TEXT: ROMERO, TX 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  A Playset for fiasco By Don Gardner 
  Holiday adventure contest 2012 
  
  The Score 
   
  When There Is No More Room In Hell 
    
  The town of Romero, Texas. Home of Ft. Boyle Military Base, a 
  burgeoning ceramics industry, and Savini Heights’ own Romero 
  Crazies football team. Just an ordinary American town, getting 
  ready to celebrate Halloween. 
   
  But things are not what they seem, and Hell has come to Romero. A 
  mystery virus is sweeping the town, and now the dead stalk the 
  streets. You may be trying to get out with your loved ones; you 
  may be trying to get out rich. But this Halloween, the one thing 
  everyone is trying to do is get out alive. 
   
  Movie Night 
  28 Days Later (2002), 28 Weeks Later (2007), Army of Darkness 
  (1992), Braindead / Dead Alive (1992), Dawn of the Dead (1978, 
  2004), Day of the Dead (1985), Night of the Living Dead (1968, 
  1990), [*REC] (2007), Shaun of the Dead (2004), Zombieland (2009) 
   
  
  Relationships... 
   
  A Family 
   
  a Siblings  
   
  b Parent / child or step-child 
   
  c Grandparent / grandchild 
   
  d Parent-in-law / son or daughter-in-law  
   
  e Distant relations 
   
  f Unrelated, but close as blood 
  B Work 
   
  a Co-workers 
   
  b Supervisor / employee 
   
  c Commanding officer / grunt 
   
  d Business rivals 
   
  e Teacher / student 
   
  f Professional / client 
  C Friendship 
   
  a College roomies 
   
  b Mentor / protégé 
   
  c Drinking buddies 
   
  d Friendly rivals 
   
  e Bitter rivals 
   
  f Manipulator / victim 
  D Romance 
   
  a Spouses 
   
  b Ex-spouses 
   
  c Crush / object of crush 
   
  d One-time fling 
   
  e Budding romance 
   
  f The one who got away 
  E Crime 
   
  a Con man / mark 
   
  b Drug crime (dealer, manufacturer, addict) 
   
  c Escaped convicts 
   
  d Thieves (looter, burglar, car thief) 
   
  e Crime boss / flunky 
   
  f Cop or parole officer / ex-con 
  F The Past 
   
  a War veterans from the same unit 
   
  b Criminal on the run / person pursuing them 
   
  c Survivors of a tragic accident 
   
  d High school bully / victim 
   
  e Members of the same church for many years 
   
  f Successful business owner / rival they ruined 
   
   
  ...in ROMERO TX 
  
  NEEDS... 
   
  A To Get Out 
   
  a …with your family 
   
  b …no matter who gets hurt 
   
  c …and leave the past behind 
   
  d …with as many other survivors as you can 
   
  e …without them knowing you’re infected 
   
  f …and make sure he doesn’t 
  B To Get Revenge 
   
  a …on the one that killed your family 
   
  b …on the one who left you behind 
   
  c …on everyone who wrote you off 
   
  d …on the one who ignored your warning 
   
  e …on the one who didn’t warn you 
   
  f …on your rival 
  C To Get The Truth 
   
  a …about the source of the infection 
   
  b …about why she didn’t come back 
   
  c …about the government’s role in this 
   
  d …about what he’s doing here 
   
  e …about where everyone else has gone 
   
  f …to as many people as possible 
  D To Get Rich 
   
  a …through retrieving the briefcase 
   
  b …through stealing the drug stash 
   
  c …through uncovering the truth 
   
  d …through concealing the truth 
   
  e …through getting into the vault 
   
  f …through smuggling out a sample of the virus 
  E To Get Respect 
   
  a …from your friend, by saving them 
   
  b …from your family, by putting them first for once 
   
  c …from anyone, so they will owe you 
   
  d …from your partner, by taking care of loose ends 
   
  e …from everyone, by showing them who’s boss 
   
  f …from yourself, by staying true to your principles 
  F To Get Laid 
   
  a … so you don’t die a virgin 
   
  b …by an old lover, to try and reconnect with them 
   
  c …by anyone, in case you don’t make it 
   
  d …by the one you’ve had your eye on 
   
  e … in order to get what you need 
   
  f …by the one you truly love 
   
   
  ...in ROMERO TX 
  
  LOCATIONS... 
   
