28 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 28

28. DEVOTION

Flora Bausch
Florist by Day, Scientist by Night

Brains 5 (Botany 8)
Muscles 2 (Landscaping 5)
Moves 2 (Flower Arranging 5)
Cool 3 (Lying Convincingly 6)
Goal: To help customers find the perfect floral gift and to help carnivorous plants inherit the world.
Notes:
  • Has a devotion to carnivorous plants that is rumored to be mutual.
  • Is working feverishly to discover a way to communicate with plants (beyond merely talking to them).
  • Claims to be developing carnivorous plant hybrids for "pest control."
  • Adores coloring books.
Hypothetical Casting: Catherine O'Hara

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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27 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 27

27. HUNGER

Viola Twist
Pretzel Vendor

Brains 3 (Pretzelmaking 6)
Muscles 3 (Pushcart-Pushing 6)
Moves 3 (Judo 6)
Cool 3 (Remaining Calm 6)
Goal: To unify pretzelmaking and martial arts.
Notes:
  • Owns and operates her own pretzel pushcart, Let's Twist Again Pretzels.
  • Is endlessly trying new pretzel innovations and experiments.
  • Organizes an annual "Push to End World Hunger" charity pushcart race.
  • Is an amateur philosopher.
Hypothetical Casting: Zooey Deschanel

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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26 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 26

26. REGRET

Ryckee Kraze (a.k.a. Richard Crayes)
Rock Star

Brains 2 (Accounting 5)
Muscles 2 (Partying 5)
Moves 4 (Musicianship 7)
Cool 4 (Showboating 7)
Goal: To overcome the regret of being a successful rock star instead of an accountant.
Notes:
  • Dreams of leaving stardom behind to pursue his true passion of accounting.
  • Is an avid scrapbooker.
  • Is a recovering gambler.
  • Can play guitar, bass, keyboards, tambourine, cowbell, triangle, marimba, slide whistle, and kazoo.
Hypothetical Casting: Eugene Levy

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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25 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 25

25. FAMILIARITY

Lawrence Eight
UFO Tracker

Brains 4 (Astrophysics 7)
Muscles 3 (Endurance 6)
Moves 3 (Breaking and Entering 6)
Cool 3 (Being Suave 6)
Goal: To prove the existence of intelligent alien life.
Notes:
  • Publicly runs a planetarium.
  • Privately investigates UFO sightings.
  • Is suspected of having some familiarity with extra-terrestrial technology.
  • Is overqualified for his job.
Hypothetical Casting: Phil Hartman, Bruce Campbell

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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24 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 24

24. DISTANCE

Persephone Walker
Runner

Brains 3 (First Aid 6)
Muscles 5 (Long Distance Running 8)
Moves 2 (Handball 5)
Cool 2 (Giving Interviews 5)
Goal: Olympic Gold
Notes:
  • Runs as many marathons as she can.
  • Intends to be an Olympic athlete and win a medal.
  • Believes she should pursue a career as a forest ranger.
  • Works part-time as a crossing guard.
Hypothetical Casting: Jennifer Connelly

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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23 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 23

23. FORTUNE

Stephanie Khachaturian
Apprentice Fortune Teller

Brains 3 (Psychology 6)
Muscles 2 (Gymnastics 5)
Moves 3 (Escapology 6)
Cool 3 (Double-Talking 6)
Goal: To become a detective.
Notes:
  • Was raised by circus performers.
  • Dreams of being a police detective or private investigator.
  • Loves hard-boiled detective novels and movies.
  • Is a precocious teenager.
Hypothetical Casting: some teenager

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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22 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 22

22. GRIT

Kevin Evans
Saleskid

Brains 3 (Hustling 6)
Muscles 2 (Roughhousing 5)
Moves 3 (Biking 6)
Cool 2 (Grit 5)
Goal: Money and Prizes
Notes:
  • Is constantly trying new ways to achieve his goal: selling seeds, magazine subscriptions, bootleg cassettes, and even Grit; mowing lawns; delivering newspapers; shining shoes; doing odd jobs; busking with his breakdancing.
  • "Hears things" and will gladly share... for a price.
  • Often notices without being noticed.
  • Claims his favorite characters in Star Wars are the Jawas, but "Han Solo is kind of cool, too."
Hypothetical Casting: some kid

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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21 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 21

21. CHARITY

Frederick Marsh
Con Artist

Brains 4 (Scamming 7)
Muscles 2 (Foot-in-the-Door Maneuvering 5)
Moves 2 (Fleeing 5)
Cool 4 (Schmoozing 7)
Goal: Easy Money
Notes:
  • Typically pretends to be a charity fundraising organizer.
  • Is on the run from several legitimate charity organizations.
  • Sleeps with his shoes on in case he needs to make a quick getaway.
  • Dabbles in filching.
Hypothetical Casting: Martin Mull

N.B. This is a character (player or non-player) suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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20 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 20

20. PROMISE

Eloise Vanderdecken
Class I Mist

Power 2/4/6 (see below)
Ectopresence 5
Special Abilities: Make Illusion, Read Mind, Possession
Goal: To discover what happened to her famous ancestor.
Notes:
  • Was the descendant of a Dutch sea captain who disappeared with his ship (and is also a ghost).
  • Promised her ancestor never to rest until she had put his soul to rest.
  • Can be detected by extreme fluctuations in barometric pressure.
  • Doubles her Power when it rains; triples her Power when it storms.
Hypothetical Casting: Julia Duffy

N.B. This is a ghost suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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19 August 2026

RPGaDay 2026: Day 19

19. DESIRE

Arturo Vescor
Class II Free-Floating Vapor

Power 2
Ectopresence 4
Special Abilities: Dematerialize Object, Animate
Goal: To consume art.
Notes:
  • Has an all-consuming desire to consume most art.
  • Haunts various art museums, art galleries, and classrooms in search of "delicious" original art creations.
  • Was an obsessive art collector in life.
  • Was known for his otherworldly flatulence both before and after death.
Hypothetical Casting: John Turturro

N.B. This is a ghost suitable for use with Ghostbusters: A Frightfully Cheerful Roleplaying Game.

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