We tried Microscope and loved it
Aug. 30th, 2020 02:26 pmYesterday the DM of our current D&D campaign didn't have time, so I suggested that we try out Microscope, a game I recently discovered after ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
darchildre recommended it. Microscope is a TTRPG without dice where you build an epic history in a non-linear fashion, and it's completely different from any other TTRPG I'd played before. We had so much fun! I'm definitely planning to play it again.
( Our story was about Fantasy Australia's fight for independence. )
Among the nice things about Microscope is that you're constantly surprised by the things the other players come up with, and because you only play a handful of scenes many of them are very intense and you basically can get a "highlight" version of events/lives/etc. I wish we'd had more time to explore!
We probably won't continue this particular story, but I'm sure the next one will be fun too. One player is already talking about using Microscope for worldbuilding for his D&D campaigns, which I'm sure will work very well.
You can also play it with two people, so I'm definitely planning to play with DD. We could create original stories, or even AU fanfic: I got the idea from this Star Wars example, and I could also see it work extremely well for The Silmarillion, for example. Maybe even for sources spanning only one or two decades. So many possibilities!
darchildre recommended it. Microscope is a TTRPG without dice where you build an epic history in a non-linear fashion, and it's completely different from any other TTRPG I'd played before. We had so much fun! I'm definitely planning to play it again.( Our story was about Fantasy Australia's fight for independence. )
Among the nice things about Microscope is that you're constantly surprised by the things the other players come up with, and because you only play a handful of scenes many of them are very intense and you basically can get a "highlight" version of events/lives/etc. I wish we'd had more time to explore!
We probably won't continue this particular story, but I'm sure the next one will be fun too. One player is already talking about using Microscope for worldbuilding for his D&D campaigns, which I'm sure will work very well.
You can also play it with two people, so I'm definitely planning to play with DD. We could create original stories, or even AU fanfic: I got the idea from this Star Wars example, and I could also see it work extremely well for The Silmarillion, for example. Maybe even for sources spanning only one or two decades. So many possibilities!
