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Underground by Mayfair Games?

Started by Algolei, April 03, 2006, 07:24:39 PM

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Algolei

#15
April 07, 2006, 02:04:54 AM
Quote from: OddveigThe US got into a series of nasty wars, and created 'super-soldiers' (genetically re-engineered soldiers) to go off and fight their wars for them.  But, the wars ended, and the veterans came home, and were literally dumped on the streets.  Most of them had mental problems of one sort or another, partly from the surgery, and partly from their experiences in the war.  Furthermore, many of them were heavily armed, and had considerable skills in killing their fellow man.  So what's an unemployed superhuman killing machine to do?  Some form gangs, others find employment in the underworld, others are hired by the government to do various shit work, or become mercenaries or whatever.
So, like ShadowRun and Full Metal Alchemist, but without any magic?  And more political.  Seems from the seven categories Grue listed that the players would be concerned with changing their environment.
 

Oddveig

#16
April 07, 2006, 02:51:34 AM
One of the things that amused me about the setting was that cannabalism was a fast-food fad.
 

shooting_dice

#17
April 07, 2006, 03:51:51 AM
It's a bit too period-sensitive. There are explicit references to Rush Limbaugh and Darryl Gates, for example. On the other hand, it's got fantastic art.

One noteworthy bit of context around the game is that, at over 15,000 sales, it was considered a fair to weak seller in the industry. Nowadays, a strong seller for many companies would be 10-20% of this.
 

Xavier Lang

#18
April 07, 2006, 09:59:43 AM
Now I wish the Underground campaign I was in had gotten off the ground.  All we ever did was character creation.
 

Phantom Stranger

#19
April 07, 2006, 01:35:43 PM
The best thing to come from Mayfair was 2nd Edition Chill.
All you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger!
Down you go, all alone, you love my, Phantom Stranger!

Dacke

#20
April 07, 2006, 04:10:20 PM
Quote from: OddveigMost of them had mental problems of one sort or another, partly from the surgery, and partly from their experiences in the war.
Right. If I recall the setting correctly, when they first started biomodding people into super-soldiers, they went nuts almost right away. So they started with a sort of therapy, where the soldiers-to-be were put through a very four-color-supers-themed VR thing, causing them to see things through the morality filter of old supers comics. This helped a bit, but when their four-color moralities clashed with the very shades-of-grey "real" world... let's just say that it didn't exactly work wonders for their sanity.
 

Silverlion

#21
April 07, 2006, 04:37:49 PM
One of the tricks of Underground though was vets--boosted supersoldiers had a warped personal sense, because in order to acclimate them to superhuman physiologies and powers--they went through VR world that was comic book one--with black and whit emorality. THEN came out and were expected to fight in brutal bloodthirsty boosted wars for things like getting someone elses stock to go up over seas, or just putting down some peasants somewhere who got uppity against some corporation or another.

It fractured them, somewhat, but some of that leaks through.
Still they could be "good" and fight for positive change--but it was a delicate balance--hence the Karma system noted above.

Edit: Dang Dacke. By seconds! :)
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Algolei

#22
April 12, 2006, 10:04:38 PM
Omigod, omigod, omigod, omigod, omigod!  :omigod:

http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop-special/underground/mfg-ug.html

"10 Underground Products, Set of Dice and 2 Shirts, MSRP of $245.95 for just $100.00...Order Underground Complete"

Omigod!  *rubs nipples*

I think I just had an Undergroundgasm. :geno:

Quote from: Phantom StrangerThe best thing to come from Mayfair was 2nd Edition Chill.
How about 1st edition?

http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop-special/chill/mfg-chill.html

"14 Chill Products, Set of Dice, MSRP of $186.95 for just $126.67...Order Chill Complete"
 

Phantom Stranger

#23
April 13, 2006, 09:30:47 AM
Quote from: AlgoleiHow about 1st edition?

http://www.mayfairgames.com/shop-special/chill/mfg-chill.html

"14 Chill Products, Set of Dice, MSRP of $186.95 for just $126.67...Order Chill Complete"
I can't check the link from here, is it a repackage of the Pacesetter 1st Edition Chill stuff, if it is I'm all over this.
All you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger!
Down you go, all alone, you love my, Phantom Stranger!

Silverlion

#24
April 13, 2006, 05:46:28 PM
Quote from: Phantom StrangerI can't check the link from here, is it a repackage of the Pacesetter 1st Edition Chill stuff, if it is I'm all over this.

It's not Pacesetters. Entirely Mayfair's books (dice/products etc)
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Algolei

#25
April 13, 2006, 08:25:55 PM
Yeah:

MFG0668 - CHILL™ The Horror Role Playing Game basic book Soft Cover - $20.00
MFG0651 - Accessory Pack - $13.00
MFG0652 - Vampires - $12.00
MFG0653 - Lycanthropes - $12.00
MFG0654 - Apparitions - $12.00
MFG0657 - Veil of Flesh - $9.00
MFG0658 - Horrors of North America - $12.00
MFG0660 - Chilled to the Bone - $9.95
MFG0662 - Undead & Buried - $9.00
MFG0664 - Voodoo Sourcebook - $12.00
MFG0665 - The Beast Within - $17.00
MFG0667 - Things - $16.00
MFG0669 - Chill Companion Softbound - $12.00
MFG0670 - Chill Unknown Providence - $15.00
MFG1003 - RolePlaying Dice Set - $ 6.00
 

Phantom Stranger

#26
April 21, 2006, 11:52:06 AM
Quote from: SilverlionIt's not Pacesetters. Entirely Mayfair's books (dice/products etc)
Damn.....that's Second Edition Algolei!  You got me all excited for nothing.... :)
All you know, is alone, you see a, Phantom Stranger!
Down you go, all alone, you love my, Phantom Stranger!

BlackFlagRebel

#27
April 21, 2006, 07:12:52 PM
Underground was terribly entertaining. The gun porn in Fully Strapped, Always Packed that reads like something in the Penthouse Forum is hilarious.
 

Algolei

#28
April 21, 2006, 11:14:41 PM
Cool!  I just picked up the Underground main rulebook from the used bin at my Unfriendly Local Game Store for 8 bucks (Canadian), thus making my original questions in this thread redundant.

If I keep this up, soon my entire being will become redundant.

Quote from: Phantom StrangerDamn.....that's Second Edition Algolei!  You got me all excited for nothing.... :)
Soooo...sexxors, then? :naughty:
 
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