Monsters on a Cruise Ship
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🏳️🌈 Why it’s here
What we found
- Queer themes
According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io - LGBTQ+ representation stated by creator
According to the game’s own description
“Monsters on a Cruise Ship is a chill queer tabletop RPG” - Tagged queer by its creator
According to the creator’s own tags on itch.io
🤝 Inclusive design ⓘInclusive design is separate from a game’s queer labels. It marks games whose design is deliberately inclusive even when not queer-themed: romance or marriage mechanics with no gender constraint, character creation without a forced gender binary, gender-neutral rules language, or table safety tools. Each marker shows where we found it.
- Romance/marriage mechanics with no gender constraint
According to the game’s rulebook
“Decide on your character’s name and pronouns, and write a short bio for yourcharacter to be read out in a dramatic voice at the start of the show!” - Character creation free of a gender binary
According to the game’s rulebook
“Decide on your character’s name and pronouns, and write a short bio for yourcharacter to be read out in a dramatic voice at the start of the show!”
Description
Monsters on a Cruise Ship is a chill queer tabletop RPG powered by the apocalypse, in which you play various cryptids starring in a reality TV show hosted on a cruise ship. The aim is simple - get a date, or drown (in the deep ocean surrounding the cruise ship). Get to know the other contestants via the medium of silly challenges and flirt rolls of dubious quality. Features a variety of silly things, including! Thirteen different cryptid playbooks - Cyborg, Devil, Dragon, Ghost, Goblin, Gorgon, Vampire, Shapeshifter, Skeleton, Sphinx, Unspeakable, Werewolf and Witch!The ability to Figure It Out, Create Art, Play It Cool, and most importantly, Make Good TV.Spotlight Points, which let you take the spotlight, or at least have another go at the thing you were doing.And more! This game is in development, and will continue to receive updates after more rules playtesting, along with actual information about the world of Monsters on a Cruise Ship. Keep an eye on our devlog! We will also be filling the book with lovely art by dovahbutt (@dovahbuttocks on Twitter) - you can see some of the art they drew for the stream in the screenshots, which will eventually make its way into the book! Version 0.2 was recently streamed, and you can see the VODs for that on YouTube. The soundtrack of said stream is also included as a free download!