Erm... Why Trollbabe?

[Henry Fitch]

What I'm curious about is whether a different two species would work. I mean, let's say instead of a boomer with a big-women kink, Ron was a child of the 90s with mutilation issues. Could the game then be about Dhampir and still use the same mechanics, and still work as a narrativist game?

[Ron Edwards]

Hi Henry,

Dunno, but that's a great question. Maybe a new thread, maybe not ... but let's work it for a bit and see.

The only difference or problematic element I see is that the Dhampir (to go by Vampire Hunter D) doesn't solve or resolve conflicts in the external environment at all. He suffers, those close to him suffer (mainly through being rejected), and lots of blood flows among him and his foes, but nothing seems to "move on" in terms of what the next conflict might be like.

A trollbabe can get married, have kids, become a general, found a religion, decide to change a whole realm's customs, or otherwise effect enormous change. I'm not sure that the Dhampir thing includes that kind of impact; I mean, I guess you could play it that way, but it seems more attuned to the 70s' teenager mind-set than to the 90s' teen.

But I could be wrong about that.

Best,
Ron

P.S. I'm not a boomer, I'm a true Generation-Xer if you go by the novel which first introduced the term. (Fang, shuddup, your opinion isn't solicited.)

[Le Joueur]

P.S. I'm not a boomer, I'm a true Generation-Xer if you go by the novel which first introduced the term. (Fang, shuddup, your opinion isn't solicited.)

Hey!  I am not the 'Gen X' police!  The one and only time I've said anything about this was to support self-attribution.  I cannot and will not make a habit of saying anything else on the subject.  ;P

Fang Langford

[Henry Fitch]

Sorry about the innacuracies. Dhampir was really just a top-of-head example: I could see half-elves being used, cyborgs in a "reign of steel" type conflict, maybe bastard sons of noblemen in a peasant uprising, any number of "in-between" types in an In Nomine setting, changelings in a fairy-tale game.. you get the idea.

[Ron Edwards]

Hi Henry,

I think you missed my point there ... I wasn't cutting your example off at the knees; it's a good example. What interests me is your answer to your own question - can the Trollbabe setup work in a different setting that "speaks" more to the 90s teenager rather than the 70s-80s one?

Tell me what you think.

Best,
Ron

[Henry Fitch]

Well, I admit to not having seen the game itself. However, from everything I've heard, I don't see any reason something other than Trollbabes couldn't work. I was wondering if I was missing something.