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SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

Posted by Jacob_VVV
Jacob_VVV
member, 203 posts
See all them deleted rp?
80% had no players...
Sat 14 May 2016
at 01:49
  • msg #1

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

So I have more free time now that my finals are over(woohoo!!!), and I'm getting my games I neglected back up to full speed again and figured I'd get some ideas out there about games I'll willing to run.

1) SciFi Horror. So think monsters, limited resources, gore, death everywhere, PC's being quite likely to die, insanity, team work, consequences of decisions, overwhelming odds, doom, yea. Think like Dead Space. Mixed with Starship Troopers maybe.
System: Either my homebrewed system I'm developing, or d20. Others I may consider are like Savage Worlds, GURPS, or Call of Cthulu. Maybe FATE. Maybe.

2) Cops. This would be a huge game. Players could be routine cops, detectives, SWAT, etc. No specific setting, maybe NY or Chicago? Acually maybe fictionsl? Probably better that way. It wouldn't be overly realistic though, since real cop life is boring. Expect shootouts, bank heists, raids, cases, etc.

System: I have the GURPS cops book, so maybe that. Or d20. Or Savage Worlds. Just depends.

3) Okay, so this idea is really in its early development stages and I'm VERY hesitant to try it out. But I've always thought a prison game could be interesting. It would be focused on Drama and RP more than action, but I would likely use a system. Again though, I can see this getting stale/boring fast so I'm unsure. I just wonder people think.


All of the games would be ADULT, save maybe the cops one. But yea, interest?
steelsmiter
member, 1583 posts
GURPS, BESM, Fate, Indies
NO FREEFORM! NO d20!
Sat 14 May 2016
at 02:00
  • msg #2

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

I wouldn't mind Sci-Fi horror with your system.
StevenCabral
member, 541 posts
Sat 14 May 2016
at 03:12
  • msg #3

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

Mongoose Traveller has an Adventure: Prison Planet.  Multiple threads/plots and events in it.
chupabob
member, 164 posts
Sat 14 May 2016
at 04:46
  • msg #4

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

Of the three, the Cops game seems like the most fun (and least redundant) of the three. Would some players take on the role of the criminals, or would those characters be NPCs?
Jacob_VVV
member, 206 posts
See all them deleted rp?
80% had no players...
Sat 14 May 2016
at 15:37
  • msg #5

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

Um, well I suppose players could be criminals! Have players choose to be a cop, criminal, and then maybe something in between. Aka Vigilante, informant, or just civilian.
Tortuga
member, 1680 posts
Wed 18 May 2016
at 16:06
  • msg #6

SciFi Horror, Cops, or Prison?

I like the idea of GURPS cops n robbers.

Or, like GURPS Gotham. Leave Batman as a shadowy NPC who seldom appears but has a huge impact.
This message was last edited by the user at 16:07, Wed 18 May 2016.
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