Troika! Paperwork for Planets: Censusing the Spheres PBP
The Ministry of Spherical Enumerationists has misplaced reality - again. A Play By Post Troika! Game.
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EXPERIENCE
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Free
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Weekly / Sunday - 9:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
5 / 12 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
5/12
About the adventure
Somewhere between Sphere 344 and Sector ZZZ, a census went wrong. Now ghost-planets scream in existential protest, thought-forms riot over incorrect demographics, and an entire species has been falsely categorized as “miscellaneous.” That’s where you come in. As a member of the Ministry of Spherical Enumerationists, you’re part auditor, part adventurer, and part accidental deity. Armed with sentient clipboards, lucky pens, and your golden barge, you will travel from world to world, taking count of all things strange, squishy, or suspicious.
Game style
Play By Post
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
18 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
Average response time: 24+ hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
A serious-games enthusiast.
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Creating your character
Create evocative and unique characters using Troika!'s gonzo background system. Be a Befouler of Ponds, a Lonesome Monarch, or an Exographer with a spring-loaded measuring tape and more curiosity than sense. In the Troika! system, players are randomly given Backgrounds that contain a blurb, possessions, and skills/spells. You may choose different backgrounds for various spheres.
This game will have 2-6 players.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Just join the Discord server!
What Abbs brings to the table
This game blends dry bureaucratic satire with surreal fantasy in the spirit of Monty Python, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Terry Pratchett books. Sessions shift between comedic absurdity, moments of genuine philosophical depth, and chaotic cosmic danger. - Explore bizarre and dangerous Spheres, each stranger than the last. - Juggle strange local laws and political taboos. - Use your wits, spells, or utter absurdity to navigate the literal paperwork of the gods.
Homebrew rules
This game is a combination of a variety of Troika settings and spheres.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Abbs creates a safe table
Safety tools will be in play at all times, including a consent at start.
Content warnings
Safety tools used