ROM COM DRAMA BOMB

"A ransom note to romantic comedy."

What is RCDB?

Rom Com Drama Bomb is the mash-up of a cheesy romantic comedy and over-the-top action film you never knew you needed—a fast-paced storytelling game unlike anything you’ve ever played.

Play as two people who shouldn’t fall in love and the evil villain who will stop at nothing to make sure they do. All in the time it takes to watch your favorite rom-com.

RCDB At A Glance:

• An asymmetric, GM-less, no-prep TTRPG for precisely 3 players
• Two players are the Leads - Two people who shouldn't fall in love
• One player is the Villain - The mastermind of an evil scheme to create the best rom-com ever
• 90-minute timed gameplay
  - Play through your story in the time it takes to watch your favorite rom-com
• 6 scenes of token-powered gameplay over 3 acts
  - Players will give and receive tokens to perform moves that influence their character’s behavior, the setting and NPCs, and the story's progression.
• High replayability 
  - 5 Playbook Pairs for the Leads, from “Just Friends” to “The Bet”
  - 5 Villain Playbooks for the Villain from Don Coppola to the Anti-Christ Of Divorce
  - Variable endings determined by unlockable story-ending moves.
  

Written by Elliot Davis
Illustrated by Victor Winter
Edited by Samantha Leigh
Layout Design by Brian Flaherty
Guest Writing (Great Aunt Janice) by J Strautman
Additional Illustrations by Elliot Davis
Mechanical Inspirations:
No Dice, No Masters by Avery Alder for the use of tokens and moves
Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast by Possum Creek Games for its artful use of
tracks.

A5 perfect-bound book, 88 pages.

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