Goons and Ghosts v1.1
Goons and Ghosts v1.1
Easy = 8
Action Roll
Moderate = 10
When an action’s outcome is
uncertain, a player rolls 2d6 Hard = 12
and adds the score from the
relevant Ability, plus a point Dangerous Actions
per relevant Gadget. If the If an action has a risk of
total is equal or greater than danger and may cause harm to
the action’s Difficulty Score the character, the difference
(DS) it is successful. between the roll and the
Difficulty Score is the amount
Abilities of damage inflicted (subtracted
from HP).
Each character has a score
of zero or more for these 3 Example Action Roll
abilities:
Janine wants to run down
a
Body stairwell covered in slime.
Your character’s physical The GM asks her to roll
a
strength and agility. How DS 8 (Easy) Body Action
tough or quick they are. Roll. Janine has a +1 Bod
y
ability score and explai
ns
Smarts that her Ecto Goggles Gadget
Your character’s wits and allows her to see where the
intelligence. How well they slime is the thinnest,
so
use Gadgets. she gets an addition +1
to
the roll.
ESP She rolls 2d6, a 3 and
Your character’s connection a
4. She adds the result
to the world of supernatural s
together and the +2 fro
spirits. How well they can m
her Body ability score and
communicate with Ghosts. her Gadget to get a 9. She
succeeds in traversing the
Gadgets slimy steps quickly!
Gadgets are useful pieces of
equipment that help characters Helping
locate, identify, and interact
When a character is assisted
with Ghosts. If a player can
by their teammate, they can
give a reasonable explanation
add +1 to their Action Roll.
of how a Gadget they are
carrying would help with an
Action Roll, they can add +1
to the roll.
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traPping GhostS
To capture a Ghost in a trap, On a Ghost’s turn, the GM
the characters must use their declares which ability it
Particle Throwers to reduce uses and the players explain
its Haunt Points (HP) to zero. how they attempt to avoid its
Teamwork will be required! effects. The players roll 2d6
+ applicable Ability Score +
When shooting a Particle applicable Gadgets against the
Thrower, players only roll ability’s DS.
1d6 instead of two. No Ability
Scores or Gadgets are added to • If the roll is equal to
the roll either. or higher than the DS,
the character avoids the
However, multiple characters ability’s effect. No damage
can shoot their Particle is dealt to the Ghost.
Throwers at a ghost at the
same time, adding their rolls • If the roll is lower than the
together to meet the Ghost’s DS, the difference between
Haunt Points. the roll and the DS is the
amount of damage inflicted
• If the roll is equal to to the character, reducing
or lower than the Ghost’s their HP.
HP, the Particle Streams
miss, dealing damage to the
environment.
Investigation
Searching for clues about
• If the roll is higher a
Ghost’s past is an import
ant
than the Ghost’s HP, the step before engaging wit
h a
difference between the roll dangerous entity.
and the HP is the amount
The characters can reduce
of damage inflicted to the a
Ghost’s HP by 1 by presentin
Ghost, reducing its HP. g
the Ghost with a pie
ce
• Once the Ghost’s HP is of personal information
reduced to zero, it can be (like the Ghost’s name)
or
trapped. meaningful belonging (li
ke
a trinket from their pas
t)
they’ve uncovered.
• If two or more players roll
a 1, the characters “Cross
the Streams.” No damage
Injury
Insult to
is inflicted on the Ghost
(even if the results are their
n add +1 to
higher than its HP) and The team ca ll if
Thrower ro
the players must roll on Particle out a
ter shouts
the Crossing the Streams one charac lt while
gh t- he ar ted insu
table to see what sort of li
e Ghost.
catastrophic event occurs. blasting th
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Example Combat
Janine and Ray charge up their Part
icle Throwers and shoot
at an Anchored Spirit (HP 7). They
each roll a d6. Janine
rolls a 5 and Ray rolls a 4. They
add their rolls together
to get 9, which beats the Spirit’s
HP 7 by 2. The streams
hit and deal 2 damage to the Spir
it, making it’s new HP 5.
The Anchored Spirit uses its Cold
Touch ability (DS 8).
