History TabletopGame / KillPuppiesForSatan

* AffablyEvil: It's suggested the [=GM=] roleplay Satan like this; he's quite charismatic and nothing the [=PC=]s can do will really phase him (he's already suffered a lot worse), but he is still the most evil being in the world.

** ThouShaltNotKill: One of Satan's rules for his followers is 'try not to kill people'. [[PragmaticVillainy After all, if they're good people they get to go to heaven, and if they're evil, Satan wants them on Earth making things worse for everyone]].

''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as [[AllLowercaseLetters all lowercase]], because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[Creator/TheForge Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of EvilVersusEvil, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet hilariously matter-of-fact rant.

* TheWormThatWalks: One of the many vermin-based powers available to the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]].

''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as [[AllLowercaseLetters all lowercase]], because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[Creator/TheForge Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of BlackAndBlackMorality, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet hilariously matter-of-fact rant.

''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as [[AllLowercaseLetters all lowercase]], because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[http://www.lumpley.com/ Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of BlackAndBlackMorality, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet hilariously matter-of-fact rant.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Of the common, EvenEvilHasLovedOnes variety. The [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] may be [[ThreeStatSystem cold fucked up mean relentless]] motherfuckers, but they're not "totally heartless pieces of shit," so they're going to risk their lives to spring their buddy Gerald from the insane asylum.

* [[AntiRoleModel An Anti-Role Model is You]]: A typical PC is the abandoned dumpster baby of the loser bully from an '80s AfterSchoolSpecial and the dimmest psychopath from a Tarantino grindhouse flick.

''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as all lowercase, because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[http://www.lumpley.com/ Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of BlackAndBlackMorality, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet hilariously matter-of-fact rant.

* CatharsisFactor: There are many RolePlayingGames that allow you to explore your darker impulses, but what really sets ''kill puppies for satan'' apart is the shameless honesty with which the game reminds you to be your worst self.

* EvilIsCool: Not so much DeconstructedTrope as vaporized.

* ToiletHumor: 90% of your Satanic powers are either this or vermin-based.

!! ''Darkest Dungeon'' contains examples of:

!! ''kill puppies for satan'' contains examples of:

* AbhorrentAdmirer: How repugnant are our protagonists? Per the actual game rules, it takes less magical power to teleport the entire contents of the New York City sewer system into the Vatican than to "make one clean, attractive and healthy normal person consider for one second having sex with you."

* GoldfishPoopGang: Satan wouldn't dream of letting the [[TooDumbToLive PCs]] near any 'important' evil, like tempting people to sin or figuring out whose death will actually make the world a worse place. In-game, this is because Hell's demons are [[CelestialBureaucracy unionized]] with an exclusive work contract, and if you thought the Teamsters were bad, wait until you try scabbing for a millenia-old incarnation of evil. Out-of-character, WordOfGod is that the characters need to stay pathetic to keep the game enjoyable for anyone who's not a bona-fide sociopath in real life.

* KickTheDog: What you do in a boring game for sane people. Here, your magic powers directly depend on how [[CruelAndUnusualDeath creatively]] you can kill that puppy.
* MoralGuardians: Are just [[SarcasmMode huge fans]] of this game. The author, D. Vincent Baker, keeps a running tally of how much hatemail he's received, complete with statistical breakdown of why they hate him. (So far, people seem to hate dead puppies more than Satan.)

* UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness: How can you tell the difference between a satanist and a sorcerer? Per the expansion 'Cockroach Souffle': "they're rich, suave, educated, and they take showers".
* TheWormThatWalks: One of the many vermin-based powers available to the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]].
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''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as all lowercase, because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[http://www.lumpley.com/ Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of BlackAndBlackMorality, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by VampireTheMasquerade, to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet hilariously matter-of-fact rant.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: How repugnant are our "protagonists?" Per the actual game rules, it takes less magical power to teleport the entire contents of the New York City sewer system into the Vatican than to "make one clean, attractive and healthy normal person consider for one second having sex with you."

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Much like in [[TabletopGame Paranoia]], if the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]] are able to make their lives better in any significant way, the GM isn't doing his job right.

* GoldfishPoopGang: Satan wouldn't dream of letting the [[TooDumbToLive PCs]] near any 'important' evil, like tempting people to sin or figuring out whose death will actually make the world a worse place. In-game, this because Hell's demons are [[CelestialBureaucracy unionized]] with an exclusive work contract, and if you thought the Teamsters were bad, wait until you try scabbing for a millenia-old incarnation of evil. Out-of-character, WordOfGod is that the characters need to stay pathetic to keep the game enjoyable for anyone who's not a bona-fide sociopath in real life.

* KickTheDog: is what you do in a boring game for sane people. Here, your magic powers directly depend on how [[CruelAndUnusualDeath creatively]] you can kill that puppy.
* MoralGuardians: are just [[SarcasmMode huge fans]] of this game. The author, D. Vincent Baker, keeps a running tally of how much hatemail he's received, complete with statistical breakdown of why they hate him. (So far, people seem to hate dead puppies more than Satan).

* UncleanlinessIsNextToUngodliness: How can you tell the difference between a satanist and a sorcerer? Per the expansion 'Cockroach Souffle': "they're rich, suave, educated, and they take showers."
* TheWormThatWalks: One of the many vermin-based powers available to the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]].

* CatharsisFactor: There are many RolePlayingGames that allow you to explore your darker impulses, but what really sets ''kill puppies for satan'' apart is the shameless honesty with which the game reminds you to be your worst self.

* EvilIsCool: Not so much DeconstructedTrope as vaporized.

!! ''Darkest Dungeon'' contains examples of:

''kill puppies for satan'' (stylized as all lowercase, because Satan can't afford capital letters) is an indie role-playing game published by [[http://www.lumpley.com/ Lumpley Games]], where players are not just encouraged but required to play a StupidEvil GoldfishPoopGang of [[HollywoodSatanism Hollywood Satanists]] who fuel their magic powers by ... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin guess]]. While the original game was intended as nothing more than a parody, and, in the author's own words, a giant "Fuck you!" to the tide of BlackAndBlackMorality, NinetiesAntiHero-filled games inspired by VampireTheMasquerade, to the point it was never even play-tested, its blissfully simple and story-focused mechanics were actually quite innovative. This alone probably wouldn't have enticed many role-players into trying such an ... [[ComedicSociopathy uninhibited]] ... game, were it not for the gamebook's truly inimitable LemonyNarrator, who explains his awful world in a breathless yet somehow hilariously matter-of-fact rant.