by Bodhibelly
I think that Betrayal should be rebranded/reprinted with the movie Cabin in the Woods. I've heard some other people mention the similarity between this game and the movie since the horror story depends on which item the victims/sacrifices pick. I think this would be a great way to update the game and add some new mechanics.Setting
First off, I would not suggest putting it in the Cabin setting, but take the mechanics of the technicians controlling a group of people and apply it to a haunted house setting. You would have to work to make sure that this doesn't come off as another Mansions of Madness.
Explore Phase
Players would pick the typical horror movie type characters with some possibly playing the role as the technician. I like the twist that if the victims win then the world ends and the technicians are trying to save it by killing everyone off. The technicians would start with some general cards that would lower the characters stats or make the group split up or make them go down that hallway that they really shouldn't. This would be the Explore phase of the game.
The Haunt
Later the haunt would happen in a similar way with Omen cards (the object the sacrifices pick will determine their doom). Once the haunt began I might give the technicians some additional cards or powers to help them control the monsters and mess with the sacrifices. This is where new haunts may take place and each side (Sacrifices and Technicians) would read their own manuals to figure out what to do.
End Game
At the beginning of the game the technician should be able to pick a person to be the virgin, but not let the players know who that is. They would be working to kill that player last in order to win. The Sacrifices would work to stay alive and possibly kill the technicians. The game would play through as normal with the haunt, though you could add a twist at the end where the old gods awaken (a la Arkham) if anyone is still alive at the end and the players may have a chance to kill it. Though this wouldn't always happen as other Sacrifices in other locals may have already been killed to appease the old gods.
Thoughts???