6 Ways To Die PDF

Mark Dingle (order #8507463)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AUTHOR NOTE 3
LAW and disorder 5
THE CANDIDATE 16
HARD VACUUM 27
MUTINY 38
FAMILY BUSINESS 49
INFERNO, P.A. 60
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6 WAYS TO DIE
Let me be perfectly honest. I dont get much of a chance to
play Fiasco, which is a damn shame, because it is by far one of the
most brilliant indie games Ive seen since I started role-playing with
the Chainmail rules in 77. (I was 9.) One of the best parts about this
game, aside from the kick-butt heist stories you can tell, is the
entire playset system. The few times I can con my grognard
hardcore D20/Vampire/Warhammer freaks into trying on a one-
night stand with the LBFM* of RPGs, I can always count on
grabbing some kind of palatable playset which will a) entice half
the table, b) not annoy another quarter of the table, and c) not be
inside the particular subject matter expertise of the last quarter of
the table, and therefore not end up in endless discussions about the
proper way to interpret split infinitives and child development as
they apply to hydrodynamics, Bloodthirsters, sparkly vampires,
40mm grenade fire, and the weave of 13th century fabrics. (Short
form answer: it doesnt.) This is what happens when you game
with a journalist, a child psychologist, a Warhammer fan, a
gunners mate chief and his teenage daughter, a nuclear engineer,
and an SCA fanatic.
Since I love heist films and black comedy the way a Victorian
pox-riddled Whitechapel hooker loved gin, Fiasco is always my
particular cuppa. Its the syphilitic bastard love-child of every Coen
Brothers film Ive ever seen and every James Ellroy novel Ive ever
read. So this is sort of a labour of love, a fever-dream imagining of a
few (well, a bunch) more playsets for all you fans out there to use
to further torment each other with stories fit to end badly.
Play on. Get out alive if you can.
* Little Bitty Fuck Monster, an old Navy term for prostitutes and loose women.
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Credits
Written, Edited, and Art by C. William Borrall
Boilerplate
The playsets in this supplement are accessories for the Fiasco role-
playing game by Bully Pulpit Games.
The playsets are copyright 2014 by C. William Borrall. Fiasco is

copyright 2009 by Jason Morningstar. All rights reserved.
For more information about Fiasco or to download other playsets

and materials, visit www.bullypulpitgames.com
A QUICK WARNING
One quick warning. Some of these playsets may not be as easy as
others to just pick up and start playing. Some require specialized
knowledge to make realistic scenes. Others are possibly offensive to
some audiences, and may not be for everyone. As always, talk with
each other and make sure everyone is on board before you start
setting up to play. There should be tragic consequences in the
game, not out of it.
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The Score
Setting in brief
Its the big time in the biggest firm in the big city, and youre
struggling to make partner before crushing student loans and all
your dirty secrets end up ending a promising career before it starts.
Its not about right or wrong, truth or justice, or even talent, its
about sticking it to the other guy before he gets a leg up on you,
and making sure your courtroom percentage is out of the park.
That corner office is waiting if you can just finesse your way
through all the sharks
Movie Night
Legal Eagles, Law & Order, The Firm, The Rainmaker, Disclosure.
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Relationships...
A Family
a Driven parent and outcast child
b Old money and the familys new great hope
c Hyper-competitive siblings
d Horndog parent and unacknowledged bastard
e Kissing cousins
f Disavowed heir and adopted genius
B Work
a Reluctant partners
b Top dog attorney and newbie
c Boss and secretary
d Shady lawyer and favorite client
e Competing for the same partnership
f Hardass and weak-willed accomplice
C The Past
a Law school professor and favorite student
b Senior partner and the one who should have gotten it
c Co-investors in an illegal scheme
d Professional rivals
e One-time lovers, before the job got in the way
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D Romance
a Still hot ex-spouses
b Estranged spouses
c Friends with benefits
d Office romance undercover
e Barely repressed lusts
f Office slut and the one person who hasnt tapped it
E Crime
a Organized crime boss and corrupt lawyer
b Small-time hood and the only one who believes him
c Conman and the hitman he ripped off
d Deadly thug and the one who put him away
e Innocent bystander and conflicted attorney
f Suspected murderer and the alibi witness
F Outside the office

a Senior judge and the person they hate
b Public official and the one charging corruption
c Inner-city youth and the ACLU lawyer on the case
d Workaholic attorney and the dying loved one
e Burnt-out PI and the one that got away
f Ex-con turned jailhouse lawyer and the cop
...in THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

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Needs...
A To get out
a before they find out what you did
b of this small closet of an office
c of a no-win case
d of these damn cheap suits
e and stir up the vote
f of a drug deal gone wrong
B To get even
a with the dick who got your job
b for all the bullshit theyve put you through
c with the beast who hurt your sister
d with Judge Parks
e with your ex and the prick theyre sleeping with
f on the debt you owe the bookies
C To get rich
a by winning the big case
b by making partner earlier than anyone else
c by selling the info you have to the other side
d in the office pool on the big game
e by blackmailing the senior partner
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D To get respect
a from Old Man Grantham
b from your girlfriend before she leaves you
c from the legal community for your skills
d even if you have to cheat to get it
e from the client no one gets along with
f even though you secretly know you dont deserve it
E To get the truth

a on what happened that fateful night
b about who got you kicked off the Bronson case
c by any means necessary
d even though it will ruin the partnership
e and bury it as deep as possible
f about the positive pregnancy test
F To get laid
a on the senior partners desk
b by that hot new secretary whos dating the boss
c by your ex, just one more time
d without your spouse finding out
e in order to get the case settled your way
f at the office party

