Helluva Town: Cartoon Gangster RPG
Helluva Town | One-Shot
About the adventure
THAT'S MAD, FOLKS!! 1930S, NEW York City. Helluva Town is one of the city’s secret neighborhoods, wedged somewhere between Little Italy and the Bowery – and inhabited by living cartoons. AN UNSETTLING crowd of lunatics, hyper-colorful, liberally partaking of sex and gender, whose lives are potentially infinite and with one thing on their mind: fun, wacky zany fun! WHO CAN resist, right? MANY AROUND here call it Toy Land, and they’re not far off: a circus filled with wild rides, acid trips, perversions, alienation, anarchy and super-weird pimped out weapons, on a background of happy-go-lucky tunes and death. ANYONE CAN be anything in Helluva Town, and that’s what everyone is after along its green avenues, its ultraviolent streets, its liquid neon alleyways: complete and utter freedom, from rules, from everything, even from yourself. You can become anything you want and live your life doing anything you want. As an old neighborhood ballad goes: “Pick your poison.” EVERYTHING IS for sale in Helluva Town, and anything can be bought. Sex, substances, freedom, experiences, delusions, and vices of all kinds: doors open 24/7.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
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Additional details
How to prepare
You will need a working computer, with a discord account and mic for voice connection. Webcam would be preferred but not necessary to play.
What I provide
Players will connect via my discord channel, Necromancer's Nook. I will use ambient music and try my best at character voices. I embrace the Rule of Cool, and we will be using Theater of the Mind for these games.
Gameplay details
Players can use X, N, and O cards through either direct messaging or holding them up on camera. We will also take a break about half-way through for everyone. Players are encouraged to liberally use their X, N, and O cards as we play. This is a very mature game with mature content and imagery, so if you have an issue please say something and I will redirect the group accordingly.
Content warnings
• Alcoholism
• Alcohol Use
• Clowns
• Animal Cruelty
• Car Accident
• Death
• Drowning
• Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
• Execution
• Extreme Violence
• Guns
• Hangings
• Language/Cursing
• Mental Illness
• Murder
• Mutilation
• Police Brutality
• Prejudice
• Racial Profiling
• Scars
• Sexual Content
• Trivializing Mental Illness
• Violence
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Stars and Wishes
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Players will choose from a number of pregenerated characters, or TOONS.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$19.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Once / Wednesday - 11:00 PM UTC
Apr 9
3-4 Hour duration
0 / 6 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+