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The Big Table

of Contents

The Big Tableof Contents,Which, if you haven't ound while you read his,

Cod help you 2Introduction r30th and Lexington+

The Adventure 4

Ghostmastering ips aIntroductoryMorale Note For RookieCamemasters 8TwelveUsefulThings o Remember bout ChostmasteringB

The Couch Potato gThe Other Adventure 9Playing n Character 9ChostmasterResearchData 10UsingProps 10BustingChosts or Big Bucks 10Th e Re dHening 12

The Horror of BioMedChemTech'* 9Th e Other Other Adventure 19

Returnof / Son of / Brideof Ghostmastering ips 23Keeping he PlayersHappy 23Packaged dventures 23The Reference iles 23Doing DramaticReadings f the All-KnowingDice 24RewardingYour Playersor a Job Well Done 24Movement Rates,Scales, nd Came Turns 25UniversalMovementRate,Scale,and TurnChart 25A Note to VeteranCamemasters 25

BasicGhostology zoChostlyCharacterist ics 6ChostlySpecialAbilit ies 22ReallyBad News:Demons,EldritchHorrors,

and Accountants 29

ScientificResearchgoGhostbuster ranchises zHow to Runa Ghostbustersampaign +

Adventure deas lzldea : Make a Wish 37

ldea 2: FloorThirteen 38ldea 3: And That Chosts or Me, Too 38ldea 4: Fangsor the Memories 39Plott ing he Adventure 39ldea 5: Were,Oh, Were Has My WereBernardCone? 40ldea6: Ke epers f the CopperMidnight 40ldea 7: The ShadowOver Hollywood 4lldeaB: Fragments f Scotla nd 41ldea 9: The Chostand the Lady 42ldea 10: The Road o Ralyeh 42ldea 1l: The Psychic 43ldea 12:The Doppleganger43ldea 13: So SueMe 44ldea 14:The Mummy's oe 44ldea15:The BlackKnight 45ldea 16:The Thine n the PhoneBooth 45

ldea 7: The Uninv i ted 46ldea 18: King or a Da y 46ldea 19: RobotMonster 47ldea20: The Alchemis t 47ldea 21:The Chost Cubes 48

Random Adventure Generation 49

Routines50Car Chasey'Vehicularac eAgainstTime 50Obtaininga Paper r Permit rom the Covernment 5' lCoing to Court 52

A Castof Dozens s+Cops 54Information ources nd Petty rritants 54StreetPeoole 55Mafia Family 56

Lawyers 57Research cientists57Expedit ion reparingor Journey o Uncharted sland/

LostCity/Scene f Weird Happenings 58Occult ists 59St. PitfalzHospital 59ThingsMan Was Not Meant To Know 60Chosts 61

Chostbustersperations anual





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LexingtonCrrrauauff 'sther Special bil ity is Terrorize.

When Crrrauauff onfronts Chostbuster.ou rollth e spook'sPower two diceragainsthe Chost-buster's ool. f the spook ollshigher, he vic-ti m panicsand f lees n horror;otherwise, heChostbusterrits is eeth ndstands isground.

Crrrauauff 's ctopresences 3, which meansthat f he Chostbustersethim o stopAnimatingth eca rand materialize,he yhaveo hit him hreetimeswith proton acks eforehe ycan ockhiminto a ghost rap. Most spooksand spiritsCrrrauauffncluded cannotbe harmed v oro-ton beams nlessheyhavemanifestedhemselvesin a material r semi-materialorm. Crrrauaufionly manifests s described n PartSix below,:otherw ise, e remains n inv is ib le ,mmater ia lpsychokinetic resence nimating he cab.

HowthisAdventuresOrganizedLookat he box it led Supporting

Cast".Now.You' ll inddescriptionsf the different haractersth e playersmay encounter n the courseof theadventure. orv come back to this paragraph.I N A N K V O U .

Each escription ays hat he characterooksIike,how heacts, ndwhat hisTraits, alents ndCoal are. (l f yo u need more detaii on char-acterist ics r appearance,ou can eithermake

them up yourself r roll on the "EyeColor,LungCapacity,White BloodCell Count,and FavoriteTV Show" ables n pages 79-1808f our soon-to-be-released andomPicntcCeneration ndOther Unneces ,t ,Bu A mostAssured/y sei ssFacts upplement,vailable irect romWestEn dCames omet imehis century r f rom unscru-pulous amemerchantsear ou. )

Someof theTalents nd Coals or he supoort-in g cdstar edifferentro m he ortes isted n theTrainingManual. Don't let his azeyou;we saidin the Manual hat yo u could inventne w ones.(After ll, here reother hings n Life esides ex,Money,Sou essScience nd Serving uman ty.There 's av ing unch, ' r ins tance. )

The mainpartof the adventures divided nto

eight ections.he irst, What'sCoingOn?"givesyo u an overvielv f the situation. he second,"Teaser,"explains ow yo u ntroducehe players

to hes i tuat ion.he h i rd, TheScene, "xp la inshowyou get he gamemoving.The ourth, Ques-

t ioning he Characters,"ndicates hat eachofthepeople n hescene i l l say f quest ionedyth eChostbusters.he itth, Equipmentiexplainswhathappensf heplayersry o use heirequip-ment.Th esixth, Bi gActionEvent," escribesnat tack n heChostbustershichal lowshem oshoot heirprotonpacks nddestroy omeof themost expensive eal estate n th e planet.Th e

,nI n' , is the f irst adventure for GHOST-

BUSIERS. f you are a player, on't readany fur-ther ThereAre ThingsMan WasNot MeantToKnow.Only Mr . Chostmaster hould read headventure.

lf yo uare he Chostmaster,eadon . (l f yo uar ea player, ou shouldbe ashamed f yourselfyo u shouldhave topped eadingas tparagraph.No w cu t it outl)To run this adventure,irst ea d"How

to Play" (pp. 2&3, Reference ile A) and"TypicalTenMinutesof Play" pp.1&2,ReftrenceFileB), and he adventuretself. l t would be a

swell idea to read he "ChostmasteringTips"appearingon page B, but it isn' t absolutelynecessary.)

Let he players oleplay he Chostbustersromthe movie.Take few minutes o read hrough hisscenariond amiliarizeourself i th heplot.Yo udon't haveo memorize verythingthere il l beplenty of t ime to rereadsectionswhile th eChostbustersickeroverwh o gets o sit in th efrontseatof ECTOI). ust can he adventureoget he general de aand to learnwhere o findspecif ic etails.

Preparing o PlayMake sure:

. Everyone'sead HornrTo Play"(Refrrence /e A)

r Eachplayerhas chosena characterro m th emovieand has he appropriateD card n frontof h imo Everyonessitt ing round table orother on-venientplaying urface). You've ead hrough his adventure at least)onceo Everyone an reach he dice. Everyoneasplenty f cookies nd milkor sudsand chipsor bat wingsand L iquidWrench

Grrrauauff the Dog God

Th edescription f Crrrauauff,hespook n thisadventure, s a lit t le different rom the othercharacters' .nstead f Traits nd Talents, e hastwo SpecialAbilit ies,a Power, nd an Ecro-

oresence.Oneof h isSpec ia l b i l i t iessAnimate, h ich

means e can movearoundan inanimate biect- in this adventure, yellow cab. In order oanimate omething, rrrauauff 'statuemustbein contactwith it . (Thestatue s currently it t ingunder he backseat f the cab.) f the Chostbustersretrieve he statue, he animation will stop;Crrrauauff, avingan exceptionally hortatten-t ionspan, i l l orget bout i l l ingBuyukbas,ndfa l las leepora mi l len ium r so.Thenhe' l lwakeup andmenaceMoonbase lphaor someth ing.But that 'sanother tory.

seventh,What Do TheyDo?"outlines omewaysth e players an try to de al with th e problem.F inal ly ,The End"expla ins ow o wrapup headventu e.

Note ha tcertain ections re orinted n bold-face.These an be readaloud o your players.Wedo thisall the ime n our adventuresoyo uca nlearn ow o talk ikea Famous ameDesigner-no doubta l i fe t ime mbi t ron.

You'rewelcome.

PartOne:What'sGoingOn?

Some monthsago, a shadydealer n artifactsstolea por,r,erfuldol of theancientHittitedoggod,Crrrauauff,roman archaeologicalig in Ur{ Dur-fal,an ancient ity n Turkish rmenia. e broughtthe dol o America, herehe sold t to a wealthyAmericanart collector. hecollector's lacksheepson-in-law tole he idol an d oawned t.

KemalBuyukbas, Turkish ccult ist f interna-t ional eputation,earned f the heft,and cameto New York o track he dol down. He eventu-ally located t in a pawnshopon the LowerEastSide, ought t, an dwa s aking t back o hishotelin a ca b when th e possessionegan.

Th espiritof Crrrauauffaydormant n the dolfor millenia. t began o stirwhen removedro mthe dig at Ur f Durfal;when t came nto contactwith Buyukbas, hoseoccultexplorations avesensit ized im to psychokineticnergy,t camefully awake.

Buyukbaswa s carrying he idol in a brownpaperbag,which he shoved nder hebackseatof the cabduring he rip.When Crrrauauff woke,it possessedhe cab. Needlesso say, it t itedo ggodsaren't aft icularly p on NewYorkCity raf-f ic laws.)

Th ecabbie,Ma x Durnham, ound he steerinswheel urn ing n hishands nd hevehic le h i f t -in ggears pontaneously.hedoorsbegan pen-in g and shutt ing y themselves,nd he vehiclebegan o buck and roll from side o side.Durn-ha m and Buyukbas er e hrown rom the cab.Durnhammadehi swa y o safety, ut he Hitt itedog cab chased Buyukbasdown the street,hooting an d growling madly. Desperately,Buyukbas limbeda streetlamp, here he nowclings, ibberingncoherentlyn Turkish.heca bcontinueso circle hestreetlamp,bviously op-ing to turn Buyukbasnt o Plymouth-chow.

Lieutenant rompsky ame upon this weirdtableau. hecab s blocking raff ic, ot to men-t ion er r i f y ing edest r iansnd squish ing eigh-borhood ats, s t circleshestreetlamp.he riedto give t a t icket,but heredoesn't ee m o b eanv dr iverThis s a iob for . .Chostbusters !

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hood flies open, the cab BARKS, nd the hoodflies shut. You decide not to go any closer us t

yet and park ECTO-I.Clinging to the lamppost, about fifteen feet

from the ground, is a strange ooking man in adirty black robeand sandals,with a largebushybeand.He closeshis evesand shudderswhen the

cab barks.Standing nearby is a lady cop and a cigar-

chompingman wearinga BrooklynDodgers ap.The cop stalk over to you.

'About time you got here/'she says.

Part Four:QuestioningheCharacters

l f the Chostbustersuestion ny of the char-acters standingaround, read the character'sdescript iono seehow he or she s ikely o react.When speakingas one of the chara cters,ry to

use hephrases,oice nflections,nd mannerismsyou'd expect hat person o use.

Krompsky:She'llgivea concise ecap f thesitua-tion a s she knows t. (See The Teaser"above.)Krompskyspretty ur e he cab s possessed,uthasno ideawhy or how. That'snot my ob.That'syour job. No w get o it !"

Durnham: lt 's l ike his, ee. was ruising longCanalwhen this crazy man, yo u know, n theblack obes, e wavesme down. He'scarryingbrownpaper ag, ee. hisguy,he doesnot ookl ikea big ipper.Sti l l ,down on Canal s not thebestplace o graba fare.So I pick hi m up . Hedon't speakEnglish o good,but he tell s me totakehim to thePentaHotel,so headnorth.Then,

around30th, he cab begins uckingand weav-ing!Sucha big tsimmes! can'tevencontrol tlBy hemselves,he doorsopenandshut,open andshut,an d he cab rolls.We roll ou t in the street,the cab urnsand shoots owardus! runoneway,this chlemielun s heother.t ollows im ,chaseshim up the lamppost, nd circles, ike yo u se enow"

Buyukbas: Car go woof, woof! Pleaseo you helpme now?"To alk o Buyukbas,he Chostbustershave o shout over he cab'sgrowlingand bark-ing. Since Buyukbas's ommand of English sslight,effective onversations mpo ssible. et'emtry though.

Grrrauauff: f a Chostbusterpproacheshe caband ries o speako it ("Nicedoggie... ic edog-

gie.. .")t turns romBuyukbas,tudieshe Chostbuster or a minute, nd hencharges i m. I f theChostbuster unsaway, he cab will lose nterestand go back to Bu yukbas's ost.

Part Five:Equipment

The playersmay wish to use some of theirequipment o assesshe situation.Here'swhathappens f the y do:

PK EMeter: The meter registers strongPK Esurge.There is definitely paranormal ct ivitycenteredon the cab. (As if they didn't know.)

Ecto-Msor: hcnrrsothing. hese nly work n theoarK.

Ghost Trap: You have o seea ghostbeforeyou

can trap t. No ghost s visible.

Proton Pack:Let em try it. Remember: ou canonly reduce ghost 's ctopresencey hit t ing heghost. rrrauauffs notvisible; e'sustanimatingth ecab.Hitt ing heca bonly damagest - about

$1000worth of damageeach ime it is hit .Ten itsan d he ca b sa smoking, ubbling il e

of ragged teelchunks.This "brute force" approachwill stopCrrrauauff f ter fashion theca bwill no o nger e possessed.t wil l alsomeanthe Chostbustersre sued by the ca b companyfo r $15,000th e os tof a new cab.)Since he citywil l not pa ymore hanabout$3000 or exorcis-ing the cab, his s no t a greatplan.

Beach Kit: Not a whole lot. Crrrauauffmightchase he Fr isbeeor a whi le , hough.

PartSix:n ' l . . F

Big Action EventOn e remarkablevent ccurs iustwhenvo u

want t to .After he Chostbusters avearrivedonthe scene ndgotten he owdown rom Lt.Kromp

skv. ut beforehe vhave nlimberedheirnucleardevicesand begun blast ingaway,Crrrauauffmanifeststself ndputson a f irst-classpecial f-fects show.

Timinghere s important. he players houldhavehada chance o asksomequestionsnd playaroundwith their information-gatheringquip-ment PKEmeters, ctovisors, ass pectrometers,radio elescopes,-D glasses,hateverheyhappen o have i th hem) . h is s hesensrb leh ingto do.

Howeve;Chostbustersan stand o be sensi-ble for only so long.Then hey needsome ac-t ion. Time for Crrrauauff 'smanifestat ion ndattack.

l f your players ren'tsensible, r if they are

cheerful nd unsparingn their destruct ivem-pulses,heymaywhip out theprotonpack beforedo inganyques t ion ingr equ ipment - read ing.nthat case, he moment hey ready heir protonpacks.Crrrauauffmanifests nd attacks.

To set the scene,you first have o focus theplayers' t tention.Forexample ou might say:

Hey.Somethingnteresting. verythingsquietall of a sudden.The cab has stoppedmoving.Yo unoticea t ingling n the hairsat the back ofyour neck,and an odd smell, . . omething ikeatt ic dust on a cold morning.There s a slightelectr icity n the air, l ike a hint of a comingthunderstorm.

There.They haveall shut up and ar e payingattention. heyknowsomethingsgoing o hap-pen. Now, whack em.

Readaloud:

Suddenly he air is dark and cold all aroundyou - likea shadowof a cloud passing ver,butthere'snot a cloud in the sky.Thecab shimmers- andstanding eforeyou

s he amber, lashingoutline of an enormouswolfhound, wenty feettall, towering over the street,bending orwardas if to take you in its teeth. You can feel it swarm, foul breath.

Sq doesanybodywant to do anythingbeforeyou end up like a Laddie Boy commercial?

What you really, eallywant hem o do iswhipout their proton packsand shoot at the giantmanifestat ionf Crrrauauff,he do g god.This svery mportant ecause: ) h e playersike beingscared, nd 2) they ike blowing hingsup withhigh-tech imcracks. o make hem eel ike t' sto o late o do anything ensible.

Hint if necessary.ay , Cee, I wonder f thereis anything ou can do to avoid nstant estruc-

t ion."Hold up a protonpack ar dan dwink a lot.This scalled, Cett ingTh e Players o Do WhatYou Want".

What happenss this.First,Crrrauauffr ies oIerrorize he Chostbusters.henanyChostbustersthat don't og off down the street creaming antakea shotat the manifestat ion.hen, he f irstt ime a protonbeam hits he dog god, t dashesback to the auto,yowling piteously, nd onceagain ossesseshecab. t wil l not eavehecom-parative safety of the cab for the rest of theadventue.

Let's ake it step by step.First, he Terrorizeattack. Have each of the

Chostbustersoll as manydiceashi sCool at ing.(Make ure heChost ie s ncludedn each oll.)

Aftereachplayer ol lsand addsup hisscore, outake he Chostdi e and one otherdi e (that 'swodice for Crrrauauff 's owerof 2) and roll forCrrrauauff 's errorize pecial bil i ty. f the doggod getsa higher otal, he chostbustergets er -rified.Encouragehe playero behaven characterand ham t up. f a Chostcomesup on any roll,the terror s so great ha t he Chostbusteraintsdead away. f the Chostbuster qualsor beatsCrrrauauff 'soll,he standsoughan dgets o f irehi s protonpack n the nextstep.

Now, an y Chostbusters ot training or th eOlympicTrot, hiver, nd Howl event r relaxingcomfortably n the pavement ets o firehis rustyprotonpack.Each ir inghero ollsas manydiceas his Moves core or i f he hasan appropriate

Talent,ikeWinston's ir eWeaponTalent, smanydice as his Talent core). he dif f icultynumberis 10 - not quite point-blank ange, ut prettyclose. Anyone who rolls 10 or higher hitsCrrrauauff who immediately tarts owlinganddisappearsnto the cab.

We don't want the dog god to be completelydestroyed, hich would happen f threeor moreprotonbeamshots it him. Thatwould bring headventureo a n end right here boring.Thisbringsup the conceptof Chostmasterheating- er, udging.Youand I know that Crrrauauff'sPower s 3. But your p/ayersdon't know that.

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5o maybeyou decide that Crrrauauff,s ower

is one point greaterhan he numberof points heChostbustersnock of f hi m th e first ime thevshootat him. Cheating?Well, sortof. lt 's no t agood habit o get into, but whenever he adven-turewould be spoiled rya strictadherenceo rherules, se your udgement.Don,t et on to yourplayers;hey enjoy rhe l lus ionof a completelvimpart ial ame.Wh y spoil t fo r them?

PartSeven:What Do TheyDo?BlowingSomethingUp: The l ikeliest pproachis o blast he carwith protonpacks. hisnot onlywon't work,but f carried oo fa rwil l result n apile of rubble,a nasty awsuit,and a sarcastic r-ticle in the next day's Post.

looking for More Information:Theycould ry tglearnmore about he situation.

1. Ma x ca n el l them he pickedup Buyukbas

in frontof

"Moishe's

Kaball ic orner,,onCanal.Moishe, littleold Orthodoxguywith a yarmalke,wil l tell hem he solda statue f Crrrauauffo an'Arab."

Tobin'sSpiritCuide istsCrrrauauff s ,an

obscureHittitedaemonbelieved o qovernman-kind's elat ionship it h domestic anines.,,

. 2. Buyukbass staying t he pentaHotel. f theylearnBuyukbas's ame, heycango to the Hotei.The maidswill complain ha this room sa messand he burns ncense onstantly, ut th e Hotelwill no t et he Chostbustersnto he roomwithouta searchwarrant. ieutenant rompskywill be nohelp;sh edoesn't ee he need oi al i thisdetec-tive work, is coming to believe he Chostbustersare ncompetent harlatans,nd wants o eetbackto the mportantwork of rousting o ung overs ffthe grass

n CentralPark. f they figure out howto break, inagle r bribe heirway nio Buvukbas,sroom, hey'll indall sorts f occultparaphernalia,includingminiature tatues f Crrrauauff. gain,Tobin's pir l tCulde will tell them wh o hs is.

Trying o RescueBuyukbas: f theyge tonto oneofthe nearby uilding,sir eescapes,he ycan ryto.lasso he lamppost aMovesTraitdifficulty

.15

roll). .Buyukbaswill us e he rope o get o thebuilding. Unless hey ca n find some-one hospeaks urkish, owever, e won,t be able o tellthemmuch an dCrrrauauff il l no w start r iv-ing backand forth n front of the buildine.

Crr.raug.uffil l always no w where BuyJkbasis an dwill pursue im relentlessly.leverbhost_bustersmay ry to take Buyukbas cross he East

River n a boat,hopingCrrrauauff il l fol lowan d(orat east tall). nstead, is quarryvanish_, Crrrauauffwill roam the streets f Manhat-

venting is rageby chasing ike riders, is_raff ic aws, nd menacing he garment

Trying o Cet Into th e Cab: Unless he ycomeupwith a really lever loy, hi s equires Movesdifficulty 20 roll to avoid being run over.Onceinside, he ca b will startbuckingand roll inga Muscles if f iculty15 roll is neededevery ensecondso stay n the cab. f the Chostbusterinds

the paperbag under he seatand remo,rest, thepossessionnds mmediately Crrrauauff ustbe n physical ontactwith th e ca b o animate t.

Or, if theydon't hink of thatapproach th emeterha sbeen unning ontinuously inceMa xpickedBuyukbas p. f he yknock he lagon th emeter down - the cab stopsdead."Nice Doggie": Oftering Crrrauauff a bone.preferablyoused n gasoline, r some eal ly igsteaks, r an old pairof slippersmaydistract im.(TheChostbusters aybe able o leadhi m ou tof the ntenection hisway.)While the cab,s oodis gnawing n theboneor chompingup thesteak,a character il l be able o get nto he cabwithoutdifficulty. They'vegot about 30 secondsbeforeCrrrauauffs f inishedand starts uckingagain.

HittingGrrrauauff n the nosewith a rolled-uonewspaperwill haveno effect whatsoever.

look l t Up: I f th e Chostbustersoo k in Tobin,sSpiritCuide or one of the other research ooksfor nformation bouthaunted axi cabs, hey may(Bra ins i f f i cu l t y 5 ro l l ) ind he o l lowing:

"Crowleyreports a most peculiar cir-

cumstance ttending isvisit o thepoorersection of Bombay during the recentcholeraepidemic.Thestorvwas impartedto him in awed whispers y th e Jain n-habitantsof the area. Thev claimed arickshaw became ossessed y oneof themaharani pirits, efusingo le tanyoneon_to itsseatand chasing tsowner n circles.

"Crowley

dismissed hisas superstition.unti l th e Jainistoo k hi m to theowner,shovel,where the rickshaw stoodoutside,periodically bashing he door to the dwell-ing. There seernednaught to be done.When nightfall came, the rickshaw be-came quiet. Theowneregressedo f nd itquiescent; nd lest t reanimate, urned/t to the pavement."

That's rerynice,but f theChostbusten ai t un-ti l nightfall,rafficacrossmidtownManhattanwillcome o an utter tandstill nd Krompskv il l haraea f it .

PartEight:

The EndSooner r later,heChostbustersil l solve he

problem, itherby wait ing nti lnightfall, last ingth ecab nto smithereens,r gett ing nt o he ca 6and removing he idol or hit t ins he meter.

1. f theywait unti l nightfall, he ca bsrops e-tngpossessed.cn,yevet$i that imegridlock on_ditionsare n effect nd raffic sn,tmovinsan nchanywhere n midtown Manhattan.Kiomoskvwon't pay,Durnhamwon't speak o them, th emayor oes n televisiono call hem ,ierks,,,and

th e Ne w YorkTimes omesou t in favorof mak-ing ghostbustingllegalas a fraudulent ct ivitv.

2. lf theydestroy he cab, Krompskywill calla dump truck o pick up the remains. urnhamwill be enraged, call ing th e Chostbusters'hssassins"

anddemandingecompense.wodayslater:he Chostbusten resued$, panoptikosCabCo.,which claims he ca b s worth$15,000.nd

wants r ip ledamages.3. lf they f iguredou t th e idol is causing he

possession,rompsky eizeshe dol asevidenceand a.rrests uyukbas or disturbing he peace.

.4. lf theysolve he problemwithout destroying

the cab, Max is pleased,and offers o buv theChostbustersunch at a nearbv el i .

Regardless,urnhamwill refuseo take he bill.maintaining hat his company isn,t l iable. lihanded he bi l l , Buyukbas i ll onlystaren con_sternation t the unfamiliar nglish, nd hand tback.

Krompskywon't take he bill either.However.she'l l give th e Chostbustersn Ny.p.D.Reim-bunementRequest orm,whichshewill sign.Theform wil l authorize ayment p to 93000 letthe Chostbustersigureout how much they wantto charge,but Krompskywon,t authorizemorethan his.Krompsky il l tell hem o send hebi l land orm to the Department f ContractManage-ment of the Boardof Estimate.

lf the Chostbusters o so, they,ll neverhearanotherword.Th ebi l l wil l ge t os i n th e a$rrin-thine city bureaucracv.

