Dec 15, 2020
The BLACKEST Friday
An RPG one shot by
Alex Wallace
Player Count:
At least one player to Run the game (DM) and at least one party member.
Tools:
Pencil and paper to keep stats for each player & record special power usage.
1 d20 per party member (Suggested, but of course you can share!)
Heaping Helping of imagination!
Set up:
Roll 1 D20 x5 Keep four results and assign them to the following attributes as you wish :
Cheer (Spirit) -
Constitution (Stamina) -
Charisma (Speech) -
Crankiness (Physical) -
Modifier: 7-8 (-1) 9-11 (0) 12-13 (1) 14-15 (2) 16-17 (3)
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Every test is pass/fail;
Roll D20 x1
Result Table:
1-10 Fail
1 - Crit Fail
11-19 Pass
20 - Crit Pass
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Abilities:
Once you use an ability you may not reuse it until you have used all other abilities.
In order to use an ability, pick which one you want to use, announce it and read the text out loud. Make sure to mark it as used once complete. Note your ultimate ability is only usable once per session.
Abilities (Stat you roll against in Parenthesis):
Kill'em with Kindness (Cheer)
Bargain Hunter (Charisma)
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie (Crankiness)
Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal (Crankiness)
You Smell of Beef and Cheese (Charisma)
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out (Cheer)
Jelly of the Month Club (Cheer)
Kill'em with Kindness (Cheer) Successful roll allows player to change another person's mood or get them to do something small they wouldn't normally do under the circumstances
Bargain Hunter (Charisma) You have studied all of the stores advertisements, on a success you know precisely where every item is located and how much it should cost
Die Hard is a Christmas Movie (Crankiness) On a success you are able to consume any highly processed treat for a +1 to all rolls for the next ten minutes. You also can traverse any flat surface in your bare feet without penalty.
Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal (Crankiness) On a success you become completely aware of your surroundings and create an improvised trap from the materials in your vicinity.
You Smell of Beef and Cheese (Charisma) On a success you can instantly discern a person's motives.
You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out (Cheer) On a success you can accurately hit a target within a distance of 50 yards from you.
*Jelly of the Month Club (Cheer) On a success you are able to convince a person to exchange one thing for a coupon to a Jelly of The Month Club. *This may only be used once per session.
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Original Episodes (Feel free to create your own):
Episode 1: Parking Lot Pandemonium
Episode 2: Out of the Frying Pan Aisle into the Fire
Episode 3: Buyers Remorse