Expanding on Ideas: Mall Rats
When I read Ratcatcher's pitch for a Maze Rats game set in a procedurally-generated dead mall , I was absolutely enamored with the concept, and had ideas on how to expand on it. So without further ado, here we go. A small part of the mall denizens are made up of people like the PCs: those who are trapped and still have free will. Typically teenagers or young adults, these people have formed themselves into factions resembling social cliques. The goths, the preps, the jocks, etc. Some neckbearded nerds don swords and anime attire, dubbing themselves "mall ninjas". They lord over the others, seemingly within the good graces of security. These factions tend to be somewhat secretive, as security is constantly watching for those who aren't a part of the mall, so finding them out and contacting them may prove to be a difficult task. The majority of mall denizens are "normal people" who walk around and shop. These beings are ghosts of those who have died in