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AssassinX

AssassinX is an RPG exercise in violent nihilism and excess, it is not a manual for

killing your friends or enemies, and it is a game, something that is make-believe,

fictional, not real. If you go out and do something stupid and violent in the

real world, don’t go blaming it on me, chump. I just wrote a game in a fit of

violence.

AssassinX was inspired by the sheer insanity of trying to produce a full

RPG in 24 hours. It was written to “When Worlds Collide”, “Beautiful

People”, a remix of “1999”, “Sex and Violence”, “Death & Destruc-

tion”, “Police Truck”, “Bombtrack” and “Stray Bullet”. Repeating

over... and over... and over again... very loudly.

Written by:

M Jason Parent

This is not an RPG for extended gaming, if you find this sort

of game to be one of deep soul-searching and personal ca-

tharsis, may I suggest you seek some sort of professional

attention instead of locking yourself away playing vio-

lent and horrible games like this.

Playtested by:

The voices in my head.

Layout, Design & Graphics:

M Jason Parent

Due to the limitations of the form (being a 24 hour

RPG), this game has several shortcomings and is

overly simplified in some sections. Live with it.

Special Thanks:

My wife, Denise. Phil Reed for

introducing me to 24hr RPGs. My

kids for knowing I’m not quite this

psycho.

All text in this game starting on the next

page is released as Open Game Content

in accordance with the Open Game Li-

cense, version 1.0a. The text, however

remains the copyright of Nouzui

Games, and can only be reproduced

in compliance with the terms of

the Open Game License or un-

der specific license from M

Jason Parent and/or Nou-

zui Games.

Contents

How to Abuse this Book 3

Some Assembly Required 4

Getting Your Kill On 8

Spilling Blood 10

Tools of the Trade 12

A Life of Death 13

The Wages of Sin 21

Open Game License 22

Author’s Notes 23

Character Sheets 24

This is the first edition

of AssassinX, writ-

ten on July 24 &

25, 2005, as part

of the 24 hour

RPG project.

Believe it or not, M Jason Parent is an award-winning author of various RPG sup-

plements. This is his first misguided attempt to produce a full RPG system in 24 hours,

and one he certainly regretted. It must be added that although he is a fair shot with a

gun, he harbours no strange need to kill those around him. He’s not even remotely violent.

Honest.

Nouzui Games is a tiny little imprint for M Jason Parent’s solo game writing efforts. The name

is misleading, as this game has nothing to do with brains, except splattered on the wall.

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AssassinX

Like most RPGs, this book is broken into logical and fairly discrete chapters that

introduce the character generation system, the game system proper, combat,

the tools of the trade and other goods, how to make a life out of murder,

and how to continue playing the same murderer from game to game while

slowly getting better at the art of slaughter.

The first chapter, called “Some Assembly Required” gets right to the

heart of the assassin, showing you how to generate a murderous

bastard of your own for playing this game. It includes details on

all the primary and derived attributes as well as some notes on

the other stuff you need to try to give your murderous alter-

ego some character beyond “I live to kill, killing is my life”.

“A Life of

Death” intro-

duces us to cam-

paign play - tak-

ing these murderous

bastards we have cre-

ated and giving them

a reason to kill beyond

their own hunger for the

blood of those they slaughter.

Here we discuss the two main

settings for the game - playing

professional hit men for a secret

agency of some kind (or independent

operatives), or running a game for a

group of psychopathic killers who do it

for some twisted higher purpose.

Next we learn about “Spilling Blood”, the

combat mechanic of AssassinX. Starting

with initiative, a description of what

actions can be taken in combat, and

how to resolve those actions and de-

termine the gory results.

The next chapter is the “Tools of

the Trade” - with basic details

about weapons, armour,

and other equipment that

an assassin might find

useful.

Finally, “The Wages of Sin” covers rules for

advancing a character from session to session,

for handing out experience for a murder well-ex-

ecuted to spending it and learning from the hard

work of slaughter.

Once again, this is only a game. A fucked up game, but a

game. We do not advocate going out and killing your pets,

seducing your hated enemy’s daughter to get close enough to

kill him, or running around with guns or sharp objects. Espe-

cially running around with sharp objects. Didn’t you listen to

your mother? You can take an eye out with that!

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The next chapter, “Getting Your Kill On” throws the

basics of the game at you - the Kill Test. This is the

basic mechanic used for almost everything you do in

AssassinX - from seducing your victim’s daughter

to spreading his entrails out in artistic fashions

throughout his mistress’ place of residence.

