History TabletopGame / VisigothsVsMallGoths

* TheCameo: {{Parodied}} through one of the random passageways events, where the goths can run into a 90s celebrity. Suggested options include Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio, "The Artist Formerly Known as Music/{{Prince}}," and "Creator/WhoopiGoldberg in a nun costume."

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The book comes with a buttload of mall clerks as [=NPCs=] — 24, to be exact — along with a list of optional relationships between these supporting characters. On top of that, several of them appear repeatedly throughout the pre-made adventure episodes, giving them the feel of supporting characters if a group uses the episodes in campaign play.

* VampireVannabe: All of the Mall Goths can have the "vampire" goth style. Ironically, the Dracula Video store is owned by a werewolf.

* FantasyKitchenSink: The most integral speculative element is the TimeTravel that hoisted the Visigoths on the Mall Goths. [[GothGirlsKnowMagic Both factions also have magic users.]] Beyond that, the store Dracula Videos is owned by "an actual werewolf," the Invisible Priest may be a ghost, and the mechanics Mall Boss's magic powers are left to the table to argue over. Throw in all of the elements that the adventure episodes introduce, and it's clear that the 90s called and wants its fantasy sink back.

[[caption-width-right:349:Strange sense of humor required!]]

''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' is a TabletopRPG and DatingSim by Lucian Kahn. Set [[TheNineties in 1996]] at a UsefulNotes/LosAngeles [[TheMall shopping mall]], the game brings together two types of goths: the Visigoths who raided ancient Rome and the mall [[{{Goth}} goths]] who raid shops for the latest clothes and gadgets. Also, [[CastFullOfGay there are a lot of bisexuals]].

''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' was funded through a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luciankahn/visigoths-vs-mall-goths that ran from October to November 2019]]. The final game was released April 2020, and it can be purchased at retailers such as [[https://necromancy.itch.io/goths Itch.io]] and [[https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Visigoths-vs-Mall-Goths-Print-PDF.html Indie Press Revolution]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The book comes with a buttload of mall clerks as [=NPCs=], along with a list of optional relationships between these supporting characters. On top of that, several of them appear repeatedly throughout the pre-made adventure episodes, giving them the feel of supporting characters if a group uses the episodes in campaign play.

* ThereAreNoPolice: The rulebook states that the game has no security guards and no guns. However, the FBI do make an appearance in "IRC and Aliens," which comes with a content warning for law enforcement.

This game is described as "a surreal combo of ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Film/EmpireRecords'', ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', and ''Film/{{Clueless}}''," and that only touches the surface of 90s allusions. The players roleplay through the day in the life of the two types of goths fending for control over the Mall. Ultimately, this RPG is both a revelry of the 1990s mall aesthetic and a reclamation that defies the worst parts of the time period. The rulebook comes with a standard setting simply called The Mall, numerous [=NPCs=] as mall clerks, and six "adventure episodes" suitable for both one-shot or campaign play.

''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' was released April 2020, and it can be purchased at retailers such as [[https://necromancy.itch.io/goths Itch.io]] and [[https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Visigoths-vs-Mall-Goths-Print-PDF.html Indie Press Revolution]].

This game is described as "a surreal combo of ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Film/EmpireRecords'', ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', and ''Film/{{Clueless}}''," and that only touches the surface of 90s allusions. The players roleplay through the day in the life of the two types of goths fending for control over the Mall. Ultimately, this RPG is both a revelry of the 1990s mall aesthetic and a reclamation that defies the worst parts of the time period.

* AmusingInjuries: Unlike most tabletop [=RPGs=], ''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' doesn't track physical damage but rather emotional damage, and all physical fights always result in hurt feelings for both sides. Accordingly, injuries in-game are trivial and fleeting at most, rather than serious.

* GothGirlsKnowMagic: On the Mall Goth side, the Witch has a list of "witchcraft powers" as character skills, especially the power to imbue spooky energy into objects. Despite the name, the Witch isn't limited to female characters.

This game is described as "a surreal combo of ''Film/TheCraft'', ''Film/EmpireRecords'', ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', and ''Film/{{Clueless}}''," and that only touches the surface of 90s allusions. The players, or "mallrats," roleplay through the day in the life of the two types of goths fending for control over the Mall. Ultimately, this RPG is both a revelry of the 1990s mall aesthetic and a reclamation that defies the worst parts of the time period.

''Visigoths vs. Mall Goths'' is a TabletopRPG and DatingSim by Lucian Kahn. Set in 1996 at a Los Angeles shopping mall, the game brings together two types of goths: the Visigoths who raided ancient Rome and the mall goths who raid shops for the latest clothes and gadgets. Also, [[CastFullOfGay there are a lot of bisexuals]].

This game is described as "a surreal combo of ''The Craft'', ''Empire Records'', ''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'', and ''Clueless''," and that only touches the surface of 90s allusions.