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What system would you use for a campaign based on 80's horror flicks?

Started by Ratman_tf, February 09, 2025, 01:43:08 PM

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jhkim

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February 11, 2025, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on February 11, 2025, 10:07:21 AMHas Monster of the Week been mentioned? It uses PbtA. It looks okay if you don't have anything specific in mind, but it doesn't have any decent settings that I could find.

I love Monster of the Week - it's my favorite among PbtA games, and one of my favorite RPGs in general. However, it's specifically in the genre of _Supernatural_, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, _Angel_, and similar episodic action shows with horror-movie monsters. My impression was that this wasn't what Ratman_tf was going for.

Ratman_tf, how close do you see your investigators being to something like the _Supernatural_ TV series? In some ways, _Friday the 13th_ the TV series was a predecessor of these. Monster of the Week is more heroic and actiony than what I see as the 80s slasher horror genre.

Call of Cthulhu is probably close enough, but I'd lean towards Unisystem like AFMBE or Witchcraft.

the crypt keeper

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February 12, 2025, 02:37:03 PM
The Mound in the Yard is a good 80's slasher module for BRP/CoC. Using CoC has the advantage of players trying to figure out what eldritch horror is involved, when in fact it is a maniac with a knife looking to get you alone from your group. Having your character shot to death is pretty electric in a game like this. And run someone over with a car/truck. Very psycho-slasher act.
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Cathode Ray

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February 12, 2025, 02:45:16 PM
Radical High, utilizing the combat rules in Bodacious Bestiary.
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JanDevries

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February 13, 2025, 09:19:53 AM
Quote from: David Johansen on February 09, 2025, 06:08:21 PMGURPS and I'll tell them it's a campaign about highschool hijinks.  I really like GURPS for horror because it doesn't telegraph what the horror will be.

There's a podcast called The Film Re-Roll, that uses GURPS Lite to "re-play" classic movies. Strict adherence to the original isn't expected. Frex, they did The Goonies once, but the attic contained several different adventure seeds, instead of just the map. Anyway, to your point, the GM once told the players they were re-rolling an obscure 1983 teen sex comedy called Summerspell. In reality, he was running them through Friday the 13th, Part IV. The reveal was amazing.

D-ko

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February 13, 2025, 07:41:26 PM Last Edit: February 13, 2025, 07:44:01 PM by D-ko
Quote from: jhkim on February 11, 2025, 05:43:02 PM
Quote from: BoxCrayonTales on February 11, 2025, 10:07:21 AMHas Monster of the Week been mentioned? It uses PbtA. It looks okay if you don't have anything specific in mind, but it doesn't have any decent settings that I could find.

I love Monster of the Week - it's my favorite among PbtA games, and one of my favorite RPGs in general. However, it's specifically in the genre of _Supernatural_, _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_, _Angel_, and similar episodic action shows with horror-movie monsters. My impression was that this wasn't what Ratman_tf was going for.

MotW bills itself as good for X-Files style play, so I'm assuming it's talking about the more erm... monster of the week style episodes like The Host? Really not representative of the show as a whole, but it pioneered the idea and lead the way for the shows you've mentioned.

LouGarou

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February 14, 2025, 04:15:06 AM
Quote from: JanDevries on February 13, 2025, 09:19:53 AM
Quote from: David Johansen on February 09, 2025, 06:08:21 PMGURPS and I'll tell them it's a campaign about highschool hijinks.  I really like GURPS for horror because it doesn't telegraph what the horror will be.

There's a podcast called The Film Re-Roll, that uses GURPS Lite to "re-play" classic movies. Strict adherence to the original isn't expected. Frex, they did The Goonies once, but the attic contained several different adventure seeds, instead of just the map. Anyway, to your point, the GM once told the players they were re-rolling an obscure 1983 teen sex comedy called Summerspell. In reality, he was running them through Friday the 13th, Part IV. The reveal was amazing.

This is funny stuff. Good AP is the new radio drama.
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Green Demon

#36
February 16, 2025, 07:53:46 PM
I've not seen this product personally, but BLOOD! - The Roleplaying Game of Modern Horror (Second Edition) by Postmortem Studios

"Blood! is the unashamed and unflinching horror game for the horror aficionado who wishes to recreate the visceral, stomach-churning horror of the video-nasties of the 70s and 80s as well as their more modern imitators".

"The new edition holds over '150' pages of blood, gore, violence, psychopaths, insanity, zombies, vampires, chainsaws, belt sanders, gratuitous injuries and other material to help you create a suitably nasty atmosphere for any type of horror game."

Blood! By Postmortem Studios

Anyone played it? Looks like it's a game that is trying to do just what you're looking for.

Green Demon

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February 16, 2025, 07:55:49 PM Last Edit: February 16, 2025, 07:59:46 PM by Green Demon
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BLOOD!
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