Busting Out of this Fresh Hell
A re-imagining of Hellscapers
Premise
A soft 'clink' fills the room as Barkeep sets down the glass he was wiping. The amiable looking man gives you a once-over. "Sucks I have to get you guys to help me." He says, twirling some sort of pistol in his hand as he speaks. "But I'm pretty much holding down the fort here at the bar single-handedly. I can help break Betty out, but you guy's 'll need to do the rest. Well, I'm sure I can rope some people to help us out, but you people will need to do a majority. I'll be sure to hop in at the end to claim my ticket out, but just in case this falls through, I'm stickin' here. Thank you all for your help."
After he's finished his speech, he sends some info to your slab. A blueprint of the asylum you'll be breaking into, complete with Betty's cell number, guard routes, and vents. He senses your befuddlement before you can open your mouth to speak. "Yeah, when I was alive I got a Psyche degree. I moonlit as a sort of torturer/psychiatrist there. Let me get my hands on this stuff." He says, tapping the screen. Again, there's a pause, before he raises some form of alcohol up. "Now, want something to drink? You're in for the long haul, so it's on me. Feel free to look grateful."
Overview
Basic Plot
Out of all the demons in hell, no one was as unremarkable as Betty, except maybe in her ability to drink. For most she was simply a nuisance or a fairweather friend. That was until a friend of hers, called by all as simply "Barkeep," was made aware of a unique ability of hers. She had a spell that allowed her to open portals, seemingly without taxing her that much. Barkeep was convinced this ability would allow him out of hell. Unfortunately, she was recently kidnapped by the Cambion Nefas. Even then, it's doubtful this stuff would stay underwraps forever. To get her safely from the jail cell to opening the portal, you've been assigned. Either it was the ticket out of hell that enticed you, or something more, but either way, you need to protect this girl.
The Hellscape
Hell, being populated by modern humans, actually is quite scientifically advanced. The land can actually support an ecosystem With stuff like flesh, fungi, and plants. There are also workable materials like obsidian, brimstone, carbon, rusted metals, etc. This allows stuff like homes, forges, and labs.
As for the general environment, it fluctuates. Like earth, it seems to have certain biomes. There are obviously the sections of hell where the ground is a hard obsidian, and all that flows is lava. Of course, there's also other areas. Common ones include muddy-flesh pits full of bizarre plants and fungi, frozen lakes and craggy rock formations, and even snow-covered spires. It's a surprisingly diverse place, and it seems Demons and Lost Souls are willing to set up anywhere, cities and the such.\
Rules
- All the standard stuff, no god-modding, no power-play, meta-knowledge, etc.
- Although I'll admit, sometimes I can be stupid, and you fully have the right to defend any decisions you make, I have the last say.
- Half-demons are rare, and so are Spirits. 1 of both at max.
- No historical figures as Human PCs. Want to save those for cool cameos.
- That CS might be changed so feel free to suggest additions to it.
- I want a funny game, but not one that can't be serious. Don't go to edgy or to laughable.
- One to two paragraphs about once a week.
- PCs are about a little above average in terms of general prowess
- Injuries in hell aren't lethal unless your soul is taken out of your body. If I blow someone's arm off, it can and will be grown back, don't worry.
This was taken from the source material, and all credits to Kafka Komedy as the creator.
I am Banana. The old GM of this series had to drop out of continuing this series due to writers block among other things, and the various players (myself included) hated to see this go. As such, I decided to take up the role of a GM on this series, attempting to keep it alive in his name. This Interest Check is purely to see if anyone else browsing the folds of this website cares to join up in this fun time. If this gets enough traction, I'll make another saga of this.
Either way, here's a quick summary of the posts in the original source material's IC.
All future character sheets shall be posted if this gets any traction. Those old players know the setting and are more than welcome to repost their old character sheets onto this IC. All future players, should we continue down the story of the original source material, are assumed to have joined the crew while Deprave was recruiting his army.
Anyway, who wants to get out of Hell?
