The Death Cookie

1. Monster of the Week: The Ghoul
(Columns/Monster of the Week)

... Classification: The Bureau of Monster Affairs has yet to determine the exact nature of ghouls. Since they may in fact be cursed human (much like werewolves), they are not listed on the Official Monster ...

2. Archetype of the Week: The Holy Man
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Body: 14 Brain: 11 Nerve: 15 Job: Pope (10) Gimmick: Halo of Power (16) Weakness: Lust (16) Skills: Enhanced Strength +3; Martial Arts +3; Drinking +2 WWPHITM? Micky Roarke Dumb Fact: Trained in martial ...

3. Number Crunching
(Columns/QAGS Corner)

... a default Body roll. Problem 1 The first problem is due to the fact that with only one die being rolled, there's no bell curve to skew the results towards an average roll, and since nothing gets ...

4. Archetype of the Week: The Noble Savage
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Job: Ape Man (12) Gimmick: Animal Allies (13) Weakness: Watch Out For That Tree! (13) Skills: Vine Swinging +3; Feats of Strength +2; Climbing +1 WWPHITM? Brendan Frasier Dumb Fact: Has an ape friend ...

5. Archetype of the Week: The Boy Scout
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Cool Toy (T-Spheres, Mask) (13) Weakness: Code of Honor (Fair Play) (13); Victim of the Past (11) Skills: Martial Arts +3; Medicine +2; Law +1 WWPHITM? Chiwetel Ejiofor Dumb Fact: World's third smartest ...

6. Archetype of the Week: The Warrior
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... the warrior to wade fearlessly into battle and provide leadership in combat situations. While a high Brain Number is not essential for warriors--in fact, the stereotypical warriors is often presented ...

7. A Six Pack of Stagger Lee
(Features/Gaming Articles)

  This article originally appeared in an old incarnation of The Death Cookie. Since Stag's hat is one of the items described in American Artifacts, this seemed like a good time to reprint it. If you're ...

8. Archetype of the Week: The Rookie
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... WWPHITM? Wil Wheaton Dumb Fact: Was voted 2nd most hated character in science fiction in a poll by Maxim magazine (he lost to Jar-Jar Binks) Tag Line: "I always get an A." HP: 11 YY: 2 Inspirational ...

9. The Rules: Robin Hood
(Features/Gaming Articles)

... but doesn't actually seem to be about Robin Hood. Don't get me wrong: I appreciate the fact that characters like Robin Hood change over time, but certain core aspects of the character need to remain. ...

10. Archetype of the Week: The Trickster
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Norton and Brad Pitt Dumb Fact: Has a night job as a movie projectionist, where he adds frames of penises to movies. Tag Line: "You are not special. You are not a beautiful or unique snowflake. You ...

11. Archetype of the Week: The Fool
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... but this is not strictly required. Additionally, fools frequently have nicknames (often diminutive of belittling).  The Numbers Although some fools are in fact stupid, a low Brain Number is not required ...

12. The Rules: Sword & Sorcery
(Features/Gaming Articles)

... (The Scientific Adventures of Jesus and Friends) with a Sword & Sorcery game and after some debate the others agreed to give it a try. The game went extremely well, largely due to the fact that everyone ...

13. Archetype of the Week: The Spook
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... tales and super-hero stories, often as supporting characters.  The Name Game Spooks never use their real names and often make that fact glaringly obvious by using common names like John Doe or Jim ...

14. Archetype of the Week: The Mentor
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... (13) Skills: Singing +3; Black Magic +2; Classic Rock Trivia +1; WWPHITM? Anthony Stewart Head Dumb Fact: Hooked on the soap opera Passions Tag Line: "Demons after money. Whatever happened to the still ...

15. Fratboy of the Week: The Dupe
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Dorfman Body: 10 Brain: 12 Nerve: 11 Job: Legacy (13) Gimmick: Gullible (15) Weakness: Fat, Drunk, & Stupid (15) Skills: College History +3; ROTC +2; Animal Handling +1 WWPHITM? Stephen Furst Dumb Fact: ...

16. Fratboy of the Week: The Outsider
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... +2; Personal Assistant +1 WWPHITM? Kal Penn Dumb Fact: That's not a bong. Tag Line: "I came here to study the great American art of muff diving. To smack clam, munch rug, dine at just one American ...

17. Con Report: Egypt Wars 1
(Features/Convention Reports)

... Glen Beck was using footage of the Gate Keeper getting into the limo to prove that Obama was, in fact, in league with the zombies and was planning to turn the U.S. into an undead utopia where Americans ...

18. Fratboy of the Week: The Ringleader
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

The ringleader is the fraternity brother that everyone else looks to for direction and leadership, despite the fact that he rarely holds any official position of authority in the frat. Whether the members ...

19. Fratboy of the Week: The Big Man On Campus
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Ryan Reynolds Dumb Fact: Has his own personal assistant. Tag Line: "We'll be accepting donations in the form of cash, visa, and full frontal nudity." HP: 13 YY: 5    ...

20. Fratboy of the Week: The Nerd
(Columns/Archetype of the Week)

... Body: 11 Brain: 16 Nerve: 13 Job: Computer Geek (13) Gimmick: Pencil-Neck Geek (13) Weakness: Punching Bag (13) Skills: Math +3; Surveillance +2; Disguise +1 WWPHITM? Robert Carradine Dumb Fact: Favorite ...