of letting up-tree instances do their own thing, but the lack of contact has them more curious than anything +* Head out talking to various friends to find various clues +* Find the missing instance and get to make some decisions about how to interact, what they want to do, etc. +Questions for the MC: + +* Does the up-tree instance wish to be found? +* How does the root instance feel about this +* Did they leave amicably? If not, do they forgive the root instance? +* Was this maybe just a setup by an old clade to make life interesting? +* Do the PCs pick up any NPCs along the way? Does the root instance come with?