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In AssassinX, you are the Assassin(s). Each character is represented by a set of

attributes that are generated randomly. Each attribute directly affects how

you you kill, and playing to the strengths of these attributes will make your

assassin more effective than playing to your weaknesses. These six pri-

mary attributes (Cool, Hunger, Beef, Finesse, Fellowship and Eyes) are

determined by rolling 4d4 for each attribute. Alternately, they can be

bought using a point-buy system, with 60 points to spread between

all six primary attributes.

Cool : This attribute represents your ability to keep your cool

under stress, to be a calm, cold-blooded killer. Assassins with

a low cool are hot-blooded killers who flip out and kill peo-

ple in a red violent haze, beating them to a bloody fuck-

ing pulp, splattering brains down the walls with fervor

and abandon, while assassins with a high cool tend

to be cold fish who kill without thought or remorse,

almost by reflex, lacking the passion for the act.

Cool modifies how you react to trouble. A cool

killer is always in control and picks and

chooses when and where to act. A flipped-

out psychopath acts now, and starts to

think about it when it is all over. Cool

also modifies your accuracy when

killing people with personal fire-

arms - at least whe they aren’t

on full auto. Finally, cool is

your last resort if the cops get

you, or worse, the enemy.

With enough cool, you just

might keep your mouth

shut while they are

busy tearing out your

fingernails with hot

pliers, or when

the cops are

working you

over with

batons and

pepper

spray.

Hunger affects your brutality in hand to hand

combat, with hungry killers being fucking terrifying

when the shit hits the fan. Hunger is also important for

determining how much punishment you can take before

packing it in. A killer without the hunger, the need for the

kill, will succumb to his wounds while a truly hungry killer

will keep working for it as long as he can suck air down into

his bloody, pulpy lungs.

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Hunger : Almost

the antithesis of Cool,

your hunger dictates

your need to kill. An assas-

sin with a high hunger needs

to kill, it isn’t a job, it isn’t a

calling, it’s the very lifeblood, an

addiction to blood that cannot be

quelled, no matter how many fall

to it. An assassin with a low hunger

is less driven to the act of murder, see-

ing it as a job more than an obsession. A

low hunger assassin can go months or even

years between gigs, while a high-hunger as-

sassin will make his own work if there is none

in the offering.

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Beef : This is how tough and strong you are, a measure of physique. Beefy kill-

ers are big mother fuckers who would be wasting their lives lifting weights or

bouncing at a bar if they lacked the hunger to be doing this line of work. Kill-

ers without much beef tend to be skinny or scrawny little shits who can’t

throw a punch worth a damn, while beefy killers often hang out at the

gym engaging in bouts of bare-knuckle boxing, or schlepping crates at

the docks and wharves.

Fellowship :

This is how nice of

a person you can be.

This is potentially one

of the most disturbing

traits for a killer, as no one

expects to be able to sit down

to a pleasant meal and conver-

sation with a cold killer who is

taking the opportunity to finalize

his plan to kill his sister and eat her

eyeballs.

Finesse : Often thought of as the opposite of beef,

finesse represents your hand-to-eye coordination,

your speed and agility, and... well... your finesse.

Killers with finesse do things with style - single

shot kills, acrobatics, and being a sneaky bas-

tard.

Finesse is used when shooting firearms

or other ranged weapons (but not full-

auto weapons of personal destruc-

tion), as well as modifying how

quickly you react to trouble. It

is important for playing with

the fiddly bits of mechanical

devices like locks and alarm

systems, as well as when

working as the wheel-

man for a hit.

A low fellowship killer is a cold bastard

with little in the way of social graces. A

high fellowship killer makes friends, schmooz-

es, and knows exactly what wine will go best

with your cousin’s heart.

Eyes : Eyes is more than the name implies, it is your

ability to know what is going on around you, to see through

the red haze of murder to hear the car coming up the lane,

to spot the perfect weapon for the crime in the basement, or to

taste the arsenic in your breakfast grits.

Eyes is important when snooping, sneaking and investigating things,

as well as when trying to fix or sabotage mechanical or electronic de-

vices. Eyes are also vital when shooting a gun, making sure you hit the

target, no matter what or who he is hiding behind.

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Beef is used to determine how much sheer physical abuse you can

take before going down, how hard you can hit with your bare

hands or a melee weapon, and when intimidating the non-killers

you meet in this line of work. Beef is also used when control-

ling fully automatic firearms.

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