What should the focus of next game's miai be?

Poll ended at Mon Nov 06, 2023 4:36 pm

A general miai where most people are trying to get married, with the Crown Princess as the central focus.
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86%
A miai just focused on competing for the Crown Princess' hand.
3
14%
 
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I found myself having thoughts, so give me your opinions. This isn't conclusive, but will help influence how I set things up.
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...and the Crown Princess enters the fray to stay single.
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What's the time jump, potentially?
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I'm not sure the difference between the two.

Is princess marriage not possible in the first? Are other marriages not possible in the second?
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I think princess marriage is available for both.

First one just has more options for marriage for a larger numbers of PCs (including PC-PC stuff).

Second one is less concerned with everyone else and just… eyes on the princess.
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I mean in a very real way people in the second will just end up giving up early and marrying each other. But that happens in every game.
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Nanzi Ai wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:41 pm
What's the time jump, potentially?
20 years
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Hisomu Goju wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:08 pm
I'm not sure the difference between the two.

Is princess marriage not possible in the first? Are other marriages not possible in the second?
Basically, it's a matter of whether the events could be aimed toward pairing anyone, or if they'll all go toward determining who marries the princess specifically.
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Akodo Kenji wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:18 pm
I mean in a very real way people in the second will just end up giving up early and marrying each other. But that happens in every game.
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I am a big fan of allowing people to pair off, more drama, more fun than one person feels like a more intense contest and I hate singular winner contest games... dislike is more apt. Gives more chances for more personal stories and more potential ships outside the main story.
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Competing for a single spouse didn't stop people pairing off in Black Scroll, but yeah, I'm chill.
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Ryoshun Yukara wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:05 pm
Competing for a single spouse didn't stop people pairing off in Black Scroll, but yeah, I'm chill.
No of course not but much less pressure and more chances for drama if she isn't the focus. Assuming this character is an NPC it also means the GM is tied up much less often.
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A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.
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The mass miaii could be an interesting way to shape alliances and conflicts in the next era, even with low status characters. Presumably any potential suitor would have influence of some sort within their clan or in their own right. So, who they marry or don't marry can have ripples.
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Togashi Satsuki wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:30 pm
A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.
That sounds very interesting, could go for an even longer time skip if needed to move things along .
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Togashi Satsuki wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:30 pm
A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.
I could definitely get behind this.
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What if, instead of a Miai, we just opened a college. It'd be the same but everyone would also get a degree.
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Canary wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 7:53 pm
Nanzi Ai wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:41 pm
What's the time jump, potentially?
20 years
Oh, for some reason I thought longer!

Like ‘Kami and characters from this game actually won’t be around anymore’ longer, for some reason. :?
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Otaku wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:18 pm
Oh, for some reason I thought longer!

Like ‘Kami and characters from this game actually won’t be around anymore’ longer, for some reason. :?
That was my hope as well.
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Togashi Satsuki wrote:
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:30 pm
A bigger timejump to at least see a change in a majority of the cast (like 50 years?), and a miai without a princess focus would sound cool to me. More as a "hey what if we arranged a love festival to see how many young ones would get hitched and create alliances?"-kind of deal instead of centered around a particular person.
Maybe if the Princess and her homies have fun with this one at twenty years on, they can make it a regular thing...
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