Music Monday - Logan vs Freddy

Check out the first episode of this season’s Epic Rap Battles of History.

Remember if you want to add Wolverine to your Vigilante City game I did stats for him I’m this post.

P is for Picollus

Picollus is short, goblin-like fiend that was revered by ancient northern cultures. He is known to visit important individuals during their last days. His appearance is considered an omen of death and destruction. He can only be mollified by blood sacrifices. If not given these he will visit a second and third time and bring much death.

Picollus
Armor Class: 7 [12]
Hit Dice: 8
Attack: Dagger (1d6-1)
Special: See Below
Move: 9
HDE:  5, 240

Picollus is immune to all non-magical weapons. Those engaging in combat with him must make a successful saving throw or be filled with blood lust. They will not stop fighting until all other life near them is extinguished or they are knocked unconscious.

Summoning/Bargaining Ritual Modifiers: the head of a dead man (+2), burned tallow (+2)

Potential Boons: assassination

Potential Banes: occultist gains a short temper, occultist must bathe weapons in blood 1/week or weapons become unusable

Succubus Sunday

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The Deep Blue

I snagged a few books when I ordered my C.H.U.D. shirt from Exalted Funeral. One of them was The Deep Blue. It seems like a fun and simple game (coming in at only 24 pages).  It uses a Twitterbot, so there's no GM prep. Your group decides a setting and then as a group allocates 15 points to three different resources (health, livelihood, and tools). During encounters you'll wager resources, roll d6's, and track said resources (some of which are private, while others public). The goal of the game is the most simple and oldest goals... survive.

Whisper City Pro Wrestling

Hey nerds, we got some gonzo postapocalyptic smack to lay down!

Whisper City Pro Wrestling is a post-apocalyptic wrestling game by Cuss World Books & Games. I recently ordered it from Exalted Funeral and I'm so happy I did.

Still a playtest, The book is a less than 50 page soft cover release. The covers are in color and the interior is black and white. The book has a really quirky art style that can be seen on the cover. The art reminds me of Superjail! and is really fun. The game also share's an aesthetic with a toy line I loved as a kid, M.U.S.C.L.E. I think I might actually try to pick up some of these figures to use as minis for the game. There are actually some limited edition resin figures like this made by Cuss World. Check them out here.

The setting takes place in the last bastion of civilization, Whisper City. Whisper City is a mid sized city that could be any small city that existed in the shadow of a bigger one. A great example city they author mentions is Akron, Ohio (which is also where Cuss World is based). There's not much to do in the city, except watch (or if you're character, participate) in wrestling! Because of the apocalypse and all, the borders between dimensions have weakened, which has affected things dramatically.

The game uses the mighty (and underutilized) d12! This is used for everything. Character creation is random. You roll a d12 and your bio-type is determined. They are human (1-6), animal-grown up (7-9), cryptid (10), demon (11), or unfathomable (12). The strange of these is the unfathomable, which is basically a human body with an inanimate object head (like The Tick's Chairface Chippendale). After this you determine the type of wrestler  you are. You have an equal chance of being a Muscle King (classic 80's strong wrestler), Technician (the best actual wrestlers), Showstopper (high flyer), or Brawler (street fighter). Each bio-type and wrestler type comes with its own special abilities, moves, and perks.

The game includes wrestling rules (obviously), but the game isn't just about what happens in the ring. In addition to creating events, the dungeon master, will create scenarios to let their players get into all sorts of hi-jinks in the city.

I've read through the book a few times and hope to run it soon. If you like odd games and/or wrasslin, you can get your copy here.

O is for Orobos

Orobos is a beautiful fiend that appears as a human/horse hybrid. While not a divine being himself, he has a connection to the divine essence tied to all gods and goddesses. He is also one of the more helpful of Hellish nobles, granting favors and acting as a mediator.

Orobos
Armor Class: 5 [14]
Hit Dice: 8
Attack: Claw (1d6)
Special: See Below
Move: 15
HDE:  8, 800

Orobos is immune to all non-magical weapons. He can cast Charm Person 3/day and Charm Monster 1/day.

Summoning/Bargaining Ritual Modifiers: there are no special ways to aid in the summoning of Orobos

Potential Boons: acting as a mediator, knowledge of the divine, favors

Potential Banes: owing Orobos a favor, loss of permanent HP 

Movie Night Review

Full disclaimer, the author had a post on Facebook asking for folks to give the game a look and I was sent my copy at no cost.

Movie Night is a game for the 3D System written by Peter Fran. The storytelling game is designed to be played out in an hour or two, just like a movie. If you're looking for something longer though, you can extend adventures together to make a Season.

The system is really simple. The players take part in Scenes and try to stop the Bad Thing. The simple d6 is the only die rolled and you describe what you want to do, roll a die (potentially with advantage or disadvantage) and add the associated trait. Characters in this game are kids, possibly teens, and very rarely adults. Their traits are connected to this.

The book includes several premade adventure ideas based on classic movies like ET, Jaws, The Last Starfighter, Goonies, and Gremlins. There are also a few alternate settings included, which have their own special traits. These let you emulate other very 80's things like My Little Pony and Masters of the Universe. The book also includes a movie generator. The book ends with a fully fleshed out adventure that's ready to go.

While I'm not always the biggest fan of storytelling games, I've fallen in love with this one. It's a very simple system, but lets you play a wide variety of things. The author designed it to get his daughter playing games and the game works perfectly if that's what you're going for. As a youth services library, I can't wait to use this with the kids and teens at my library. This is perfect for clubs and things of that nature. It's not as math heavy as some games and sessions should be less than 2 hours.

If you're trying to introduce gaming to no folks, I highly recommend this one. All versions of the game are pay what you want on DriveThruRPG. You can also grab it from Lulu.