Description

A love letter to romantic comedies… or really, more of a ransom note

What is RCDB?

Rom Com Drama Bomb is a storytelling game for 3 players. Over the course of 90 minutes—the perfect rom com length—you will play out the trope-fueled scenes of a romantic comedy with a maniacal twist:

Play as two people who shouldn't fall in love and the evil villain who will stop at nothing to make sure they do. 

RCDB At A Glance:

• An asymmetric, GM-less, no-prep RPG for exactly 3 players
  • Two players are the Leads - Two people who shouldn't fall in love
  • One player is the Villain - The mastermind of an evil scheme to create the best rom-com ever
• 90-minute timed gameplay
  • Play through your story in the time it takes to watch your favorite rom-com
• 6 scenes of token-powered gameplay over 3 acts
  • Each scene is preceded by players rolling their four-sided Mood Die to determine their set of available actions in that scene: Rom, Com, Drama, or Bomb.
  • Players will give and receive tokens to perform moves that influence their character’s behavior, the setting and NPCs, and the progression of the story.
• High replayability
  • 5 Playbook Pairs for the Leads, from “Just Friends” to “The Bet”
  • 5 Villain Playbooks for the Villain from Don Coppola to the Anti-Christ Of Divorce
  • Variable endings determined by unlockable story-ending moves

  5.5x8.5" full color 88 page softcover book

What People Are Saying

“Rom Com Drama Bomb is a literal blast to play. The easy-going nature of the belonging outside belonging mechanics mixed with the intensity of a race-against-the-clock leads to some truly slapstick comedy role play vibes. I cannot wait to see the variety of playbooks this game could hold, because I WILL be playing it again.” - Superdillin, host of One Shot 

 “Elegantly designed, fun and quick to learn, tense and exciting to play. Rom Com Drama Bomb is the perfect encapsulation of the romance, comedy and action tropes you love, with a ticking clock that'll make you sweat whether you're the Villain or a Lead. I plotted deviously, I sighed romantically, I gasped in shock... I learned to love again.” - B Marsollier, Co-DM of Planet Arcana

Creative Team

Designer & Illustrator - Elliot Davis (He/Him) - @morebluebs

Illustrator - Victor Winter (He/They/She) - @viaphonized

Guest Writer - J Strautman (They/Them) - @strautmask

Editor - Samantha Leigh (She/They) - @goblinmixtape

Layout Designer - Brian Flaherty (He/Him) - @mrbrianflaherty   

Composer (Theme Music) - BE/HOLD (He/Him) - @behold.wav