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TSM: Sable La Croix

2019-09-09T19:21:42Z

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TSM: Margaret Atwell

2019-09-09T19:21:16Z

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TSM: Gordon Smythe

2019-09-09T19:20:54Z

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TSM: Amycus Boot

2019-09-09T19:20:39Z

AnarchoBobby:

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[Category:TSM Characters]]

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|style="padding: 7px"|'''Year:''' 5th
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|style="padding: 7px"|'''Wand:''' Eleven and one seventh inches. Beech. Griffin Feather core, quite pliant.
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=Amycus Boot=
'''Name''': Amycus Boot

'''Refresh''': 3

'''Stress''': [ ] [ ] [ ]

'''Aspects''':

''High Concept'': Savant Bizarre

''House'': Ravenclaw's Reckless 5th Year Seeker

''Aspect 3'': That Unflappable Local Lad

''Aspect 4'': Dumbledore's Army Alumni

==Approaches==

''Good (+3)'' Quick

''Fair (+2)'' Clever, Flashy

''Average (+1)'' Forceful, Sneaky

''Mediocre (+0)'' Careful

==Wand==
Eleven and one seventh inches. Beech. Griffin Feather core, quite pliant.

''Stunt: Artistry'' - Beech wands perform very weakly for the narrow-minded and intolerant. When properly matched, the beech wand is capable of a subtlety and artistry rarely seen in any other wood. +2 to Flashily Create an Advantage when casting spells significantly formulated of artistic effects.

==Familiar==
A Long Eared Owl named Blether, who's a bit chattier than other birds.

==Stunts:==

'''Trick Flying'''

Because I'm Ravenclaw's Reckless 5th Year Seeker, I get a +2 to Flashily Create an Advantage while flying in a risky way.

'''Wot?'''

Because I'm a Savant Bizarre, I get a +2 to Flashily Create an Advantage to confuse or befuddle others engaged in a conversation with me, with the effect of misleading, distracting, or frustrating their line of inquiry.

'''Stunt3'''

.

=Background=

Amycus Boot is the eldest child of Dominic Lyall Boot, [https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/D._L._Boot a former Seeker himself], and Mairead Morganach, a local Scottish Witch. His parents met at school and settled down near Mairead's family, not far from Hogsmeade village and Hogwarts school itself. Amycus is descended from Webster Boot, as is his first cousin Terry. He has only taken the Hogwarts Express once, in the summer before his first year after after he and his parents spent their summer holiday with Terry's family in London. Amycus has walked with his parents to the train station in Hogsmeade since then.

Having grown up near Hogsmeade, Amycus knows the village and locals very well, and they know him. His family is pure blood, descended from old families, but neither poor nor wealthy. His parents are both well known academics on ancient magical anthropology and paleology, with Amycus' mother having a reputation of being something of a quack in certain circles. She also has many cats. Their house has a tendency to sprout chicken legs and move about occasionally after getting tired of the view.

The Morganach family has a reputation for eccentricity, which many say has clearly manifested in Amycus. Most of the locals are accustomed to that sort of thing as the family has lived near these parts for quite a few generations, so some chuckle, some scowl, but most pay not much mind at all, depending upon their personal disposition or view of the Morganach family. A few of Amycus' ancestors (and Terry's) were Hogwarts staff and their portraits yet hang on the walls of Hogwarts. The most recent being a Ravenclaw Charms professor in the early 20th century (a great great uncle).

Amycus joined Dumbledore's army early in 1996, during his second year at Hogwarts, at the urging of his cousin Terry. He was caught and reprimanded by Dolores along with the rest of the DA members, but remained confined and out of trouble until the ousting of Umbridge and restoration of Dumbledore.

His third year was more or less an 'ordinary' school year up until Dumbledor's death. He didn't have the coin with him when the Death Eaters came, he was actually in Hogsmeade, so he wasn't in the battle of the tower but he kept the coin upon him from then on.

In his fourth year, last year, he rejoined DA when the call went out again. He participated in escalating rebellions with other DA students, conspiring with Luna, Terry, and Michael Corner most frequently due to opportunity, and ended up hiding in the Room of Requirement for the last few weeks proceeding the battle with Voldemort. He snuck out of the Room of Requirement with others considered to be underage and took part in the battle. He spent a lot of time alongside Terry and Michael at the beginning, but was separated and at one point trapped. He helped deliver wounded and dead to the Great Hall after the battle, and witnessed Harry Potter 'return' to life. He fought in the final battle on a stolen broom, leading Death Eaters on goose chases around the castle.

