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Table Contents
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Introduction 30th and Lexington Th Adventure
Ghostmastering ips
IntroductoryMorale Note For RookieCamemasters Rookie Camemasters TwelveUseful TwelveUsefulThings Things o Remember bout Chostmastering
Th Couch Potato
Th Other Adventure Playing Character ChostmasterResearch ChostmasterResearchData 10 UsingProps Using Props 10 BustingChosts or Big Bucks 10 Th Re Hening 12
Th Horror of BioMedChemTech'* Th Other Other Adventure 19
Returnof Returnof / Son of Bride of Ghostmastering ip
Keeping he PlayersHappy 23 Packaged dventures 23 Th Reference iles 23 Doing DramaticReadings DramaticReadings the All-KnowingDice All-KnowingDice 24 RewardingYour Playersor Players or Jo Well Done 24 Movement Rates,Scales, S cales, nd Came Turns 25 UniversalMovement UniversalMovement Rate, Rate,Scale, Scale,and and Turn Chart 25 A Note to VeteranCamemasters VeteranCamemasters 25
BasicGhostology zo
ChostlyCharacteristics ChostlySpecial Chostly SpecialAbilities A bilities 22 ReallyBad ReallyBad News:Demons, News: Demons,Eldritch EldritchHorrors, Horrors, and Accountants 29
ScientificResearch Scientific Research go Ghostbuster ranchises Ho to Runa Run a Ghostbusters ampaign
Chostbustersperations Chostbustersperations anual
23
ldea : Make Wish 37 ldea 2: FloorThirteen FloorThirteen 38 ldea 3: And That Chosts or Me, Too 38 ldea 4: Fangsor Fangsor the Memories 39 Plotting he Adventure 39 ldea 5: Were, Oh Were Has My WereBernardCone? 40 ldea 6: Ke epers f the Copper CopperMidnight Midnight 40 ldea 7: The ShadowOver ShadowOver Hollywood 4l ldea B: Fragments f Scotla nd 41 ldea 9: The Chostand Chost and the Lady 42 ldea 10: The The Road o Ralyeh 42 ldea 1l: The Psychic 43 ldea 12:The 12:The Doppleganger43 Doppleganger43 ldea 3: S o S u eMe e Me 44 ldea 14:The 14: The Mummy's oe 44 ldea B l a c kK kK n i g h t 4 5 ldea 16:The 16: The Thine n the PhoneBooth PhoneBooth 45 ldea 7: TheUninvited 46 ldea 18: King or Da 46 ldea 19: RobotMonster RobotMonster 47 ldea TheAlchemist ldea 21:The 21:The Chost Cubes 48
Random Adventure Generation
Routines50 Routines 50
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ac AgainstTime Car Chasey'Vehicular AgainstTime 50 Obtaining Paper r Permit rom the Covernment 5' Coing to Court 52
Castof Cast of Dozens s+
Cops Information ources nd Petty rritants StreetPeoole StreetPeoole 55 Mafia Family 56 Lawyers 57 Research cientists57 cientists57 Expedition reparingor reparingor Journey o Uncharted sland/ LostCity/Scene Lost City/Scene Weird Happenings 58 Occultists 59 St. PitfalzHospital PitfalzHospital 59 ThingsMan ThingsMan Was Not Not Meant To Know 60 Chosts 61
3oth Lexington ,n n' is the first adventure for GHOSTBUSIERS. f yo are a player, on't readan further ThereAre ThingsMan WasNot MeantTo Know.Only Mr Chostmaster hould read he adventure. lf yo are he Chostmaster, adon (l yo ar player, ou shouldbe ashamed yourself yo shouldhave topped eadingas paragraph. No cu it outl)To run this adventure,i rst ea "How to Play" (pp. 2&3, Reference ile A) and "TypicalTe Minutesof Play" pp 1&2,Reftrence FileB), and he adventuretself. would e a "Chostmastering swell idea to read Tips" appearingon page B, but it isn't absolutely necessary.) Let he players oleplay he Chostbustersro the movie.T ake few minutes o read hrough hi scenariond amiliarizeourself th plot.Yo o memorize verythingthere il be plenty of time to reread sectionswhile th Chostbustersickeroverwh gets o sit in th front seatof ECTOI). st can he adventure et he general de and to l e a r nwhere find specific etails.
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Crrrauauff'sther Special bility is Terrorize. When Crrrauauff onfronts Chostbuster.ou roll th spook'sPower two diceragainsthe Chostbuster's ool. the spook ollshigher, he vicpanicsand flees n horror;otherwise, he ti Chostbusterrits eeth ndstands isground. Crrrauauff's ctopresence 3, which means that f he Chostbusterset him o stopAnimating th ca and materialize,he have o hit him hree timeswith proton acks eforehe can ock im into ghost rap. Most spooks nd spirits Crrrauauffncluded cannotbe harmed v oroto beams nlesshe havemanifestedhemselves in a material r semi-materialo rm. Crrrauaufi only manifests s described n PartSix below,: o t h e r w i s e , e r e m a i n s n i n v i s i b l e ,m m a t e r i a l psychokinetic resence nimating he cab.
seventh,What Do TheyDo?"outlines om ways th players an try to de al with th problem. Finally, E n d "e x p l a i n s o w o w r a pu p h e adventu e. Note ha certain ections re orinted n boldface.These an be readaloud o your players.We do thisall the ime n our adventures yo ca l e a r n o w o talk ikea Famous meDesignern o d o u b ta l i f e t i m e m b i t r o n . You'rewelcome.
PartOne: What'sGoing
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Part Five: Equipment he playersmay wish to use some of their equipment o assesshe situation.Here'swhat happens f the y do: PK Meter: The meter registers strongPK surge.T h e r e i s definitely paranormal ctivity centeredon the cab. (A if they didn't know.) Ecto-Msor: hcnrrsothing. hese nl work n the oarK. Ghost Trap: You have o see ghost before yo can trap t. No ghost visible. Proton Pack:Le em tr it. Remember: ou ca
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Krompsky:She'llgivea concise ecap f th situation a s she knows t. (See Th Teaser"above.) Krompsky pretty ur he cab possessed,ut ha no ideawh or how. That'snot my ob That's Beach Kit: Not whole lot. Crrrauauffmight your job. No et it!" while, hough. chase he Frisbee Durnham: like his, ee. was ruising long Canalwhen this crazy man, yo know, n the black obes, wavesme down. He'scarrying n ' l . . brownpaper ag, ee. isguy,he doesnot ook l i k e a big ipper.Still,down on Canal not the bestp l a c e grab fare.So pick hi up He On remarkablevent ccurs iustwhenvo don't speakEnglish o good,but he tell s me to want t to After he Chostbusters avearrivedon takehim to th PentaHotel,so headnorth.Then, the scene nd gotten he owdown rom Lt.Kromp around30th, he cab begins uckingand weav- skv. ut beforehe have nlimberedheirnuclear i n g ! Sucha big tsimmes! can't evencontrol tl devices nd begun blastingaway,Crrrauauff By hemselves,h edoorsopenan shut,open and manifeststself nd putson a first-classpecial fshut,an h e c a b rolls.We roll ou the street, fects show. the cab urnsand shoots owardus ru on way, Timing here s important. he players hould this chlemielun other.t ollows im chases haveha chance o asksomequestions nd play him up the lamppost, nd circles, ke yo se aroundwith their information-gatheringquipnow" ment PK meters, ctovisors, ass pectrometers, Buyukbas: Car go woof, woof! Please you help radio elescopes,-D glasses, hatever ey ap o have ith hem). his s s e n s r b l eh i n g me now?"To alk o Buyukbas,he Chostbusters have o shout over he cab's growling and bark- to do. Howeve;Chostbustersan stand o be sensii n g . Since Buyukbas's ommand of English s ble for only so l o n g .Then hey needsome acslight,effective onversations mpo ssible. et'em tion. Time for Crrrauauff'smanifestation nd try though. attack. Grrrauauff: f a Chostbuster pproachesh e c a b your players r e n ' tsensible, r if they are ("Nice doggie... ic dogand ries o speak cheerful nd unsparing n their destructivemgie...")t turns rom Buyukbas,tudieshe Chost pulses,he ma whip out th protonpack before buster a minute, nd hencharges i m. If the q u e s t i o n i n gr e q u i p m e n t - r e a d i n g . doing Chostbuster unsaway, he ca will lose nterest that case, moment hey ready heir proton an go back to Bu yukbas's ost. packs.Crrrauauff manifests nd attacks. To set the scene,yo first have focus th players' ttention. or example ou might say: Hey.Something nteresting. verything quiet all of a sudden.The cab has stoppedmoving. Yo noticea tingling the hairsat the back of your neck, and an odd smell,.. omething ke attic dust on a c o l d morning.There s slight electricity n the air, like a hint of coming thunderstorm.
