Content Guidance: Abduction, Blood Consumption, Drug Use, General Gore, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Murder, Police Brutality, Power Dynamics, Profanity, Religious Trauma, Sexual Situations, Violence.
Game: Blood Borg written by Adam Vass of World Champ Game Co. & illustrated by Mitchell Van Dyke.
Supplements:
1. LOSER – Blood Borg Solo Zine also by Adam Vass.
2. Flint: A Cairn 2e Solo Handbook by Man Alone.
3. A NPC Trust Tracker by Soloist Venture.
4. Tarot of Vampyres & guidebook Phantasmagoria (Out Of Print) by Ian Daniels.
5. Phases of the Moon d6 Die by Steve Jackson Games.
Playlist: Spotify Blood Borg Playlist
Brief Game Overview: Direct from the creator, Adam Vass, “Blood Borg is a gutter punk vampiric tabletop rpg for 2+ players including a gamemaster. Run through the sewers, copy your magic zines, and drain all the human sheep around you in the decrepit city of Scab.”
Main Quest: To find the members of the pack who are scattered around the city.
Where the fuck are they?
- Cordelia- in deep shit needing help in Crofton
- Dominique- hanging with a clique Iris hates in Crimson Hills
- Screech- pissed off at Iris skulking around somewhere in Sextonville
Starting Time & Date: 11:11 pm, 198Xish
Weather & Moon Phase: Heavy rain continues, the wet amplifies the stink of the gutters. Waxing Crescent Moon.
Starting Location: City of Scab, Sextonville, The All Seeing Eye Metaphysical Shop.
Squat Inventory: 4 coffins, single twin bed, boombox & cassette tape collection, first aid kit, fire extinguisher, wind up alarm clock, batteries, mini fridge with 2 human meals, locked community stash box & smoking accessories, Grim’s cage, & special bird seed mix. Part of the squat is used as storage for The All Seeing Eye which consists of a few shelves of inventory and cleaning supplies.
Session 0 Tarot Reading: Interpretation will be recorded in Session 1.
- Who – Queen of Grails
- What – Six of Skulls
- When – Ace of Scepters
- Why – The Empress
Short Term Goal(s):
- Retrieve all missing pack members in one piece if possible.
- Make it through one fucking concert without incident!
Long Term Goal(s):
- To expose, murder & successfully evade the hunter.
- Fortify The All Seeing Eye.
Main PC Details: Iris XO
- STATS: Vamp Type – Black Heart, HP=9, Strength +1, Agility -1, Presence +2, Toughness 0, Armor– Studded Leather Jacket d3, Weapon– Brass Knuckles d4, Powers & Abilities – Personal Space & Familiar
- Physical Description – Iris is 5’7” with a voluptuous figure, milk chocolate colored skin, deep brown almond shaped eyes, pouty lips, and a natural afro she often dyes jet black or a rich shade of purple. She appears to be in her late 30s to early 40s.
- Familiar – Grim, a rotting corvid, mocks her sadness, quotes poetry and song lyrics, and hovers just above Iris’s shoulder at all times unless commanded otherwise.
- HP=8, Weapon– Talon d4
- Specialty– Sound mimicry d4.
- Inventory: Punishment & Pause Spell Zines, deck of Tarot cards wrapped in a silk scarf, keys on a rabbit foot keychain, Zippo engraved with her name, 3 joints, $45 cash, tube of MAC’s Russian Red lipstick, bag of bird treats, & small black leather sling bag.
- Owns The All Seeing Eye Metaphysical Shop. The pack squat is located in the back storage room.
- Iris was turned by an artist she posed for to make quick cash. He attempted to make her his eternal muse.
- Iris misses the soft kiss of her beloved Thomas (deceased) more than anything.
- She was institutionalized as a danger to herself when she refused to marry the man picked by her domineering father.
- Iris is devoutly faithful to those she considers kin which are few and far between.
Pack Details: (Using provided pregens with slight modifications)
- Cordelia Samson (Vamp Type – Blood Bath), black widow serial killer, expert with blades (worked circus sideshows), first member invited to live with Iris. Their relationship is like that of siblings where Cordy is the little sister.
- STATS: HP=9, Strength +1, Agility 0, Presence –1, Toughness +1, Armor Metal Corset d4, Weapon– Fire Axe d12, Powers & Abilities- Masochism & Blood Brother
- Physical Description: Cordy is 5’9” with an athletic build and permanently suntanned skin. She has blonde shoulder length hair, ocean blue eyes, is heavily tattooed, and appears to be in her mid to late twenties.
- Inventory: Flask of gasoline, lighter, Tattoo gun, travel tattoo kit (inks, hygiene products, sketchbook, pen, pencil & eraser), keys on a bangle bracelet, $17 cash, pill bottle- contents unknown, & denim backpack.