He's returned to Hogwarts with mixed emotions. Outwardly, he still resembles the deadpan weirdo he was of yesteryear, but inwardly he's more pensive, distracted, and withdrawn. He can occasionally be found standing quietly in certain sections of the castle, staring at nothing, or talking softly with certain obscure paintings. Inspired by his father, he did successfully try out for Ravenclaw Seeker this year, and between that and some new friends, his spirits have been rising, OWLs or no. He's not terribly concerned about passing his OWLs, he's quite confident (perhaps rashly) about his chances, but he hasn't been neglecting his studies either.

'''Which class do you hate the most? Which one do you look forward to?'''

He really tried to make History of Magic interesting, there are all of these neat little bits tucked away in the dry lectures, but he gets distracted by odd minutia and has trouble staying focused during the lessons.

He loves Flying unreservedly.

'''The thing you fixed as part of repairing the school, it was a difficult casting but you see it every day on your way to lessons, what is it and who knows?
'''

A small magical bird fountain that had been destroyed during the battle, by a curse that had also killed a student. Amycus remembered seeing that student sitting and chatting with their friends in happier times, and he repaired it in memory of them, when most were busy with more practical concerns. He had sought out Professor Flitwick to help with restoring the charm upon the fountain, and though the Professor was already weary from extensive reconstruction efforts that day, he proceeded at once to assist before retiring for a well-earned slumber. There's still something a bit strange about the fountain, stemming from Amycus' charm.

'''Which one of the other characters had your back when you really needed it?'''

Victoria Fothergill-Cammish helped Amycus deal with his PTSD and keep his head above water enough through the first term to handle trying out for, and playing as, Ravenclaw's new Seeker.

'''Who impressed the heck out of you and what did they do?'''

Sable Le Croix, for being so refreshingly and unrepentently herself upon starting her first year at Hogwarts under the present circumstances, and handling not insigificant resentment or disapproval for her unabashedly Slytherin identity. Knowing someone in his class who hadn't suffered through the previous year at Hogwarts was something of a balm. Sable reminds him of what Hogwarts was like before Voldemort. Also, she's brought a heap of voodoo to Hogwarts, which is fun.

'''Which location in Hogwarts do you actively seek to avoid and why?'''

The 7th floor corridor where he'd first witnessed students wantonly slain by Death Eaters.

'''What were you doing during the battle of Hogwarts, what did you see?'''

He snuck out of the Room of Requirement with others considered to be underage and took part in the battle. He spent a lot of time alongside Terry Boot and Michael Corner at the beginning, but was separated and at one point trapped. He helped deliver wounded and dead to the Great Hall after the battle, and witnessed Harry Potter 'return' to life. He fought in the final battle on a stolen broom, leading Death Eaters on goose chases all about the castle.

'''You are taking your O.W.Ls this year - what about is keeping you awake at night?'''

He's not concerned at all, but he probably should be. Victoria keeps telling him so. But she worries too much, she's a prefect after all.

'''What happened at the Yule ball?'''

Professor Flitwick refused to allow him in with the dress robes he originally devised for himself because they reflected all surrounding light back out in prismatics and produced some rather strange smells. Amycus had intended the robes to smell Christmas-y, but something must have gone wrong with that. It was a good thing that his father had delivered his own dress robes by owl well before the ball, and Amycus cut a rather more impressive figure in his father's robes for his partner, Orla Quirke, who had been rather put out about the way things were going until they were finally allowed in.

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TSM: Lydia Strand

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AnarchoBobby:

TSM: Dylan Perry

2019-09-09T19:20:10Z

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Waylander

The Shattered Mirror

2019-09-09T19:07:02Z

AnarchoBobby:

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https://medium.com/@Phaylen/oops-she-did-it-again-transphobic-j-k-rowling-no-fox-belongs-in-a-henhouse-b3cdf0e81dd8

__NOTOC__

== Characters ==

;[[TSM: Sable La Croix|Sable La Croix]]

:Played by kitty voodoo

;[[TSM: Dylan Perry|Dylan Perry]]

:Played by levinwurth

;[[TSM: Lydia Strand|Lydia Strand]]

:Played by squidheadjax

;[[TSM: Amycus Boot|Amycus Boot]]

:Played by Arandil

;[[TSM: Gordon Smythe|Gordon Smythe]]