PartSix:
Big Action Event
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There.They haveall shut up and ar paying attention. heyknow something g o i n g o happen. Now, whack m. Readaloud: Suddenly he air is dark and cold all around yo like a shadowof a cloud passing ver, there'snot a cloud in the sky.Th cab shimmers an standing efore yo s he amber, lashing outline of an enormouswolfhound, wenty feet tall, towering over the street, bending orward as if to take yo in its teeth. Yo can feel it warm, foul breath. Sq doesanybodywant to do anythingbefore yo en up like a Laddie Bo commercial? What yo really, eallywant hem o do is whip out their proton packs and shoot at the g i a n t manifestation Crrrauauff,he do god. T h i s very mportant ecause: ) h playersike being scared, nd 2) they ike blowing hingsup with high-tech imcracks. o make hem eel ike t' to late o do anything ensible. Hint if necessary.ay Cee, I wonder there anything ou can do to avoid nstant estruction." Hold up a protonpack ar an wink a lot. This called, Cetting Th Players o Do What You Want". What happenss this.First,C rrrauauffries o Ierrorize he Chostbusters.he an Chostbusters that don't og ff down the street creaming an takea s h o tat the manifestation. hen, he first time protonbeam hits god, t dashes back to the auto, yowling piteously, nd once again ossesses cab. t will not eavehe comparative safety of the cab for the rest of the adventu e. Let's ake it step by step. First, he Terrorizeattack. Have each of the Chostbusters ll as manydiceas hi Cool ating. (Make ure heChost ie s ncluded n each oll.) Aftereachplayer o l l s nd addsup is score, take he Chostdi and one otherdi (that's dice for Crrrauauff's owerof 2) and roll for Crrrauauff's errorize pecial bility. f the dog go gets he chostbuster er rified.Encouragehe player o behave character and ham t up. f a Chostcomes on any roll, the terror s so great ha he Chostbusteraints dead away. f the Chostbuster q u a l sor beats Crrrauauff'soll, he standsoughan gets o fire hi proton pack the next step. Now, an Chostbusters ot training or th OlympicTrot, hiver, nd Howl event r relaxing comfortably n the pavement et o fire his rusty protonpack.Each iring hero ollsas manydice as his Moves core i f h e h a san appropriate Talent,ik Winston's ir WeaponTalent, many dice as his Talent core). he difficultynumber is 10 ot quite point-blank a n g e , ut pretty close. Anyone who rolls 10 or higher hits Crrrauauff who immediately tarts owlingan disappearsnto the cab. We don't want the dog go to be completely destroyed, hich would happen f threeor more protonbeamshots it him. Thatwould bring adventure o a nd right here boring.This bringsup the conceptof Chostmasterheating er, udging.Yo and I know that Crrrauauff's Power 3. But your p/ayersdon't know that.
5o maybeyo decide that Crrrauauff,s ower is on point greaterha he numberof points he Chostbusters nock of hi th first ime thev shootat him. Cheating?Well, sortof. lt's no good habit o ge into, but whenever he adventurewould be spoiled rya strictadherenceo rhe rules, se your udgement.Don,t et on to your players;hey enjoy rhe l l u s i o nof a completelv impartial ame.Wh spoil t fo them?
Trying o Cet Into th Cab: Unless he come 2. lf they destroy cab, Krompskywill call with a really l e v e r loy, hi equires Moves dump truck pick up the remains. urnham difficulty 20 roll to avoid being ru over.Once will be enraged, calling th Chostbusters 'hssassins" inside, he ca will startbucking nd rolling an demanding ecompense. wodays ifficulty15 roll is neededevery en later: he Chostbusten resued$, panoptikos Ca seconds stay n the cab. th Chostbusterinds Co.,which claims ca s worth $15,000. th paperbag under he seatand remo,rest, th wants r i p l edamages. possession ds mmediately Crrrauauff st 3. lf they figuredou th idol is causing e physical ontactw ith th ca o animate t. possession, rompsky eizeshe dol asevidence Or, if they don't h i n k of that approach th an a.rrests uyukbas or disturbing he peace. meterha been unning ontinuously inceMa lf they he problemwithout destroying pickedBuyukbas p. he knock h e l a gon th th cab, Max is pleased,an offers bu th meter down th ca stopsdead. Chostbustersunch at a nearbv e l i . "Nice Doggie": Oftering Crrrauauff a bone. Regardless,urnhamwill refuse o take he bill. Blowing SomethingUp: The likeliest pproach preferably oused gasoline, r some e a l l y maintaining hat his company isn,t liable. li is o blast he car with protonpacks. hi no only steaks, r an ol pair of slippersma distract im handed he b i l l , Buyukbas ll o n l y stare con_ won't work, but f carried fa will result (TheChostbusters able o lead hi ou pile of rubble,a nasty awsuit,an a sarcastic rsternation the unfamiliar nglish, hand of the ntenection hi way.)While th cab,s ood back. ticle in the next day's Post. is gnawing n the boneor chomping up the steak, Krompskywon't take he bill either. However. looking for More Information: Theycould ry tg character il be able ge nt he ca without she'll give th Chostbusters n Ny.p.D. Reimlearn more about he situation. difficulty. They'vego about 30 secondsbefore bunementRequest orm,whichsh will sign.Th 1. Ma ca el them he picked up Buyukbas Crrrauauff finished nd starts uckingagain. form w i l l authorize ayment to et 93000 front "Moishe'sKaballic orner,,onCanal. Hitting Grrrauauff n the nosewith a rolled-uo th Chostbusters igureou ho much they want Moishe, littleol Orthodoxgu with yarmalke, will haveno effect whatsoever. to charge,bu Krompsky won,t authorizemore will tell hem he sold a statue f Crrrauauffo an 'Arab." look than Up: If his.Krompsky il tell em send th Chostbustersoo ,a Tobin,s bill Tobin'sSpiritCuide istsCrrrauauff Spirit Cuide and orm or one to the Department f ContractManageof the other research ooks obscureHittite daemonbelieved qovernmanfo nformation bouthaunted axi cabs, hey may ment of the Boardof Estimate. kind's elationship it domestic anines.,, (Brains ifficulty 5 roll) lf th Chostbusters so they,ll never hear he ollowing: penta 2. Buyukbassstaying he Hotel. f they "Crowley another word.Th b i l l will ge os th a$rrinlearnBuyukbas's ame, he ca go to th Hotei. reports most peculiar cirthine city he maidswill complain ha his room cumstance ttending isvisit o thepoorer mess Di they keep copyof the Reimbursement end he burns ncense onstantly, th Hotel section of Bombay during th recent questForm? not, hey'llNEVER ee cent. he will no et he Chostbustersnt he roomwithout choleraepidemic.Th storvwa imparted only wa he will ge paid physically oing a searchwarrant. ieutenant rompskywill be no to him in awed whispers th Jain downtown o C i t y Hallwith copies f he b i l l a n d h e l p ;sh doesn't ee he need oi al thisdetechabitants of the area. Thev claimed form, an threatening release veryghost he rickshaw became ossessed on of the tive work, is coming to believe he Chostbusters catch th offices th Departmeni Contract maharani pirits, efusing le anyoneon are ncompetent harlatans, nd wants ee back Management. to the mportantwork of rousting o ung overs ff to its seatan chasing tsowner circles. "Crowley lf the Chostbusters aiteduntil nightfall, ey th grass CentralPark. they figure ou ho dismissed hi as superstition. ge no BrowniePoints. f they destroyed he cab, to break, inagle bribe heirway nio Buvukbas,s until th Jainist oo hi t o t h e owner,s give he backhalf he Browniepointsthevspeni hovel, where th rickshaw stood outside, room, hey'll in all sorts occult paraphernalia, during he adventure.f theysolved pioblem periodically bashing he door to the dwellincludingminiature tatues Crrrauauff. g a i n , by hitting he give metet he backal he ooints T o b i n ' s p i r l tC u l d e will tell them wh hs is. ing. There seerned naught to be done. that hey spent. f they ound the idol and remoraed When nightfall came, th rickshaw be Trying o RescueBuyukbas: theyge onto on it give he back he points he spentplus wo came quiet. Th owner egressed o f nd it ofthe nearby uilding,sir escapes,he can ry or three more. quiescent; nd lest t reanimate, urned to.lasso he lamppost MovesTraitdifficulty .1 l{ .hey e a l l y mused ou with zanyantics /t to the pavement." roll)..Buyukbaswill us he rope et o the faithful characterizations, ward them a bonus That's rerynice,but f th Chostbusten ai un building. Unless ey ca find some-one point or two fo each nspired esture. ,wan. Be ti nightfall, rafficacrossmidtown Manhattanwill speaks urkish, owever, won,t be able tell sport. t' ar enough this universeha vo them much an Crrrauauff il no start riv- come an utter tandstill nd Krompskv il harae ge points or having n. a fit. ng back and forth front of the buildine. That's he en of the first adventure.Crab al Crr.raug.uffil always no where BuyJkbas your stuff,countyour dice, an sendyour players is an will pursue im relentlessly.leverbhost_ home.Tell he to returnnext week, prepared bustersma ry to take Buyukbas cross he East face River he.unimaginableerror, boat,hopingCrrrauauff il followan spine-tingling horror of--r'TheCouch potatol drown (o at east tall). nstead, is quarryvanish_ ed Crrrauauffwill roam th streets ManhatSooner r later, Chostbusters il solve he tan, venting is rageby chasing ike riders, s_ problem, itherby waiting ntil nightfall, lasting gbeying raffic aws, nd menacing he garment th cab nto smithereens, getting nt he ca d strict. and removing i d o l or hittins he meter. 1. f theywait until nightfall, he ca srops etn possessed. cn,yevet $i that ime gridlock on ditionsar effect nd raffic sn,tmovins an nch anywhere midtown Manhattan. Kiomoskv won't pay, Durnhamw o n ' t speak o them, th mayor oes television call hem ,ierks,,,and th Ne YorkTimes omesou in favorof makng ghostbustingllegalas a fraudulent ctivitv.