Did theykeepa copyof the Reimbursement e-questForm?f not, hey'l lNEVER eea cent.Theonly wa y he ywill ge tpaid sby physically oingdowntown o CityHallwith copies f he bi l l andform, and threateningo release veryghost heycatch n the offices f the Departmeni JContractManagement.

lf the Chostbustersaitedunti l nightfall,heyge t no BrowniePoints. f theydestroyedhe cab,give hem backhalf he Browniepointsthevspeniduring he adventure.f theysolved he pioblemby hit t ing he metetgive he mbackal l he oointsthat hey spent. f they ound the idol and remoraedit , give hem back he points hey spentplus woor three more.

_ l{ .heyeal ly mused ouwith zanyantics ndfaithful characterizations, ward them a bonuspointor two for each nspired esture. ,wan.Bea sport. t' s ar eenough n thisuniverseha tvo uge t points or having un.

That's he end of the first adventure.Crab al lyourstuff,countyourdice,andsendyourplayershome.Tell hem to returnnextweek,prepared o

face he.unimaginableerror, he spine-t inglinghorrorof--r'TheCouch potatol

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Ghostrnastering

Tips

n GHOSIEUSIER$ you as Chostmasterpre

sent adventures or the players o enjoy. Theplayers retend o be Ghostbusters;heyadd col-orful characterso the plot, saywitty things,haveclcver deas, olvemysterious uzzles,and blowthingsup.Youget o be Ererything lse the plot,

th e peoplewhom the Chostbusters eet,all th eworld,and all the dead hingsmenacingt. Andyou also act as he referee or the game,who forinstanceudgeswhether r notact ions roposed

by he Chostbustersrepossible r permissable.

Boy,do you everhavea lot of important hing sto do.

The single most important hing that th eChostmaster oes,at least rom he players' oint

of view, s describe situationwhich leads o aroll of the dice, ell the players hat Traitand

Talents appropriateo the roll,and hendecidewhat is the dif f iculty at ingof th e roll. ThoughChostbuster raits nd Talents ary the rule ofthumb s thatdif f iculty5 is easy, if f iculty10 smoderately ard,dif f iculty15 s quitehard,anddiff iculty20 or h igher s very hard o ro ll suc-cessfully ven or specialists. difficulty ating anbe any number - it does not have o be a mul-t iple of 5.

Togiveyouan ideaof what s nvolved,maginegoing hrougha routineday and assigning if f i-culty numbers o each challenge ou face.Forexample, eft ingOut of Bed s a Moves if f icul-ty 15 or me. Darnsure go t no related alent nthat area.)Settinga New World's Land SpeedRecordDriving o Work n Hell ishTraff icsa dif-

f iculty25 .Tell ingMy Boss hat heCameNeedsMoreWorkSo 'l l MissMy Deadline sa dif f icul-ty 15.And so forth.

Should ou tell the players hat he dif f icultyrating s?Sure,f youwant o.Sometimes,owever,th e players houldbe keptguessing bout howdiff iculta task s - for instance,f they're ryingsomethinB nusual,ik edoingan appendectomywith two ca n openersand a spoon. Use yourjudgement any imeyo u hinka l it t lesuspenseis appropriate, ri n evil ly and say, Cee, you'renot sure ust how dif f icult hat 'sgoing o be."

lntroductoryMorale Note For RookieGamemasters

Don't Panic!We amous am edesigners l l learned ow o gamemasteroleplay-

in ggameswithout ormal nstruct ion. he original oleplaying ames,like Dungeons nd DragonsTv,av eus almostnothing n the wayofadvice on how to be great gamemasters.

I t didn'tslowusdowna bi t .We also uspectt won'tslowyo udown,either.We've ound hat anyone martenough o be intr igued y thenotionof roleplayingamessgenerallymart nough o f igure ut how

to playone without a lot of training .Sodon'tworry.Loosen p.Wing t. Relyon commonsense nd m-agination.Don't get oo hung up on the rulesand Chostmasterips.Taket from he experts:When in Doubt, gnore he Rules nd HaveFun.

TwelveUsefulThingso Remember boutGhostmastering1. Youcan't earneverything t once.

2. Understandhe GHOSIBUSIERS ulesandmechanics, nd talk them over with theplayers. f players as k yo u to describesomething,o. Let hemworryaboutwhetheror not what y,ou escribe s important.

3. Be air.Earn our players'trust. layen heer-

fully ignore ulesmistakes nd hesitat ionsolong as hey believe hat he Chostmastersbe ing a i r thathe is not p ick ing n them,not showingavor i t ism,or us ing isa lmostgod-likepowerso interferewith the effects fchance ndstrategyn solvingheadventure'scha l leng ing rob lems.

4. Exoect to extend the GHOSfBUSffRSru les . o >et f ru les an be as ngenious splayermaginatrons.seyourcommonsenseand keepplaying.Don't waste ime lookingup minor rules.Reservehe right o changeyourmind about u les udgements ."Th is smy ruling onight, ut after 've hought boutit , I may want to be even more fair an dreasonable .eh. heh. " )

5. BePrepared. t f irst,usepublished dven-tures ike he ones hatcomewith thisgame..Study hemcarefully.hinkabouthow yo uar egoing o presenthe charactersnd dramaticactionscenes, nd anticipatehe reactions fyourplayersi.e., reyourplayersikely o talkto a spookor blast t the second heyse e t?).

6. Beclear n yourdescript ionsf sett ings nds i tuat ions .nswer l l reasonableues t ionscheer fu l lyora t eas t on ' t h row h ings t aplayerwh o asksuseless uesrrons).

7. Expecto be wrong sometimes. dmit t. Say"Oops", do an instant eplay n th e action,

if necessary nd geton with the game. Don't

be a pushover,hough.Sometimes omebodyhas o makean arbitraryudgement, nd hatperson s you.)

8, Help new players esign heirChostbusters.lf aftera few games heywould like to correctwhat hey onsiderlaws n thedesign,et 'em.

9. When you are pretending to be thecharacters nd spooks n youradventures, easclever nd resourcefulorasbumbling ndincompetent)s heywould be if theyactual-ly existed. utwhen t comes o udgingcon-flictsof yourcharactersnd spooks gainstheplayers' Chostbusters, s Chostmasteryou

must be oart ial o neitherside.

10 .Be entertaining. am up yourcharacters,play the comedy bits o the hi lt , and makeevery onf ct an acti n-packed, uspensef edadventure.t' sa bad sign f your playersal las leep u r ing he adventure 'sl imax .

11 .Chostmasters il l occasionally ave ointerveneo save plot and keep he gamegG

ing.Try o avoidbeingarbitrary he nyo u n-tervene, ndconcealhe nterventionf possi-

ble. f you'recaught, dmit he ruth,of course,but mostplayers referhe llusionof the game- that's why they play.

12.When you get ime, ead he entireOpera-t ions Manual carefully,especially Basic

Chostology"beginning n page26. Helpfulhints n Chostmasteringre ound hroughoutthe book,an dstudyinghe rules ives ou heconfidence nd savvy o be a smooth, nter-taininsChostmaster.

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The Spook's Dread Intentions

Rolston'sspirit cannot rest until everyoneeverywhere outinely revels n puerile program-ming notonly n the building r the neighbor-ing buildings, ut throughoutBrooklyn, he tr i-statearea, he United States, nd wherever inetelevisions resold.The spirit 'sgrandiose reams

somewhat exceed his mo dest capabilit ies,butgivena coupleof eonsof undisturbed auntings,Rolstonmight grow into a male\rolentmeta-entityon the scaleoI Zuul or Cozer.Prettyambitiousfor a Brooklynboy.We'recountingon theChost-busters ipping his cosmicmegalomanian thebud, however.

TheTeaserRead his aloud to start he adventu re:

When you Ghostbusters come back from aparty, decorated as usual with a thin crust ofonion dip and confetti, you find this message nyour telephoneansweringmachine:

"Ghostbustersl Help us! Our televisionsets

turn on when we're not there! We can't seeDallasot Miami Vicel The landlord won't helpus! We're the tenants,and we pooled our money,and you can have t all! fust get rid of our spook!Call me, Don Davidson,at 555-3092.Thanks."

What do the Chostbusters o?

Encouragehem to returnDon'scall. lf they'rereluctant, remind them that their hamburgermonev runsout at the end of the weekand thattheirdrycleaners hreateningo tum theirbill orerto a collection agency. Do you haveany idea ofthe time and expense nvolved n gettingdriedmarshmallowof f of four polyester umpsuits?)

lf the playersare still reluctant, have themroleplaywaiting pr anothercase o come in. Sitback,closeyour books,and stareoff into space.Practice ourbird calls.Pickyour eethwith yourthumbnail. lowbubblesn ou r milk ora whi le.They'll crack.

When the Chostbuster dentifi es himself orherself, Don will say, "Thank goodness 'vereachedyou! Mumble, mumble crazy aroundhere."Don is realhard o understand ecause isTV is oo loud. (Co ahead.Turnyourown TV up.Haven't you always wondered what a TV at topvolume sounds ike?)

Phone conrersationswith Don tend to beunenlightening t besr.

Don: Mumble, mumble, horrible mumblingghost!

Ghostbuster:What did you say?Don: Of course mumble can pay!Mumble gotmumble-mumble ollarsan d 92 cents!

Ghostbuster: can't hearyou.Why don't you turnthat TV dcrrvn?

Don: What?Ghostbuster: TURN THATB!-ASTED V DOWN!Don: Creat! 'll expect ou n half an hour!Thank

mumble! Bye now *click*

RemindChostbusters hat thev havea base atefor a house al l (see ccompanying ox),and hatthey should give a written estimate at thepremises.Also remind them agai n that they'rebroke, and try to get them to FlatbushAvenuesothat the adventurecan begin.

.10 ChostbustersOperat ionsManual

GhostmasterResearchDataChostbusters houl d learn as much about

the targetspookas hey can beforewhippingout the proton packsand scorching he client'smaterial possessions.Getting that damagerelease igned s an important irst step, butit is not going o get hem complete mmu nityfrom civil suits or Wanton Devastation.

The details of the plot often dictate wherethe keywidence, information,or artifactexists,and of ust what it is composed.City records,local newspapers,witnesses, ibrarians,ex-perts,consultants, iaries,grafitti,and othercommonplace recordsand informants canprove useful in discwering the nature ofspooksand in devisingappropriate trategiesto eliminate hem.The Ghostbusters re welladvised o cul tivate a stable of informationsourceswhich they can refer o throughouttheir adventuring.

ln "The Couch Potato" adventure, he focusis on action and character; the mysteryelements re airly simple,and he records relimited. (For nstance, he only witnesses rethe tenantsof the building; once the Ghost-busters re hrough nterviewing hem, thereain't nobody else.)Hovrrever,n some adven-tures, he mysterymay be pretty nvolved,andthe only way to defeat the ghost may bethrough cla,er sleuthing, esearch, nd puzzle-solving.

BustingGhostsFor Big Bucks

Chostbustersnternationalhas establishedstandardees or the followingbasicservices:

On-Site nspection: $500Removal f ParanormalEntities

For FirstEntity: $4000EachAdditional Entity: $1000

Storage one-time ee): $1500

CBlnt encouragesndividual franchi ses orun specialswith reducedpricesor packagedealswhen business s slow or when a fran-chise s breaking nto a nevryerritory.

lndividual Chostbuster ranchises ave heright to chargewhatever ees hey like. In prac-tice, Ghostbustersend to have Robin Hoodcomplexes steal rom the rich, give to the

poor. Frequently humanitarian impulsesprompt Chostbusterso accept smaller eesfrom needy and deservingvictims of other-worldly menacet while NakedCreed usual-ly surfaces hen Chostbusterseal with largecorporationsor governmentbureaucracies.

lf a slow,methodicalmystery-solving acesuitsyour players,et he research nd puzzle-solvingphasedevelopat its own speed Ietthe Chostbustersonduct ibrary esearch, oleg vrork, seekout expert nformants, nterview

witnesses, nd so orth. i on the other hand.you and your playersprefer ots of action andcharacter nteraction, ompress he researc h

b/ telling hem,"Uh, okay.You'venvestigatedall the plausible esearcheads;here's he in-formation you came up with." Then stickwerything n their hands nd et hem study t.

Initially you'll probably have to tell theplayerso do research the Chostbustersnthe movie sure aren't good examples.Onceyou suggest he possibiliry by sayingsome-thing ike "Gee whiz, I wonderwhy this nastyold spook s n thisbuilding yo udon'tsup-pose here's reason, o you?"(Wink, wink.)Or , "Bot1,I wonder f the newspaper asany-thing n it about his crazyghost?" hen hrcnar

them offthe scent$l saying, Nahh, probablynot."

lf the playerswant to investigateplaces orwhich you'veno preparedmaterial,you cansay ha t there'sno evidence here,or requirea roll against very high difficulty f you wantto be deceptive, r you can improvise.Don'tcarelessly iv e hem misleading ints. f theplayersind they cannot rust our information,they won't botherdoing any research.n fact,they wo4't be real nterestedn anythingyoutell them.

UsingProps

Usinga real elephoneas a prop is a goodidea. Usingprops s alwaysa good idea. Forexample, player rippingsomething hapedlike a PKEmeter s likely to wave t aroundatthe firstsignof an ectoplasmicmanifestation.' This s called really getting nto it." Players

have otsa un when they are "really gettinginto it." Propsare one way to stimulate histotally-involvedstyle of play. Costumes sanother; umpsuits ook real good on suavedudes ikeus.Buyinga otof surplus igh-techelectronicequipmentand a

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hearse or an ECTO-I is another way.Obviously, ou can overdo t. Youhaveour

permission.ust on'tblameuswhen peoplelook funnvat vou. . .



SpecificResearchResultsn the CouchPotatoCase

Here's he research ataavailablen the Couch

PotatoCase. he Chostbusters il l probablvvisitthe apartmentbuilding first, al k to Don david-son,and do a little snoopingabout before heydo the research,ut unusuallvmethodicalChosibustersmay ge t he addressrom Davidsonoverthe phoneanddo a thorough nformation earchbefore hey reach he apartment.

When they get around o doing the research orafter you prod them a bit in that direction).askthem where they'd ike to look for information.

Let hem makephonecalls o possible ourcesof information.Play he partof busyclerks somepleasant nd helpful,mostnastyand abrasiveresponding nd nviting he Chostbusterso comedown in person "Sorry

we don,tgiveou t thatkindof information ner he phone.,, omeof their

ideaswon't pan ou t - calls o the SmithsonianInstitute,he UN Secretaria!and the TheosophicalSocietywon't be very productive bu t that,sChost-biz.

When one or more of them visit the placesbelow, ou can eithersimplysummarizehe in-formation or reveal t to the players n character,playinga file clerk, receptionist,awyer,or reaiestatemanager.

Clue 1: Public Information About theBui lding

otherwiseassociated ith the unusualso far asthe authoritiesknow.

This information is found with a successfulBrains r LibraryScience ol l against ifficulty5.lf the researching hostbuster,slayermissesheroll, then eitherno information s found, or theGhostbustermust ackle he problemon anotherdav.

lf the informatlon s ound,a successfulMovesor See oll against ifficulty 5 notices pencilednote on one piece of paper: it says,simply,

,"Rolston."

Clue 2: Further Information About theBuilding's Owners

Al "Stonewall"Greenacres-r:

SullenCivil Servant

Al can make a careerou t of finding one file.From he moment you reachhim by phoneor inperson,. e goes nto a stall,askingyou to holdon while he takesanothercall, looks or a form.speakso hissupervisor,akesa coffeebreak, as

Iunch, akesa nap,ad nauseam.Otherwise.heisobnoxiouslypoliteandcooperative.f you harreall day,he'll ge t you the informationyou want.

Brains 3 Stall Forever

Cool 3 Speakpolitely

Moves 4 AvoidWork

Muscles 2 PushPaper

Coal: ServeHumanityat His Own pace

DistinctiveMannerism:',Excuseme, bu t couldyou hold on iust a minute?"

a welyvoice, nd osympathetic.far less usceptibleo Amarillis,scharm.

. Females remesmerizing

Brains 5 Law

Cool 5 Lav t On Thick

Moves 3 Curtseyand Blush 6

Muscle 2 PushMales round 5

Ginger GasheartCum-Popping Moron

Cinger holesup in a cubicle at the Hall of

Records.Her phone voice suggestsa misan-thropic, hrillBugsBunny, unctuiiedbrthe snap-ping andslurpingaccompanying er gS.00a daychewing-gum abit.Shedoesn,tikeyou,andyoucan. ell..Shekeeps orgetting he last hing yousaid,and constantly nterruptso askyou to ,epeatyourself.Howwer, if you are persisient nd pa-tient, you'll eventuallyget the informationyouwant.

Brains 1 ForgetAnnoyingDetails

5 RadiateCosmicIndifferenceoCit izens

Moves3 Chew and Pop

Muscles 3 Masticate

The records boutFive-Boroughitleare n the

Bureauof Records,n Manhattan, n a Citv Hallannex.Fir,e-Boroughitle urnsou t o be a whollv-owned subsidiary f Tri-State inancialSystem;.a closely-heldummycorporat ion elongingoDilate & Couper A.C., a daughtercomplny ofSlavicsek nd Skutsch, piraticalconglomerateheadquarteredn Lichtenstein. ut his s uselessinformation, nless t convinceshe Chostbustersno t to try to get ghostbustingmoney from suchblackguards.

Ghostbusters et this informationwith a suc-cessJul rains r LibraryScience ol l against if -ficulty 1O r, alternatively,f anyChostbuster asa PlayStockMarket alent,he or shemerelvcallshi sor herbroker ndgets hedata n 15 minuteswith no rol l at al l .

Coal: Claw Her Way to the Top

DistinctiveMannerism: ushSouthern rawl: sosorry she can't help you.

Amarillis,the district representativef CraspProperty,acknowledgeso the Chostbustersnperson r by phone hata poltergeistmay or maynot be) presentat 66666 Flatbush.She hen readsfrom a statement hehasprepared, ,that

saidunitswere properly and fully exorcisedon Nov. 15 .1985,as aftested y lessorexhibitC herewithat -

tached,and that any imputed or actual minorannoyance of poltergeistactivity cannot bedemonstrated or should be imputed to be theresultof improper essoractivitynor as a resultof lessor efault r non-compliance ith acceptedcommunitystandardsnd practices. upernaturalevents, xceptas definedherein,arespecificallythe responsibility f lessee, s upheld n the and-mark caseof Wentworthv. Duck.,,

On request, he'll readLessorExhibitC belowaloud to the Chostbusters.

RollBrains r Lawagainst ifficulty5 to under-stand haq at present,CraspPropertyneeds o doand will do nothing.

CraspPropertyor its parentcorporations anbe usedasvi l lainso misdirectheChostbusters.

if_you ant; he players re ikely o be suspiciousof the andlord, egardlessf the plot. f theywantto investigatehe landlord, et them uncover lle-galitiesand shennanigans,nd stewaboutwhatto do , but don't compromise he operationofRolston's hostunlessyou haveworkedout a con-vincing alternateplot.

Clue 4: Lessor Exhibit C - A letter

Nov. 15 , 1985

The undersigned, o the best of theirknowledgeand for no consideration therthan the welfareof humaniry have ested,exorcised,leansed,umed,andotherwisefound he buildingat66666Flatbush rze.,BrooklynNl to be freeof

spooks,hosts,

cold spots,creepiyhings,awful demons,and other principalsor representativesfinjuriousor malevolent upernaturalgen-cies,powers, r unfathomableentities.

(signed)

FatherX. FlannaganRev.E. MonroeRabbiA. EliazarBishopNephi Kimbal lSwamiMhaha Ra ZjeeShamanRunningBear ones

Thisdocument gives he namesof the exorcistswhich Crasp Properties outinely hires o

,de.

Cool

Coa/s; Blow the Ultimate Bubble

DistinctiveMannerism: nergetigncessant,loppy gum che.r,ving.

Clue 3: Statementby a Representative fGraspProperties

AmarillisO'Hara

rooklyn Hall of Records, 5231 FlatbushAve:o publicrecord,he buildingat 66666

latbushAve. s ovvnedby'Craspproplrty Man-a division of Five-Borough itle.The

wa sbui l t by Hiram Fink n 1947.t hashad a fire, been raided, condemned,or

Paralegal Beagle

Amarillis sa sweet-talking outhern elle witha mind like a steel rap.She ulls you into com-placencywith gracious peechwhile she slylyoutmaneu\€B)lrru.

Crasp propertiesig of course,not responsible." eriod.But who cares such

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H gh-Spi ited Elderly Fl rt

In addit ion o flirt ingwith youngme n (6 5andunder)and stacking ld cl ipping i les n precar-ious, eetering olumns, lice handlesnformationrequests. lice is pretty sharp n trackingdownobscure ewspaperefurences,ut t will takeher

a while - 50 percentof the filesare out of theircabinets, tacked n somedesk.She,llhave o gothrougheachstack,at considerable isk o life andIimb.A littlegentlemanly ttention anda handat moving the stacksaround- will greatlyex-pedite the process. f treatednicely (i.e., llrtedwith shamelessly), lice could becomea greatinformation esource or the Chostbusters.

spook" tsbuildingshndgrounds. heyare muchcheaper han the Chostbusters,equiringonly asmalldonation o their spiritualcausesor theirservices.

Any of theseworthiescan be contacted n thespaceof an afternoon,and all will agree hat nosignof supernatural ctivityoccurredwhen they

checked he premises.Of course,none of themactuallyentered he building; he rituals suchas heywere wereconducted rom the sidewalkoutside.Theyknow nothing hat will contributesubstantiallyo the solutionof this case.

Clue 5: The Brooklyn Commercial Bugle

Alice Tolliver

of the original screenings f the old TV shows,theyareon the right nck; if thqy ocuson ,,violent

deaths" or "fatalaccidentsi' during that time,

they're real hot. You can give them Brains orLibraryReferenceolls for hints or make themfigure his stuffou t on their own - suit yourcelf- and your players.

Practically peakingsince inding he clippingon Rolston'sdeath pretty much resolves henrystery ou shouldkeep t underwrapsuntil thelastminute; then you can pop it ou t just as theChostbustersreabout o figure t out themselves(a ypicalsleazyChostmasteringrickguaranteedto annoy he players), r you can haveAlice findit if they are way off track and in needof a hint.In a pinch,shecouldgive hema callon ECfOl,smodularphoneand read hem the cl ipping.

The article tself s very short,giving only thebasicdetailsdescribed n "The

Couch Potato,sPIot" above,but it is illustratedwith a locallyprize-wi n ng photoshowi g Rolston's oderate.ly frazzledhandclutching he antennawire, andthe Zenith's erialnumberand D information an

be seen n the corner. he article's eadline eads."FatalAccidentat 66666 FlatbushAvenue."

When the Chostbustersealize ha t he Zenithin thebasements he agency f Rolston,semise,they will know just where to hunt the spectralpresencehaunting66666 Flatbush.

PartOne:l'm on the OutsideLooking n

ShiftingTheSceneSince this is your story you can simply say

something ike, "YouChostbusters et n the Ecto.

mobile and you're in front of 66666 FlatbushAvenue n twenty minutes."Or you can be moreelaborate hd akemore ime- giving he playerstime to bickerand argueaboutwho's in chargeis usual lya good ideaat the beginning f theadventure.

A Nice Place o Visit...When they arrivg the Chostbusters ill find

convenientparking or ECIOI: a spot next to afire hydrant ix blocks rom 66666 Flatbush.ForNew York, hat'sconvenient.) ead he ollowingdescription loudas hey walk to the bui lding:

It'sB:15p.m.,on a warm summerevening. t,sstill light out, though cloudsare moving n andit will probablyge tdark in a half an hour or so

The neighborhood is predominantly lowermiddle-class, filled with tired apartmentbuildingsand squishedJookingow houseswithconcrete front lawns and in need of paint.Children of all races, colors, and states ofcleanliness camperabout, riding bikes,playingcatch, whacking'each other with plastic ray-guns.They look real interested n ECTO-l...

Let the Chostbustersbribe, threaten, Con,whatever,he cute little ladsand lasseso theirheart's ontent.Not much will be done to ECIO-Iin any case.

You're coming up on 66666 Flatbush.Thisfour-story building is much like the others in theneighborhood an ugly brick box with al l

thecharm of a stateprison.Younoticethree thingsasyou approach: he muchdefaced cornerstonesays1947; oud, raucous aughter s coming fromthe building;and all of the windowson the topfloor have been boarded up - from the inside.

When you reach the attractive, institution-green front door, you see three doorbell-typebuttons on a panel to the left. The bottom oheis labelled Davidson Super, he middle onelaCoque, the top one Pogoni.From the markson the panel, there once was a fourth buttonabove he others; t looksas f it hasbeen remov-ed - with a blunt instrument.