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Locations...
A IN THE SYSTEM
a Judge OReillys chambers
b Superior Court
c the cage at Central Booking
d the boardroom at the firm
e the big corner office
f the law library
B The business part of town

a District Court
b City Hall
c the local Precinct
d the rival firms offices
e a private detectives office
f at the scene of the crime
C The poor part of town

a an inner-city project apartment
b the free clinic
c a dark alley behind the cop bar
d a burnt out building
e the East Side warehouse chopshop
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D The bad part of town
a front seats at the Pussikat Klub
b Al Saldovars Bail Bonds
c an underground garage
d at the site of an illegal boxing match
e in the back of an FBI surveillance van
f the trunk of Vincents caddy
E The outskirts
a abandoned parking lot
b the junkyard
c a greasy spoon restaurant booth
d the local landfill
e a small private school upstate
f the execution chamber at the state pen
F Residences
a Judge Earlys massive country estate
b a tiny efficiency apartment
c upscale loft
d Motel 6, room 223
e the terminal care room at a hospice
f a worn-out cardboard box at the underpass

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Objects...
A Untoward
a a syringe full of cooked black tar heroin
b briefcase with 250 large, unmarked, non-sequential
c nude pictures of Judge Tanners husband
d a semen-stained dress
e the handcuff key for the suspect
f plans for the police holding cell security
B Transportation
a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle
b a Bentley sedan
c chauffeur-driven limo
d the police transport wagon
e an unmarked undercover surveillance van
f the firms private jet
C Weapons
a a blood-stained hammer
b clean untraceable 9mm and 100 bullets
c Marine Corps combat knife with a bad chip
d a sharpened jailhouse plastic shiv
e the phone number for Johhny Big-Bones crew
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f a razor-blade glued into the cover of a bible

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D Information
a crime scene photos showing something unexpected
b passwords for the Senior Partners office computer
c a dossier on the Mayor and his sideline
d illegally obtained confession
e the safehouse address
f the witness statement that exonerates the client
E Valuable
a swissbank account number and password
b CD full of secret informant files
c the company credit accounts
d an overnight bag full of gold certificates
e an IOU from the Senior Partner
f two tickets on the night plane to Paris
F Sentimental
a a law school yearbook with happy notes
b a small golden locket with a childs photo
c tarnished wedding ring, no longer worn
d love letters wrapped in plastic and tape
e a photo of the two of you on the beach at Rio
f a faded newspaper clipping about the Big Case

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A (LAW AND DISORDER)
Insta-Setup
Relationships in your setting
For three players...
- Hyper-competitive siblings
- Small-time hood and the only one who believes him
- One-time lovers, before the job got in the way
For four players, add...
- Still hot ex-spouses
For five players, add...
- Senior judge and the person they hate
Needs in your setting

- to get out of a no-win case
For four and five players, add...
- to get the truth even though it will ruin the partnership
Objects in your setting

For three or four players...
- clean untraceable 9mm and 100 bullets
- nude pictures of Judge Tanners husband
Locations in your setting

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For three, four, or five players...

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- the front pews at St. Michaels

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The Score
Setting in brief
Its almost Election Night, and the last big push is on to get
the Candidate elected. But theres a big problem, and thats the
Candidate. Seems theyve made a few bad choices, and tonight it
looks like theres a few leaks. If your guy goes down, youre gonna
end up following him into early retirement. Its time to pull out the
stops, open up the book of dirty tricks, and see what the American
Political System has to offer.
Movie Night
The Candidate, Absolute Power, All the Presidents Men, Three
Days of the Condor
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Relationships...
A Family
a White House power broker and squeeky clean spouse
b Distant cousins with a secret past
c Candidate and the embarrassing sibling
d Family patriarch and the Chosen One
e Grieving widow and the new spouse-to-be
f Politician and secret foreign relative
B Work
a Incumbent and the new guy
b Political advisor and the hatchetman
c Bodyguard and the secretary
d Politician with a wayward eye and the intern
e Party fundraiser and the celebrity
f Organized crime figure and the journalist
C The Past
a Major special interest lobbyists
b Washed-up reporter and his first big story
c Shared a failed business with secrets
d Long-term political rivals
e One-time friends on the outs over issues
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D Romance
a Politically convenient marriage
b Painful exes
c Eying each other across the table
d Guilty pleasure you cant admit to
e Opposite views but unlikely attraction
f The secret mistress and the powerful man
E Crime
a The Candidates fixer and the innocent gofer
b Idealist crusader and the criminal conspirator
c Jaded campaign reporter and the source
d Corrupt attorney and the federal prosecutor
e The Candidates abused spouse and the ex-lover
f Muckraker and the call-girl on the campaign bus
F OUTSIDERS
a Russian mobster and the guy who owes big money
b Committee chairman and pet reporter
c Disgruntled stalker and his one-time target
d The life coach and the stressed-out handler
e Image specialist and the embarrassment
f Homicide detective and the primary suspect
...ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL

