GURPS Hunger Games

CoffeeMan · 04-13-2014, 08:01 PM

I am going to GMing a 2-3 session Hunger Games campaign. I already have the vasic concept that I want for the arena and a few of the mutts. Looking for suggestions.
The arena will be an urban city environment with tall buidings toward the center. Most buildings will have basement levels with access to sewers that run under the streets. At the outer edge of the arena will be a huge electric fence or barrier of some kind.
As the days progress in the games, the Game Makers (played by me) will start flooding the arena. Most of the building will have access to each other via bridges (varying in width but mostly only wide enough for one person to cross at a time). So as the water levels rise, players will be forced to the taller buildings in the center.
Character creation will take place during the first session. Players will have to roll to determine their characters age as well as what district they will be from. I already have most of that sytem figured out, but I am still open to suggestions for that as well. I am mostly just trying to figure out how to build the arena

Victor Maxus · 04-13-2014, 10:26 PM

FOXFACE 2016!!!!

Phantasm · 04-14-2014, 03:06 AM

One thing you may want to do is to get a map of a city with a tall downtown area and a lot of sprawl, and take one section of that to create a map you can use.

Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and New York City are three that come to mind, though they may be a bit big for an arena.

Gold & Appel Inc · 04-14-2014, 03:35 AM

Yeah, something more the size of Coney Island would probably be better if you want to use a real map. The Game Makers want the kids running into each other a lot, after all.

Regarding bridges from building to building: Why not make them swim?

Additional Suggestion: Rip off that one arena from the books where the only thing that they could eat that wasn't poisoned was each other. That was boss. :]

Libertine · 04-15-2014, 09:56 AM

This would be awesome for miniatures. That is all.

zorg · 04-15-2014, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Libertine

This would be awesome for miniatures. That is all.

Agreed. Sounds like a wargame (a good thing imo). Now go build that terrain! :)

benz72 · 04-15-2014, 12:35 PM

Never read the book and barely struggled to make it throughthte first movie.

As for a game there are a few questions I'd ask as a GM;
Can the PCs detect/disable the cameras?
Can the flying delivery vehicles navigate underground in the tunnels?
Can the PCs use the terrain effectively against their opponents? e.g. (block an exit and let the other guy drown)
Can the PCs find/build a raft?

CoffeeMan · 04-15-2014, 07:00 PM

Indeed the books were great; and I thought the second movie was much better than the first.
- I would say that a PC from District 3 (electronics developement district) could disable cameras if they had an appropriate skill. But this would rarely be beneficial to them since it would make the Game Makers mad at them and it would cut that character's TV screen time. Remember if they make "good TV" then their mentors will be able to get more sponsors to donate money for them to receive gifts in the arena (and this will come into play in my campaign)
- I don't think the hoverships can access the tunnels underground, so if anyone dies down there, I will have to think of something else for body retrieval.
- The buildings and bridges will be solid enough that the PCs won't be able to manipulate them for anything, but if they get creative, they might be able to trap someone in a drowning situation.
- There's definitely going to be a raft or something in the game, but whether the PCs can get it before the Career Pack gets it, we will see.

CoffeeMan · 04-15-2014, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Gold & Appel Inc

Regarding bridges from building to building: Why not make them swim?

Additional Suggestion: Rip off that one arena from the books where the only thing that they could eat that wasn't poisoned was each other. That was boss. :]

If you remember from the second book, Katniss goes on about most tributes come in to the arena not knowing how to swim because they didn't have the advantage of learning in their home district. The District 4 people, definitely. If a player wants to have swimming as a skill, I might make them take unusual background to buy swimming and a few others.

As far as food, I was thinking of having a few buildings on the outskirts that are kinda like a convenience store, but have mutts inside. So to get any food other than stuff provided by the Cornucopia, they would have to fight there way in and out.

Victor Maxus · 04-15-2014, 07:07 PM

The books were great, liked the movies too.

FOXFACE 2016!!!!!

04-13-2014, 08:01 PM	#1
CoffeeMan Join Date: Oct 2013	GURPS Hunger Games I am going to GMing a 2-3 session Hunger Games campaign. I already have the vasic concept that I want for the arena and a few of the mutts. Looking for suggestions. The arena will be an urban city environment with tall buidings toward the center. Most buildings will have basement levels with access to sewers that run under the streets. At the outer edge of the arena will be a huge electric fence or barrier of some kind. As the days progress in the games, the Game Makers (played by me) will start flooding the arena. Most of the building will have access to each other via bridges (varying in width but mostly only wide enough for one person to cross at a time). So as the water levels rise, players will be forced to the taller buildings in the center. Character creation will take place during the first session. Players will have to roll to determine their characters age as well as what district they will be from. I already have most of that sytem figured out, but I am still open to suggestions for that as well. I am mostly just trying to figure out how to build the arena

04-13-2014, 10:26 PM	#2
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04-14-2014, 03:06 AM	#3
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: GURPS Hunger Games One thing you may want to do is to get a map of a city with a tall downtown area and a lot of sprawl, and take one section of that to create a map you can use. Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and New York City are three that come to mind, though they may be a bit big for an arena. __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting

04-14-2014, 03:35 AM	#4
Gold & Appel Inc Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: One Mile Up	Re: GURPS Hunger Games Yeah, something more the size of Coney Island would probably be better if you want to use a real map. The Game Makers want the kids running into each other a lot, after all. Regarding bridges from building to building: Why not make them swim? Additional Suggestion: Rip off that one arena from the books where the only thing that they could eat that wasn't poisoned was each other. That was boss. :]

04-15-2014, 09:56 AM	#5
Libertine Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Satsuma, Fl	Re: GURPS Hunger Games This would be awesome for miniatures. That is all.

04-15-2014, 12:35 PM	#7
benz72 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chagrin Falls	Re: GURPS Hunger Games Never read the book and barely struggled to make it throughthte first movie. As for a game there are a few questions I'd ask as a GM; Can the PCs detect/disable the cameras? Can the flying delivery vehicles navigate underground in the tunnels? Can the PCs use the terrain effectively against their opponents? e.g. (block an exit and let the other guy drown) Can the PCs find/build a raft? __________________ Benundefined Life has a funny way of making sure you decide to leave the party just a few minutes too late to avoid trouble.

04-15-2014, 07:00 PM	#8
CoffeeMan Join Date: Oct 2013	Re: GURPS Hunger Games Indeed the books were great; and I thought the second movie was much better than the first. - I would say that a PC from District 3 (electronics developement district) could disable cameras if they had an appropriate skill. But this would rarely be beneficial to them since it would make the Game Makers mad at them and it would cut that character's TV screen time. Remember if they make "good TV" then their mentors will be able to get more sponsors to donate money for them to receive gifts in the arena (and this will come into play in my campaign) - I don't think the hoverships can access the tunnels underground, so if anyone dies down there, I will have to think of something else for body retrieval. - The buildings and bridges will be solid enough that the PCs won't be able to manipulate them for anything, but if they get creative, they might be able to trap someone in a drowning situation. - There's definitely going to be a raft or something in the game, but whether the PCs can get it before the Career Pack gets it, we will see.

04-15-2014, 07:07 PM	#10
Victor Maxus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Right Here	Re: GURPS Hunger Games The books were great, liked the movies too. FOXFACE 2016!!!!! __________________ I am not most people. If I were, there would be a lot more of me.