Hunter Panama:ournalist, Recluse,GunEnthusiast,Weirdq and Red Herring

The boarded-upwindow and the removeddoorbellshouldmake he playersea lsuspiciousof Panama.Conversationswith other tenantsshould do little to reassurehem. "The fourthfloor?HunterPanamaivesup there.He'sall right- | guess.ust littlestrange. writer, ou know?Stays p there all day,only seems o come outat night. Doesn'tbother anybody,but lotsof weirdnoisescome out of that apartmentat all hours,

The RedHerringA "Red

Herring" (alsoknown as ,AFalse

Traill' or ,more commonly, AHoseJob,,) s

a nasty trick which a Chostmasteruses omislead,confuse, low down, and generallyannoy his players.Essentially, RedHerringis a ser ies f clueswhich point o a solut ionof the mystery the Wrongsolution.The con-sequencesof following a Red Herring canrange rom simply wasting ime to seriouslyjeopardizinghe mission.

You can set up a Red Herring when theChostbusters re approachinghe solution othe adventuremuch too quickly,or when youwant them to havean encounter ha t thevwould otherwisebypass, r when you feel thatthe adventure s too simple.

When plottinga RedHerring thereare a fewthings ou should onsider: . Who,s espon-sible or the Red Herring? s the vi l lain (o rspook) ayinga false rail,hoping o delay heChostbusters,r is t simplya series f bizarrecoincidences?We suggest ou don,t overdothebizarre oincidenceoutineor yourplayerswill grow o hateyou and mistrust ustabouteverything ou tell them.)2. How much timewill the Chostbusters aste ollowing his up?3. How areyou gonnaget hem backon theright trackonce he RedHening stopsbeingfun?

Brains 5 Find ObscureReference

Mo\r'es 2 Stack File Folder

Muscles 1 Pinch Cute Man'sCheek

Cool 3 ScoldYoung

. Whippersnappers 6Coal: ServeHumanity

DistinctiveMannerism:Pokingand pattingmen,calling hem "sonnyi'and

battingher eyelashest them.

Justdown the block from the BrooklvnHall ofecords re he officesof the BrooklynCommer-

Bugle, communitynewspaper f longstand-ng. Alice, who's in chargeof the morgue iles,

cooperative, ut warns hat searchesakea long

The more specific he information he Chost-re ooking or , he better heir chanceof

t. lf theysimplystart rom he present ayd work backwardshrougheveryedition, thewill go bankrupt before they find

useful.There s no specificentry ile forFlatbushAvenue.

The Bugle keepsno files on occult or weirdthey' ea respectab e journa . Howeve

th eChostbustersxaminehe i les or he im e

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PartThree:The Building t 66666FlatbushAvenue

This section alks about the physicalarrange-

mentof the building, ts nhabitants,nddescribessomeof their peculiarities. hereare our floorsand a basement, nd four tenants.Each enantoc-

cupies one floor, in the following order top to

bottom:

too floor Dr. Hunter Panamathird floor Mrs. Maria Pogonisecondfloor Miss SirenaLaCoquefirst floor Mr . Don Davidsonbasement furnace and storage

Except or the basement, he room arrangementon each loor s he same, houghwallshavebeenremovedn Dr. Panama's nd in Miss LaCoque's

flats.The unitsare eached y stairs ocated t hefront and back of the building. There are noelevators.

First Floor: Mr. Don DavidsonDavidsons all and skinny, omely,and always

wearsa shapeless isored cap, a T-shirt, nd eans.

His T-shirtsea6 ointlessmages-an empty beerstein,a sneering at, he formula for the area ofa circle, a caricatureof Merv Criffin, etc. He iscurrently aid off from his ob at BioMedChem-TechrM nd home all of the time.

Davidson sn'tsubtle.Thoughhe'sa whiz withelectronics, e'll ollow theChostbustersround,babbl ing questions, rying to borrow anddisassemble proton pack,and pantingafteranyfemaleGhostbustern the group though e won'tbe braveenough to ask anyoneout).

lf anv femaleGhostbuster eesDavidsonas a

possible coreand sheaskshim out, the eveningis a disaster.She oses lvo Brownie Pointsandreturnshome at 4 a.m. with her blouse rippedand her shoesmuddy,gr ippinga t ire iron witha Davidson-shapedent in it. A day later,afterDavidsoncomes back rom the emergency oom,he'll call heragainand again, rying for anotherunforgettableeven ng.

Don "The Connector" Davidson, age24-

Brains 4 Electronics

Muscles 2 Fix Toi let

1 SolderCircuits

Cool 3 Bargain

Goal: Fumbling,CropingSex

DistinctiveMannerism: ncrediblyclumsy tripsover his own shadow.

Don's lat is messy.Clothes,electronicsunk,

rudeposters, nd suggestivemagazinesitter hefloor. He offers he Ghostbr.lsters eats n the liv-ing room, but first he has o shorrel iles of oldnewspapers nddirty sock from the furnituremakinga largerainalgamated ile on the floor.

ln one cornerof the living roomarea few hickshardsof brokenglasswith an unusualcoatingon the interior side of the curved fragments.Ghostbusterswho search that room shouldattemptMoves or See olls againstdifficulty 10to notice he glitterof the glass ragments. suc-cessfulBrains r Electronicsol l against ifficulty

5 revealshat the piecesare random eftcvers romthe Zenith'spicture ube, destrqrcdwhen the mad-dened Davidson attacked the Zenith with ahockeystick.

The bedroom s unkemptand hasonly a mat-tressand a few cardboardboxes.His lab/repairshop is stackedhigh with ancient chassisandboxesof knobs, handles,circuit boards,powersupplies, tc. Friedchicken ake.outcartons it -ter the kitchen,which is otherwise nused.

There is nothing elseof importancehere.Chostmasters!Study this phrase carefully.

"Thereis nothingelseof importancehere."This

phrase s quite valuablewhen the Chostbustersbegindismant l inghe furniture nd r ippingou tth e plaster al lswhi le searchingor moreclues.

The impulse o be thorough s praiseworthy,utbeing thoroughcan be very boring.

EarnestPlayer: carefullyexamineal l the recordalbums or missing nnersleeves.

Ghostmaster: here s nothingelseof importancehere.

Earnest layer: sniffthe riedchicken ontainers.

Ghostmaster: Yeah yeah sure. fHERE /5NOTH'NC ELSEOF IMPORTANCEHERE.Keepmoving. Next?

lf the Chostbustersneed an extra hand inbuildingspecial lectronics ear, r operating n-hand gear, Davidson volunteers. Repeatedly.Uninterruptedly. oy, s he everannoying.Havefun being annoying. t's a dirty job, but some-

body'sgo t to do it.

SecondFloor:SirenaLaCoqueSirenaLaCoque pronounced ah-COHE)was

born Eileen Suggs.She is in her late twenties,gorgeous,and looking for a man. Looking orseveral,n fact. Everyhandsomemale Ghostbusteris airgame. f the Chostbusters nockon her door,she calls sweetly, Just a moment!" When shecalls or them to come in, they enter o find hertakinga bubble bath,possiblydistracting omeChostbustersnd nfuriating then,perhaps tart-ing a quarrelabout who gets o stay behind toguardSirena n case he ghostcomes bagk.

Those who take Sirenaout (successful ovesor Attract Attention, or Cool or Seduce rolls,

against if f iculty 10) in d that she ikes simplepleasureske handd ppedchocolates, temmedroses, rmine coats,and Rolls-Royces.

Those who cross Sirena ge t to meet anemployeeof a friend of hers,Vito Langostino.Seepage 13.)

Sirena LaCoque,age 26

Brains 3 EstimateWealth

Muscles2 Crapple

Moves 6 Attract Attention

Cool 5 Borrow

Coa/; Money

DistinctiveMannerisms: iltsher headprettily oone sideand batshereyes oquettishly t males.Cute as hell, but she can't see a thing.

Sirena'sapartment s lavishly and tastelesslydecorated. inepieces f antique urniture re ux -

taposedwith cheap ootstools nd molded-plasticparson'sables.Shecollectscrochetedcaricaturesof poker-playing ogs. Her bedroom s as largeand as uxurious sher iving room,with lounges,armoires,heavydrapes,and silk hangings.

lf the Chostbusters nter her bedroom, have

eachattempta Movesor Balance oll against if-ficulty 10 .The first to fail accidentally urns onthe bed. The bed begins o revolve, discoball-mirrorstarts otating bwe it, a strobe ight beginsto pulse hypnotically,hard-dr:ivingock musicblasts rom concealedspeakers, nd a heavydutyvibrat ionunit r ipples he bed l ike a bronco sbucking beneath. Red-faced, irenaorders heChostbusters ut. A successful ool or Fast alkroll against ifficulty 15 s necessaryo get backin the sameday, hough she orgiveshem by thefollowingmorning.

The ghost'smischievousactivities have par-ticularlypainedMissLaCoque,ince hehasbeenunable to entertain visit ing dignitar ieswithsalacious ideo tapes. f the Chostmasterwants

to spiceup the actionhere,Sirenamightbe enter-taining a Mafia Familymember (see A CastofDozensj' pg 54) when the Chostbusters rrive.

Using an ornamentai omahawk customarilyemployed o counselwaywardguests, he cut theelectricalconnection o her bedroomTV to endthe din. If the Chostbusters xamine he severedcord, a successfulMovesor See oll againstdif-ficulty 15 ets hem notice hatone of the cutshasbeencompletely epaired the copper strandshavebeen fused ogether; hough the plastic suntouched. f the Chostbusters heck the othercuts or several ays unning, hey see hat all thecuts seem o be repairing hemselves.Rolston's

spirit does the work as his energypermits.)

Floor Three:Mrs. Maria PogoniNearing he hird-floor oor in this stoutly-built

old building, he Chostbusters ear kids shriek-ing andwailing.The Chostbusters eed o knocklong and loud to geta response.When the ladyof the houseappears, he yells.above he din,"Come in! Don't be slow!"

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The apartment s dimly lit and stuffedwith

magazi es,and half-finishedmanuscri ts.

few empty Beluga aviar ins can be seen,and

n thehallcontains erenldullish

A successful rainsor Zoology roll against

10 identifies hem as piranha-

Dr. Panama'siving room has only one chair.

uch of the space s taken up I largeand povrer-ul stereoand video gear(there s a bank of si x

monitors, ll shcnving BOR, but Panama oesn't

mind: "l neverwatch TVi' he swearc), nd by

bushelbasketsull of various apsules nd ablets("vitamin pillsi' Dr. Panama ays, is eyesglint-

ing ruthfully). leaming andguns nd rif les i l l

ne wall. Anyonewho checks inds everyweapon

loaded,and the safeties ff. A successful rains

or Psychologyoll against ifficulty10establishes

thatPanamaspotentially angerousthough nyplayerwho has anydoubtsabout hat is used o

a rathermoreexcitinggroupof companions han

we are).The bedroom s soundproofed;he thick pad-

ded walls completelystop he din from WBOR.

Thereare hreebeds:one of nails,one rumpledfuton, and oneof woodenslats. herearechains

on thewall; hoists angle rom he ceiling. My

back often hurtsi' Dr. Panamabeams.lf Panama pens he door to the inner apart-

ment, a ghastlv light glares beyond. lf any

ChostbusterseceiveailingCool rollsagainst if-f iculty 5, they um p an d whip ou t the businessends of their proton pack. "Sayi saysDr. Panama

narrowly, Say. I thought we were friends."He

takes out an enormous magnum revolversomehowstuffed hroughhis belt at the smallofhis back,points t at the Chostbusters, nd slipsinto psychosis,Sayi' he says et again, Say,weARE riends, ren'twe?" Let he Chostbustersalk

theirwayout.A successful ool,Fast alk, r Bluff

roll against ifficulty10 ets hem slip outwithoutdifficulty. Panamawill be back to normal by

tomorrow.lnside the armored door is Dr. Panama's

biological researcharm,where he performs ngo.ing investigationsnto the propertiesof certainalkaloids - "common farm plantsi' Panamagestures. ll the windows are boardedover; he

backdoor s armored, nd s dentical o the rontdoor.

Crow lights hang everywhere.A successfulBrains r Physics gainst iffic ulty l0 roll guesses

correctly hat Panamahas rewired he flat withheavy'duty ircuits.As he alk, a successful rains,Deduce,or Cuess oll suggestshat Panama itherhas illegall y tappedCon-Edr ines or has thor-

oughly bribed sereral ayers f Con-Edemployees.The "common farm plants" grow n long, ush

rows nside hydroponic anks.Bags f chemicals

and fertilizersare stackedabout. Except or thepossibly llegal natureof the plants (successful

Brains r Botany oll against ifficulty 10 o con-firmthat heyare)and he mprobability f stumbl-ing across uch a facility, here s nothingof in-terest n the room exceDtan attachecaseon acountet stuffedwith l00dollar bills.Dr. Panamashuts he case, miles blandly,and saysnothing

at a l l .

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16 Chostbusters Operations Manual

Note: Picture a combat versus Rolston in

Panama's partment.The spook manifests; he

Chostbusters houtwildly and fire their proton

packs;Panama milesblandly and hasa cookie.

The ghost or Chostbusters)apsPanama'sarm;

Panama links slovrly or a moment, hen divesfor his gun collection and grabsa Scrviet-made

portable urface-to.air issile.Depending n whohasmessedwith hisagriculture, eshootsat theghostor the Chostbusters. he missilewill pass

through the ghost,doing him little harm; the

missilewill alsopasshrough Chostbuster...the

hard way.

The Back StairsThe rearstairs onnecteach loor at the back

and lead o the basement.There s a separate ar-

bage chute. The stepsare screened rom the

outside.

The RoofThe stairs ead pastDr. Panama's oor to the

roof. The roof door is always ocked; Davidson

has hekey.There s nothing on the roof but a

few vent pipes. From this roof, one can step to

the roofsof adjoiningbuildings.

The BasementThe basementsa singleopen room,separated

$r partitions. he Chostbusters ill probablyenter

from the back.

AREAONE:This swhere he garbage huteemp

ties nto containers. hereare loor itter, ats, nd

cockroaches.

AREA TWO: Tenantstorage.For decades,Eric

Rolston's ossessionsavemouldered nd rotted

here.Deep within the pile are lettersand other

documents stablishinghe possessionssbelong-

ing to Eric Rolstonof this address. he lastdate

is instancedust beforehis death,and his personalTV log shows hat the lastshow he watchedwas

My Mother The Car.At the edgeof the pile of blackened arpets, orn

vinyl couches, nd rat-gnawedocks s heZenith

console V which Davidsonirst es cud and hen

cast aside.Careful xamination f the Zenith's rokenpic-

ture ube (Brains r Cuessagainst ifficulty10 o

ask about) shows hat the heavyglass s being

healed almostas f it wereskin.The healing

occurs n spurtsabout an hour apart.The unit

registers evenon the PKE meter's ogarithmic

scale, ut during he healing imeswhen Rolston's

spirit is present,he meterneedle umps off the

top end of the scale.Healing measured n dif-

ferentdaysshcnrrsrogressivemprovement:at thecurrent ate, he picture ube shouldbe whole in

less han three weeks.

AREATHREE:Containshe electricalmeters nd

circuitbreakersor the building.

AREAFOUR:Contains ot and cold watermaster'valves,and a 3O0-gallon ot water heater or the

bu i ld ing .

AREA FIVE: Empty.

AREASIX:A plastic.wrapped inette set; n a card-boardbox four wig hats, our pairsof white vinylhigh-heeledboots,and four micro-mini-ski rts, nda change-maker; set of Coll ier'sEncyclopedia;in a cardboardbox 11clean,empty mayonnaisejars.All belong to SirenaLaCoque.

AREASEVEN: ontains gas urnaceand orced-air ducts servingall the flats.

PartFour:Manifestations f theSpook

Any survey f the buildingshowsunmistakablesignsof supernatural ctivity.UsingPKEmeters,

the Chostbusters asily find that ectoplasmic

valences round he elevision ets re high,con-

firming the tenants'stories.SinceRolston'spir i tpatrolshe buildingonly

from 8 to 11p.m., however,hat's he only timethat the Ghostbusters an find it - unless heyexamine he Zenith TV in the basement,wherethe s pook continues ts hourly repairs nd lone-

ly vigil.This s he only placewhereRolston an

be cornered in the Zenith n the basementrom

11 p.m. o 8 p.m.

To summon he spookduringprime ime, he

Chostbusters erelyneed o turn off or to retune

one of the building'sTV sets, r to bring n a riew

setand une n a stationother hanWBOR. Soon

the PKEmeter l ares, he set lickers nto life,andthe channelchanges. successful ovesor Sniffroll against difficulty 5 shows strong ozonepresence ust then.

lf the lightsare off, or if the Chostbusters se

infraredequipment, hey see the characteristicaura precedingectoplasmicactivity - fat, ooz-

ing filamentsspreadaround the targetTV for a

few seconds.Rolston's pirit generallydoes not

materialize xcept n one of the wo Pogonikids'

bedroomsor when a Chostbuster iresat the targetTV and therebyhits he poltergeist pookwith aproton beam.When the Ghostbusters ppearand

start pestering the spoek, it may manifestanywheren th e buildingduring he hoursof Bp.m. o 11p.m.After beinghit with a protonbeam,

Rolston nstantlydematerializes.When dema-

terialized,Rolston anonly be seen n completedarknesswith the ectovisors.

Th e ghost manifestsas a small, slump-shoulderedman in T-shirtand trousers, taring

ahead ntentlv,seated n an invisible armchair.Occasionally olston il l reach ntoan nvisiblebowl andeat nvisiblepopcorn rom it. When he

retunes 66666 Flatbush elevision,he extendsan arm which grows supernaturally ong and

reaches into the set to make the electro-

mechanical djustment. f he fuses he tuner, he

Chostbusters erceive hat something ike a tiny

blowtorchextends rom a forefingerand seemsto make a brief ectoplasmicspotweld.

When Rolstonmanifests or the chil dren, he

amuseshem by changing nto various V heroes

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any of the apaftments, ecauseRolstonwill not

materialize gain,no matterwhat happens, s he

makes is our.Only if he can enteran apartment,

makean adiustmento a TV, hen spl i twithoutencountering Chostbuster;ill Rolston ontinue

his appointed ounds. he huntwill have o reach

its c l imax elsewhere in the dark, lonely

basement.BeforeRolstons run to earth n the garbage ile

in the basement, owever, e may ry a last-ditch

assault n a sol i taryChostbuster,nfiltrat ing im

ectoplasmicallyo break ubesan d leads n his

proton packor otherequipmen! or perhaps etun-

ing hiswalkie-talkieo WBOR.Thisma yat least

keep the Chostbustersrom gettingcocky'(Obviously, f Chostbusters re actuallycarry-

ing unshielded particle acceleratorson their

backs,Rolston's abotage ould be quite dan-

gerous.Don't ge t carriedaway.The ghost hinks

small,even f it dreamsbig. Let he Chostbusterssurvive at least reasonablyunscathed,unless

someone oessomethingrresist ibly tupid.)

Staginghe BasementEncounters

What happensf thespookgets ornered n the

basement efore ou want he adventureo end?

The idea that Rolstoncan be cornered n the

basement ependson the spook'sunwillingness

to abandon his favoriteZenith, no matter how

desperate is situation. f the Chostbustersome

upon the Zenith n the basementoo early n the

adventure say, or example, beforeStageOne

has even really begun,before he Chostbusters

havehad a chance o seeRolston n action n the

apartments well, the adventure s going o bespoiled if they immediately blast Rolston to

ectobits.So, udge hings hisway. n StageOne through

Three.Rolstonwill stay n the basement uring

his off-hours,bu t he doesn't ee l compelled to

actuallystay n the set- he goesof f and hides

in the wall if anyoneunpleasant omesaround

and tries to blast him. In StageFour,however,

Rolston'smorale s broken,and he clings o the

old TV with a pathetic, rrationaldesperation,

sittingduck for Chostbusters ith protonpacks

and ectovisors. esperatenstinctsDooming he

Monster s a familiar heme n monsterilms,mak-

ing us sympathetic nd reflective s he monster

perishes, qualling piteously.This makes or a

good,satisfyinglimax we triumph,but arenotcompletelyunmovedby the tragiccondition of

our former enemv.Nice dramatic ouch, eh?

StageFour- or Rolston's astStand n the Basement

When the Choitbustersinallv corner Rolston

in the basement, layon theirsympathies y hav-

ing heghostmanifest ndsilently lead or con-

tinued freedom. lf the Chostbusters re dumb

enough o let the ghostgo ,have t go back o itsold ways he nextnight.Chostsdon't havemuch

freedom of action, afterall, and Rolstonshould

have proved itself a little too sassy to be

trustworthy.So .Rolston s a gonerat this point. Zap, zap,

zap,containment eams n, into he rap that's

al l shewrote. Unless...If a non-violentclimax appealsmore to your

aesthetic sense. ry this on for size. Let the

Chostbustersdiscover Rolston'sTV log, still

readable,n the middleof the basement ile,sug-

gesting ha t he died during My Mother The Car,

and detailing he firstpartof the actualepisode'

Suggesto tender-hearted hostbuster that if they

find a video tape and play back that episode,

Rolston's bsessiveraving o see he conclusionmight be satisf ied, is spiritmight et go of thisplang and hathe might hereafter eacefully ndgratefullypasson to eternity.

And that,of course, s ust how that will work,

if youwant t to. Rolston'spiritcavorts nd capers

gleefully s he conclusion f the episode nfolds,

blissevidenton every eature. et he Pogoni ids

downstairs hey,why not all the tenants to

watch this tender and upbeat resolution of

Rolston'songvigil. Everybody riesa littlewhen

the closing creditsroll past,and the tape goes

blank. Rolston's pirit urns,gazesaroundat his

fellow tenants, hen pops upstairs. et everyone

follow at a hastypace.

Upstairshey will f ind Rolston ippingabout

to eachapartment, epairing he damagehe hasdone to the TVs. With each repair, his form

becomesa little more insubstantial; is Ecto-

presence is being consumed to fuel his

psychokinetic lectronicswork. Finally,with all

the TVs in the other apartments epaired,he

returns t last o the old Zenith n the basement.

With the asterg of his ectoplasmic ubstance e

conjures rom the battered uins'a ust-like-new

Zenith and after lickering or a secondor two,

Rolston urns,grinsat everyone/hen adesaway.

From hat day forward, he old Zenith will be a

sparkling onversation iece n Davidson's part-

ment, but he never urns it on - just leaves t

mute, waiting, a testamento a Truly Dedicated

TV fan.

PartSix:The Conclusion

Once the Chostbustenget he spirit n the ghost

trag or encouraget to proceedvoluntarily o its

Final Reward(do they have TV in heaven?),t's

time to wrap things up. Each enant hanks he

Chostbustersn his or her own way Sirena sks

why don't they come up and see her. ometime,

Panama ffers hem a fistful of pharmaceuticals

thatwouldgagan elephant ndpromiseso herald

their exploits n print,and he Pogoni ids...Well,

if the Chostbusters ave iguredout someway o

make riends with them, the adieusare earnest

and heart-warming,nd Mrs.Pogoni nvites hem

over or a big spaghetti inner. f the Pogon brats

arestill sore,a waterbagdrops rom upstairs ndbreakson Stantz'sor Venkman'shead as thev

leave.Davidsonhank them,giveshem heir ee,

and the Chostbusters rive off into the sunset.

lf the Chostbustersay waste o the apartments

in the process f eliminatingRolston,he awsuits

defending he Chostbustersost wice as much

as they earned n bagging he ghost the fran-

chise dips into debt , and things ook a l i t t le

desperateor the young corporation.Cive eachplayer alf he BrowniePoints e spentduring he

adventure.

lf the Chostbustersdo their research,and

methodicallyrackdcnvn ndcaptureRolston ith

a minimum of damage o privateprciperty,he

small ee hey collecton this casekeeps hem in

McNuggetsand fries or anothervreek.Cive eachplayerhe numberof Bror,vnieoints e spent ur-

ing the adventure.lf the Chostbustersreexceptionally leverand

consideraten their research nd their dealings

with the enants particularly anama),nd f they

dispatchRolstonwith efficiencyand dignity,or

show him the rest of the My Mother the Car

episode, he fee is still prettymodest but the

tenantsare so grateful hat they scrapeup a 20

Dercent onusand deliver t to them after hrow-

ing a colossal lock party n theirhonor,at which

the media sprominently epresentd,and several

months later the Chostbustersind themselves

featured in a glowing piece in Lurid Tales,

authoredby Dr. Hunter Panama,which, though

it doesn'tget hem invited o dinnerat the WhiteHouse,still earns hem a substantial eputation

in a subculturehey maysomedaybe unfortunate

enough o haveprofessional ealingswith. Cive

eachplayer he numberof Brcrwnie ointshe spent

during he adventure lus a substantial onus.

tf any ndividualChostbuster asoutstandingly

entertaining,r particularly dept n achiwing his

PersonalCoals (MissLaCoque, hough possess-

ed of extravagant nd untutored astes,s not disappointing n herareaof specialization),wardhim

a couple of bonus BrowniePoints o encourage

futu re overachevement.Once he sessions over, ake ime o talk about

it with yourplayers. indout what they iked and

didn't like, and tell them the secrets their

charactersidn't ind out if - but only if - you'reno t going o try tb dse hat material ater.This s

an important part of learning to be a good

gamemaster listen to your critics, and heed

them well.

