What system would you use for a Madoka style magical girl game? I've heard good things about OVA but I wasn't sure if there were better systems I could use. I think what I'm looking for is something where characters are naturally tough compared to NPC, and they can have one or two crazy abilities that they can build up through out the game.
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I played and GMed that on Fate Core like 4-5 times. Still think it's the best option, but... Fate is kinda different from other systems. You either love it or hate it.
How many times a month one can ask this question again?
OVA for "serious" game, MAID for a joke one. The answers aren't going to change just because you ask it every other d3-weeks.
You're looking for a free-form RP, because magical girl stuff isn't so much about purging evil as it is drama derived from character interactions and social repercussions. If there is a game that can run Persona it can run a Madoka. Alternatively, just fricking play MAID if you want cute girls doing cute things or your superhero game of choice if you want to blast shit with love beams.
I don't know anything about this setting in particular, but Witch Girls Adventures is a fun system.
>Witch Girls Adventures
Lmao nice joke
What's wrong with wga (fetish content aside)?
>(fetish content aside)
If you strip out the fetish content, it is an overly simple almost incomplete game without a strong identity outside of pointing at the gaping hole where the fetish content used to be.
Use whichever generic you know best. There is no English language magical girl game worth playing.
>almost incomplete
What does this mean
Gaping holes in the game mechanics and contextualizing narrative making the game too hard to play to be worth the effort.
>Gaping holes in the game mechanics
I ran a wga campaign and didn't notice this. Can you clarify what you're talking about using specific examples?
>The entire magic system.
You've either a liar whose never played the game and want to be spoonfed, or you're so lost to the degeneracy you can't see a problem with a game whose core conceit is underage girls doing in transformation fetish.
Alright, since this makes three posts where you b***h about the rules without giving anything specific, even when asked, I assume you just have some weird hate for the game or the creator.
I don't remember which edition of Magical Burst it was but MB was great for the game I played.
I'm not going to tell you that Magical Burst is a good game. RAW, Magical Burst is both an insane rocket tag game and one where damage doesn't really matter, the mechanica are insanely brpken, QC is nonexistent and the latest version (which fwiw I skipped) went full on the LGBT bullshit.
However, having played and ran it with my closest group of friends, I have somewhat of an attachment to it. And, for what it's worth, the few mechanics that do work (Overcharge and the eponymous Bursts) are the ones that are specifically made for making meguca be suffering.
Alternatively, I have heard good things about Princess Wing, if you have a deck of playing cards lying around and can vibe with its JTTRPG jank.
>went full on the LGBT bullshit.
Have you never watched a magical girl anime in your life?
Despite what Gwitch stans on twitter nay have told you, there's a difference between anime yuri and muh queers. The last edition of MB went full on the latter as it was made in the height of Tumblr and the brginning of modern troon insanity.
hey you.
this is true. they're very very different
I'm not saying you're wrong but it would be better to back such claims with some proper scientific evidence.
>went full on the LGBT bullshit
Cardcaptor Sakura is as gay as it gets, almost comically so.
I don't think you can like mahou shoujo and hate homos at the same time.
>based on Cardcaptor Sakura
Base it on Puni Puni Peomi
princess the hopeful
Only if it's the non-Vocation edition.
What's wrong with Vocation?
Always wanted to play a Mirror but you need to be extremely obnoxious to actually play them.
Ars Magica unironically
What would you use to run something based on Cardcaptor Sakura? Mostly taking on the premise that the players must capture a bunch of runaway spells. Maybe each player has an elemental theme as to base their initial capabilities and then they can use their captured spells to further help them in combat or their everyday life.
Could you not still use OVA? Build the spirits with extra attributes that players now have access too say instead of leveling?
GURPS
one of those jap games I'd reckon, kamigakari or double, something along those lines.
What are your goals for your magical girl game?
Episodic monster smashing? Do you want battles where you have to puzzle out the enemy's weakness, or fights all about setting up to shout the name of your cheesy signature move and save the day?
Slice of life? Do you want systems for school life? To what extent will your magical girls be able to use their powers when off the clock? Do you need mechanics for keeping your powers and identity a secret? What about tracking fame and renown instead?
Romance? Your campaign is ruined, don't try.
Whatever system you use, if you know what kinds of gameplay you want, you can sand off the parts of the system that don't contribute, and create or steal mechanics that fill in the gaps. Even 5E can make for great magical girl games this way. Though you'll probably be better off starting from scratch.Threads like this would be better asking for mechanics that fit a certain theme rather than entire systems.
>Your campaign is ruined, don't try.
Damn, that's rough. Because everything you talked about would be things I'd love to have in my game.
I was making fun of romance leading to awkwardness and/or erp. Everything else about a magical girl game is fine.
If you want to pick one genre staple or trope, I could try my hand at writing up some short rules to complement that at the table no matter what system you're playing.
Ah I thought you meant that looking for a system with everything else would be a problem to keep track of and ruin it.
Thanks for the suggestions everyone I think I'm going to give OVA a shot for this game.
Just use Fate. Approaches and stunts will give you everything you want power-wise. Cost-for-success mechanic + compels will give you enough drama themselves, just make high difficulties from time to time. And as a bonus - system proofed against autists, it just destroys them or scare away.
Mutants & Masterminds 2e would probably work.
I misremebered WGA for Academagia and was incredibly confused reading this thread
Anything by Ewen Cluney
I run my game with HERO but it ended up more like The Demon Next Door than a proper mahou shojo.
Sakura would clown these gloomy b***hes. Play Magical Burst. Watch some 80s and 90s Magical girl Anime. Maybe some Cutey Honey too.
We both know who is gonna own them all.
What’s OVA again? I’m running my own really jank and shitty campaign using Deathwatch for the fine being because it’s a system I know. Should probably replace it at some point
You are gonna run Magia Record, right sis?