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Base Raiders Episode 01 – Loot Bases. Live Better

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In the poor, rundown city of Bucketsford, Wisconsin, the Mahatma Gandhi Cultural Center is about to be replaced by a Super Walmart. Since the stereotypical redneck town is more concerned about guns and the Packers, they don’t seem to care about losing a cultural center dedicated to .00025% of the population (Old Sam Hurley’s great-grandpa had an exciting night with an “escort” in India once).

Yet there are those that suspect a hidden truth beneath the cultural center. The player characters (a wealthy pair of Russian brothers with telepathic and old-school beatdown powers, a master con-artist driven by the almighty dollar, and a retired cop just trying to keep valuable base loot from falling into the wrong hands),  having heard rumors of the cultural center serving as a front for an old super-villain, must investigate the base and make off with the loot before Super Walmart is able to get their hands on the goods and make them available for insanely low prices.

If it were only that easy. There are many secrets that lurk in the base. . . and not all of them can be sold on the black market. And the people of Bucketsford may not appreciate visitors. . .

Southern-speaking Wisconsinites, surprising revelations, and layers of mystery await!

**This Base Raiders campaign is being run as a connected series of demos for Base Raiders at Kenosha, Wisconsin’s #1 FLGS, Colosseum Games.  Anyone interested has the option of dropping-in for a session or two to check out the game, so there may be some special guest-star characters!**

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Base Raiders – New Trouble in Old Titletown

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***WARNING:  For mature listeners only.  There are a few naughty words, a handful of sexual references, and buckets of bitter tears.***

Once, long ago, two opposing factions of great men plated themselves with armor and battled with both their wits and their strength.  Although they were mere mortals, they were the champions to many, and gods to some.  Children believed them to be supermen, and each possessed unique abilities that gave their sides key advantages.

But these men were not gladiators, nor were they military warriors.  They were neither superhuman nor godlike.

They were football players.

New Trouble in Old Titletown is an introductory scenario for the Base Raiders game.  Players assumed the roles of retirees taking a tour of the former stadium of their favorite football team, the Crimson Bay Butchers.  They did not suspect how exciting their free trolley tour would actually be. . .

. . . and that they really knew nothing of their favorite team.

But they got sweet powers and stuff, so it’s all good now.

ARE YOU READY FROM SOME BASE RAIDERS!?!?

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Trail of Cthulhu – RMS Titanic: The Millionaire’s Special

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***CAUTION:  Contains numerous, explicit sexual references.  Touches on issues of racism and segregation.  Player characters act like player characters.  You have been warned.***

Everyone knows the story of the Titanic.  Not everyone knows the dark secrets that rest with her on the ocean floor.

RMS Titanic: The Millionaire’s Special was used as a one-shot scenario to introduce players to the GUMSHOE system.  During the Titanic’s final hours, the players investigated the ambitious schemes of a wealthy media mogul and raced to stop the consequences of his actions.  But the ancient evil he awakened would not be destroyed so easily.

It took a doomed ship to bring her down.

Using their characters’ abilities to their advantage, the players traded sexual favors for weaponry, pursued their artistic talents to uncover the truth, read through ancient tomes in the Titanic’s 1st-Class library, and transformed a ham and cheese sandwich into an information dump.

The only thing missing?   Historical accuracy.

The Titanic’s final hours was truly a night to remember.

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Cthulhu Dark – School Spirit

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High School Seniors party like it’s the end of their lives. . . . and it is!

In 1991, high school students head to Sandy Hooper’s riverside manor to celebrate their football team’s homecoming victory against their cross-town rivals.  The party quickly turns wild in ways that nobody could have ever predicted . . . not even the GM!

I ran this game for a group consisting of players completely new to role-playing and a few experienced tabletop gamers.  Using slightly modified Cthulhu Dark rules, I tried to create a fun sandbox scenario where player actions could trigger a few key “floating” events waiting to happen.  I was also curious to see how this mix of players would interact and create a narrative.  We are all friends already, so I thought they would work well together and avoid any anxiety about sharing their imagination.

They did not disappoint!  The players enjoyed their time engaging in arson, stalking, attempted date rape, grand theft auto, rampant drug use, and delicious muffins. . . all before the evil creature arrives!  The action only gets stranger as the adventure “progresses.”

So please, put on your school colors and enjoy the insanity of School Spirit, with a special guest appearance by The Creature from the Black Lagoon!

 

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