Part Seven: What Do They Do
Part Eight:
Chostbustersperations anual
Ghostrnastering Tips lntroductoryMorale Note For Rookie Gamemasters
GHOSIEUSIER$ you asChostmasterpre sent adventures or th players o enjoy. Th players retend be Ghostbusters;he add colorful characterso the plot, sa witty things,have clcver deas, olvemysterious uzzles,and blow thingsup Yo ge o be Ererything lse the plot, th peoplewhom the Chostbusters eet, ll th world,and all the dead hingsmenacing t. And yo also act as he referee or th game,who for instanceu d g e swhether r not actions roposed by he Chostbustersre possible permissable. Boy,do yo everhavea lot of important hing to do. The single most important hing that th Chostmaster oes,at least ro he players' oint of view, s describe situationwhich leads o a roll of the dice, ell the players hat Trait nd Talents appropriateo the roll,and hendecide what is the difficulty ating th roll. Though Chostbuster raits nd Talents ary the rule of thumb s that difficulty5 is easy, ifficulty 10 moderately ard,difficulty15 quiteh a r d , nd difficulty20 or h igher s very hard o ro ll successfully ven or specialists. difficulty ating an it does not have o be a mulbe any number tiple of 5. Togiveyo an ideaof what s nvolved, magine going hrougha routine ay and assigning ifficulty numbers o each challenge ou face. or example, efting ut of Bed s a Moves ifficulty 15 or me. Darnsure go no related alent that area.)Setting New World's Land Speed RecordDriving Work n HellishTraffic difficulty25 TellingMy Boss hat he Came Needs MoreWorkSo 'll MissMy Deadline sa difficulty 15 And so forth. Should tell the players hat he difficulty rating s?Sure, yo want o.Sometimes, owever, th players h o u l dbe kept guessing bout how for instance,f they're rying difficulta task somethinB nusual,ik doingan appendectomy with two ca openersand a spoon. se your judgement any ime yo hinka littlesuspense appropriate, ri evilly and say, Cee, you're not sure st how difficult hat'sg o i n g be."
Don't Panic! We amous am designers learned ow gamemasteroleplayin gameswithout ormal nstruction. he original oleplaying ames, like Dungeons nd DragonsTv,av us almostnothing n the way of advice on how to be great gamemasters. It didn'tslow downa b i t .We also uspectt won'tslowyo d o w n , either.W e ' v e ound hat anyone marte n o u g h o b e intrigued y the notion roleplayingames generally mart nough figure u t h o w to p l a y one without a lot of training So d o n ' tworry.Loosen Wing t. Relyon commonsense nd magination.D o n ' t et oo hung up on the rulesand Chostmasterips. Take t from he experts:W hen in Doubt, gnore he Rules nd HaveFun.
TwelveUsefulT hings Remember boutGhostmastering if necessary nd ge on with the game. Don't be a pushover,h ough.Sometimes omebody 2. Understandhe GHOSIBUSIERS ulesan has o makean arbitraryudgement, nd hat mechanics, nd talk them over with the person you.) players. players as yo to describe something, o. Let hemworryaboutwhether 8, Help ne players esign heirChostbusters. or not what y,ou escribe s important. lf aftera few games he would like to correct what ey onsiderlaws n thedesign,et'em. 3. Be air.Earn our players'trust. layen heerfully ignore ulesmistakes nd hesitations 9. When yo ar pretending to be the long as hey believe hat he Chostmaster characters nd spooks your adventures, e b e i n g a i r t h a th e i s n o t p i c k i n g t h e m , clever nd resourcefulor bumbling nd n o t s h o w i n ga v o r i t i s m ,o r u s i n g i s a l m o s t incompetent)s heywould be if theyactualgod-likepowers o interferewith the effects ly existed. utwhen t comes udgingconchance ndstrategyn solving he adventure's flictsof your characters nd spooks gainst he players' Chostbusters, s Chostmaster yo challengingroblems. must be oartial o neitherside. 4. Exoect to extend the GHOSfBUSffRS 1. You can't earneverything t once.
rules. o >et f rules an be as ngeniouss playermaginatrons.se your commonsense and keepplaying.Don't waste ime looking up minor rules.Reservehe right o change y o u r m i n d a b o u t u l e s u d g e m e n t s ". T h i s my ruling onight, ut after 've hought bout it, I may want to be even more fair an r e a s o n a b l e .e h . h e h . " )
5. Be Prepared. t first, se published dventures ike he ones hat comewith this game.. Study emcarefully.hinkabout ow yo ar g o i n g present charactersnd dramatic actionscenes, nd anticipatehe reactions f yourplayersi.e., reyourplayersikely o talk to a spookor blast t the second heyse t?). 6. Beclear n yourdescriptionsf settings nd s i t u a t i o n s . n s w e r l l r e a s o n a b l eu e s t i o n s cheerfully east on't hrow hings t playerwh asksuseless uesrrons). 7. Expect be wrong sometimes. dmit t. Say "Oops", do an instant eplay th action,
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10 Be entertaining. am up your characters, play the comedy bits o the hi lt, and make every onf ct an acti n-packed, uspensef ed adventure.t' a bad sign f your players al a s l e e p u r i n g h e a d v e n t u r e ' sl i m a x .
11 Chostmasters ill occasionally ave intervene save plot and keep he gamegG ing. ry o avoidbeingarbitrary he yo tervene, nd conceal he ntervention possible. f you'recaught, dmit he ruth,of course, but mostplayers refer he llusionof the game that's why they play. 12 When you get ime, ead he entireOperations Manual carefully,especially Basic Chostology"beginning page 6. Helpful hints n Chostmasteringre ound hroughout the book,an studyinghe rules ives confidence nd savvy o b a smooth, ntertaininsChostmaster.
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Read his aloud to start he adventu re: When you Ghostbusters come back from party, decorated as usual with a thin crust of onion dip and confetti you find this message your telephoneansweringmachine: "Ghostbustersl Help us! Our televisionsets turn on when we're not there! We can't see Dallasot Miami Vicel The landlord won't help us! We're the tenants,and we pooled our money, and you can have t all! fust get rid of our spook! Call me Don Davidson,at 555-3092.Thanks." What do the Chostbusters o? Encouragehe to returnDon'scall. lf they're reluctant, remind them that their hamburger monev runsout at the end of th week and that theirdrycleaner hreateningo tum theirbill orer to a collection agency. Do you haveany idea of the time and expense nvolved n gettingdried marshmallowof of four polyester umpsuits?) lf the playersare still reluctant, have them roleplaywaiting pr anothercase o come in. Sit back,closeyour books,and stareoff into space. Practice ou bird calls.Pickyour eethwith your thumbnail. owbubbles ou milk ora w h i l e . They'll crack. When th Chostbuster dentifi es himself or herself, Don will say, "Thank goodness 'v reachedyou! Mumble, mumble crazy around here."Do is realhard o understand ecause is TV is oo loud. (C ahead.Turnyour own TV up. Haven't you alwayswondered what a TV at top volume Phone conrersationswith Don tend to be unenlightening besr. Don: Mumble, mumble, horrible mumbling ghost! Ghostbuster:What di yo say? Don: Of course mumble ca pay! Mumble go mumble-mumble ollarsan 92 cents! Ghostbuster: can't hear you. Why don't you turn that TV dcrrvn? Don: What? Ghostbuster: TURN THAT B!-ASTED V DOWN! Don: Creat! 'll expect ou n half an hour!Thank mumble! By no *click*
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CBlnt encouragesndividual franchi ses o run specialswith reducedpricesor package dealswhen business slow or when a franchise breaking nto a nevryerritory. lndividual Chostbuster ranchises ave he right to chargewhatever ees hey like. In practice, Ghostbustersend to have Robin Hood complexes steal ro the rich, give to the poor. Frequently humanitarian impulses prompt Chostbusters o accept smaller ees from needy and deservingvictims of otherworldly menacet while NakedCreed usually surfaces hen Chostbusters eal with large corporationsor governmentbureaucracies.