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"lt started wo months ago At first, a fer,v alf-

empty boxesof office suppliesdisappearedl'Heleans orward. "But now,gentlemen, he situa-

tion has deteriorated so far that nobody goes

into D-wing at allJ'He settlesback in his chair. "But you need

some background.BioMedChemTechrM,nc. isthe leader in recombinant DNA research.We're

proud of our oil-eating bacteria and our an-

tihistamineviruses.Our safety ecordhasbeen

excellent,but the carelessnessf a singleD'wing

researcher has created an extraordinaryproblem.

"The biologically-active emnantsof a failed

experiment were accidentallydiscardedwithout

observing routine precautions."ln some nexplicablemanner, he biological

samplehas nteractedwith its environment oyield an animate life form."

Doubtlessa curiousChostbuster sks,What

kind of life form?" Kovachek ighsand replies:

"Where would any careless person throw

things away?A garbagecan!"

When speaking sKovachek,ry to sound ike

an executive:neversav "we did such and so"

when you can say We implementeda decision

to take responsibility n the area of..." Putyour

hands o your collar as f straightening tie from

time to t ime.Kovachek oes on to tell them:1. He i s not at liberty to discuss he purpose

of the research.2. D-wing,which has beensealedoff, is now

infested i th bizarre reatures thegarboids. e

shows hem a blurry photo of a man running

toward he camera,his mouth gaping n terror.

Behind him several tumpyobjectsshaped ike

garbage ans arp in hot pursuit, heir lids openwide as if to bite. The picture s too dim to see

whether or not they have angs.'

3,The creatureswere discovered omedaysafter

the improper-disposal ncident, when unex-plainable isappearancesf largequantit ies f

officesupplieswerediscovered y staffmembers.

Therefore, ither t took time for thevirus o inter-

act with the garbage ans/or the creatures ere

intell igent nough o hide until therewere ot s

of them.4. Thereareapparently ozensof the creatures

in D-wing.5. BioMedChemTechrMent in a team of

guards o clean outthe garboids,but the teamwas

routed. That's when they decided to call the

Chostbusters.The Deal

lf the Chostbustersil l enterD-wingand survey

it, he will pay hem$5000 above nd beyond he

initial $1000payment). f they manage o exter-

minate the garboidsas well, he promisesan

additional $10,000.Howevel the Chostbustersmustsignwairer ormsaccepting ll responsibility

for life form disposal.

Roll Kovachek's argain8 against he Chost-

busters' spokesman'sCool or Bargain. l f

Kovacheckwins, the Ghostbusters cceptwhat

turnsout to be proprietoryor ward status or the

new Iife orm. f theChostbusters in, Kovachek

admits hat he life forms seem o be intelligent,

and that BMCTTMtands obe in a lot of trouble

with a lot of governmentalagencies or the

mistake, ncluding he EPA, nd theyget he ob

without having o sign he waiver.With a successful rains,Deduce, r Cuess oll,

the Chostbustersnderstandhat, f the ife orms

are ntell igent,o kill an yof them mightbe con-

sideredmurder bv the courts.If the Chostbusters realize that BioMed-

ChemTechrMs trying to put one wer on them,

Kovachekil l raisehepaymento hemaximumhe'sbudgeted $5000 or a survey, 14000oreliminationf thegarboids.

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AboutGarboidsCarboids are moderately ntelligent - if

you'reone of thosewho believepetsare smart.For he mostpart, heywanderaroundcollec-

t ing everythingn sightan d bringing t to the

Creat Dump (seebelow) in the vague hope

that this will somehowplacate heir creator,

whom theyhopewill rsreal tself nd ell hem

why they were created.They don't know much yet, but learn ast.

Thev are not malevolent,but can be annoy-

ing and tricky.They haveno language, ut harrcplenty of emotions,and announce heir feel-

ingsby gnashingheir ids,stampingheir eet,

and clanging heir bodies ogether. n many

waysgarboidsare like big, friendly Labrador

Retrievers responsive o tenderness, owed

by and resentfulof anger;and capableof as

much cheerful, nnocent,an d unrestraineddestructionas a professionalmercenary.

Carboids resemble argegray-mottled ar-

bagecanswith two largegooglyeyespopp-

ing up from their lids. The eyesbob up and

down as he can opensand closes ts mouth(the lid); the garboidshave earned o peep

orer obstacleshis way.Carboidshaveno arms

or hands; hey manipulateobjectswith their

big scoop mouths,which can open wide

enough o engulf n entirehuman.Their eg s

are very short, so they do not move fast, but

the Carboidscan ip forwardnearly90 degrees

to grab hings rom the loor.Their eet esem-

ble flappy latex glovesbut are much more

durable.

Carboidscan digest otsofthings.Theycansurviveon paperand pulp products,giren adequatewater, hough heir thick tinny skins e-

quire otsof iron.Carboids ouldeat humans,

but hey wouldn'tenjoy t unless omeoneold

them it was a joke. Then they'd like it a lot.

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ls it the chief of the garboids? et he Chost-

busters it with this dea or a whi le - yo u ca n

evenhave he dumpstershiftonce or twice atop

the unstable arbage ile, f you like.The dump-

stet by the way, s not alive, hough the Chost-

bustersmay havedark suspicions bout it .

The'boids urroundhe pi lean dbegin o ump

up anddown,makingbafflingmooingandgrunt-ing noises ike a whole barnyard f animals. s

any Chostbuster ho makes difficulty15 Brains

or Anthropologyroll will recognize, hey seem

to be worshipping he dumpster. ikeanyproper

god, the dumpsterremains mpassive efore ts

patheticsupplicants. fter a whilg the garboids

wanderoff, leaving he Chostbuste rs lone atop

the trashpile.Encouragehe playerso sitquietly

there a while, conferringon a courseof action.

Now What?There are severalways he Chostbusters an try

to deal with the problem at least, everalha t

we can hink of . As always, layers an be fiend-

ishly nventive,nd heymaycomeup with some

other approaches.f so, you'll have o wing it .Rememberalways o rewardcleverness.

PlanA:'Chostbusters ith a taste or loud noises

and recklessestructionouldstalk he'boidsone

by one,blastinghemwith protohbeamsuntil all

of themhave eendestroyed.hisplan sprimitive

and inelegant,but it may satisfyplayerswith a

preferenceor flamboyantaction.

Of course, s a discerning nd sophisticated

Chostmaster,ou mustn't et hisplanbe too suc-

cessful. he garboids ecome ncreasinglyhrewd

and cautious,hiding from their tormentorsand

using he ducts o evadehem. f theChostbusters

persistn their s ingleminded ampaign f gar-

boidicide,several r manyboids might escape

from BioMedChemTechrM,deally hroughholes

the Chostbustersaveblastedn the roofor walls.

In the outsideworld, heymatewith ordinarygar-

bage cansand spread heir race.

Soon the .lerseyandfill is crawling with gar-

boids.Somemake heirway nto suburban omes,

terrorizinghousewives nd stripping he shelves

of canned goods. The problem is traced to

BioChemMedTechrM,hich is hi t by a bi l l ion

dollar classaction lawsuit. f the Ghostbusters

s igned the waiver , they ' re named as

co-respondents.

Plan B: Thevcan ame he little buggers. his, n

fact,canwork; positive einforcementpraise nd

a goody o eat)and negative asound hwackon

the side) an rain hem o eatonly hingswhich

aregenuinelygarbage. he garboids an becomea oositivebenefit o mankind!

It won't take long, in fact. f the Chostbusters

hit on this idea, he garboidsprove emarkably

easy o train.A few hours ater, hey can lead a

paradeof well-behaved arboidsou t of D-wing

to meetan astonished ovachek, ho will gladly

pay he bi l l .

Of course,BioMedChernTechrMan make a

tidy profit sellinggarboids o jaded housewives

ascombinationpet/disposals.ur heroeswill ge t

doodly-squat unless the Chostbustershave

assumed roprietorystatus or this new life form

as a condition of their contract see The Deal"

abore). n that case, he legalguardians f this new

Iife form can wear sunglasses nd act likeHollywoodagentsor child stars s heynegotiate

fatcontractsor the services f their wards tak-

ing a properand modestcut off the top, of course.

Plan C: Or the Chostbuster s an try biological

research,rappingone of the cansand studyingit or scoopingup some of the virus rom the first

can,It turns out that a powerful dose of spray

cleanser tuns he cans pick he cleanser rand-

name hat soundsmostbanaland r idiculous oyou).Sprayed ans all overbackwards, ick their

legsa couple of times, and go comatose.Dis-

patching hem is then a breeze.

PartFour:Wrapping hingsUpOnce the Ghostbusters avedisposedof the

trash can threat,StanfordKovachekmeetswith

them. He gratefullypays hem the amount they

agreed pon.Congratulatehe players,nd et he

Chostbusters rive away nto a glorioussunset.(Figuratively, f course.As one of our Famous

CameDesigners ointsout, hey'reheading ack

to Manhattan rom New Jersey going east, n

fact.Maybe hey'redriving into a gloriouscloud

of orange.redpollution.)

lf the destructionwroughtby the trigger-happy

paranormal xterminators proportionally n ex-

cess of their services o BioMedChemTechrM,

Kovachek ills hemfor the damages asum pro-

portionalo theirdestructiveenius), ubstantially

reducing their profits for this venture. Cive

everyone omethingbetweenone-halfand all of

the BrowniePoints hey squandered uring the

adventure.If the garboidsareexterminated r eliminated

in an efficientand sensiblemanner, he Chost-

busters at high on the hog for a few weeksand

can senda fat payment o LouisTully or the ex-

pensive qu pmentChostbustersnternationalas

foistedupon them.If he Chostbustesmanageo turn he garboids

into a profitable ndustryor if they releasehem

into he world at largeon the basis f moralcom-

mitments o the sanctityof intelligent ife, give

them the BrowniePoints hey spent during the

adventureand a healthybonus, besides.Note,

however, hat if they unleash hese intelligent

beingson an unsuspecting opulace,BioMed-

ChenflechrMs not only going to refusepayment,

but wi l l br inga heavy ourtsuitagainsthem n

the bargain.Better etour heroes ut on another

adventure uicklikeso theycan pay he lawyers'

fees.

LookingAheadAs always, tudy he conclusionof the adven-

ture for loose ends and interestingcharacters

which mayprwide the basisor utureadventures.

BMCTTMs a likely source of further adven-

tures. t hasplants nd acilities ll over he world,

does otsof researchnto obscureand potential-

ly dangerousmatters, nd hasplentyof cashwithwhich o underwrite hostbuster ension lans.

And the garboidsoffer possibilities,oo , in-

cluding: further mutations, ompeting ntel l i -

gences,game preserve ntrusions, he sudden

disappearance f trash rom city after city (put-

ting garbage ollectors ut of work),and garboid

populationexplosions,o mention a few.

TheEnd...?Okay.That's t. That'sall the professionallyn-

spired and polishedadventureshat come with

this basicgame.Now you'vego t o do yourown

geniuswork. Unless, f course, ou want o shell

out some cold cash or some of our swell pub-

lished CHOSIBUSffRS adventures,soon to be

avai lable (or already abundant ly avai lable,depending n when you buy this)at f ine game

stores everywhere.We havegiven you bunchesof neat deas or

adventures f your own.Just ook at the 'Adven-

ture ldeas" section on page 37.And now thatyou've seen how Big Time Came Designers

organizeand presentadventures,ou kncvr all you

need o kncnvo whip up swelladventuresor your

compatflots.But don't let'sget too far aheadof ourselves

here.There's ots of fascinatingstuff o read beforeyou get to the

'Adventureldeas" section.Now

it 's ime or moreChostmasteringips and Basic

Chostology.Co on now. Readon. Simon Says.




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the egalauthority o do what heydid, and prob-

ably deserve compensatorydamages or the

damage o their good reputationcausedby this"unfounded slander."

A complete list of the GHOSTBUSTERS

Reference Files and their contents is found in

ReferenceFile D.

Doing DramaticReadings f the

All-KnowingDiceRoll inghe dice s always dramaticmoment.

With suicessor failure in the balance, he ele-

ment of suspenses ever-present just watch

thosebright acesas hey squinchup their eyes,

shake he dice like down-and-out rapshooters,

and ntone he ritualwords,C'mon, babyneeds

a new pair of shoes."

Exploi t nd dist i l l he essence f this excit ing

momentby learninghow to readMr. Dice with

a dramatic lair. Here are the basic echniques:

RealBig/RealSmallNumbers: "Oh. You rolled

a'3'on threedice.Quite remarkable. oy, reyou

ever ucky.Boy,did you everblow that maneuverj'

Or ."Coodnessme .Four '6'sand one'5'on five

dice - and a five on the Chostdie. Prettyspec-

tacular.SevenOlympic judges stand up from

behinda row of ashcansan d hold up signs

eacha '10.0.'A beamof sunlightbreaks hrough

the cloudsand lluminates our eatures.n short,

you succeedbeyondyour wildest dreams."

Whenevera player olls close o the absolute

maximumor minimum possiblewith a certain

numberof dice,hissuccess r failure s part icu-

larly dazzling. mprovise ome lit t le dramatic

detail o emphasize his special wist of fate.A

'3 ' on threedice?Nope.Not successful. o you

haveaplastic

bag ocarry he ittlepieiesof your

device back to the lab?"

Missingor Exceedinghe Difficulty Number by

a Wide Margin: "Well, to make ha tcornerat 75

MPH.vo u need o rol l a 15 .You ol l a. . . '2! Yery

good.Hmm. l'm not altogether ureyou arestill

in New Yorkstate.Hmm. Okay.When you come

to, someme n n unfamil iar ni forms re abber-

ing n an unfamil iaranguage.. .oudo recognize

the word'passPort."'

Exceptional uccess r failuremust alwaysbe

accompanied y somecharmingdetai ls n the

result hatdramatizehe scaleof the remendous

feaVdisaster.Okay.To kick open thatdoor,you

need o rolla'5. 'Oh?You' re dding ive Brownie

Points o yourMuscles5 Trait.Ahem'The roll is...

52.Close.Real lose.Butyoudo succeedn kick-ing he door open.. .and hrough he room, he

oppositewall, througha series f smaller ooms,

throughone exteriorwall, andanother230yards,

where the door comes o restgentlyagainst he

window of a chinashop.No, no one in the room

seems o havenoticed the noise...

EnormousNumerical DifferencesWith Opposed

Traitor TalentRolls:You want o Bluff he Chief

Inspector?kay.YourBluffagainst isCool'..awk.

Youbeathim by 34 points.Did you haveanybig

bridgesor Floridareal estateyou were looking

to get rid of?"When theopposed oll is an unusually ecisive

win, the vict im shouldbe discomfittedn someexquisi tely ramatic ashion.

RealCloseSuccessesr Failures:Right.Youdive

for corerasVenkmanstarts prayinghe roomwith

the experimental pook repellent a difficulty

10 andyou rolla... 10.'Eeeeyah. ell,you hink

you gotout of the way n time. No, no, don't worry

you probably are perfectly safe.Maybe."

When the dice are real close, t is a good idea

to: l) keep he victim ih suspense make him

wonder if he is really okay, and occasionally

burden im with someminorannoyance,nd2)

take he nextconvenient pportunity o have he

vict im makeanother imi laror related ol l - to

keephim worried.C'mon, I to/d you everything

is ai l right. I mean,you weren'tall that fond ofthat pair of shoesafterall... oh, and by the way,

would vou make a Brains oll to see f it occurs

to yo u to check your...oh, nothing,nothing

serious,ust roll those Brainsdice."

Your Bozos... Ahem... Honored Friends and

FellowPlayersust Love o BounceThem Dice:

Real ly. hey' l ldr iveyo u wild playingwith those

stupid hings "Clatter,clatter,bdoink, oh, ex-

cuse me, could vou hand me... rattle, rattle,

bounce" so you mightaswell let hembounce

themfor an adventurerelated urpose.Evenwhen

there s not a lo t goingon in the difficultydepart-

ment, ind someexcuseo exercisehose vories."Cood. Youwant o call yourmotherand el l her

youwon't be home onight.Veryadmirable.Roll

Brains ice.Oops.Failed.Well,guess hosebirth-day pafi you forgot,and who gives ou a major

earfulabout t.. .?"

RewardingYour Playersor a

fob Well DoneAt the conclusionof adventures,therroleplay-

ing gamesaward oodles of experiencepoints

which can be urned n for or qualify he character

for powerfulnew abilitieswith which to terrorize

the universe"Hey, oh, boy, now my MasterAc-

countanthas he Baffle RSAgent power!" The

character an alsoaccumulate astquantitiesof

plunder an d nifty magical items/art ifacts/

technological evices o enhancehis destructive

caDacities.Well, this could be lots of fun - if it weren't

for the stupidbookkeeping t requires. nd after

a whi le, th e plunderand whiz-bang unk gets

pretty ame - "Yeah,yeah,we gather he baskets

of platinum and the six-packof magic wands...

isn't there anything ntercsting?"

And we are a little worried that folks can ge t

confused. mean, hev could start hinking that

the idea of the game is to accumulatepoints,

plunder, nd whiz-bang unk.

C'mon. sn' t he playing f th egame tself up-

oosed o be fun?

For us, hat's he important hing. As Hamlet

says,The play's the thing;'

But we alsoknow enough o acknowledge he

psychologicalrinciple ha t olk like o be reward-

ed for a job well done. BrowniePointawardsat

the endof adrentures re he mainsource f such

external ewards. ut creativeChostmasters ave

anothersourceof goodies heycan use o amuseand gratify heir players.

Equipment ards.

Of course, ou don't need o go out and print

up new cards. We won't prornise ha t we won't

trv to sell you such neat tems n the future.)No,

we want you to make uf r your own little hand-

crafted ards o give o your players. fter all, it 's

the thought that counts.

An obviouskind of reward s new equipment

from Ghostbustersnternational wifty devices

designed or specific menaces,or new more

powerfuland versatile ersions f currentequip

ment.Thesedevicescan ge t out of hand if you

are oo generouswith them. t i s a good practice

to havea high actory ecall ateon suchdevices

so you can have un with them for a few adven-tures,et hembreakdown- usually t he wrong

moment - then send hem back to cBl where

they anguishor several ternities waiting epair.

And when somecharacter esigns new widget,

make a card for it.

Other ne w equipmentmight ncludeclassier,

more upscaleaccessories maybeyou need o

add a fleet of Ferrariso ensure wift responseo

house calls, or a Lear et for those annoying

mission-adventuresBI s always ending ou on.

And in addition o the beach it, a franchise eeds

accessoriesor every vacationing location -

Aspen,Monte Carlo,Rio,St .Maarten,Pittsburg,

Vladivostok.Another good idea for equipment awards s

selecting reasureso match he PersonalCoalsand personalitiesof the Chostbuster player

characters. or example, aninemight get those

darlingdiamondearringsrom Tiffany's, aymight

ge t a stack of swell occult referencebooks,

Winstonmightge ta fat stockportfolio,and Dana

might get a presentable ui t for Venkman.

Now, note: the gamelord giveth, and thegamelordtakethaway.Whenever a characterhas

a bad day,or doessomething oolish, or rolls a

Chost, somethingawful could happen o one of

theseprized rewards.Maybe a spooksnatches he

earrings, r slimes he books, r splits he seams

on the suit.The Chostmasterolitelyask that he

rewardcardsbe turned over o him, and leaves

the players in suspenseabout whether the

treasuredDossessionsill ever be recovered.The neatest ar tof this Chostmasterdesigned

equipment ardbusinesss makingup the cards.

Whatever ourartisticabilities, t is alwaysun to

mobilizepencils, rayons/nd construction aper

in the serviceof grade-school rt.And your players

will, of coursgpraise nd cherish hese reations

asemblemsof your generous reativity that s/

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Basic Ghostology

ft the heart of any adventure s a ghost,spook,demon or otherweird critter.Sometimes

an adrenture s bui l t aroundsomething izarre

which can't eal lybe classif ied sa ghost l ike

aliens rom Arcturut bioengineeringxperimentsgoneawry or the LochNessmonster.Mostof thetime, hough,your players il l have o facea deadguy.

Typicalghosts in our terms,oneswith a Powerbetween and 6) are not real ough o dealwith.

As he Ghostbusters ill learn,al l vou have o dois go in, blast em a coupleof t imeswith a pro-

ton pack,suckem

up with a ghost rap - and

then it 's Miller t ime.Let'sace t, usuallyChostbustingsa humdrum,

everyday business.Essentially, cu're nothing

more than a glorified exterminator.Bu tyou' re ls odeal ingwith highly olat i le nd

potent ial ly angerous aterial. o exterminatorfearsencounteringa horde of giant radioactivecockroaches but it can easily happen to a

Chostbuster.Once your players avesome experiencewith

mundaneghosts, ou'll want to go on to more

elaborateones. The simple fact is that many, fnot all, ghosts are too powerful, shrewd, or

enigmatic o be defeatedby the simple applica-t ion of a protonbeam. t isn't he typical,hum-drum,zap-zap-inthetrapChostbuster ousecallthat'sgoing o makea goodadventure. ou'rego-

ing to be interestedn the bewildering, igh-invulnerable enaceso Nature.Mankind,and

th e Almighty Dollar.

GhostlyCharacteristicsChosts are normally immaterial.Mundane

weapons uchas ists, lubs,and beerbottlespass

right through them, whether or not the ghost

seemso be material. f a ghost s holdingor hasswallowedsomething,a physicalattack mightknock he hingout of itshandor belly.But t takesa proton packor similardevice o defeat or evendisconcert)a ghost.

A proton beam can destroy an ectoplasmicpresence'sourceof psychokinetic nergy refer-

red o asa spook's Ectopresence")by disruptingand disordering he spook's contact with theotherworldly plane from whence it draws its

power. But... unlessyou can see the spook totarget t, firing a proton pack is an all-but-futilegesture, nd evenwhen you can seesomething,you may be viewing an ectoplasmicmanifesta-tion - and no t he spook tself.Soa protonpack,

though useful, s not a universally ffective ool.Despite he apparent mmaterial ature f ecto-

plasmicentit iet th ey evidently an touch andmanipulate objects with whateverappendagesthey possess.For example, ghosts with thePoltergeistpecialAbility can manipulate bjectsat a distance. he physical nd paranormal atureof theseeventss poorly understood.Read: he

Chostmaster oesn't have o adhere o any par-t icular ulesor anything justdo whatever ouwant,and when the players abbleabout ncon-sistent r contradictory aranormal henomena,grinbroadlyandpronouncg My, how mysteriousand enigmatic he manifestationsf theseother-worldly creatures.")

Al l ghosts avehree hings n common:all havea Coal, a Power, nd at leastone SpecialAbility.AIso,most ghostshavean Ectopresence.

Ghostlv GoalsChosts, ike humans,haveCoals. t' s perfectly

possibleor a ghost o have ne of the "normal"

Goals- fame, money,sex, science,and so on- but mostghosts eanimate hemselves n theearthly plane of existence or more profound

reasons.When inventinga ghost,one of the firstthings ou shouldestabl ishs ts Coal. Knowinga ghost'sCoal helps ou determine sensible at -

tern of haunting,and helpsyou decide its reac-tions to eventsduring a sessionof play.Forex-ample, f yo u know ha tCrandmaBiddledied ofa heart t tackwhile yel l ing t it t leAlice Niggle-baumunder he mistaken resumptionha tAl icehad been torturing one of La Biddle'scats,andnow she eturns very ayat 6 p.m. (feedingime)to try to scareAlice Nigglebaum, ou'll probably

begin to imagine all sorts of interesting ventsinvo.lving licg herghost,and he neighborhood

Coalsca nsuSgestpecial dventures.erhapsa particularghost s a philanthropistwho strewsectoplasmicundred-dol laril lsacrosshe ree-wayduring rushhour.Perhaps notherghostwasonce a nurse, nd now tucksdoctors, urses, nddelivery people into vacant beds in the localhospital.n general, nowinga ghost'sCoal helpsyou plan an adventureogical ly.

Simple hosts ave impleCoals.Cood simpleCoals are the sevendeadly sins:anger,avarice,envy,gluttony, ust, pride, and sloth. An angryghostgoesaroundbreaking hings.An enviousghosthaunts singleperson r typeof person say,

coilege rackstars),making heir livesmiserable.Chosts like this are often obsessive ut rarelysmart near lymindless, ctually.

Chostswith higherPowers3or more)aremoresophisticated,nd shouldhavemore ully definedCoals.Maybe here's Marxistghostwho hauntsthe FederalReserveBank and tries o make heU.S. conomy ollapse. r perhapshe ghostofa formercircusstuntdriverpossessesomepoor

schmuckcabdriver,and starts areening roundManhattanat breakneckspeed.

