The Lab

Welcome to the Madd Science Lab!

I am Doctor Madd, and I run this wonderful lab with my assistant Iggy, well hidden under the House of BTS! Down here, the lab is free of fresh air, sunlight and the prying eyes of who frown upon my umm... more experimental research. But don't be alarmed, I promise you that I'm not crazy... and neither am I.

This is where those with a certain... festering and fertile imagination, much like my own, comes to imagine the unimaginable. A safe place to design, build, and bring their many BTS creations to life!

Now that you've come all this way down here, why not take a look inside all the various holding tanks, holding pens, cages, and iron maidens? Or sift through the various research papers of our past experiments? You just might find something you like... or perhaps something that would like you...
maybe even for dinner.

First off, we have the Player Character Page, where you will find a variety of characters of every class, creed and ilk. All have been submitted by either The Host or one of the many House Guests.

Pardon me? What is that smell? Hmm, yes... I also detect a coppery smell in the air, but never mind that...

We also have the Supernatural Page, where a variety of creatures, entities, monsters, and other horrors can be found lurking exclusively within the House of BTS.

Hmm? What's that? Oh, don't be alarmed. I assure you, that poor fellow has been shackled to the wall good and tight for your safety, as well as his own...

Now, where was I? Over here is the well stocked mechanical shop, where a variety of Special Equipment,
Special Weapons, and New Skills are all at your disposal! And of course it all of the equipment was designed by The Host and a variety of House Guests. Coincidentally, some of our House Guests really get into these items. The blood, sweat, tears, bones, hair, skin, organs... we waste nothing down here in the lab.

I beg your pardon? No, I can assure you that no one's screaming behind that wall.
The sounds down here does play tricks on one's ears. No, wait... I stand mistaken,
there must be someone behind that wall. But don't fret, whoever it is should run out of air and stop screaming momentarily. Ahh... see? Lovely silence. Now, where were we?

Oh yes, over there on that drafting board you'll find the blueprints for the mysterious Blackmoor Manor, which was designed by frequent guest and contributor Jeff Duncan. Think of it as an unlabeled map to design, label, and make use of in your BTS games!

You'll also find the missing Court of the Tarot errata files on that desk, submitted by Scott Zaboem. This file contains the materials cut from the Court of the Tarot article in The Rifter #45 due to space. This errata includes a new occupation, new rules for funding and bribery, four new classes including a ghost that's available as a player character class (with game master approval of course), six new psi-devices, two new spells, monsters, several non-player characters and more information on the Saint Augustine setting.

In the side drawer of that desk you should spot several organs that are to old to be transplanted, and The Dämonenjäger R.C.C., an altered & updated version of the Demon Hunter R.C.C. from The Rifter #19

While you're over there, why not get a PDF copy of the BTS Character Sheet that I've been experimenting with, altering, evolving and mutating it many times over the years.
(its the sheet I use for the characters mentioned above).

Next to the drafting table is my work bench. This is where I designed and build all of the Character and Creature commissions I get from the generous House Guests who want to support the House as well as get a character or creature designed with love and pride by the Host.

What's that? Hmm... I'm not sure if that's real blood on the chain saw... but that pile of limbs next to it are all definitely real, so you can never quite tell.

Note: If you'd like to submit your own creations to the House, you can reach me via
The Contact page for details.