Doppleganger vs. Half-Living

[thorr-kan]

So, a Nightbane Doppleganger crosses over from the Nightlands to Dead Reign Earth. He's got 48 hrs to kill his counterpart, return home, or wither away. But a Half-Living has already died, even though he's been resuscitated. Does the Doppleganger need to kill his counterpart?

Is this a freakish stalker flick or does it become a zany buddy movie?

[flatline]

I think you could play it any way you like. Just be careful what you let cross over from the Nightbane setting because Dead Reign stops being a victims game if the PCs are no longer afraid to fight the Zeds. If it's easy for them to escape or if they can dispatch Zeds at will, they will no longer be afraid.

--flatline

[filo_clarke]

... Just be careful what you let cross over from the Nightbane setting because Dead Reign stops being a victims game if the PCs are no longer afraid to fight the Zeds. If it's easy for them to escape or if they can dispatch Zeds at will, they will no longer be afraid.

I 100% agree with this statement! The fun of the setting is being terrified by the situation that they have been flung into, and being able to turn into metal, or shoot darkblasts and vaporize zeds takes this away completely. If survival becomes easy, then the game is just a 5-minute round of "How many Zombies do you want to kill tonight? 300? Fine, they die, here is your EXP. See you all next week."

[say652]

His high ppe is guaranteed to get the rest of the party killed.
My character had around 100ppe.
The jerks kicked me out cause I'm a zombie magnet.

[Tor]

Half Living have not died. They have entered comas.

[eliakon]

So, a Nightbane Doppleganger crosses over from the Nightlands to Dead Reign Earth. He's got 48 hrs to kill his counterpart, return home, or wither away. But a Half-Living has already died, even though he's been resuscitated. Does the Doppleganger need to kill his counterpart?

Is this a freakish stalker flick or does it become a zany buddy movie?

The Half Living is, to quote a famous movie "Not dead yet" or if you prefer just "Mostly Dead"....the Doppleganger needs him to be all the way dead. Thus I would say "freakish stalker flick" (because zombie apocalypse with alien monsters from beyond the mirror isn't bad enough.....)

[Tor]

having you turned into a Half-Living, your Doppleganger knocks you off completely, but then you come back as a Mock Zombie (and can co-habitate the same planet since you are still not alive) would be interesting

Guessing Dopplegangers are probably immune to becoming DR zombies since they aren't technically human.

Wondering if they might be able to become Plague Zombies per Shadows of Light though.