(Last updated Feb. 18th 2022)
WHAT IT IS
Chronicles of the Crimson Hound is a Pulp-style Cyberpunk Horror online series, told via recorded Tabletop RPG sessions using OSR-style rules.
WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING
While I will always be playing the titular character of the Crimson Hound in every episode, the show will welcome a rotating cast of different Game Masters, all with their different styles, stories to tell and even house rules. Each of these sessions run by a Guest Game Master will be split into many episodes to create a Serial.
WHAT THE SETTING IS
The setting this series takes place in is a Cyberpunk world inhabited by humans mostly unaware of the supernatural. It is not set in our future and is its own different world, in the same way that most Medieval Fantasy settings are not set in our past.
The stories will mostly take place in the gothic city of Glumengrad, a rainy mix of Gargoyles and Neon. Its citizens, desperate for the distractions of the coolest new tech and upgrades, ignore the dangers of the Supernatural that lie in wait in the shadowy alleys and corners.
That is where the Crimson Hound, masked man of mystery, hunts down the monsters and other unnatural dangers to humanity.
(For more on the titular character, there will always be an updated Character Sheet after every multi-part Serial is done.)
Some Inspirations: Batman, Batman Beyond, The Shadow, Blade, Hellboy, Blade Runner.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CRIMSON HOUND DIES
The Guest Game Masters won't be asked to pull their punches; if the titular character dies, the mantle of the Crimson Hound can be passed on to another character so we don't need to change the title of this series!
FOR GUEST GAME MASTERS
The Crimson Hound has set stats in his character sheet but details can be tweaked to fit your own OSR rules and/or house rules of choice, details will be discussed and clarified before the recorded game takes place.
Example: Let's say you use Luck as an Ability Score, I can roll one up for the Serial you'll run.
It's important to me that the Guest Game Master can have their style reflected in the Serial they run.
The Guest Game Master can add lore to the world without having to consult with me (it would be hard to surprise me as the player otherwise) and can calculate XP at the end however they see fit. The Cyberpunk elements such as Cyberware and such don't need any complex set of new rules (unless you feel like creating some for the Serial), they can just be flavor.
Example: Instead of a shortsword the thug has a blade coming out of his arm but rules-wise it's the same.
Really good Cyberware can be treated like Magic Items. Actual Magic Items also exist.
Default assumptions (Which can be changed at the Guest GM's request but to have a starting point)
- The default ruleset used for the character sheet and equipment is the Siege Engine from AMAZING ADVENTURES. (Click the title for a free PDF of the basic rules.) It's just a starting point assumption, the GM can use whatever rules they want as long as I don't have to change my character sheet.
- Armor Class is ascending.
- Despite the tech level, the main currency is still the GP.
- If the Guest GM feels like it, House Rules can be posted in this blog. (Examples: Critical Hit or Fumble tables, house rules for what happens when a character reaches 0 or under, etc)
- This show is not about fanfic cross-overs or visiting established fictional worlds from other sources, the goal is to create an original story. Exceptions can be made if you the Guest GM are the creator of said other fiction, thus making it 'official' instead of fanfic.
- No situations where I would have to roleplay romantic or otherwise intimate scenes.
- Nothing that would get the video banned from YouTube.
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