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UsingProps Usinga real elephoneas prop is good idea. Using props always good idea. For example, player ripping something haped like PK meter s likely to wave t aroundat the firstsignof an ectoplasmicmanifestation. This s called really getting nt it." Players have otsa un when they are "really getting into it." Propsare one way to stimulate hi totally-involved style of play. Costumes s another; umpsuits oo real good on suave dudes ike s.Buyinga otof surplus igh-tech .1963 electronicequipment nd Cadillac hearse or an ECTO-I is another way. Obviously, ou can overdo t. You haveou permission. st on'tblameus when people look funnv at vou. . .
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All belong to Sirena LaCoque. largeand povrer- portable urface-to.air issile.D epending n who Much of the space s taken up AREASEVEN: ontains gas urnaceand orcedth (there ha messedwith his agriculture, e bank of si ful stereoan video gear air ducts servingall the flats. monitors, ll shcnving BOR, but Panama oesn't ghostor the Chostbusters. he missilewill pass mind: "l never watch TVi' he swearc), nd by through the ghost, doing hi little harm; the bushelbasketsull of various apsules nd ablets missilewill alsopass hrough Chostbuster...the ("vitamin pillsi' Dr. Panama ays, is eyesglint- hard way. ing ruthfully). leaming andguns nd rifles The Back Stairs one wall. Anyonewho checks inds everyweapon The rearstairs onnect each loor at the back loaded,and the safeties ff. A successful rains lead o the basement.There s a separate arand or Psychologyoll against ifficulty10 establishes bage chute. The steps are screened ro th An survey f the buildingshowsunmistakable that Panama potentially angerous though ny outside. signsof supernatural ctivity.Using PK meters, playerwho has any doubtsabout hat is used the Chostbusters asily find that ectoplasmic rathermoreexcitinggroup of companions han Th Roof valences round he elevision ets re high, conwe are). to the ead past The stairs The bedroom soundproofed;he thick pad- roof. The roof door is always ocked; Davidson firming the tenants'stories. SinceRolston'spiritpatrols he buildingonly de walls completelystop he din from WBOR. has he key.There s nothing on the roof but from 8 to 11 p.m., however,hat's he only time Thereare hree beds:one of nails,one rumpled few vent pipes. From this roof, one can step to unless he the Ghostbusters an find it that futon, and one of wooden slats. herear chains the roofsof adjoiningbuildings. My TV in the basement,where examine he Zenith on the wall; hoists angle rom he ceiling. the s pook continues ts hourly repairs nd loneback often hurtsi' Dr. Panamabeams. The Basement placewhereRolston an lf Panama pens he door to the inner apartThe basement singleopen room,separated ly vigil.This s he only be cornered in the Zenith n the basementro ment, a ghastlv light glares beyond. lf any $r partitions. he Chostbusters ill probably enter 11 p.m. o p.m. ChostbusterseceiveailingCool rollsagainst if- from the back. To summon he spookduring prime ime, he ficulty 5, they um an whip ou the business This swhere he garbage huteemp Chostbusters erelyneed turn off or to retune ends of their proton pack. "Sayi saysDr. Panama AREAONE: containers. herear loor itter, ats, nd one of the building'sTV sets, r to bring n a riew narrowly, Say. I thought we were friends." He ties nto cockroaches. se and une n a stationother han WBOR. Soon takes out an enormous magnum revolver somehowstuffed hrough his belt at the small of AREA TWO: Tenantstorage.Fo decades,Eric th PK meter l ares, he set lickers nto life,an his back, points t at the Chostbusters, nd slips Rolston's ossessionsav mouldered nd rotted the channelchanges. successful ovesor Sniff Say,we here. Deep within the pile ar lettersand other roll against difficulty 5 shows strong ozone into psychosis,Sayi' he says et again, possessions presence us then. belonghe documents stablishing ARE riends, ren'twe?" Let he Chostbustersal he lastdate lf the lightsar off, or if the Chostbusters se this address. Eric Rolstonof ing to theirway out.A successful ool, Fast alk, r Bluff ust personal his hey see the characteristic death,and infraredequipment, beforehis instanced is roll against ifficulty10 ets hem slip out without preceding fat, oozhe watchedwas ectoplasmicactivity lastshow aura hat the TV log shows difficulty. Panamawill be back to normal by for a the targetTV ing filamentsspreadaround The Car. My Mother tomorrow. generallydoes no pile pirit arpets, orn of blackened few seconds.Rolston's the At the edgeof lnside the armored door is Dr. Panama's Pogonikids' Zenith xcept n one of the wo he materialize nd rat-gnawedocks vinyl couches, performs ngo. biological researcharm,where he bedroomsor when Chostbuster iresat the target ing investigationsnto the propertiesof certain console V which Davidsonirst es cud and hen "common farm plantsi' Panama cast aside. TV and therebyhits he poltergeist pookwith a alkaloids proton beam.When the Ghostbusters ppearand Careful xamination the Zenith's roken picgestures. ll the windows are boardedover; he start pestering the spoek, it may manifest backdoor s armored, nd s dentical o the ront ture ube (Brains r Cuessagainst ifficulty10 ask about) shows hat the heavy glass s being anywhere th buildingduring he hoursof B door. Crow lights hang everywhere. successful healed almostas f it wereskin.The healing p.m. o 11 p.m.After being hit with a proton beam, Rolston nstantly dematerializes.W hen demaBrains r Physics gainst iffic ulty l0 roll guesses occurs spurtsabout an hour apart. The unit ogarithmic terialized,Rolston an only be seen n complete correctly hat Panamahas rewired he flat with registers evenon the PKE meter's Rolston's imeswhen darknesswith the ectovisors. heavy'duty ircuits.As he alk, a successful rains, scale, ut during he healing umps off the present, needle meter he Th ghost manifestsas a small, slumpDeduce,or Cuess oll suggestshat Panama ither spirit is difmeasured n in T-shirtand trousers, taring end of the scale.Healing shoulderedman has illegall y tapped Con-Edr ines or has thor- to rogressivemprovement:at the ntentlv,seated an invisible armchair. ferentdaysshcnrrs ahead oughly bribed sereral ayers f Con-Edemployees. "common picture in whole ube shouldbe olston ill reach ntoan nvisible ate, he current Occasionally plants" grow long, ush Th farm popcorn rom it. When he weeks. eat nvisible less han three bowl and rows nside hydroponic anks.Bags f chemicals Flatbush elevision,he extends retunes 66666 Except or the and fertilizersare stackedabout. 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Fromhereon it'sall downhill or hespook.Th Chostbustersi l l n o t b e a b l e o shoot will not any of the apaftments, ecause materialize gain,no matterwhat happens, s he makes is our.Only if he can enteran apartment, makean adiustmento a T V , h e n s p l i twithout encountering Chostbuster;ill Rolston ontinue his appointed ounds. he huntwill have o reach i n t h e dark, l o n e l y i t s c l i m a x elsewhere basement. BeforeRolston run to earth n the garbage ile in the basement, owever, ma ry a last-ditch assault n a s o l i t a r yChostbuster,n filtrating ectoplasmicallyo b r e a k u b e san l e a d s n h i s proton packor otherequipmen! or perhaps etunleast i n g h i swalkie-talkie WBOR.Thisma keep the Chostbustersro gettingcocky' (Obviously, f Chostbusters re actuallycarrying unshielded particle acceleratorson their backs,Rolston's abotage ould be quite dangerous.Don't ge carriedaway.Th ghost hinks small,even f it dreamsbig. Let he Chostbusters survive at least reasonablyunscathed,unless s o m e t h i n grresistibly t u p i d . ) someone
Staginghe Basement Encounters
What happens th spookgets ornered n the basement efore ou want he adventureo end? The idea that Rolstonca be cornered n the basement ependson the spook'sunwillingness to abandon his favoriteZenith, no matter ho desperate is situation. f the Chostbustersom upon the Zenith n the basementoo early n the adventure say, or example, beforeStageOne has even really begun,before he Chostbusters havehad a chance se Rolston n action n the apartments well, the adventure going be spoiled if they immediately blast Rolston to ectobits. So udge hings hi way. n StageOn Three.Rolstonwill stay n the basement uring his off-hours,bu he doesn't ee compelledto actuallystay n the set he goesof and hides in the wall if anyoneunpleasant omesaround an tries to blast him. In StageFour,however, Rolston'smorale s broken,and he clings th ol TV with a pathetic, rrationald esperation, sittingduck for Chostbusters it proton packs an ectovisors. esperatenstinctsDooming he Monster s a familiar heme monsterilms,making us sympathetic nd reflective s he monster perishes, qualling piteously.This makes or good,satisfyinglimax we triumph,but areno completelyunmovedby the tragiccondition of ou former enemv.Nice dramatic ouch, eh
StageFour or Rolston's as Stand n the Basement
