Comments on: Johnny’s Five – Five Game Ideas For Your Halloween Enjoyment http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment The Game Mastering Blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Scott Martin http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7966 Scott Martin Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:23:37 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7966 Good suggestions-- I particularly like #2 as a change of pace. It's a good way to get that evil vibe... and create messes for your normal PCs to clean up! (The evil NPCs don't even have to encounter the PCs directly-- the table flipping can just be a "one shot" from an NPC point of view that you use to inspire events [like raiding a town] in your actual campaign.)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7966','Scott Martin'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Good suggestions– I particularly like #2 as a change of pace. It’s a good way to get that evil vibe… and create messes for your normal PCs to clean up!

(The evil NPCs don’t even have to encounter the PCs directly– the table flipping can just be a “one shot” from an NPC point of view that you use to inspire events [like raiding a town] in your actual campaign.)

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]]> By: Troy E. Taylor http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7958 Troy E. Taylor Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:06:16 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7958 T'were the or-igi-nal Deadlands, pardner. ;)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7958','Troy E. Taylor'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> T’were the or-igi-nal Deadlands, pardner. ;)
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]]> By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7954 Kurt "Telas" Schneider Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:14:30 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7954 <a href='#comment-7950' rel="nofollow">@John Arcadian</a> - I didn't realize it until now, but I agree - Horror/fantasy is a really good combination. Some of my most memorable games have been a combination of those genres.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7954','Kurt \"Telas\" Schneider'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @John Arcadian – I didn’t realize it until now, but I agree – Horror/fantasy is a really good combination. Some of my most memorable games have been a combination of those genres.
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]]> By: Patrick Benson http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7953 Patrick Benson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:11:00 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7953 I got my in-laws hooked on "Are You A Werewolf?" and will probably end up running the annual Halloween AYAW?game tonight. My advice for running AYAW? - ham it up! Don't just ask the players to close their eyes, and yada, yada, yada... Get into details and describe how the villagers are hearing noises at night that might be the wind or something worse. When a person is killed by a werewolf get into the gory details. Really make it a theatrical experience.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7953','Patrick Benson'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I got my in-laws hooked on “Are You A Werewolf?” and will probably end up running the annual Halloween AYAW?game tonight. My advice for running AYAW? – ham it up! Don’t just ask the players to close their eyes, and yada, yada, yada… Get into details and describe how the villagers are hearing noises at night that might be the wind or something worse. When a person is killed by a werewolf get into the gory details. Really make it a theatrical experience.
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]]> By: John Arcadian http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7950 John Arcadian Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:06:05 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7950 <a href='#comment-7947' rel="nofollow">@Troy E. Taylor</a> -Savage World's Deadlands or original Deadlands? Either would work well for it. <a href='#comment-7948' rel="nofollow">@Patrick Benson</a> - I had thought about the Dread with the PCs as the players, but I was only able to do 5 options. When it comes down to it, I like doing horror themed fantasy games. It always feels grittier to me. <a href='#comment-7949' rel="nofollow">@snej</a> - I have never actually played werewolf. I've heard a lot about it, but never gotten a chance to play it. A werewolf themed costume party sounds awesome!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7950','John Arcadian'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Troy E. Taylor -Savage World’s Deadlands or original Deadlands? Either would work well for it.

@Patrick Benson – I had thought about the Dread with the PCs as the players, but I was only able to do 5 options. When it comes down to it, I like doing horror themed fantasy games. It always feels grittier to me.

@snej – I have never actually played werewolf. I’ve heard a lot about it, but never gotten a chance to play it. A werewolf themed costume party sounds awesome!

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]]> By: snej http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7949 snej Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:52 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7949 Don't forget Werewolf! OK, it's not _exactly_ an RPG, but I could argue that at least the werewolf players are roleplaying the parts of non-werewolves :-) I'm going to a Werewolf-themed costumed Hallowe'en party tonight; I'm dressing as a Seer, which I hope doesn't make me werewolf-bait.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7949','snej'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Don’t forget Werewolf! OK, it’s not _exactly_ an RPG, but I could argue that at least the werewolf players are roleplaying the parts of non-werewolves :-)

I’m going to a Werewolf-themed costumed Hallowe’en party tonight; I’m dressing as a Seer, which I hope doesn’t make me werewolf-bait.

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]]> By: Patrick Benson http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7948 Patrick Benson Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7948 Excellent list! Of course I am going to endorse Fudge and Dread, and I think combining a couple of these ideas will only increase the fun. Such as playing a game of Dread with the PCs playing themselves.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7948','Patrick Benson'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Excellent list! Of course I am going to endorse Fudge and Dread, and I think combining a couple of these ideas will only increase the fun. Such as playing a game of Dread with the PCs playing themselves.
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]]> By: Troy E. Taylor http://www.gnomestew.com/johnnys-five/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment/comment-page-1#comment-7947 Troy E. Taylor Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:08:07 +0000 http://www.gnomestew.com/gming-advice/johnnys-five-five-game-ideas-for-your-halloween-enjoyment#comment-7947 No. 1 ... was a PC in a Deadlands game with that premise ... still one of the most memorable sessions EVAR! Great list!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('7947','Troy E. Taylor'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> No. 1 … was a PC in a Deadlands game with that premise … still one of the most memorable sessions EVAR!

Great list!

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