Goal: Gluttony




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1 Sl ime2 Terrorize3 Materialize4 Possess5 Poltergeist6 DematerializeObiect

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Mind2 Make llusion3 SummonPests4 Animate5 ControlMind6 Murphy

GhostlySpecialAbilities

Slime:SIime s a disgust ing, ooey/ elatinous,

ectoplasmic roductwhich ruinscarpets, poi lsfood, and embarrasses hostbusters.

A ghostSlimes ne person r objectperattack.Theghostuses he Slimeasa weapon: inceSlime

can be usedonly at point-blank angg the ghost

needonly beata di f f icul tyof 5 to hit itsvict im.When the spook hits, ts target s gummed up,

grossly indered, nd hisor herghostbusteruitis ruined.

Being limed s uncool. f a charactersSl imed,hi sCoolTrait s halved roundup )until he Slimeis removed.

lf a Chost s rolledon a Slimeattack, he targetis so gummedhe can hardlymoveuntil some-one helpswipe the Slimeoff.

Terrorize:Th e ghostca n evokeparalyzing rpanicking ear.Someghosts lways ook frighten-

ing.Others ook normaluntil they ransform,ikethe ibrarianghost n the movie.Otherghosts resubtler, singa varietyof effects ver ime to chipawayat the composure f Chostbusters. hile aterrorize ttack s recognizablyisual, t is actuallya mentalattack,affecting usceptibleChostbusterswhether or not they close their eyes.

Match the spook'sPoweragainst he Cool ofeach Chostbusterpresentat the scene of theattack. f the target'sCool is overcome, e or shepanics nd lees. f he Chostmasterol lsa Chostwhen overcoming a Chostbuster'scool, theChostbuster aints dead away.Terrorizecan affecta whole gangof Chostbusters t once.

Recoveringrom a Terrorize ttack akesabouthalf an hour.

A Chostbuster esistinga Terrorizeattack isimmune o that attackby thatghost or the samehalf hour of t ime.

Materialize:ThisAbility allowsa ghost o takephysicalorm

- as a dancingskeleton, walking statue, r

anything lse ou can hinkof. Normally, ghost

hasonly one physical orm, although here areexceotions.

Once a ghosthasphlsicallymaterialized,t usesits Power n place of Muscle or Moves whenattemptingphysical eats. t is possible o arm-wrestle or swordfight a dancing skeleton, orinstance;conceivably,a ghost can do actual

physicaldamage n this case.Revertingo a ghostlystate akesa few seconds.This means hat the Chostbusters re allowedatleast one attempt to do something before amaterializedghost adesarnay.Materializedghosts

are alwayssusceptible o proton pack attacks.A materializedghost cannot suffer physical

damage. f a dancingskeleton's rm s cut off, or

example, t can ust reachdown and reattach t.

Possess:

Thisabi l i tyallows ghost o takeover hewill

of a person nd controlhis or heractions. inceghosts on't hink or act ike people,when some-one is possessed,t is usuallyprettyobvious o

The Terrorize attack can also beemployed o cure hiccups.

an observer.RememberDana Barrett ossessed

by 7uul7)This is not invariablyso, however.A possessedharacter'sMovesand Muscleare

used,but the ghost'sPower s used nstead f hisor her Brains nd Cool. The ghosthas no accessto the knowledge,memory or personality f thepersonwhose body it occupies.

When a ghostattempts o Possessomeone,'match he ghost'sPower gainst he Brainsof itstarget. f heghostwins, ttakesover.f theattackfails, he ghost s drivenoff and can't ry again orat leastan hour, unless t rol leda Chost, nwhich case t can try again whenever t pleases.

Poltergeist:

Poltergeists POLE-ter-guysts] pecialize inlevitat ion nd elekinesis,ossing hingsaroundwithout ouch ing hem.

Vandal hosts special lyike hispower, ince

they can crashall the dishesoff the shelvesatoncg instead f having o go overand pull them

down one by one.

When a ghostuses his power,determine hedifficulty of its action. Forexample, f the ghostwants o lift only a small object, the task s notdiff icult.and i t onlv needs o rol l a 5 or more.lf it wants o make the BrooklynBridge vibratel ike a plucked tring, he task s prettydurn dif-f icult, and i t might need o roll a 50 or more.

A ghostcan tossmore than one thing aroundat once; us t ake he numberof things n to ac-count when determininghe dif f icul ty.

A ghostcan do lots of things with this power.

It could move furniture, pick a Chostbuster's

pocket,or havea dozen plucked urkeysdo thecha-cha-chan a bizarre nd horrif ic horus ine.It could evenattackChostbusters y hurling ur -niture at them. In this case,you'd match theChostbuster'sMuscle against he ghost'sPowerto detemine whether the Chostbuster tops hefurnitureor vice versa.

It is possible to move animate as well asinanimate bjects, ut Ghostmastershould esistthe temptation to arbitrarilyhurl Chostbustersaround whenever hey want to soak up BrowniePoints.

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ResearehOr, How to take a blender and twobatteries and create a Di'VariableVeeble'Vettzerl

Drrins tnechostbusters'careessparanor-mal investigatorshey will sometimes ind that

their usualequipmentprovesneffective, ormalavenues f research eveals othing, and they're

in deep rouble.Then, t's ime forWeirdScience.

l ' l l fustWhipUp aMonofomatic hromodynamicSpitzdingen..

Inventing new devicecan be the beginning

of a whole adventure, r,at leasta major partof

one.Although... a caveat s in orderl. Sometimes

unimaginat ivelayers i l l want o bui ld a new

widget o avoid hinkingabout a problem.Well,

don't et'em. You're heGhostmastet fterall; heplayers an developa deviceonly with your ap-

proval. Come to think of it, if superscientificwidgetry leaves ou cold, you can decide they

can't ever developa new device. t's up to you.

Okay,bu t suppose ou've given hem the go-

ahead.The irst hing you shoulddo is have hem

brainstorma bunch of ways o do what theywant.

They should come up with a semiplausiblejustification or why each way shouldwork.

Once they've done so, choose one of the

methods, and tell them to go ahead with it .

Choose he one vou think would be most nter-

esting and giveextrapoints or well-conceivedpseudoscientific obbledygook!

Foran idea what we're talking about, see hebox in the r ight-hand olumn.

The Difficult We Do At Once -

The lmpossible akes, Little

LongerChoosing.themethod s only the beginning.Af ter al l , yo u can' t ust whip up a complex

technological evice n a coupleof minutes,hen

blast he it t lebuggersnto oblivion. t ain' t hateasy.You have o ge t the right equipment.You

have o experiment.You have o build a prototype.

And you may have o deal with obstructionistfederalagencies.

Or to put it anotherway, here'sno elementof

drama f our heroeswin in fifteenminutesby say-ing "l bui ld aEizmol ' rol l ingagainst rains, ndblasting he little buggers.f they'regoing o winby bui ldinga device, ui ldinga devicehas o bea problem n itself.

In the section"Plotting the Adventure,"we

outlinea typicaladventure lot (see age39).Thisstructure an be applied o equipment develop-

ment, oo. Basically,he idea s that, in order o

build a deviceand make t work, he Chostbustershave o overcomea lot of little obstacles irst.

When they inally each heirgoal, hey'll eel ike

they've eal lyaccomplished omething.That.we think. s a lot moredramatic.Foran exampleof what we means/ ee he box

on the next page.

SampleSemiplausibleustifications:

Huge mutantgeraniums re avagingdaho,stridingacrosshe rural stateon giant root-legs,uproot ingand sucking the juices out ofpotatoeswherever hey go . The Department

of Agriculture ontractswith the Chostbustersto halt hisvegetative enace o the American

diet .Our heroes ight with the plants several

times,but can'tstop hem.Egon ecides o trysome weird science.You theChostmaster) skhim to come up with a coupleof wacky deas,and he produces:

1. Since Egon once had a flowerbox ofgeraniums hich died when his catskeptpee-

ing on them,he suggestsnalyzing at ur ine

and constitut inghousands f gal lons f thestuff to be sprayed n the plants.Since he

local armers i l l be less han hril led f thevlearn what it really s, he intends o cal l i t, ,K7: ,

2. Since he plantshaveno apparent yes,Egon

concludes they sense their environment

throughvibrations.He suggestshat a broad-

cast rom the local radio stationon the pro-

perwavelength ill confuse heplants, ender-

ing them defenselesso the Chostbusters.

3. Running short of ideas, Egon suggests

developingeyes or the plantsusinggenetic

manipulationechniques,hensupplying hemwith televisions. hey'llwatchTV and become

true vegetables.

You ike he hird dea,but think Plan2 is

more plausible.

Egoncould go aheadwith one of the other

two ideas, f he reallywanted o - bu t it's not

nice to disobey he Chostmaster.f he does,you' l l probablywant o makehim fail a lot,

until he gets he idea.

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1 "Caveat"meanswarning,by the way. t's Latin.Welike to useLatin o show how smartwe are. f you learnsomeLatin, ou can mpress eoplewith how smartyou arc. bet you'll rememberwhat "caveat"meansnow that we've made such a fussover t.

See? oleplayingames reeducational.f someoneaskswhy you'respending o much ime roll ing unny-lookingdice and crouching vera table, ou can point

to this footnote o show how educationaland worth-while theyare.Kindamakes ou proud,don't t?

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Ghostbuster

Franelriseswithin which they act asrepresentativesf Chost-

bustersnternational. he equipment ardswhich

theplayershose t he beginning f the irstgame

representshat equipmentwhich waspurchased

from Ghostbustersnternationalas part of the

expenseof settingup the franchise.

In return or those ights, he ownersof the new

franchise must pay off an extensivedebt to

Chostbustersnternational, ffer qual ty service

within its customer ervice rea,promptlyattend

to consumer complaints,properly contain or

otherwise neutralizesupernaturalagents,use

intel l igently nd maintainproperlyall devicespatentedand sold exclusivelyby Ghostbusterslnc., hold both Chostbusters nc. and Chost-

bustersnternationalree rom all but reasonable

and customary omplaints,and try to avoid be-

ing saddledwith the outrageous nd nflatedser-

vicecharges hich Venkman nd Louis ul lyare

fond of inventing.Show he playershe samplecontract, he let-

ter of greetingrom Louis Lou" Tully, he release

form, the EPApermit, the form will (see the

RefurenceFiles or these documents). f you like,photocopy hese orms ahead of time so that they

al l havecopies.To help them get into the spirit

of things,encouragehem to sign he documentsin their characters' ames,and treat he papers

as the legal documents hey purport to be.

ou canprobably muse ourself ndyourlayersor quitea while if you use no more han

morrie haractersnd he Chostbuster

eadquarters, nd if you focus on the moreglam-

action-adventurelementsof eliminatingaranormalpests.

However, moreambitiousand satisfying roj-

t s seftingup yourown Chostbuste rsranchise

nd headquarterswith unique, home-made

hostbuster haracters esignedby your players.

Ideallyyou should setup your new Chostbuste r

peration n yourhometown,or in some amiliar

eighboring ommunity,bu t you can chooseanylocationyou want- Manhattan,Toronto,London,

ransylvania take your pick.

Note: Setting he adventuresn yrur home own

means that sometimes you'll have to adaptpublishedadventuresike

"Couch Potato"and"BioMedChemTechrM"to your local setting,bu t

he wealthof descriptive etailat your ingertips,

nd the convenience f knowing the way your

own works, of knowing the streetsand the real

residentsanyof whom could appearas a minor

haracter), ill amply reward he effortexpend-

d. Sucha campaigncanbe set n real ime, and

ll the realities f weather, he time of year, ocalproblems,etc., can be incorporatedwith little

rouble.Also, when somethingunexpected omes

up,your amiliaritywith the settingmakes t a lot

easier to improvise an appropriate response.

Overall,adventures et in your home town are

richer n textureand your presentation f adven-

tures s made more easvand flexible.

EstablishingheFranchise

Presumehat new Chostbustersmet he finan-

cial requirementsor the ranchise y having old

or mortgaged verything hey cnrrn houses, an,

land, stocks, tc.The players'characterstartwithjust enough money o take out adsand to buy a

week'ssupply of eats. f they want to know exact-ly how much money they have, et each player

roll the five regulardice. The total each rolls is

the full amountof money n dollars hat player's

characterhas eft.

The new Chostbustersave 1) he right o use

the Chostbuster amg (2) the exclusive istrict

right o purchase nd o operatepatentedChost-

busters quipment,and (3 )an exclusive erritory

SettingUp YourFranchise

Here are he three stepsnecessaryo setyourself

andyourplayers p or establishingChostbusters

franchise.

StepOne: Getting local MapsTheadvantage f usinga familiar ocale s that

you know it well, and you haveaccess o plenty

of maps, iagrams,loor plansof factories, choolbuildings, hoppingmalls,etc. hatyou caneasily

adapt o your adventuringpurposes. ou kncnrrhe

terrain,where all the local businessesre,where

the badpartof tcnvn s,and where any ocal ethnicgroupshangout.Youknow he ocal awsandor -

dinances; ou know own politicsand police ac-

tics (which may influence your Chostbusters'

operatingstyle some ocal officialsare not as

cooperativeas the officials n the movie).

Co to your lgcal Chamberof Commerce or

sendone of your players) nd geta map of your

own city or home town. This is the area your

Chostbusters se as their home territory. f you

live n a ruralareaor a town too small o support

a Chostbusterranchise, se he map of a nearby

town a5 your base.

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DutiesPRESIDENT:he ostensiblehead of the fran-

chise.He may or may not be the 8uy thatpu t

up the money n the irstplace.He mustmeet

annoyingpublicofficials, etcompanypolicy,

and take the blame for fiascos.

In a Chostbusterfranchise,he president as

little ormalpower, nd he certainly s no dic-

tator! He is routinelyoverruledby the bther

Chostbusters,but when nobody seems

especially ualified o makea particular eci-sion, he shouldmake t.

VICE-PRESIDENTS:veryone an be a vice-president swell asanyother ob, f theywish.

Be sure o giveeachvice-president omesort

of descriptive itle,such asVice-Presidentn

Charge f Shipping,Vice-Presidentn Charge

of SittingBehind he Door,VicePresidentMth

Three Phoneson His Des k, or whate ver.

TREASURER:his s he deal ob fo r th e guy

with the Money goal. He must keep abs on

how profitablehe franchise s.He shouldsetfees,bargainwith clients,and guide he fran-

chise n largeexpenditures,ike replacement

of smashedEctomobiles nd maltreated ro .

ton packs.

SECRETARY:he secretarymostly us t sits n

the office. He mu st take phone calls, keep

minutesof importantmeetings, nd makeap-pointments.His most mportant unction s oman the office when everyoneelse is gone.

You may wish to hire a non-player-character,

or a secondary haracter, s he secretaryorget a phone answeringmachine.

TECHNICIAN: e has o designnew equip-mentwhen needed, epair ld equipment, ndrun the team'scomplicated aboratorv.




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How to Run a

GhostbustersCarRpaignhereare wo differentways o run GHOSI-

session-by-sessionr campaign-style.In session-by-sessionlay, each adventure s

o beginand end in a single itt ing. nsession, he Chostbusten acea different oe.

is neatly defeated or not) in theand the Chostbustersetireback o their

ntil t he next adventure.

This s a commonnarrative tructureor action-elevision eries eachweek he hero

s a differentproblem,which is disposed fof the show;whereupon next week

startson a completelydifferentproblem.Session-by-sessions the easiestway to play

Most Chostmasters ill startoutheir adventureshis way.

CampaignOnce you've gotten he hangof Chostmaster-

you're an experienced roleplayingou'll probablywant o try running

In a campaign, ast week'sproblemsmay still

o be sohed the follcnruing eek. The prob-are usually more challenging han in a

ame,and it may take manysessions o finally overc ome he ultimate

To run a campaign, ou mustplanahead,andof your sessions sa series f steps eading

Each essionmustend withcliffhanger with the players n terri-

bout he fateof their characters)ra dramatic revelation which leads the

vercloser o the main antagonist. hesession ustbe an action limaxwhere he

of Cood (Our Side - huzzahl) confront,overcome, he Forc es f Evil (The

- hiss,boo!).ln the firstsession f a campaign, here s usu-

ha na hint of the menacing ature

behind the threateningevents.Cradually theybecome hip to the fact hat the minor problemsthey are encountering n each session re partsof some errible plot which they alone can pre-vent. In the end, the noble and heroic Chost-busters hallengeMr. UltimateEvil(preferablynfrontof a largeand adoringaudience) nd Fix HisWagon But Cood.

Really ambitious Chostmasters an overlapcampaigns r introducinghe irststepof the nextcampaign before he playershave reached heclimax of their current ampaign.

For nstance. s thev reach he home town ofCountDracula nd begin heirsearchor he airof the evil Count, hey might be besetby farmersasking hem o help exorciseheir homesof phan-

tom rabbits.Of course, he Count s a TopPriorityjob, and the Chostbusterhave no ti me to foolaroundwith flop-earred pectres.

However.bv the time the Chostbusters avefinally disposed f the Count,phantomhamstersand gerbils have also appeared n the region,voraciously onsumingcropsand threatening othrow the entire agricultural aseof Europe nto

confusion.Thus he Chostbusters re led into acampaign gainst he dreadfulmachinations fCorobongo, n ancientSumerianDemon LordofSmallFuzzyThings.

Several lay-sessionsater, s heydiscover hatCorobongo sbeingsummoned ecause ChuckE. Cheesepizza parlor is being built over hisancient estingplace coincidentally, huck E.happenso look ust ikeancientSumerian tatuesof Corobongo), he Chostbusters ay notice hatshadowypresencesn dark bathrobes re ollow-ing them around.

By the time Corobongo is laid to rest, theGhostbusters ustdealwith the MvsteriousMenin Dark Sleepvrrear...

And so forth...

And so on . . .

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he Chostbustersbecome more andaware f Mr. UltimateEvil, he guiding orce

Hereare wo sample ampaign utlines. hefirstoutline may ook a bit familiar o you.Welresureyou'll get the idea.

We arealsosure hatyou'll be nterestedn buy-ing dozens f campaign dventureshatWestEndCames s publishingReal Soon, ike GHOSIIOASITES. t's nice to design your own clever

campaigns, ut it's also nice to sit back and letus BigTimeCame Designers o all the work (and

be real cleverand.entertainlng, atch).

SAMPTE AMPAIGN1:Gozer he GozerianSession One: Dana Barrett finds that herrefrigerator s haunted and calls in the Chost-busters.Nothing untoward s discovered. cou-pl e of smallspooksmashingob s keep he teambusy, hough.

Session wo: The Chostbusters re worked to afrazzleby a suddenspateof ghosts. hissessionis a non-stop equence f annoying ittlemenaces.lf the Chostbusters re smart, maybe hey'll getsuspicious how come hereareso manyghostsal l of a sudden?

The E.P.A. endsa hatchetman (WalterPeck)to threaten he Chostbusters. eck s emporarilydrivenoff, but the session nd sominouslywiththe threat of further government nterference.

Session hree:The NY.P.D. eliverLouisTully othe Chostbusters'doorstep. He is apparently

possessed y an ancient Sumeriandemon thatcalls itself,among other things, he Keymaster.

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"Many Shubsand Zuuls knew what it was o beroasted n the depthsof the Sloar hat day I cantell vou."

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The Ghostbusters reak nto the saucer.For-

tunately, he owners aren't at home, and theChostbusterscan wander around inside anddiscover l l kindsof fascinatinghingswhile be -ingchased boutby guard goo-bots"

which looklike a crossbetween he Tin Man of Oz and theIncredibleCooey Man. These guard goo-botsalways reak n on the Chostbustersustafter heChostbusters avediscovered ome tantal zingfact.

Finally the guard goo-bots chase out theChostbusters, ho were going to leaveanyway,since hey discoveredhat the ownerswere ust

about to return. However, hey have discoveredthreevital bits of in formation:

f . in the saucer'smesshall, there are reezersfull of bitsandpieces fcockroach-slugn all con-dit ions: i l leted, amburger,ump roast, ickled,etc. Clearly he cockroach-slugs an alien foodstaple.

2. a can of Drano sits nsidea me tal box withsix-inch hicksides.Only one heavily eadedwin-dow peeks nsideat the can,and robotarmsper-mit remote andling.Might Dranohave omeper-niciouseffecton alien biology?

3. pin-upgirl-oidsnsidewhat sclearlya lockerroom demonstratehat he aliensare nto macho,but probablynot after our women - few earthwomen have multiple arms, eyestalks, r othercharms hat theseguysapparently ust after.

The Chostbustersake stockof their knowledge,

and makeplans

or an ultimateconfrontation.Session Five: Hip to the fact that the aliensapparently atcockroach-slugs,hey surmise hatthesealiensplan o useEarth spasturesor theiricky herds.Fortunately, rano may be an effec-tive weapon,and the techs abor everishlyprepar-

ing Drano-broadcastingevices. When theChostbustersest heir Drano-rifles n a caoturedcockroach-slughe slugglcnvs urple, hengreen,then +pops*out of existence.

Now it 'spossibleo dispose f al l the slugs nall the sewers just poura coupleof hundredcans of Dranodown the stormsewers, nd +pop]

away heygo! Thisplan is amazinglyeffective, ndthe saucermen,desperatelyrying o protectheirherds,emerge from the pond to confront the

Ghostbusters,anding smack in the center ofBroadwayand Sixth Avenue where the Chostbusters merge rom he sewerso meet he alienmenace.

Waveafter urave f goo-botsare sent against heChostbusters, ut the Drano-rifles re complete-ly effective. Unfortunately, he paralyzing ray

shieldsare not so effective, nd things ook grimfor the Chostbustersnd human civil ization.

But, miraculously, t the astmoment,a Chost-busterhasan inspiration. rabbinga protonpack

fromthe Chostmobile,he activatest - and sureenough, the containmentbeam is sufficient oneutral ize he paralyzationbeams, yielding

awesomepyrotechnicdisplays, nd causing heal en weaponso shortout, smokingand sputter-ing then f inal lyexploding nto t iny fragments.

The saucermen, completelyoutclassed,etreatgrumbling to their saucer,but just before heydisappearnto he ship, hey urn and addresshestunned spectators.A glowing symbol - theoctopus n th e rockingchair forms n the airabove he saucer.

"Chostbusters,beware!We shall return andclaim this planet !Watch...the kies...!"

Th e End.

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sistible ompulsion o collectall the ngredients,read he incantations; nd obtain the stone?

fusembling he ngredientsan provide seriesof minor episodes.Maybe His Honor the Mayorcan okay he loan of a lion from the BronxZoo.Maybeone has o be "borrowed" from RinglingBrothers."...in he interests f scienceias Egonwould say.)Alternatively, he gatheringof theingredientscould be simplified or abstracted.("Okay.Yougot all the ingredients. o problem.Now what?")

When the ingredients re assembled nd themumbo-jumbo mumbled, **tweedle!+*a five-hundred-pound oulderof solidgraniteappears.Anyone ardy nough o gr ind t al l up anddrinkit (a process robably aking sereralmonths)does,indeed, ge t his wishes..However, nce it is alldrunk, the drinker gets the world's biggeststomach-ache nd unlesshe beatsa 30 with hisCool hi s f irst wish is automatically l

wish l 'dneverdrunk hat stuff!"Which, of course, ausesthe boulder o reappear,ntact,on the floor (andalso removeshe Chostbuster's ain).

If anyonedoes manage o drink the stuff andwithstand he achg he getshis wishes.Sadly, heboulder'spower s limited,and it can only grantlittlewishes nothingmore hana smallsavings-nd-loanoperationcould grant.A few thousandol larsor a nose ob is about th e limit. lf ahostbusters|<so be president f the U.S.A.,hetonewill getascloseaspossible-making im,ay,presidentof the local ElksClub.

cky Things, Occult Mysteries,or Bad Guys toWhack On: Spirit Powers

Action Opportunities:bookstore hoot-em-up,n-redientquests

Nifty Problems:Old ThreeWishesgag, indingto borrow

Potential hi cky Stuff, i mprovi ng consequen esplayerwish ideas

CampaignHooks: some evi guyswant the bookhe book

ADVENTURE ESIGNPRINCIPLE:et Them BlowSomethingUp EveryHalfHour

More often s ust fine.Cive them plentyofrunning round ndzapping hings.GHOSI-EUSIfRS is an action gamebasedon a fast-pacedcomedy film. Keep he pace brisk bypresentingotsof actionconflicS.Puzzles ndmysteries re ine in their place,but don't letthem slow he paceof the action. f too muchaction and blooie is not to your taste,sharpd alog with d stinctivenon-player haracterscan often substituteor running around andsmashinghings.

ldea2:FLOOR HIRTEEN

The fussy,snobbish managerof a hotel (the

manager f the SedgewickHotel in the film is aperfectmodel)phoneswith a problem.Normally,the hotel has no l3th floor - the floors beingsuperstitiously umbered 11,12, 14, 15,etc. Butbetweenmidnight and 2 a.m.,Floor13 appears.According o eye witnesses visiting oreigners,elderly matronswith Angoracats, ipsy Shriners,irasciblemaids), he elevator uttonsalter slight-ly to reveal button numbered 13i'the buildinglookseverso slightly aller rom outside,and soforth.