When the Choitbustersinallv corner Rolston in th basement, la on theirsympathies y havsilently l e a d or coni n g h e g h o s tm anifest tinued freedom. lf the Chostbusters re dumb enough o let the ghostgo have go back o its ol ways he nextnight.Chostsdon't havemuch freedom of action, afterall, and Rolstonshould have proved itself a little too sassy to be trustworthy. So Rolston s a goner at this point. Zap, zap, zap,containment eams n, into he rap that's a l l s h ewrote. Unless... If a non-violentclimax appealsmore to your aesthetic sense. ry this on for size. Let the Chostbustersdiscover Rolston'sTV log, still readable,n the middleof the basement ile, suggesting ha he died during My Mother The Car, an detailing he first part of the actualepisode' Suggest tender-hearted hostbuster that if they find a video tape and play back that episode, Rolston's bsessiveraving o see he conclusion of this might be satisfied, is spiritm i g h t et plang and hathe might hereafter eacefully nd gratefullypasson to eternity. And that, of course, us how that will work, if yo want t to. Rolston'spiritcavorts nd capers gleefully s he conclusion f the episode nfolds, blissevidenton every eature. et he Pogoni id downstairs hey,why not all the tenants to watch this tender and upbeat resolution of Rolston'son vigil. Everybody riesa little when the closing creditsroll past,and the tape goes blank. Rolston's pirit urns,gazesaroundat his fellow tenants, he pops upstairs. et everyone follow at a hasty pace. Upstairs ey will find Rolston i p p i n ga b o u t to eachapartment, epairing he damagehe ha done to th TVs. With each repair, his form becomes little more insubstantial; is Ectopresence i s b e i n g consumed to f u e l h i s psychokinetic lectronicswork. Finally,with all th TVs in the other apartments epaired,he returns t last the old Zenith n the basement. With the asterg of hisectoplasmic ubstance conjures rom the battered uins'a ust-like-new Zenith and after lickering or a secondor two, Rolston urns,grinsat everyone/he adesaway. From hat day forward, he old Zenith will be sparkling onversation iece Davidson's partjust leaves ment, but he never urns it on mute, waiting, a testamento a Truly Dedicated TV fan.
PartSix:
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lf the Chostbusters il enterD-wingand survey it, he will pa he $5000 above nd beyond he initial $1000 payment). f they manage o exterminate the garboids as well, he promises an additional $10,000.Howevel the Chostbusters mustsignwairer ormsaccepting ll responsibility fo life form disposal.
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As always, tudy he conclusionof the adventure for loose ends and interestingcharacters which ma prwide the basisor utureadventures. BMCTTMs a likely source of further adventures. t hasplants nd acilities ll over heworld, does ot of researchnto obscurean potentially dangerousmatters, nd ha plentyof cashwith which o underwrite hostbuster e n s i o n l a n s . And the garboidsoffer possibilities,oo in c l u d i n g : further mutations, ompeting n t e l l i gences,game preserve ntrusions, he sudden disappearance f trash rom city after city (putting garbage ollectors ut of work),an garboid populationexplosions, mention a few.
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Chostmaster oesn't have adhere o any particular ulesor anything just do whatever want, and when the players abbleabout nconsistent r contradictory aranormal henomena, grin broadlyan pronouncg My how mysterious and enigmatic he manifestationsf theseotherworldly creatures.") Al ghosts av hree hings n common:all have a Coal, a Power, nd at leastone SpecialA bility. AIso, most ghostshavean Ectopresence. Ghostlv Goals Chosts, ike humans,haveCoals. t' perfectly possible r g h o s t o h a v e n e o f th e " n o r m a l " Goals fame, money,sex, science,and so on but most ghosts eanimate hemselves n the earthly plane of existence or more profound reasons.When inventing ghost,one of the first things shoulde s t a b l i s hs ts Coal. Knowing ghost'sCoal helps ou determine sensible at tern of haunting,an helpsyo decide its reactions to eventsduring a sessionof play.Fo ex ample, yo k n o w ha CrandmaBiddled i e d o f a heart ttackwhile y e l l i n g t ittleAlice Nigglebaumu n d e r he mistaken resumptionha A l i c e had been torturing one of La Biddle'scats,an now she eturns very ayat 6 p.m. (feedingime) to try to scareAlice Nigglebaum, ou'll probably
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S l i m e :SIime s a d i s g u s t i n g , o o e y / elatinous, ectoplasmic r o d u c twhich ruinsc a r p e t s , p o i l s food, and embarrasses hostbusters. ghostSlimes ne person r object pe attack. Th ghostuses he Slimeas weapon: inceSlime can be usedonly at point-blank angg the ghost n e e donly beata d i f f i c u l t yof 5 to hit itsvictim. When the spook hits, ts target gummed up grossly i n d e r e d , n d h i so r h e r ghostbuster is ruined.
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Match the spook'sPoweragainst he Cool of presentat the scene of the attack. f the target'sCool is overcome, e or she panics nd lees. he Chostmastero l l sa Chost when overcoming a Chostbuster'scool, the Chostbuster aints deadaway.T errorizecan affect a whole gang of Chostbusters t once. Recoveringro a Terrorize ttack akesabout halfan hour. Chostbuster esistinga Terrorizeattack is immune o that attackby that ghost or the same h a l f h o u r of time.
an observer.RememberD ana Barrett ossessed by 7uul7)This is not invariablyso, however. possessedharacter'sM ovesand Musclear used,but the ghost'sPower s used nstead f his or he Brains nd Cool. The ghost has no access to the knowledge,memory or personality f the personwhose body it o c c u p i e s . When a ghost attempts Possessomeone,' match he ghost'sPower gainst he Brainsof its target. heghostwins, ttakesover.f theattack fails, he ghost s drivenoff and can't ry again or at l e a s ta n h o u r , u n l e s s t r o l l e d Chost, which case t can try again whenever t pleases. Poltergeist: Poltergeists POLE-ter-guysts] pecialize in levitation nd elekinesis,o s s i n g h i n g sa r o u n d without ouch ing hem. V a n d a l h o s t s s p e c i a l l yi k e h i spower, i n c e they can crashall the dishesoff the shelvesat oncg instead having o go overan pull them down on by one.
Materialize: ThisAbility allows ghost o takephysicalor a s a d a n c i n gskeleton, walking statue, a n y t h i n g l s e ou c a n h i n k f. Normally, g h o s t ha only one physical orm, although here are exceotions. Once a ghostha phlsicallymaterialized,t uses its Power n place of Muscle or Moves when attemptingphysical eats. t is possible o armwrestle or swordfight a dancing skeleton, or instance;conceivably, ghost can do actual physicaldamage n this case. Revertingo a ghostly state akes few seconds. am Materialized irl... This means hat the Chostbusters re allowedat least one attempt to do something before materializedghost adesarnay.Materializedghosts When ghost uses his power,determine he are alwayssusceptible o proton pack attacks. difficulty of its action. Fo example, f th ghost A materialized ghost cannot suffer physical wants lift only a small object, the task s not damage. a dancingskeleton's rm s cut off, or difficult.a n d i t o n l v n e e d s o r o l l a 5 o r m o r e . Being limed s uncool. f a character S l i m e d , example, t ca us reachdown and reattach t. lf it wants make th BrooklynBridgevibrate hi CoolTrait s halved r o u n dup until he Slime Possess: l i k e p l u c k e d tring, he task prettyd u r n difis removed. T h i sa b i l i t yallows g h o s t o takeo v e r h e will ficult, a n d i t m i g h t n e e d roll a 5 0 o r m o r e . lf a Chost rolledon a Slimeattack, he target ghost can tossmore than one thing around is so gummed he can hardlymoveuntil some- of a p e r s o n n d c o n t r o l is o r h e ractions. ince ghosts on't hink or act ik people,w hen some- at once; us ke h e n u m b e rof things n to aco n e h e l p swipe the Slimeoff. one is possessed,t is usually pretty obvious o count when d e t e r m i n i n gh e d i f f i c u l ty . Terrorize:Th g h o s t ca e v o k eparalyzing ghostca do lots of things wit this power. panicking ear.Someghosts lways ook frightenIt could move furniture, pick a Chostbuster's ing. normal ik pocket,or havea dozen plucked urkeysdo the the ibrarianghost n the movie.Other ghosts re cha-cha-chan a bizarre nd horrific horus ine. subtler, singa varietyof effects ver ime to chip It could evenattackChostbusters hurling ur awayat the composure f Chostbusters. hile niture at them. In this case,you'd match th terrorize ttack s recognizablyisual, t is actually Chostbuster'sM uscle against he ghost'sPower a mentalattack,affecting usceptibleChostbusters to detemine whether the Chostbuster tops he whether or not they close their eyes. furnitureor vice versa. It is possible to move animate as well as inanimate bjects, ut Ghostmastershould esist the temptation to arbitrarilyhurl Chostbusters around whenever he want to soak up Brownie Points.
