Scenario Generation and Continuity for "TOSSed Quills"
Dec 13, 2018 13:08:44 GMT -5
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Post by falconious on Dec 13, 2018 13:08:44 GMT -5
I like both TOSS and Quill for their solo game play (both available as PWYW at RPGNow), but I wanted something a bit more freeform than Quill. I have thus decided on writing a letter based on a TOSS scenario, using three words/phrases chosen from the word list I posted elsewhere. Although the word list provides constraints for the letter, I still lack scenario generation and more importantly character continuity. What mechanics might I use to have consequences follow from scenarios I describe?
Letter from Swen Alden to Ashton Smthy, about the murder of Xeru
Must use words/phrases: Hymn, Bed Rest, Pirate Shirt
Dear Ashton
I had quite an unusual contract the other day. I was hired to kill rich old man Xeru for insurance purposes, but Xeru was not only privy to the contract, but also its instigator. He is dying of a disqualify illness, but his family gets the insurance money if he is murdered. That's where I come in.
Owing to Xeru's sickness, he had be prescribed a regimen of bed rest. To aid in all of this, the house was placed under a "noise quarantine". Everybody was to remain as quiet as possible to let Xeru rest. A butler dropped a teaspoon and was savagely beaten for the noise. As I am a bit heavy-footed, I decided to take my shoes off before posing as one of the servants.
As luck would have it, I arrived shortly before a devotional service for him. All the staff were gathered close to him. This was my chance! I joined in the hymn everybody was singing; as you know, I have a talent for knowledge of local culture. It was then a simple matter of smashing a nearby dinner plate and slashing Xeru's throat with a shard.
With the mission accomplished, all that was left was to leave. Sadly, my earlier preparations conspired against me. As I ran, I stepped on a shard from the plate. This was particularly problematic since I was, as you recall, barefoot. I was rather slow getting away, and leaving a clear trail besides. I managed to hop a fence into a yard where laundry was airing. I grabbed some to bandage my foot, and put on some to change my appearance, which happened to be a seaman's ensemble since one of the items was a pirate shift. I limped my way to my patron's house, who paid me after the news had spread. He even properly bandaged my foot. I am now living a relatively high-life, with an attractive serving-girl to help from time to time. Stop by for a drink when you're next nearby!
Your good friend,
Swen Alden.