Anyonegoing to the thirteenth loor to checkit out discoversha t it is hauntedby a couple ofdozenwalking,alkingskeletons,omeclad n tophat, blacktuxedoes, nd patent-leather hoes, ndothers dressed n fancy jewelry and eveninggowns.They're havinga great ime, feastingondonut holes,waporatedmilk, and excessivelyrycocktai s.

In fact, the Chostbuste rs re in for a real sur-prise.Theseskeletonsdon't know that they'redead.Floor13 tself xists nly on another lane

in a dimensionwhereour familiar awsof physics

don't work so well. The view out the windowsreveals ghostly it y where aintphosphorescent

imageswander he streets nd he skyglitterswithluminescent astel ues.Protonpacks on'tworkat all, or perhapsheyperformas ransistoradiosor vibrators. nd the skeletons re errifiedwhenthey catch sight of the Chostbusters. Oooh!

Undead!" they squeal n terror.After a quick reviewof the Chostbusters'erri-

fying featureq he skeletons ecide hat the Chost-busters re udebeyond ompareand order hemout of its room. lf they won't leave, hev call forroom service, and a team of burly-lookingskeletons ressedn bellboyuniformsarriveandthrow the Chostbusters ut . Only if the Chost-busters reexceedingly ourteous nd persuasivewill the skeletonsreat he Ghostbustersn a veryfr iendlymanner, onversingn normal,urbanevoices,marvelingat the odditiesof our universe.

There are severalways of dealing with thisghostly problem:

1. convince the skeletons hat they're dead,whereupon hey decide hat his s hardly he oc-casion or celebration the partydies,errcrythinggoeshome,and the thirteenth loor is abandon-ed forever.

2. do someweirdscience discusshe situa-tion with a skeletalphysics rofessor,r have heskeletons all their own Meatbusterso eliminatethe fleshlycounterparts.

3. rememberanothersituationwhere crossingthe beams eversedhe particle low through hegate?Believemg you're gonnage tawful sick ofthatcrossthe-beams rap. Erzeryime they run intosomething heycan't blast nto ectoKibbles,heyaregoing o want o cross he beams.You can suppresshis endencyby destroying franchise nda coupleof city blockswhen theypul l this rickone time too many.)

4. convince the hotel management hat thehauntedFloor13 s no great hreat the skeletonsnevercall for room service,and only exist or ashort time each night. Surely some sort ofequitable rrangementould be reached?t mighteven become he hip, New Wavenight spot.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries,or Bad Guys toWhack On: skeletons, ther dimensions

Action Opportunities: skeletal room services,scrapswith skeletalguests

Nifty Problems: eliminating spectral menacewhen none of the widgetswork

Neat Characters: hotel manager,eye witnesses,skeletonguests, hysicists, nd Meatbusters

Potential Tricky Stuff: Chostbusters ecide to gowanderingn the universe fthe skeletons; layermoralecollapseswhen widgetsdon't work andbrainsgo limp

Campaign Hooks: bad guysmight decide to use

this portal to invade he universe;Chostbustersmayneedskeletal llies n interdimensionalwar

ldea3:AND THATGHOSTSFORME,TOO

Egondiscovershat extensive xposure o ecto-plasmicman festations resents n occupationalhazard to Chostbusters they become con-taminatedwith PKE.Aftera few hairy adventuresthe occult operativesdiscover that they areregisteringn their own PKEmeters.Egon

beginsresearch n PKEScrubberSystems. hrough atappedphone he EPA earnsof this hazardandbegins o harasshe franchise, eaking he storyto local papersand ruining the Chostbusters'spotlesspublic image.

And if that wasn'tenoughof a problem,a madscient isthas been following all the mediacoverage, nd hasconceivedan evil scheme.Hehas heorized technology ha tcan urn realpeo-ple into ghostsand back. But he can only per-form these experiments on personswho areheavily hargedwith psychokineticnergy.Up tonow he has made do with kidnappedpalmists,but now he wants he Chostbusters ho are ustglowingwith naturally-absorbedKE rom theirextensive

ncursionsnto the occult.Le t he mad scientistbedevil he Chostbustersfor weeks hrough he courseof other scenarios.He triesall sortsof inane ricksand raps o catchthem (l ikea giganticmouse rap baitedwith aRockette).heseraps houldn't e especially ardto see hrough theguy'soff{he.rails, fterall), butaftera while it shouldbe annoyingo have o keeprejectingUPS parcelsmarked "Do Not Drop:SleepCas" or removingpotatoes tuckup the ex-haustpipe of ECTOI.

More ominously, the Chostbusters startencountering idnapped almistswho havebeentransformed nto spectralentities. Maybe theyrecognize an ectoplasmic manifestationas a




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What we havehere s an entire community oflood-sucken ho have mmigratedrom he Oldountry boughtout a condominium,and bought

nto the AmericanGood Life a cooperative fwith Slavic

quaintlyprimitivepeasantableman-ers.Thereare evenvampireAkitasand vampirearakeets.

Tricking down this communitywill requirenvestigationse.9., tudypatterns

study police reports,etc.), researchimmigration ecords how unusualnumberof

mmigrants hi s month),or bait

take-outsRay s perfect or this sort of heroic

ose-iob). he clincher the Chostbustersmayotice hat he new apartment{ondo in the neigh-orhoodhasone distinctiveeature. he curtains

n everywindow aredrawnduringdaylighthours

veryday - without exception.When the Chostbusters rriveand try to enter

he condo, the vampiresare exceptionally on-enial in SteveMartin-Dan Aykroyd-Wild-and-

razy-Cuys ode.Oncehe heroes re nsidg he

ampires ock the dooi behind them and chase

hem all hrough he building trying o catch hem

nd urn hem ntovampires,oo. These ampires

reyourbasicuryrardly-mobile'immigranttereo-

ypes - not quite yet hip to the mores and

echnologyof modernAmerica and shouldbeplayed or comic effect.

The main point of this adventure s the frantic

chase hrough he condominiums,where theChostbusterscome upon such shock ing

iscoveries s wine bottles abelled "Type Oi '"'TypeAi' and "Night Traini etc.; platformcof-ins insteadof beds; La Machine blood cen-

rifuges;video decksrunning Loveat Firs t Bite;ampire dentures for an elderly vampire);and,

of course, he vampireparakeet.

Thereare oo manyvampires o pull a Rambo

here,andvampiret being he particularly ower-

ul occ ult entities hat they are,are ikely to takethe Chostbustersn any direct powerconfronta-tion. Howevel the vampirescan be handled n

severalways - portable sun lamps, a high-tech/medical ure for vampirism, negotiated

withdrawal o Transylvaniaafter he Chostbustershavezappeda fewviampiresn bat-form), n agree'

ment o limit blooddrinking o that which can

be bought at plasma banks, discoveryof the

nutrient lement n freshblood andan acceptable

substitute ource,and so on.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys toWhack On: vampiresa go go

Aciion Oppo rtunities: i nterm nable chasescenin condo

Nifty Problems: onningvampires nto evacuating

Neaf Cf aracfers: repo ter, nterview ng mugging

victims, mmigrantYuppie ampires

Potential Tricky Stuff, obtaining a floor plan of

an apartment uilding

Campaign Hooks: a couple of the vampires

escape nd start ndependent perations, r selltheir serviceso the local Ult imateEvil

ldea 5:WERE,OH, WEREHASMY WEREBERNARD

CONE?The Chostbusters et a call from l'lerbie, a

world-class erd with an exoticproblem.Seemsever since Herbie got bitten by a mysterious

animal n the woods,he's ransformednto a hairy

animal every full moon. "You gotta help me,

Chostbusters! ou'semy only hope!"Werewolf?Don't be ridiculous there areno

such things.This guy turns into a were-St.Ber-

nard. Herbie doesn'thaveany blood-lustwhen

he'sa St.Bernard, nd n fact,still retains is nor-

mal mind and feelings.However, e lives n an

apartment uilding that doesn'tallow pets -

especially argepets and he's enified that he

superintendent ight ind out and expel him.To study this problem, the Chostbusters re

going o have o observeHerbie's ransformationat th e ull moon- a nice opportunityo set up

an action confrontation nd chasewhen Herbiegetsnasty,hensmasheshrougha door and runs

off into a nearbypark with the Chostbustersn

hot pursuit.And naturally nyone ccidenallybit-

ten by Herbie n dog-formgets he disease,oo,

evendogs: f Herbiegets nto a dog-fight, he otherdog will turn nto a St.Bernard very ull moon,

doubtlesso the chagrinof the animal's wner.Another action possibility is a search or the

creaturehat gaveHerbie his embarrassingocial

disease.This s a toughie.The Chostbusters ight be

forced to end up suSgestinghat poor Herbiesimplycheck nto a kennel achnightof the ul l

moon - it's only a few dayseach month, after

all. Or Herbie might move nto a building ha t

allowsanimals.On th e other hand, he y might

find out that he mysterious erbdogsbane ures

the condition.Or aftersomeweird science ome-

one discwers hat ycanthropyscaused r viruses- hauntedviruses and the Chostbusters et

themselves reduced a la FantasticVoyage and

enterHerbie's ody o bustmicrospooks. r, how

aboutan anti-PKEaccine evised l a madscien-

tistconsultant? nd if Herbiebites he superinten-

dent,he' llprobably hange is no-petsul e ast.

Our favoriteoption is to have some anti-lycan-

thropyweird sciencebackfireand put Herbie n-

to the pooch-formpermanently,whereuponhebecomesa permanentpart of the Chostbuster

squad a more-or-lessntelligent aranormal

mascot.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Cuys toWhackOn: Herbie n were-Bernardorm,originalsourceof Herbie'sdisease

Action Opportunities: attack and chase withHerbie-oooch

Nifty Problems: ure or cope with Herbie's ycan-thropy

Neat C/raracters: Herbie the Nerd Mutt

Potential Tricky Stuff: getting the Chostbustersto studyHerbiewithoutprecautionshat preclud6a good chasescene

Campaign Hooks: Herbie bites otsof peopleandassorted ther things,creatinga were-syndicate

of rummies, street thugs, and school boardpolit icians

ldea 6:KEEPERSF THECOPPER IDNIGHT

The Chostbusters re nvited by an inesistibly

foxy chick/slickdude to join a stylish new

occult ists' ociety.t is a high compliment o be

invited o join, and thereare ots of high society,

freebooze,and fancy dressballs not to men-

tion all the valuableprofessional ontacts o be

madewith occultenthusiastsnd experts. he n-ductionparty tself san opportunityo whip outa plethoraof weirdosand oddballs rom the Up-per Crustand the AvantGarde each eager o

sharesomebit of fascinating/boringnformationabout the World Beyond.

After a few weeks,one of the Chostbusterss

invited$ a WeirdEccentric rofessor ith SlightlyManic Overtones o join the I nner Sanctum, o

which only theVerySecretMasters elong.Herehe discovershat he true purposeof the Keepers

of the CopperMidnight s to do honible hingssuch as worshiping he SeniorCit izensof theCosmos a race of dodderingAncient Evilswhich smellbad,have rthritic entacleq ndwant

to retire o FloridaandArizona after hey have

exterminatedhe annoyinglyyouthfuland noisyhumanoids there. Naturally, he Chostbusters

must intervene o stop the Copper Midnightoccultists rom Opening the Portal or the Really

Ol d Cuys.The ReallyOld Cuysar ephysical eingswith

ghost-likeparanormalpowers.EachGuy has aPower of 6-12and a bunch of ghostly specialabilities.When a ProtonPack owers ReallyOldCuy's Ectopresenceo Q the being apparentlydissolvesnto nothingnessbu t eallyhe has us t

beenbanishedo the HappyNebulaRestHome).

Th eChostbusters'goals o breakup the Cop-pe r Midnightorganization, ive he bum's ushto any ReallyOld Guys who havebeengated n

by the Very SecretMasters, nd thus prevent heannexation f sovereign mericansoil as a BEM

retirement ommuniW.Thismight akemore hana singlenight'swork.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys toWhack On: ReallyOld Cuys,Copper Midnightand Very SecretMasters

Action Opportunities: interrupting a ribbon-cutting ceremony or a Portal,bashingescapedVeryOId Cuys, escuing Chostbusterakencap

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otential Tricky Stuff: keepinga brisk pace in amystery/puzzle

Campaign Hooks: Chostbustersmay accompanyoungRon o Scotlando clear he moorsof otheracDonald clan spooks haunting the Mac-

Donald's estaurants n the site of the Cullodenbattle

ldea9:THEGHOSTAND THE ADY

Theghostof a fashionablenteriordecorator s

haunting he Statue f Liberty, ightly painting

largesections f the statueho t pink. The statue's

caretakers crub off the loathsome olor as fast

as they can, but each night another evenmore

electrifyi g ai -sea-rescueolorappears. i ht ing

a losingbattle,heycall he Chostbustersor help.(l f yourChostbustersive ar away rom the Statue

of Liberty,use a local monument/ such as 5t.Louis's rch, Mount Rushmore, r the Colden

Cate Bridge.)Mountain-cl imbing ear is needed as the-

Chostbusters lamberal l over he surface f the

nat ionalmonument, rying o get closeenough

to the flitting ghost o zap it with their proton

packs.The spectral ecorator loats antalizingly

out of reach, pouting rtistic obbletygook"The

lady must LIVE!Her spirit must SCREAM eroutrageat the Philistine astelessnessf the sen-

timentalistpuke-godpig-dogs!"). hey will have

to herd heghost o a placewith a ledgeon which

to setup the ghost rap.Hel copters nd et-packs

in th e hands f Our Heroes ould be endlesslyentertaining.

The Chostbustersould also ry to convince he

decoratorhat he Statue f Liberty s oo modest

a canvasor his alents, r contactstill-livingcol-leagueswho might help persuadehe spook ofthe errorof hiswa1c. hisplanmightbacKire, nlystrengtheninghe spook's resolve, nd perhapspersuadinghe Chostbustershemselveshat day-glo orange s a reallynicecolor or he LittleLady.

Persuadinghe RestorationCommitteeof this new

color schememight be tough, though.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys to

Whack On: ghostly decorator

Action Apprtunities: scrambling roundon the

statueand blastingawayNifty Problems: onfrontinga more mobile foe

on impossibleerrain

Neat Characfers: the decorator

Potential Tricky Stufl: visualizing the maneuver-ing and line-of-sights n the statue

Campaign Hooks: well, I guessyou could havean epidemicof OId Masters ising rom the grave

to redecorate he national monumentsof theirhomelands, ut I think that'spushing t a bi t

THE ROADTO RALYEHTheStateDepartment iresCBI o handlea lit-

tle problemon a tiny island protectoraten themiddleof the SouthPacific. BIcheerfully ssigns

the Chostbusterranchisehi s ob as a missionadventure,with the assertionhat his wonderful

islandvacation s a reward or their recentexcel-

lentperformance. f course,CBI doesn't iveany

detailsabout the task- "Justa routine mattet

don't worry your pretty ittle heads."The tiny Pacific sland nation of Ralyehhas a

problem. he r ibal el igionworships hu-thu,

volcanicgod which has recently become quite

restlessnd hasapparently evelopedhe hots or

a few sacrifice s. uesswho will anive ust n time

to perform his important state unction?

The nation's eaders ascraggly unchof tribal

elders)have earnedall they know about good

government by watching media coverage of

totalitarian ictators nd heirgoons.They mpro-

viseappropriate ostumesrom materials t hand(coconuts, alm leaves, eashells,colorful flcnrcrs,

etc.) and do their best to echo the soothingplatitudes hey hear on radio reportsof thriving

banana epublics.When the Chostbustersdisembark on the

beach,a platoonof gorilla-sized alyehan olice,

fitted out in coconut-shell iot helmets, ea-tortoise

riot shields,and Uzi-shaped lubs carved rom

driftwood,meet hem, bedeck hem in flcnrcrs nd

escort hem towards he volcano.The police are

very riendly.They'll answerquestions, fferpart

of their lunch to the Chostbusters, nd be very

nice, all things considered.They won't let the

Chostbusterwanderaroundor anything hcmever.

Cheering owsof childrenand prettygirls ine he

route o the volcano and make t impossible orthe Chostbusterso run for it.

At first. he Chostbustershould hink that hey

are receivinga royalwelcome.Only after hey start

asking a few questions should they become

suspicious."Say,are we going to meet your leadersor

something?"Why should we? The volcano-god s our

destination.""But isn't herea ghostor somethingwe'resup

posed o be busting?""Chost?There s no ghost.CloriousThu-thu,

the voraciousvolcano god, permits no other

supernatural ntit ies n his island.""uh..."

The Chostbusters re conductedpolitely bu t

firmly to the top of the volcano. f throughsome

clever stratagem, they manage to escape thepolice, et hem run around he sland or a while,

and then eventuallyget caughtagain.So back hey

hike to the volcano lip.At the volcanq probablymuch to the Chost-

busters' elief, hey are not pushed nto the boil-

ing ava. nstead,heyaresimply ied o a treeandleft. With reasonableMoves, he Chostbusters

manage o escapewithin minutes.But us tas he

lastGhostbuster reaksreeof hisbonds,a gigan-

tic grinning vaporousapparitionrises rom the

volcano'smouth and comesafter hem. Thu-thulookssortof Iike he greenslimer rom the movieCHOSIBUSIERS, but it is orange-coloredand ahundred eet all. lt has a Powerof lQ an Ecto-presence f 2Q an d zips around ike i t had aMoves f 3. One of itsspecial bilities s Terrorize;as t is zooming around after he Chostbusterst

tries o tenify hem.When a Chost s rolled, necharacterwill keel over n a faint. At this, Thu-

thu pops he delectablemorsel nto his mouth.

Heaw scene.man.Well, this could work out in a couple of ways.

First, f the Chostbusters an reduce his Ecto-Dresenceo zerobefore he ast ictim is consum-

ed, no problem.Second, f all the Chostbustersget poppeddown Thu-thu'sgullet, hey discoverthat Thu-thu'salimentary ract is a little pocket

universe hat containsall the sacrifices e hass,rereaten.At thispoint, t is hard o missThu-thuwith

a proton pack-beam, nd all Thu-thu can do is

rhumbaaroundand moan a lot.When Thu:Ihu'sEctopresences reduced o zerc,all swallowedChostbusters nd severalhundred bewildered

formersacrificeseappearn...well, somewhere.I guesshey could all us t return o the island,butwouldn't it be entertaining o have hem returnto find themselvesn OuterMongolia?Tierrade lFuego? n the bridgeof the StarshipEnterprise?a restaurant t the End of the Universe?

And it couldn't hurt if the Chostbusters et

creati\€ n pacifying huthu. Sincehe'sa volcanogod,cold hings houldprobably arm him - acarbondioxidefire extinguishermight be betterthan a proton pack.And maybe he slandersus t

misunderstand hu{hu's needs.Maybe he onlywantsa drink of somethingcool and refreshing,insteadof those nasry salty humanoids.Things

Co Better with Coke. we hear.lf you're a nice guy and you don't strand he

Chostbustersn someexot ic imension,t might

be nice to give them a real vacationon Ralyehafter hey take care ofThu-thu- plenty of oppor-tunities for hot dates with the grateful sland

beauties...

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys toWhack On: Thu-thu

Action Opportunities: scramblingaround andzappingThu-thu

Nifty Problems:making a big comebackafter be-ing sacrificed o a god

Neat Characters; he basically cheerful andfr iendly r ibal eldersand muscleme n trying oimitate totalitarians nd thugs

Potential Tricky Stuff: keeping he Ghostbustersgoing o the volcano op without a big fight (may

want hem knockedunconscious n the eventofa scrap)

CampaignHooks: Thu-thu,when threatenedwith

extinction,decides o turn state's videnceandreveals plotof ancient l iens ik e himselfwh ohave come to Earth o poseas gods and eventu-ally Control the Universe

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htential Triclry Stuff.whipping up the futureand

time travel tory or the doppleganger an exer-

cise for the apt pupil

Campaign Hooks: areyou kidding? ime travel ago go - with the ime machine he Ghostbusterscould get into all kinds of trouble, and theft of

the machine could be even more distressing

ldea 13:SO SUEME

The Chostbustersust evicteda Class ll Free-Roaming Non-Repeater rom a small hauntedhouse n Hoboken or wherever s convenientoryourown franchise).ust s heyanivehome, heyareserved ith a restrainingrderprwenting hemfrom putting he ghost n the Containment rid,and they are hit with a lawsuiton behalf of theghost. t seemsa lawyerand psychic a real irst-class ddball HaroldSharpnose,laims o bein mental contactwith the ghost.The ghost,hestates,hassufferedgrievousbodily and mentalharm from the abusiveand unnecessary cts ofthe Chostbusters. ot only that, but the ghost sbeingkeptprisoner gainstts will ( in he ghost

trap),and s suing or $50,000,000.he AmericanCivil LibertiesUnion shows nterest n the case,eagertobringup thewhole ssue f the civil rightsof ghosts.

This sa good puzzlethought problemadven-ture - not a lot of action, but with some rickyintellectual hallengesha tmight be fun to fool

with, particularly f you set up the problemat theend of an adventure,ell he playerso think aboutit betweensessions,hen have he court caseat

the beginningof the next adventure.What area ghost's egal ights? awhasalways

assumed hat dead s dead- but now the deadshow up as sympatheticpersonalities now

what?We don't want to go into all the ramifica-

tionsof cnrerturningll historical oncepts f death- that's or you and your players.f you want tokeep t simple, he Chostbusters an argue hatghosts rehardlypeople n anynormalsense, ndthat hey can't egallybring a suit against nyone.They might claim that the ghostwas respassinginside the haunted house,so they were withintheir egal ights n committ ing ssault nd bat-tery and unlawful mprisonment.We ike he dea

that ghostsare unregistered liens rom another

dimension, nd hat heyshouldbe mmediatelydeported.) But whatever argument he players

come up with, it 's he righton e - th e udge sconvinced,and Sharpnose'suit is thrown out.

But next week they are hit with another suit.It seemsMr. Sharpnose emands hat the ghost

be released nto his custody mmediately.This

time he can'tbe stopped. his ime Sharpnose asgottena judge sympathetic o his plea,and thejudge demands hat the Ghostbustersurn over

custodyof the spirit o Sharpnose. he best hingfor the Chostbusterso do is actuallygivehim theghost. f theydo this,Sharpnose'llapidlybecomedisenchanted ith the whole prospect f dealingwiih ghosq as his egalbooksareslimed,his dogis terrified,andectoplasmic ugarappears n thega s an k of his Lincoln.

lf the Chostbusters tandon principle and tryto preventSharpnoserom obtaining he ghost,

let them argue heir caseone more time beforethe court. Bewarned: egal shenanigans renotparticularlygood adventurematerial shortonaction as hey are unless he spook s broughtin to testify. f the spookgets oose n the court-room, here splentyof room or funny characterstereotypes judge, court clerk, guards, hetwelve ddballs f the ur y - fountains f slime,and corruscating ays rom the proton packs.A

real ine inal ouch a ghost awyer ppears ndargues hat Sharpnoses completely ncompetentto represent pooks,sincehe is n't one himself.The judge agreeswith the ghost lawyer, andremandshe case o a udgeand ury of his peers

- spooks, f course.For urther deas, ee"The

Devil and Daniel Webster."

Icky Things, Occult Mystefies, or Bad Guys toWhack On: a bad guy lawyer,plus any spookplaintiffs

Action Opportunities: spooks oose n court

N fty Problems:ph osophcal/legalquestionofghost rights

Neaf Characters:sleazypsychic awyer, un court-room menagerie

PotentialTrickySfuff: too much thought andtalk,not enough action

Campaign Hooks: psychic awyercan become astock nemesis hired by other bad guys or a

freelanceexploiter of the hazy legal statusofparanormal eings

ldea 14:THE MUMMY'STOE

An Egyptologist, red Horspool,calls up theChostbusters.l fear may have eleased n an-cient curseupon an unsuspectingumanity." ast

month he broke nto a previouslyundiscoveredtomb in Egypt. heonly object nside he tombwasa golden casketholding an embalmed oe.Rather han sharehis discoveries ith the Egyp-tian government, rofessor orspoolsmuggled tout of the country.He hoped o study he oeand

find out why it had beenmummified o rwerently.But he night after he smuggled t into America,he forgetfully ef t the box top open. When hereturnedhe nextmorning, he oewas missing.At f irst, he thought thievesmight havestolen t,and, of course, incehe hadobtained he objectil legally, e could hardlynotify he authorit ies.

