Young At Heart
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You're not young anymore. Now¸ young children buy baseball cards of you. You've come far; once a rookie¸ now you're going to be in the hall of fame. One of the greatest still playing a game steeped in a history you've always loved. Getting paid to live out your dreams has always felt like a privilege¸ not a job.
For what has seemed like countless years you've given everything you had to the game. Game after game¸ you put on your glove and pitched your heart out. Always believing that win or lose¸ putting everything you've got into something is what really matters.
And now¸ standing on what sometimes feels like the loneliest place in the world¸ you're at a pivotal crossroads in your life. Maybe the most important decisions you'll ever make will be made here and now¸ during this baseball game¸ on the pitching mound of Yankee Stadium.
It's time to lift that tired old arm of yours one more time in order to really give this game¸ maybe your last game¸ everything you have left.
In this roleplaying game you and some friends are going to work semi-cooperatively to get an all-star ball player through the most difficult¸ and maybe the most defining day of their life.
Young at Heart does not concern itself with simulating the game of baseball. Instead¸ it focuses on getting into the headspace of the pitcher and what they are going through on the mound in order to keep throwing that ball¸ and throwing it well. What do they think about? How does it feel? Where does their inner strength come from? How does the act of committing to playing a game their whole life affect the rest of their life?
As you experience the inner struggles of this individual¸ know that you'll also be carving out a future for them as well as creating their past memories. Collaboratively¸ you'll be defining the moments of a person who has given their life to a game they've played ever since they first put on a glove and began to play catch. All in order to see where they end up after one of the hardest days of their lives.