Th Terrorize attack can also be employed o cure hiccups.
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PRESIDENT:he ostensiblehead of the franchise.He may or may not be th 8u that pu up the money n the irstplace.He mustmeet annoyingpublic officials, etcompanypolicy, and take the blame for fiascos. he president as In a Chostbusterfranchise, power, no dicnd he certainly little ormal bther by the He is routinelyoverruled tator! when n o b o d y s e e m s Chostbusters, especially ualified make particular ecision, he shouldmake t. VICE-PRESIDENTS:v eryone an be a vicepresident well asan other ob f theywish. Be sure giveeachvice-president omesort of descriptive itle,such as Vice-President Charge f Shipping,V ice-Presidentn Charge of SittingBehind he Door,VicePresidentMt Three Phoneson His Des k, or whate ver.
Your Setting Franchise Here are he threestepsnecessaryo setyourself an yourplayers p or establishingChostbusters franchise.
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Th advantage f usinga familiar ocale s that yo know it well, and yo haveaccess o plenty of maps, iagrams,loor plansof factories, chool buildings, hoppingmalls,etc. hatyo ca easily adapt o your adventuringpurposes. ou kncnrrhe terrain,where all the local businessesre where the bad part of tcnvn s,and where any ocal ethnic groupshangout.Yo know he ocal awsan or dinances; ou know ow politicsan police ac tics (which ma influence your Chostbusters' operatingstyle some ocal officialsare not as cooperativeas the officials n the movie). Co to your lgcal Chamberof Commerce or sendone of your players) nd ge a map of your own city or home town. This is the area your Chostbusters se as their home territory. yo live n a ruralareaor a town too small o support a Chostbusterranchise, se he map of a nearby town a5 your base.
uy fo th TREASURER: his s he deal with the Money goal. He must keep abs on ho profitable he franchise s.He shouldse fees,bargainwith clients,an guide he franchise n largeexpenditures,ike replacement of smashedEctomobiles nd maltreated ro to packs. he secretarymostly us sits SECRETARY: the office. He mu st take phone calls, keep minutesof importantmeetings, nd makeap pointments.H is most mportant unction s man the office when everyoneelse is gone. You may wish to hire a non-player-character, or a secondary haracter, s he secretaryor ge phone answeringmachine. TECHNICIAN: e has o designnew equipmentwhen needed, epair ld equipment, nd run the team'scomplicated aboratorv.
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3. pin-upgirl-oidsnsidewhat sclearly locker roomdemonstratehat he aliensar nto macho, bu probably no after our women few earth women have multiple arms, eyestalks, r other charms hat theseguys apparently ust after. The Chostbustersake stockof their knowledge, and make plans or an ultimateconfrontation. Session Five: Hip to the fact that the aliens apparently atcockroach-slugs, hey surmise hat thesealiensplan o useEarth pasturesor their icky herds.Fortunately, rano may be an effective weapon,and the techs abor everishlypreparing Drano-broadcastingevices. When the Chostbustersest heir Drano-rifles n a caotured cockroach-slughe slugglcnvs urple, he green, then +pops*out of existence. Now it'sp o s s i b l e d i s p o s e a l l t h e s l u g s all the sewers j u s t p o u r a c o u p l eo f h u n d r e d cans of Drano down the storm sewers, nd +pop] away hey go! This plan is amazinglyeffective, nd the saucerm en,desperatelyrying o protect heir herds,emerge from the pond to confront the
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4. convince the hotel management hat the hauntedFloor 13 no great hreat the skeletons nevercall for room service,an only exist or short time Surely some sort of equitable rrangementould be reached?t might even become he hip, New Wavenight spot. Icky Things, Occult Mysteries,or Bad Guys to Whack On: skeletons, ther dimensions Action Opportunities: skeletal room services, scrapswith skeletalguests Nifty Problems: eliminating spectral menace when none of the widgets work Neat Characters: hotel manager,eye witnesses, skeletonguests, hysicists, nd Meatbusters Potential Tricky Stuff: Chostbusters ecide to go wandering the universe fthe skeletons; layer moralecollapseswhen widgetsdon't work an b r a i n s limp Campaign Hooks: bad guys might decide to use this portal to invade he universe;C hostbusters ma needskeletal llies n interdimensionalwa
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What we havehere s an entire community of blood-sucken ho have mmigratedrom he Old Country boughtout a condominium,and bought into the AmericanGood Life a cooperative aspiringto-Yuppiedom ampires with Slavic accents nd quaintlyprimitivepeasantablemanners.Thereare evenvampireAkitasand vampire parakeets. Tricking down this community will require detective-stylenvestigationse.9., tudy patterns of attacks,study police reports,etc.), research (immigration ecords how unusualnumberof Transylvanianmmigrants hi month),or bait perfect or this sort of heroic stake-outs Ra hose-iob). he clincher the Chostbustersmay notice hat he new apartment{ondo in the neighborhoodha one distinctive eature. he curtains on everywindow aredrawnduringdaylighthours without exception. everyda When th Chostbusters rrivean tr to enter the condo, the vampiresare exceptionally genial in SteveMartin-Dan Aykroyd-Wild-andCrazy-Cuys ode.Once he heroes re nsidg he vampires ock the dooi behind them and chase them all hrough he building trying o catch hem an urn hem nto vampires,oo. These ampires ar your basicuryrardly-mobile'immigrantt ereotypes no quite yet hi to the mores and technologyof modernAmerica and shouldbe played or comic effect. The main point of this adventure s the frantic chase hrough he condominiums,where the C h o s t b u s t e r scome upon s u c h s h o c k i n g "Type Oi discoveries s wine bottles abelled "'Type Ai' and "Night Traini etc.; platform coffins instead of beds; La Machine blood centrifuges;video decks running Loveat Firs t Bite; vampire dentures fo an elderly vampire);and, of course, he vampire parakeet. Thereare oo manyvampires o pull Rambo here,an vampiret being he particularly owerful occ ult entities hat they are,are ikely to take the Chostbustersn any direct power confrontation. Howevel the vampiresca be handled portable su lamps, a highseveralways tech/medical ure for vampirism, negotiated withdrawal o Transylvania after he Chostbusters havezappeda few viampiresn bat-form), n agree' ment o limit blood drinking o that which can be bought at plasma banks, discoveryof the nutrient lement freshblood andan acceptable substitute ource,an so on. Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys to Whack On: vampires go go
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Th Chostbusters et a call from l'lerbie, a world-class erd with an exotic problem. Seems ever since Herbie go bitten by a mysterious animal n the woods,he's ransformednto a hairy "You gotta help me, animal every full moon. Chostbusters! ou'semy only hope!" Werewolf?Don't be ridiculous there are no such things.This guy turns into a were-St.Bernard. Herbie doesn't haveany blood-lustwhen he'sa St.Bernard, nd n fact,still retains is normal mind and feelings.However, e lives n an apartment uilding that doesn'tallow pets especially argepets an he's enified that he superintendent ight ind out and expel him. To study this problem, the Chostbusters re going have o observeHerbie's ransformation nice opportunity o set up at th ull moon an action confrontation nd chasewhen Herbie getsnasty,he smasheshrougha door and runs of into a nearby park with the Chostbusters hot pursuit.A nd naturally nyone ccidenallybitten by Herbie n dog-form gets he disease,oo evendogs: f Herbiegets nto a dog-fight, he other dog will turn nto a St.Bernard very ull moon, doubtlesso the chagrinof the animal's wner. Another action possibility is a search or the creaturehat gaveHerbie his embarrassingocial disease. This s a toughie.The Chostbusters ight be forced to end up suSgestingha poor Herbie simplycheck nto a kennel achnightof the ul it's only a few dayseach month, after moon all. Or Herbie might move nto a building ha allowsanimals.On th other hand, he might find out that he mysterious er dogsbane ures the condition.Or aftersomeweird science omeone discwers hat ycanthropy caused viruses hauntedviruses and the Chostbusters et themselves reduced a la FantasticVoyage and enterHerbie's ody o bustmicrospooks. r, how mad scienaboutan anti-PKEaccine evised he superintenHerbiebites nd if tistconsultant? dent,he'll probably hange is no-pets ul ast. Ou favoriteoption is to have some anti-lycanthropyweird sciencebackfirean put Herbie nto the pooch-formpermanently,w hereupon he Aciion O po rtunities: i nterm nable chasescen becomes permanentpart of the Chostbuster in condo more-or-lessntelligent aranormal squad Nifty Problems: onningvampires nto evacuating mascot. ggi Neaf aracfers: repo ter, nterview n victims, mmigrantYuppie ampires Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Cuys to Potential Tricky Stuff, obtaining floor plan of WhackOn: Herbie n were-Bernardorm,original an apartment uilding sourceof Herbie'sdisease Campaign Hooks: a couple of th vampires Action Opportunities: attack and chase with escape nd start ndependent perations, r sell Herbie-oooch their serviceso the local UltimateEvil Nifty Problems: ure or cope with Her bie's ycanthropy
