A HOL Other Kind of Game

Autocratik's #RPGaDAY

August 11^th – Weirdest RPG owned

This topic is great! Today I've seen all sorts of weird and wild games, most of which I've never seen before. The games themselves don't look that great, and I suppose given the title of 'weirdest' RPG owned, the probably shouldn't be.

There are a few exceptions. One of which springs to mind is, Ghost Dog: The RPG. This is one of those games so specific, it's a wonder any sold at all. I've read on others post's about how niche the movie, from which the game was based, was, and how little exposure that it ultimately had. This doesn't change the fact, I know know this RPG exists, and I want it, terribly.

Another RPG I've seen mentioned at least a couple of times, is HOL. Human Occupied Landfill. It is the parody game to end all parody games, irreverent, over the top, and downright offensive. (In the best possible ways)

Initially this was to be my choice as well, but as I looked over the core book, and the supplement Buttery Wholesomeness, I was reminded, that indeed, I owned an even stranger roleplaying game. Freebase.

This parody within a parody, mocks Live Action Role Playing with a crude style and disgusting panache, usually reserved for more starting bar fights, than a sardonic parody.

The game itself is everything Live Action shouldn't be. Within the rules, are guidelines for dealing with, what are referred to as 'Non Players', that is all of the 'extras' around you, who are so committed to playing the game, that they won't even admit to be playing a game, and will react as though they are not, by not breaking character yourself, and attacking them.

Obviously the thought that anyone would take this little pamphlet seriously, and attempt to 'play' this game, is sickening, and despite the fact that the cover art is a huge, repeating disclaimer, there is still a very strongly worded, and clearly written disclaimer on the back.

This is the world in which we live.