Academy Playtest Report 1
Hey everyone! Academy, my magical-schoolkids Forged in the Dark game finally has a playtest group! As a refresher, this is a game where teenagers with special powers try to manage their academic and social responsibilities while trying to prevent chaos from erupting from the mysterious Unknown.
This game takes place at Alabaster Preparatory Academy, a mundane prep school built on a green campus hidden away in a grey city. Our heroes are:
Danny, the Rebel, a cynical slacker.
Arthur, the Ace, an uptight control freak.
Flag, the Muscle, a well-meaning misfit.
Holly, the Tinker, a worried costume designer.
Ben, the Loner. That guy’s name is Ben, right?
They’re all part of the drama club’s stage crew, but never really met otherwise. That is, until they witnessed a ghost possess their star actor, their Hamlet, Mark Esperanza. Bound together by this strange experience, they meet in secret to discuss their new secrets, new powers, and new plan. What are these mysterious forces, and how will they stop them before Hamlet opens on Halloween night? Spooky!
I’m really excited for this. We spotted some easy-to-fix mistakes, but the fiction is really working. This idea/concept/experiment has spread its wings, and I think it’s about to fly. Expect weekly updates!
(This is just a little doodle I made because of how excited I was. I might polish it up, redraw it digitally? Not sure.)
Sounds cool!