High School Harem Comedy (Game System, PEACH)

[Mutazoia]

Thirding the cat girls/other cute animal girl idea. How has this not come up sooner!?

Oh it has come up, before Rainy started adding the supernatural archetypes. I believe they were one of (if not the) first supernaturals suggested. As the game is still in flux, I'm sure Rainy will get around to adding them, plus a few more archetypes (supernatural and otherwise) once this next overhaul is finished.

Until then...please enjoy this manga to get your cute animal girl harem fix

[BWR]

Thanks sooooooooo much. I was just thinking "I spend way too much time watching/reading anime and manga; what can I do to waste even more time?"

*mumblegrumblegrrrr, wanders off to binge read*

[Esprit15]

Damn it, now I think monster girl (or several varieties thereof) needs to be an archetype and I have a new manga to follow. *shakes fist*

Spoiler: Spoilers on characters in aforementioned manga

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Seriously, who thinks "You know what would be perfect for a character competing for the protagonist? Slime girls and tragic love story fan mermaids. And let's toss a zombie and a cyclops in there for good measure, and a lesbian dragon, just to keep it interesting."

Spoiler: Semi Stream of Thought on Monster Girl Archetypes

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Perhaps several generic descriptiors that allow for player customization. After all, it would be hard to think of every single type of monster girl that someone would make. Have some more common ones, like the vampire and demonesses that currently exist, toss in catgirl, then toss in a generic "other" and allow the secondary archetype cover the specifics. Want to play a mermaid? Take Monster Girl and be a Sports Star for swimming. Something more brutish? One of the more Conflict oriented classes, such as Yandere, would be the perfect supplement. Perhaps give it a few more abilities to pick from, to allow for things that lean more towards the 'very much not a normal human' type stuff.

[Mutazoia]

Spoiler: Spoilers on characters in aforementioned manga

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Seriously, who thinks "You know what would be perfect for a character competing for the protagonist? Slime girls and tragic love story fan mermaids. And let's toss a zombie and a cyclops in there for good measure, and a lesbian dragon, just to keep it interesting."

Spoiler: Don't forget...

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...the shibari loving spider girl.

[Esprit15]

Spoiler: Don't forget...

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...the shibari loving spider girl.

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Spiders are common enough though and appear in enough female symbolism that it was slightly less jarring, though that is a good example too.

I find it funny how everyone but Miia is slowing down on their attempting to woo the main guy (who I am just realizing I don't remember seeing a name for). Her biggest competition, Rachnee has kind of relegated herself to harassing the others rather than wooing the main guy. Centaura is kind of bordering on giving up.

[Metahuman1]

Spoiler: Semi Stream of Thought on Monster Girl Archetypes

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Perhaps several generic descriptors that allow for player customization. After all, it would be hard to think of every single type of monster girl that someone would make. Have some more common ones, like the vampire and demonesses that currently exist, toss in catgirl, then toss in a generic "other" and allow the secondary archetype cover the specifics. Want to play a mermaid? Take Monster Girl and be a Sports Star for swimming. Something more brutish? One of the more Conflict oriented classes, such as Yandere, would be the perfect supplement. Perhaps give it a few more abilities to pick from, to allow for things that lean more towards the 'very much not a normal human' type stuff.

Spoiler: Though.

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Maybe just make a mix of "Universal" advantages that are designed to cover being a monster of more or less any flavor, and then when your in a monster game, you run with a normal archatype and advantages list, and then you have an extra list of X number of extra advantages that have to be form the monster list in order to create the not/more then human side of the equation for your character.

Just an idea, though it would allow for a LOT of customization in monster girl games and would more or less let a character at creation be able to pull anything out of there head for what kind of being there playing.

And as a neat bonus, it would also double for Sci-fi games were you have aliens/extra dimensional beings/people with super powers/sentai forces/magical girls and games were you have genetic or cyber augmentations or androids with maybe just one or two tweaks/add ons/subtractions here and there and a bit of refluffing.

[Esprit15]

Ooh, good catch there. I like that a lot more.

[A Rainy Knight]

New supernatural archetype: Catgirl!

I'm still not quite done writing new advantages for the old archetypes, so I won't definitively list what I've changed there yet.

Spoiler: Though.

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Maybe just make a mix of "Universal" advantages that are designed to cover being a monster of more or less any flavor, and then when your in a monster game, you run with a normal archatype and advantages list, and then you have an extra list of X number of extra advantages that have to be form the monster list in order to create the not/more then human side of the equation for your character.

Just an idea, though it would allow for a LOT of customization in monster girl games and would more or less let a character at creation be able to pull anything out of there head for what kind of being there playing.

