Is there an RPG that's a good fit for the kind of weird, surreal tv cartoons that were popular in the 2010s, like Gravity Falls, The Owl House, Amphibia, or Inside Job?

These are a kind of kid-centered, light-hearted mystery shows with overlays of magical realism, cosmic horror and the occult.

All I could think of were Absurdia and Public Access, or maybe Unknown Armies with kids.

>>95940414 (OP)
>popular in the 2010s
>The Owl House
bruh

>>95940414 (OP)
Some of those shows are quite notable for not being popular, but also they are wildly different genres. Either way, Kids on Bikes would probably suit Gravity Falls just fine.

>>95940430
Okay, okay! Late 2010s and early 2020s, jeez, don't lynch me! Or David Lynch me.

>>95940468
>Kids on Bikes
Thank you, I'll check it out.

>>95940414 (OP)
cringe.

>>95940514
cuck.

>>95940414 (OP)
Grow up. It's time to put childish things away.

>>95940588
>"Grow up," he said, on the message board dedicated to tiny plastic men and dice-pretend games, on the weeaboo porn website.

>>95940687
Yes. I come here specifically to tell you manchildren to grow the fuck up.

>>95940706
You should go to the Warhammer threads. Post the same message in every one. :)

>>95940479
Monsters and Other Childish things has this vibe.

>>95940414 (OP)
Monster of the Week is cute but more geared towards 90s shows such as Buffy. IIRC Adventure Time is based on a D&D campaign, so I'd say any vanilla system where the GM goes for that kind of tone is good to go. And as always,
>MAKE YOUR OWN!

Tales of the Loop is fun, but it's very centred on the 80's.
And it's got too much robots and not enough occult.

>>95940588
>When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.

Delta Green, particularly the campaign "God's Teeth"

>>95940706
I'm glad to hear I'm not the biggest baby on this site then.

>>95940414 (OP)
kids on bikes/ brooms seem good for getting the best of both owl house and gravity falls

>>95940719
>>95942068
>>95942160
>>95943844
Thanks!

>>95943041
I know DG and this doesn't seem sincere.

>>95942354
based diaperfag.

>>95943844
I haven’t heard of Kids on Brooms, how does it compare to the basic Kids on Bikes?

BRP, and it's assocaited systems, can run almost anything. Savage worlds is good this too. You might even have some luck using a year zeor engine game other than the obvious ones with a little reflavoring.

>>95940514
>>95940574
chicken concarne

>>95940414 (OP)
There’s an RPG called Academagia, not to be confused with the computer game of the same name, that I hear can be used for The Owl House with some homebrewing. Don’t quote me on that though, and I’m not sure if there are other systems that might work better, if you’ve got any systems that haven’t been mentioned here yet I’d be happy to hear them.

>>95940414 (OP)
>https://dnd5e.wikidot.com/lineage:grung
Well, DnD has a frog race or two, so that might work for an Amphibia game if you don't mind it.

>>95940479
Ah, that takes me back. Such memories...

>>95961711
Okay, but the problem with using a frog race in D&D is that you'd be using the rest of D&D, which does not fit the tone or assumed playstyle and tone of the setting.

>>95967961
What's the problem? Both are gay, homo sludge appealing to the lowest common denominator.

>>95950791
Kids on Bikes is set in small town America before cellphones and internet with the option for the strangeness of Scooby-Doo, The Goonies, light hearted stuff.
You can turn it up and grim, such as 'It', Stand by Me, Stranger Things
It's my favorite game to date.

Kids on Brooms is geared toward magical stuffs and fantasy like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson.
I don't have this game nor was I ever an HP fan so I can't give you any information other than kids and magical shenanigans.

There's a third book, Teens in Space which is more akin to the academy episodes of Star Trek:TNG/DS9 or Lost in Space.
Young people's space faring and science fiction.

>>95970267
Yes, but mechanically they are not compatible, because it doesn't make sense to turn those gay homo sludge characters into wizards who can cast fireball.

>>95940514
Came here for this.

>>95957101
>not to be confused with the computer game of the same name
man, I remember playing that one on release and the devs being super hyper over releasing sequels for the next in-game years
anyway the ttrpg seems more recent yet seems to be almost invisible to the internet

>>95940414 (OP)
Maybe Savage World's Pinebox Middle School.

>>95971263
>wizards who can cast fireball
Remember Maddie?

>>95940414 (OP)
Kids on Bikes
Wushu
Feng Shui
FATE Accelerated

>>95977858
No.

>>95981493
Well, she proves that Amphibia does have magic. And since Amphibia and the Owl House take place in the same continuity it makes it easier for a crossover game that way.

