Impromptu Fiasco

a 200 word TTRPG by @tiiimezombie

v1.0.0

For 4 players.

Per player: 3 index cards, 2 dark TOKENS, 2 light TOKENS

Plus 2 index cards and a pen

SETUP

Sit 'round.

Choose a film or tv show you all know.

Record Character cards - NAME and ARCHETYPE within. ie. Bethel Cane, GenX Summer Camp Manager.

1/person

Record Drama cards - CATEGORY and DETAIL; different players establish.

4 relationships.
- Connects adjacent characters. A dichotomy (barista/customer), influence (summer fling), or loathsome bond (tax-fraud buddies).
2 needs, 1 location, 1 object. Agree 1 per relationship.
- Needs. Physical or metaphorical. Driving force. (Get Respect: from boss)
- Location. A 'stage.' (Bank: Security Office)
- Object. Tool, Spark Plug, or Mcguffin (Embarrassing: Ex's underwear)

PLAY

2 acts x 2 scenes per player. Worst/Funniest idea starts.

Scenes:

ESTABLISH - What needs answering? Who is present (your character, and?)
RESOLVE - Take/Give Token signifying character succeeding/failing (light/dark).

Player handles one. Another does remainder.

Referencing cards, enact verbal television for minutes! Wrap, pass spotlight.

Destabilize! After Act 1, record a fresh Drama card to complicate your movie. Reference where funny.

FINALE

When complete, collected opposite-colored TOKENS cancel. Arrange players with most tokens to least, each describes a montaged character epilogue - from unscathed to dead/worse!

This rpg a direct hack of Fiasco by Jason Morningstar.