:Played by stinkyfool

===[[TSM NPCs|NPC Characters featured in the story]]===

===Shelved===

;[[TSM: Margaret Atwell|Margaret 'Hailey' Atwell]]

-Played by QuZi

== Threads ==
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849135/ OOC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849220/ IC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-harry-potter-hogwarts-centered-game-based-on-fae.849043/ Recruitment Thread]

== Resources ==
=== Maps ===
[[TSM:Hogwarts | Hogwarts ]]

=== Classes ===
[[TSM:Electives | Electives]]
=== Houses ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Slytherin Slytherin]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gryffindor Gryffindor]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenclaw Ravenclaw]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff Hufflepuff]

=== Wands ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_wood Wand Woods]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_core Wand Cores]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand#Wand_Lengths_and_Flexibility Wand Length and Flexibility]

=== Miscellaneous ===

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sorted_in_1994 Canon Contemporaries]

[[TSM:Non-Canon Spells | Non-Canon Spells]]

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[category:PBP]]

The Shattered Mirror

2019-09-07T20:49:31Z

AnarchoBobby:

[[File:1 qqhZBpbF z4 eLeze6NQjg.png|700px]]

I hate to say I told you so, but I did: https://medium.com/@Phaylen/oops-she-did-it-again-transphobic-j-k-rowling-no-fox-belongs-in-a-henhouse-b3cdf0e81dd8
__NOTOC__

== Characters ==

;[[TSM: Sable La Croix|Sable La Croix]]

:Played by kitty voodoo

;[[TSM: Dylan Perry|Dylan Perry]]

:Played by levinwurth

;[[TSM: Lydia Strand|Lydia Strand]]

:Played by squidheadjax

;[[TSM: Amycus Boot|Amycus Boot]]

:Played by Arandil

;[[TSM: Gordon Smythe|Gordon Smythe]]

:Played by stinkyfool

===[[TSM NPCs|NPC Characters featured in the story]]===

===Shelved===

;[[TSM: Margaret Atwell|Margaret 'Hailey' Atwell]]

-Played by QuZi

== Threads ==
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849135/ OOC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849220/ IC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-harry-potter-hogwarts-centered-game-based-on-fae.849043/ Recruitment Thread]

== Resources ==
=== Maps ===
[[TSM:Hogwarts | Hogwarts ]]

=== Classes ===
[[TSM:Electives | Electives]]
=== Houses ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Slytherin Slytherin]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gryffindor Gryffindor]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenclaw Ravenclaw]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff Hufflepuff]

=== Wands ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_wood Wand Woods]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_core Wand Cores]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand#Wand_Lengths_and_Flexibility Wand Length and Flexibility]

=== Miscellaneous ===

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sorted_in_1994 Canon Contemporaries]

[[TSM:Non-Canon Spells | Non-Canon Spells]]

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[category:PBP]]

The Shattered Mirror

2019-09-07T20:47:57Z

AnarchoBobby:

[[File:1 qqhZBpbF z4 eLeze6NQjg.png|700px]]

The battle might be over, but the struggle of the survivors is just beginning. Returning to a shattered Hogwarts, the students must not only contend with their own transition into adulthood, but in finding new meaning in the ruins of their society.

__NOTOC__

== Characters ==

;[[TSM: Sable La Croix|Sable La Croix]]

:Played by kitty voodoo

;[[TSM: Dylan Perry|Dylan Perry]]

:Played by levinwurth

;[[TSM: Lydia Strand|Lydia Strand]]

:Played by squidheadjax

;[[TSM: Amycus Boot|Amycus Boot]]

:Played by Arandil

;[[TSM: Gordon Smythe|Gordon Smythe]]

:Played by stinkyfool

===[[TSM NPCs|NPC Characters featured in the story]]===

===Shelved===

;[[TSM: Margaret Atwell|Margaret 'Hailey' Atwell]]

-Played by QuZi

== Threads ==
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849135/ OOC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849220/ IC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-harry-potter-hogwarts-centered-game-based-on-fae.849043/ Recruitment Thread]

== Resources ==
=== Maps ===
[[TSM:Hogwarts | Hogwarts ]]

=== Classes ===
[[TSM:Electives | Electives]]
=== Houses ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Slytherin Slytherin]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gryffindor Gryffindor]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenclaw Ravenclaw]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff Hufflepuff]

=== Wands ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_wood Wand Woods]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_core Wand Cores]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand#Wand_Lengths_and_Flexibility Wand Length and Flexibility]

=== Miscellaneous ===

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sorted_in_1994 Canon Contemporaries]

[[TSM:Non-Canon Spells | Non-Canon Spells]]

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[category:PBP]]

The Shattered Mirror

2019-09-07T20:47:40Z

AnarchoBobby:

[[File:1 qqhZBpbF z4 eLeze6NQjg.png 700px]]

The battle might be over, but the struggle of the survivors is just beginning. Returning to a shattered Hogwarts, the students must not only contend with their own transition into adulthood, but in finding new meaning in the ruins of their society.

