{"id":1494,"date":"2012-11-24T11:36:57","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T11:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2012-11-24T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T11:36:57","slug":"zombies-by-g-a-s-l-i-g-h-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=1494","title":{"rendered":"Zombies by G.A.S.L.I.G.H.T."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"A<\/a>
A view of the table late in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last night we played a really fun zombies game using straight GASLIGHT with the free Zombies by GASLIGHT download from RPGNow. \u00a0The basic scenario was a rescue situation. \u00a0Several groups of survivors were trying to get to the compound, rescue the people, load all the supplied into their truck, and get back off the table. \u00a0When the game began, the “compound” was defended by just three figures, and there were over 20 zombies on the table. \u00a0In the center, you can see the overturned truck. \u00a0These began the game overturned with four “teamsters” trying to get them working again. \u00a0The teamsters were unarmed except for one figure with a baseball back. \u00a0All the rest of the figures began the game at the far end of the table, loaded into the truck.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A view of the table early in the game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whenever anyone makes noise, such as running the truck engine or firing a weapon, some number of “noise markers” are placed on the table. \u00a0When the “zombie spawn” card is drawn, the zombie player rolls to determine how many, what kind, and where the zombies appear. \u00a0This picture is early in the game. \u00a0At the top right you can see the rescue truck approaching. \u00a0In the top(ish) center you can see Grandma Schlegel, one of the compound’s defenders, becoming surrounded by zombies. \u00a0Though she was an Extra, Grandma Schlegel survived to the end of the game. \u00a0The use of noise markers reduces the amount of shooting that the players do, because while shooting can kill zombies, it often attracts more than it kills.<\/p>\n

\"Creepers<\/a>
Creepers approaching the compound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zombies come on one of three types: creepers (that move slowly and fight poorly), runners (who fight well and move quickly), and bloaters. \u00a0When a bloater dies, they burst open and spread spores. \u00a0Anyone within three inches of the bloater must pass a Save or risk infection. \u00a0In addition, when a figure takes a hit from a zombie, the figure rolls 1d10. \u00a0Each turn or each subsequent hit, the die is decremented. \u00a0When it reaches 2, the figure makes a second Save. \u00a0Failing this Save means the figure becomes a zombie in two turns. \u00a0By the end of the game, the humans had lost five figures by becoming zombies, forcing the players to kill their own men.<\/p>\n

\""Palmer<\/a>
"Palmer Tell" facing off against zombies after jumping off the rescue truck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought the man armed with a bow would be very effective. \u00a0It was the only ranged weapon that made no noise. \u00a0Unfortunately on his second shot, Palmer Tell snapped his bow string. \u00a0Before fixing it, he leapt from the truck, where he was quickly surrounded by hungry zombies. \u00a0He fought valiantly for many turns, but he eventually succumbed and became a zombie himself.<\/p>\n

\"Zombies<\/a>
Zombies closing in on Grandma Schlegel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The rescue truck pushing its way through wreckage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The rescue truck reaches the compound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game was a nail biter until the end. \u00a0All of the players had at least one figure finish the game. \u00a0The players received one victory point for each “piece” of supplies. \u00a0Each pile of supplies scattered around the compound contained four “pieces.” \u00a0The humans lost four victory points for each figure killed or turned into a zombie. \u00a0The humans were trying to have a positive number of points. \u00a0There were 32 points in the compound. \u00a0Since the humans lost 5 figures, the needed 20 points of supplies just to break even. \u00a0In the end, they had collected 25 points and got away.<\/p>\n

The game was loud, funny, and boisterous.<\/p>\n

\"Loading<\/a>
Loading supplies on the truck while fighting zombies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this picture you can see a nun who had been hit by a zombie. \u00a0You can see the ten-sided die used to count down the number of turns before she was going to have to Save or become a zombie. \u00a0Several bloaters blocked the path between the supplies and the truck. \u00a0The truck couldn’t pull over, because the two figures in the truck, including another nun, were \u00a0busy fighting their own zombies.<\/p>\n