"The Memorial is a contemporary horror scenario inspired by Lars Von Trier’s cult TV series Riget (1994), Milos Forman’s One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and The Killer Nun (1979), an Italian “video nasty” classic starring Anita Eckberg and Alida Valli."
"The scenario takes place in a rundown old hospital,The Ernest Spencer Memorial, especially in its psychiatric ward. This surreal institution is populated by bizarre people with a troubled past and where strange things occur frequently. Part of those occurrences is of supernatural origin, but some of them are illegal experiments and common medical malpractice "
The Memorial By , Miguel Ribeiro, & Sílvia Clemente For The Wretchploitation Rpg From The Red Room is a contempory horror rpg adventure location. The Memorial takes place in & around a haunted hospital or medicial center adventure location. Now this scenario isn't on Drivethrurpg because of adult & Giallo themes; "There's undoubtedly some Green Wing, ER, House M.D. and Scrubs in it, hopefully not that much, as it is meant to be horror, after all. You may notice that several of the mature themes explored in this scenario - like cannibalism, necrophilia (and another paraphilia), rape and torture - are reminiscent of the Italian horror sub-genre Giallo*." Consider yourselves forwarned because this is an adult title. Now with that being said Memorial follows in the wake of other Red Room titles & the authors take full advantage of the horror adventure locations back story & history; "The scenario takes place in a rundown old hospital,The Ernest Spencer Memorial, especially in its psychiatric ward.This surreal institution is populated by bizarre people with a troubled past and where strange things occur frequently. Part of those occurrences is of supernatural origin, but some of them are illegal experiments and common medical malpractice. Not the ideal place to have your appendectomy done..."
The Ernest Spencer Memorial is one of the most horrific adventure locations to come out of the Red Room's twisted mines & it can be played differently each time the PC's visit.
There are lots of resources that the authors Miguel Ribeiro, & Sílvia Clemente throw into the mix so encounters can pull PC's into the mix then have them comeback for more Miguel Ribeiro, & Sílvia Clemente's voice is far more prevelant within 'The Memorial' then other Red Room productions. This is a good thing bringing the action into a comtempory and very dangerous venue for the PC's.
The Ernest Spencer Memorial is a very dangerous location able to grind out even the most jaded player's PC's easily.
And this makes it perfect location to deal harm to any number of Wretchploitation rpg player's PC's.
The Memorial By Miguel Ribeiro, & Sílvia Clemente is an adventure location with multiple uses of play & ulility over at the table top level. The Memorial could also serve as a great contemporary location for dropping adventurers into the Wretched New Flesh - Postcards from Avalidad Quickstart to get the players hitting the ground running during play.
As a haunted location the Ernest Spencer Memorial is about as dangerous as it gets. The Ernest Spencer Memorial could be the lair of several serial killers, the location for a supernatural cult, or even medical experimentation gone wrong ala H.P. Lovecraft's Herbert West Reanimator.
That being said this isn't an adventure location for the kids. The Red Room isn't kidding this is one for the adults in the room.
The Memorial is well done and up to the Red Room's standards and this is a mean one to unleash on players. So is it worth the download?! In a word yes it's definitely worth it to run with horror fans.
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Eric Fabiaschi
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