This week in the clubhouse, Stephen is still away in New York.
Ellen is back to help out with a Nice Games Jam! Our prompt: create a JRPG-inspired game in under an hour. But like any good JRPG, it took twice as long to complete as expected...
Ellen's handwritten notes are worth a look! (PDF)
And here's the Wikipedia page for Weevil, which Ellen wanted you to see.
A two-person pen-and-paper RPG. One player portrays the party of ants, and the other player controls all enemies and narrates the story as the GM.
The Story
Your queen is dying, and for unknown reasons (foreshadowing!) your colony is running out of resources. You, a young worker ant, and your party of misfits must set out from your home to collect the extra food and supplies needed to save your colony, battling foes and overcoming challenges along the way!
The Party
Worker Ant (Player protagonist)
Bite (attack): 2
Carry (inventory): 5
Exo (armor): +0
Ability: "Defend" - Once per encounter, secretly choose (and write down) a party member. The next attack against that character will automatically fail. This remains in effect until an enemy attacks the selected player, or the player uses their ability.
Soldier Ant
Bite (attack):