Buffy Punk
===== Buffy Punk Campaign Setting =====
A Buffy the Vampire Slayer RPG “Series”. Slighty cyber punkish; “dark”,
violent, corporate ruled future. Cybernetic implants, nanobots, and
similar shezznag are rare or non-existent. Mostly, it’s about kicking
vampire ass.
— `/downloads/btvsrpg_quickstart.pdf|QuickStart Rules` - Quick start rules and intro Episode.
— `/downloads/btvsrpg_unnoficial_cs_lowcolor.pdf|Low-color Character Sheet` - Unofficial, small, editable.
— `/downloads/btvsrpg_unnoficial_cs_color.pdf|Full-color Character Sheet` - Unofficial, small, editable.
— `/downloads/btvsrpg_cyberbuffy.pdf|CyberPunk Buffy Rules` - Jason Vey’s very nice rules/background.
`thoughtpile` | `npc ideas` | `playerstuff`
==== Out Takes ====
++ http://www.btvsrpg.com/main.htm|btvsrpg The Buffy RPG.
++ http://www.edromia.com/games/buffy/|”Buffy Fudge” Nice rules to slay by.
++ http://uk.geocities.com/slaying_days/series.premise.html|”Slaying Days” Somone else’s RPG series.
++ `/downloads/ltetr_seriesbible.pdf|LtETR a Series Concept Bible` Wow! Seriously cool. Another series put together by Jack Kessler and friends. Based in New Orleans.
++ http://www.btvsrpg.com/community.htm|Links I need not to duplicate.
++ http://www.buffyguide.com/episodes.shtml|”Episode Guide” of the TV show.
++ http://www.upn.com/shows/buffy/|”Official WebPage” of the TV show.
==== Season One ====
Set in the SF `Bay Area` focusing on `jbhs:Julia Butterfly High`, spring, 2103.
— Episode 1 (pilot) `.who invited you:contents|”Who Invited You?”` - Aired April, 2003
— Episode 2 “Of Emperors and Urchins” - Script under revision
— Episode 3 “Nothing lost, Nothing gained” - Script under revision
— Episode ? “The Truth is out There” - Concept
— Episode ? “Who Are You?” - Concept
— Episode ? “Human Hearts are Made of Flesh” - Title
— Episode ? “Hung be the Heavens with Black” - Title
==== Previous Seasons ====
Last several TV episodes did not happen. Let’s just
pretend “The First” never happened, although, Buffy and friends did
eventually take the Sunnyvale hellmouth off-line. It’s nice and
peacefull there, cute bunnies hoping around.
Here is what did happen, although your characters
wouldn’t exactly know this, Wendy and Mr. Delgato do more or
less…
Buffy Summers was and remains the only slayer to have
“retired”. She was absolved of her slayer duties by The Reformed
Council. Together, Buffy and Faith kicked so much demon butt that
having a slayer making babies and being a soccer mom was doable.
After many years of peaceful home life Buffy died of old age
surrounded by friends and family, awwwwh.
Faith, dead by age 25 just like any slayer not named
“Buffy”. Still, her death took three full-demons, a record, and two
of them didn’t survive to gloat over it.
Willow’s magical powers rank her with the likes of
Merlin, Akhnaten, and Lilith. Responsible for numerous earth altering
events; things like preventing several wars, stopping various and
sundry demonic “end-the-world” plots and repulsing an interdimensional
invasion. Throughout Willow remained anonymous. Always on the
sidelines, always allowing others the credit. A feat undeniably her’s
is the perfection of techomancy or use of magic with technology
primarily the casting of spells over, through and on computer and
communication networks. After Buffy’s retirement Willow became even
more reclusive and cast powerful wards to ensure her privacy. Many
claim to have seen Willow or recognize her handiwork but the only
verifiable appearance is at Buffy’s wake. Where, interestingly, she
showed no signs of physical or magical weakness despite qualifying for
the “silver discount”.
Spike, well he didn’t burn up in flames of martyrdom.
Never accepted by the “good guys” and no longer evil he led a lonely
and troubled existence. Some things never change, eh?. Spike battled
many a demonic foe alongside the slayers until Buffy retired. Even
had a short fling as a soap opera star. He was the prime figure in
putting down Angelicus after Angel lost his soul yet again. Sadly,
Buffy never forgave him for dusting her first love and he became
outwardly bitter and spiteful to slayers and scoobies. Spike crashed
Buffy’s wake were his drunken rantings forced Willow to throw down
with the magical ass kicking. After that, little is known of Spike’s
wanderings. The Reformed Council believes he has finally been put to
rest.
Giles led the reformation of the Watcher’s Council. It is now called The
Reformed Council and is not as bastardly. Made into a vampire by Angelicus,
killed shortly thereafter by slayer.
=== 2103 - Status Quo ===
By the time Buffy’s replacement slayer made the scene
the forces of evil were enjoying an upswing. The dual slayers and
other anti-vampire forces slowed their resurgence to a creep. That
worked like a charm until one of the slayer’s went missing in the last
decade of the 21st century. She is not dead as no replacement slayer
has appeared. Through powerful divination magic The Reformed Council
has come to believe she is cyrogenically frozen and in orbit. Whether
put there by vampires, a government agency, or a corporate research
lab and for what purpose they remain at a loss.
Although, the general population remains clueless
most corporations are aware of vampires and the occult. Few corporate
boards “get it” when it comes to supernatural blood-suckers. Fewer
still realize vampires are the low-end of the demon power scale and
that there are bigger bads to worry about. Corporations view
vampire’s as just another risk to be budgeted for. Magic, mysticism,
and other occult powers aren’t products executives can wrap their
business school trained minds around. They try to ignore the
para-normal and if that fails, specially trained black-ops units are
sent in but often do not come out.
Shamans, witches, sorcerers and other practitioners
have little use for the mundane power corporations offer and by
necessity nearly all gravitate towards a more or less active
anti-demon lifestyle. They infrequently cooperate but their combined
efforts have saved the earth, the animals and humankind from the worst
deprivations of demons and corporations.
Demons are the bestest with the mostest but they lack organization and
direction. They await a leader bad ass enough to unify them…