__NOTOC__

== Characters ==

;[[TSM: Sable La Croix|Sable La Croix]]

:Played by kitty voodoo

;[[TSM: Dylan Perry|Dylan Perry]]

:Played by levinwurth

;[[TSM: Lydia Strand|Lydia Strand]]

:Played by squidheadjax

;[[TSM: Amycus Boot|Amycus Boot]]

:Played by Arandil

;[[TSM: Gordon Smythe|Gordon Smythe]]

:Played by stinkyfool

===[[TSM NPCs|NPC Characters featured in the story]]===

===Shelved===

;[[TSM: Margaret Atwell|Margaret 'Hailey' Atwell]]

-Played by QuZi

== Threads ==
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849135/ OOC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849220/ IC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-harry-potter-hogwarts-centered-game-based-on-fae.849043/ Recruitment Thread]

== Resources ==
=== Maps ===
[[TSM:Hogwarts | Hogwarts ]]

=== Classes ===
[[TSM:Electives | Electives]]
=== Houses ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Slytherin Slytherin]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gryffindor Gryffindor]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenclaw Ravenclaw]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff Hufflepuff]

=== Wands ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_wood Wand Woods]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_core Wand Cores]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand#Wand_Lengths_and_Flexibility Wand Length and Flexibility]

=== Miscellaneous ===

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sorted_in_1994 Canon Contemporaries]

[[TSM:Non-Canon Spells | Non-Canon Spells]]

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[category:PBP]]

The Shattered Mirror

2019-09-07T20:47:21Z

AnarchoBobby:

[[File:1 qqhZBpbF z4 eLeze6NQjg.png]]

The battle might be over, but the struggle of the survivors is just beginning. Returning to a shattered Hogwarts, the students must not only contend with their own transition into adulthood, but in finding new meaning in the ruins of their society.

__NOTOC__

== Characters ==

;[[TSM: Sable La Croix|Sable La Croix]]

:Played by kitty voodoo

;[[TSM: Dylan Perry|Dylan Perry]]

:Played by levinwurth

;[[TSM: Lydia Strand|Lydia Strand]]

:Played by squidheadjax

;[[TSM: Amycus Boot|Amycus Boot]]

:Played by Arandil

;[[TSM: Gordon Smythe|Gordon Smythe]]

:Played by stinkyfool

===[[TSM NPCs|NPC Characters featured in the story]]===

===Shelved===

;[[TSM: Margaret Atwell|Margaret 'Hailey' Atwell]]

-Played by QuZi

== Threads ==
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849135/ OOC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/fae-potterverse-the-shattered-mirror.849220/ IC Thread]

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/interest-harry-potter-hogwarts-centered-game-based-on-fae.849043/ Recruitment Thread]

== Resources ==
=== Maps ===
[[TSM:Hogwarts | Hogwarts ]]

=== Classes ===
[[TSM:Electives | Electives]]
=== Houses ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Slytherin Slytherin]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Gryffindor Gryffindor]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenclaw Ravenclaw]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff Hufflepuff]

=== Wands ===
[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_wood Wand Woods]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand_core Wand Cores]

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Wand#Wand_Lengths_and_Flexibility Wand Length and Flexibility]

=== Miscellaneous ===

[https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sorted_in_1994 Canon Contemporaries]

[[TSM:Non-Canon Spells | Non-Canon Spells]]

[[Category:The Shattered Mirror]]
[[category:PBP]]

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2019-09-07T20:46:54Z

AnarchoBobby:

Worst RPGs ever

2019-08-29T01:01:43Z

AnarchoBobby: /* F.A.T.A.L. */

Contemplating the worst RPG of all time is a lot like enjoying a foul wine. Not drinking it, of course. But watching another person take a sip, cackling at the expression on their face, and guffawing when they throw up all over their shoes. And then reminiscing about the half-digested spray after the fact. The exquisite pleasure of an aromatic bouquet, second-hand.

