Barf Forth Apocalyptica

barf forth apocalyptica => brainstorming & development => Topic started by: Chris Goodwin on July 15, 2014, 07:11:13 PM

Title: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: Chris Goodwin on July 15, 2014, 07:11:13 PM
Is there a hack suitable for playing the paranoid, surreal, drug-soaked, conspiratorial world of the Illuminatus! trilogy? 
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: As If on July 16, 2014, 02:48:42 PM
Wow, imagine!  Ok, time to get to work.  I'll start.

Instead of fundamental scarcities, all Fronts come from one of the five spheres of the Sacred Chao...
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: Chris Goodwin on July 16, 2014, 06:09:28 PM
When you see the fnords, roll +...

When you take drugs, roll +...

There are most definitely sex moves. 
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: As If on July 16, 2014, 06:32:49 PM
Cool Hard Hot Sharp Weird
are replaced by
Groovy Solid Foxy Keen Enlightened

There is no Psychic Maelstrom, but there is a move that works similarly to "Open Your Brain".  It's called "Get High".
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: James Mullen on July 16, 2014, 06:37:43 PM
In deference to the Schrödinger's Cat trilogy, at the start of each session, the MC shuffles up the playbooks of the PCs and deals them out at random to the players.
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: Chris Goodwin on July 16, 2014, 06:39:13 PM
Quote from: As If on July 16, 2014, 06:32:49 PM
There is no Psychic Maelstrom, but there is a move that works similarly to "Open Your Brain".  It's called "Get High".

Or maybe there is.  All Things Are True, Even False Things. 
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: Chris Goodwin on July 16, 2014, 06:41:12 PM
When you invoke the Law of Fives...
Title: Re: Illuminatus! (or Illuminati)?
Post by: As If on July 16, 2014, 06:54:15 PM
When you notice the number 23, or see 23 of something, roll +Enlightened.  On a 10+ choose two results below.  On 7-9 choose one.  All results chosen will be true.  All results not chosen may be true.