Army of Darkness Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook
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A darkly humorous fantasy RPG based on the 1993 Sam Raimi film¸ about modern-day misfits thrown into Earth's past with hordes of undead to fight. There is a selection of settings from ancient Sumeria to pulp era. Character archetypes include an archeologist¸ a swashbuckler¸ a gunslinger¸ a reporter¸ and a game designer (!). It uses the Cinematic Unisystem -- a variant of the Unisystem (originally from Witchcraft) developed for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG. - A description from https://darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/encyclopedia/ with kind permission of John H. Kim
Alright¸ you primitive screwheads¸ listen up!
You're in a strange land¸ with strange people¸ and you're not thinking too clearly. The natives are suspicious¸ the leaders hostile¸ the priests cryptic¸ and no one's bathed in months. Advanced tech is a hole in the ground filled with sewage. The basic food groups are roasted haunch¸ moldy bread¸ and watered-down wine.
Getting home ain't going to happen anytime soon. First you need to find some stupid book¸ then recite some stupid phrase¸ then bring the stupid book back to the stupid castle. Heck¸ there's probably a bunch of other stupid stuff you have to do. Just nobody's told you about that yet.
Oh¸ and then there's the army of undead just over the hill looking to gnaw on your soul!
Ash: That's it. Go ahead and run. Run home and cry to mama. Me! I'm through runnin'. I say we stay here and fight it out!
Arthur: Are all men from the future loudmouth braggarts?
Ash: Nope. Just me baby... just me.
Inside this swank beauty¸ we'll show you how to put the dead in deadite. Here¸ you will find:
- An introduction to roleplaying and the Army of Darkness story.
- A guide to character creation¸ including ready-to-play champions and companions¸ as well as specs on the Army of Darkness Cast¸ for your quick-play pleasure.
- The Army of Darkness Unisystem¸ streamlined for cinematic action and adventure.
- Guidelines for bringing the little people together¸ training them¸ and pitting them against the forces of evil.
- Blow-by-blow instructions for creating Army of Darkness roleplaying game sessions.
- A rundown on the Army of Darkness setting¸ places¸ people¸ events¸ including details on evil clones¸ demons¸ undead¸ and other critters.
- Fleshed-out new setting suggestions¸ taking your Army of Darkness game in freshly gruesome directions.
- A complete adventure to get the horror and hilarity under way right away.
Alright¸ you primitive screwheads¸ listen up!
"You're in a strange land¸ with strange people¸ and you're not thinking too clearly. The natives are suspicious¸ the leaders hostile¸ the priests cryptic¸ and no one's bathed in months. Advanced tech is a hole in the ground filled with sewage. The basic food groups are roasted haunch¸ moldy bread¸ and watered-down wine.
"Getting home ain't going to happen anytime soon. First you need to find some stupid book¸ then recite some stupid phrase¸ then bring the stupid book back to the stupid castle. Heck¸ there's probably a bunch of other stupid stuff you have to do. Just nobody's told you about that yet.
"Oh¸ and then there's the army of undead just over the hill looking to gnaw on your soul!
"Ash: That's it. Go ahead and run. Run home and cry to mama. Me! I'm through runnin'. I say we stay here and fight it out!
"Arthur: Are all men from the future loudmouth braggarts?
"Ash: Nope. Just me baby... just me.