The usual suspects in this category are rarely elevated to legendary status merely because of poorly implemented or conceptualized rules. No, candidates are often judged based on the pure offensiveness of their subject matter, naked authorial hubris on internet forums like Usenet or RPGnet, for being the conspicuous failure of an otherwise notable designer (like Gary Gygax), or for sheer gonzo wackiness; and then popularized by flame-filled threads and scathing and hyperbolically over-the-top reviews. Many of the most successful contenders could be disqualified for not being complete and playable games. And many, including the worst three, are only available electronically and never reached print.

== The Unholy Trinity ==

The list of the worst RPGs of all time is consistently topped by an unholy trinity: ''F.A.T.A.L.'', ''Racial Holy War'' (''RaHoWa''), and ''HYBRID''. Two of these are notorious for their sheer offensiveness, regardless of their poor design: ''F.A.T.A.L.'', which has been called "the date rape RPG, without dating" and has a stat for a character's "anal circumference"; and the white supremacist RaHoWa set in a post-apocalyptic world where the PCs hunt down and kill racial minorities. ''HYBRID'', while also given to racist and sexist ranting, is more noted for its utter incomprehensibility and is apparently the result of the delusional and paranoid mind of a schizophrenic. Of the three, only ''F.A.T.A.L.'' was ever sold (as a PDF) or played (despite a ridiculously ornate system); RaHoWa is not a complete game, and in any case may merely be a propaganda tool for an odious subculture; and ''HYBRID'' is just a list of nonsensical rules, despite its grandiose claim that it correctly models physical reality.

=== ''F.A.T.A.L.'' ===

When it first hit the fora it was greeted with derision and disbelief, with posters quoting snippets from the ruleset as “evidence” that they can't be serious, this can't be a real game, they had to be putting everyone on. Sadly, it eventually came out that it was no joke, that Byron Hall and company were dead serious and firmly believed they had created the Greatest Game Ever (an opinion they apparently still hold).

The short version: FATAL is over-complex, incoherent, racist, misogynist, and deviant in a bad way. More details are in [[RPG_Lexica:GHI|the “Game That Must Not Be Named” entry]] and the links from there.
'''Note:''' The source of the game, fatalgames.com, may have recently gone out of business. (And the consensus is "good riddance".)

In the first edition, ''F.A.T.A.L'' is an acronym for "Fantasy Adventures to Adult Lechery", but this was toned down to "From Another Time, Another Land" in the second edition.

* [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/14/14567.phtml "Review of FATAL"] by Jason Sartin and Darren MacLennan. Originally posted to RPGnet in 2004(?), but quickly pulled because of language and the questionable decision to include an embedded link to the infamous "tubgirl" picture. Survived for a few years at Sartin's Primary Error until the site went away, and then was only available via the Wayback Machine. An expanded version was resubmitted to RPGnet, and reappeared in October 2009.
** [[FATALReviewRebuttal]]. A copy of author Byron Hall's rebuttal of the Sartin & MacLennan review (originally posted at www.fatalgames.com).
* [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=45433 "Review of F.A.T.A.L."] thread on RPGnet where Byron Hall announced the availability of the rebuttal. Degenerated into a massive flamewar. Other RPGnet threads/flamewars: [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=284836 "FATAL: WTF?!"], [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=383333 "Sexuality : Exalted Vs. Fatal..."].
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030205182630/www.fatalgames.com/fatal.html Fatal Games website], as preserved by the Wayback Machine. Includes the original pdf.
*...And yet this very site kept [https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/classic/rev_5754.phtml a positive review of FATAL] whose entire argument boils down to "Fuck you, got mine." Goes to show how little people on this site actually care about social issues when it doesn't hurt your progressive image.

=== ''Racial Holy War'' (''RaHoWa'') ===

The PCs play “White Warriors”, fighting against the classic 'enemies' of racist groups: blacks, Jews, latrinos (the game uses that term), and basically everyone outside of the “Aryan ideal”--or, ''would'', if the game had decent rules. Incomplete, racist, and stupid.
Overall, if you enjoy the setting and have read the pdf, it appears to be unfinished, as the end of the pdf cuts out and it seems many pages are missing.

