{"product_id":"pod-people","title":"Pod People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA role-playing game of space invasion and body horror.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e68 pages, core rulebook, written by Laszlo Tamasfi and illustrated by Michael Malatini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 players and up (GM + at least one player)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCustom system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePod People is a love-letter to the body-snatcher alien invasion movies of the '50s and the '80s - like John Carpenter's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thing\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvaders From Mars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- and reimagines them from the alien organism's point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many role-playing games in which you can play non-human characters, yet even those tend to be rooted in a very familiar sense of identity. When you sit down to play a RPG, you will most likely inhabit a character with abilities and skills and desires. Someone with a history of lived experiences to look back on. In other words, a person.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Pod People, you get to play an alien species that is truly alien.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA being that has no sense of self, yet soaks up others' identities like a sponge. A hive mind that controls multiple bodies, pretending to be different people…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis alien organism's nature is to spread by replacing people. This is not an invasion fought with spaceships and ray guns, but one that brews under the surface, unnoticed by the masses. Because of this,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePod People centers social interactions and avoids focusing on combat\u003c\/strong\u003e. While it delivers on the promise of space invasion and body horror, it's a game of espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMECHANICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are two main mechanics that are unique to Pod People:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeviation\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisquiet\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeviation measures the disconnect between the organism's intention and how it is being perceived.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt's a way to measure how well it understands life on Earth and, more specifically, human behavior. If it steers too far from the norm, it will enter the UNCANNY VALLEY, and people will know, on a primal level, that something is not as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisquiet measures the unease amongst the remaining human population.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis is one of the great evolutionary advantages of having a hive mind: the organism can recognize patterns that emerge within the community it infiltrates. It can sense the tension building under the surface in a very tangible way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scryptid Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398853509295,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0596\/3428\/6767\/files\/image_8b6ee744-d766-4a9a-b2b9-067fd39361cb.jpg?v=1787680903","url":"https:\/\/infinityflux.net\/products\/pod-people","provider":"Infinity Flux","version":"1.0","type":"link"}