Join as Evilive liveplay’s @Eden Studios’ Army of Darkness roleplaying game, in this one-off episode called Don’t Lose Your Head. You can learn more about the Army of Darkness roleplaying game corebook and buy a copy here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2486/Army-of-Darkness-Corebook?affiliate_id=50797
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Cast:
Bethany Williams - Police Officer
Kirk 'Steel' Miller - Welder
Liam Davis - English Professor
Jenna Brown - Tattoo Artist
Cast Backstory
You are all friends from high school. You used to hang out daily, party and get into mischief together. You stayed in contact and every year you would get together and do some new activity over a weekend (travel, camp, etc.). Last year Jen’s mother passed away, and she skipped the get together. No one could make it to her funeral, and Jen’s been taking it pretty hard. You all planned to go camping this year to get Jen out of her head, dragging her up into the Rocky Mountains.
Game Setup
Hello, I am the director of this episode. Our cast members Steel, Beth, and Liam are taking their friend Jen on a camping trip to get her mind off the loss of her mother. They are traveling a less than well known backroad to a little known trailhead deep in the Rocky Mountains. Spirits are as high as can be expected. They have all been friends since high school, some fifteen years ago, but have grown apart as their lives have turned in different directions. Can the cast please introduce themselves?
As they arrive at the trailhead and begin gathering their equipment and putting on their packs for their long weekend trip, they notice two other vehicles parked at this supposedly secret trail. One, a station wagon with a crucifix hanging from the rear view mirror in addition to rainbow and Jesus bumper stickers on the back. The other vehicle, a jeep that is in desperate need of a wash with a license plate saying ‘FLY F15H’. The only sounds, besides themselves, are the calls of the region's birds, and what sounds like squirrels warning the rest of the forest of your presence. You all take a deep breath and revel in the smell of fresh mountain air, damp vegetation & soil, and the ligering exhaust of Steel’s Land Rover.
You begin your six mile hike into the mountains as clouds begin to gather. This creates a premature dimness to the day. It’s only four in the afternoon but it looks like it could be eight pm. As this overgrown trail is difficult to follow, can I get an (Intelligence + Science) check by the hero who organized this trip?
Supporting Cast
Chet Smith - Chosen One (jersey)
Brent Garrett - Fly Fisherman (Kiwi)
Felicity Baas - Fly Fisherman Partner (Kiwi)
Jerry Johnson - Religious Father (happy cheese)
Justine Johnson - Religious Mother (reserved cheese)
Judith Johnson - Religious Daughter (dark)
Story Beats
Act One - The Setup
Heroes are taking their friend Jen out to the Rocky Mountains to distract her from the death of her mother. They survive a massive storm which precipitates being attacked by a deadite, and they are rescued by a Promised One.
Meet the Johnsons
VISION: Blood covers a woman lying on her back in the forest. She lifts her heat and makes eye contact with you as she begins laughing hysterically. Her eyes roll up into her head as her laugh begins to change into sighs of desire.
(Perception + Notice check) A little girl asks the cast about death and if they are looking forward to meeting Jesus. The parents come to retrieve her as they are camping on the opposite side of the lake than the cast.
Set up camp
(Intelligence + Knowledge/Science check) You find a great campsite and set it up with enough firewood and water. You can even go fishing at the lake.
VISION: You see an angler wading in the lake up to his thighs. His pants are around his ankles as he turns to you. You see tears streaming down his face as he baits his hook with his sever...