However, n reflection,Horspool ecalled hehieroglyphics nscribedon the toe's casket,de-picting he entirehistoryof the oe. t seemst wasonce part of the horrible animatedmummy of

Amenhortensehe Vl. Thiscuned creature alkedthe night, seekingrevengeon those who hadcaused ts early demise. Ancient sorc erors er-

formed mystic itualswhich temporarily isabledthe mummy. n order o set t permanentlyo rest,they swered its eft big toe, which was embalmedand sealedorever n a tomb.As ongas he mum-

my and toe are kept separate, menhortenseVlis no more handried skin and cloth windings.But, if the toe were united with the rest of themummy,might Amenhortense l walk the earthagain?

The Chostbustersrecalled n to investigatehemysteryand sureenough, he oe walkedout (so

to speak) n itsown; a little rail n thedustshowshow it scootedacross he floor; dcrvrrnhe hall, andout the window. There he trail stops,but the foot-printsof a largedog can be seen.Yes, he toe hasmade ts will known to a puppy dog, who nowbears it in the dir ection of the rest ofAmenhortense.

To complicate matters, he toe has also sum-monedsomedistant elations f Amenhortense

(immigrants rom Egypt,natch) o aid it in itsquest.These olk - a cab driver,a fancyclothesdesigner, nd a famoussoccerplayer are nowwandering he city in a daze, seekinga rendez-vouswith their mysteriouslyompellingmaster.

Professor orspooldoes somequick researchand discovers hat the rest of Amenhortense'smummy is in the PennsylvaniaUniversityMuseum. The prospects f using roadblocks opreventa mummy's oe from reachingPhiladel-phia are somewhat iscouraging, ut a nation-wide toe-hunt s such a charming oncept hatyou should do everythi ng ou can to encourageit. Tracking t and its servitors thedog should beprettyeasy o find if the toe usesmass ransit) nthe way rom New YorkCity to Phil adelphia ro-

videsa lo t of opportunit iesor si l lyencounters.The sensiblehing or the Chostbusterso do

is o go o the museum, amp n the vaultwherethe mummy s stored, nd wait or the oe.Whenthe oearrives,t is n the company f a big sheepdog and three dazed servitors.Time for a bigactionclimax.The oe uses tsControlMind abil-ity to send he dog and threeout-of-towners fterthe Chostbustershile it struggleso reunite tselfwith its mummy. Mummy! Mummy!" the Chost-busters an faintlyhear n an eerievoice.

And the oe will attack he Chostbusters henthe going gets ough. The toe c an scoot acrossthe loorquitequickly fastenough o zip intoa mouseholg rack, r space ehinda mummycasebefore he Chostbusters an catch t. lt might

knock something ff a shelfonto a Ghostbuster'shead.Or it might errifysomeoneby wiggling upa trouser eg. But let's ace t, there'snot a heckof a lot an animated oe can do.

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Haveyou everseen he old televisionshows"The Munsters" r

"The AddamsFamily?" hi s

scenario hould esemble ne of thoseshows. he

Chostbusten eta phonecall.A hollcnv ransylra-nian voicecomesover he ine. "Veehaffa prob-

lem.Ca nyo u help uss, l iss?" he Chostbusters

arrive t a creepyEdwardian ansionwith a spike

topped ence,dead rees, minous-looking ver-growth,and he noiseof clanking hains n th e

background.Workingat he ence s a cadaverousgardenerwith a patchwer one eye, ank, cobrrcbr

by hair ,an d long,claw-like ingernai ls.

As the Chostbusters raw nearet heysee hat

the gardener asa file. He'ssharpeninghe spearpointson the iron fence.When he catches ight

of the Chostbusters e givesa visible start, hen

walks over o them and lets hem in. He never

speaks xc ept o emitgutturalmoans. he house's

doorbell has he sound of a woman shrieking.

The door is opened by the lady of the house,Mrs. Maleficent.Shestands bout six feet al l in

her sli nky black dress, as pastywhite ski n, a

marked widow's peak, and black lipstick. She

invites hem inside.Her hunchbackhusband,

Fritz,soon shows up. He looks ike an escapee

froma Frankenstein ovie.Behind im on a dog

leashwaddles n eight-foot lligatornamedFido.

A clock suddenlvstrikes hirteenand a lit t le

mechanical uckoodangl ingro ma gibbetpops

out, croaking he hour. n a bird cage n the cor-

ner squeak nd luttera pairof cutevampirebats.

By now the Chostbusters houldhavegotten heidea.Ham t up somemore, f you l ike.Making

up ghastly ventsn thishousehold eems atural.

The Maleficents'problems hat UncleFerg as

come to stay.He's scaring he piranhas n thedecorativepool, tells MaleficentJr . rightening

bedtimestorieswhich keep him awakeat night,

and persistsn trying to fix squeakingshutters

which bangelegant lyn the wind.As you've probably guessed,Uncle Ferg s a

normal-looking uy .Maybe oo normal.He wears

loud ies,pinstriped uits, asa bigbrassy mile,

and a loud cheeryvoice.He doesn't eeanything

spooky houthis cousin's ouse 'A lit t le un-

down, maybe, ut l' ll have t all fixedup in a iffy.

Justyou watch. Ho, ho!" He tells bad okes in -

cessantly nd is impossible o faze.The Malifi-

cents want to rent a few spooks from the

Ghostbusterso put a properscarento Uncle Ferg

and theywant the Chostbusterso hang around

and supervisehe project, us t n case he rentedspook ge t a little out of hand.

This s called n plot biz your basic eversalinstead f spookelimination he Chostbustersresupposedo bring a few loadedghost raps ntothe houseand et he spirits oose.The ech-typesmay have o do a few modifications o existingdevices likewho ever ried to take a spook outof a containment rid?), hich maycause om e

fun when the modifieddevicesdon't work right.Forexample,while extracting spook rom thecontainment rid,a coupleothersmightge t ooseand raisehell with Janine'si les.

[JANINE:ECON!Cet this evolt ing hingout ofmy invoicesat oncell

This cenario hould ea lot of un.Th eMali f i -centsoffer a few of their third-floorguest oomsto the Chostbustersor the duration of their ser-vice.The Maleficents il l be as helpfulas heycan.Keep hrowing n lit t ledetai ls o amaze heChostbusters. ne runninggagyou can use s oneveretthe Chostbusters eetJunior. e might

be staying ver at a friend's houseone night, beill with the flu and forced o stay n bed another

night, and so forth. They might seeMrs. Malefi-cent knittinga three-armed weateror Junior, rMr. Maleficentmight boastof Junior 's choolgrades: B+ in Uglification,A- in CemetaryAd-ministration, + in Helmintholog y. hat'smyboy!"

Uncle Fergshould prove o be a real pest-

quitedifficult o remove.Nothing seems o scarehim verymuch, no matterhow honific t is.Onceit seemsclear hat the soooks he Chostbusterscanprovidedo little o erodeFerg'sheerful om-placency, he Malificents will beg the Chost-busterso improviseomethingo get id of him.Theycan experimentwith weird science, riberyor s imple int imidat ion,but nothing azes heunwelcomeguest.

The secret s that Ferg s reallya very low-keydemonsummoned oy ittleJunior sa high schoolscienceproject.Sooner r later he Chostbusterswill tumble o hisparanormal ssence hen theirPKEmeters rigger n his presence, r when theyseehim through heirectovisors hile he s sneak-ingdcnvnstairst night or somecookies nd warmblood. Fergcan either be evitted with applica-tionsof protonbeams, r he mayvoluntarily eavefor greenerpastureswhen his cover s blown.

And of course it t le unior sgonnaget t whenhis parents ind out what he'sbeen up to. Poorlittleguy.And guesswho he'll come o visit whenhe runs away from home? Aw gee, guys, heonl iest hing in th e whole world I want is tobecomea real, iveChostbuster."nd maybe he

kid hasa certaingift - though his three-armedjumpsuitswi l l have o be custom-made.

Icky Things, Occult Mysteries, or Bad Guys toWhack On: Uncle Ferg,originally a mundane,then later revealed s a paranormalpest

Action Opportunities: settingghosts ooseat theMalificents, hen rounding hem up afterwards;maybea little roughhousewhen Ferg s revealedto be a demon

Nifty Problems:scaringan un-scare-able uy

Neat Characters: he Malificents

PotentialTricky Sfuff using he Addams' Family-stylegagswithout slowing he paceof the puzzle-heavy,action-lightplot

Campaign Hooks: the Malificentscan be usedas

characters,nformants, nd consultantsn otheradventures, xperts hat heyare n the occulq theyalsoprobablyhavemany riendsof a lessbenignnature "Oh, yes, he Von Choulohs a charm-ing couple, but a bit eccentric n their gustatorypreferences,ou know...")

ldea 18:KING FORA DAY

.ln he mail the Chostbusterseceive package

containing an odd ring coveredwith little in-

decipherablecr ibbl ingsndcabalist ic igns. henote enclosedexplains, My dear wife is under

the unfortunate elusion hat his hing s haunted- silly,of course,bu t to humor her, 'd like you

to takecareofde-ghostifyingt. Please enda realofficial-lookingdocument certifying your pro-

fessional ervices n eliminatingany spectralpresenceswithin the ring."

The ring s actuallysentby the resident-occult-bad-guy f yourcampaign. t real ly s haunted.Anyonewho sees t feelscompelled o pu t it on.After putting it on, he finds out that every imehe el.ls omeoneo do something, eor sheobeyswithout question. f he says Co fly a kitei thatpersongoes o the nearest oy store,buys a kite,and does ust that. He'd better be carefulnot tosay "Drop dead!" Soon after discovering hispower have everal musing hingshappenwhile

wearing he ring),he also discovershat the ringexactsa toll. Every ime he uses ts power,he

becomes xactlyone inch shorter n height.Andhe can't take off the ring.

So he' l l have o ei thergo aroundn"u"r,hinganyonewhat to do, or keep on shrinking away.The best, hough most drastic,answermight beto amputatehis finger.Jewelers xpress maze-mentattheunnatural urabi l i ty f he r ing's ub-stance all attempts o cut it off fail. And...perhapshe personwil l decidehe'd ustassoonkeep the ring.

lf the player tarts businghispower likegoing

to political allies nd orcing mportantmembersof his easffavorite olitical party o performamus-ing antics n front of all the delegates),hen the

r ingshould al lof f his ingerandge t ost if theplayer emands n explanation,ell him tha t hehasshrunk o much h at he ringsimplysl ippedof f his finger.And the Chostbusters tart o readreports n the newspaper f strange ccurrences- explainable nly by he hypothesishat he ringhas al len nto he handsof someunscrupulousperson. heChostbusters'ob?To ind the Incredi-ble Shr inkingBad Guy...

And if the playermanageso keep he ring,hintthat somedevice might be designed o reverseheeffectof the shrinking.Of course, hat device




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Wiack On madscieritist nd stooge,Maxwell's

Demons

Action Oppottunities: city-wide war on air-

conditionerspossessed y Maxwell's Demons

Nifty Prohlems: goofy physics; microscopic

demons

Neaf Characters:mad scientistand lvan, the

maYor

Potential Tricky Stuff: playersdon't get he Max-

well's Demons oke (make hem take a physics

courseor somethinS)

Campaign Hooks: mad scientist;microscopic

demons-could evelopmegalomania,military

technology,and economic theory then vow to

Rule he World

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THEGHOSTCUBES

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vou or'amill iondollars!!'m gonna ake ou or

everythingyou Eotl!$/+[&you! Youcan't.getaway

witfr this!"!! 'Sound f phoneslammed own')

Uh oh .Al l Chostbusterranchises hould ncludeat

leastone mad scientist. f your players on't have

at eastone Egon-type mong hem,-hlsscenarlo

*ill ptou"significantlymoredifficult o run' One

day, he residentmad scientist omesacross.an

amazingpossibilitywhile testinga new varlatlon

on-*no]ti-."t.hing

equipment' Doubtless he

iomEs ushingmadlyoutof his aboratory hriek-

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ne"ededo do was cross-mogrify he abernastical

ectoploid-eopplernd .. . Bingol ' the psychozoiccuUoiA ad'iantegaveoff a hyperthustic lasm!You

seewhat that means?We can transconvertne llD-

tlreommetty by meansof a paleowestoloticab-

batitron!" Or something ike that'

What he has discovered s a means o store

ehostssafelywithout the use of the protection

Eria. ni t saves reatly n th eelectric il l an d t

i"au."t the daiger that the grid will someday

overflow and blow uP.

Thisnew device,which thescientist-playeran

call whateverhe pleaseswesuggesthe "hyper-

soastical rombifier") s attached o a ghost rap

holdingan entrapped pook.The hyperspastical

crombi-fier ums, lashespretty ittle lights,and

givesa little burp. After the burp, it spitsout a

imall (about2 incheson a side)brightly-colored

plasticcube.Theghost rap s ound o be empty- in fact, he hapless pookhas beenburied n-

side he smallplastic ube!The colorof the cube

varieswith the particularghostcaught.Thus,a

greenghosthasa greencube, a bansheehasa

tartan cube, and so forth.

The cubes can bounce and movearound on

their own, like Mexican umping beans,but are

completeiy harmless.A smartChostbusterwill

soonrealize hat he ghostcubescould become

hot noveltv tems.

Cettinga mult i-mill iondollar te m ik eChost

Cubes o properdistributionand sales equires

lots of wheelingand dealingby the players' he

Chostbusters houldhave o run throughone or

two Bureaucracyoutines,meetup with a shyster

lawyeror Evo,and generallyhave.fu.nrying.to

keep from getting cheated out of their sock'

(Remember: awyersare boring. Don't get too

involved n this stuff.)

As soonas CBI getswind of this new develop

ment, heystep n and claim al l rights o the pro-

cess.LouisTuilyshowsup and giveseverybody

a certificate f merit.GBI marketshe ChostCubes

and makes megabucks. The franchise gets

doodly-squat.The'ChostCubescatchon. They'rebeingsold

all overManhattan.Soon hey'll be sold natio-n-

wide. f there's fly in theointment, t is hat here

aren'tenough ghosts o go around.Any Chost-

busterwhose Coals ncludeMoney shouldbe

heart-broken.Then,aftera few monthsof incredible ommer-

cial success,he Chostbusterset hatphonecall

which introduced his scenario dea.Then they

set anotherphonecall' Thenanotherone.When

ihe Chostbusters heck into thesecalls, hey'll

discover hat al l the callershad boughta Chost

Cube.Several avsafter hey bought he cube, t

vanished.Now they'vegot a thost haunting heir

house and that wasn't n the bargain!

ln a matterof days, he bottom hasdroppedout

of the Chost Cubes market. Seems he hyper-

sDastical rombifierproducesa field thatdecays

over ime, releasinghe ghostwhen the fieldcol-

lapses. illionsof these ubeshavebeenpurchas-

ed all over he nation.And they'real l starting odecay...before the warranty expires, worse yet'

And quesswho has o go clean up the mess?

Louis i l ly callsup an d reads he contract in e

print concerninghe"mission-adventure'"Of f go

ihe Chostbustersn one of the messiest aranor-

mal mop-ups n history. maginea depa-rtment

storeor shoppingmall wherehundreds f Chost

Cubesdissolved t once....

This s a blanket xcuseor turning oosean y

kind of ghost ou candevise n anysettingwhere

noreltiesmightbe sold,shipped, r stored ,drug

stores, ime stores, irport concourses,.allroao

cars,warehouses or where the proud owners

are ncn ' uing heir purchases. ven he President's

wife ha sone...

lf the Ghostbusterso some irst<lass igh-techdesignand come up with a device o return he

spooks o cube form - permanently I hope

thev aresmartenough his time to makea deal

with CBI before hey reveal he designsecret'

lcky Things, Occult Mysteries,or Bad Gltvs to

Whack On: You name it - any sPooKever

encountered,n yort own campaign,or by any

of the other Chostbuster ranchises

klion Opprtunities: blastingspook everywhere

Nifty Problems:well, maybea device o return

the spooks o cubes,but mostly his is supposed

to be an unrestrained hootout

Neat Cllaracters: pick a stereotype/ any

stereotypesort of an All-Starevent or your

favorite characters

Potential Tricky Stuff: not real subtle; main trick

is to build from simple spooks o a final large-

spook or a large but manageable quadronot

them

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guy l'"nlt, we have he potential or.time'delay

spookcapsules, r spookSrenacles;t an occulr

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CHOSIEUSIfRS adventures car chasesandcourtroom scenes, or example.We don't want togire pu elaborate ules or hov to deal with problems ike his,but we thoughtwe'dprovidea fewideas.

Belor,v, e have routines" for threesuch prob.lems car chases, btainingpermits, nd goingto court. The way heseare supposedo work isthis: each routine is divided into four steps,Iabelled"A:' "B:' "Ci' and "D." Thereare sixpossibilitiesn eachstep.When the playerswantto do something or which there s a routing youroll a die,and ind the possibility rintedwith thesamenumber n sectionA. When )ou've inishedwith that,you roll againandgo to sectionB, andso on .

But you don't have to do things that way.Instead, ou can ust readover he routines, ndthink of th e "possibil it ies"

as interestinghingsthat can happen o your Ghostbusters. hen,pu'llbe preparedo pull one of thesepossibilities nyour playerswheneveryou like.

Incidentally, omeof the possibilities ave wopartl labelled Success"

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Car Chase/VehicularRaceAgainst imeSectionA1. Car startsperfectly. Co to B.

2. Car startsperfectly,but needsgas.Cet gas, hengo to B.

3. Can't ind car keys.Make a BrainsTrait oll tofind them. Failure:Usea taxi and go to B. Suc-cessj Startcar and go to B promptly.

4. Engine tarts, ut backfires nd smokes.Co toB, but increase ikelihood of failure.

5. Carstarts, ut big truck blocks ntersectionora moment. Make a Cool roll (difficulty 15) to

maneuver through pedestrianson sidewalk.Failure:Hit big truck and deal with police.Suc-cess:Co to B.

5. Car won't start.Make a Brains oll to quicklyfind troubleand repair t. Failure:Finda taxi andgo to B. Success:Co to B promptly.

SectionB1. Lightchanges nexpectedly.Makea MovesorDrive roll to avoidaccident. Failure:You'reoutof the raceunlessyou geta taxi (SuccessfulMcrvesroll). Success;Co to C.

2, Quarry elusiveor traffic hick. Makea Movesor DriveVehicle oll to stay n sight.Failure:You'reout of the race or arrive late; go to C. Success:go to C.

3. Short-cut vailable. akea Brains r Guess ol lto remember t. Failure:go to C. Success: o to D.

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6. Crid lock. Make a successfulMusclesor Runroll to catchup to quarryor get o destination nfoot.Failure:Co to C latg exhausted, nd irritable.Success:Go to C promptly.

SectionCl. Passengersre nauseousrom the ride: eachmustmakea Muscles ol l to avoid hrowingup.Failure: A mess; go to D. Success; Cet io bpromptly without soiling ECIO-1.

2. Sportscar enthusiast rom the Soviet U.N.delegationpullsalongside nd wantsyou to raceagainsthis capitalistCorvette;makea Cool rollto refrain rom racing. Failure:Co to D. Success:Co to D sedately.

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6. RightOffice: they say heir calculationswerein error.The ranchise'ov,rresine imesmore hanthey thought,and they are placinga lien on allcorporationassets. ool, Bluff, Bargain, r Con-vince roll. Failure:They'reserious, ndyou haveto pay.Success: he exorbitant um returnso itsoriginal amount. And congratulations.

GoingTo CourtSectionA1. Lackinganotherplace o park, iou leaveEC|OIin one of those "Don't even think of parkinghere!" zones.When you come back, it's beentowedand, when you ind it in the municipal ot ,there s a $150parking icket on the window aswell. Youcan pay,or protest he tow and fine incourt (in which casego to B).

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2. While racing o the sceneof a severeecto-plasmicdisturbance,ou avoida aywalkingpoo-dle wearinga $5000 dollar jewelled collar, butthe doggy is frightenedby the inci dent and itsmillionaireownerandan armyof shysterawyerssue you for everything you've got. Co to B.

3. You remove a ghost from a mansion at thebehest of the son of the ghost. The ghost'sdaughter s distraught, nd sues o force you toreturn he ghost. f youdo so, he ghost's on suesyou for acceptinga feeand failing o fulfill yourobligations.Eitherway,go to B.

4. A stateprosecutorhasyou arrestedas con menpreyingon the superstitions f the public. (Every-one knowsghosts on't exist,afterall.) Co to B.

5. YourGhostbustersranchises sued or damagesin excess f what s properand reasonablen thepursuitof and he capture f ectoplasmic ntities.Go to B.

6. The $18,000 heckwith which your astclientpaid or hisde-ghosting as ustbounced.On thephone,he cacklesand says,So what! Sue me!"You do. Co to B.

SectionB1. You need a lawyer.On the recommendationof a friendyou makean appointment ith the i rmof NasryDull,Brutish nd Short. hey isten tten-tively,and seem o ask he rightquestions.Attempta Mo/es or a See oll. Failure:You hire he shysters.Co to C. Success: ousee hat all that hey havewritten on their padsare dollar signs n varioussizes,and the word "Tahiti." Try B again.

2. Youwant a lawyer.On the recommendationof a friend you makean appointmentwith theseniorpartnerat Bossy,Mossy,Martin,and Fuss,Aftorngn-at-Law. he istensattentirely,and seemsto ask he right questions. ttempta Brainsor aPsychoanalysisoll. Failure:Youhire he shyster.Go to C. Success: ou understandhat most ofthe personalbookson her shelveshave o do withfabulouslydrawn-outand expensive ivil cases.Try B again.

3. Youknow a lawyer.He or she ask you if youreally want to devotea lot of time and effort osomething ot at all connectedo catching hostsand serving humanity.Attempt a Brains or aBureaucraticsoll. Success; ouwork out a com-missiondeal with the lawyer hat etsyou off thehookwith a mere2Gminuteaffidavit. he routineis over.Failure:Yousetyour aw grimly.Nobodywill get he bestof you.Takeem to couft! Cb to C.

4. Youdecide o represent ourself.You read hreeor four bookson court procedures, nd one veryhelpful one titled StrangeProceedings: uriosaFrom the New York State Appellate Courts. RollyourCool. Success: ouaccidentallv hooseset-t lements which have been reinforced asprecedents y laterproceedings.Co to C. Failure:

Youselect udicrous inesof attackand defense,lessening y two dice any rolls called for i n thelater stages f this sequence.Co to C.

5. You hink hardabout he matterand decide hata lawsuit s inappropriate. oucall up the otherprincipal and suggest compromise.Roll yourCool, Blufi or Convince.Success:Cet a quick set-tlementout of court . The routine s ower. ailure:Youboth becomeso angry hat nothing and noone can keepyou from court. Co to C.

5. You get LawyerTom, the socially-consciouspublic interestawyer,o helpyou out. He agreesto defendyou at no fee butyou get he sinkingfeeling he'll call on you for a favorsometime nthe future. Probablya big {avor.Co to C.

SectionC1. Themorningof the rial,you graba cup of cof-fee and a hot dog. In the crushof the commute,you must makea Movesor Balanceof difficulty10 o avoidstaining ourclotheswith mustard ndcoffee.Success;Go to D. Failure:Roll Cool orBluff o avoid dioticallyholdingyour handsoverthe spots or he restof the day. f you ai l hisro l ,any Cool roll you make for the restof the trialroutine s reducedby one die. In eitherevent,goto D.

2. lf you havea lawyer,his or her Brains rait is4. Roll it to convince he opposition o avoid ajury trial. lf you haveno lawyer, oll your Cool orBargain against difficulty 15 to convince theopposition hat a jury trial is not necessary. uc-cess:Lor,verny inal udgmentagainst ou $r half.Failure: oubleany inal udgmentagainst ou .

3. The bailiff excitedly onferswith the udge orseveralminutes, hen the udgecallsyou or yourlawyer o a quick conference. omeone orgotorneglected o fill out an important orm, and bymistake a court form from another case wasinserted.The udge throws up his hands pro-cedurecannot be violated without creatingsuregrounds or appeal.The casemust be started gainfrom the beginning go to B.

4. A fight suddenlybreaks ut in the court room,asa weirdlydressed pectator eapsup and shoutsthat all Chostbustersre n leaguewith the devil.

A guardquickly restrains im, but not beforehesplashes ou with a foul-smelling ed dye, ruin-ing yourclothes.Rollyour Cool or Orate againstdifficulty 7. Success: ou makea brief, seemly,pitying speech which ingratiates ou with thejudge (and ury ifany). Co to Q andadd one ex-tradie to any oll you make or he restof the rial.Failure: You whine about being poor andmisunderstood hile judge and ury stareat youcontemptuouslynd decide hatyouhaveno rightwhatsoevero win this rial.You oll one die fewerthan normal n any roll you make or the restofthe trial. Co to D.