And as a neat bonus, it would also double for Sci-fi games were you have aliens/extra dimensional beings/people with super powers/sentai forces/magical girls and games were you have genetic or cyber augmentations or androids with maybe just one or two tweaks/add ons/subtractions here and there and a bit of refluffing.

This is a good idea! I might work on this a little bit.

[BWR]

Excellent. As always, most enjoyable.

[Metahuman1]

Glad you like it. Another advantage that offers is it makes it flexable for the GM from game to game to decide just how powerful he wants his not/more then human creatures to BE in his universe for this game. Which allows flexability to run anywhere from Just a bit above or different from and not nessissarily really superior too human, to basically being Gods and Goddesses walking the earth, to any level in between.

[Mutazoia]

So while we're waiting for Rainy to overhaul the rules a bit, I decided to try my hand at a new archetype. Don't have the fluff text down yet...just the advantages:

Spoiler: Alien Girl

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Alien girl

Clueless: You just don't understand Earth culture, making you a bit gullible when it comes to that stuff. You believe just about anything anybody tells you when it comes to Earth custom's: -2 on skill rolls involving social situations or believing what another player tells you. However....sometimes your so naive it's cute: +2 to your next Allure roll.

Super Science!: You come equipped with a variety of high tech alien gadgets for all occasions....too bad they don't always work as advertised. Once per scene you may attempt to use Super Science to gain a bonus to any one skill roll. Roll 1D6 on the table below to determine the outcome:

1-2 Success! Your device functions as planned: gain +2 on your desired roll.
3-4 Failure! A whir and a puff of smoke...no further effect.
5-6 Catastrophic Failure! Your device fails with horrible (or at least horribly embarrassing) results related to the intended use.(i.e. The teleporter teleports all involved exactly 2 feet to the left, leaving their clothes behind, The Zit-remover gun turns Protagonist-kun into a girl for the rest of the day, etc) If the intent was to sabotage another girl, it sabotages YOU instead (in addition to any side effects). Your intended roll is counted as a 1.

Baka Power: They say big things come in small packages. Your alien physique makes you a LOT stronger than Earth girls. +2 to all Conflict rolls involving physical activities.

Daddy's little Princess: All alien school girls are Princesses of some Galactic Empire or other, and your no exception. Pick one advantage from the Ojou list (may not choose the same advantage twice if also playing an Ojou personality.)

I've also been re-working the PDF a little, with new cover and interior art as well as adding a glossary for players that don't regularly read manga/watch anime. Looking forward to debuting the new changes

[Milo v3]

Alien girl

Huh, I thought there already was an alien girl archetype. Though, I'm getting a fairly large To Love Ru vibe from this

[jamieth]

Huh, I thought there already was an alien girl archetype. Though, I'm getting a fairly large To Love Ru vibe from this

I, on the other hand, could swear it was inspired by Urusei Yatsura, meaning the archetype's most probably shooting in the right direction :-)

[Mutazoia]

And yet another rough outline for an archetype (it's amazing how much free time you have when you work 3rd shift)

Spoiler: Imouto (little sister)

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Imouto

"Protagonist-kun is MY Onii-chan!"



So cute it hurts: You are such a cute little sister...so cute people find it hard to stay mad at you for long. Once per scene you may make an allure roll in place of a conflict roll.

The power of Kawaii compels you: Spending a life time with your Onii-chan, you've learned what makes him tick (and you know where he hides his porn). Once per scene, gain +2 to either a skill or allure roll that directly targets your Onii-chan.

Hell hath no fury: You throw temper tantrums like Zeus throws lightening bolts, leaving a path of devastation in your wake. Once per scene you gain a +3 bonus to a conflict roll. However, great power comes with a great price....you are NOT cute when you are angry...your next allure roll is treated as an automatic 1. (In addition, you receive no bonus to your allure from any other advantages.)

Lost with out you: With your parents working over seas, it has fallen to you to take care of your Onii-chan. +2 to all skill rolls involving domestic skills. (This will stack with "Good Cook" and "Sweet Tooth" when cooking for the protagonist: Not only are you an excellent cook, but you know exactly how to make your Onii-chan's favorite dishes.)

And while we're at it...perhaps a new Universal "Advantage"

Spoiler: Horrible Cook

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Horrible Cook: Any thing you cook should technically be classified by the CDC as a toxic substance. You can't even boil water with out burning it. You receive an automatic 1 on any skill roll involving cooking....however, the flower in your hair and bandaged finger tips make you amazingly cute when you make the attempt, resulting in the protagonist doing his best to finish every last bite. +2 to your next allure roll. (you may not benefit from "Good Cook", "Sweet Tooth", or the bonus from "Lost with out you" when it comes to cooking,)

[BWR]

A slight tangent, but does anyone know of a reverse harem story where Protagonist-chan is just as clueless and 'pervy' as Protagonist-kun usually is, and all the guys are weird and try too hard?
You know, P-chan (ha) accdentally trips and tears off one of the guys trousers and he screams and runs off all embarrassed, where the guys try their best at cooking or whatever to attract the seemingly oblivious girl, where the guys end up being tied up in suggestive positions by whatever monster happens to show up, where all the gorgeous guys fall for a girl with little to recommend her other than being 'nice'.
That sort of thing.