>>95977858
>>95983738
Uh oh, it's bumpfag'o'clock!

>>95940414 (OP)
Don't forget the tie-in books, lots of material for campaigns in those.

>>95991052
Okay, what would you suggest then? Because I’d rather not buy a book for a single campaign.

>>95971028
>It's my favorite game to date
What do you like so much about it?

>>95991052
Oh, didn't know this existed! Is it an RPG book or a show lore book?

>>95974630
Will check out, thanks.

>>95977858
>>95983738
She's a qutie.

>>95999468
It's a show lore book, like the earlier Journal 3 book and the Marcy's Journal book for Amphibia.

>>95997331
Well, for one, it has a coded message in it that says "Curse Wittebane", implying that Bill has a history with either Philip/Belos or a member of his family, which could be an interesting hook for a crossover campaign between GF and TOH.

>>95997758
Assuming I'm good faith this isn't a bump
>what do you like most?
The game is free form. The players pick "classes" based on TV movie tropes
>bully
>popular kid
>line weirdo
The players flesh out the town by picking the year, towns name, notable industries, landmarks et al.
I'm free to use all or none of it.
If a story goes sideways that's OK. The players are kids/teens seeking fun and adventure.
All I have to sweat are the mechanics

>>96005425
I'm glad you enjoy it, for me it presses all the wrong buttons. The focus on the PCs' relations and psychology makes for the kind of game I'd rather not run, I detest having players come up with parts of the world, and having a good chunk of the book dedicated to safety & inclusion & representation is just annoying.

>>96006252
>control issues
>need for combat
>sensitive but in the opposite direction
Not him but wew

>>96006292
>control issues
That I will concede, I am an extremely authoritarian GM and I expect as much from other GMs when playing in their games.

>>95940706
thank fuck someone finally had the guts to come out and say it! thank you anon! I'm a changed man! Life, here I come!
>>95940414 (OP)
OP i think they call that style 'nonce/pedo/groomcore'
undertale is closest I can think of

>>95940414 (OP)
Much as I hate to say it, my best idea for The Owl House right now is a D&D homebrew. I think that I heard somewhere that the Covens in The Owl House tie roughly to the schools of magic in D&D; Abomination magic could great refluffed necromancy, Bard magic is self-explanatory, etc. Please tell me that you have something better that might work that hasn’t been mentioned yet, having no better ideas than 5e is almost physically painful to me.

>>95940414 (OP)
Maybe a modified version of Rifts for a GF game? Especially if the campaign takes place during Bill’s reign.

>>95999468
Oh, almost forgot another interesting tidbit, the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition has special content the normal book doesn't have. I haven't seen it yet myself, but something to consider.

>>96006292
>>sensitive but in the opposite direction
Why do you fags try to pull this shit every time someone notices your bullshit?

>>95999468
I didn’t know either, thanks for telling us about it.

>>95940414 (OP)
Frog people are a race in The Chronicles of Aeres, so maybe check out that for Amphibia.

>>95940414 (OP)
Calarts

>>96006252
>presses all the wrong buttons
That's a you problem. I find that having the players pick town stuff gets them invested in the setting. Further, Players discussing their relationship to one another gets them invested in each other.
>dedication to safety/inclusion/representation
I skipped that section. My friends aren't miscreants and I don't 'magical realm'.

>>96017770
t sensitive but in the opposite direction

>>96022332
>Calarts
Okay, and?

>>96024641
Yeah, what does that even mean, lol?

>>96022332
>If I change the design to make them all look identical they all look identical
absolutely retarded picture spread by people who can't distinguish images

>>96022332
>>96029333
>>96035776
There's a LORA for that.

>>95950791
I only skimmed it, but I believe the only difference is that you have a magic stat added to the rest.

>>96005425
how long have you kept the same adventure?
I tried running a campaign and it stopped after half a year of weekly sessions because of real life stuff, they seemed to be enjoying it, but pretty quickly I started feeling die results didn't really correlate to how the archetypes were supposed to go. The d20s had the potential of huge success, it rarely happened. The d4s consistently rolled better than the d6s, and the difference between either wasn't all that noticeable. The swinginess made them slowly mutate out of their archetypes because they only gave them chances of success, but nothing reliable to keep them in archetype.

>>96017770
because normal people just skip chunks of the manual they don't care about. I don't bring up WoD's short stories stuck at the start of chapters, I hate them so I don't read them. I'll never read in universe fiction added to the manual, but I don't judge the rest based on something I don't like being there.

>>96036164
Normal people don't get so offended by games of make-believe they need to try and control the very way people think.

