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<blockquote data-quote="Barendd Nobeard" data-source="post: 1120791" data-attributes="member: 960">I was thinking of running a d20 Modern game at a future Chicago GameDay based on the old &quot;Dark Shadows&quot; tv show.&nbsp; I've been watching the re-runs on the Sci-Fi channel, and I think it's a great setting for a d20 Modern game.&nbsp; And, set in the 1960s (except for the brief interlude in &quot;the terrifying future of 1995&quot;), there are no cell phones, the bane of the d20 Modern GM!You could plan a couple of related plot threads (if it's a one-shot) and just have the players pick their own path.&nbsp; For a longer term game, just start three or four of the old Dark Shadows plots and see what happens.But the best part would be the look on the player's faces when you handed out the character:&nbsp; a 175-year-old vampire (who's a good guy), a doctor, a witch, a child possessed by a ghost, maybe an epic-level governess <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D"&nbsp; data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> , etc.I don't think there is any horror &quot;trope&quot; that show didn't use.&nbsp; From the Leviathans (ancient beings from outer space taking over humans and aiming to take over the entire planet) to the more standard vampires, werewolves, and ghosts, that show did everything.&nbsp; Dorian Gray--did it.&nbsp; Dr. Jeckyll &amp; Mr. Hyde--did it.&nbsp; They ripped off everything!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; One of their first &quot;monsters&quot; was a phoenix, but I can not remember why she wanted her son to burn up in the fire with her (haven't seen that story arc in about 10 years).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Barendd Nobeard, post: 1120791, member: 960"] I was thinking of running a d20 Modern game at a future Chicago GameDay based on the old "Dark Shadows" tv show. I've been watching the re-runs on the Sci-Fi channel, and I think it's a great setting for a d20 Modern game. And, set in the 1960s (except for the brief interlude in "the terrifying future of 1995"), there are no cell phones, the bane of the d20 Modern GM! You could plan a couple of related plot threads (if it's a one-shot) and just have the players pick their own path. For a longer term game, just start three or four of the old Dark Shadows plots and see what happens. But the best part would be the look on the player's faces when you handed out the character: a 175-year-old vampire (who's a good guy), a doctor, a witch, a child possessed by a ghost, maybe an epic-level governess :D , etc. I don't think there is any horror "trope" that show didn't use. From the Leviathans (ancient beings from outer space taking over humans and aiming to take over the entire planet) to the more standard vampires, werewolves, and ghosts, that show did everything. Dorian Gray--did it. Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde--did it. They ripped off everything! :) One of their first "monsters" was a phoenix, but I can not remember why she wanted her son to burn up in the fire with her (haven't seen that story arc in about 10 years). [/QUOTE]

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