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BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#1: Sep 14th 2011 at 6:59:21 AM

After reading the other N Wo D thread on the board, which mentioned it, I went and looked up the trope page, then went and got a PDF copy of the booklet. I now have inspiration for a Halloween game (probably in combination with the youtube video "Come Little Children" by Kate Covington). Has anyone else used the system before? The intent, of course, will be for all the pre-gen PCs to head into the Mad City to try and rescue a group of children from the Gardener. I'm considering setting up some conflict between the characters though, making a few of them along to make sure the children don't get rescued (or, at least, not until they've been harvested).

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
Idler20 Rabbit Season Since: Oct, 2010
Rabbit Season
#2: Sep 14th 2011 at 9:08:59 AM

I was one of the players in the previous abortive game. One point I'll make is that the idea of conflict between player characters is a little iffy, as there aren't any rules for PC v. PC.

You're an ad hominem attack!
Ryusui Since: Jan, 2001
#3: Sep 14th 2011 at 11:50:58 AM

They'd be a snap to homebrew, though. Instead of rolling Pain for opposition, you'd roll Discipline/Exhaustion/Madness vs. Discipline/Exhausion/Madness.

BlueNinja0 The Mod with the Migraine from Taking a left at Albuquerque Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
The Mod with the Migraine
#4: Oct 14th 2011 at 6:41:13 PM

So. I have eight P Cs now pre-made for this game. I have two other possible P Cs, in case interest looks to be higher than currently expected (4-6 players). I've browsed three different threads on rpg.net picking up even more Madness talents, and written up some Exhaustion talents of my own in a similar format. So, I'll let the players pick their PC based on page 1 - talents, surface characteristics - and then hand them page 2 - what lies beneath, what's your path - and we'll have fun with it all. evil grin

one of my exhaustion talents as an example:

O is for Override

With power flowing through it

Circuit and transistors

Are easy to inhibit


Timothy sighed, staring at his computer screen. He was bored senseless with this job, but it paid the bills. Still, there was only so long he could look at expense reports, shift schedules, maintenance reports … glancing out the door of his office, he reached down and pushed a little switch on his computer. He’d installed this last week, and he knew damn well the corporate overlords weren’t going to catch on. His screen flickered to black, then was replaced by the opening logo of a movie studio. All he needed now was a bag of microwave popcorn.


What can I do?

If it runs on integrated circuits, transistors, or even old vacuum tubes, you know the way to tinker it to do what you want. Hack a computer, view porn at work without getting caught, build your own home security system. It might take you a little time, and a couple of shocks, but it’ll work the way you want it to – while it’s got power, anyway.

1-2 dice: Minor: Get around the firewall at an office, repair a digital watch. Major: Turn a digital watch into a bomb timer, build a vacuum-tube radio.

3-4 dice: Minor: Turn a webcam into a remote control security camera, hack a major corporate website. Major: Fool a handprint reader or retina scanner, repair the Mars Lander.

5-6 dice: Minor: Construct a functional satellite, fix any consumer electronic device in minutes. Major: Hack into the Pentagon, build a humanoid robot.

What happens when I crash?

Your vision’s getting fuzzier than a tv with no input. Time to start looking for someplace to rest, somewhere with nice, comforting, artificial lighting. Probably you’ll start trying to set up an electric fence, built of dismantled VC Rs, old cell phones, and lava lamps, even though you know it’s not going to keep out the Nightmares.

That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - Silasw
unhappyyak :( from Minneapolis Since: Apr, 2009
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#5: Apr 3rd 2012 at 11:00:21 AM

I just picked this up - I'm looking for good indie titles, and this one came up as a winner. I also had an idea for a game session: start the session at 10pm and play til dawn (IRL). What's a little all-night gaming between insomniacs?

First key to interpreting a work: Things mean things.
Ryusui Since: Jan, 2001
#6: Apr 16th 2012 at 7:19:14 PM

We usually started around 5 PST and played for 2-3 hours. One of our players was in the UK, though, so it kinda fit for her. ^_^;

feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
#7: Apr 16th 2012 at 11:28:13 PM

^ You never did find out what happened to her, did you? She was playing a character who suddenly vanished, and then she suddenly vanished . . .

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful
Ryusui Since: Jan, 2001
#8: Apr 16th 2012 at 11:39:46 PM

No I didn't. >_> I had some fun ideas where the story was going to go, too.

BTW, you never said what your other instinct was about The Connoisseur. You guessed, on one hand, he was probably secretly evil and working to everyone's detriment (which, ironically, would probably be the obvious conclusion); what was your other guess?

edited 16th Apr '12 11:43:29 PM by Ryusui

unhappyyak :( from Minneapolis Since: Apr, 2009
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#9: Apr 17th 2012 at 6:29:33 AM

I just had a friend randomly lend me Midnight Nation. I think I'm being sent messages to get a group together, and fast.

First key to interpreting a work: Things mean things.
feotakahari Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer from Looking out at the city Since: Sep, 2009
Fuzzy Orange Doomsayer
#10: Apr 18th 2012 at 1:35:10 AM

^^ I don't even remember at this point. Sorry.

That's Feo . . . He's a disgusting, mysoginistic, paedophilic asshat who moonlights as a shitty writer—Something Awful
KrazehPenguin Since: Jan, 2010
#11: May 7th 2012 at 12:15:45 AM

Yeah, i bought this game and I love it to bits. Its incredibly easy to ignore the setting and just have it be like a super hero game or something. You might have to change what happens when madness takes over, or at least the reasoning for it or something. Like I think you could mod this game into Puella Magi Madoka Magica pretty easily, or anything else that has a consequence for using your powers.

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