Rating: [ 7 / 10.00 ]

Game Info

Title  Slasher Flick
Author  Cynthia Celeste Miller
Book Type  Core Rules
Rank: [ 107 / 4196 ]
Genre  Horror
Setting  Modern
Awards  Indie RPG (Indie Game of the Year Runner Up, 2009)

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Game Summary

Slasher Flick is a roleplaying game that brings all the thrills and chills of "psycho killer" movies from the screen to the tabletop! With a game system that was designed to create and build suspense, Slasher Flick emulates every aspect of the genre with ease and style.
  • Multiple Characters! Each player plays a primary character as well as one or more secondary characters (i.e., victims!).
  • Group-Based Character Creation! Players create their own primary characters, but everyone helps create the secondary characters.
  • Kill Scenes! When the killer strikes, a kill scene begins. A kill scene is a stream of narration punctuated by stat checks. Successful stat checks grant the character survival points, while unsuccessful ones cause a loss of survival points. If the character gains 8, he survives... but if he drops below 0, he’s butchered!
  • Genre Points! When a character does something that plays to the conventions of the genre (e.g., checking out the noise), the controlling player receives a genre point that can help out later on in the game.

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There are 2 editions of Slasher Flick. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.

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Comments & Reviews

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4 + 4sean2099. A quick setup game for anyone wanting to run a game in the slasher genre of films.
3 + 5BlackHat_Matt. Slasher Flick is an excellent RPG emulation of the "dead teenager" genre of horror movies. Quick, easy system, encourages cooperative storytelling - what's not to like?

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9 / 10walkerpIs Cynthia Celeste Miller the unsung queen of genre emulation and elegant mechanics? Slasher flick is another inspiring blend of story-driving mechanics and genre-enhancing fun, which really demands to be played. Don't sleep on this game.

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