I Say, My Lordship...

[Shyria Dracnoir]

Got this idea for a round-robin storytelling game in the vein of The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Here's an overview of the general rules:

1. The players challenge one another to tell the most outlandish story based on a one or two line prompt (stories themselves should be able to fit in a single medium-sized post or so). Class, wit, and general upper class twitery is encouraged. Each player tells one story per game.

Example:

Originally Posted by Shyria

"I say, Thadius darling, tell us again how you once stole into the private storehouses of the Grand Vizer of the City of Brass and made off with his favorite coffee mug and a bag of arabica beans plucked from the gardens of Shamballah itself."

2. After a player has told their tale, the others can attempt to hijack the story and make it harder for their opponent to finish in the form of wagers. wagers and objections. Wagers are obstacles planted by the other players in an attempt to prevent the storyteller from reaching their original goal by introducing new elements or complicating existing ones:

Originally Posted by Loyal

I'll wager that the minute he laid a hand on those beans, he was accosted by an animal trap containing seventeen Queenslandian drop bears and a very angry squirrel.

The player telling the story can either find a way to work these additions into their story or else ignore them and potentially lose standing in the eyes of the other players. I think for an online game it might be a good idea to put a cap on wagers (2-3 might work, depending on the number of participants).

3. Once everyone has had a chance to tell their tale, the players vote on who they thought had the best story. The person with the most votes wins

So, does this sound like an interesting start to a game idea? I'm a little too tired to try and refine the rules at the moment, so I beseech anyone who has a suggestion to throw it in. I hope I don't come off as a complete buffoon for suggesting this.