Tokyo Ghoul RPG

Ghoul

Ghouls are humanoid beings who live hidden among the population of Tokyo. Outwardly, they appear to be ordinary people, but their bodies are very different. They are much stronger, faster, and more resilient than humans, possessing extremely sharp senses.

The main characteristic of a Ghoul is that it can only feed on human flesh. Ordinary foods and drinks taste horrible and cannot sustain it. The only food they can still enjoy besides human flesh is coffee.

When a Ghoul unleashes its power, its eye transforms into a Kakugan: the sclera turns black and the iris red. In this state, it can manifest its Kagune, a predatory organ formed from RC cells that serves as both a weapon and a shield. There are four main types of Kagune:

• Ukaku: high speed and long-range attacks. Koukaku: extremely durable and ideal for self-defense.
• Rinkaku: great destructive power and excellent regeneration.
• Bikaku: balanced between attack, defense, and speed.

Ghouls need to live in hiding to avoid being captured by the CCG. Some hunt innocents to survive, while others try to live peacefully, feeding only on corpses or avoiding killing whenever possible.

Despite being viewed as monsters, not all Ghouls are cruel. Many have families, friends, and feelings, simply trying to survive in a world that considers them enemies of humanity. This difference in ideals leads to the existence of various organizations and conflicts among the Ghouls themselves.

CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul)

The CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul) is the main organization responsible for combating and investigating Ghouls in Tokyo. Its objective is to protect the human population, locate Ghouls, and eliminate those considered a threat.

CCG members are called Investigators. They undergo rigorous training, learning combat techniques, investigation, strategy, and survival skills. During missions, they work in teams to track Ghouls, protect civilians, and solve cases related to attacks.

The CCG's main weapon is the Quinque, a device created from the Kakuhou (the organ responsible for the Kagune) extracted from defeated Ghouls. Each Quinque possesses unique characteristics, and can be fast, heavy, resistant, or balanced, depending on the type of Kagune from which it originated.

Investigators are classified by rank, starting as rookies and advancing in rank based on their experience and combat achievements. The higher the rank, the more dangerous the missions they receive.

In addition to combat, the CCG maintains laboratories, research centers, and archives with information on Ghouls, cataloging individuals, organizations, and threat levels. Each known Ghoul receives a classification to indicate the danger it represents.

Although seen as humanity's defender, the CCG doesn't always act justly. Some investigators believe all Ghouls should be exterminated, while others acknowledge that some Ghouls simply wish to live in peace. This conflict of ideals means the line between hero and villain isn't always clear.

Joining the CCG means dedicating your life to protecting humanity, facing extremely powerful enemies, and risking your own life on every mission.

🕊️ CCG (Commission of Counter Ghoul)

The primary human organization. Its mission is to investigate, capture, and eliminate Ghouls to protect the population. Investigators utilize Quinques and are divided into teams and ranks.

☕ Anteiku

A coffee shop run by peaceful Ghouls. Its goal is to offer refuge to Ghouls who wish to live without killing humans, helping them find less violent ways to survive. Despite their tranquil appearance, its members are skilled warriors when they need to protect the innocent.

🎭 Aogiri Tree

One of the most powerful and violent Ghoul organizations. It seeks to increase Ghoul dominance over humans and directly confronts the CCG. Its members include some of the strongest and most dangerous Ghouls in Tokyo.

🎪 Clowns

A mysterious and unpredictable group. The Clowns fight neither for humans nor for Ghouls; they simply wish to spread chaos and watch the world descend into disorder. Their true intentions are rarely revealed.

🌙 Goat

An organization founded by Ken Kaneki after several conflicts. It brings together Ghouls from different groups, and even some humans, with the goal of creating a world where the two species can coexist in peace.

⚕️ Kanou General Hospital

A hospital linked to Dr. Akihiro Kanou. Secretly, it conducts experiments with RC cells and creates artificial and hybrid Ghouls, playing an important role in the story.

🧪 CCG Laboratories

The CCG research sector responsible for studying RC cells, developing Quinques, analyzing Ghouls, and creating new technologies for researchers.