* [http://atrocities.primaryerror.net/rahowasucks.html Racial Holy War (1st Edition)] at Primary Error (currently down, but preserved by the [http://web.archive.org/web/20080212094700/http://atrocities.primaryerror.net/rahowasucks.html Wayback Machine]). Review by Jason Sartin.
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20011223145057/www.wcotc.com/revm/rahowa.html ''Racial Holy War''] preserved by the Wayback Machine. Game by Rev. Kenneth Molyneaux.

=== ''HYBRID'' ===

''HYBRID'' burst into the collective gamers' consciousness in the late 1990s, when a poster using the sobriquet "C++" (later "Matthew") migrated from the comic book newsgroups, and started posting to the Usenet group rec.games.frp.super-heroes. The posts, a series of unrelated and unsequential numbered rules that conflated mathematical equations and racist and sexist screeds into an apparent (and later, stated) attempt to quantify and perfectly describe (perhaps even create) reality using comic book characters as a basis, at first caused disbelief. Yet the sheer unremitting number of posts turned the consensus into amazement and derision, which snowballed into a panoply of mocking replies in any thread that C++ graced. Combined with the almost random way the author replied to entirely unrelated threads, this caused an inenvitable effect: The newsgroup quickly died under the weight of sheer nonsense and his raving horde of anti-fans.

C++ eventually made the jump to RPGnet, and Phillippe Tromeur (may the Supreme Gamer have mercy on his soul) collated, collected, and published the ever-growing and randomly-versioned game (using the term "game" in the loosest of all possible senses) on the web, perpetuating and enshrining the Wonderlandian nonsensical and night-Lovecraftian work of love (or at least obsessive compulsion) for all to view.

The attempt to create one ruleset to simulate the whole of reality using comics is most probably a schizophrenic's cry for help — or possibly an extended game of Nomic gone berserk. No one's entirely sure, including the author if the text is any indication. Probably (no — absolutely, 100%, totally) not playable, but here because it is, after all, an attempt at a game by someone who seems to have no idea what an rpg is.

* [http://philippe.tromeur.free.fr/hybrid.htm ''HYBRID''] hosted by Phillippe Tromeur. Game by Matthew a.k.a. C++. (this is no longer available)
* [http://atrocities.primaryerror.net/hybrid.html ''HYBRID (V 0.3)''] at Primary Error. Review by Jason Sartin. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080214090910/http://atrocities.primaryerror.net/hybrid.html "(The Wayback Machine copy)"] (this currently is no longer available)
* ''HYBRID (V 0.4)'' at hybrid-rpg.blogspot.com by Matthew a.k.a. CWhat.
* [http://www.insolitology.com/other/hybrid.htm ''Hybrid (V 0.3)''] at Alleee and Franc's INSOLITOLOGY, review by Jason Sartin

== Previous title-holders ==

=== ''Spawn of Fashan'' (1981) ===

From the early years of the hobby, overcomplex to the point of being incomprehensible and so bad that some gamers insisted it had to be a deliberate satire. Including notable game designer and author of ''Heroic Worlds'' Lawrence Schick, who wrote a scathing review in ''Dragon'' magazine #60, concluding that the game was so terrible it just ''had'' to be a deliberate parody. Its legacy (such as it is) as one of the first truly terrible games catapulted it into the limelight (being of course pre-World Wide Web, more efficient means of propulsion like those that secured the notoriety of the much later ''F.A.T.A.L.'' were simply not available). The early 1980s USENET article [http://www.seiyuu.com/okamoto/gaming/realmen.htm "Real Men Don't Play Fantasy Role-Playing Games,"] written by Jeff Okamoto, Sandy Petersen, and other USENET users, which classifies roleplayers into "Real Men, Real Roleplayers, Munchkins, and Loonies," listed ''Spawn of Fashan'' as the preferred game for Loonies. The popular success of the article, and its (much-)subsequent proliferation as a minor internet meme (many variations on the original are available via friendly neighborhood search engines), ensured that the game's reputation survived into the digital era.

Reviews on RPGnet:
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_6157.html The Spawn of Fashan] by Roger M. Wilcox

=== ''The World of Synnibarr'' (1991) ===

This science fantasy RPG is among the most legendary examples of mass "worst game ever!" sentiment, and has been mocked both for its surreal setting (every time Synnibarr comes up in discussion, ''someone'' just has to mention the flying grizzly bears with laser beam eyes) and incredibly complex rules (which go as far as providing an equation for how hard you can exhale!). This reputation was not helped by creator Raven c.s. McCracken's hostility towards the game's critics in the early 1990s. These days, however, Mr. McCracken is more friendly (he even got along with Darren MacLennan at Origins 2003, despite the latter's previous vitriol), and many people feel FATAL is more deserving of "worst game ever" status than Synnibarr ever was. A few gamers even enjoy the game's silliness in an Ed Wood/''Plan 9 From Outer Space'' way.