  A Savini Heights Junior High 
   
  a The chemical storage closet in the chemistry lab 
   
  b The boiler room in the basement 
   
  c The Special Education unit 
   
  d The groundskeeper’s tool-shed 
   
  e Storage locker full of confiscated items 
   
  f The school gym and equipment room 
  B Jackson Plaza Mall 
   
  a Fulci’s Fine Italian Delicatessen 
   
  b Pegg and Wright Farming Supplies 
   
  c Kirkman and Co. department store 
   
  d Anderson’s Sporting Goods 
   
  e Brooks pharmacy 
   
  f J.C. Fresnadillo Mexican Restaurant and Taqueria 
  C Raimi Park The Bad Part Of Town 
   
  a A shooting gallery in an abandoned gas station 
   
  b An adult theatre, open 24 hours a day 
   
  c A creepy public park, overgrown and dangerous 
   
  d Loading docks for the east-bound freight line 
   
  e Headquarters of the El Diablo motorcycle gang 
   
  f A meth lab in a run-down suburban home 
  D Fort Boyle Military Base 
   
  a The motor pool 
   
  b Fortified underground command bunker 
   
  c Weapon storage depot with the doors blown off 
   
  d High-security research laboratory 
   
  e The chapel 
   
  f Barracks of C Platoon, with the doors and window barricaded 
  E Romero Municipal Airport 
   
  a The main terminal, packed with people 
   
  b A private aircraft hangar 
   
  c A secluded helicopter pad 
   
  d The lost luggage storage building 
   
  e Emergency services vehicle building 
   
  f The air traffic control tower 
  F St Snyder Hospital 
   
  a The mortuary in the basement 
   
  b The infectious diseases ward 
   
  c A secure storage room for pharmaceuticals 
   
  d The pediatric ward 
   
  e A hastily-built Civil Defense post 
   
  f The geriatric ward, locked from the outside 
   
   
  ...in ROMERO TX 
  
  OBJECTS... 
   
  A Forbidden 
   
  a One dose of anti-virus 
   
  b A well-concealed infected bite 
   
  c Laptop containing vital research data 
   
  d An original copy of Executive Order 442 
   
  e List of test subjects 
   
  f Cooler full of infected flesh 
  B Weapon 
   
  a Crate full of claymores 
   
  b A .38 with two bullets left 
   
  c Sawn-off shotgun with the serial number filed off 
   
  d Knives, big f*ck-off shiny ones 
   
  e Chainsaw with a broken gas-gauge 
   
  f Several sticks of sweaty dynamite 
  C Sentimental 
   
  a Album of wedding photos 
   
  b A new-born baby 
   
  c The family cat or dog 
   
  d A dying man’s last words 
   
  e A crucifix necklace and battered bible 
   
  f A good luck charm 
  D Valuable 
   
  a A metal briefcase with $100,000 in unmarked bills 
   
  b A satellite phone with military transponder codes 
   
  c A key to locker C34 at Savini Heights High School 
   
  d A child’s doll with a USB drive concealed inside 
   
  e A manila folder containing the evidence that will clear her name 
   
  f A satchel packed with medical marijuana 
  E Transportation 
   
  a An H-13 Sioux helicopter, with room for one passenger 
   
  b A pair of 250cc Kawasaki dirt-bikes 
   
  c A military Humvee with the keys in the ignition 
   
  d A school bus full of children 
   
  e A rusty yellow bulldozer 
   
  f A 70s RV with a dodgy radiator 
  F Information 
   
  a The combination to the gun shop back door lock 
   
  b The location of a long-forgotten bomb shelter 
   
  c The name of the head scientist 
   
  d The co-ordinates of the emergency evac chopper site 
   
  e The chemical formula for the anti-virus 
   
  f The layout of the steam tunnels that run under the town 
   
   
  ...in ROMERO TX 
  
  A ROMERO TX Insta Setup 
  Relationships in Romero 
  For three players... 
   - Family: Siblings 
   - Romance: Budding romance 
   - The Past: High school bully / victim 
  For four players, add... 
   - Work: Commanding officer / grunt 
  For five players, add... 
   - Friendship: Friendly rivals 
  Needs in Romero 
  For three players... 
   - To get revenge: On the one that killed your family 
  For four and five players, add... 
   - To get out: No matter who gets hurt 
  Locations in Romero 
  For three, four, or five players... 
   - Romero Municipal Airport: A secluded helicopter pad 
  Objects in Romero 
  For three or four players... 
   - Forbidden: One dose of anti-virus 
  For five players, add... 
   - Sentimental: A new-born baby 
   
  The Tilt 
  During the Tilt, roll dice as normal. As per the rulebook, the players with the highest 
  White and Black totals will choose elements from the Tilt Tables for Act 2. In addition, 
  once this is done, the remaining player with the lowest White total chooses an element 
  from the Survivors table. Then, the remaining player with the lowest Black total chooses 
  an element from the Infected table. Break ties as per the standard rules. This will mean in 
  a 3-player game, one player will choose both the Infected and Survivors elements, and in a 
  5-player game, one player won’t have picked any elements. 
  g Survivors 
   
  a A pre-recorded Civil Defense message from the high school 
   
  b A hand-made bed-sheet banner on the mall roof 
   
  c A spray-painted sign instructing survivors to gather at the train depot 
   
  d A military convoy heading for Fort Boyle 
   
  e Several helicopters passing overhead and landing at the airport 
   
  f A radio broadcast from the CDCA rapid response team at the hospital 
  F Infected 
   
  a You 
   
  b Someone you love 
   
  c Someone you hate 
   
  d Whoever you think deserves it the most 
   
  e Whoever you think deserves it the least 
   
  f The person you were depending on to get you out of this mess 
  
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