Infomercial World

Credits And Boiler

This playset is an accessory for the Fiasco RPG. Fiasco is copyright 2009 by Jason
Morningstar, all rights reserved.
Infomercial World was written by Liam Ginty who also did most of the art. Editing
and playtesting from a whole host of incredible people, including but not limited to
Kieran Wilkinson, Sarah Ginty, Kate Perino, Simon Henderson, Keith Evans and a
bunch of other wonderful people. If I missed anyone they can sue me to have their
names put here. Just kidding, don’t sue me.
A Sandy Pug Games product
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But wait, there’s more!
After a late night of particularly terrible television, you pass out on your couch with
your roommates, loved ones and friends around you. Your sleep is restless, no doubt
because of that old sofa and the drone of the sales person on the screen promising
even more pans, pens and books if you buy now.
When you finally awake, you’re not in your own home, the world around you is
strangely washed out, almost grey but not quite. You look around to see your
friends around you, still passed out. You stand, and drop a bowl of chips, carefully
you try to make it over to your friends, only to trip on your loose shoes, spilling beer
and soda everywhere. A man appears in the doorway, his hands full of gizmos and
gadgets, his face twists into a horrible smile…
It quickly becomes apparent that you’ve become trapped in the nightmare that is
Infomercial World.
You have to escape, somehow, someway. You don’t know how, but your only option
left is to act now!
Relationships
1 Family
a Siblings
h Parent and Child
i Spouses
d Uncle/Nephew or Aunt/Niece
k In-Laws
f Newly Weds
2 Work
a Former Work Buddies
h Current Work Buddies
i Boss/Employee
d TV Sales Person/Customer
k Dealer/Client
f That Fucking Guy/That Other Fucking Guy
3 Friendship
a Weed Buds
h Old Friends That Don’t See Each Other Anymore
i “I Swear We Know Each Other”
d Inseparable Best Friends
k Social King/Queen and Their Hanger On
f Once Best Friends, Not Anymore
4 Love
a Married
h Formerly Married
i Regular Hookup But It’s Not A Big Deal
d Actually, Properly, Really In Love
k Crush/Object of Crush
f Broke Up Last Night
5 Hobbies
a Roleplaying/Board Games
h Video Games
i Cooking
d Combat Sports (MMA, Boxing)
k Gym Buddies
f Something Weird, Niche and A Little Off-putting
6 Crime
a Internet Pirates
h Halfway Crooks
i Small Time Thief/Victim
d Broke The Law For a Good Reason/The Reason
k Partners in Crime
f Killed a Guy Once/Helped Bury The Body

...In Infomercial World

Needs
1 To Get Away
a …with what you did
h …from the real world
i …from the infomercial world
d …just for a while
k …without anyone else realizing
f …from these monsters at all costs
2 To Get a hold of
a …the way out
h …your god damned mess of a life
i …2 easy payments of $19.99!
d …more junk
k …someone. Anyone.
f …something to take home
3 To get the truth
a …about this new world
h …about why we’re here
i …about who’s responsible
d …about these incredible deals!
k …about what happened at the party last night
f …about why you did it
4 To get rich
a …spiritually
h …by exploiting this new world
i …by selling this doodad to rubes
d …by stealing everything I can
k …by staying here, forever
f …by proving this place exists
5 To Get Even
a …with that bastard that stole my weed
h …with whoever got us stuck here
i …with the thing that ate my friend
d …with my friends, who I fucked over big time
k …with myself
f …with whatever these fucking things are
6 To get Respect
a …for my sick moves
h …from my friends
i …from myself
d …from the one I love
k …from this new world
f …from wherever I can get it

...In infomercial world

Locations
1 The House
a Bedroom
h Living Room
i Kitchen
d Dining Room
k The Roof
f The Locked Room
2 Outside
a The Endless Suburbia
h The Yard
i The City in The Distance
d The Field No One Goes To
k In The Car
f The Car Park
3 The Strip Mall
a The Super Mart
h The Restaurant
i Behind The Mall
d The Book Store
k The Big Road In Front
f The Empty Building
4 The Studio
a The Storeroom
h The “Green” Room
i The Set
d Backstage
k The Audience Holding Cells
f The Production Booth
5 The Real World
a Living Room In Front Of The TV
h The Police Station
i Bathroom
d Somewhere far, far away
k In The Car
f Caught
6 Behind the scenes
a Where they’re from
h Where they get the products
i Where they send the products from
d Where they keep the money
k Where they put the victims
f Where they make more of them

...In infomercial world

Objects
1 As Seen On TV
a A Sham-WOW
h An Indecipherable Kitchen Gadget
i The Fridge Locker
d The Robocut
k The Egg-stractor
f The Slanket
2 Transport
a A Segway
h A 2015 Chevy SUV
i A Honda Civic
d A Dodge Charger – On Lease
k A Skateboard
f A Hoverboard
3 Weapon
a A TV Remote
h A Shake Weight
i A Revolver, with 3 Shots
d A Rejuvnique Mask
k An Axe
f The Fir-Real Sauna
4 Information
a The Way Out
h Who Did It
i Why We’re Here
d What They Are
k How to Kill Them
f Why They Do It
5 Valuables
a 2 Easy Payments of $19.99
h A Set of Commemorative Plates
i A Big Bag of Primo Weed
d Proof of This New Place
k A Key to Something Incredible
f A Original, New In Box Magic Bullet
6 Sentimental
a Your Grandma’s George Foreman Grill
h Something That Reminds You of Home
i Your Dog
d A Letter That Says Too Much To The Right Person
k My Son, Billy - Signed
f A Childhood Game

...In infomercial world

Infomercial world
Instant setup
Relationships In infomercial world
For three players…
# Friendship – Weed Buds
# Family – Siblings
# Work – That Fucking Guy/That Other Fucking Guy
For four players, add…
# Hobbies – Roleplaying/Board Games
For five players, add…
# Love – Regular Hookup But It’s Not A Big Deal
Needs in the first 100 days
For three players…
# To Get Away – …from the infomercial world
# To Get The Truth – …about why we’re here
# To Get Even – …with the thing that ate my friend
For four players, add…
# To Get Respect – …for my sick moves
For five players, add…
# To Get A hold Of – …something to take home
Locations in the first 100 days
For three players…
# The House – Kitchen
# Outside – The Endless Suburbia
# The Studio – The Set
For four players, add…
# The House – The Locked Room
For five players, add…
# The Real World – Caught
Objects in the first 100 days
For three players…
# As Seen On TV – The Robocut
# Weapon – A TV Remote
# Valuables – 2 Easy Payments of $19.99
For four players, add…
# Information – How to Kill Them
For five players, add…
# Transport – A Hoverboard