Types of Kagune

A Kagune is a Ghoul's primary weapon, formed from RC cells and released through the Kakuhou. Each Ghoul is born with a specific type of Kagune, which defines their fighting style.

🪽Ukaku

The Kagune emerges from the shoulder area and resembles wings. It specializes in speed and ranged attacks, firing RC cell projectiles. Ukaku users are usually very fast, but can consume energy quickly.

Advantages: high speed, long-range attacks. Disadvantages: lower resistance in prolonged combat.

🛡️ Koukaku

It appears below the shoulders and forms rigid structures, such as swords, shields, hammers, or armor. It is the most resistant Kagune, ideal for defense and brute force.

Advantages: enormous defensive power and great strength. Disadvantages: slower movements.

🐙 Rinkaku

It emerges from the waist area as flexible tentacles. It possesses enormous destructive power and excellent regenerative capabilities, being considered the Kagune with the greatest offensive potential.

Advantages: exceptional strength, reach, and regeneration. Disadvantages: relatively low defense.

🦂 Bikaku

It also originates at the waist, usually as a tail. It is the most balanced Kagune, offering good speed, strength, reach, and defense without excelling in just one aspect.

Advantages: balance between attack, defense, and mobility. Disadvantages: It's not the best in any specific category.

Kakuja

A Kakuja is not a type of Kagune, but a rare evolution. It arises when a Ghoul repeatedly practices cannibalism, consuming other Ghouls. This causes their Kagune to evolve, covering part or all of their body like monstrous armor and drastically increasing their power. However, this transformation can affect the user's mind and is extremely difficult to control.

How Quinques work

Quinques are special weapons used by CCG investigators to combat Ghouls. They are produced from the Kakuhou, the organ responsible for the Kagune of a defeated Ghoul. Thanks to the RC cells present in this organ, the Quinque can reproduce the characteristics of the original Kagune.

Normally, a Quinque remains sealed inside a metal case. When activated, it instantly transforms into its combat form, and can take on different shapes, such as swords, spears, scythes, whips, shields, hammers, or firearms.

Each Quinque inherits the Kagune type from which it was created:

• Ukaku: long-range weapons, such as rifles, bows, or RC cell cannons.
• Koukaku: heavy swords, axes, and shields with high resistance.
• Rinkaku: flexible weapons, whips or tentacles, with great reach and destructive power.
• Bikaku: balanced swords and spears, effective in both attack and defense.

Each investigator receives a Quinque that matches their combat style. The most experienced can carry two different Quinques to adapt to various situations.

Like Kagunes, Quinques vary greatly in strength and abilities. Some possess unique shapes, special mechanisms, or can evolve through improvements made by the CCG laboratories.

Although they are extremely powerful weapons, Quinques require training and skill to be used correctly. In the hands of an experienced investigator, they can even take on high-level Ghouls.

Ghoul Threat Ranks

The CCG classifies Ghouls according to the level of danger they represent. The higher the rank, the more investigators and resources are needed to defeat them.

C rank

The lowest level. Ghouls with little experience or low combat power. They can usually be faced by novice investigators.

B Rank

The most dangerous and skilled ghouls. They already represent a serious threat to civilians and require trained investigators to confront them.

A Rank

Extremely strong ghouls, capable of defeating numerous investigators. They usually possess great experience and a very powerful Kagune.

S Rank

Elite ghouls. They are considered major threats to the CCG, requiring entire teams of highly skilled investigators to defeat them.

SS Rank

Extremely rare ghouls with devastating power. They can cause enormous destruction and single-handedly defeat elite investigators.

SSS Rank

The highest level of threat that exists. Only the most powerful Ghouls receive this classification. They are capable of facing several special investigators at the same time and represent a risk to entire districts.

Other classifications

Rated: Ghoul identified and registered by the CCG.

• Unknown: Ghoul not yet identified or without sufficient information to receive a rank. One-Eyed Ghoul: A ghoul with one eye, generally considered far more dangerous than a regular ghoul due to its immense potential.

These ranks represent not only physical strength, but also factors such as intelligence, influence, history of attacks, and difficulty of capture or elimination.

