I was a teenage Maid for Cthulhu

[Fishy]

Oh yeah? What about if the PCs are a hedge fund?

The Master is a potential client with a huge amount of cash to invest, the Skill stat determines your ability to file paperwork, and the Maid/Bankers have to attend networking events, wine, dine and cajole the client, while keeping one eye on currencies and exchange rates and another on ninja catgirls from mars.

Try something hard next time, honestly.

[Lord_Gareth]

The Master is a potential client with a huge amount of cash to invest, the Skill stat determines your ability to file paperwork, and the Maid/Bankers have to attend networking events, wine, dine and cajole the client, while keeping one eye on currencies and exchange rates and another on ninja catgirls from mars.

Try something hard next time, honestly.

Warhammer 40k, and the PCs are Orks.

[Fishy]

The Master iz da warboss, 'cos he iz da biggest. Affection isn't your ability to make people love you, it's whether people think you iz proppa Orky or if you iz mukkin' about.

The PCs and their Trukk come across a mansion that used to belong to a human noble, done in the style of a scaled-up 16th century French manor, for no particular reason, and da boss puts them in charge of looting it, armoring it, and outfitting it with Dakka in advance of the Tzeechian demon squad on their heels.

[Lord_Gareth]

The Master iz da warboss, 'cos he iz da biggest. Affection isn't your ability to make people love you, it's whether people think you iz proppa Orky or if you iz mukkin' about.

The PCs and their Trukk come across a mansion that used to belong to a human noble, done in the style of a scaled-up 16th century French manor, for no particular reason, and da boss puts them in charge of looting it, armoring it, and outfitting it with Dakka in advance of the Tzeechian demon squad on their heels.

....I love you.

[Fishy]

See? MAID works for everything, you just have to be ded cunnin' about it.

[big teej]

Cthulhu...
orks.

Cthulhu...
orkz.

Cthulhu...
Orkz

Orkz! orkz! orkz! orkz! orkz! orkz!orkz!

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHH1!!!!

(I want to play now. )

[Loki_42]

If this is still gonna happen, I totally want in on it.

[pendell]

Please post the link when the game starts. I'm not interested in playing, but I am interested in reading. I have too much sanity these days, since I'm turning 40 in two months, and I need craziness in my life. The more crazy the better.

Respectfully,

Brian P.

[Lycan 01]

I'd also like to know when this gets started...

[sonofzeal]

The Master iz da warboss, 'cos he iz da biggest. Affection isn't your ability to make people love you, it's whether people think you iz proppa Orky or if you iz mukkin' about.

The PCs and their Trukk come across a mansion that used to belong to a human noble, done in the style of a scaled-up 16th century French manor, for no particular reason, and da boss puts them in charge of looting it, armoring it, and outfitting it with Dakka in advance of the Tzeechian demon squad on their heels.

Okay, how about.... Gygaxian dungeoncrawl, a la Tomb of Horrors?

[Lycan 01]

The Master is the Lich/Dragon at the end of the dungeon crawl, and the Maids keep the monsters fed, reset the traps, and clean out the dead adventurers?

[TheCountAlucard]

The Master is the Lich/Dragon at the end of the dungeon crawl, and the Maids keep the monsters fed, reset the traps, and clean out the dead adventurers?

Eh, that one doesn't really work for Tomb of Horrors; have you read it?

[Lycan 01]

Nope, just taking a swing in the dark.

[Vknight]

And as for an idea with no prior knowledge it is well done and I support it.

[Lycan 01]

Thank you!

I think coming up with silly crossovers and stuff would be one of my favorite things about Maid if I played/ran it. I also had an idea for a 40K/Dark Heresy scenario...

[Fishy]

Okay, how about.... Gygaxian dungeoncrawl, a la Tomb of Horrors?

The Master wants something, it's in the Tomb of Horrors, go get it. Stats never really mattered that much in the old Gygax adventures. When (Not if) the PCs die horribly, you can go one of two ways-

1) Roll up a new maid, because it's 30d6 and then you're done.