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ldea 6: KEEPERS C O P PE R I D N IG H T The Chostbusters re nvited by an inesistibly stylish new foxy chick/slickdude to join high compliment o b occultists' ociety.t i invited o join, and thereare ots of high society, free booze,an fancy dressballs not to mention all the valuable professional ontacts o be madewith occultenthusiastsnd experts. he nductionparty tself san opportunityo whip out plethoraof weirdosan oddballs rom the Upper Crustand the AvantGarde each eager sharesomebit of fascinating/boringnformation about the World Beyond. After a few weeks,one of the Chostbusters WeirdEccentric rofessor ith Slightly invited Manic Overtones o join the I nner Sanctum, which only the VerySecretM asters elong.Here he discoversha he true purposeof the Keepers of the CopperMidnight s to do honible hings such as worshiping he SeniorCitizensof the Cosmos a race of dodderingAncient Evils which smellbad,have rthritic entacleq nd want to retire o Floridaan Arizona after hey have exterminated he annoyinglyyouthful and noisy humanoids there. Naturally, he Chostbusters must intervene o stop the Copper Midnight occultists ro Opening th Portal or the Really Ol Cuys. The ReallyOld Cuysar physical eingswith ghost-likeparanormal powers.EachGuy has Power of 6-12an a bunch of ghostly special abilities.When a ProtonPack owers ReallyOl the being apparently Cuy's Ectopresence dissolvesnto nothingnessbu eallyhe has us beenbanished o the HappyNebulaRestHome). s o breakup the CopTh Chostbusters'goal pe Midnightorganization, ve he bum's ush to any ReallyOl Guys who havebeen gated by the Very SecretMasters, nd thus prevent he annexation f sovereign mericansoil as a BEM retirement ommuniW. Thismight akemore hana singlenight'swork. Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys to Whack On: ReallyOld Cuys,Copper Midnight and Very SecretMasters Action Opportunities: interrupting a ribboncutting ceremony or Portal,bashingescaped VeryOId Cuys, escuing Chostbusterakenca tive by a VeryOld Cuy or the CopperMidnight
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" he Chostbusters containment rid, coupleothersmightge oose arrive t a creepyEdwardian ansionwith a spike and raisehell with J a n i n e ' si l e s . topped ence,dead rees, minous-looking ver[JANINE:E CON!Cet this evolting h i n go u t o f growth,a n d h e n o i s eof clanking h a i n s th my invoicesat oncell Workingat he ence s a cadaverous background. T h i s c e n a r i o h o u l d a lot of un.Th M a l i f i gardenerw ith a patchwer one eye, ank, cobrrcbr centsoffer a few of their third-floorguest ooms b y h a i r ,an l o n g ,claw-like i n g e r n a i l s . As the Chostbuster ra nearet heysee hat to the Chostbustersor the duration of their serth gardener as file. He'ssharpeninghe spear v i c e .The Maleficents ill be as helpfulas hey pointson the iron fence.When he catches ight can.Keep hrowing n littled e t a i l s o a m a z e h e Chostbusters. ne runningga yo can use of the Chostbusters givesa visible start, he walks over o them and lets hem in. He never n e v e retthe Chostbusters eetJunior. m i g h t speaks xc ept emit gutturalm oans. he house's be staying ver at a friend's houseone night, be ill with the flu and forced o stay n be another doorbell has he sound of a woman shrieking. The door is opened by the lady of the house, night, and so forth. They might seeMrs. Maleficent knittinga three-armed weateror Junior, Mrs.Maleficent.Sh stands bout six feet al in Mr. Maleficentmight boastof J u n i o r ' s c h o o l pastywhite ski n, a her sli nky black dress, grades: B+ in Uglification,A - in CemetaryAd peak, lipstick. She and black marked widow's invites hem inside.Her hunchbackh u s b a n d , ministration, + in Helmintholog y. hat'smy Fritz, soon shows up. He looks ike an escapee boy!" Uncle Fergshould prove o be a real pest from Frankenstein o v i e .B e h i n d i m o n a d o g leashwaddles n eight-foot lligatornamedFido. quitedifficult remove.N othing seems o scare A clock suddenlvstrikes hirteen and a little him verymuch, no matterhow honific t is.Once g i b b e tp o p s it seemsclear hat the soooks he Chostbusters mechanical uckood a n g l i n gro out, croaking he hour. n a bird cage n the cor- ca providedo little erodeFerg'sheerful omner squeak nd lutter pair of cutevampirebats. placency, he Malificents will beg the Chostbusters i m p r o v i s eomething et of him. By no the Chostbuster houldhavegotten he i d e a .Ham t up somem o r e , ou l i k e .M a k i n g Theycanexperimentw ith weird science, ribery up ghastly vents thishousehold eems atural. o r s i m p l e i n t i m i d a t io n ,b ut nothing azes TheMaleficents'problem hat UncleFerg as unwelcomeguest. The secret s that Ferg s really very low-key come to stay.He's scaring he piranhas th demonsummoned oy ittleJunior a high school decorativepool, tells MaleficentJr rightening scienceproject.Sooner r later he Chostbusters bedtimestorieswhich keep him awakeat night, paranormal tumble o his ssence hen their an persists n trying to fix squeakingshutters presence, PK meters rigger n his r when they which bange l e g a n t l yn the wind. se him through heirectovisors hile he s sneakprobably guessed, you've Ferg s a U ncle As in or dcnvnstairs t night somecookies nd warm uy wears normal.He Maybe oo normal-looking l o u d i e s ,pinstriped uits, asa b i g brassy mile, blood. Fergcan either be evitted with applicaand a loud cheeryvoice.He doesn't eeanything tionsof protonbeams, r he mayvoluntarily eave 'A little un- fo greenerpastureswhen his cover s blown. spooky houth i sc o u s i n ' s ouse And of course ittle u n i o r g o n n a et when down, maybe, ut l'll have t all fixe up in a iffy. parents in ou what he's been up to. Poor okes hi yo in ho!" He tells bad watch. Ho, Just cessantly nd is impossible o faze.The Malifi- littleguy.An guesswho he'll come o visit when he runs away from home? Aw gee, guys, he cents want to rent a few spooks from the Ghostbusters put properscare nto Uncle Ferg o n l i e s t h i n g i n th whole world I want is to and they want the Chostbusterso hang around becomea real, iveChostbuster."nd maybe he though his three-armed case he rented ki ha a certain gift and supervisehe project, us j u m p s u i t s w i l l h a v e o be custom-made. spook ge a little out of hand. 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.l he mail the Chostbuster eceive package containing an odd ring coveredwith little ind e c i p h e r a b l ec r i b b l i n g s cabalistici g n s . he note enclosedexplains, My dear wife is under the unfortunate elusion hat his hing s haunted silly,of course,bu to humor her, 'd like yo to takecareofde-ghostifyingt. Please en real official-lookingdocument certifying your professional ervices n eliminatinga n y s p e c t r a l presenceswithin th ring." The ring s actuallysentby the resident-occult bad-guy f y o u r campaign. t r e a l l y s h a u n t e d . Anyonewho sees t feelscompelled o pu it on. After putting it on, he finds out that every im he el.ls omeoneo do something, eor sheobeys without question. f he says Co fly a kitei that persongoes the nearest oy store,buys a kite, and does us that. He'd better be carefulnot to sa "Drop dead!" Soon after discovering his power have everal musing hingshappenwhile wearing he ring),he also discovershat the ring exacts toll. Every ime he uses ts power,he becomes xactlyone inch shorter n height.An he can't take off the ring. S o h e ' l l h a v e o e i t h e rgo aroundn " u " r , h i n g anyonewhat to do, or keep on shrinking away. The best, hough most drastic,a nswermight be to amputatehi finger.Jewelers xpress mazementatthe u n n a t u r a l u r ab i l i t y h e r i n g ' s bstance all attempts o cut it off fail. And... p e r h a p s personw i l l d e c i d eh e ' d st soon keep the ring. lf th player tarts businghi power like going to political allies nd orcing mportantmembers of his easffavorite olitical party performamusing antics n front of all the delegates),hen the ge ost if the r i n gs h o u l d a l lo f f h i s i n g e r p l a y e r e m a n d s n e x p l a n a ti o n ,e ll him tha t he asshrunk o much h at he rings i m p l ys l i p p e d of his finger.An the Chostbusters tart read reports n the newspaper f strange ccurrences explainable nly by he hypothesishat he ring Action Opportunities: settingghosts ooseat the h a s a l l e n n t o h e h a n d sof someunscrupulous ob To ind the IncrediMalificents, he rounding hem up afterwards; person. he Chostbusters' maybe little roughhousewhen Ferg s revealed b l e S h r i n k i n gBad Guy... to be a demon And if the playermanageso keep he ring,hint that somedevice might be designed o reversehe effect of the shrinking.Of course, hat device
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1. Lightchanges nexpectedly.M ake a Movesor Drive roll to avoid accident. Failure:You'reout of the race unlessyou get a taxi (SuccessfulMcrves roll). Success;C o to C. 2, Quarry elusiveor traffic hick. Make a Moves or DriveVehicle oll to stay n sight.Failure:You're out of the race or arrive late; go to C. Success: go to C. 3. Short-cut vailable. ak a Brains r Guess ol to remember t. Failure:go to C. Success: to D. 4. Policecar behind:Movesor See oll to notice it beforeyo ge a ticket. Failure: os ime and chooseagain rom this stagd. uccess..goo next stage.
