Andy C.
Repent, Harlequin!
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We've all asked ourselves what we'd do in an apocalyptic, survival-at-all-costs scenario at one point or another. Usually, that scenario has something to do with a societal collapse, a viral pandemic, or zombies--most often some combination of the three.
On the other hand, most of us haven't come up with any ideas for what to do when the threat isn't something that can be vaccinated or shotgunned. When the stampeding mob isn't composed of mindless corpses or mutants, but regular people scared out of their heads. When the end of everything you know comes at the hands of something vast, powerful...and very much alive.
Inspired by giant monster/disaster movies like Cloverfield (as well as the classics like Godzilla and King Kong) MONSTROUS puts players on the streets in the thick of a giant monster attack. It pits players' survival instincts to the ultimate test, the decisions they make and their ability to react to the unexpected making the difference between life and death. In a city gripped with panic and besieged by an unstoppable creature, there is only one objective: make it out alive.
RULES:
-The party will consist of player-created characters, while the Monster will be controlled by the GM. As the game progresses, the GM will also feed the party vital information via news reports and various NPCs, as well as stage major encounters and hazards for the players to deal with along the way.
-Similar to the Hype Horrors RPG, your character is encouraged to be a fictionalized extension of yourself. You can play as a created identity, of course, but the idea here is to test your own survival skills, not what stuff you can throw at the monster. You have no super-powers, no army of elite robot soldiers, no secret weapon that just happens to be the monster's weakness. Just your wits and your guts--and try not to lose either of those.
-No killing other party members, unless A) the survival of the rest of the party depends on it, and B) you PM the player in question and get their permission to do so.
-To add that extra element of chaos that would come with a whole city being destroyed, every day that the game is active, the GM will throw in a random encounter. These will be selected by the GM via dice-roll and a corresponding 'encounter table' (which will be prepared before the game starts), and may consist of anything from a simple car-crash, to a party member being eaten by the Monster itself. Only the GM knows what the potential encounters will be, so as to keep the party on their toes. In the event that the random encounter involves a party member dying, the player will be notified via PM and can ask for a re-roll to see if he/she survives.
(this is purely an experimental element; if it does not work or if enough players are against it, it will be scrapped)
-The game ends once the party is either out of the city, or has been wiped out.
-All other standard Hype RPG rules apply.
-Have fun!
MONSTROUS RPG SIGN-UP FORM:
Player's Screenname:
Character's Name:
Character's "speech" text: (font and color)
Occupation:
Bio/Personality/Relevant Information:
Gear: (I.E. what does the character carry with him/her that may come in handy? And please be somewhat realistic)
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ROSTER:
Kyle Brown
Eddie Brock
Matt Johnson
Byrd Man
Cameron Cropper
Belvedere
Jack Raven
Catman_prb
Iriquois Hodgson
Gallagher
Jason Spencer
AWOL
THE MONSTER/everyone else
Andy C.
Kyle Brown
Eddie Brock
Matt Johnson
Byrd Man
Cameron Cropper
Belvedere
Jack Raven
Catman_prb
Iriquois Hodgson
Gallagher
Jason Spencer
AWOL
THE MONSTER/everyone else
Andy C.
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