VUMPIRE!

a vampire umpiring the world series and stealing blood

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ABOUT

a vampire tries to remain undetected while doing a blood heist at the world series

In this game you will:

YOU WILL NEED

INTRO

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.

MAKE A VAMPIRE

there are two steps to making a vampire:

  1. give them a name and a title

  2. assign stats

VAMPIRE NAME AND TITLE

Make up a name and a title or epithet

For example:

  1. Trevor, Defiler of Dreams

  2. Drusila the Magnificent

  3. Countess Lilith, Consort of Wolves

  4. Horace the Exceptionally Punctual

  5. Melchior the Radiant

  6. Bella the Victorious

  7. Standard Ed the Insatiable

NOTE: gain +1 in situation in which you can use some skill inferred by your title

VAMPIRE STATS

Assign +3, +2, and +1 to the following stats in any order

VAMPIRE METERS

One more thing: you have resources called METERS that will go up and down as you play. You can spend them to alter outcomes of roles. More on that later.

MAKE SOME BASEBALL TEAMS

Make two teams to play in the championship match by combining a Hometown with a Team Name

HOMETOWNS

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 gale
9 Muck harbor
10 Blue harbor
11 Bear crossing
12 Ghost crest
Table: Hometowns

TEAM NAMES

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
Table: Team Names

GAMELOOP

To play the game:

  1. PLAY BALL! Resolve one play of the game.

  2. 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.

PLAY BALL!

Flip a coin to determine who is the HOME TEAM and who is the VISITOR. VISITOR pitches first.

Then:

  1. Roll d6 for the pitch
D6 RESULT
1 - 3 strike
4 - 6 ball
Table: Pitch
  1. Roll 2d6 for the hit. Read them left to right, smallest number and then largest number.
2D6 RESULT
11 Home Run
12 Double
13 Fly Out
14 Walk
15 Pop Out
16 Single
22 Double Play
23 Ground Out
24 Strike Out
25 Single
26 Strike Out
33 Triple
34 Walk
35 Ground Out
36 Fly Out
44 Single
45 Pop Out
46 Strike Out
55 Double
56 Fly Out
66 Home Run
Table: Hits

Explanation:

GET BLOOD!

(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.

If 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!
Table: Vampire Move Outcomes

Additionally:

SCORECARD

Place your tokens on these tables to keep track of the game.

INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
VISITOR
HOME
OUTS 0 1 2 3
x
SCORE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
VISITOR
HOME
BASES 1ST 2ND 3RD HOME
x

ENCOUNTERS

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
Table: Encounters

INSPIRATION