Many years ago I had the pleasure of playing in a BTVS game. The GM was probably the biggest fan I have ever met and the rest of us were avid fans as well. After some way of determination (I forget now) I was given the honor of playing a slayer. We decided the timeline was after Buffy died the second time and it seemed no slayer had been activated. This was my opportunity to really get creative, and in some ways I probably went overboard.
My creation turned out to be Lotus Blossom, a young homeschooled girl raised on a commune in Canada that raised organic foods for high end restaurants. Her father was a vietnam protestor who ran away with his high school sweetheart to live in a commune north of the border. As time went on eventually he ended up as the owner of the land. It is still a commune, but due to their diligence with keeping it organic they got a reputation and now are quite wealthy.
At this point Lotus Blossom had been given some unique opportunities and an interesting set of values. Because her parents could they did some upgrades in the commune, which is more of a social homestead including a computer and the internet. This was to expand Lotus Blossom's education with the result being that she wanted to attend public school.
I figured this would be quite the opening for roleplaying and allow me to bring everyone else into the fun. After all, how much fun can teenagers have with someone that has never been to a mall or on a date?!? Lots of fun and even more problems. As it turned out, the first obstacle was to have the watcher tell her she was a slayer (shades of the movie) and convince her it was her duty to kill things. Major obstacle as she was a pacifist. The logic of they are technically already dead finally won out. Well, right after they almost killed her friends. Then came the issue with transportation. Cars, after all, just pollute the environment and rely on a fuel that is overpriced and taxed by the government. Unfortunately the game fell apart due to external forces before that issue was ever resolved. Although, she did ride in them when it was a matter of emergency.
The entirety that is teenage boys was a game session or two of rollicking fun. Let's leave it with she was no Buffy and ended up with the gym teacher.
The system is a fun and easy one to play, but I recommend if you use the Buffyverse that you play with people that are not only fans of the show but who will take it with all the tongue in cheek humor the series involved.
Peace out!
Tags: Buffy Vampires Commune Slayer
