Idle Hands Make the Devil’s Work
You are a Bureaucratic Devil in service to
the Infinite Hells. After an eternity of
clerical work, you are bored. Now you slack
off as much as you can without The Boss
noticing.
The Boss will NOT be happy if they catch you.
Office Supplies: Three or more players
will each need 1d4, 4d6, and a place to
track their stats
Hellish Statistics: To create your Devil
choose a standard stat array below. Assign
one value to each of the following skills:
Wander, Distract, and Interact
(+1,-2, +2) or (+3, 0,-2)
Business Casual: There is a strict
business casual dress code. Name one
discrete way your Devil breaks it.
Number of the Beast:
Skill Check rolls of (6,6,6) automatically
pass and cannot be modified. The player
immediately upgrades their Scheme Die to
a d6 if it is currently a d4.
Scheme Dice: Each player starts the
game with one d4 as a Scheme Die. This
die is used on other player’s turns to
Scheme.
When a player is Scolded, their d4 Scheme
die is replaced with a d6 for the remainder
of the game.
A player may remove their Scheme die
from the remainder of the game to
automatically pass a Skill Check.
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Game Manager: Each round the role of
the Game Manager (GM) passes clockwise
from one player to the next.
While in the GM role, the player’s Devil is
on break and does not participate in the
round.
The first player to be removed from the
game takes on the GM role permanently
until another player is removed.
Boss Behavior Randomizer (d4):
The GM can roll a d4 at the start of each
round to help them determine how The
Boss is spending their time in the office.
1. Watchful: The same Skill can not be
used in consecutive Skill Checks this
round.
2. Delegating: The GM assigns a Skill that
must be used in all Skill Checks this
round.
3. Timesheet Discrepancies: All players
roll a d4, they subtract the result from
their next Skill Check.
4. Performance Evaluation: This turn
Schemes can only target the Devil
closest in initiative order.
Playing a Turn: Each player takes one
turn per round.The first four rounds
happen before Lunch. The fifth and later
rounds are after Lunch.
• GM describes any events occurring in
the office such as birthday parties, a
possessed copier, or Bring Your Imp
to Work day.
• Players roll 3d6. Highest roll takes the
first turn.
• On their turn the player describes how
they will try to avoid their duties. The
action should align with one of the
three Skills.
• The GM will determine the relevant
Skill Check and any contextual
bonuses. The default target value to
succeed on a Skill Check is 10.
• Player rolls 3d6 trying to reach the
target value, adding modifiers from
their Skills.
• Pass: The player Devil goes unnoticed
by The Boss and play continues.
• Fail: the player Devil is Scolded.
• Fail after Scolded: The player Devil is
Reprimanded and banished to a
personal hell of endless paper cuts.
They are out of the game.
Sell Out: The first Devil to be
Reprimanded may Sell Out their cohorts.
The Reprimanded Devil picks up-to two
Devils who have not been Scolded yet. The
chosen Devils are immediately Scolded.
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Scheme: After a player rolls their skill
check any other player with an available
Scheme Die may declare a Scheme. Up to
two players may Scheme on a single player
turn.
• The Scheming player decides to either
Assist or Hinder the active player’s
plan.
• The Scheming player proposes their
plan to the GM. The GM then grants the
Scheming player a modifier of -1, 0, or
+1 on their roll.
• The Scheming player rolls their Scheme
Die. If Assisting, add the scheme roll to
the skill check. If Hindering, subtract
the scheme from the skill check.
• All Scheme Dice used in the Scheme are
set aside until a new round begins.
Clocking Out: The game has two possible
end conditions, Before Lunch or After
Lunch.
• Before Lunch: If any Devil is caught
slacking twice before Lunch (and thus
Reprimanded) the Boss flies into a rage.
The entire staff plunges to damnation.
The game ends and all players lose.
• After Lunch: Devils are Reprimanded
individually after Lunch.The final Devil
is promoted for their diligence in the
workplace and wins the game.
Note: The players may need to cooperate if
they want to survive until Lunch. This early
portion is intended to ease players into the
game before it transitions into a backstab
battle royale!