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Needs...
A To get out
a and get the vote in that inner-city district
b of this campaign without any leaks
c the word on what the Candidate did
d before anyone discovers your guilt
e with the Candidates reputation intact
f before the filth overwhelms your soul
B To get even
a with the SOB whos torpedoing the campaign
b with the bitch who dumped you
c with the reporters who are smearing you
d with the Candidate for overlooking you
e with that blackmailing bitch
f in the polls so you at least have a chance
C To get rich
a off illegal political donations
b by selling your story to the Times
c writing the next great political novel
d making him the next Presidential candidate
e without anyone pinning it all on you
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D To get respect
a for all your hard work on the trail
b even though you dont deserve it
c from the Candidates family
d from the senior advisor to the man
e by arranging a faked heroic moment
f by making yourself indispensible
E To get the truth

a on what the Candidate did to her
b on what the Opposition has on you
c and sweep it under the rug
d out to all the national media as fast as possible
e on how that assistant really makes the money
f on who is banging your spouse
F To get laid
a with the hottest aide in the campaign
b with the opposition party advisor
c so you can get blackmail photos ready
d without anyone finding out
e in the White House
f and then make sure they stay quiet about it

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Locations...
A The CAMPAIGN
a on the campaign bus
b in the Candidates office suite
c at the voting booths
d a fancy hi-tone fundraising dinner
e the lobby of Campaign Headquarters
f a crowded press conference
B DIRTY TRICKS
a a seedy hotel room with a two-way mirror
b opposition headquarters main office
c the back room of the club
d an upscale DC brothel
e the interns apartment
f an FBI-operated sting site
C COVERING UP
a an upside down car in the lake
b a crackhouse in the bad part of town
c a blood-smeared bedroom
d the racetrack run by the Organization
e the secret house in the Hamptons
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D POWER
a the Lincoln Room at the capitol
b the galleries at the Senate
c the Mayors office
d NAACP headquarters
e the office of the NRA Gun Lobby
f an oil company conference room at the Ritz
E The outskirts
a an abandoned building
b a small house in North Dakota
c the Conspiracy Magazine one-room offices
d your sisters house in Toledo
e a border checkpoint in San Antonio
f your first wifes grave
F ODDITIES
a the swimming pool at the Y
b a fact-finding mission to a third world nation
c aboard the billionaires yacht
d inside the manufacturing center for voting booths
e at the charity hospitals sick children ward
f a burning building
...ON THE CAMPIAGN TRAIL

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Objects...
A VOTE GETTERS
a a Silver Star award
b proof of the Candidates war record
c testimonial from the girl you saved
d pictures of the Candidates disaster aid
e an envelope of cash from a lobbyist
f a bag full of altered ballots
B POLITICAL SUICIDE
a the arrest record for pandering to a minor
b the positive drug test
c pictures of the Candidate in bondage gear
d proof the Candidates medal wasnt earned
e the address of the secret mistress
f a paternity test
C DYNAMITE
a a bloody knife in a police evidence bag
b a bound and gagged young boy
c a syringe with residue and fingerprints
d Bahamian bank accounts
e a deposit box full of fake passports issued by the KGB
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D TOOLS OF INDESCRETION
a a small black book full of names
b the keys to an actress home
c a baggy of weed and a crack pipe
d a bank book for the slush fund accounts
e wiretapping gear
f might vision camera gear
E DIRECT ACTION
a a silenced pistol
b a threatening letter from a freak
c a small vial of Insulin
d several roofies and a bottle of gin
e a strangling wire
f a typed suicide note with the Candidates name on it
F Sentimental
a a signed picture of the Candidate
b a personal letter from the campaign manager
c a framed photo of you and the president
d a battered press pass
e a small silver cigarette case with a bullet dent in it
f a Gideons Bible with a phone number scrawled in it

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(THE CANDIDATE)
Insta-Setup
- Political advisor and the hatchetman
- Romance: Guilty pleasure you cant admit to
- The Candidates fixer and the innocent gofer
- Washed-up reporter and his first big story
- Politician with a wayward eye and the intern

- to get the truth and sweep it under the rug
- to get rich by sabotaging the campaign tonight

- a small black book full of names
- a typed suicide note with the Candidates name on it

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- an upside down car in the lake

