Every Emo-kid knows that inside of them lies an untapped fountain of energy which, if unleashed, would overwhelm the world.
They are of course all wrong. But by playing I'm Not OK they -and you- can pretend for just a little while that this is the case.
Every Emo-Kid starts off with at least one Emo-Power. These powers allow young men and women to wield their teen-angst like a horrible, horrible tool. Although these powers allow Emo-kids to do (relatively) cool stuff, due to the intrinsic nature of Emo there is always a downside. This can range from points on the Emo Track, to looking like even more of a fool than normal.
Here are some sample Emo-Powers, but feel free to make up your own.
Sample Emo Powers
I Bet That You Look Good on the Dance Floor
You are a leaf on the sea of music. The rhythm pours into you submersing you in a universe of basslines and wailing guitars. You are the music, and you can no more ignore the call to dance than you can ask your heart to stop beating.
As long as you can hear music and you don't mind looking like a fool, you can use your Style instead of your Brawn when calculating your results in a fight or an act of destruction as you mosh and dance hopelessly around the room. As long as the music plays, you must successfully make a intelligence check to stop dancing.
When I Weep, my Guitar Weeps with me
Your mind throbs and aches and pulses. Infinite stars kiss your soul, each one healing a wound or a scar. And as your soul bleeds your pain away, right down through your fingers and into your guitar you know that in this one moment, and only in this one moment, you are open like the night sky, and for a split second, they will understand.
When you play music, recite your poetry or make any kind of performance you may cause your audience to feel any emotion that you fee, as long as you take a point of Emo. You may affect a number of people up to your current Emo Rating.
Would Anybody Even Notice, Would Anybody Even Care?
Who are you? Your difference is a mask which hides you from them but also from yourself. You are just like them but in your arrogance you thought to find a speck of individuality but you failed and that failure is now all you have left to mask. You're beneath them. It's for the best that they don't see you, for there is nothing worth seeing.
By gaining a point of Emo you may be invisible for a minute. To remain invisble for a second minute you must gain 2 points, and so on...
Creep
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When you insult somebody you can cause them to gain Emo points equal to your successes on a Substance check, even if they are a non-emo character. Non-emo characters cannot handle having emo points and so will vent them as quickly as possible, normally by cutting the pain out.
The downside is that you gain the exact same number of emo points as them.
Boy Whore
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By sharing your emo with somebody you can seduce them. For each point of emo you gain, a successful seduction check will guarantee that you get to the equivalent base.