Death of Stalin/Paranoia game

SG

Unless it's StalinMush(tm). Then, mandated leadership is encouraged and bannings for failure/cowardice (enforced by staff-appointed Commissar) will help keep the people strong.

I so want this. I'm picturing a game where xp is spent staying alive rather than becoming an uber character. All of the characters are party members, even if they don't know it--their parents signed them up for their sixth birthday or something, and yeah, everyone is on a list.

Weekly plots revolve around Stalin wanting a wedge of cheese from a certain deli or something, and people have to scramble to get it, who cares what happens. Maybe like a slapstick shadowrun vibe with a sprinkling of 1984 to it or something.

Would people be interested in something like this? I think it could be squeezed for a solid year of fun rp with many characters disappearing off of the wiki.

Ghost

The skill list in my head is amazing. Super important skills like:

Delegation
Bus Throwing
Report Writing
Knowledge (Stalin's Dietary Allergies)
Apologizing Without Accepting Fault
Agreeing with the Boss
Satisfying Execution Technique

SG

@Ghost Don't forget photoshop

Ghost

@SG LOLOLOL BRING YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY

"Meet my son, boss! His name is Joseph."

And another Joseph.
Another Joseph.
Another Joseph.
A GIRL NAMED JOSEPH

EDIT: Corrected Josef to Joseph. Mentioned Mengele earlier.

Ghost

On second thought, this idea could also become WORKING A NORMAL ASS JOB IN A NORMAL ASS OFFICE MUX

SG

But with more dilbert and assassinations.

SG

I was talking with a coworker, and we both think this would work best as a Powered by The Apocalypse convention one shot. I think I'm going to whip up a Stalin's Birthday scenario with the skill list above.

insomniac7809

@SG Could do it as Fiasco?

SG

It would be a great Fiasco setting, but I think it would require more work than I want, and in the past, Fiasco hasn't been a great draw at the local con.

Ominous

Your title already has it. Paranoia is pretty much that game.

Kitty Kat

@Ghost said in Death of Stalin/Paranoia game:

On second thought, this idea could also become WORKING A NORMAL ASS JOB IN A NORMAL ASS OFFICE MUX

For some reason, The Office, but as a MUX, and not 'The Office' sounds amazing.