- Dominique Trudeau (Vamp Type – Bottom Feeder), a sex worker with a trail of broken hearts following behind her, the vamp got into trouble with a sick freak Pig. She was getting the shit kicked out of her as Cordy happened upon the scene. Cordelia saved her ass and brought home the bacon for breakfast. The pair quickly became an item. Iris let her into the pack out of respect for Cordelia. She doesn’t trust Dominique, but tolerates her for now. *I Will be using Soloist Venture’s NPC Trust Tracker for Iris & Dominique’s relationship.
- STATS: HP=7, Strength -1, Agility 0, Presence +1, Toughness +1, Armor Patched Denim Vest d2, Weapon Leather Strap d4, Powers & Abilities – Face Warp & Scrying
- Physical Description: Dominique is a 5’5”, petite, porcelain skinned beauty with eyes the color of a shifting grey sky. Her auburn hair flows past her shoulders to her waist in loose curls. She appears to be in her early 20s and is very waif like – fragile, delicate in appearance as if a strong wind could blow her away.
- Inventory: Pet (Death Scream in a mason jar), Urn with Relative’s ashes, deck of Oracle Cards, $11 cash, key on a necklace worn round her neck, pink shoulder bag full of drug store cosmetics, condoms, & gum.
- Screech Beckinsale (Vamp Type – Junk Lord), an ecoterrorist no stranger to surviving under cover of darkness, he was turned by a houseless person in exchange for assistance. He uses his powers to deal out justice to rich fucks who cheat the system. Screech is Iris’s on and off lover. He wants a committed relationship, but she ain’t down with that shit. He makes the fourth in the pack.
- STATS: HP=9, Strength -1, Agility +1, Presence 0, Toughness +1, Armor-Thick Skin d2, Weapon– Bolt Cutters d8, Powers & Abilities– Scavenger & Tinkerer
- Physical Description: Screech is 6’1”, muscular with a bit of meat on his bones, but very agile for a larger guy. His eyes are an ebony shade that appears to have deep greens and browns shimmering in them. Screech flashes his bright white teeth, which sets off his olive skin beautifully, at every opportunity he gets. He keeps his beard and goatee neatly trimmed and black hair is styled in a short mohawk. Screech also has multiple piercings in his ears and face and several tattoos. His largest and most intricate tat is a portrait of Ivy squeezing a heart in her palm across his back. Screech appears to be in his mid 30s.
- Inventory: 4 batteries, unidentified bones for osteomancy (bone casting/divination), a can of spray paint, wallet on chain with $90 cash & keys, Hippie Crystals in a pouch, & book of waterproof matches all hidden in one of the many pockets of his black trench coat.
Thrall Details:
- Zero (Manager of The All Seeing Eye) pledged fealty to Iris XO, is a soft spoken, baby faced, 24 year old male. He is 6’3” with a wiry frame. Zero has flaming red hair, emerald eyes with flecks of amber, and a splattering of freckles across his cheeks.
- He is a lonely outcast that keeps a standing therapy appointment on Thursday evenings.
- Iris felt a strange unexplainable pull towards Zero when she bumped into him at a local club event. Curious, she followed Zero home watching him from a distance. She left without turning or draining him, though unsure why. One evening a few days later, he opened the door to The All Seeing Eye and shyly asked for a tarot reading. Iris happily complied taking his appearance as a good omen. She invited him to return. And he did never leaving.
- STATS: HP=7, Strength -1, Agility 0, Toughness +1, Presence +1, Armor– None, Weapon– Machete d8, Powers & Abilities- Commune with Master, Blood Curious
- Inventory: Skateboard, busted handheld video game, Instill Fear Spell Zine, wallet with $160 cash, keys, & 1 joint.
Hunter Details: Their hunter is a desperate feral freak who is obsessed with collecting their heads as trophies to complete an unholy ritual.
Hunter Tracker: d20
Faction Standings:
- 4th St Coven in Croften +3
- River Boys in Black Grove +1
- Chameleon in Down Town -2
- Holy Riders in Greenfaire +3
- Shrine Keepers in Greenfaire +1
- Cold Hands in Crimson Hills -3
Homebrew Rules:
Tarot Reading: Iris will be doing a reading at the start of each game session either for herself or another character. I will use this for creative writing inspiration.
Stats: Borg games are notoriously deadly and though Blood Borg seems to be more forgiving, I want to have fun with these characters for a longer campaign. I’ve adjusted stats to give them a better chance of survival and reserve the right to rebalance them as I see fit. There will still be plenty of blood, guts, and death.
Hunters: To simplify my game play and reduce things to track, instead of each vampire having their own Hunter, all pack members will be sharing one.
I will roll as per the rules each session to see how close the Hunter is to finding our squat. I am still mulling over how I will approach final confrontations. Hopefully, that is a ways off.
Factions: I’ll update faction standings at the end of each session depending on interactions during any encounters between characters.
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