Author: Tore Vange

So I’ve been aasked to introduce to new people to the world of roleplaying games.

So I’ve been aasked to introduce to new people to the world of roleplaying games.

So I’ve been aasked to introduce to new people to the world of roleplaying games. I’m very grateful to be given this opportunity, because that means no bad habits from old-school players, and of course my choice fell on Monster of the Week.

Here’s my problem: As usual, I asked my players for a quote from a song or a movie to use as the essence of the story. What I got back was “Everything is awesome!”

Any ideas out there? 

Mine mainly run to supernatural drugs, probably distilled from the spiritual essence of teenage fanboys or something like that.

I was wondering if it would be a good idea for members of this group to share prep-sheets?

I was wondering if it would be a good idea for members of this group to share prep-sheets?

I was wondering if it would be a good idea for members of this group to share prep-sheets? I know I would love to see and steal other people’s ideas

So, tomorrow it’s up to our heroes Lucy (the Chosen), Gustavo (the Exile) and the umbrella-wielding Ms.

So, tomorrow it’s up to our heroes Lucy (the Chosen), Gustavo (the Exile) and the umbrella-wielding Ms.

So, tomorrow it’s up to our heroes Lucy (the Chosen), Gustavo (the Exile) and the umbrella-wielding Ms. Charlotte (the Expert) to once again save the world.

As usual, I asked my players for inspiration in the form of a shred of lyrics, a title, or a quote.

Well, it seems they lack imagination, because these days they only give me song titles…

This time, the challengers were “I’m going to change the world” (The Animals), “Where the Wild Roses Grow”, “Viva Las Vegas”, “I will talk, and Hollywood will Listen” and, of course, “House of the Rising Sun”, the latter which made me think Vampires or Kitsune.

Well, people didn’t want to go to the US as they’ve been there and are on Homeland Security’s “kill on sight because they know too much and won’t work for us” list (which, of course, means I need some covert ops teams to go after them at some point, yay).

The winner was (because I, for once, didn’t put it to a vote), “Viva Las Vegas!”

So now they’ll be visiting an Elvis impersonators convention in… Leeds.

I’ll let you know if the world is doomed.

My players think this idea is cool, so I figured I’d share it here:

My players think this idea is cool, so I figured I’d share it here:

My players think this idea is cool, so I figured I’d share it here:

As I’ve already made rough drafts for the next six games, I thought I’d let the players decide what to play next, so after every session they vote. Now, all I give them are episode titles that might spark an idera in their heads, I don’t give any details.

So far, our campaign began with “And then there was one…”, a story about a vengeful ghost that haunted mirrors and choked people to death with rich loam. Then followed “Smoke on the water”, which, af course, took place at sea. An arctic expedition was transporting ice-cores for research, and some crewmen had begun exhibiting strange symptoms. Probably not something you’d want to have hit your shores…

Last game was “Dead as Disco”, beginning with a young woman with her throat torn out, upped to mind-controlling vampires and a grand battle in the end. If I could have made it end in a dance-off in any concievable way, I would have 🙂

Our next session will be “School’s out for summer”, taking place in a lovely, posh British boarding school, and up for grabs for now )until I have some time on my hands to think of more titles) are “Tequila Sunrise”, “Something Fishy”, “Deep South” and a Christmas Special “On the first day of Christmas…”