Ghoul Feeding

Diet is one of the biggest differences between humans and Ghouls. Due to the unique functioning of their bodies, Ghouls cannot digest ordinary foods. Any human food or drink tastes horrible and usually causes nausea or vomiting.

To survive, a Ghoul needs to consume human flesh, which provides the RC cells necessary to keep its body healthy and its Kagune active. Without this sustenance, it gradually weakens, experiences intense hunger, and may lose control of its instincts.

There is only one exception: coffee. Ghouls can drink coffee normally and appreciate its taste, which is why coffee shops like Anteiku become important meeting points.

Not all Ghouls hunt innocent people. Some prefer to feed on illegally obtained corpses or unclaimed bodies, trying to avoid killing humans. Others, however, hunt freely, making them targets of the CCG.

In extreme situations, a Ghoul may practice cannibalism, consuming another Ghoul. This increases the amount of RC cells in their body and can strengthen their Kagune. If cannibalism occurs repeatedly, there is a possibility of developing a Kakuja, a rare and extremely powerful evolution of the Kagune.

A Ghoul's hunger can become so intense that it affects its behavior. When this happens, controlling its instincts becomes increasingly difficult, potentially leading it to attack any nearby human in order to survive.

Tokyo Ghoul Important Places

☕ Anteiku

A coffee shop located in the 20th Ward. In addition to serving coffee, it functions as a refuge for peaceful Ghouls, offering shelter, information, and assistance to those who wish to live without killing humans.

🏢 CCG Headquarters

Headquarters of the Ghoul Countermeasures Commission. This is where the investigators work, the research labs are located, the Quinques are stored, and the operations command center is served.

🌆 Tokyo Districts

The city is divided into several districts, each with different levels of Ghoul activity. Some are considered relatively safe, while others are dominated by criminal organizations and powerful Ghouls.

🏥 Kanou General Hospital

An apparently ordinary hospital, but one that secretly served as a site for experiments involving RC cells, Ghoul organ transplants, and the creation of artificial Ghouls.

🛣️ Alleys and Streets at Night

The dark alleys of Tokyo are the primary hunting grounds for Ghouls. They are also frequent scenes of confrontations between Ghouls and CCG investigators.

🏚️ Ghoul Hideouts

Secret locations used by Ghouls to rest, hide their identities, store supplies, or meet with other members of their organizations.

🌳 24th District

A gigantic underground city hidden beneath Tokyo. It is inhabited by countless Ghouls and remains largely unexplored by the CCG due to its size and danger.

🏢 Aogiri Tree Base

Main hideout of the Aogiri Tree organization. Heavily protected, it serves as a center for operations, meetings, and planning attacks against the CCG.

⚰️ Morgues and Funeral Homes

Some Ghouls obtain food by scavenging corpses in these locations, avoiding hunting living people. For this reason, they are also monitored by the CCG.

🌉 Bridges, Tunnels and Abandoned Buildings

Isolated areas where clandestine meetings, disputes between Ghouls, and battles against investigators take place. They are ideal locations for hideouts and ambushes.

Civilians

Civilians are ordinary people living in Tokyo who are neither part of the CCG nor Ghouls. Most are unaware of the true extent of the war between humans and Ghouls, leading normal lives while living with the constant fear of attacks.

Civilians work, study, frequent cafes, restaurants, parks, and shopping malls. Many avoid going out at night, as this is when most ghoul attacks occur.

When an incident involving Ghouls occurs, the CCG is activated to protect survivors, investigate the case, and eliminate the threat. Some civilians end up losing family members or friends in these attacks, developing fear or even hatred towards Ghouls.

Despite this, not all civilians know how to identify a Ghoul. Because they have an appearance identical to that of a human being, they can live for years hiding their true nature, making it impossible to distinguish them without special equipment or investigation.

In a role-playing game, civilians can play various roles:

Students.

• Teachers. Doctors and nurses.
• Police officers.
• Shopkeepers and coffee shop owners. Journalists.
• Company employees.
• Taxi drivers and chauffeurs. Artists and musicians.
• Victims, witnesses, or allies during missions.

Although they possess no special powers, the actions of civilians can influence the course of history, serving as witnesses, victims to be protected, or important figures in the development of the characters.