Froofs hours

[stepnix]

The Far Roofs is now out on Itch (digital) and DTRPG (digital+Print on Demand)

I really really want this game to succeed.

Maybe it's because i've successfully dived down the Jenna Moran rabbit hole this year, maybe it's because I'm running a campaign of it, maybe it's because I'm just that charmed by it's mechanics, idk.

I'm thinking of how Chuubo's got a lightning-in-a-bottle sustained community. there's a homestuck hack for it. there's like, a mini-canon of fan comics. That's really really good for an indie rpg.

Far Roofs has a lot of overlap with Chuubo's but there's enough differences that it might have a fundamentally different appeal? By which I mean, I don't know if that Chuubo's fandom is going to now be a Chuubo's+Froofs fandom. It's not as player-driven, it's a slightly more traditional fantasy, it has enough props that it's tricky to play online (I'm making it work tho).

However: this is a very very good game, in some ways created to be a more accessible alternative to Chuubo's, and I want people to give it a chance. I've made a tool to make it easier to play online. I'm considering homebrewing for it to spark a third-party scene of some kind. that's not normal for me. I don't do that.

2019+ seems to be drawing to a close. I don't know what comes next. bluesky i guess. I don't know what social media infrastructure would support a Far Roofs community (unless you all on DW decide to hop on that would be rad actually).

but i want to make it easier somehow

Comments

[kihou]

I do think that Chuubo's was really helped by the GMD pregens having strong default names and identities. The Far Roofs having more playbook-y characters that are more minimalist is I think the right thing for gameplay but does seem like it might make it harder for it to inspire the same level of fan works.

I think playing it online is great with playingcards.io and doable with simpler randomizers so I'm not sure that'll really be a barrier.

I do feel like the various Jennachats are likely to continue to be into The Far Roofs the way they are Glitch but not necessarily the way they are Chuubo's, if that makes any sense.

But anyways you should totally run a Roofs Jam of some sort, you could probably get me to put together some fan playbooks for it or something along those lines. Dunno if you'd want to inquire with Jenna about adding The Far Roofs to the Apocynum Press license first maybe.

[stepnix]

hmmmmmmm roofs jam is tempting....