2) Go by the Maid rules- Maids are completely indestructible, and have Stress Explosions instead of dying. Spiked ceiling falls, maid is crushed, then stands back up and bursts into tears. Could be hilarious.

[Xuincherguixe]

Really, the only thing Maid wouldn't work for is when you want to be completely serious.

[BobVosh]

The Master is the Lich/Dragon at the end of the dungeon crawl, and the Maids keep the monsters fed, reset the traps, and clean out the dead adventurers?

Eh, that one doesn't really work for Tomb of Horrors; have you read it?

Nope, just taking a swing in the dark.

Ya gosh, it is an DEMIlich at the end. GOSH.

2) Go by the Maid rules- Maids are completely indestructible, and have Stress Explosions instead of dying. Spiked ceiling falls, maid is crushed, then stands back up and bursts into tears. Could be hilarious.

Sounds like the best way to run that module actually. At least for people who want to see it but not make 4-6 characters.

Hopefully corrected before being quoted >.>

[TheCountAlucard]

Ya gosh, it is an DEMIlich at the end. GOSH.

...

Of course that's not the only issue; I was more referring to the fact that there are hardly any actual "monsters" in the Tomb of Horrors, and out of the ones that populate it, the vast majority of them require no sustenance. Likewise, many of the traps are perfectly capable of resetting themselves, and oftentimes there's not much left of the adventurer to dispose of in the first place.

[Hat-Trick]

This has my undying support, if only for the fact that MAIDs was mentioned. Please, if ANY of the half-ideas from this thread start up, TELL ME!!

[hewhosaysfish]

Eh, that one doesn't really work for Tomb of Horrors; have you read it?

Really? I haven't read ToH myself, I only have this from the guy that ran it but

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Doesn't the Tomb actually have a staff of ethereal Fiends (I think Devils, on loan from Asmodeous) that are charged with fixing up the dungeon after each delivery of souls party of brave adventurers pass through? Also, eating anyone who tries to pass through the dungeon ethereally. But also tidying the dungeon.

So there does canonically exist a group that could be turned in devil-maid PCs. Possibly with Asmodeous as the Master rather than Ackackacackackackerackack, possibly not.

Sounds like the best way to run that module actually. At least for people who want to see it but not make 4-6 characters.

Actually, the DM that ran the Tomb when I played it came up with an... interesting... addition to Tomb for precisely this reason.

There was a extra room near the start of the dungeon, containing a magical fountain.
By experimenting with some unfortunate frogs, the party determined that the magic of the fountain could ressurect someone who had died inside the Tomb (but only if they had actually die inside the Tomb) for the input of a mere 1gp.
Further testing revealed that taking the gold out of the fountain again caused the ressurected creature to instantly die again (and we found this out after the rogue had taken several thousand gp out ).

And, of course, the small print of the contract did stipulate that tendering payment for a resurrection (even for a frog ) carried implicit acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the contract.
"What contract?", you ask; the contract Acererack signed with Asmodeous to get that fountain installed, a copy of which can be found in the lich's chamber, at the end of the Tomb.

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The fake lich at the false end of the Tomb

The DM had actually made a prop contract for that, complete with itty-bitty small print. When we could make a Decipher Script check, he gave us a normal-size-print version of the small-print so that we could read it through clearly.



Making the Tomb of Horrors both easier and more evil at the same time. Genius.
Oh and

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the fountain can't (or at least won't) ressurect someone whose soul has been trapped.

[Xuincherguixe]

Recruitment thread is up. Enlist here soldiers.

Well this is going to be interesting, the thread got moved.

[dsmiles]

Man, I really need to pick up a copy of this game...it sounds sooooooooooo aweseome. (Too bad I can't PbP, or I'd join up.)

[Doc Roc]

Okay, I'm going to go get MAID now. And Inspectres. :\