It reaches out its frozen hand towa
rds Ray. He attempts to
roll out of the way using his Help
ful Book to swat away the
spirits grasp. Ray rolls 2d6, gett
ing a 2 and a 3. He adds
his +1 Body Ability Score and +1
for his Helpful Book Gadget
to make the total 7. His roll is
1 less than the Spirits DS
8, so Ray takes 1 damage as the
Spirit’s cold grasp sends
a shiver down his spine!
s s i n g t h e s t reams
Cro
and work
2d6 (one on each table)
You were warned. Roll ces :
consequen
together to explain the
1. Ectoplasm
1. Awaken
2. Element
2. Explosion
3. Gadgets
3. Inversion
4. Ghost
4. Magnetize
5. Mind
5. Overflow
6. Surroundings
6. Total Protonic
Reversal
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Falling Unconscious Healing
When a character’s Health Health Points can be fully
Points reach zero, they fall regained and Conditions cured
unconscious. by resting for a day in a safe
spot.
Roll a d6. The result equals
how many turns the character
remains unconscious and how Advancement
much HP they wake up with. After a location has been
successfully exorcized of
Teammates can spend a turn ghosts the characters level
saying something encouraging up. Raise an Ability Score by
or sarcastic to wake up the 1 OR raise HP by 2. Also, roll
unconscious character with 1d6 and choose an additional
1 HP. Gadget to carry.
If the entire team is knocked
unconscious, the Ghost will
possess them for 2d6 hours.
Players decide what sort of
mischief they cause while
acting under the Ghost’s
control.
creating a char
acter
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Backgrounds Gadgets
A Background is what your Gadgets are common items
character did before joining and pieces of impressive
up with the other players technological equipment that
and becoming a paranormal aid in the capture of Ghosts.
exterminator. You decide what they do!
Profession Background
1. Interdimensional
1. Trash Collector Body +1. Communicator
Garbage Can.
2. Tome of Occult Knowledge
2. Firefighter Body +1.
Fire Ax. 3. Jumpsuit Pads
6
ces
GM Resour
your job to:
As the Ghost Master it’s
Ghost Reactions
Choose a table and roll a d6 to see how the Ghost
reacts to the characters.
Positive Reactions Negative Reactions
1. Helpful 1. Sneaky
2. Spirited 2. Deceitful
3. Curious 3. Annoyed
4. Unsure 4. Unfriendly
5. Indifferent 5. Aggressive
6. Unaware 6. Hostile
* If the characters shoot Particle Throwers at the
Ghost it instantly becomes hostile.
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Conditions
Ghosts don’t always inflict damage. Some have abilities that
affect characters by applying a Condition. Allow the players
to describe how the Condition affects their characters.
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GHOSTS
Ghosts manifest themselves in specific locations that
hold meaning to their past memories or future goals. Give
Ghosts a plausible reason to haunt the site the characters
are exploring.
Example Combat
rs at a Phantasm.
sto n sho ot their Particle Throwe
Peter and Win Winston rolls a 4,
l a d6. Peter rolls a 2 and
The y eac h rol Phantasm’s HP is 9.
ts miss because the
totalling 6. Their sho
fen ability. Peter
turn it uses the Dea
On the Phantasm’s avoid the attack.
ir ears to try and
and Winston cover the ir Body score. Peter
mak e an Act ion Roll, 2d6 + the a
They eac h 10. Winston rolled
cee ds by rol lin g higher than the DS of 7 isn ’t
suc a total
h his +2 Body score,
2 and a 3. Even wit , red uci ng his HP from 10 to 7.
3 damage
enough, so he takes as “falling to the
n is dea fen ed, whi ch he explains
Winsto n.“
ringing ears in pai
ground, clutching his
• Deafen DS 10
The Phantasm screams
dealing damage. Characters
affected by this attack
gain the Deafened
Condition.
• Terrify DS 10
The Phantasm cold,
incorporeal form rushes
through a single character,
dealing damage and chilling
them to the bone. They gain
the Frightened condition.
• Psychic Rending DS 10
The characters see
horrifying visions. They
take damage and roll on the
condition table to see what
Eliak HP 10 (Hard!) happens next.
The herald of an ancient
God who wants to enslave
humanity.
• Teleport
Eliak can spontaneously and
instantly move locations.
• Unrest DS 12
If Eliak touches a
character, they fall
asleep.
• Raise the Dead
If a character is
unconscious for more than 3
rounds, Eliak can instantly
revive them as an Undead
Zombie.
• Conjure Lightning DS 12
Eliak shoots lightning from
his eyes. It deals damage
and causes Gadgets to
malfunction.
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