Thursday 18 April 2019

The Ghostbreakers of Washington DC & Los Angeles

One of the options you have for playing the Ghostbreakers:Spirits of Manhattan supplement is to create your own team and set them in a different location to New York. I used some of the figures from Crooked Dice Games' range of Paranormal Investigators for the pre-generated characters found in the supplement. I also had eight more investigator figures which I split into two more teams - the four males who are based in Washington DC and the four females operating from Los Angeles. Although I haven't worked out their N.O.W. stats yet they are all named with short background bios from the 7TV2E Programme Guide Volume 1.
At the far left is Dr. Harold Ziskey. This oddball scientist has joined forces with Dr. Miles Wheeler in New York and Dr. Holly Potts in Los Angeles and their combined genius is responsible for many of the spirit hunting gadgets that the investigators employ.
Second in line is Don Winthorpe. This armchair academic of the arcane is most likely to be found reading Hemlock's Spirit Guide, but is more than happy to put theory into practice in the field. His occult knowledge has saved the team more than once.
Third in line is Billy Ray. This everyman is just a working Joe intent on making a living. If it just happens to be saving his city from the undead then that's cool - just as long as he gets a steady pay check.
Finally, is Jim Blutowski. A sceptic and a chancer, this wiseass is the leader of the Washington DC Ghostbreakers, mainly down to his ability to talk his way in or out of situation, be that facing a pedantic city official or a 5000 year old demi-god.
Moving on to the Los Angeles based Ghostbreakers at the far left is Dr. Holly Potts. She is an exceptional quantum engineer - although many would argue her methods are unorthodox, some say down right dangerous! However, she has been able to weaponise Wheeler and Ziskey's inventions to deadly effect.
Next to her is Joan Ray. Billy's daughter wants to be just like her dad, and is desperate to impress him with her bravery and extermination skills. However, that can put her in some dangerous situations.
Second from the right is Annie Bertstrom. Visited by spirits at an early age, Bergstrom has always tried to deny the existence of ghosts, dedicating her life to science. That has not worked out so well...
Last up is Dr. Sookie Cooper. An enthusiastic ghost hunter, Dr. Cooper opened the first Paranormal Exterminator franchise out of the back of an old van. Now leader of the Los Angeles branch of the Ghostbreakers her team is one of the most successful in the country.

6 comments:

  1. Some great looking teams Bryan, they look very much like the original GB and remake

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    1. Many thanks, Dave. CDG do have a habit of producing figures that look like their film or TV counterparts and giving them different names.

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  2. Corking stuff, Bryan. They must look terrific on the tabletop :-)

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    1. Cheers, Simon. They certainly do look terrific in real life and on the tabletop. I have two more "Ghostbreakers" articles to post - assorted ghosts and the ECTO-1 car.

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  3. Very nice Bryan, can you link all the different teams & places in one big campaign ?

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    1. Thank you kindly, Frank. There is no reason not to link multiple teams, especially if you want them to face a truly epic threat that requires them to team up to battle a common foe.

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