Go Start Poppin' Off ... SOON
When I was planning my next Tabletop Roleplay Game's setting, I began searching for something that mixed my love of Skate Culture and TTRPGS, but the closest I could find was too magic based. (Sorry Skate Wizards) I grew up around Skateboarding, and the punk music scene, and when I saw DROPOUT's Never Stop Blowing up, I knew what I had to do.
Poppin' Off is a TTRPG game system spliced together from DND5E, Kids on Bikes, The Never Stop System and basically anything I can get my hands on, All duct taped together to make the most insane "real" setting TTRPG I could.
I am actively working on this project and I can't wait to share it!
Never Stop Poppin' Off
Ripped right from Never Stop, Poppin' off happens when you roll the maximum on your dice roll, resulting in a "pop off" allowing you to roll the dice of the next size and add it to your total. It allows for every roll made to feel exciting and thrilling, when you can Pop Off at any moment.
A simple trick can quickly pop off into something extreme in the blink of an eye.
Race your Heart Out
Racing and Skateboarding don't normally go hand in hand, but why can't they? Mechanics for competitive races that blur the lines between Player vs Player, Player vs DM, and Player vs Environment.
Skate Anywhere
Designed to take place in any setting you want, New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, or even a fictional city of your own creation. If you can skate there, you can pop off. Maybe Skateboarding is the biggest sport in the city, or maybe Skate Gangs run the underground drug circuits. Maybe Skateboarding has developed a professional Wrestling level of Pageantry, with skaters having alias/persona’s when they skate.
Failing Forward
Everyone bails out once in a while, or all of the time. When this happens players get a "Bail Token", which can be traded in to progress your character and hopefully start poppin' off!
The Sounds of Poppin' Off
Much like most Skateboarding media, it is integral to have great music to go along with it. Check out the playlist on SPOTIFY that I jam to when working on this system... or just all the time.
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