Madame Mayor!
A downloadable game
TL;DR
- 36-pages of Politics and Puppetry, interspersed with color illustrations of our leading lady, Madame Mayor!
- Guides for building Townsville, and the ever-nefarious other Candidates.
- Community-centric gameplay that awards players for public service.
- 60 Unique Perks, 5 Departments, Over a Thousand Combinations
- Optional rules for even more fun.
- ...and a mention of Sonic the Hedgehog. Go on. Find it.
Townsville Needs You!
Welcome to Townsville, a quaint town of no particular renown, infamous only for its long line of corrupt elected officials. Here in Townsville, we’ve seen all manner of fibbers, fortune hunters, and most detestably, mouth-breathers. But despair not, dear Reader, for the townspeople of Townsville have finally united in voting for the most trustworthy candidate of all: The beloved puppet from the local library’s story hour.
All Strings on Deck
In “Madame Mayor!” you and your friends will play as the Strings attached to and controlling the town’s new puppet leader, Madame Mayor. Individually, you are uncoordinated and nearly talentless, but in concert, you are Townsville’s only hope at putting its history of greed and dysfunction squarely in the past.
Each of you, whether Head or Hand Strings, have unique abilities, and in contributing them to the collective, Madame Mayor will sail her way through her weekly mayoral duties and serve her constituents with Muppet-like fervor. Attend municipal assemblies! Enact lofty statutes! Cut satin ribbons with comically large scissors!
Itchfunding Goals!
I really liked working on this, and if I can afford to ignore my day job for a little bit, I'd love to add more things to it! Here are some stretch goals...
$50: Projects & Policies Update:A Minor Update to allow Strings more ways to make the town better. Rather than fixing problems when they arise, this update will give Madame Mayor the ability to come up with new projects and policies to improve the town, all of which come with shared perks for all Strings.
$100: Supplementary Setting Guide with Quickstart Materials + Art:
This update would bring illustrated premade quickstart materials to Madame Mayor! to help you get playing with little to no effort. This supplement would include new locations, lively constituent NPC's, nefarious candidates, and a whole slew of matters to help you fill out your weekly dockets and bring Townsville in all its charming dysfunction to life!
$150: More Perks, Less Problems:
This update would expand the amount of perks each Department has, as well as revamping the old ones. As of right now, each Department has 8 Passive Perks and 4 Snap Perks for you to roll, but I'd love to get that number closer to 12 Passive Perks and 8 Snap Perks. That more than doubles the amount of String combinations, making it even more unique of an experience every time you roll a new String.
$200: Sponsored by Madame TTRPG Framework
Want to make a game about space cadets piloting a giant mech? Looking to develop a game about a robot moved about by its many subroutines? If this game gets enough support, I'd love to put in the work to generalize it and make reskinning super easy. This framework would focus on collective action, sharing a body/ship/vessel, and performance-based improvement. Who knows!
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $3 USD. You will get access to the following files:
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Community Copies
Hello!
If you cannot afford to play this game for whatever reason, feel free to grab a community copy! I'll start out with 10 and match each purchase with 2 more.
Development log
- String Sheets No Longer VanishedJan 18, 2024
- Madame Mayor ReleasedJan 18, 2024
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