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of normal, eccentric characterswhom the Chost-busters an encounter n the courseof an adven-ture. Feel ree to haveany of these guys pop upwhenever hey can advance he action or youotherwise feel like it. lf you like a particularcharacter, ou can havehim show up a lot, as ahelp or hindranceo the Chostbusters. ecurringcharacters end continuity to a Chostbusterscampargn.

Feel free, of coursg to introduce recurringcharacters f your own.

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RealToughDetectiveWho Has TakenThe Lawlnto His Own Hands

A tight-l pped, steely-eyed,bloodth rsty ki er,Westtrees happiestwhen pushinga punk's acethrough a plate-glasswindow or pumping sixbullets from a .44 Magnum into the guts of areputed crime boss. lf he tangles with theChostbustersewill pound hem nto hamburgerrather han deal with the paperwork nvolved narrestinghem. He hatesobs involvingghostshe can't kil l them.

Brains 2 Justify ctsof Un-believable rutalitv 5

Cool 6 Narrow EyesMenacingly

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3 Remember heCood Old Davs

2 SaveYoungster roma Life of Crime 5

2 Whack Hoodlumwith Nightstick

Muscles 3 LoadDrunk IntoPaddywagon

Coal: ServingHumanity

Distinctive Mannerism: Distrustsanvone in aleather acket.

George Smith and Mike fones

FBI agents

FBIagentsalways ravel n pairs.They are al lthirty-fiveyearsold, dress n off-the-rack uits greyor black), wear black leathershoes,drive late-model Plymouthtand nsist n shcnvingou heirbadgeswhen you first meet hem. They all loveworking for a huge,soulless overnment gencywhich lets hem carrygunsand ap phone inesand other neat stuff. Smith (or Jones, forgetwhich) is white;Jones or Smith) s black.

Brains 3 Claim Federal

Jurisdiction

3 BlameTheirMistakeson Local

Law-EnforcementAgencies

Moves 3 FireHandgun

Muscles 3 Kick Door Ooen

Coal: MoneyDistinctive Mannerism: Always chomping oncigar.

Scooter MacBurnieCab Driver

Scooter s from Jamaica,and speak in thedistinctiveilt ingaccent f that sland.He knowsnearly nothing about New York geography ndcan't get you anywhere,but he takesyou thereso pleasantlyhat you won't mind until you endup at the wrong address.f you manage o makethe misunderstandingclear,e'll urn offthe meterand drivearoundNew York orever n a fruitlessattempt to get you where you want to go.

B ra in s 2 Voodoo

Cool 5 MisunderstandPlainEnglish

2 Dance

Muscles3 Swim

Coal: ServeHumanity

Distinctive Mannerism: Staresat you expres-sionlessly,ala Yes,mon,yesi'andbobshis headin tune to the reggaemusic he plays ncessantlyon his radio.

ConradHot Dog Vendor

Conrad s on the street ayand night. His bunsarealways oggy,his onions are old and volatile- hisstand an be racked or block $r the smellof onion on the breeze.He sees verything: hathappens,Conrad knows.But he'll only tell youif you buy a dried-outhot dog, eat t right here,and lie that it was very verygood. Elaborate ewsrequiresEvo or more hot dogsand a Muscle rollagainstdifficulty 10 o refrain rom gaggingandspoiling he deal.

6 Borrow

Moves 2 Cossip

Muscles 3 Lift

Coa/; ServeHumanity

D st inctive Manne sm Alwaysviolently clean-ing out an ear with his f inger.

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Coa/: TeachThose Punksa Lesson

Distinctive Mannerism: Face neverexoression.

Muscles 5 BustHeads Coal: Serve he FBI

Distinctive Mannerisms:None

Cab Driver

Ernie syour ypical New Yorkhack. He knowsal l the short-cuts; rives recklessly, wiftly,andtrue;always eepshis meteron; complains bouthi swifeand hisdigestion; ndalways mells ik emustard.He works all the time exceptwhen itrains then he can't be found. He likes o pickup passengerst MadisonSquareCarden,not farfrom Chostbustersnc., so the playersmay en-counter him frequently.

3 Find Addresses

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lohn MacClannahanCop On The Street

A kindly ol d duck in his ate ift ies, oh nha sbeenwalkinga beat or 34 years nd ik es o think

he knows everything hat is happeningon thestreet.He doesn't. n fact,John'sbrain urnedoffsomewherearound 1955,and he is blithely ig-norantof all that hasoccurredsince.John trieshard,but he has an uncannyknack or arrestingthe wrong personand letting he badguy getaway.

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Father uigi s at least200 yearsold and looksit. His favorite aying s "l f I ain't crazy, shouldbe." He is.

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Moves 2 Att ract Aftention

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Coa/: ServeHumanity

Distinctive Mannerism:Peers t things as if hevwre going blind (he'snot).

SleazyLady

Shedoesn'tmeananyoneanyharm,and hat's

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lets people pressureher into doing what sheknows she shouldn't do. A good informationsourceabout disreputablegoons.

Bra ins 4 Waste TimeElaborately

Cool 4 Bargain

Moves 3 Attract Attention

Muscles 2 Crapple

Coal: Money

Distinctive Mannerism: Constantly wringinghands n available lothing hers r anyone lse's).

ferrydi LuccaShe/ter Operator

Young, idealistic, religious. Incredibly hard-working he prcrvidesood for hundreds of peo-ple too weak,phpically or emotionally, o do forthemselves.Doesn't ake care of hi mself;needs

a woman's ouch, but too busy saving ivesandsouls to find her. Everyonesays he's a saint:probablyhe is.

Bra in s 5 RaiseFunds

Cool 3 Convince

4 Aftract Converts

Muscles 4 Lift Canned Coods 7

Coa/: ServeThe Poor

Distinctive Mannerism: Speaks with claspedhands in a "Mr. Rogers" voice: soot hing andboring.

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Codfather

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ty (up to you whether h is is prostitution, rugs,extortion. or whatever).

B ra in s 6 Plo tti ng

Sexv LuciaPapa oe's daughter

She'sa sul try Sicilian beauty,but anyone all-ing in love with her is asking o r plenty of trou-ble. Daddy knows she can do no wron g.

Brains 4 PlottingCool 3 Bluff Daddy

Moves 5 Seduce

Muscle 2 Dance

Coal: Sex

Distinctive Mannerism: Runs a pearl necklaceacrossher front teeth, betweenher lips, etc.

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fu sexy sLuciassultryhe s hemost sriousItaliann thecity.Someday apaoewill want odumphim n he iver, utMeanVic sPapa'son.

Brains 4 Convince

Cool 2 Bluff

Moves 5 Seduce

Muscle 3 Intimidate

Coal: Power

Distinctive Mannerism:Alwap standswith handson hips, hips thrust forward.

Freaky NickEnforcer

Papa oe keeps Nick on a chain in the base-ment. He only letshim loosewhen there's ome-one Papa s really, eallyangry at.

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Bottlecap

Wino Moves 2 Dodge

Eddy s incrediblymalleable ecause e only

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Brains 2 Calculate iquidOunces

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Muscles 2 Drag Self o Shelter 5

Muscle 1 Fisticuffs

Coa/: Money

Distinctive Mannerism: Speak with an ltalian ac-cent; sits in a relaxedposition.but with handsclenched.

Mama StellaPapa Joe'swife

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Brains 1 Attempt CoherentSpeech

Cool 8 Frighten ict im 11

Moves 1 Attempt ClearVision 4

Muscle B Break humbs 11

Coal: Meanness

Distinctive Mannerism: Babbles, creams, nd

drools.

Liftle Paulie he BrainBag Man

Thisguy is he friend of one of the Chostbusters,

and he' l l let hem know what'sgoingon in thecity.But he won't crossPapa oe.No way.Paulie'sa smart ittle weasel,who takes handouts romboth sides.He lives n an abandonedwarehouse.He also likes it that way.

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Muscle 1 Bite

Coal; Money

Distinctive Mannerism:Always has a cold.

Coal: Find Pipeline rom Brewery

DistinctiveMannerism: ellspeoplenotto shout,even f they whisper.

Cool 2 OrateMoves 2 Pratl

Muscle 5 Dragging runkSpouseo Bed

Coal: ServeHumanity

DistinctiveMannerism:Wails about her familv

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Though hegoes long o getswell tories, herarelywritesanything, eing oo busymisunder-standingFrankArmstrong see bove), unbathingalone, wimming n crocodilepoolswithout ,vear-

in g a bathingsuit, breaking he RiverRat'sawfor his UntowardManner,aftracting he attentionof the wrongsortof nativeor native reature, ndbeing kidnapped.

Brains 4 Journal ism

Cool 2 FlareNostrilsContemptuously

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Muscles 2 Stretch odhpurs

Coa/: Fall n Love

DistinctiveMannerism:Holds head aloof insnooty way.

Cap'n WjszkclzskExperienced,Reliable SeaCaptain

An ancientYankee alt rom Poland r Rumaniawith moustache ho eitherownsa well- insuredtramp freighteror leases t on very good terms,because e doesn'tbl ink when sh egoesdownat the end of the irst eelor is nearlyswampedduring he climactic olcaniceruption.

Mbwana Mobuto, O.B.E.BearerWho Used o LiveWhere They'reCoing

An intell igentbloke, he passed own fromOxford but has sweetlyagreed o tote 120pounds

on his head across200 miles of indifferenthospitaliry fterdinnereachnight,heannotates

several ifferenteditionsof Tennysonn prepara-t ion for his definit ivevariorumedit ion to bepublished

15years rom now

Bra ins 4 An th ropo logy

Cool 6 ContemplateClassStanding

3 Hurl Spear

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Coal: Succee d o Family Throne

Distinctive Mannerism: PerfectEnglishspeech.

Cook With Tricky Monkey

A cranky ellourwith a heartof gold,he is ussyabout ood, indifferent o cleanliness, nd hatesthings ike placesettings,lc,vters,andles, r foodwhich knives an cut. His helper,he monkey,sboth more intell igentand more social, andunderstands omplex eyebrowcommands like"untieme quickand go or helpdownrivero th eLegionnaires t FortMassif."

Unqualified Handicapped5clence Assistant

Need more be said?

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1 Bluff

Moves 1 Torture elplessVictim

Muscle 7 Cl imb

Coal: ServeMad Doctor

DistinctiveMannerism:Walla with a shuffle,alk

like PeterLorre.

Expedition reparingor

fourneyo Unchartedtsland/Lost ity/Scene f

r WeirdHappeningsRiver Rat Who Drinks Callons of Whiske y

Though his resume ooksgreat,not only does

this weak-chinned,ll-shaven uy do something

to almost get the expeditiondestroyed, ut his

breath s awful n the mornins.

B ains 2 FussOverDocuments

1 Bluff

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Cool

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6 SteerCorrectCourseWith EyesClosed 9

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Cool, 1 Accept Praise

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Coal: Self-Bastinghili

DistinctiveMannerism:Constantlv ick his nose.

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Distinctive Mannerism:gestureswhen speaking.

Uses sweepingar m

FrankHandsome Hunterlsoldie rof FortuneWhose

FirstMarriage Ended Badly

A stern, happy-go-lu cky uy who has hidden

himself n the ungley'desert/Antarcticnd hereby

met many ycoonswho considerhim remarkably

steady, ur hero s ruggedly exyand has ittle o

do with women except he snooty reporter see

below).

Bra ins 5 Cuess

Moves 4 W ie ld M ar li ne sp i ke

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Coal; En.ioy dventure

DistinctiveMannerism:Combs hisw i th his ingers .

moustacheZolatu

Cool 3 Bargain

MortimerAged or Sickly Man with TreasureMap

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Evil Witch DoctorlSorcerer/Asent f Unfriend-ly Power

This sly fellow deceives people who haveknownhim al l his ife n exchangeor half-bakedpromises rom foreignprovocateurs r whispersof impendingpower rom idle godswh o don'thave o meetpayrolls.He usually tages murderin reelone or a coup in reel wo. Persistentlysksto hold vour rif le while vo u takea shower.

B ains 1 Not Believe

Anybody orAnythingra ins 3 Accounting

4 Dodge Cool 4 Look Death In Eye 7 Cool 5 Bluff

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Coal: UnexpectedlySettlingDown

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3 TellStories yCampfire

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DistinctiveMannerism: alksn a feeble, uiver-ing voice.

Coal: BecomeChief,King,E.P.A. dministrator,etc.

DistinctiveMannerism: hill inglypolite.




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MelissaYoung, deal stic,CompassionateNurse

Theperfect urse tireless,nthusiast ic,ntel-l igent, edicated, eautiful. ixmaledoctors ndnurses an t o marryher,and one will in threemonthsor less, eaving he Head Nurse o rulethe floor.

He inr ichReich, l l , M.D.Psvchiatr ist

Dr. Reich s the Headof Psychiatryt St. Pit-falz.Lots f Chostbusterlrentsmightprof it ro mhis services.He puts great stock in OrgoneTherapy. plitpersonality: y night he assumes

hi s alternateersona

f Mad Scientist.

contempt for doctors, nurses,orderlies,andpatients.Happiestwhen he can chargean in-surance ompany 20 peradmin is teredsp i r inor makedogs cringe.

Bra ins 4 Accoun t i ng

3 Sneer

MOVCS 5 Steal

M u s c l e s l n t i m i d a t e

Coal :BecomeOnly Human n Universe

D st i ctive Manne sm A wavs vh st l ng, espe-c ia l lywhen others respeak ing.

ThingsMan Was Notr Meant To Know

We'reof two mindsabout his,actually. irst ly,Chostbusters re scientists,'here s nothlng manwasnot meant o kn ow. No k nowledge s forbid-den; ndeed, edicating neself o the relentlesspursuit f Knowledges he highestaskone canundertake n this life. t makespedectsenseha thumanitynteracts ith hespir itworldby he useof complex echnological evices, ather hanprimit ive uperst it iousitual; f ter l l , echnologyis whatpermits umanityo master theraspectsof nature, nd if paranormal henomena xist,it is technologyhat wil l permitus to master tas weil.

So we don't hink hereought o be any imitson thenaturalnquisit ivenessf he human pir it . . .

On the otherhand,some hings andestroryrourcampaign.Those of vou rvho'vegamemasteredOther Came-\ lknolv what we're alkingabout;remembervhen ne of yourcharactersot a r ingof unlimited ,r ' ishes?r the ime he mutant ar-nivorousribbles ot oose nddestroyedivil iza-t ion? f the characters evelopsomething oopowerful,1,ou osecontrol of the game.

How can hishappenn GHOSIEUSIfRS?Well,suppose gon evelops device hatpermits ravelalongan1,oi heeleven or maybe welve) imen-sional xes. hisdevicepermitsraveln t ime,aswell as o an nf inite umber f other universes"

- theChostbusteBango o Oz, or a worldwherethe Nazis von, or even he world of your OtherCamet |campaign.

Thatsounds eal nteresting,ut et 's ace t -

you're not playingGHOSIEUSIERS ny more.You're lal,ing omekind of transtemporal ultiver-sa lgame.

So how' do vo u stop this? Here are somesugges t in :

CrusaderKoalasSpace ndTime

From Bevond

When he Chostbustersave nvented deviceor stumbledonto somethingwhich ca n poten-t ia l ly wreckyour campaign, Crusader oa lashowsup. The stubby it t le marsupial ays,n a

Cool

Bra ins 4 Medic ine

3 Cive EmotionalSupport

Moves 5 DispenseMedication

Muscles 4 Massage

Coa/: ServeHumanity

Dist inct iveMannerism:Ha s a "gosh"att itude

about ife.

Young, dealistic, Compassionate octor

The perfect octor t ireless,nthusiat ic,ntel-l igent, edicated, andsome. ix emale octorsand nurses ant o mar ryh im, and one wi l l inthreemonthsor less. he YoungNurse see bove)wi l l . o f course. e the one who catches im.

Bra ins 4 Medic ine

Cool 2 Cive EmotionalSupport

7 Ask lnt imate

Questions boutPersonal ife

Cool 6 CalmlyConf rontLOOney

Moves 2 SteepleFingers

M usc le 2 S t i ff arm ooney

Coals:RicherSex Life or All

Dist inct ive Mannerisms: f ten cackles or n oapparent eason.Has shif tyeyes.

JohnGluteus, .D.

Libidinous octorA mediocre doctor who wo rks in a large

hospitalpart ly o cover up his own mistakes.Medic ine has long s ince s toppedbeing in-terest ing. his cad thinks more about studentnurseshanabouth is pat ients .

Bra ins 3 Use nf luence

4 lgnore nnuendo

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Moves 5 DispenseMedication

Muscles 5 Massage

Coal: ServingHumanity

Dist inct iveMannerlsrn:Has a

about ife.

"gosh" att itude

RonnyNapolitanoSmart-AlecOrderly

Apparently ithoutcare, lwaysaughing,ok -

ing, an d playing practical okes, he secretlydreamsof being a greatdoctor/pianist/mil itaryh stori nl lumberjack/martial rti t/theol gian, buthasn'tquite got started.But any day now.

B r ai n s 5 U ns ys te ma ti cReading

Cool 2 NurseCrudge

Moves 4 Se e

Muscles 5 Lift

Coal; Know Why He' s Here

Dist inct iveMannerism:Laughsat thingsaren't unny.

Moves 5 Seduce

Musc les 3 L i f tMar t in i

Coal; Lurid Fornication

Dist inct ive Mannerism:Always alking aboutnurses' hysical nributes.

Dr . oseph rustworthyFatherlyDoctor

Ha sbeenmarriedo samewoman or40 years,perfectlyhapp1,,ontented, entle,belovedby ailwho knowhim, butstrangelyersistsn hir ing hecraziest,mostbizarrely ncompetent taff n anyhosp i ta lh iss ideof a Hammer i lm.

Bra ins 5 Cuess

7 Ta lkSympathet ica l ly

MOVES 2 \Valk With Cane

Musc les 1 Shake is t

Coa/:Cive People nothei'Chancean danother,and another . . . )

that Disttnctrve annerism: landly ssumeshe bestof everyone. ften eclines ith hishands ehindh is head.

Evil Administrator

PK Emetersma ydetectghostly ccountbooksandca lcu la torsha inedo h is e l low. e ss l imand well-dressed, nd somehow always hasenough money even though St. Pit falz Boesthrough egular inanc ia l r ises . as comple te

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60 Chostbusters perat ionsManual





The Ghost of Colonel Parkins-

ColonelCenld Parkins, \€teranof the SpanishAmericanWar, pentmostof hisdeclining ears

dozing in an armchairbefore he fire at theMi eni m Club,Manhattan's ostdist i guishedgentleman's ociety.There,he would drink port

and alk o hiscronies boutarmy ife and com-plainabout this newgenerationimostof whom,in hisopinion,"deserveda good hrashing." incehi sdeath n 1936, olonelParkins'ghostas cca-sionallymanifested sa formsleepingn hi soldarmchair. he members f the club,charmed ythis in k with the past, eft he old gentleman'sghostalone.

Recently, new city ordinancehas orced heMillenium to open its membershipo women.ColonelParkins, ho spent o manyhours n thecompanyof crustymalecompanions,s outraged.Several imes, he h as manifested o Argue withwomen members; nce,he Thrashed ith a ghost-

ly r iding rop not hewomanwhosepresence

annq,edhim - but her malecompanionhe'soomuch of a gentleman

o beatawoman).Several

femalemembers ave omplained f harassment,and he Thrashedndiv idua ls su ins he c lub.

Power

S p ec i al b i li t ie s A rg ue ;Thrash heYoungBlighters

Ectopresence

Coal: Restorehe Millenium to an ExclusivelyMale Membershio

NickLateD ug-CrazedMotorcycle Man ac

Nick ,toned u to f h i smind,wipedoutwhi ledoing 95 MPH on the New YorkThruway n a

thunderstorm. ince henhe ravels ur Nation'sHighways nd Byways y night,poppingwheelies,making obscenegestures t police cars, andfrighteninghe witsout of nuns n stat ion agons.The Chostbustersare hired by the HighwayAuthority o eliminate his supernatural enaceto safemotoring.

Eliminating ick is no bowl of Nachos, ow-ever.Nick nevergetsof f his bike, and once hitby a proton beamwill zoom awaycursing, eav-in ga trailof ectoplasmickid-marksehindhim.The Chostbusters il l have o chaseNick downthe highway t speeds reaterhanwould normal-ly be considered safe - or sane. (Picture aChostbuster

linging o ECIOI's roof-rack nd at-tempting o proton-packNick as they screamalongat 95 MPH... Pretty arn excit ing, o?)

Nick sst i l la lousy river, nd must oll againsthis Powero keep rom wiping out when aftempt-in gdangerous,tupid tunts n hisbike.But ookat it this wav: he'salreadv ead.What's he worstthat could happen o him?

CIydeDeceasedDoberman Pinscher

In ifeClydeguardedMarty's l l-American er -vice Station, rotectinghe gas tation rom bums,criminals nd rif fraff f all sorts.Clydegave hebest en years f his if e o Marty ruininghis

hea l th tay ing p a l l n ightand s leep ingn gasfumesal l day.ThenMartyboughta new dog -

an dwithout o muchasa "thankvou" ha dClvde

put o sleep.Needlesso say,Clyde's host oesn'tl ike Marty very much.

Norru lydehauntsMarty'sAll,{mericanServiceStation. e ikes o SneakUp behindMartvwhenMarty s operating eavymachinery r workingunder car, ar k oudlyan dChompMartyon theseat f th epants.Marty sn't tanding p sogoodto th e pressure.

Power:

Spec ia l b i l i t ies : Chomp;SneakUp

Ectopresence:

Coal: DriveMarty Crazy

Tammanunglndian War Chiei

Threecenturies go ,Tammanung'sribe (pickan Ind ian r ibewhichused o inhab i t ourarea)wa sambushed nd brutallvmassacredv a r i valtr ibe who coveted heir r ich, ert i le and. Everyhundred ears n theanniversaryf he massacreTammanungeturnso thes i te f h isv i l lage. ehauntshearea ora week, riving he nhabitantsaway or, f theydon't leave, estroyinghem.

Tammanung anifests s a 25{oot all Indiandressedn leather reeches, occasins,nd ull

headdress. e carriesa tomahawk,bow andarrows,an d spear.He speaksonly his tr iballanguage.

Tammanung'sc 'r'ersreawesomehe ests ndgathers isstrengthora hundred ears etweenmanifestat ions);heChostbustersould be welladv isedo seek he he lp of an Ind ianshamanbeforeack l ing im ( i f hey an indonewi l l ingto he lo) .

Power:

Special bil i t ies: WeaponUse;Ter-rorize;RainDance

Ectopresence:

Coal: ReclaimAncestralHomeland

Th e Ghost of the BaldwinTheater-

When Timor Development,nc.,demolishedthe BaldwinTheater n Broadwav nd 41stStreet.the eliteof New York'sheatrical ommunity ameto protesthe desecration.heBaldwinwa soneof the city'soldest ndgrandest layhouses,nd

in its day had been a major contributor o th elegend f the CreatWhite Way.Here,oes& Janes,North Pacific, umpin' Jehosephatsnd the im-mortalStarzapoppln ad heir Broadway remier.The New York Timescalled ts demolit ion "a

tragedy"; oe Papp aid, Ne w Yorkhas ostanold fr iend."

A megalth c of f ce-and-l xury-apartmentom-plex,Viola Tower, oseon its site.The architec-ture wasuniformlydamnedby criticseverywhere,but the $500,000apartments completewithsauna nd patio n everyunit)sold ike wildf ire.

But now the ghostof the Baldwinappears veryda yat 1p.m. no matinees n Sunday) nd everynightat B within ViolaTow,er'savernousobby/shoppingmal l .Chos t ly horus ines , ivas nd

lead ingmen rot he boards i th in he ghos t lyBa ldwin , e l t ing u t ghos t l . v us ica l umbersamidghostlyaughter iolaTower'sesidentsin dthe d in appa l l ing .

Co-op alesn the Torver replummett ing, ndSol Timor,owner of the complex, s furious.

Power: f

Spec ia l b i l i t ies : S ing& Dance

Ectopresence

Coal:Pu tOn The BestDarnShowThisBurgHa sEverSeen

[uigi Elgato

Art Director

Lu ig imet h is end a t tempt ingo meeta t igh tdeadline.He was ound buried undera oil e ofrubber-cementedalleys drowned n a cup ofcoffee.

Lu ig i 's p i r i tnow haunts he ar t depar tmentwhere he met his f inal deadline.He wandersabout ha in mok ing,i l l ing he oomwi th ec to-smokeand ghostlycigarette utts.At nig ht hecompletely eorganizeshe artdepartment, idingimportant ork n drawers,ndgatheringuppliesand books and stacking hem in boxes n th emiddle of the floor.By the t ime the employeessorteverything ut, he da y s shotand no workgetsdone.

Luigi eaves trailof rubber ement whereverhe goes. e constantlyibbers,Slapit downandge t t outi as he workshi s destruct ion.

Power:

Spec ia l b i l i t ies : S l ime Rubber

Cement, ctually);Poltergeist