NWoD High Concept Mad Libs

[Prak]

Because it amused me.

Form:

So in [Splatbook Name], you get to be from one of five [Supernatural Type groups]: , , , , or . Then you are a member of one of five [Factions]: The , The , The , The , or the .
The special Potency statis called ; and power points are called .
Disciplines in the generic sense are called “ ” and our specific [Discipline] paths are named: (make 12-15, some number of factions have exclusive paths)

Now we need a couple of extra Backgrounds that probably could have been done with the backgrounds of the basic book but are slightly tailored to this book:

• ( )

The party is called a " .”

The human super scientist enemies are called
The "just like you, but antagonists" enemies are called

Madness
So in Madness, you get to be from one of five monastic traditions: Yad who are immune to all poisons, Pulya who are immaterial to projectiles, Dubinka who resist impacts as concrete walls, Udushiniye who do not breath and have no need of air, or Sreda who can survive all temperatures and climes. Then you are a member of one of five Factions: The blood-drinking Strigoi, The ghostly Nav', The shapeshifting Bodark, The hex-casting Koldun, or the Koferaj alchemists.
The special Potency stat is called Piety; and power points are called Draughts.
Disciplines in the generic sense are called “Arts” and our specific Art paths are named: (make 12-15, some number of factions have exclusive paths)

• Lekartsvo The art of healing
• Gadaniye The art of divination
• Smertia The art of speaking with spirits
• Razrusheniya The art of destruction
• Chteniye The art of reading minds and objects
• Upravleniye The art of controlling others
• Zlodney The art of conjuring demons
• Khitrost The art of artifice and crafting empowered artifacts
• Bestelesnyy The art of becoming incorporeal
• Alkhimiya The art of mixing powerful potions and drugs
• Nagovor The art of casting powerful hexes
• Oblika The art of taking on other forms

Now we need a couple of extra Backgrounds that probably could have been done with the backgrounds of the basic book but are slightly tailored to this book:

• Master (Like Mentor, but an otherworldly being grants you increased mystical power)
• Old Money (Like Resources, but better because it's accrued interest for a century or so)
• Indebtment (Like Influence exerted through Allies or Contacts, as it's people whose lives/children/whatever you saved)

The party is called an "Obitel'.”

The human super scientist enemies are called The Bureau
The "just like you, but antagonists" enemies are called Cultists

[Koumei]

Back in the golden years before nWoD was a thing, in the brief time before "the kind of people who play WoD" turned me off White Wolf, I vaguely wrote up a "Psychic: the Mindfuck" thing. I think the "Bad Stat" (Paradox, Rage, Banality - Vampire doesn't use that because it has Humanity as a Good Stat) was just Madness, which creeps up as you open your mind too much (specifically, failing mental tests when interacting with minds of others). I can't remember what I called the "Expensive Stat that determines whether you win the game or not" (Essence, Rank, again Vampire inverts it for Generation) but there was one. Can't remember what the "psychic power points you spend" were called.

The Clans/Tribes/Your Mum were divided as you'd probably expect - Pyrokineticists, Telekineticists, Telepaths, Biokineticists, Something Else.

And there was some other one that was the "evil, not for PCs" one, like the Black Spiral Dancers (and arguably like the Sabbat Clans were supposed to be).

It was pretty crappy, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it was worse than the actual psychics book WW eventually churned out, or indeed the Orpheus.

As for nWoD madlibs, there was that silly Eldar: the Moping or whatever, which again was a joke.

[Prak]

Needless to say, literally every tradition of monks says that Rasputin was one of them.

[Red_Rob]

Why am I reminded of this article?

[TiaC]

Needless to say, literally every tradition of monks says that Rasputin was one of them.

If you ever actually address this in the lore, you need to give a really stupid reason. e.g. He actually had five personalities and each one started a tradition.

[fectin]

So in Gather: The Magicking, you get to be from one of five Geomantic Traditions: Albus, Cerul, Ebus, Crimsus, or Verdent. Then you are a member of one of five [Factions]: The Humans, The Mechanoids, The Merfolk, The Elves, or the Supernaturals.
The special Potency stat is called Budget; and power points are called Vitality.
Disciplines in the generic sense are called “Builds” and our specific Build paths are named:

Incinerus
Aggrous
Control

...etc.

[Username17]

Why am I reminded of this article?

The core critique is solid, but the homophobic examples come off as cringeworthy as classic Eddie Murphy standup routines. 3/5.

-Username17

[hyzmarca]

Form:
So in [Slut: The Shaming], you get to be from one of five [Sluts]: Skank, Bitch, Bimbo, Closet, or Drunken. Then you are a member of one of five [Factions]: The Ethical Sluts, The Homewreckers, The Polyamorous, The Trendy, or the Party.
The special Potency statis called Drive; and power points are called Desire.

Disciplines in the generic sense are called “ ” and our specific [Discipline] paths are named: (make 12-15, some number of factions have exclusive paths)

Now we need a couple of extra Backgrounds that probably could have been done with the backgrounds of the basic book but are slightly tailored to this book:

• ( )

The party is called a " Gang.”

The human super scientist enemies are called Prudes
The "just like you, but antagonists" enemies are called Whores]



Or is that too tasteless?

[Prak]

The super scientists should probably be Sex Therapists.

[Username17]

No, they are just called:

T H E R A P I S T S

For 200 Alex.

-Username17

[codeGlaze]

Why am I reminded of this article?

The core critique is solid, but the homophobic examples come off as cringeworthy as classic Eddie Murphy standup routines. 3/5.

-Username17

At first blush I thought the same thing, but after reading the whole thing I thought the point was done pretty well.