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Monster of the Week: Creatures in the Shadows

Monster of the Week: Creatures in the Shadows

Monster of the Week | Campaign

About the adventure

Ever wanted to be the big hero in a small town overwrought by monsters, demons, and their ilk? Now is your chance to be the Chosen ones, the Scoobies, the monster-fighting heroes...who may or may not get paid, depending on how much destruction is left behind in your wake as you defeat the baddies. Monster of the Week is a Powered by the Apocalypse system game with easy character builds and a focus on roleplay and storytelling.

Party notes

We will start off the first session with character/world building and how your characters are connected. Discussion can happen beforehand in my Discord server as well! NOTE: I have a selection of MotW sessions that I've run as one-shots, so if you have played with me in the past, I will pick a different game to run! Feel free to sign up to any games that work for you and message me if you are a recurring MotW player. 😊 There will be no graphic gore in this game, as it is one of my lines, and will be at most fade to black.

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2 years on StartPlaying

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Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Additional details

How to prepare

Basic webcams and mics are perfectly fine! This isn't a streamed Actual Play, and the important thing is that we are able to see each other and understand one another. Basic understanding of the genre is of course helpful, but you don't need to be an expert in Monster of the Week by any means! That's what I'm here for. You are welcome to have your own physical dice to play with, or you can use virtual dice as well.

What I provide

I will bring a host of spooky monsters and weave a bizarre and fascinating world for your characters to explore.

Gameplay details

I will send out a copy of the form-fillable Lines & Veils PDF to all players prior to the game, and we will discuss these in session zero with names stripped away to be anonymous. There will be no graphic gore in this game, as it is one of my lines, and will be at most fade to black. If at any time a player needs to modify their Lines & Veils, they are absolutely welcome to message me privately and we will pivot/update that information accordingly. After the session, we will give a quick recap of how the session went and if there were any shifts in tone needed to ensure that all players have an enjoyable time.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

Breaks

Lines and Veils

X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

We will build characters prior to the session start time. It's a simple matter of choosing your character's playbook (essentially their archetype), ratings that modify rolls for moves, and moves you would like them to have for the game, which are all listed in the character playbooks.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

Discord

Role

1 SEAT LEFT
$30.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Friday - 5:00 AM UTC

Jun 13 / Session 3

2.5-3 Hour Duration

4 / 5 Seats Filled

Schedule

Fri, Jun 13 | 5:00 AM - Session 3

Fri, Jun 20 | 5:00 AM - Session 4

Fri, Jun 27 | 5:00 AM - Session 5

Fri, Jul 04 | 5:00 AM - Session 6

Fri, Jul 11 | 5:00 AM - Session 7

Fri, Jul 18 | 5:00 AM - Session 8

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+