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The Score
Setting in brief
This station is located in the LeGrange point of a frontier
world. Its supposed to be used for routine space science
experiments, but recently the Security Chief allowed a strange ship
to dock, and its crew has been bringing aboard all kinds of gear and
waving security passes. As if that werent bad enough, the new
skipper of the station is a little odd, and the weekly supply shuttle
arrived late, and with a different crew. Something is going on, and
surrounded by ten thousand miles of vacuum is not the best place
to be in the dark.
Movie Night
Alien, Event Horizon, The Abyss, Outland
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Relationships...
A Family Units
a Newlyweds
b Long-lost child and shocked parent
c Out-of-touch siblings
d Clone and the original
e Android and the parental owner
f Combat-tested best friends
B Work
a Close laboratory scientists
b Station department head and secretary
c Security agent and supply chief
d Station mechanic and engineering officer
e Small ship pilot and ship mechanic
f Visiting trader captain and ambitious crewman
C The Past
a You arrested them a long time ago
b You escaped harm by abandoning them
c Partners in a smuggling scheme
d Survivors of the Nostromo Incident
e Lovers a long time ago
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D Romance
a Security Chief and the cute young scientist
b Fuck buddies
c The quiet lab nerd and the unattainable crush
d Ex-lovers looking to reignite the flame
e Station Commander and First Mate
f Exotic alien and the curious youngster
E Crime
a Smuggler captain and the contact in security
b Back room hi-stakes gamblers
c Compulsive thief and the one ripped off
d Crewman with a past and the off-station bounty hunter
e Scientists conducting illegal experiments
f Drug dealer and the addict who owes big
F OUTSIDERS
a Hitman and the target
b Alien representative and the diplomat
c Courtesan and the client who wont take a no
d Undercover government agents
e Enemy saboteur and the brainwashed dupe
f Harried doctor and the infected crewman
...ALONE IN SPACE
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Needs...
A To get out
a of the Science Lab with the samples
b of having trash cleaning watch again
c of your contract no matter what
d without letting him know you care
e of space and back planetside before you crack
f of your own head just for a while
B To get even
a with the bookie who owns you
b on your project by cutting a few corners
c with the Commander for the last work evaluation
d with that bastard in Security
e for the way your people have been treated
f with all murdering alien scum
C To get rich
a by stealing supplies from the secure room
b by planting the kill code in the station computer
c without having to do any real work
d and leave behind no witnesses
e by selling out your country
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D To get respect
a from all those nitwits who said you were MAD
b from your boss by outperforming the rest of the team
c for your bravery and valour
d for your superior intellect and ability
e by stealing Doctor Yens research
f by proving your dangerous theory
E To get the truth

a on whats going on in Lab 4
b about the injured man in the cryotube
c on what the security men are doing
d by hacking the stations main controls
e without the station staff finding out
f and get it off the station so everyone can see
F To Survive
a your broken heart
b the thing inside your abdomen
c the things the aliens are putting in your head
d and make sure Skoda doesnt
e no matter who or what you have to hurt
f unless it means others die
...ALONE IN SPACE
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Locations...
A The COMMAND DECK
a the Bridge
b the Sensor Bay
c Deep Space Communications Array 7
d the Captains Cabin
e Docking Control
f the VIP Cabin
B The SCIENCE DECK

a the Bio-labs
b Medical Bay
c Science Crews Quarters
d Central Computing
e Environment Control
f Biohazard Facility
C ENGINEERING
a Main Power Control
b Auxiliary Control
c the Reactor Room
d the Workshop
e Recycling Tank Control
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D The bad part of town
a aboard the smugglers ship Atriedes
b the shut-down genetics lab
c in the Security Chiefs quarters
d a crew compartment sealed with biohazard film
e the freezer with the bodies
f Quarantine Facility
E Off Limits
a the Weapons Locker
b the Security Brig
c Main Computer Core
d Emergency Spin Control
e the Emergency Air Lock
f the cargo bay of the mystery ship
F Deadly
a the outside skin of the station
b inside the Fuel Mixing Chamber between burns
c a cramped vent conduit in the dark
d freefall in space
e the access to the last shuttle
f inside the nesting area
...ALONE IN SPACE
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Objects...
A Untoward
a two vials of the highly addictive drug bloodhype
b an illegally obtained alien art piece
c experimental military ESP headband
d a small lump of a strange ore
e the Commanders real identity papers
f doctored research results
B Access
a pass keys to the Medical Bay
b an access card to the Security Detention Cell
c the Commanders passwords
d electronic lockbuster kit
e a letter of introduction from the Secret Police
f an alien resistance arm patch
C Weapons
a small caliber polymer hideout pistol
b handmade flamethrower
c large bore cutback riot shotgun
d a vibroknife
e a vial of extremely corrosive liquid
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D Survival
a the control key to the shuttles
b the access card to Environmental Control
c an emergency escape vacuum suit
d the antidote
e a surgical kit and immunity booster shots
f the stop code to the self-destruct sequence
E Event Related
a a dessicated husk of the aliens larval stage
b torn and bloody clothing with the Commanders name
c a hull patching kit
d strange alien symbols carved into a jewel
e a backup memory for the station computer
f emergency rescue beacon
F Sentimental
a the ships pet cat
b the farewell telegram mother sent you
c a wedding ring
d tattoo gun and ink set
e a small vial with a piece of micrometeorite in it
f holopicture and voice recording of the family
...ALONE IN SPACE
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A (HARSH VACUUM)
Insta-Setup
- Small ship pilot and ship mechanic
- Harried doctor and the infected crewman
- It should have been your command
- Smuggler captain and the contact in security
- The quiet lab nerd and the unattainable crush

