Who Lives in a House Like This?

And an exciting Knock at the door

This Week’s post answers a frequently asked question about Electric Bastionland characters.

Electric Bastionland puts you in debt, with a failed career, and generally assumes you've left home in order to pursue your get-out-of-debt-quick scheme.

But I've certainly had players ask about whether they have a home. I usually just handwave it with the above explanation, but what if the players really want to know?

Roll 6d6 in order.

Roll 1: What type of home?
1: A forgotten hovel.
2-3: Borough-funded dormitory room above/below/amongst a place of business
4-6: A rented bedsit, but you're out at the end of the week

Roll 2: Where is it?
1: Embarrassingly, you can't find your way back.
2-3: One Borough over.
4-6: Right here in this Borough.

Roll 3: Who do you share it with?
1: Vermin
2-3: Someone was already there, so now you share. You don't really get on.
4-6: d6 family or friends, wanted or not.

Roll 4: What's the first thing people notice?
1: Well, you'd never let outsiders in.
2-3: The shamefully outdated décor.
4-6: The inconvenient way you need to access the property.

Roll 5: Any neighbours?
1: You can hear them but you never see them.
2-3: They vanished recently and their place got boarded up.
4-6: Yeah, and they're always knocking-on.

Roll 6: Wait, what's that noise?
1: Oh yeah, it got demolished.
2-3: The electricity/water/heat is out and you're at the end of the waitlist for a repair.
4-6: It's just an annoying hum/drip/clicking. You got used to it.

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Elsewhere

• Luck Roll continues a fantastic solo playthrough of Mythic Bastionland

• Scrap has a new monster book

• Knock #5 is now up for pre-order, featuring an article from me

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Coming Soon

Over on Patreon I talk about an idea I had for Paranoia.

After last week’s holiday I’m taking a little break from Mythic places, but I’ll return to that series at some point.

Let’s go back to Alpha Complex.

I mentioned previously that mutant powers have felt like an afterthought in the few sessions of Paranoia that I’ve run.

So what if they weren’t a thing the player could actively use, but something that ticks along in the background?

Expect the full post here and on the blog next week.

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