[Metahuman1]

The closest thing's I can think of to that is Ouran Highschool Host Club and Fruits Basket.

The girl in the former was actually rather smart and fairly talented at a couple of things, on top of being a nice person, so she had a couple of things going for it. The character in the second one was not nearly as smart but she was nice and she was also extremely domestically talented if I recall right, I'm trying to remember if she had any other good points form the prospective of a potential significant other.

[Mutazoia]

A slight tangent, but does anyone know of a reverse harem story where Protagonist-chan is just as clueless and 'pervy' as Protagonist-kun usually is, and all the guys are weird and try too hard?
You know, P-chan (ha) accdentally trips and tears off one of the guys trousers and he screams and runs off all embarrassed, where the guys try their best at cooking or whatever to attract the seemingly oblivious girl, where the guys end up being tied up in suggestive positions by whatever monster happens to show up, where all the gorgeous guys fall for a girl with little to recommend her other than being 'nice'.
That sort of thing.

Harem manga are targeted at males, and so will be more likely to have the fan service type events your are looking for, while reverse harem manga are usually targeted more at girls. The odds of a girl identifying with a pervy girl protagonist is fairly low, so getting that kind of reverse harem manga published would be pretty hard out side of Dōjinshi.

[A Rainy Knight]

Added a new section under Supernatural Archetypes: "Universal Monstrous Advantages." More to come eventually, but it's a start! I'm happy to hear suggestions for that section, by the way. Anything that you think might be a trait of some sort of monster girl, without being so classic as to be an entire archetype in itself.

The alien girl is totally a good idea, by the way. I'll try not to take too long in adding it!

[BWR]

How about an alternative to 'Crazy Strong' that applies to any sort of physical attribute? Like 'Unusual Physiology'.
"Your body is just plain different than normal humans. You may be faster, stronger, more endurant, more flexible, or have some other significant advantage over your rivals when it comes to stealing away Protagonist-kun (perhaps literally). Choose one element listed above or any other one the Principal allows: you gain a +2 bonus on Conflict rolls and Skill rolls where your special abilities are of use."

It's vague enough that it might also work for things like multiple limbs, prehensile tails or similar. You might even allow it to be taken multiple times for different attributes. At this point it might be getting too vague, however.

Other Advantages: similar to the fire and ice ones, ability to survive in a specific sort of hostile environment (e.g. toxins, vacuum/radiation, etc.) and ability to generate limited versions of these (paralyzing venom bite or nails, ability to flash-fry your rivals or light up a held lightbulb, etc.)

[Metahuman1]

I should mention that my original intention with the suggestion was to replace the supernatural arcatypes with the universal advantages.

Then have The Principle go at character creation: "Alright, build a none super natural character like you would for a none super natural game with the normal advantages and archatypes/advantages and so on. Then once you've done that, you get X number of bonus Advantages off this spiffy supernatural advantages list to make the character's supernatural aspects work." And you'd build to concept form there.

Just mentioning that. I'll have some advantages later to suggest for the list. Though as to the idea of the alt for Crazy Strong, maybe have a more though out list, but use it to cover the super human physical abilitys we see, such as the super strenght, speed, stamina, durability, ext, and make it one that can be taken multiple times with different sub focus each time, but then use other advantages to cover other things like extra/abnormal body parts like extra limbs or animal parts and stuff?

[Mutazoia]

I should mention that my original intention with the suggestion was to replace the supernatural arcatypes with the universal advantages.

Then have The Principle go at character creation: "Alright, build a none super natural character like you would for a none super natural game with the normal advantages and archatypes/advantages and so on. Then once you've done that, you get X number of bonus Advantages off this spiffy supernatural advantages list to make the character's supernatural aspects work." And you'd build to concept form there.

That would only really work if all of the players in the game were "supernatural's". Otherwise your normal girls would have X number advantages and your "Supernatural" girl would have an additional X number of advantages, causing a very large balance shift in her favor.

For balance sake, making set supernatural archetypes and then letting a player choose from the "monstrous advantage" list as one or two of their choices will keep the number of advantages per player even across the board.

On that note, perhaps combining the fire and ice advantages into "Elemental affinity" would let a player choose any of the 4 natural elements, with out having to dedicate a separate advantage for each.

