Re: [WW] Monsters,Creatures and Weird Science

[Brock Knudsen <mrgod2u@home.com>]

Lee Holstein wrote:
> 
> How do people expect to use monsters in their WW
> >games?
> >
> >-Nathaniel
> 
I intend it to be kind of like the Weird West goes in my games, you use
the natural "badness" of the situation, and show the evils that normal
humans can accomplish, then when things start to look really bad,
introduce elements that suggest a deeper evil, hint at that evil for a
bit so that everyone is good and scared imagining what it is, then
blindside them when things are as bad as they think they could possibly
be. I am a huge fan of the imagined evil, my imagination is always much
better at scaring me than an image in a movie.

> 
> With the Poster,it shows a Werewolf in a Waffen-SS uniform.Im not sure what
> cuffband hes wearing,but I would think that most SS units have some special
> units integral to them.Im not saying that the entire Division be made up of
> Werewolves,or some other nasty critters,just that because were looking at it
> from a horror perspective,that the Waffen-SS units on the German side
> definately deserve them.I would also suggest the German Special Forces units
> to have weirdness attached.

I like the posts about this and the occult side so far, I think that a
German Werewolf unit would be quite cool, whether this was the result of
a n-word secret breeding program, or some sick science experiment, or
maybe even an obscure SS ritual. It would certainly be a great adventure
to run... hmmm, file that one for later...
> 
> In the U.S.,I would suggest the following units for inclusion:Rangers,Marine
> Raiders,Merrils Marauders,and the OSS.
> 
I think that the U.S. super soldier would be fitting as well, I could
also see the Navajos being a neat inclusion (not simply as radio-men)

> England:Commandos,SAS,Paratroops,plus any special Ops units.(Cant remeber at
> this time,toss in names later.

The SAS training center was a creepy castle in Scotland, there was an
excellent cseries on the History channel (also called the WAR channel by
my friends and I)here in Canada, called secret missions of the SAS, all
kinds of great stories, but Scotland and the dark secrets thereof, there
could be all kinds of special training involved maybe some druidic blood
ritual or what-have-you (NOTE I am talking here about the image of
druidic magic only, I know that Druidism is not really Blood-magic so
please no outraged replies from anyone for whom druidism is a sacred
thing, I mean no offence by it.)
> 
> Italian:Again,mostly the spec ops units.However due to the fact,that most
> italian units,were not worth the weapons they were equipped with,probably
> not many.

This isn't really a fair statement, the Italian soldiers could have done
better if the entire command structure above them hadn't been
Mussolini's friends and relatives (not that he was a brilliant
strategist himself. Perhaps in the weird war they have integrated some
hedge magic, or perhaps there Mr. H. uses the Italians to test some of
his own fiendish devices.

> 
> Japanese:Not my specialty.But the Undead Kamikazi's is inspired.Also certain
> specialist units.

The chi rules from the Weird West would work for the samurai families of
Japan if they were updated and toned down a bit.
> 
> Australia,Ireland,Scotland,Canada:Maybe the Paratroops,and any special
> units.
The Van Doos are a Candian outfit that has never retreated from any
battle, and always go into battle kilted with pipers, they were called
the women from hell by the Germans. 

> 
> Russia:Definately some sort of undead in the Guard units.Russian troops were
> totaly expendable bullet sponges.If they had some undead it would make the
> more formidable.

That is a sick and evil idea. I love it. especially considering the
opinion of the Russian command of its foot soldiers, they wouldn't care
if they killed their own men, as long as it killed Germans too.

> Thanks for Listening,
> 
> Lee Holstein

I like the idea of a little magic and special-ness, I am not advocating
the fireball casting commando that was talked about before. I think that
with the proper balance, some small abilities could enhance the game, it
certainly will make for better enemy units if they are monstrous
somehow.

Brock