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READ T H I S O U T LO UD. . .

Yo u a w a ken b lur r y -eyed a nd co nf used. You

lo o k a ro und yo u a nd see st ra ng er s a roun d
yo u. Yo u feel a st ro ng p ull to w a rd s s ome-
t h ing . . . o r so m eo ne?

Go a ro u n d t h e t a ble a n d a sk t h e p l aye r s to
d escr ibe w h o t h ey a re. P ro mpt t h em to i nc l u de
Ro ll 3 D6s to t h e t ra it s if n eed ed .
g e t a s u p e r co o l game.
Se t up Descr ibe t h e SE T TING a n d ex pla in t h e wo r l d i n
SETTING yo u r o w n w o rd s, in clu d e a n y mo d ificati o ns a nd
d et a ils specific to yo u r ga me...
URBAN METROPOLIS
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I t ’s l i k e G o t h a m , b u t s u p e r n a t u r a l . Th e w o r ld is insp ired by IP s such a s P l a n ts
v s Zo m b ies, Th e A d a m s Fa m ily a nd Wha t We
SUBURBIA
2 D o In Th e S h a d o w s, w h ere t h e g enera l p ub-
The houses all look the same.
lic d o esn’ t kno w a b o ut t h e sup er na t u ra l b ut
A SMALL ENGLISH TOWN so m e h um a ns m ay h ave kno w led g e an d ex -
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T h e r e ’s a c h u r c h . A p u b . N o t m u c h e l s e . p er ience d ea ling w it h t h em — esp ecia lly thos e
t h a t sp ecif ica lly seek o ut t h e sup er na tu ra l .
A TROPICAL ISLAND
4 A paradise resor t with beautiful beaches
and chalets. Hunt er s, va m p ires, w it ch es, w erewol ves ,
g h o uls a nd a ll m a nner o f crea t ures ca n
OHIO ex ist in t h e w o r ld a nd b eco m e p a r ts of
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I t ’s j u s t O h i o . t h e sto r y.

P L AY E R ’ S C H O I C E
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C h o o s e a p l a y e r.
Gu id e the player s to w a rd s the G OA L.
Yo u may ch o o se a n ew GOA L fro m t h e l i s t o r
GOAL
ma ke u p yo u r o w n if n ecessa r y.
Find the necromancer that abandoned you
1 Keep t h e C O MPLIC AT IO N a secret . E x p a nd th e
and seek vengeance.
GOA L a n d C O MPLIC ATIO N if req u ired to f i t yo u r
2 Find a home and try to be normal. d esired r u n t ime.

3 Ta k e o v e r t h e a r e a b y r u n n i n g f o r m a y o r.
A go o d ga me w ill in clu d e 2 to 3 arc s — e a c h
4 Start a zombie mob, the mafia kind.
ma r ked by a t lea st o n e ch a llen ge rela ti ng to th e
C O MPLIC ATIO N — w h ich w o r k s to w a rd s a s a ti s-
Infiltrate the local witch coven to cure your fy in g en d in g o n ce t h e ga n g t r iu mph s a g a i ns t
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zombie plight. t h e o d d s.

Find the real culprit responsible for the Fo r t h e best resu lt s, fin d a w ay to fit t h e zo m b i e s ’
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recent string of murders.
t ra it s in to t h e ga me a s to o ls o r ch a llen g e s .

C O M P L I C AT I O N
CH A LLEN GE ROLLS
A member of the gang keeps trying to eat
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t h e i r h u m a n a l l y.
W hen met wi t h a chal l en ge, ask pl aye rs to ro l l
2 Hunters appear in the area. a D6 to det ermi n e t hei r success an d c o nse-
quen ce(s) .
A rival necromancer wishes to enslave the
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gang. If a chal l enge can be ai ded by t hei r zom bi e t ra i t ,
t hey may rol l 2 D6s and choose a resul t a s t he i r
A journalist has caught wind of the gang
4 desi red resul t . Pl ayers may choose a l o w e r ro l l
and is snooping around.
i f desi red.
The hunger is overwhelming and all-con-
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suming. A n egat i ve t rai t can be used to just i f y a c o nse-
quen ce but i s n ot n ecessar y. Hel p t he pl aye r
The local vampire coven condemns come up wi t h somet hi n g t hat progresse s t he
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the gang to a permanent death. stor y i f requi red.

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C har acter C re a tio n G a m e pl a y
R o ll a D 10 to g e t a f unny zo mb ie name ZO MBI E ME T ER
(o r c re at e t h e i r own), and 2 D10s to
get yo u r tot al l y aw e s o me traits . A level in t h e zo mbie met er a llo w s yo u to p o te n-
t ia lly ch a n ge a ch a llen ge ro ll resu lt .
You can reroll a D 10 to replace a du pli-
c a t e t rait, or keep on e bu t make it extra spicy. 1 Failure with consequence

2-3 Failure without consequence

NAME
4-5 Success
1 Wombo Zombo 6 Annie Mathers
6 Success. Add 1 to zombie meter

2 Zee Seizmore 7 John Zombert

A fa ilu re w it h o u t co n seq u en ce ( 2- 3)
3 Cranie Ums 8 Brian McBrainy ca n be t u r n ed in to a su ccess by s u r re n-
d er in g a level in yo u r zo mbie m e te r.
4 Reece Zuric 9 Barbie Stiffs
A fa ilu re w it h co n seq u en ce (1) ca nno t b e
5 Mick Groany 10 M o r t Te s s
ch a n ged .

TRAIT Z om bi e N a m e
AGILE
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You can still jump and crouch like a champ.

LOUD
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You moan and groan ever y now and then.

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SLOW
You are the type of undead that shuffles
Z om bi e Tr a i t s
a r o u n d s l o w l y.

SMART
4 You might be dead, but you kept your brains
and wits!

CHARMING
5 You might be dead, but you still ooze grace
and charm. 1 2 3 4
Zombi e
AMNESIAC Meter
6 You cannot remember who you were before
rising from the dead.

STINKY
7 The smell of death lingers no matter how N ot e s
much Axe body spray you use.

ROT TING
8 I t ’s g o i n g t o b e h a r d t o d i s g u i s e t h e b i t s
going black.

TOUGH
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You sure can take a hit.

HUNGRY
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Y o u h u n g e r. . . f o r b r a i n s !

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