Favourite details: "At least you have this tucked away in your jacket pocket" -- love that for the Dropout. Is it a flask? A gun? A phone? The ambiguity makes it shine. I also really dig "hello, my name is..." on the character sheet; it's a great thematic tie-in.
Would be nice to have: Some alternative paths of escape, maybe? It would be cool if addressing the book villains helped the players reach their goal, rather than just acting as something between them and the hiding Greg. But maybe I'm just saying that as someone who would try to break unbreakable windows!
I was thinking 2010 as that was roughly the period of the so named "bookstore apocalypse" in which several bookstores, including Borders, were collapsing under the sales slump from the recession and Amazon competition.
I had a slightly different idea involving borders, but when I was looking up Borders and saw mention of a "bookstore apocalypse", that's what it had to be.
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This looks super fun and pre- generated characters with unique flavours are always a huge bonus. Love the idea!
Lol, Borders. I mean, you kind of had to, right?
Favourite details: "At least you have this tucked away in your jacket pocket" -- love that for the Dropout. Is it a flask? A gun? A phone? The ambiguity makes it shine. I also really dig "hello, my name is..." on the character sheet; it's a great thematic tie-in.
Would be nice to have: Some alternative paths of escape, maybe? It would be cool if addressing the book villains helped the players reach their goal, rather than just acting as something between them and the hiding Greg. But maybe I'm just saying that as someone who would try to break unbreakable windows!
Out of curiosity -- why 2010?
Thanks!
I was thinking 2010 as that was roughly the period of the so named "bookstore apocalypse" in which several bookstores, including Borders, were collapsing under the sales slump from the recession and Amazon competition.
Gotcha. Joke went right over my head, haha.
I had a slightly different idea involving borders, but when I was looking up Borders and saw mention of a "bookstore apocalypse", that's what it had to be.
I knew if I looked I would find a game like this