This week we released the 5th horror scenario for Wretchploitation, so it’s time for another special discount: Wretchploitation will be 50% off at Big Geek Emporium and Drivethru until the end of the month.
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The Memorial is now available at Drivethru AND Lulu.com (print-on-demand):
This is an OSR horror scenario that takes place in a rundown old hospital, the Ernest Spencer Memorial. This is a surreal institution, populated by bizarre people, and where strange things occur frequently. Part of those occurrences is of supernatural origin, but some of them are illegal experiments and common medical malpractice.
The Memorial (Wretched version) was released. For now only at Big Geek Emporium.
The Memorial is a contemporary horror scenario inspired by Lars Von Trier’s cult TV series Riget (1994), Milos Forman’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and The Killer Nun (1979), an Italian “video nasty” classic starring Anita Eckberg and Alida Valli.
The scenario takes place in a rundown old hospital,The Ernest Spencer Memorial, especially in its psychiatric ward. This surreal institution is populated by bizarre people with a troubled past and where strange things occur frequently. Part of those occurrences is of supernatural origin, but some of them are illegal experiments and common medical malpractice.
There won’t be much information about the setting in the Wretched Space, core book, but here’s some of it, to set the tone:
The Galactic Federation, an ancient and profoundly corrupt institution composed of consuls and senators from each planet, is the ruling body for most of the known universe. The exception is Adityan Occupied Space, which remains non-affiliated and, at times, hostile. The Galactic Federation Council, where consuls representing each planet have their seats and exert their vast influence, is controlled by a majority of human-settled worlds, but other sentient races are represented.
The council’s power comes from manipulation and corruption, and it has tight control over all kinds of activities, including commerce and trade. There’s also a Galactic Senate, which ratifies laws and serves as a high court.
The primary currency is Federation Credits, used in almost every transaction within colonized space (again, the Adityan sector is an exception).
In the galaxy’s fringes, known as the Outer Rim, independent-seeking planets don’t want much to do with anyone else. Officially, they are under the jurisdiction of the Federation, but the tension between the Inner Planets and the Outer Rim has been rising. Rumour of an eminent war brewing between Federation forces and the Outer Planets is spreading.
The Federation Space Administration Agency (FSAA) is an interstellar bureaucracy established by the Galactic Federation Council to uphold the law in all territories.
In normal circumstances, local authorities such as police departments or sheriff’s offices can enforce such laws on their own planets and within their own systems’ borders. In the Outer Rim, however, local law enforcement tends not to follow Federation directives, and FSAA agents are usually received with outright hostility from police forces and the general population. That’s why the Legion was created.
#selfpromosaturday Bastard Saturday: Three Red Room Wretched dark-fantasy #osr scenarios (Seven Bastards, Sound of Madness and Daughters of Darkness) with a discount only at Big Geek Emporium. You can find them here: https://biggeekemporium.com/?wpf_filter_cat_0=31&pr_author=redroom&wpf_fbv=1&all_products_filtering=1&fbclid=IwAR2Mqk1_kgDhwUWgJ3BfUlXcREo0ND5rjJDqHdEgVo8nN4O5uE02GgOvrVs
There’s a 50% discount on Wretchploitation also available at the Big Geek Emporium during the weekend. If you still haven’t the old-school RPG of exploitation film, this is probably a good time to purchase it.
Orpheum Lofts (Wretched version) is now available on Drivethru.
Also, there will be a special 50% discount on the purchase of Wretchploitation, the OSR game of exploitation film; just click on this link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?discount=949775d2a0
Orpheum Lofts
Orpheum Lofts is a thriller/ horror role-playing scenario inspired by Dario Argento’s Three Mothers Trilogy [Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980) and Mother of Tears (2007)], Polanski’s The Tenant (1976) and Rosemary’s Baby (1968), ’80s and ’90s sitcoms, and romantic comedies. Yes, it’s a strange mix, but it will get weirder… As usual in Red Room adventures, there is no predetermined plot, only suggested ones, and no described scenes; instead, there are many story seeds. Though it was planned for a series of connected stories set in the mid-80s, Orpheum Lofts can easily be turned into a one-shot. The timeline isn’t set in stone either.
This book contains the scenario previously published by Postmortem Studios as part of the Postmortem Giallo series and also part of Her Heart was a Locked Room, and Nobody had theKey: A Giallo Series Companion, adapted to old-school mechanics. If you have purchased those two books do you need this one as well? No, not really.
New release: Orpheum Lofts, the Wretched version. For now only on Big Geek Emporium.
Orpheum Lofts is a thriller/ horror role-playing scenario inspired by Dario Argento’s Three Mothers Trilogy [Suspiria (1977), Inferno (1980) and Mother of Tears (2007)], Polanski’s The Tenant (1976) and Rosemary’s Baby (1968), ’80s and ’90s sitcoms, and romantic comedies. Yes, it’s a strange mix, but it will get weirder… As usual in Red Room adventures, there is no predetermined plot, only suggested ones, and no described scenes; instead, there are many story seeds. Though it was planned for a series of connected stories set in the mid-80s, Orpheum Lofts can easily be turned into a one-shot. The timeline isn’t set in stone either.
This book contains the scenario previously published by Postmortem Studios as part of the Postmortem Giallo series and also part of Her Heart was a Locked Room, and Nobody had the Key: A Giallo Series Companion, adapted to old-school mechanics.
Venger did a Sexual Holocaust (yeah, the one that was censored by Drivethru) review. Check it out here:
The Big Geek Emporium is a new online role-playing game store dedicated to indie publishers. It was launched just yesterday and The Red Room has gladly joined them. Please visit us at the Big Geek Emporium: https://biggeekemporium.com/?pr_author=redroom&wpf_fbv=1&all_products_filtering=1
