The Bucket RPG • 2019 rpg

Bucket RPG

SETUP:
Bucket
Pens
paper
d6

Six strips of paper each.
Write a famous name - real or fictional - on each.
On the back of each write a useful item or skill. Number these one - six.
Fold strips in half, names on the inside. 
Put strips in bucket.

Without reading it, place one strip under the bucket. This is the Villain.

Everyone take a strip from the bucket. This is your character and their skill. 

INTRODUCTIONS:
Without saying your name, tell the group your backstory. 
Player who guesses your character gets +/-1 to rolls during your henchman round.

SKILL ROLLS:
Roll d6. 
If number matches or 1 off your skill number: success.
Otherwise: success, causing new obstacle.

HENCHMAN ROUNDS:
All players draw a slip. 
One player looks at the name: they are the Villain's henchman. The others have a one-use skill.
Henchman describes their lair and two obstacles the others face. 

+/-1 to whoever guesses the henchman.

Defeat obstacles and henchman with successful skill rolls.

Repeat for all players. 

VILLAIN:
Players guess the Villain. Successful guesser plays the Villain, using remaining skills from the bucket. 
Play like henchman rounds. 
Villain is defeated with successes equal to number of players.