Setting

• Reference TL: 8
• Reference Culture: Western
• Reference Language: English
• Magic System: (MH) RPM

Style

• Style: Cinematic (comic-book flavored; ATE2 p. 49)
• Morality: Heroes Wanted (ATE2 p. 50)

Tropes

Inverse Ninja Rule:Vampires (somewhat justified); Police Are Useless; 20 Minutes Into the Future

Central Tension

The growing vampire infestation

Expectations

• Iron-Man Rules: Quarter will neither be asked nor given; no safety nets, no fudging
• Expect BBEGs to go after PCs' significant-others/family-members/etc., and show no restraint or mercy. Some of them should die, eventually.
• Expect law-enforcement to do everything they can to pursue, prosecute, and incarcerate vigilantes, no matter how helpful they may be. PCs' may have to do jail-time.
• Expect BBEGs to have super-friends, and use them against the PCs.

Intended Features

• True sandbox campaign; no linear narrative
• Increasing difficulty over time (via BAD, Action 2)
• Lots of Fantastic Dungeon Grappling; vamps will definitely get grabby
• Lots of use of "The Hunt" (MH2:4)—but clues are definitely gonna have to be earned
• "Improvement Through Study" (via spreadsheet)
• Cinematic Conventions:

• Hacking works on anything with a computer chip (within reason), but it's effectively a (narrative-based only) "superpower," and not just anyone with a keyboard can do it.

Campaign Victory Conditions

Scored at the end of the campaign. Benefits TBD.

• Neutralize all (12) vampire nests.
• End the campaign with at least one original PC still alive and active.
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Setting Details

Economy

IRL prices & pay. Refer to Pyramid 4/5 Modern Action II, "The Working Adventurer" p.36 for Jobs (pp. 40-41), and Cost of Living (p. 11)

Median Cost of Living in Motor City Metro: $2000

Law & Enforcement

Control Rating: 4 (Corruption -1)

Firearms

• Registration is required
• Open carry allowed with registration
• Concealed Carry allowed with Perk:Permit & license fee (B507)
• NFA (suppressor, short-rifle/shotgun), automatic weapons are banned (LC2)
• Violations are felony, w/ 5-10 years if convicted

Melee Weapons

• Brass knuckles are banned (LC3, no license avail?)
• Open carry of swords is banned (LC3, no license avail?)