Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Fun with Chaos: The random feature generator

Here is a great way kick-start your feature design in Horror Show. Just roll a d10 for each category (2d10 for the threat) and dive in.

Budget/Style (d10 roll)

Begin with Budget and Style. This sets the flavor and tone you want.

  • B Movie 1-4
  • Big Budget Blockbuster 5-6
  • Sleek Oscar Fodder 7
  • Bad Horror Movie 8-10


Location (d10 roll)

Location is everything in a Horror Feature. Any place can be mined for maximum fear and dread.

  • Camp Grounds/Outback 1
  • The City 2
  • A small quiet town 3
  • A military base 4
  • An alien planet 5
  • A remote research center 6
  • A hospital 7
  • A school 8
  • A ship/Space Ship 9
  • Vacation Resort 10


Time of Year (d10 roll)

Horror Features tend to be set at specific times of year like Christmas or Halloween. Specifying the season gives a game great flavor.

  • Halloween 1-3
  • Christmas 4-5
  • Valentine's Day 6
  • Summer Vacation 7-8
  • A regular normal day 9-10


Threat (2d10 roll)

The threat is the monster or enemy the PCs will face. This one is very important so careful with that roll.

  • Ghost 1
  • Vampire 2
  • Alien 3-4
  • Cyborg 5
  • Atomic Bug 6-7
  • Serial Killer 8-9
  • Beasties 10
  • Possessor Demon 11
  • Cultist 12
  • Zombies 13-14
  • Stitched Horror 15-16
  • Werewolf 17
  • Unique Monster 18-19
  • Dark Object 20


Genre (d10 roll)

Coupled with Style/Budget this really sets the mood of your game.

  • Body Horror 1
  • Horror Comedy 2
  • J-Horror 3
  • Psychological Horror/Thriller 4
  • Splatter/Gore 5
  • Survival Horror 6
  • Torture Porn 7
  • Occult 8
  • Urban Gothic 9
  • Mixed 10

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