- to get respect by proving your dangerous theory
- to get the truth about the injured man in the cryotube

- strange alien symbols carved into a jewel
- two vials of the highly addictive drug bloodhype

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- a crew compartment sealed with biohazard film

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The Score
Setting in brief
Its been a right torturous trip, matey. Mister Gunns, the
ships bosun, is over-free with the lash, and the wind died out as
soon as Mister Briggs brought aboard that demmed girl in Tortuga
(everyone knows girls aboard ships is bad luck indeed, matey.)
And just as soon as the ship finally hauls over and takes a fat
Spanish merchant, its then that the Capn has some kind of fit and
falls to the deck frothin and bleedin at the mouth. Now the Capn
is laid up in his bed, fixin to die, and theres a fat pile of loot layin
there on the deck, a pretty young girl amongst a crew what aint
seen a port in weeks, too much grog and not enough sense, and a
crew full of sinful scabs what wants their due, a new Capn, and
bloody vengeance on those what wronged em. Grumbling, blades,
and cursin; looks like a good time fer a mutiny!
Movie Night
Mutiny on the Bounty, Amistad, The Bounty, Treasure Island,
Pirates of the Caribbean
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Relations...
A Amongst The Decks
a gun crewman and powder monkey
b boarding crew and bosuns friend
c brothers in blood
d jolly pirate and tortured soul
e freed maroon slave and fierce renegade
f black-hearted murderous rogues
B With the Officers

a Capns mate and the leader of the mutiny
b bosuns mate and the one what got flogged
c gunners mate and the disgruntled gunner
d ships cook and the carpenter
e Mister Gunns enemy and a loyal crewman
f Mister Briggs matey and the one what wants the girl
C In The Past
a he had you flogged
b he stole from your share, but you cant prove it
c old drinking buddies
d he took your favorite jenny in port
e you were crewmates before on another ship
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D Targets of Opportunity
a captured Spanish captain and ex-Spanish galley slave
b the Bosuns kept woman and the cabin boy
c the ones what play at dice
d the sick pirate and the captured Spanish doctor
e the former English officer and the competition
f the lusty lad and the woman in mans clothes
E Backstabbing
a rivals for her affection
b you owe him too much gold to stand for it
c you want to go straight and he might tell
d he only thinks you have his back
e on opposite sides of the mutiny
f faction leader and the one what wants his job
F Callous Louts
a you killed a man together
b both of you know where the Capns loot is
c you have an accord
d youve agreed the Bosun must die
e your duel was interrupted
f the two of you mixed the poison the Capn drank
...OF BLOOD AND RUM

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SINS...
A Pride
a to be elected the new Capn
b to pay off your accounts with the Bosuns blood
c to support the Bosun at all costs
d to move up in the crews estimations
e to hide the deadly mistake you made
f to keelhaul all who oppose your say
B Wrath
a to murder that bastard Briggs
b to see the ships deck swathed with blood
c to find the dog what shamed your manhood
d to incite the crew to greater violence
e to blow this entire scurvy crew to Hell
f to find them what pisened the Capn
C Greed
a to steal the best portion of the loot
b to find the Capns hidden loot
c to get your loot and get ashore NOW
d to play the factions against each other for gain
e to prevent your enemy from enjoying his loot
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D Sloth
a to get stinkin drunk as soon as possible
b to keep the peace and stop violence
c to rest yourself from all your labours
d to beach the ship and take up a life of leisure
e to give orders and not work for others
f to end your pain and suffering
E Blasphemy
a to spread the truth of what Jonesey done
b to find out what it is the Spanish Capn knows
c to keep Briggs lady safe from deviltry
d to keep your own counsel, accepting no orders
e to turn the ship to another prize as soon as possible
f to free all the slaves taken and kill all slavers
F Lust
a to have Briggs woman as soon as you can
b to give in to deviltry and excess in all ways
c to get the cabin boy alone
d to prove that crewman is a woman in disguise
e to remove impediments to your pleasures
f for your matey, hidden deep inside
...OF BLOOD AND RUM

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PLACES AND EVENTS...
A Above The Decks
a the Capns cabin
b the quarterdeck
c at the wheel
d by the apple barrel
e in the crows nest
f in the rigging
B Belowdecks
a deep in the bilge, surrounded by filthy water
b among the crews hammocks and the guns
c the powder magazine
d in the storerooms
e in the darkened corners of the cargo hold
f at the pumps
C Rarities
a in the john boat alongside
b a raft at sea
c a small unpopulated reef
d a tropical beach
e waist deep and tied at the wrists
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f in a waterside cave
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D Dangerous Mutterings
a we should keelhaul that fellow
b its my share, by damn!
c a rumour the rum is gone
d someone breaks out the guns and swords
e the Capn improves enough to speak
f the Bosun asserts his fading authority
E Sudden Surprises
a a sail on the horizon
b a brutal murder witnessed by all
c the ship is leaking or runs aground
d becalmed and settled in the oppressive heat
e a fire breaks out
f someone barricades themselves in the Capns cabin
F Mysterious Moments
a a thick and unnatural fog
b a sudden scream and an unexplained death
c someone is missing without explanation
d a seagull is killed, and mutterings of a curse begin
e lights in the dark waters
f a strange abandoned ship is sighted
...OF BLOOD AND RUM

