General Discussion

[WritesNaughtyStories]

We're having a conversation about what the world looks like now. Part of the conceit of the game is that the oldest people currently alive might have been small children when what was before collapsed.

The characters in Apocalypse World are kind of like The Feral Kid from Road Warrior - born into the aftermath. Maybe even a second generation of survivors. They have no direct knowledge of the world before and most of what they do know comes from what they've heard.

@Chiyako has asked for not zombies. So that particular apocalypse is off the table.

We're currently looking at something like Megacity One but what ruined the world we don't know. It is rusted, crumbled and decayed. Who knows what might lurk in the ferrocrete caverns below the broken streets and tumbled hab-blocks.

But that's not certain. Did global climate change flood the world and let the jungles reclaim what man had foolishly named his own? Did the pollution change the environment to a toxic swamp of plastic and petrol?

@Warning, do you have thoughts about what the world might look like?

[Rob4ix]

On 22/01/2026 at 23:15, WritesNaughtyStories said:

Do we have any other voted besides Apocalypse World?

I know @DreamsnThings was hoping for Monsterhearts, Masks or Monster of the Week but I have no inspiration for Monster of the Week - I have literally never seen a single episode of Supernatural, Super heroes fucking confound me - I can give you great fight scenes but why the hell anyone is there I cannot ever come up with. "Random bad guy shows up and starts breaking shit" is my eternal answer to superheroes. Monsterhearts is teen drama - that doesn't work well here any more and the last game fizzled spectacularly - largely on my watch.

What about dungeon world or some other similar, i just dont really like apocalypse setting for erp.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

I can only try to read up on so many things I am unfamiliar with at a time.  I won’t hold it against anyone if something else is chosen, want the group to go with what the majority find most fun, and don’t know how likely multiple games are to come out this discussion.  But Apocalypse World is probably the only one I have much chance of committing to.

[Rob4ix]

17 minutes ago, SataiRolePlayingGuy said:

I can only try to read up on so many things I am unfamiliar with at a time.  I won’t hold it against anyone if something else is chosen, want the group to go with what the majority find most fun, and don’t know how likely multiple games are to come out this discussion.  But Apocalypse World is probably the only one I have much chance of committing to.

Dungeon world is a hack/based off of apocalypse world, as well as monsterhearts and lots of other systems. I chose dungeon world as a fantasy version of apocalypse world since i dont really wanna do apocalypse erp.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

13 minutes ago, Rob4ix said:

Dungeon world is a hack/based off of apocalypse world, as well as monsterhearts and lots of other systems. I chose dungeon world as a fantasy version of apocalypse world since i dont really wanna do apocalypse erp.

Well, I will wait and see what other people think.  I’m liking the concept of Apocalypse World so far, but if more people like switching to something else that has enough similarity, I might look at it.  But will wait to see what the group thinks.

[WritesNaughtyStories]

The issue becomes that I have almost no interest in a fantasy game. I have never had any interest in Dungeon World. I don't own it and don't want to. I'm open to other suggestions - court intrigue might be something I could be sold on.

[Warning]

I am mostly a fantasy roleplayer myself, with magic and all. I am not saying I'd ultimately ONLY do that. Buuut... I like the idea of anthros regardless. I mean, one without magic or etc. Put one in a world like borderlands and RE, they'd have to rely on physical skills, alterations (viral/serum), etc only. It's not entirely bad. Just a different settings altogether.

Edited 4 hours ago by Warning

[WritesNaughtyStories]

If you all want a fantasy game, go for it. I'll see myself out and wish you all a heartfelt and sincere, "Have fun."

If there's interest in something else, whether PbtA or some other system, I'm happy to talk about what that looks like.

If @Chiyako, @SataiRolePlayingGuyand @DreamsnThingswant to play Apocalypse World, I'm thrilled to MC. If anyone cares to join us, please do.

[Warning]

Unless I am wrong, I don't think "all" said they wanted fantasy. Mostly just me saying my preference, while still trying to be open to other things. As for Apocalypse world, one thing I notice is that it is very gritty. (Well, nobody said the apocalypse was a happy thing). However, I do have preferences of characters which don't have to be magical beings.

Edited 2 hours ago by Warning

[Chiyako]

Truth be told I've seen plenty of fantasy focused roleplays on the site and not many post-apocalypse ones (save for ones which then go into the realm of fantasy, and even then still not common). Like Warning I do actually prefer anthros, or at least anthro-characteristics on my characters when I can (or really just non-Human in general). But a post-apocalypse setting just sounds like something that is more interesting and very much lacking, especially if it is also a little gritty. I don't actually mind a zombies setting, but that generally comes with certain baggage which has killed those roleplays in the past (namely resource management, which is I think kind of important in most post-apocalypse settings, but especially a zombie focused one). A straight up post-apocalypse game just sounds refreshing.

@WritesNaughtyStories If you're up for MCing Apocalypse World I'd be completely down to join still. It definitely sounds fun.

[SataiRolePlayingGuy]

I’ve made a few attempts at post apocalyptic clubs myself, one new one considerably older, which will hopefully pick up at some point.  I’m not against other setting types either, but if there is enough interest.  I am thinking Apocalypse World may finally be my best intro to this sort of thing.  Can maybe try a fantasy one later.

[Warning]

I found some examples of good post apocalyptic character choices but I think my struggle here might be to find good match for Apocalypse world. Well, ironically, I do have some characters having vibes of battlebabes... Like, dark, don't look at them wrong or get clawed. (In this regard, it CAN get them in troubles if they get too confident)

[DreamsnThings]

51 minutes ago, WritesNaughtyStories said:

If you all want a fantasy game, go for it. I'll see myself out and wish you all a heartfelt and sincere, "Have fun."

If there's interest in something else, whether PbtA or some other system, I'm happy to talk about what that looks like.

If @Chiyako, @SataiRolePlayingGuyand @DreamsnThingswant to play Apocalypse World, I'm thrilled to MC. If anyone cares to join us, please do.

Im happy to do whatever personally...

I was about yo chime in how skinner is basically a magical stripper/performer class? Which sounds fun and will likely be what i go for given the chance

[WritesNaughtyStories]

The Battlebabe is my favorite playbook, but they're not as badass as they often think. Their high stats are cool and hot, they're really good at starting shit and keeping their head when it all explodes, but the ass-kickers are generally the Chopper, Gunlugger or Faceless. The Battlbabe is actually super social, the Driver is the real loner.

The Driver is a fun playbook, but she needs reasons to be in their car. Having one in the game points to some truths about the setting and some of what is likely to happen. Namely, there are places to go and reasons to go there. They're specifically kind of antisocial, but without everyone else the Driver has nothing to do (which is part of why they're so fun).

The Skinner is beauty incarnate. Dancer, chef or whore, perhaps even all three - anything that isn't rusty or broken probably comes from his impossibly clean, soft fingers. Stripper is definitely well within the Skinner's resume.

On anthros: it's the apocalypse and lots of post apocalyptic settings have mutants as characters. This could be one of them. Up to the group to decide if that's what we want and how that manifests. My job is not to make that decision. My job is to make the Apocalypse interesting, the stakes feel real and make you live, and maybe die, in cool stories.

I'm going to open a new thread for this discussion.

Edited 28 minutes ago by WritesNaughtyStories