>>95940414 (OP)
For Amphibia, maybe a refluffed magical girls system could work for the Calamity powers, and the dangerous wildlife could use stats for monsters. Never played one, so I couldn’t give any specific suggestions on systems though, sorry.

>>96036154
>how long have you kept a game going
Same, about half a year.

>die results don't correlate to archetypes
That's a you problem. They roll dice. You figure out how/if the story gets impacted.
Nothing goes "as it's supposed too". GG

>swinginess
Sounds like you and your players didn't understand the system, Thus your game suffered.

>>96039172
>>96036164
Both examples of people being sensitive for different reasons

>>96035848
Okay, what is it then?

Whoah... such memores from, like... 4 years ago...

>>96036118
Thanks. Any tips for the basic Kids on Bikes system please?

>>96048923
Assuming that you didn't mean Kids on Broom, I can help with KoBk.

If you have the modules you will notice the lack of 'Win Conditions' on the rumors. This perplexed me until I realized that it's up to the players how to close out the story. Even if it's not what you want.

Set the bar for any general challenges lower than you think. Give the players the psychological boost of smashing a challenge, But not too many that they can't bank up Challenge Points. Player specific challenges are ok to be kept difficult. The reason being, Such tasks are the players wheelhouse. It's their shot at screen time.

Have or give an out when a main plot challenge fails.
>Kids needed to get past a security door.
>old school manual numeric lock requires a 4 digit code
>Kids fail the first check and didn't notice that the 4 most used keys show wear
>one kid searches the security officers desk and finds a worn copy of company protocols and procedures
>security officer wrote the code on the inside of the cover of company book
Work back to the main plot

>>96022332
This image is such obvious bullshit. Steven Universe's artists couldn't keep a consistent look for any of their characters if you put a gun to their heads.

>>96022332
>all manchildren upset over this image.
Kek.

>>96049311
I watched it when it came out, was it really that bad?

>>96049311
It's bullshit to anyone who watched a minute of Gumball

>>95940414 (OP)
I like this question. This is actually a thread with an interesting question that can be answered instead of just, you know, engagement bait on a site that doesn't need engagement bait.

>>95940414 (OP)
Quick question, why Unknown Armies? Not very familiar with that system beyond "magic users gain powers from obsessions". And I've never even heard of the other two.

>>96053142
It's exactly that thobeight. It's just a way for /co/cksuckers like >>96051467 to blog about their weird pedo groomer shows on /tg/ and bump a dead thread for a month.

>>96052453
What do you mean, and what system would work for a campaign set in that universe?

>>95940414 (OP)
As much as I hate the system: this would be a good fit for FATE.
The Cypher system, Kids on Bikes, and Monsters and Other Childish Things area also good options.

>>96054935
While a part of the setting, it's just a "part" of it. In general unknown armies is good for running modern age, "weird" games. It would make a decent X-files agents game, for example.

>>96058018
Why do you hate FATE?

>>96059744
Because it's rules-light storygamer bullshit in the same vein as shit like PbtA.

>>96058018
Thanks for the recommendations. Why those systems in particular?

>>96054935
It's a got a bunch of neat magic systems revolving around real-world magical traditions + post-modern bullshit magic like pornomancy, fast food, drunk mages, and money-magic. Also a high-lethality combat system so you really want to avoid combat and rely on your smarts, wits and strange spell rituals you cobbled together from McDonald's burger shells and Coke bottles. Never seen any other RPG offer anything as weird.

>>96035848
What’s a LORA? If it’s a prompt, what is it for this image please?

>>96058018
What about FATE makes you recommend it?

>>96075740
Probably all the nails in it.

>>95940414 (OP)
Here’s a thought, if one were to create a homebrew system for these games, where would they need to start? Obviously they’d need to include rules for magic, and multiple race options, but what else?

>>96059791
>rules-light storygamer bullshit
Sounds gay to hate a system for that.
If you want just rules, no flexibility, play board games or videogames instead.

>>96071752
>>96075740
>>96077216
Curiously timed posts

>>95940414 (OP)
What would be a good idea for a crossover campaign between some of these series? One idea I had was one of Ridley’s experiments accidentally allowing Bill and the Core to escape the Theraprism and team up to take over the multiverse.

>>96077216
They should have some kind of mechanics to replicate the feeling of whimsy, exploration, and danger-but-not-fatal feeling that permeates them. Skills and feats should be limited to things that kids could mostly do. So no neurosurgeons or Navy SEALS. The magic should be weirder and more niche than typical D&D spells, with extreme specialization and complex rituals that have to be learned.

>>95940414 (OP)
This deserved another season. What would you use in a campaign based around said idea besides the true plans of the Robes, maybe a major breach of the Masquerade?