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PROPERTY...
A Untoward
a a pair of loaded dice
b a bag full of gold teeth
c a small pouch of rubies hidden away
d a necklace of human ears
e a high class ladys torn bodice
f a shrunken head
B Pleasures
a a large barrel of rum
b naughty French engravings
c a pouch of fine plantation tobacco
d a Spanish sporting lass
e several medicinal herb roots
f fresh fruit and meat
C Weapons
a a flask of poisoned rum
b a rusty notched cutlass
c a boarding pike
d a belaying pin
e a length of strangling rope
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D Loot
a a sea chest full of gold and jewels
b half a treasure map
c a pearl-bedecked headband
d thirty Spanish doubloons
e a half a ton of silver ingots
f ten bloodied but unbowed black slaves
E Mutinous
a the Capns bejeweled rapier
b Bosuns whip
c Mister Briggs woman
d the ships articles and accords
e the only copy of the local sea charts
f a signed Royal Pardon with the name left blank
F Sentimental
a a scrimshaw of the ship
b a lock of your true loves hair
c several perfumed letters
d a large talking parrot
e a velvet brocaded dress
f embroidered eye patch
...OF BLOOD AND RUM

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A (MUTINY!)
Insta-Setup
- freed maroon slave and fierce renegade
- both of you know where the Capns loot is
- faction leader and the one what wants his job
- bosuns mate and the one what got flogged
- he stole from your share, but you cant prove it

- to have Briggs woman as soon as you can
- to find them what pisened the Capn

- a signed Royal Pardon with the name left blank
- a length of strangling rope

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- a strange abandoned ship is sighted

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The Score
Setting in brief
You got problems, and it aint lookin good at all. Somebody
whacked Don Gabrelli this morning when he was eatin his savice,
and the word is it was one of the underbosses tryin to move up.
Your crews one of a few that got a real chance at takin over the
whole thing, but you been too busy yellin at each other to make
any moves. Thing is, you aint sure you trust all them others with
your back, and if one of them whacked the boss, they sure aint
gonna worry much about whackin you, too. And that aint even
bringin the worst part up. A bent cop says the Feds have got
people watchin the crews, and maybe even got a snitch inside the
Family. But maybe, just maybe, you can work all this stuff to your
advantage. I mean, someones gotta So whattaya gonna do about it,
goomba?
Movie Night
Goodfellas, Casino, Donnie Brasco, The Sopranos
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Relationships...
A Family
a Parent and son/daughter
b Cousins
c Siblings
d Divorced Spouses
e Grandparent and grandchild
f Eldest Child and Black Sheep adoptee
B Work
a Boss and Consigliere
b Competing for top of the crew
c Crew leader and dangerous associate
d Crewmember and unwilling accomplice
e Crooked businessman and his/her contact in the crew
f Crooked cop and his/her payoff buddy
C The Past
a Criminal and the detective who sent you down
b Violent criminal and previous victim
c Crewmember and square john high school friend
d Rivals who fought over a profitable enterprise
e Secret participants in a betrayal of the boss
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f Ex-con and the fuck-up he took the fall for

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D OUTSIDE RELATIONS
a Legitimate business partners
b Old-timer and former student
c Parole officer and newly released con
d One-time cop and the one who got him fired
e Secret lovers
f Suspected snitch and the one watching him
E THE OTHER FAMILY

a Corrupt Official and the one who owes him
b Gambler and bookie
c Thieves
d Conman and mark
e Petty criminals/thugs
f Drug dealer and addict
F CORRUPT Community
a Elected Official and the one who owns him
b Masonic Lodge brothers
c Church Leader and forbidden fruit
d Planning committee member and mob contact
e Fed and the snitch hes running
f Uncorruptable cop and his target
...in THE LIFE

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Needs...
A To get out
a Of the rackets without dying
b Of having to kill your old friend
c Of town before they see what you did
d Of a bad bet before the race starts
e Of debt to a rival crew
f Your best friend from the prison cell hes in
B To get even
a With that bastard for betraying you
b With the cop whos been dogging your crew
c With your ex before they spill to the Feds
d With the out-of-towners who stole your score
e With the witnesses
f No matter who you have to hurt
C To get rich
a On the most cant-fail scheme youve ever seen
b On a rigged horse race
c By blackmailing the Senator
d By taking the Bosss spot
e By selling out your crew to a rival Family
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f By stealing what the Boss said you shouldnt

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D To get respect
a From the Boss, even though you dont deserve it
b From your honest square john parent
c From that civilian innocent youre hot for
d From the Feds taking your secret testimony
e By killing the guy everyone says no one can find
f From the retired old-school crook you admire
E To get the truth

a Even though it would ruin you
b And bury it deep enough to stay hidden
c And twist it to your advantage
d On who sold out the crew to the Feds
e On who whacked the Don
f On where the stash is kept
F To gET AHEAD
a Of the rest of your crew, and fuck them
b And bring everyone along with you
c By finding whoever killed the Boss
d By hooking up with a more powerful crew
e Of your best friend
f And take everything youve got coming to you
...in THE LIFE