l. Passengersre nauseous ro th ride: each must make a Muscles ol to avoid hrowing up Failure: A mess; go to D. Success; Cet io promptly without soiling ECIO-1. 2. Sportsca enthusiast ro th Soviet U.N. delegationpulls alongside nd wantsyo to race againsthi capitalistCorvette;make Cool roll to refrain rom racing. Failure: Co to D. Success: Co to sedately. 3. Obnoxious ittle kids throw cans an bottles at he car and shoutbad words.Make Cool roll. Failure;Stupidlystopand chase hem on foot, losin time; stay this stage.S uccess..Coo D and seethe.
5. Enginebegins o overheat.Make a Moves or Balance ol to crawl out, open hood, and tape up.water os while Ectomobile areenshrough traftic. Failure: Stop and make repair; repeat B; arrive at C late.Success;Go to promptly. 6. Crid lock. Make a successfulMusclesor Run roll to catchup to quarryor get o destination foot. Failure:Co to C latg exhausted, nd irritable. Success:G o to promptly.
4. Policeca signals pull over.Make Movesor Se roll against difficulty 5 to notice. Failure: Brainsor LibraryScience gainst ifficulty25 to keep them from discoveringyour outstanding parking tickets. Failure:go to very late an broke.Success; successful ool, Bluff or Convince roll lets morrcment ontinue with no change in situation;go to promptly.
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GoingTo Court Section
1. Lackinganotherplace park, iou leaveEC|OI in one of those "Don't even think of parking here!" zones.When yo come back, it's been towedand, when yo ind it in th municipal ot there s $150parking icket on the window as well. Youca pay,or protest he to and fine in court (i which case go to B).
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2. While racing o the scene of severeectoplasmicdisturbance, ou avoid aywalkingpoodle wearing $5000 dollar jewelled collar, but th doggy is frightened by the inci dent and its millionaireowneran an armyof shysterawyers sue you for everything you've got. Co to B. 3. You remove ghost from a mansion at the behest of the son of the ghost. Th ghost's daughter distraught, nd sues o force yo to return he ghost. yo do so he ghost's on sues yo fo accepting fe and failing o fulfill your obligations.Eitherway, go to B. 4. A stateprosecutorhas you arrestedas con men preyingon the superstitions f the public. (Everyon knows ghosts on't exist,after all.) Co to B. 5. YourGhostbustersranchises sued or damages in excess f what properand reasonable th pursuitof and he capture f ectoplasmic ntities. Go to B. 6. Th $18,000 heckwith which your as client paid or hisde-ghosting as us bounced.On the phone, he cacklesand says, So what! Sue me!" You do. Co to B.
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1. You need a lawyer.On the recommendation of a friendyo makean appointment ith the i rm of NasryDull, Brutish nd Short. hey isten ttentively,and seem o ask he right questions.Attempt a Mo/es or a See oll. Failure:Y ouhire he shysters. Co to C. Success: ousee hat all that hey have written on their pads are dollar signs n various sizes,and the word "Tahiti." Tr B again. 2. You want lawyer.On the recommendation of a friend yo make an appointmentwith the seniorpartnerat Bossy,M ossy,Martin, an Fuss, Aftorngn-at-Law. he istensattentirely,and seems to ask he right questions. ttempta Brainsor a Psychoanalysisoll. Failure:Yo hire he shyster. Go to C. Success: ou understand hat most of the personalbookson her shelveshave o do with fabulouslydrawn-outand expensive ivil cases. Try B again. 3. You know lawyer.He or she ask yo if yo really want to devotea lot of time and effort o something ot at all connected catching hosts an serving humanity. Attempt a Brains or Bureaucraticsoll. Success; ouwork out a commissiondeal with the lawyer hat etsyo of th hookwith a mere2Gminuteaffidavit. he routine is over.Failure:Yo se your aw grimly. Nobody will get he bestof you. Take em to couft! Cb to C.
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4. Youdecide o represent ourself.You read hree or four bookson court procedures, nd one very helpful on titled StrangeProceedings: uriosa From the New York State Appellate Courts. Roll your Cool. Success: ouaccidentallv hoosesettlements which have been reinforced as precedents y later proceedings.Co to C. Failure: Yo select udicrous ines of attackand defense, lessening y two dice any rolls called for i th later stages f this sequence.Co to C. 5. You hink hardabout he matterand decide hat a lawsuit s inappropriate. ou call up the other principal and suggest compromise.Roll your Cool, Blufi or ConvinceSuccess:Cet quick settlement out of court . The routine ower. ailure: Yo both becomeso angry hat nothing an no one can keep yo from court. Co to C. 5. You ge LawyerTom, the socially-conscious public interestawyer, o help yo out. He agrees to defendyo at no fee bu you get he sinking feeling he'll call on yo fo favorsometime the future. Probably big {avor.Co to C.
Section 1. The morningof the rial, you grab cup of coffe and a hot dog. In the crushof the commute, yo must make Movesor Balanceof difficulty 10 o avoidstaining ou clotheswith mustard nd coffee.Success;G o to D. Failure:Roll Cool or Bluff o avoid dioticallyholdingyour handsover the spots or he restof the day. f yo ai hi ro any Cool roll yo make for the rest of the trial routine s reducedby one die. In eitherevent,go to D. 2. lf yo havea lawyer,hi or her Brains rait is 4. Roll it to convince he opposition avoid a jury trial. lf yo haveno lawyer, oll your Cool or Bargain against difficulty 15 to convince th opposition hat jury trial is not necessary. uccess:Lor,verny inal udgment against ou $r half. Failure: oubleany inal udgmentagainst ou 3. The bailiff excitedly onferswith th udge or severalm inutes, hen the udge callsyo or your lawyer o a quick conference. omeone orgotor neglected o fill out an important orm, and by mistake a court form from another case wa inserted.Th udge throws up his hands procedurecannot be violated without creatingsure grounds or appeal.The casemust be started gain from the beginning go to B. 4. A fight suddenlybreaks ut in the court room, as weirdlydressed pectator eapsup and shouts that all Chostbustersre n leaguewith the devil. guardquickly restrains im, but not beforehe splashes ou with a foul-smelling ed dye, ruinin your clothes.Roll your Cool or Orate against difficulty 7. Success: ou make a brief, seemly, pitying speech which ingratiates ou with th judge (and ury ifany). Co to an add one extr die to any oll yo make or he restof the rial. Failure: You whine about being poor and misunderstood hile judge and ur stareat yo contemptuouslynd decide ha yo haveno right whatsoevero win this rial.You oll one die fewer than normal n any roll yo make or the restof the trial. Co to D.
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