Horror 1931 is coming! Give me some requests!
Added 2023-01-22 19:21:42 +0000 UTCHey all,
The poll for the next Kickstarted ended up with 1931 as the chosen period. 1931 was a pretty cool time for horror. Universal Monsters just kicked off that year with Phantom of the Opera, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, and Frankenstein (followed closely by The Mummy and whole bunch more the following year).
It's also a period when H.P. Lovecraft wrote some of his most famous works, such as At the Mountains of Madness (shoggoths!) and The Shadow Over Innsmouth (deep ones!).
Historically, both the depression and the dust bowl were in full swing. The Empire State Building opened in New York City, New York. Prohibition was still two years away from being repealed. Al Capone went to prison for 11 years on tax evasion charges. Japan invaded China.
Since this is a Mörk Borg-compatible game, I've already basically written, like... 70% of it. At this point, I'm just putting in random tables and other details.
While I'm doing this, I thought I'd poll y'all to see what kind of content you want in this. It can be anything: rules, hacks, new monsters, traits, whatever.
There are already six classes (Sleuth, Gangster, Femme/Homme Fatale, Socialite, Mad Scientist, and Adventurer), but who knows? Maybe I'll add a couple more.
Let me know what you wanna see in the comments below.
Comments
still working on this one?
Greg Beckham
2023-05-03 00:57:35 +0000 UTCDo you have a general date for the KS
Thomas Ryan
2023-02-07 21:14:35 +0000 UTCI know it hasn't been long, but is there any news?
Thomas Ryan
2023-02-07 21:14:17 +0000 UTCNew spells that are maddening and dangerous ala HPL style. Some cool organizations, rivals, villains, NPCs, other world-building ideas of a 1931 that we never knew was going on, the secret world of 1931 in HPL's universe.
virtuadept
2023-01-30 14:47:06 +0000 UTCThe Great Depression was in full swing - add Hobo for a Class?
Bill Stubbles
2023-01-28 04:00:01 +0000 UTCExcited to see this come to fruition. I would want to run games closer to the Elder Gods and unspeakable horrors game rather than Hammer or Universal Studios classic type Dracula, Frankenstein, etc. but I am interested to see what spin you put on them and how they will be represented in the Mork Borg system. Someone mentioned the Foreign Spy, I like that, and wondering if there could be some sort of Double Agent or Reformed cultist type class.
Mark
2023-01-27 02:07:05 +0000 UTCArcheologist. Mix of rogue and scholar traits/abilities.
James Tindall
2023-01-25 23:37:46 +0000 UTCALSO, Van Helsing (or some similar character) would make for a super fun NPC.
Sean O'Brien
2023-01-25 02:14:20 +0000 UTCPugilist might make a fun martial class. Some cursed items (artifacts from distant lands) would be neat to play with as well.
Sean O'Brien
2023-01-24 19:29:26 +0000 UTCOr maybe media mogul, or reporter/newshound
Doug M
2023-01-24 17:36:23 +0000 UTCMaybe "performer/singer/musician" as a class?
Doug M
2023-01-24 17:32:37 +0000 UTCNothing is more Dark Noir then a washed up private detective
LeMoustache
2023-01-23 17:41:30 +0000 UTC
