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Post-apocalyptic "death race"

Started by VengerSatanis, October 19, 2016, 02:57:29 PM

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VengerSatanis

TL;DR: I'm putting together a d100 post-apocalypse "death race" random table and looking for suggestions.

http://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2016/10/community-project-post-apocalypse-race.html

QuoteZakero brought this idea to me, I loved it, and so now it's happening. But we want you guys to help.

This is a crowd-sourcing community project for a weird, wild, gonzo, post-apocalyptic race set in the future, possibly on another planet.

Here are the basics: It will be a d100 random table full of crazy/awesome yet appropriate results. The race will be in 3 parts; first racers will roll a d12, then a d30, and finally a d100. If you want a spawn of Cthulhu to have anal sex with a cybernetic neon unicorn, well... that's probably a different table for another time.

Think Mad Max, the Hills Have Eyes, and that Thundarr the Barbarian episode where they have to get the helmet of power - "Challenge of the Wizards" (suck it, Chom!) This is a hellish, science-fantasy, mutant-strewn wasteland. Each entry should be 2 or 3 sentences long and appropriate to the genre. After that, feel free to do as you please, though there are no guarantees of having your entry published.

Things to keep in mind: references to 60s, 70s, and 80s sci-fi, humor, sexiness, gonzo, weird but plausible, flavor text to give us a sense of the race itself. Any kind of world building is a plus!

Whatever you suggest is simply that - a suggestion. There are no guarantees. And your suggestion gives us permission to publish it in the forthcoming PDF, which will be available for FREE.

There's a little bit of cost for layout and art, but I'm going to eat that myself. Especially, since this is going to (possibly) expand the Alpha Blue and Crimson Dragon Slayer lines. Although, since this concept is a random table, it should be usable with any tabletop RPG.

What to call it? Zakero came up with Alpha Blue: Getting Racy, which is good. But the title is still up for grabs. After considerable thought, I liked Death Race: Fury Road, an homage to both Deathrace 2000 and Mad Max: Fury Road. Nothing is set in stone.

Zakero set up a google document here. But I'm also taking submissions in the comment section below and privately via email if individuals prefer: Venger.Satanis@yahoo.com

Just know that once you submit an idea, it can be used for this project. However, you also retain the rights if you want to use it yourself down the road.

The deadline? One week! That's right, on Wednesday morning, October 26th, the document will be finalized and handed off to +MonkeyBlood Design (Glynn Seal) so he can make it look awesome.

Any questions? Just ask below!

VS

Spinachcat

Are the players competing together or against each other?

How does vehicle combat work in Alpha Blue?

VengerSatanis

Quote from: Spinachcat;925964Are the players competing together or against each other?

How does vehicle combat work in Alpha Blue?

There can be a variety of victory conditions and ways to approach the race.  It's not necessarily all against all, but taking opponents out can help you win.  I'm trying to come up with tables to cover a lot of stuff.

Girls Gone Rogue has a table for starship combat.  There are some quick and dirty rules for destroying tech/machines in Alpha Blue, but they aren't geared towards vehicle combat.

VS