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I wrote Everyone is John. I've always been surprised and pleased by the cult popularity it's had. Glad to see people still liking it.

dpatriarche 3y ago
Thanks for an amazing game! It provided one of our all-time top TTRPG experiences, and years later we're still laughing about what went down.
nielsbot 3y ago
If this is your site (rtwolf.github.io/Everyone-is-John/), looks like the linked site from the text is down (www.everyoneisjohn[.]com) It's just an empty page with a Chinese title?
- aetherson 3y ago
  RTWolf isn't me. They've cloned my site: https://overlycommonname.github.io/john.html https://overlycommonname.github.io/john.html (Which is fine, it's CC licensed). I'll update the link.
- Encrypt-Keeper 3y ago
  Chinese domain squatters strike again lol.
idontwantthis 3y ago
Thank you this game is incredible. I just learned about it from this post and I’ve already played three times mostly with people who have never played an rpg before. Instant hilarious fun for everyone.
YeBanKo 3y ago
Thanks, seems like an amazing game. I am watching some videos and trying to understand the gameplay. If you don't mind elaborating on few thing: * In the rules it says that whenever a voce completes its obsessions a test for control happens. Doesn't it mean that the voice needs to reveal what the obsessions is at that moment, before the end of the game? * Same goes for skill, seems like for it to be used it needs to be revealed before the end of the game. * Who determines the level of obsessions?
- aetherson 3y ago
  The GM would have final say on the level of the obsession, and would notify players about a test for control. Certainly this provides a hint about what the active player's obsession is, though perhaps not a precise answer. I didn't ever really anticipate that people would get super intense about the competition element. It's a self-evidently fairly silly game.
  - YeBanKo 3y ago
    So GM is know all the players' sheets?
    - aetherson 3y ago
      Yes, my expectation would be that sheets would be open to the GM, and they would approve sheets before the start of the game.
      - stavros 3y ago
        Could you add these clarifications to a FAQ section on the site/page, or similar? If someone here had these questions, other people might too.

dpatriarche 3y ago

Thanks for an amazing game! It provided one of our all-time top TTRPG experiences, and years later we're still laughing about what went down.

nielsbot 3y ago

If this is your site (rtwolf.github.io/Everyone-is-John/), looks like the linked site from the text is down (www.everyoneisjohn[.]com) It's just an empty page with a Chinese title?

aetherson 3y ago
RTWolf isn't me. They've cloned my site: https://overlycommonname.github.io/john.html https://overlycommonname.github.io/john.html (Which is fine, it's CC licensed). I'll update the link.
Encrypt-Keeper 3y ago
Chinese domain squatters strike again lol.

idontwantthis 3y ago

Thank you this game is incredible. I just learned about it from this post and I’ve already played three times mostly with people who have never played an rpg before. Instant hilarious fun for everyone.

YeBanKo 3y ago

Thanks, seems like an amazing game. I am watching some videos and trying to understand the gameplay. If you don't mind elaborating on few thing: * In the rules it says that whenever a voce completes its obsessions a test for control happens. Doesn't it mean that the voice needs to reveal what the obsessions is at that moment, before the end of the game? * Same goes for skill, seems like for it to be used it needs to be revealed before the end of the game. * Who determines the level of obsessions?

aetherson 3y ago
The GM would have final say on the level of the obsession, and would notify players about a test for control. Certainly this provides a hint about what the active player's obsession is, though perhaps not a precise answer. I didn't ever really anticipate that people would get super intense about the competition element. It's a self-evidently fairly silly game.
- YeBanKo 3y ago
  So GM is know all the players' sheets?
  - aetherson 3y ago
    Yes, my expectation would be that sheets would be open to the GM, and they would approve sheets before the start of the game.
    - stavros 3y ago
      Could you add these clarifications to a FAQ section on the site/page, or similar? If someone here had these questions, other people might too.