VUMPIRE!
a vampire umpiring the world series and stealing blood
2023-09-13
a vampire umpiring the world series and stealing blood
2023-09-13
a vampire tries to remain undetected while doing a blood heist at the world series
In this game you will:
play an entire 9 inning game of baseball!
use random tables to create hometowns and team names!
create a VAMPIRE with STATS and a TITLE
surreptitiously harvest BLOOD!
random encounters!
these rules
dice: d6 (1) and d10 (2) at a minimum
tokens: for scorekeeping and playing baseball. coins, scraps of paper, or a bunch of d6
you are an ageless, ancient vampire who has managed to get a job umpiring the world series where you are planning a BLOOD HEIST. these elite athletes have such oxygen rich blood. you salivate just thinking about it.
you have 9 innings.
keep the crowd on your side. avoid suspicion. get the blood. don’t get caught.
there are two steps to making a vampire:
give them a name and a title
assign stats
Make up a name and a title or epithet
For example:
Trevor, Defiler of Dreams
Drusila the Magnanimous
Countess Lilith, Consort of Wolves
Horace the Exceptionally Punctual
Melchior the Radiant
Bella the Merciless
Standard Ed the Insatiable
NOTE: gain +1 in a situation in which you can use some skill inferred by your title
Assign +3, +2, and +1 to the following stats in any order you please
ANCIENT: you have accumulated a lot of mental prowess over the eons. smarts, wits
BLOODLUST: your physical prowess. dashing, leaping, lunging
CHARM: your ability to relate and manipulate.
One more thing: you have resources that will go up and down as you play. You can spend them to alter outcomes of roles. More on that later.
BLOOD: You have a large, orange, 10 gallon sports drink cooler. You wanna fill this sucker full of blood. Start at 0. Max 10
LUCK: The fickle hand of fate. It may favor you, it may spurn you. Start at 2. Max 10
FAVOR: The support of the crowd. Start at 5. Max 5.
Make two teams to play in the championship match by combining a Hometown with a Team Name
Make up your own. Or choose or roll.
D12 | FIRST | LAST |
---|---|---|
1 | Dobbs | town |
2 | Sticks | ville |
3 | Mud | hole |
4 | Snake | bite |
5 | Valley | crossing |
6 | Sorrow | sworn |
7 | Blood | well |
8 | South | moor |
9 | Muck | vale |
10 | Blue | harbor |
11 | Bear | crossing |
12 | Ghost | crest |
Make up your own! Or choose or roll.
D12 | NAME |
---|---|
1 | Murderhornets |
2 | Horrorterrors |
3 | Glass Cannons |
4 | Anemics |
5 | Southpaws |
6 | Oopsie-Daisies |
7 | Redhots |
8 | Space Invaders |
9 | Sports Horses |
10 | Giraffes |
11 | Nightmares |
12 | Politicians |
To play the game:
PLAY BALL! Resolve one play of the game.
GET BLOOD! Do a vampire move.
Repeat.
The game is over after 9 innings. At that time you will determine how successful you were at your BLOOD HEIST.
Flip a coin to determine who is the HOME TEAM and who is the VISITOR. VISITOR pitches first.
Then:
D6 | RESULT |
---|---|
1 - 3 | strike |
4 - 6 | ball |
2D6 | RESULT | 2D6 | RESULT |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Home Run | 33 | Triple |
12 | Double | 34 | Walk |
13 | Fly Out | 35 | Ground Out |
14 | Walk | 36 | Fly Out |
15 | Pop Out | 44 | Single |
16 | Single | 45 | Pop Out |
22 | Double Play | 46 | Strike Out |
23 | Ground Out | 55 | Double |
24 | Strike Out | 56 | Fly Out |
25 | Single | 66 | Home Run |
26 | Strike Out |
Explanation:
Double: You hit the ball and advance 2 bases. All players advance 2 bases.
Fly Out: The ball is caught in the air at the end of the field. 1 out.
Ground Out: The ball is scooped up and thrown to the baseman before the player can get there. 1 out.
Home Run: You hit the ball out of the park! Score 1 for the batter, and 1 for every player on the field.
Pop Out: An easy lob. The ball is caught and the player is eliminated. 1 out.
Single: You hit the ball and run base. All players on the field advance 1 base.
Strike Out: 3 batting errors and the batter is eliminated. 1 out.
Triple: You smash the ball and run 3 bases. All players on the field advance 3 bases.
(Need help getting started? See ENCOUNTERS below.)
Get your d6. This is your Vampire Dice.
Get two d10. These are your Challenge Dice.
To do a move, choose an APPROACH (Ancient, Bloodlust, or Charming) to get a +3, +2, or +1 bonus. Determine if you can apply your TITLE for a +1 bonus.
Roll your Vampire Dice and add your bonuses to get your Total.
Roll your two Challenge Dice.
Each time your Total is greater than a Challenge Dice, that is a HIT. Each time your Total is equal to or less than a Challenge Dice, that is a MISS.
HITS | OUTCOME |
---|---|
2 | Strong Success! You accomplish the task. |
1 | Mixed Success! You get what you want, but at a cost. Or with a complication |
0 | Setback! You do not accomplish the task! |
Additionally:
For each HIT, add 1 to either BLOOD, LUCK, or FAVOR.
For each MISS, subtract 1 from either BLOOD, LUCK, or FAVOR.
LUCK: any time your LUCK is greater than one (or both) Challenge Dice, you can reset your LUCK to 0 to negate one (or both) Challenge Dice
FAVOR: if your FAVOR reaches zero, the crowd turns on you and BOOS you out of the stadium. You have lost this BLOOD HEIST opportunity, and the game is over.
DOUBLES: if both Challenge Dice roll the same number, something totally unexpected happens!
Place your tokens on these tables to keep track of the game.
INNING | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VISITOR | |||||||||
HOME |
AT BAT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
STRIKE | |||||
BALL |
SCORE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VISITOR | ||||||||||
HOME |
BASES | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | HOME |
---|---|---|---|---|
x |
Recommended: roll 4 times on the table to assemble a random combination of WHO, WHERE, WHAT, and BUT.
D6 | WHO | WHERE | WHAT | BUT |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | batboy | dugout | sabotaging equipment | is afraid of getting hit |
2 | superfan | stands | causing a commotion | has tickets to the wrong game |
3 | announcer | broadcast booth | waiting for The Signal | has the hiccups |
4 | shortstop | diamond | secret werewolf | has $$$ bet on the game |
5 | team manager | box | throwing a hell of a party | coked to the gills |
6 | hotdog vendor | concessions | covered in garlic | vampire hunter |
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