HOL -- Does anybody play it?

[Kafkonia]

I see Warehouse 23 has a second edition of Human Occupied Landfill for sale -- does anyone play it? I remember the game from back in high school, when we had great fun generating characters (I still have a place in my heart for Cap'N Christ, son of God and cereal mascot) but we never tried to actually, you know, play it.

 

[Piratecat]

It's a hilarious game, but it's not actually meant to be played. I used to be good friends with Dan Thron, the artist, and he loved the fact that folks actually played the thing.

 

[tenkar]

Great read... I think I'll need to dig it out of storage now. Never played it or even wanted to make the attempt... nothing could come close to the possibilities I imagined in my head

 

[frankthedm]

Great for laughs, though some parts have text that is painfull on the eyes.

Freak Legion: A player's Guide to Fomori, though not stand alone, is a blast and likly more playable, you'll need a werewolf rulebook though

 

[Charwoman Gene]

Best... Game... Ever.

I Love HoL.
Like so much it is scary.

3('-')E

 

[sckeener]

I loved HOL...and I even have Buttery Wholesomeness...but I have never played it.

I am dreading the day when my kids climb up to my top shelf books....explaining that game is going to be interesting.

 

[Umbran]

Oh, we've played it loads of times. It usually goes like this....

Player: Hey, let's play HOL!
GM: Sure! Got a character all made? Good. You're dead.

Player: Hey, that's was too short!
GM: Okay. So, you're standing outside a Church'N'Munch. You just got confession, a packet of Pope-Tarts, and a new titanium spankh. A little kid with a *huge* friggin' gun shoots you, and steals your Pope Tarts. You're dead.

Player: ...

It's worse than Paranoia

 

[anhar]

I never played it. but I always wanted to. I've never even met anyone who's played it. I think the lack of character creation rules in the main book kinda help that situation. (not that I don't think thats an awesome and totally hilarious idea).

 

[Piratecat]

My favorite rule was the Pain Scale. Wasn't a 14 something like "getting your testicles caught in the gears of a ferris wheel"?

 

[Infernal Teddy]

My favorite rule was the Pain Scale. Wasn't a 14 something like "getting your testicles caught in the gears of a ferris wheel"?

My fave was 20 - unprotected reentry in the atmosphere

However, yes, I've run this game. Every now and then, in the middle oth the night, when all the sane gamers are asleep, a few mad gamers join me for a game of HoL!!!