Maybe adding "Prehensile Tail" to the list (you can combine "weird spot" with that one and wind up with Devilukian style tails ala "To Love Ru") that will give a +1 in conflict situations (tail slap, grapple, etc) and "Wings" (fully functional, no matter what size they appear to be).

[Esprit15]

On that note, perhaps combining the fire and ice advantages into "Elemental affinity" would let a player choose any of the 4 natural elements, with out having to dedicate a separate advantage for each.

"Four elements? Excuse me, but some of us passed chemistry."

But yeah, elemental affinity would be a lot cleaner.

[Metahuman1]

That would only really work if all of the players in the game were "supernatural's". Otherwise your normal girls would have X number advantages and your "Supernatural" girl would have an additional X number of advantages, causing a very large balance shift in her favor.

For balance sake, making set supernatural archetypes and then letting a player choose from the "monstrous advantage" list as one or two of their choices will keep the number of advantages per player even across the board.

On that note, perhaps combining the fire and ice advantages into "Elemental affinity" would let a player choose any of the 4 natural elements, with out having to dedicate a separate advantage for each.

Maybe adding "Prehensile Tail" to the list (you can combine "weird spot" with that one and wind up with Devilukian style tails ala "To Love Ru") that will give a +1 in conflict situations (tail slap, grapple, etc) and "Wings" (fully functional, no matter what size they appear to be).

Not only did some of us pass chemistry, what if we like eastern mythology and want Fire, Water, Earth, Metal and Wood for elements instead? Or want Ice or Lava or Lighting to be counted as seperate elements?

But yeah, I like condensing it down to Element affinity.




And my above suggestion would assume that ALL the girls were gonna be supernatural in a supernatural game. Though I think it's a trope of the genera that if normal girl(s) are in the running, there either never serious contenders, or they've got a connection/something about them that really does carry more weight with the protag that puts them ahead all along.

But for balance sake, maybe rule that if your gonna go super naturals meet normals, normals get a second Archatype or a third Archatype or something to keep it more balanced.

[Mutazoia]

"Four elements? Excuse me, but some of us passed chemistry.".

Not only did some of us pass chemistry, what if we like eastern mythology and want Fire, Water, Earth, Metal and Wood for elements instead? Or want Ice or Lava or Lighting to be counted as seperate elements?

But yeah, I like condensing it down to Element affinity..

*Gibbs slap*

You two know that the traditional elements when talking about comic book/manga powers have always been Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. Showing off your High School chemistry knowledge is just silly, unless you seriously want a character with Yttrium affinity. Sure you can go the eastern rout since this is a manga RPG, but it should be considered as read once you combine the advantages into one "Elemental Affinity" package that you can pick any "traditional" affinity you like.

[Metahuman1]

You seriously want to tell me that a smart player shouldn't be able to build an alien character with Carbon Affinity or something nuts like that? I'd encourage players being able to think of interesting stuff that's not been done before. Besides, condensing it down this way allows the Principal when universe building to decide out the starting gate what is or isn't an element, particularly if the games supernatural in basis.

Oh, and idea's for a thing to make advantages out of (I suck at game balance so I'm not gonna advise how much of a bonus/consequence these should incur.)

Doll size: This is for if you want to run that little itty bitty fairy character.

Economy sized: This one might go to the Loli Archetype, but I feel like it should be a general thing. Would be aimed at just being extremely short and petite.

Amazon: This is for if you want to run that character that's head and shoulders (and possibly chest.) above the protagonist and as much or more above the other players.

Towering: And lastly, the reverse of Doll Sized, this is the one you should run if you want to be able to use the rest of the cast as dolls.

Perhaps add a line that when you pick any of these 4 advantages, you have to decide on weather or not to make it a thing that can be turned on and off, or a thing that is always in on mode for sake of making them versatile enough that people will actually pick them form time to time.

[Angelalex242]

By all means, expand the elements.

But don't blame me when you suddenly have Captain Planet-kun and his 5 planeteers trying to chase him down :P

[Metahuman1]

By all means, expand the elements.

But don't blame me when you suddenly have Captain Planet-kun and his 5 planeteers trying to chase him down :P

I would beat my players/party to death with my dice bag before I played in that game.

[BWR]

Oh come on!The power of Heart would be a winner in this game.

[Lentrax]

I would beat my players/party to death with my dice bag before I played in that game.

*ahem*

Ted Turner would like to have a word with you. Please wait a moment while he paints himself blue.

[Angelalex242]

Equally possible is the 5 Senshi chasing down Mamoru-kun.

I mean, it's not like it's a FORGONE DESTINED CONCLUSION or anything :P