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Locations...
A The BIG TIME
a offices of Weinstein and Howe, defense counsel
b the Boss suburban mansion
c poolside at the Senators place
d a conference table with the heads of the Five Families
e the luxury suites at the casino-resort
f debriefing room at the FBI OrgCrime offices
B The SMALL TIME

a Louie the Lumps midnight craps game
b an alleyway with extorted hookers
c back of a moving van filled with stolen cigarettes
d a loansharks table in the bar
e a mobbed-up pawn shop
f at the horse track
C The SLUMS
a a run-down crack house
b Gaspipes porn shop
c a dingy sweatshop full of illegals and knockoff shoes
d Fat Sals pizzaria and backdoor book
e abandoned building about to be torched
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f a scam call-center selling trash stock

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D FAMILY BUSINESS
a outside Frankie Fingers house
b a dark underpass in a bad part of town
c on the docks at a private marina
d in a closed down construction site
e the basement of a rental house in the burbs
f at the graveside of the fallen Boss
E SCORES
a inside a safe deposit box bank vault
b approaching a rivals after-hours club
c on the porch of the industrialists home
d the security room for the local race track
e upstairs from a diamond brokers business
f in a car following a known Fed witness
F WORST PLACE TO BE
a a shallow hole in a field
b a chair in a dark isolated room
c the closet in an enemys bedroom
d alone in an airplane graveyard
e staring at a table full of power tools
f a dead-end alley, caught in the headlights
...in the life

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Objects...
A WORKING TOOLS
a break-in kit
b night-vision camera
c case of counterfeit cash
d five-gallon gas can
e rope and cloth strips
f fake cops badge
B Transportation
a dark-tinted luxury sedan
b speedy sports car
c moving van
d semi-tractor trailer with a full load
e stolen car with fake plates
f ambulance
C Weapons
a baseball bat
b silenced pistol
c sawed-off shotgun
d icepick
e plastic bags and duct tape
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f a cloth covered in chloroform

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D Information
a the number of a reliable clean-up crew
b the exact amount it will take to buy that officer
c the plans for the vault security
d a blurry surveillance photo showing the snitch
e the forensic test results
f the home phone number of the FBI agent
E BIG MONEY
a a swiss bank account number and password
b small pouch of uncut emeralds
c five keys of Mexican brown, sealed
d the deed to the corporate offices
e the winning horse in tomorrows race
f a hard drive full of tax records
F BLACKMAIL MATERIAL
a the cops sons private school address
b a surveillance recording
c letters from the other side
d a list of phone numbers he shouldnt have called
e proof of paternity
f pictures of them naked
...in the life

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A (FAMILY BUSINESS)
Insta-Setup
- Criminal and the detective who sent you down
- Competing for top of the crew
- Ex-con and the fuck-up he took the fall for
- Thieves
- Planning committee member and mob contact

- To get even with that bastard for betraying you
- To get rich on a rigged horse race

- a list of phone numbers he shouldnt have called
- the exact amount it will take to buy that officer

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- staring at a table full of power tools

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The Score
Setting in brief
It used to be a nice place, Moran, Pennsylvania. There were shops,
and homes, and plenty of jobs in the Consolidated Processing
Mines. Families lived here, raised their kids, had dreams and plans
for the future. And then, in one week, our world ended. The fire in
the mine was big, far bigger than anyone imagined possible. And
coal burns for a long, long time, even underground. So now the
town is dead, abandoned in place, among the sulfurous fumes and
melting tar of the roads. Buildings left behind, sometimes without
any attempt to clear out. The Sherriff just quit, and the doctor says
shes packing up to leave as soon as she can figure out where to go.
Consolidated Processing is closing the gates of its last plant on
Friday, and that means the last payroll checks are already written,
and the last delivery of cash is in the town bank. And thats the
problem, because when everyone was evacuating their town, and
everything was crazed and disordered, someone did something
very, very bad. And even though the writings on the wall, the
truth is still there, among the eternal burning. Its time to dig it out
and finish things. But, when they say you cant ever go home again,
sometimes what they really mean is you shouldnt.
So, if everything underground is burning, how long does it really
take for the heat to get to you?
Movie Night
The Town That Was, Fire Down Below, Silent Hill, the poor town of
Centralia, Pa., the book Unseen Danger by David DeKok, and its
rewrite, Fire Underground, A Walk in the Woods (by Bill Bryson)
WARNING: The sixth entry on each of the charts here allows for some
supernatural and horror elements to enter your story. If you dont want to
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Relationships...
A Family
a Old miner and the returning child
b Spouses
c Siblings
d Executor of estate and the out-of-town heir
e Estranged cousins
f Long-lost ancestor and modern descendant
B Work
a Former miners
b Current deputies
c FEMA supervisor and environmental watchdog
d ConPro troubleshooter and disgruntled employee
e Small business owner and foreclosures agent
f Out-of-town writer and incident survivor
C The Past
a Mine fire survivors
b Friends from high school
c Former lovers
d Small town heroes
e Partners in a failed enterprise
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f Murderer and victim

