BLOODLUST has finally finished it's run after 154 pages. From a random morning on June 8 to near the end of summer vacation on July 29, it was a blast. Quest to Save Kompressor will be next.
What is BLOODLUST?
A little interactive adventure based on managing your bloodlust and generally doing whatever you want in an alternate universe where America has completely gone to stuff. Corporations get away with everything, Police forces get slaps on the wrist for murdering minorities, everyone is paranoid of terrorists and communists to the point where it negatively impacts their lives(witch hunts, for example), and so on.
The BLOODLUST meter acts somewhat similar to a Sanity Meter.
0-29% Bloodlust: Completely sane and nonviolent. You appear normal. Kills and nonlethal takedowns are swift and merciful.
30-49% Bloodlust: Mostly sane. Kills and nonlethal takedowns are swift and slightly violent yet still merciful.
50-69% Bloodlust: Somewhat sane. Kills/Takedowns are violent and less merciful. The speed at which kills/takedowns are executed gets slowed down slightly. You are visibly shaken.
70-89% Bloodlust: Very little sanity, and it is very visible. Kills are noticeably slow and violent. Nonlethal takedowns are painful. You appear limp and livid. Other people are suspicious of you. For example, civilians will question what happened to you, gangsters will verbally warn you to stay back, and cops may bring you in for questioning.
90-99% Bloodlust: Insane. You sport a visibly deranged appearance with a psychotic grin full of teeth and eyes wide to go along with it. Civilians will panic at the sight of you and the chances of them calling the police is higher, cops will try to arrest you, and gangsters may shoot you on sight out of fear. Kills are ultraviolent and even slower, and takedowns may involve crippling limbs.
100% Bloodlust: Completely insane, and it is impossible not to notice. Kills are very drawn out, and this leaves you extremely vulnerable to being attacked. Nonlethal takedowns involve you beating someone to an inch of their life. Unarmed civilians panic and immediately call the police, armed civilians and gangsters will shoot you on sight, and the cops will do whatever it takes to stop you.
The higher your bloodlust, the more the chance of accidentally killing someone during a nonlethal takedown.
Bloodlust is increased by violent actions(killing people, attacking them, etc) and decreased over time or by doing "Pacifist" actions (knocking people out or incapacitating them, most nonviolent actions).
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement will focus on arresting you and will only fire on you if it means preserving other lives(Ex. human shields)
Police Officers use pepper spray, tasers, batons, and dogs for less than lethal force.
SWAT Teams use flashbangs, shotgun tasers(they exist), beanbag rounds or any other "less than lethal" ammo, armored vehicles with water hoses, and tear gas.
FBI Agents may be called in for assaulting strongholds, aircraft hijackings, hostage rescue, or if SWAT has failed.
The National Guard can be called in if the situation gets too extreme(terrorism, riots that even SWAT can't handle, massacring too many SWAT teams, etc). National Guard troops are called as a last resort and will shoot on sight.
Your grand adventure starts here as you step outside the door of your house. You've got errands to run and a violent nature to control. You move to your car when a paperboy on a bicycle throws a newspaper at your front door, but misses and accidentally hits you in the face instead.
Enraged by being hit in the face with a newspaper. +5 Bloodlust."Sorry about that!" The paperboy shouts as he rides around throwing newspapers at other houses. You have the feeling that the day can only get worse from here.
Nearby places of interest: Nextdoor neighbor's house and the rich starfish who lives across the street from you. You see his golden statues of himself mocking you.
Nearby things of interest: Your car, paperboy, road, neighbor's car, Rich Neighbor's statue(fragile).
Errands to runGet groceries
Mail something at the Post Office
Return library book before its overdue in the afternoon
InventoryCar Keys
Flashlight
Umbrella
Pencil
Bag of Marbles
$100
Wanted Level: Not wanted.
Bloodlust: 5%
Poll