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

[samuraiprosecutor]

I think most find it less satisfying than they hoped, once they finally achieve it. Often it leaves a void that's difficult to fill.

[breq]

I've heard something similar before. It's interesting to consider.

[samuraiprosecutor]

I suppose it is. Preferably as a purely academic exercise, without the kind of personal trauma which might bring thoughts of revenge out of the realm of the hypothetical.

[breq]

I don't think life is always quite that clean, unfortunately.

[samuraiprosecutor]

Unfortunately, no, it's not.

I desired vengeance, once. Then the man who did me irreparable harm was defeated utterly, and exposed to the world as the monster he truly was beneath his veneer of perfection.

It brought me no relief. It took many journeys over many years to find the kind of vengeance which actually brought me peace.

[breq]

And what sort was that?

[samuraiprosecutor]

The sort I could never have found on my own. He wanted me to suffer, alone, then die. I learned to let others care about me. I healed. I lived.

[breq]

I'm glad you've found that for yourself, then.

[samuraiprosecutor]

Thank you. At this point in my life I can finally, definitively say the alternative would not have benefited anyone, least of all myself. My belief now is that there is no greater vengeance than claiming for yourself that which your enemy would deprive you of. Those who wish you ill certainly don't want to see you surrounded by peace, happiness, and love.

Though the unfortunate truth is that it can be difficult, or even impossible, to achieve these things while your enemy still exercises their toxic influence over your life. I'm not sure I could have accomplished anything if he hadn't been...removed.

[breq]

That's a very interesting philosophy. And one I think I might agree with.

[samuraiprosecutor]

I'm pleased to hear it.

Would I be incorrect in guessing that your initial question was posed out of something stronger than intellectual curiosity?

[breq]

Something of a personal nature, yes.