I'm guessing this is the right place to post this.

So my game designer brain couldn't leave well enough alone and forced me to write a short idea for a Bomberman TTRPG  

Decided to make it publicly editable, so if anyone wants to add or change stuff (or just sabotage it   I don't mind) have at it:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYPaekMoQPuqAGtA4UCPkzFzHWwOwQA6f5wHangtP9A/edit?usp=sharing

It's only a few pages because I didn't put in anything detailed or specific.

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The Bomb Cart for Revenge is chef's kiss. Bringing back Charaboms for fighting and collecting is also cool. I also really like the idea of the custom parts, I already have a few ideas in my head for low tier to high tier suits. 🎊

I guess what I'm really curious about is how turns will work though.
With the boots and the bomb laying, like, how much will it take to escape the bomb and how long before it detonates, where they're positioned, if you can throw or kick them... Etc.
Movement shoes will definitely be key.

 

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Right. That's one of the things I don't have clear in my head yet. In the maze-battles it's just like the classic games. In exploration, that needs to be figured out.

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It took a while, but I decided movement would just work more or less the same way all the time. Characters can move a certain amount of distance in one move, and can move a number of times decided by their movement level.

I tried to work it so they'd be able to get clear of their own bombs easily, though the way I made it, a fast character can just zoom all over the place.

Maybe balance it by having one action per character at a time until everyone's used their actions in the current round, or something?  

Since players can kick and throw from the start, they should be able to avoid blowing themselves up. Positioning themselves and each other's bombs becomes part of the puzzle solving process. I kinda like how the stronger a character gets, the more they can do, but the more they have to think as well.

Anyway, I added the Movement paragraph under Campaigns and Gameplay, so if anyone has something better go ahead and just change it. And unregistered guests, that includes you! Go nuts with it.   I don't plan on making a full ruleset, I'd much rather see other fans come together and have fun with it.

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Ahh, finally had a bit of time motivation to do a bit of revision and addition to the idea doc.   If anyone's interested, give it a look here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYPaekMoQPuqAGtA4UCPkzFzHWwOwQA6f5wHangtP9A/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.37hi6u3f95qx

Maybe as time goes on, bit by bit, I'll expand and refine it until it's fully playable, but for now it's just a springboard for interested fans to use as a base.

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Wheeew, just did another big update and expansion to the rules. It's now an entire whopping... 14 pages  

I actually think it's almost in the playable alpha stage--ah, wait, I still need to explain how to fully conduct turns, and how towns and shops and stuff work. Dang it  

Anyway, here's the link again:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RYPaekMoQPuqAGtA4UCPkzFzHWwOwQA6f5wHangtP9A/edit?usp=sharing

And a reminder that anyone should be able to edit and add to it with their own input, ideas, and corrections.

(I'd be surprised if anyone on planet Earth wants to play this when we have actual Bomberman video games. I know I'd go for the video games over this   )

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Hey, I just read through your doc. Great stuff!  
I actually began work on my own Bomberman TTRPG a few weeks ago.  
After TerminalMontage put out a vid on Bomberman 64 I felt totally inspired to play through it again. Despite my vast love for Bomberman 64 I've never 100%'d the game and I've been seeking to remedy that.   Well anyways, part-way through my playthrough and I happen upon rifeXD's 8 hour overview of Bomberman's history. I was totally awestruck! I've since decided to play through a number of Bomberman games. I've cleared the old NES game and I'm on world 5 of the second NES game. Still going through Bomberman 64... Ah! But more to the point!

Because of 64 and my vast love for it, I felt totally compelled to create a TTRPG system for Bomberman. I'd been working away at it, even ran a test combat on roll20 when the notion struck me- "Has anyone else done this before?" Well a quick google search brought me to this very post! I felt a little disappointed truth be told "I'm not the first".
Silly I know, but then I saw the date- your post was recent!  
Now I totally want to pick your brain and share ideas!

That sounds great! (I'm kinda surprised my doc turned up in the results but glad you enjoyed the read). I got the idea a while back and it wouldn't leave me alone, so i started writing it up and decided to post it. It should be editable for anyone also.

I check this place pretty often so if you post or message me I'll see it probably no later than the next day, but you can also add me on Discord. My username there is Drasker. It's the profile of the guy in the black hat with the orange and blue background.

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