Review on RPGnet:
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_2002.html "The World of Synnibarr"] by Craig Warren.
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_372.html "The World of Synnibarr"] by Bradford C. Walker.
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4762.html "The World of Synnibarr"] by Darren MacLennan.
* [http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10564.phtml "The World of Synnibarr"] by Roger Mier.

=== ''SenZar'' (1995) ===

This fantasy RPG became infamous after a 1996 USENET incident where the creators overhyped the game, going as far as using sock puppet accounts to attack the inevitable critics. As with World of Synnibarr, SenZar was once considered by many RPGnet denizens the worst RPG ever, but this antipathy has largely been redirected against FATAL. The game itself is surprisingly playable, having more elegant rules and fewer restrictions than most class/level games, and arguably doesn't belong in any list of terrible games. Nonetheless, it still has elements that an average gamer might object to, such as its open encouragement of powergaming, the lack of balance among the professions/classes, the rather juvenile writing, or the fetish for all things heavy metal.

Reviews on RPGnet:
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_2265.html "SenZar"] by David Edelstein.
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_3161.html "SenZar, 1st Edition]" by Jason Sartin.

== Also-rans ==

=== ''The Adventures of Indiana Jones Role-Playing Game'' (1984) ===

This game generated the false rumor that TSR had tried to trademark 'Nazi'. One of the most astonishingly limited RPGs ever published: you can only play a short list of characters from the films, there are no character generation rules in the boxed set (though rules were included in the Judge's Screen accessory), and adventure formats were similarly sparse. Some of these features might be excused if the game was thought of as deliberately 'introductory' in nature, but the fact is, it sucked. This is not be confused with 1994's ''The World of Indiana Jones'' by West End Games.

=== ''Cyborg Commando'' (1987) ===

''Cyborg Commando'' has reached iconic status primarily because of the name on the cover: Gary Gygax. After his departure from TSR, Gygax founded New Infinities Productions, Inc. and published ''Cyborg'' in 1987, with fellow luminaries Kim Mohan and Frank Mentzer. The game designers, rooted in the trends of the 1970s, attempted to create a game adopting the dark sensibilities then in vogue in the 1980s. The result is an implausible game about cyborgs who fight alien invaders ("Xenoborgs") by shooting lasers from their fingers with a wonky mechanic.

=== ''deadEarth'' (2000) ===

''deadEarth'' is a post-apocalyptic RPG that was distributed primarily in the Wisconsin area. The second edition is available under the GNU FDL which unfortunately means copies are available on the web, even though the original website is defunct. In addition to risible mechanics and a very random setting, deadEarth commits the two cardinal sins of game design: it claims to be realistic, and tries to prop itself up by bashing other RPGs.

Let's tackle the "realism" angle. First up on the drawing board is a table of 1,000 powers a PC can acquire from radiation exposure. Well, yes it is possible to develop urinary tract problems (029 Fire Pee). But more common are mutations like the ability prevent someone from dying by physically fighting the spirit of death (436 Verve Paladin), to automatically die if the character is ever exposed to a pool of water (007 Belly Up), or... become a good housekeeper (005 Homebody or 401 Doorman). Bizarre deaths, random character traits that don't belong on a "mutation" table, and weird super powers.

Oh, yes. Death. In the vein of other more classic games like ''Traveller'', ''deadEarth'' PCs will often die during character creation. However, a player is only allowed to roll up three characters. Which means if a player rolls poorly, they're not allowed to play the game. Whew. At last, a desirable outcome. Better than being unable to tell which end of a sharp object is ''sharp'' (140 Bloody Palm), and certainly more dignified than having to write "Hooters" (217) or "Pimp" (212) on a character sheet.
* [http://thatsnotmysquid.com/blog/?p=45#content Mytholder's Review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070701165404/atrocities.primaryerror.net/deadearth.html Archive of the Primary Error Review]
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_852.html B. K. B. Johnson's Review]
* [http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_852.html JT Smith's "Review"] (if 200 words without any substance qualifies as a ''review'')

