2023, New York City

Back where it all began.

It’s been a couple of years. Most people have put Summerville out of their minds. The You Tube videos are all still out there, but most folks aren’t talking about Gozer the Gozerian anymore.

In the days and months after the Summerville cross-rip, Winston made some well placed investments, capitalizing on the resurging Ghostbuster popularity, putting Ecto-1 back in the old firehall and bankrolling another chapter in the franchise.

And franchises need employees…

Blackbox mechanics means the GM does calculations, dice rolls and action resolution stuff - players don’t roll dice.

But, there are no secrets, I’m using Monster of the Week, Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA).  Players describe the actions and likely reactions in a given situation, then I let you know how things have turned out, usually giving a few options if things don’t go your way and you need to take a complication.

This keeps things pretty simple and avoids a slog through slow dice heavy mechanics.

To join the game, give me an RTJ that, includes:

A statement that you have reached the age in our region of residence to be consider an adult and are comfortable with a game that includes mature situations and themes. (Yeah, I know it’s handled through the admins but I like to get a sense of age, and hopefully maturity, of the players)

A character name

What playbook you want to play (optional).

A short description, no more than two or three lines that describe your character (eg. A hotshot college football player who suffered a career ending injury and is looking for work. / A small town girl who graduated top of her class and has come to the city to raise money for grad school.)

Here is some other stuff that I’d love to know about your character:

-Where and when was your character born?
-Where is your family?
-What was your lifestyle like growing up?
-What ties you to the city?
-What do you know about Zuul, Gozer, Shandor or Viggo the Carpathian?
-Who are your enemies?
-Who are your friends?
-What are your plans?
-Describe your character's appearance.
-Where do they relax?
-Where do they party?
-What kind of music do the character listen to?

What I really don’t need is a fully completed playbook. Stay focussed on the idea behind the character. I’ve found that in these play-by-post PbtA games, the numbers don’t matter all that much.
This message was last edited by the GM at 04:03, Sun 08 Oct 2023.