Bye, Bye, Bye - The Last Boyband on Earth
The Game:
Demons are appearing all over the world, and the only thing that seems to drive them back is a perfect four-part harmony. All the K-pop groups have been defeated. Now it's time for a bunch of retired middle-aged men to slip back into the sequins and tight pants to stop the end of the world.
What I Like About This One:
The come-back of the 3d20, keep the middle mechanic, this time keyed into things you're Good at and Bad at, and with more dice if people help. This might be my favorite randomizer right now because it's a d20, so has the potential for big swings, but it's on a proper probability curve, so less inherently swingy than systems that try to use 1d20.
I also like the evolution of the drama mechanic. As I've been working through this project, I'm starting see some common themes come up, and one of them is communal stats, like hit-points for your whole crew. Shoots, + Leaves had Ambiguity, Noah's Yacht had Hope. I seem to have a fascination with group resources, and I think I'm going to lean into that a bit.
What I Would Do Differently Next Time:
I'd want to focus more on the situation or the worldbuilding on this one. This one might be the tightest game I've put together so far. Not my favorite concept, but it feels mechanically cohesive and thematically consistent, I just wish there was MORE to it.
Is it just K-pop Demon Hunters with the serial numbers filed off and aimed at middle aged dads? Did I just draw Creggy G doing the Chubby Z pose from Gravity Falls' Sev'ral Timez? ... NooooOOoooo... Shut up.