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Ghost Dog: A fillable character sheet for a one-player arthouse gangster RPG

There a lot of RPGs based on media properties. There are a few based on obscure media properties. I’m not sure there’s a RPG based on something odder or more obscure than Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai, which is based on the 1999 Jim Jarmusch movie of the same name.

In the movie, Forest Whittaker plays Ghost Dog, a hit man for a local mobster. He lives his life according to the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai, a guide for ancient Japanese samurai. It’s basically an arthouse gangster movie inspired by Japanese and French cinema. It’s worth seeing.

The game is sadly out-of-print, and Guardians of Order, the publisher, went out business in 2006.

One of the interesting things about the game is that it’s designed for one player and one GM. The player can play Ghost Dog, any other character in the movie, or a custom character of their own design.

It uses the Tri-Stat system. 2d6 rolls resolve most things.

A character sheet is included in the book, but I couldn’t find a copy online. I’ve taken the sheet from the book, made a separate PDF, and made it fillable.

I’ve added this post to my collection of character sheet posts, and my collection of character sheets for dead RPGs.

Fringeworthy: Fillable Character Sheets for an interdimensional RPG

Fringeworthy is a science fiction RPG from Tri Tac games. The premise is that in the near future of 2008, scientists discovered an alien installation beneath the Antarctic ice. This installation contained a portal to other versions of Earth in parallel dimensions.

Only a small percentage of people (the titular Fringeworthy) can access these portals. The UN establishes an organization to send teams into the portals to explore the other Earths. It’s basically a cross between Sliders and Stargate SG-1.

This one is crunchy, even for an 1980s game. There are lots of stats, detailed weapon and vehicle rules, and very complex hit location rules. Possibly more than most people would be comfortable with. There are little charts and tables on almost every page. I haven’t actually played it yet, but the rules seem way more complicated than a pulpy setting needs.

While you can still get copies of this game, it’s not exactly active, and there only seem to be a few fan works on DriveThru,

There were three versions of this game 1982, 1984, and 1992. I’ve taken the character sheet for 1992 version, and a more recent color version and made them both fillable. The color version has the ability to add an image to the Character Portrait field.

I’ve added this post to my collection of character sheet posts, and my collection of character sheets for dead RPGs.

Sorry, but #deadgames concept will stay alive as long games exist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGvl4ATRaZQ

A "ded game" is a game not played by much people. It risks total abandonement.

No game is dead in terms of being unplayable, except multiplayer games. Pair that with a subscription or cost of entry, and the "ded game" concept is alive and kicking.

Who would want to spend $40 on a game without anyone to play?

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For some reason I have just been reminded of Unpleasant Horse, a parody of Robot Unicorn Attack, I wonder if you have preserved it? @gamesthatwerent

I remember playing a prototype of this and laughing uncontrolably at my desk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unpleasant_Horse

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