Here is a party game for Halloween. And when I say party game, I mean party game. This is designed to be played by folks walking around at a party, giving this maybe 10% of their attention.

Print off the different characters. Hand them out at your Halloween shindig.

Monster Masquerade

Rules

Try to accomplish all three of your goals. Some require you to talk to other players. Some require you to scavenger hunt. Not everything you need to find is in the house. In fact, I have no idea if it is or not.

Some players have special rules that turn you into different creature types. For example, a Frankenstein might kill a human and make that human a ghost. A vampire might make a human into a vampire.

Ghost Goals

If you are a ghost, possess and buddy up with a living player. You have to help them achieve their accomplishments. If they win, you win.

Ghosts don’t have any special abilities. You can just provide advice.

Characters

Vincent St. James

Human Monster Hunter

You are a monster hunter. Can you escape this party alive?

You know that one of the humans at this party is secretly a werewolf.

You know that if a vampire or werewolf touches a Coors Light can, or if they drink a Coors Light, that person becomes a ghost.

Goals:

1. Turn two non-humans into ghosts.

2. Find some garlic, a stake and a mallet. Good vampire killin’ gear.

3. Find at least three pairs of sunglasses. Wear them all at once. Now you look cool.

Alouicious de’Morte

Vampire Sensualist

Nobody has you beat for being a pretentious prick in the Anne Rice tradition.

Vampire Special Rules:

If a vampire or werewolf touches a Coors Light can, or if they drink a Coors Light, that person becomes a ghost.
If a vampire gives a living person a red drink (red wine, red eye, kool-aid, whatever), and they drink it, tell them that they are now a vampire.

Goals:

1. Compose a melodramatic poem for three other guests and perform it for them.

2. Find and give flowers to your hostess. Thank her gravely for inviting you inside her home. (Don’t steal the flowers from the neighbors.)

3. Make a LiveJournal to fit this persona and make at least one post on it.

Count vonDoom

Vampire Lord

Blah! Come children of the night! Blah!

You know that one of the humans is actually a werewolf.

Vampire Special Rules:

If a vampire or werewolf touches a Coors Light can, or if they drink a Coors Light, that person becomes a ghost.
If a vampire gives a living person a red drink (red wine, red eye, kool-aid, whatever), and they drink it, tell them that they are now a vampire.

Goals:

1. Make allies with the werewolf. Give him your dark mark on his right hand in marker.

2. Gather your children to you. Find three things shaped like a bat.

3. Turn at least one human into a vampire.

Randy Butternubs

Werewolf Cowboy

You are a werewolf. But don’t tell anyone. If anyone asks, say that you are a cowboy.

Special Werewolf Rules:

If you touch a Coors Light can with your skin, or if you drink a Coors Light, you become a ghost.
If somebody asks you if you are a werewolf and you are outside at night, you cannot lie. You have to confess to being a werewolf.
You can kill a human player by saying “I kill you.” You can only say this if a) You are outside and b) You are absolutely alone.
If someone thinks you’re human and tries to kill you, you have to say “This doesn’t work because I’m actually a werewolf.”

Goals:

1. Kill a human player. This human is now a ghost. They HAVE to possess you. They now win if you win. (None of your other goals can be accomplished by this person.)

2. Be a turncoat. Steal some item that somebody else needs as a goal. That item fulfills this goal for you, now.

3. Be a skin changer. Change a costume with somebody else.

Aubrey Frankenstein

Sexy Frankenstein

Move over Twilight. It’s not just Vamps and Werewolves who are sexy. FRANKENSTEINS CAN BE SEXY TOO.

Frankenstein Rules: You can kill a human player by saying “I kill you.” You can only say this if you are absolutely alone. That player is now a ghost.

Goals:

1. You are looking for a mate. Get someone to leave a big lipstick mark on your cheek. You are now friends.

2. Make a crude drawing of three other party guests. Give it to them. You are now friends.

3. Kill someone who is your friend. Get Dr. Forester to make them into a Frankenstein. You are now best friends.

J.R. Witherwit

Human Investigator of Eldritch Horror

The horror! The horror!

Goals:

1. Make a “wizard staff” of beer cans. Only this talisman can protect you against the Deep Ones. It has to be at least 5 cans long to count.

2. Find a fossil. It’s horror calls out for you to make a shrine to it.

3. Protect three of your friends from MADNESS by drawing an Elder Sign on their right hands with a marker.

Dr. Forester

Human Mad Scientist

They called you mad? Well, YOU’LL SHOW THEM WHAT MADNESS IS.

Special: If you make a ghost a suicide drink out of 3 different types of drinks and they drink it, they stop being a ghost and become a Frankenstein instead.

Goals:

1. Make a suicide drink out of 5 different types of drinks. Drink it. It’s a good potion! Mm mm!

2. Make a grave rubbing. You need to keep it for your records. (You’re a grave rubber, not robber)

3. Collect up to 5 hand-held lights (glowsticks, flashlights) that don’t have to be plugged in.

Sunday, October 8, 2023