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D Romance
a Unrequited lovers
b Current fling
c Secret affair
d Failed romance
e Flirtations with dangerous desires
f Creepy stalker and unknowing obsession
E Crime
a Moonshiners
b Corrupt banker and his victim
c Washed-up smuggler and the cop who never caught him
d Looters of abandoned buildings
e Amateurs casing the bank
f Lost FBI agent and reformed gangbanger
F Community
a Current and past mayors
b Moose Lodge brothers
c Towns last preacher and churchmember
d Late-night drag-racers
e Shopkeeper and stock person
f Alcoholic doctor and amnesiac mystery patient
...in A DYING TOWN

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Needs...
A To get out
a with all your belongings
b before anyone finds out where you put the body
c with your dignity intact
d and find a better life for your kid
e and make that stupid fuck come with you
f before what you have seen comes to pass
B To get RELIEF
a from the unreasonable debt youve accumulated
b from all your responsibilities
c for the sins committed against you
d from the overbearing sadness
e by taking back what is yours
f from this strange hacking cough
C To get rich
a by knocking over the last ConPro payroll
b by finding the secret behind the fire
c by exposing your bosss mistakes
d and get away with the samples
e without having to sell your soul
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D To get reVENGE
a for those who died in the fire
b for the loss of your home
c for what they did to you that night
d on the bastard company
e on Frannie Jo, no matter the cost
f on all those who laughed at your dreams
E To get the truth

a behind the mine disaster
b about the relief effort failures
c out where people will finally hear it
d behind those papers in the bank vault
e about how the Mayor makes ends meet
f about those strange readings from the mine
F To get LAID
a one last time before you go
b by the one youve always wanted
c that nasty way you secretly lust after
d someplace youll always be able to brag about
e so you can have some leverage
f to prove them all wrong
...in A DYING TOWN

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Locations...
A MAIN STREET
a ConPro main admin office
b the old Silvertone movie theater
c the pews of the church
d the Mayors office
e Luckys Soda Shop
f the smoking crevasse
B UP ON THE HILL
a a well-hidden homebrew still
b a hillside rangers observation tower
c Maxs real estate office
d a badly burnt forest clearing
e four shallow graves
f a secured quarantine van
C ABANDONED
a the old mine offices
b Jefferson Brummell High School
c a junkyard
d the luxury condos they finished just before the fire
e the National Guard Hall
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f the daycare center on Center Street

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D The OLD MINE FRONT
a an industrial storage warehouse
b a barbed-wire encircled office
c the mine elevator control rooms
d huge slag piles, still smoking
e the miners locker rooms
f where they laid the bodies two years ago
E HIGHWAY 1 EAST
a a one lane bridge out of town
b the spur road to the mine
c the area where the blacktop boils
d the overlook, where you can see the whole valley
e the blocked tunnel to the outside of the valley
f a concrete barricade wall, lit by floodlights
F UNDERGROUND
a the central generators
b a mine safe room with supplies and water
c a wrecked and abandoned side tunnel
d a sloping tunnel with two mummified bodies
e daylight streaming down through a small crack
f a smoke-filled shaft going endlessly down
...in A DYING TOWN

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Objects...
A SENTIMENTAL
a a locket with a young girls faded photo
b a picture of Graduation Day
c an autographed football
d a wedding dress, still unworn
e a solid gold altar service from the Colonial days
f the last piece of ore brought out before the fire
B Transportation
a a battered and rusty mine car
b Rusty Neills helicopter
c a six-passenger van with the seats out
d Sherriff Jacksons cruiser
e Old Sarah, the towns fire engine
f the black horse on the hill
C Weapons
a your fathers hunting rifle
b Sherriff Jacksons blood-stained revolver
c a mining pick
d .410 shotgun loaded with birdshot
e a chipped buck knife
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f a gas canister marked with CDC serial numbers

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D Information
a a file full of deed listings
b the code for the banks vault door
c a mine map
d the letter from ConPros Chief Exec
e an audiotaped confession
f a list of chemical components
E Valuable
a an ore sample from the mine
b a safe deposit box key
c a duffel-bag full of cash
d a set of blood samples in a sealed container
e an unsigned bill of sale
f the final autopsy photos
F UNWANTED
a the hard drive from ConPros finance computers
b a fireaxe with your fingerprints all over it
c an envelope full of marked c-notes
d nude photos of them, from twenty years ago
e a written confession from your father
f a well-hidden bite mark on the inside of your wrist
...in A DYING TOWN

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AN (INFERNO P.A.)
Insta-Setup
- former miners
- failed romance
- corrupt banker and his victim
- moonshiners
- amateurs casing the bank

- to get revenge for those who died in the fire
- to get out and get a better life for your kid

- a file full of deed listings
- a fireaxe with your fingerprints all over it

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- a badly burnt forest clearing

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