It Was Always About Us

It Was Always About Us is a conversational roleplaying game designed for two people. One assumes the role of a superhero, and the other the role of a supervillain. During the course of the game you will meet, ask and answer questions, allow your nemesis to reveal things about yourself that you have no control over, clash to achieve your goals, and live out your adventuring careers through each others eyes.

It was made for the Supervillain Redemption Jam, and also submitted to the Beyond The Super Jam.

The photo used in the cover image is from pixel2013.

Actually-played here: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/2021/04/02/275-it-was-always-about-us-with-miles-kirk/

FILES:

It Was Always About Us (PDF): The core rules.

Quick Reference (PDF): Clash actions, scene rules, random superpowers and names in landscape format.

Otherwise Disappointing Lives (PDF): Replay transcript of a full game. Featuring Kara Jay, AKA Panic Attack, as the villain, and Rena Coil, AKA Recoil, as the hero. Can these two troubled people find hope in an otherwise disappointing world?

We Shine Together (PDF): Replay transcript of a full game. Featuring Caitlyn Carolyn, AKA Sunset, as the hero, and Maria Wang, AKA Dawn, as the villain. Two sad aliens who deal with their loneliness in vastly different ways; will their light save or doom the world?