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Post by OFTHEHILLPEOPLE on Sept 20, 2016 9:19:40 GMT -8
For the month of October I am running Savage Ghostbusters for Savage Saturday Night which looks like it's going to be a big draw for new players to the events. However, my wife and I are drawing some blanks for what the two part story should be about and who the "big bad" should be. We did some analysis of the previous movies and drew some movie bible rules for the session but I wanted to reach out to the community to get some feedback or great ideas that could be run as a two part adventure for 3-5 players a table. Movie Bible: - Someone from higher authority wants the Ghostbusters shut down.
- The Big Bad's motivation is to "return to the physical world with power".
- The Big Bad always needs the help of an Average Joe who is tainted by the Big Bad's powers.
- Ghosts embody the Seven Deadly Sins.
Some ideas we brainstormed included:
- The Metropolitan Museum has acquired Shandor's Grimoire/The Necronomicon Ex Mortis and the book's mysteries jump start ghost activity in preparation for a bigger evil. Part Two has the Ghostbusters traveling to Medieval England and meet Ash.
- Yanosh from Ghostbusters 2, now reformed, still has a bit of Vigo's juice in him and has begun producing a make-up line infused with negative slime. The slime makes possessing long time users very easy for mischievous ghosts which attracts a vain elder demi-god.
- Ghosts are using the nightmares of children to break through to our world as the evil Boogey Man harvests their fear to grow ever powerful.
Any suggestions appreciated.
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sockjack
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Post by sockjack on Sept 21, 2016 19:09:59 GMT -8
I haven't seen the original Ghostbusters in a while, and have never played savage worlds. But here's a few ideas that hopefully can be tweaked to be useful. 1. Someone from higher authority wants the Ghostbusters (GB) shut down.- Due to creative accounting practices, the an IRS representative is performing an audit; with back-up and guns if the team gets too uppity.
- The Mediums of North America lobby group is gunning to have the group shut down on a pro-spirit agenda. Something about laying the spirits to rest instead of confining (really just cause its hurting their bottom line)
- Local DA is trying to garner some attention of Ghostly rights by suing the GB for violating Habeus Corpus of the ghosts, the psychological damages of the ghosts descendants, and performing “spiritual services” against the will of the deceased. (Turns out their well connected too, shame.)
- In response to public outcry, the US government has decided that Ghost Extermination is a public good, and is establishing their own Ghost extermination force (ex.LAGE). And to make matters worse, Official have begun heavily regulating (taxes, inspections, permits, etc.) any similar private company, like the players.
- Local Mobsters want the GB to get with the program (turns out troubleshooting the competition leads to a lot of angry undead) if the GB say no, they the mob will make sure they become part of a problem, and find new exterminators
2. The Big Bad's motivation is to "return to the physical world with power".- The spirit of Winona's suitor has senses her reincarnation, and will not lose his bride a second time! (old folktale: Winona)
- Tesla has spun in his grave long enough, time to show the world what his genius could have brought! Right after he's done destroying everything Edison ever helped create...
- Its actually the spirit of dead GB wannabe! If he can't beat the ghosts, he'll join and rule all of the world instead!
- The local Mall is being built over old McCthullu site and has opened a gate to an unfathomable abomination from beyond he stars bent on rending all of space time! Silver-lining: Time travel to before the gateway opened is now possible! That definitely won't backfire horribly!
- Britain's King George III is still sore about the whole revolution thing, so hes gonna show the US whose boss, and then bring the British Empire back to its former glory by force. Then he's gonna kill all life on the planet. He's known as “Mad King George” for a reason!
3. The Big Bad always needs the help of an Average Joe (AJ) who is tainted by the Big Bad's powers.- The AJ is in charge of Special effects for a touring Norwegian Death Metal Band obsessed with making the show as metal as possible. (Can't get more metal than the final song starting the Apocalypse!)
- A librarian has found the actual necronomicon, and the book is infecting all who read it. To make matters worse, the book gets stronger the more people read it. And the AJ has been recommending it to all the book clubs in the city!
- The AJ is just a kid who has been bullied a lot, and found a sympathetic ear in the worst of places. Now they will do anything to help their only friend!
- Middle Manager at a failing retail store can't take it anymore and wants to end it all. And by all, they mean everything. And by everything they mean the whole world.
4. Ghosts embody the Seven Deadly Sins.- Take the 7 OG Justice League members and give then their most opposite emotion. (Wrath-Wonder woman, Lust- Green Lantern, Greed- Gluttony- Cyborg, Sloth- The Flash, Envy- Batman, Hubris-Superman)
- Make each Sin ghost has a weakness to the corresponding heavenly virtue. (Seven heavenly virtues)
- Ghosts need a suitable host, and merely accentuate a the humans own vice. Bonus points if the ghost posses a whole house of old ladies, Steel Magnolia's Style!
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