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Flesh Field « Thread Started on Nov 6, 2009, 10:54am »
Picture it:
Wehrmacht troops are advancing on a burned-out village where the Americans have been pinned down for a week. They know their shells have left the American armor devastated, and a lack of supplies is leaving them tired and hungry. Nonetheless, the Hauptmann knew that the Americans were crafty with their advanced technology, and that the few roads in could well be booby-trapped.
Crossing the bridge, his point troops froze. Not hearing any shots, he moved to the head of the advance to see what they had seen. A narrow road between two ruins would have lead the way into the village. A barricade of corpses, German and American (and possibly livestock?) blocked the path. Savages. he thought to himself. No true soldier would resort to such barbarity, even under such duress. His eyes then drifted across the horrid construction as he approached it, metal bars and chains and barbed wire holding the bodies in place. A severed arm with a Volkstrm armband hung directly in front of him, ending just above the elbow, torn muscle brown with dried blood and dirt. And then he realized, the arm was moving. He staggered back as he saw, all the bodies were slowly moving, shifting, trying to break free to reach out, to grab him.
Idea (scenario? terrain?) totally stolen from this thread: http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=14083.0 where someone actually built the thing. And the first thing I thought of was Project Prometheus. (I don't know why I love them so.)
"It must be strange to think the world's about to end and then a bunch of people in costumes just show up and save the day, huh?" -Dr. Banner, The Ultimates
Wehrmacht troops are advancing on a burned-out village where the Americans have been pinned down for a week. They know their shells have left the American armor devastated, and a lack of supplies is leaving them tired and hungry. Nonetheless, the Hauptmann knew that the Americans were crafty with their advanced technology, and that the few roads in could well be booby-trapped.
Crossing the bridge, his point troops froze. Not hearing any shots, he moved to the head of the advance to see what they had seen. A narrow road between two ruins would have lead the way into the village. A barricade of corpses, German and American (and possibly livestock?) blocked the path. Savages. he thought to himself. No true soldier would resort to such barbarity, even under such duress. His eyes then drifted across the horrid construction as he approached it, metal bars and chains and barbed wire holding the bodies in place. A severed arm with a Volkstrm armband hung directly in front of him, ending just above the elbow, torn muscle brown with dried blood and dirt. And then he realized, the arm was moving. He staggered back as he saw, all the bodies were slowly moving, shifting, trying to break free to reach out, to grab him.
Idea (scenario? terrain?) totally stolen from this thread: http://www.lead-adventure.de/index.php?topic=14083.0 where someone actually built the thing. And the first thing I thought of was Project Prometheus. (I don't know why I love them so.)
Sweet. Stuff like this would be great for a halloween/monster campaign.
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Re: Flesh Field « Reply #2 on Nov 6, 2009, 5:02pm »
Speaking of livestock, Warlord Games recently came out with a set that featured two dead cows and a horse. You would probably need a few sets to make a 'field', but they would be good for generic barricades.
Re: Flesh Field « Reply #3 on Nov 6, 2009, 10:33pm »
That doesn't quite sound like the Americans though. I don't think U.S. troops would do that. Although this an alternate WWII. But that does sound really awesome.
That doesn't quite sound like the Americans though. I don't think U.S. troops would do that. Although this an alternate WWII. But that does sound really awesome.
In the occult book its revealed that the US has the Homunculus - a literal frankstein monster made of stitched together reanimated body parts. So not so far to believe
Re: Flesh Field « Reply #6 on Nov 8, 2009, 1:36pm »
Who says either side had to have anything to do with it? Scorpios story doesn't make it explicit it is an American invention.
Western Europe has had so much blood spilt on it over the centuries, perhaps all those souls spent in the name of hate and murder has brought...something...into existence.
Re: Flesh Field « Reply #7 on Nov 9, 2009, 12:53am »
That has sort of a Deadlands feel to it. The reason why the Civil War went on into the 1770's and beyond was that whenever a big battle would happen, all the negative would build up and the dead would start to rise and attack both sides. One such think was called a 'Glom, a conglomerate of bodies running around causing terror. Sweet, sweet alternate history and pulp horror, how I loves it.
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I don't think the Americans would do this. I am not a fan of this gaming is one thing but this is kind of disturbing. Not quite right if you ask me.
I agree that the US probably shouldn't be the ones behind this in the game. Unless it's a rogue scientist.
It's interesting to see what people find disturbing in the context of a game.
For instance, I think that the background of the ROA beasts and the SS hellhosts is very disturbing. But this wall of flesh doesn't bother me so much. Maybe it's a mental reference to the old M:TG artifact card?
In either case, I don't enjoy games that focus solely on this sort of thing, but every once and a while they add an interesting spice to a campaign.
I don't think the Americans would do this. I am not a fan of this gaming is one thing but this is kind of disturbing. Not quite right if you ask me.
One of the themes that I took away from the Occult book was that all sides were making compromises of their ethics, pushing farther and darker than they would have otherwise, in an effort to win the war. Goldmeyer's Faustus Committee isn't there to be the good guys. Project Prometheus is the epitome of this, IMHO, on the American side (OK, maybe the Arkham Society.) It is completely abhorrent.
I tried to get this across in my story. The Americans have been trapped in the ruined village for a week. Not much ammo left, even less food, surrounded by bodies, knowing the Germans are just waiting until they're at their weakest to push in. But the creepy scientist they've been escorting says he has... an idea that might buy them enough time to get out and back towards freedom.
"It must be strange to think the world's about to end and then a bunch of people in costumes just show up and save the day, huh?" -Dr. Banner, The Ultimates
Re: Flesh Field « Reply #10 on Nov 11, 2009, 10:38pm »
It makes more sense when you mention the scientist. And now that you actually describe the soldiers conditions I can picture them doing in thoughts of getting home.
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