Test Drive - October/November

[d3mods]

You wake up... in your bed or wherever you went to sleep because your character is exactly where you left them. A revival of the classic LJ/DW game DramaDramaDuck (DDD), D3 is an attempt to capture the spirit of the classic with some adjustments. The name, and the names of many parts of the game, pays homage to the original while allowing it to be something different as I'm not a founder of the original. I just had fun there and thought it sounded fun now.

An Open Lid game, as opposed to a JamJar; your characters remain in their canon worlds and timelines but can access a magical network to connect to other canon's universes. You, with the help of your castmates should you have them, decide how they experience shape your remaining canon, even if it means nothing changes at all.

Welcome to the D3 test drive. Prompts are sparse because this is the game where you make the story. Some optional suggestions are:

A. Hit by an infection

Like it says on the label. Your character has been hit by one of the monthly infections that take place on the network. This particular infection shouldn't alter the personality too much if you're planning to use it as a sample. For more information on infections, read the faq found here.

B. Canon update

Something happen at home you want to share? Or don't want to share, but the network is showing anyway?

C. A call to arms

Trouble is brewing, and you need help? You have worlds full of superheroes to ask for help. That doesn't always mean they can reach you...


That's the down and dirty. Not quite as fancy as you're used to seeing, huh? D3 is a simple game. Or it's not. It's up to you, the player, to make your experience. There will also be a log community so you can do face-to-face meet ups, and anyone can go off-world this time.

To perhaps capture the group game feeling that differentiates D3 from memes, consider noting whether you're open to threadjacks with a subject line like so:

Character | Canon | Open/Not Open to threadjack

We recommend you read the following to help you along:

FAQ → Rules → Reserves → Taken
Reserves will open for the first time on October 1st and apps will follow October 7th. After they open, they'll remain open instead of having cycles.

Comments

[takehold]

When you're in that sort of life, I guess you just meet more people. Are you a performer?

The part that makes it really hard is that they're all really supportive and excited for me to work hard and get better. Sometimes I feel like they're just humoring me. I know they aren't. I know they want me to be the best I can, but sometimes... well, we can't control our feelings, can we? My dream is take center stage and shine brightly on the stage, so I have to keep working!

[doortodreams]

no

i'm not going into acting. but my parents are, and my brother's a singer so everybody thinks i'm going to be too. i'm going to draw manga instead. i just have to keep working on my own manga.

it doesn't bother you? everybody's looking at you and if you mess up they all see.

[takehold]

If your dream is to draw manga, then you should do your best at it. Put your all into drawing your manga. It's how you achieve your dreams.

Not really. I used to get nervous about it, but not so much any longer. It's part of taking the stage. You bare yourself to your audience. It's a risk, but it's one which you accept so that you can shine. "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."

[doortodreams]

right???! I just have to keep getting better and then i can get published.

i don't really want to shine. i'm good being in the shadows in a room where nobody else can find me.

but if that's what you really want to do good luck. just do what you told me to do.