VITAL HEARTS Open Beta Playtest
Homebrew Game, Ironclaw | Campaign
About the adventure
It's the hottest game ever made ... VITAL HEARTS ONLINE ... with cutting-edge technology, augmented-reality graphics, and mind-blowing game-play. But are the rumors true? Was the technology stolen? Did the lead programmer die under mysterious circumstances? Can the game actually drive you insane? The truth is something else entirely... A meta-syntatic tabletop game, VITAL HEARTS puts you in a dual role - as both your every-day self in near-future Japan, and your video-game avatar in a virtual-fantasy world. As you level up and reap greater rewards, you must balance your game time with your daily life ... and the mystery of what's going on between the two of them. Built on the Cardinal™ gaming engine, you'll make some big sweeping choices about your character, and then customize as little or as much as you want. In true isekai fashion, your real life and your gaming experiences blur together into a greater whole. OPEN BETA: Vital Hearts is set to release real soon now, and so we're doing an open beta to make sure that we remove any orphaned content from the alpha, then re-write all the text for release candidate. If you have the patience, the fortitude, and the discernment to see how the sausage is made, this playtest is for you.
3 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, World Builder
Additional details
How to prepare
We will be using Discord for voice chat. (Video is optional.) We will only be using text for mechanical rules, so we ask that you are willikng to talk to strangers over voice chat.
What I provide
I'll be bringing maps into the roll20 system. Roll20 has tools for rolling dice.
Gameplay details
VITAL HEARTS moves between two phases: an MMO instance, and then the daily lives of the characters. Some scenes will be complex and tactical while others may be handled as "montage", quick down-time rules. Also, yes, we included all these content-warning tags on purpose. This games will have themes common to isekai and anime!
Content warnings
• Abuse
• Animal Death
• Blood
• Body Horror
• Car Accident
• Character Death
• Classism
• Controlling Parents
• Curing of Disabilities
• Deadnaming Character
• Death
• Doxxing
• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
• Eating Disorders
• Execution
• Extreme Violence
• Fire
• Forced Outing of Character
• Hostages
• Illness
• Insects
• Kidnapping
• Language/Cursing
• Lifechanging Injury
• Medical Issues
• Microaggressions
• Murder
• Mutilation
• Nightmares about Traumatic Events
• Panic Attacks
• Paralyzation
• Police Brutality
• Prejudice
• Scars
• Seizures
• Self-Harm
• Sexual Content
• Sexual Predator
• Slavery
• Snakes
• Spiders
• Suffocation
• Suicide
• Transphobia
• Trauma
• Violence
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Open Door
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
You will need a copy of the VITAL HEARTS rulebook to make your character. Standard rules will be in effect, and we can discuss which optional ones we want. "X-Card" and "Difficulty" will be in play.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Roll20
Free
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Custom / Tuesday - 7:20 AM UTC
3-4.5 Hour duration
3 / 6 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: All Ages