History TabletopGame / MyLifeWithMaster

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout 2000-2010 indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/Sorcerer2001'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', due to its value as marriage counseling for codependant polycules.

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout 2000-2010 indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', due to its value as marriage counseling for codependant polycules.

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout 2000-2010 indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', due to its' value as marriage counseling for codependant polycules.

''My Life With Master'' is a [[TabletopRPG role-playing game]] of "[[http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html villainy, self-loathing, and unrequited love]]" where players take on the roles of {{The Igor}}s serving under a MadScientist mad or some other kind of evil Master, the latter played by the GameMaster but collectively created by the group. The goal of the game is for one of the minions to gather enough courage and to defy the Master in an attempt to kill them, thus freeing the world from their tyranny.

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout 2000-2010 indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', due to its' value as marriage therapy for codependant polycules.

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout 2000-2010 indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', as couples therapy for codependant polycules.

Created by Paul Czege of [[Creator/TheForge Half Meme Press]], ''MLWM'' is one of the standout modern indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', to be name-dropped at every occasion for the sake of your indie RPG cred.

It is one of the standout modern indie [=RPGs=], alongside ''TabletopGame/{{Sorcerer}}'', ''TabletopGame/DogsInTheVineyard'', and ''TabletopGame/ApocalypseWorld'', to be name-dropped at every occasion for the sake of your indie RPG cred.

* BeaconOfHope: The game's setting is thoroughly GothicHorror, initially dominated by [[RomanticismVersusEnlightenment Fear over Reason]], but the GameMaster may introduce up to two "Innocents", i.e. [=NPCs=] who are so morally pure, their mere presence brings out the best in people. Mechanically, this means that any Innocent who is present during a scene temporarily raises its overall Reason ranking, making it easier to resist Fear, but if one of them is killed or traumatized, the global Fear score permanently goes up.

* WeaksauceWeakness: All henchmen have a condition which impedes the use of their "More Than Human" quality, which can possibly be this. Inverted for "Less Than Himan", which can be ignored if the requirement is fulfilled. It isn't unusual to have the same condition for both.

* BeaconOfHope: The game's setting is thoroughly GothicHorror, initially dominated by FearOverReason, but the GameMaster may introduce up to two "Innocents", i.e. NPCs who are so morally pure, their mere presence brings out the best in people. Mechanically, this means that any Innocent who is present during a scene temporarily raises its overall Reason ranking, making it easier to resist Fear, but if one of them is killed or traumatized, the global Fear score permanently goes up.

* LoveRedeems: The main game mechanic. The only chance the PCs have to win is to form bonds (even if they are [[StalkerWithACrush one-sided]]) with the townsfolk that give them strength to defy the Master.

''My Life With Master'' is a [[TableTopRPG roleplaying game]] of "[[http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html villainy, self-loathing, and unrequited love]]" where players take on the roles of [[TheIgor The Igors]] serving under a [[MadScientist mad scientist]] or other evil Master, the latter played by the Game Master but collectively created by the group. It is one of the standout modern indie rpgs, to be namedropped at every occasion for the sake of your indie rpg cred.

''Provides examples of:''
* BittersweetEnding: Not in every game, but game ends generally tend toward this. Depending on the final stats of the game world and the individual characters, the PCs might flee the town, be killed, be DrivenToSuicide (possibly of a TakingYouWithMe nature), be [[HeelFaceTurn accepted by the townfolk]] or even [[ThenLetMeBeEvil develop into a new Master]].

* [[EvilOverlord Evil Overlord]] / [[MadScientist Mad Scientist]]: Many Masters.

* FromBadToWorse: If a character acquires too much Self Loathing through doing the Master's work, things get worse for the community through a "Horror Revealed," and if it gets too bad ...well, the TorchesAndPitchforks start coming out.

* [[TheIgor The Igor]]: This game places you in this role for an evil master.

* LoveRedeems: The main game mechanic. The only chance the PCs have to win is to form bonds (even if they are [[StalkerWithACrush onesided]]) with the townfolk that give them strength to defy the Master.

* {{Uberwald}}: The setting of most games of ''My Life With Master''.
* WeaksauceWeakness: all henchmen have a condition which impedes the use of their "More Than Human" quality, which can possibly be this. Inverted for "Less Than Himan", which can be ignored if the requirement is fulfilled. It isn't unusual to have the same condition for both.

* BittersweetEnding: Not in every game, but game ends generally tend toward this.

My Life With Master is a [[TableTopRPG roleplaying game]] of "[[http://www.halfmeme.com/master.html villainy, self-loathing, and unrequited love]]" where players take on the roles of [[TheIgor The Igors]] serving under a [[MadScientist mad scientist]] or other evil Master, the latter played by the Game Master but collectively created by the group. It is one of the standout modern indie rpgs, to be namedropped at every occasion for the sake of your indie rpg cred.

* ItGotWorse: If a character acquires too much Self Loathing through doing the Master's work, things get worse for the community through a "Horror Revealed," and if it gets too bad...well, the TorchesAndPitchforks start coming out.