TEXT:  
   
  The Trouble with John 
  Setting:  
   
  Inspired by Michael B. Sullivan's Everyone is John, The Trouble 
  with John is the comedic story of a terribly insane man that is 
  controlled by the voices in his head.  The players act as those voices.  
  When a player throws down a domino, they're the controlling voice 
  for John and the audience gets to play everyone else in the scene.   
  The NPCs: 
   
  Rosie York, John's neighbor that sometimes looks in on him to 
  make sure he's okay and hasn't duct-taped himself to the wall, again. 
   
  Mr. Stern is John's boss.  He knows that John isn't the most stable 
  of employees, but he likes John's can do attitude and ability to think 
  outside of the box. 
  But what if John isn't (totally) insane… 
   
  Agent Beck is who the Company calls when they needs a dirty job 
  done, even if that job is to 'retire' one of their own agents.  John is 
  one of Beck's few failures. 
   
  Dr. von Evil is a retired super villain.  After all, being a capitalist 
  was more profitable and you don't have Company men like John 'the 
  Trigger' gunning for you. 
   
  Amanda St. John is a stunningly beautiful daughter of a mob boss.  
  In a whirlwind romance, 'Casanova' wooed and married her but 
  wandered off during the honeymoon.  It's unknown if Amanda wants 
  John back or dead. 
   
  Max'nasti hates his job.  Being a xeno-cop on a backwards planet 
  like Earth is killing his career and living in their clumsy forms is 
  awkward and uncomfortable.  Now his scanner is on the blink and 
  says 'sometimes' there is an illegal alien in the City. 
   
  Prof. Steam Weasel is a brilliant and sneaky mad inventor, but 
  decidedly more on the sneaky side.  He thought he had dispatched his 
  rival with his psychic displacer ray, but somehow his victim’s work 
  keeps showing up in the most unusual places. 
  
   
  Freya of Thule, better known as Freya Norse, CEO of Thule Corp, 
  rose quickly to the top on a trail of bodies and broken hearts.  But, 
  she's still trapped in this Gods forsaken realm until she can find Jonn 
  and complete the ritual to reopen the gate. 
  Special Rules:  
   
  Normally the current player has full control of the scene.  But in 
  this play set, the player's control is limited to just John.  In the first 
  scene or in any scene that starts with John waking up after falling 
  asleep, the current player selects their domino and places it face 
  down on the table.  The audience then decides where John wakes up 
  before the domino is revealed.  In most scenes, the audience plays 
  the world against poor hapless John.  
   
  The hidden agenda cards are usually applied with regard to the 
  player's relationship with Rose.  In The Trouble with John, these cards 
  can be applied to anyone (since the current player has far less 
  narrative control.)  With hearts John can look for love or perhaps act 
  as a match maker.  With clubs he can defend/rescue anyone in need.  
  Diamonds are still greed and power, but it doesn't have to be at 
  Rose's expense.  And, with spades John is free express those 
  homicidal and destructive tendencies. 
   
  Blank tiles are still wild and should be used to place John in harm 
  and trouble.  Blanks do restore some of the current player's narrative 
  powers.  In this play set, the double blank domino is not fatal for 
  John.  In fact, the double wild card does give the player their best 
  chance at achieving their hidden agenda. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Copyright 2012 by Todd Zircher, some rights reserved.   
   
   
   
   
   
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  Name: 
  Secret Agent Man 
  Details:   The other voices are not authorized to know what 
  you do or who you work for. 
   
  This secret message must not fall in the wrong 
  hands.  Destroy it immediately. 
   
  A secret agent is always prepared. 
   
  Ah!  There's Agent Beck. Obviously assigned to 
  help me on this mission. 
   
  Karate… Chop! 
   
  Dr. von Evil, we meet again. 
   
  Always cut the blue wire. 
   
   
  Name: 
  Casanova St. John 
  Details:   Your smooth moves, your boyish charm, you're 
  irresistible to man, woman, and beast. 
   
  Breath spray, never leave home without it. 
   
  Disarm with the charm. 
   
  Personal space is meant to be shared. 
   
  Baby, I am the party! 
   
  Nothing says hello like a good smack on the rump. 
   
  The taser, the pepper spray, the large kitchen 
  knife; they say "No", but your eyes say "Maybe." 
  
  Name: 
  Alien Inside 
  Name: 
  Jonn the Barbarian 
  Details:   You don't know how you got trapped in this primitive 
  meat sack.  You need to escape. 
  Details:   Gornax's blood!  What vile sorcery is this? 
   
  How do I drive this body again? 
   
  Luckily, I keep a spare axe or sword handy. 
   
  A trivial problem for my advanced alien intellect. 
   
  Jonn has the stamina of a bull. 
   
  Oh, I didn't know I was allergic to that. 
   
  I must find the sorceress's tower. 
   
  The label is written in Mandarin.  It says, "Those 
  round eyed fools can't read this anyway." 
   
  What? Fire roasted beast is good for you. 
   
  The unnatural craving can't be denied. 
   
  What manner of evil creature is this? 
   
  Shape shifting assassins!  How did they find me? 
   
  It doesn't even know how to bleed properly. 
   
   
   
   
  Name: 
  Mad Science, it's just not for breakfast anymore. 
  Name: 
  _______________________________________ 
  Details:   Well, this is an interesting development, even if the 
  results are rather unexpected. 
  Details:   _______________________________________ 
   
  I need more parts! 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  I can fix that. 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  Oh, you can't blame me if they used inferior parts. 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  Proper tools for a proper job. 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  There might be some side effects. 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  It would be advisable to evacuate to a safe distance. 
   
  _______________________________________ 
   
  
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