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Monsterhearts / Re: New Skin: The Chrysalis
« on: June 22, 2012, 06:29:05 AM »
I'll just do this in short form comments. Hope that's alright.
Backstory: I'd change this from "Agree with someone" to "You consider someone to be your bff. Give them two strings." After all, it's more interesting if they may not consider you THEIR best friend. Much more open to a broken heart and interesting play.
Moves: Social Network is way overpowered as written. Using that move alone could keep xp flowing like water. Sure, lots of people will have strings on you if you go for the xp, but it gets far too easy to get the xp.
Sex move: Maybe it's just me, but I feel it's rather bland, and it doesn't fit the fiction well. Let's say the Chrysalis boinks the captain of the Lacrosse team. Why would this prevent the character from becoming a vampire?
Darkest self: The way you describe becoming your darkest self is a bit strange to me. Basically it indicates that the entire skin is temporary, since you ditch everything except your name and strings as soon as you become your darkest self.
In general, I can see the attraction in being able to become anything you want, a being of pure potential, and I can see the basic idea of the skin being temporary. The big question, to me, is whether spending time to create a Chrysalis is really worth it, since you won't be playing it for, probably, more than a couple of hours until you become your darkest self.
Personally, I can see The Hollow filling the niche already.
Backstory: I'd change this from "Agree with someone" to "You consider someone to be your bff. Give them two strings." After all, it's more interesting if they may not consider you THEIR best friend. Much more open to a broken heart and interesting play.
Moves: Social Network is way overpowered as written. Using that move alone could keep xp flowing like water. Sure, lots of people will have strings on you if you go for the xp, but it gets far too easy to get the xp.
Sex move: Maybe it's just me, but I feel it's rather bland, and it doesn't fit the fiction well. Let's say the Chrysalis boinks the captain of the Lacrosse team. Why would this prevent the character from becoming a vampire?
Darkest self: The way you describe becoming your darkest self is a bit strange to me. Basically it indicates that the entire skin is temporary, since you ditch everything except your name and strings as soon as you become your darkest self.
In general, I can see the attraction in being able to become anything you want, a being of pure potential, and I can see the basic idea of the skin being temporary. The big question, to me, is whether spending time to create a Chrysalis is really worth it, since you won't be playing it for, probably, more than a couple of hours until you become your darkest self.
Personally, I can see The Hollow filling the niche already.