=== ''Empire of Satanis'' (2005) ===

The author of Satanis, Darrick Dishaw, described his game in the RPGnet forums as a "dark fantasy RPG inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, Thomas Ligotti, Hellraiser, and [his] own nightmares." What players who cracked open the game found was a mess of a game whose major reason for existing was to be as "rebellious" and "dark" as a 14-year-old proto-Goth. The system was a competent enough spin on d6, but the setting killed the interest for a number of reviewers, who just didn't see a reason for playing beings of pure evil who scheme in a hell dimension and occasionally go out and torment humans. Dishaw didn't help matters much; the self-proclaimed Satanist and "Cthulhu Cultist" (believing that beings made up by H.P. Lovecraft were representational imagery of ''real'' Things That Should Not Be) actually tried to levy a curse against all those who panned his game on the RPGnet forums. An interesting idea that had already been portrayed by In Nomine in a more well-rounded fashion, and which wasn't at all helped by the eccentricites of the author.

=== ''K.A.B.A.L.'' (''Knights and Berserkers and Legerdemain'', 1980) ===

One of the first RPG's to follow in the wake of original D&D, and arguably the hobby's first unmitigated flop.

The designer of this game traveled throughout central Florida (his home base) running sessions of this game. He was actually a very good GM, if a little full of himself, and the games were always fun.

June 20, 2011; The game is very complex and requires extensive number crunching but is realistic...for a fantasy game. From a marketing standpoint it was a flop but the game actually had a lot of merit and could have been adapted to online mmorg's of today. (edited by a friend of the games creator..for full disclosure)

=== Leading Edge Games ===
LEG's Phoenix Command is one of the most complex role-playing systems ever devised, to the point of unplayability - with mechanics such as varying times to aim based off square root of a firearm barrel length.
After the financial failure of LEG its founder/author, Barry Nakazono, went back to designing rockets for the aerospace industry. (reference: [http://forum.rpg.net/archive/index.php/t-137298.html] ). LEG also produced "Sword's Path Glory" a generic add-on for D&D and clones thereof, a book comprising largely of mathematically modelled hit location charts which would determine a flesh depth penetration from impact and cross-reference with armour value to determine exact organs injured and hits scored.

=== ''Wraeththu'' (2005) ===

At the top of the “bizarre setting” list is this game, based on a series of novels by Storm Constantine. The Wraeththu are hermaphrodite bishonen ubermenschen who are apparently slowly taking over the Earth—and, along the way, converting the occasional human into one of them by transfusing blood into them. Oh yeah, there are only male Wraeththu—and their genitalia look like flowers or anemones. (Hence the name I'm trying to popularize for it, MHLD, for Mr. Happy Looks Different.)

The apparently decorative flower on the cover of the core rulebook is, well, not. A flower, that is. The embellishment makes ''Wraeththu: From Enchantment to Fulfilment'' perhaps the only RPG with a penis prominently displayed on the front cover.

Though the setting is what most people remember about Wraeththu, it is quite closely modelled on the series of novels that it is based on. It is more the system that is at fault here than the campaign world, which is precisely what it set out to be - a fanguide to a set of obscure pseudo-homoerotic fantasies written by Storm Constantine. The novels have their own cult following. The rules on the other hand include such wonderful faux pas as chainmail armour that provides complete protection from flamethrower damage, collision rules that would result in instant death from kicking a stationary car, falling rules that would have the average human killed every time he tripped, magic rules that were blatantly stolen from the original Mage RPG by White Wolf, and a general system so entirely unsuited to its subject matter that it's somewhat akin to grafting D&D's mechanics onto an episode of Love Story.

* [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=244590 "This is the Wraeththu review you've been waiting for..."] thread on RPGnet. Review by Darren MacLennan.
* Jeff Rients review, announced in [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=206244 this thread] on RPGnet. More positive than McLennan's.

=== ''Zarrakan'' (1997?) ===

The author of ''Zarrakan: Where the Adventure Never Ends'' started his posting career on RPGnet in January 2008, resurrecting a five-year old thread entitled "Zarrakan - Is This For Real?" by making a personal attack against the critic. After several more critical posts, and several personal attacks in reply the author gloated that the thread was generating additional hits on his website, and was promptly banned.

* [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=31715 "Zarrakan - Is This For Real?"] thread on RPGnet. The 2003 thread was resurrected by the author in 2008, and later locked.