DISCLAIMER
"All references to vices
and to the supernatural contained in this game are for entertainment purposes
only. Over the Edge
does not promote satanism, belief in magic, drug use, violence, sexual
deviation, body piercing, cynical attitudes towards
the government, freedom of expression, or any other action or belief not
condoned by the authorities."
Before making a post to the game mailing list,
you should strip naked and intone the above while holding a single white
candle in a darkened room.1
CLAIMER2
"THIS GAME WILL
FUCK YOU UP. We swear.
It will make you
take drugs whose chemical composition is beyond the spelling capacity of
the author. You will begin a prostitution ring made up of fourteen-year-olds
and destitute nuns. Eventually, of course, you will most likely leap
from the balcony of your local theater with seven running chainsaws strapped
to various parts of your body. There
is a good chance that it will be showing the matinee of BAMBI as well.
So if you feel
like ending your days by being the center of attention in a big, hard,
humming chair, please read on.
Thank you for
your time, worship the Antichrist, and have a nice day."3
CLAIMER
DIS
Antichrist worship is optional. Void where
prohibited. Must be 18 or older or lie about it. Management
is not responsible for lost or stolen items,
up to and including internal organs. Some restrictions may apply.
Not redeemable for cash, credit, or 5-lb blocks
of cheese. Service may be discontinued without warning without any
responsibility, real or implied, on the part of Bill Gates.
Game may self-destruct in the event of nuclear or biological war, or due
to the effects of the '2000 bug'.4
BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM
1Tweet, Johnathan (1992) Over the Edge.
Atlas Games, Northfield, MN. 240 pp.
2NOTE: this was written for the
RPG Hol, an excellent product. I think it holds true for Over
the Edge as well.
3Thron, Daniel; T. Shaughnessy &
C. Elliott (1994) Hol. Dirt Merchant Games, Sommerville MA.
God knows how many pages.
4Me.