>>96084128
Full-scale conflict between Cognito and the Illuminati could work.

>>96077226
FATE has rules but they're about haggling over "compels" with the GM and trading gayboy points.

>>96084128
I dunno ask >>>/co/

>>96089245
That could work, especially what happened in the last episodes. Thanks.

>>95940414 (OP)
The old West End system seems suitable. I mean combat isn't the point of gravity falls.

>>96084128
>This deserved another season.
Clearly not.

>>95940414 (OP)
unironically Call of Chtulhu, just eldrich it

>>96094636
Why not? They left several plot points unresolved.

>>96101567
Never watched the show, what are those points?

>>96101567
>>96106187
Why do you reply to yourself?

>>95945505
>Wants a game for kid shows
>God's teeth has kids

What's the problem

>>96108128
>God's teeth has kids
What?

>>96101567
>Why not?
Ask >>>/co/, nogames
>They left several plot points unresolved.
Not an argument

>>96110305
Read the game, nogames

>>96110305
God's Teeth is a Delta Green adventure involving child sexual abuse, possession and murder. It has nothing to do with this thread.

>>95940588
Once you have children, nieces and nephews you have to bring them back out

>>96112423
>child abuse
>nothing to do with this thread
I dunno, the shows OP cited are made by and for The Molested

>>96112719
The heck are you talking about, no they’re not.

>>96115012
>t. The Raped
Bumpfaggotry is exceedingly molested behavior

>>96117668
See what I mean? This poster was clearly molested as a child.

>>96051467
It was fine for the most part but if you paid attention over multiple episodes then you could start to tell what episodes were done by certain storyboarders since they weren't forced to conform to strict model sheets, as well as a few examples of characters having no consistent heights whatsoever.

>>96119601
God these things are ugly, like that glomo corporate style but with an additional layer of forced "quirky" slopped on top. Gimme the real gembutt girls cartoon any day of the week

>>96119601
Only a molested person would voluntarily look at this dreck

>>95940414 (OP)
Don't forget that Gravity Falls has an episode where the D&D parody came to life, and Dipper and Ford got trapped as their PCs, so D&D could work for that one.

>>96124943
What does that have to do with you getting molested?

>>96112719
>>96115021
>>96118089
>>96119842
>>96125121
Speaking from experience, clearly.

>>96125848
Seems so, but then again getting molested would obviously traumatize that anon.
Imho only Steven Universe truly felt like something made by groomers.
>Hurr why you watching kids cartoons
I had to take care of my nephews for some months around the era these shows were popular.
Adventure time seemed pretty decent, SU was just disgusting.

>>96125848
>>96126208
>no u
t. The Raped

We seem to have attracted a pet schizo to the thread. Welcome. Please leave your deranged rantings in the pile over there.

>>96128470
Trying really hard to fit in huh bumpfag? Unfortunately twitter reply images don't help with that.

>>96124943
I’d almost forgotten that. Which books would work best for a campaign like that?

>>96106187
>atlantis is hyped up as a major player
>reduced to stupid fish jokes
>main character has long-lost childhood friend
>never bothers looking for him
>basically all the cool conspiracy world stuff is ditched for MUH RELATIONSHIPS and WYPIPO BAD
This shit was so ass

>>96141226
>basically all the cool conspiracy world stuff is ditched for MUH RELATIONSHIPS and WYPIPO BAD
Are you fucking serious?! I just started watching it. It loses all the conspiracy stuff, like what GF and TOH had? Wtf. Should I drop it?

>>96143484
He's exaggerating, it's still good. Still, the show creators were clearly expecting at least one more season, who Netflix not renewing it for some inexplicable reason is really annoying. The same thing happened with Dead End: Paranormal Park.

>>96143484
Yeah it's fucking garbage. It all becomes about MUH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS and is such a slog because its the standard modern leftist talking points (your dad = worse than satan, women will always be the smartest in the room, white people are either incompetently evil or evilly incompetent and have zero personality, etc). It's just a bunch of californoids jerking off their own shitty, vapid lives in a slightly fantastical setting, no different than Bojack Horseman. Rick and Morty us unironically a better show, and I fucking despise R&M on a spiritual level.
>>96143582
Shut the fuck up bumpfag, you think pedophile cartoons are good

>>96144507
What would you have done instead, say in a campaign, then?

>>96147969
>What would you have done instead
Ask >>>/co/
>say in a campaign
Disingenuous bumpcuck fuck

>>96143484
I liked it. Oh, there's an episode that parodies Bond-style spy stuff, it you like that kind of thing.

>>96151614
We know you liked it, you've glazed it like 3 times respinding to the same post, samefag