Nights of Payne Town (🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Friendly) (Beginner Friendly)
The city is suffering. Can you solve the mysteries?
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 11:00 PM UTC
Mar 14 / Session 30
Session Duration / 4 hours
3 / 4 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
*NIGHTS OF PAYNE TOWN...* ...is a series of nine cases that weave together to form a dramatic urban fantasy noir experience. These cases range from murder mysteries to mob wars to conspiracy thrillers, and are grouped into three arcs: 🕵️ The Personal Vein: Three cases that focus on individual lives, personal tragedy, and deep inner pain. 🦄 The Mystical Vein: Three cases that focus on the strange and fantastical, the seeking of truth, and painful transformations. ⚔️ The Criminal Vein: Three cases that focus on organized crime, the price of power, and the pain that violence brings. Together, you and your crew will unravel these mysteries, revealing the sordid truth of this city with no name as well as the truth deep within yourselves. As you witness the vicious cycle of suffering throughout the City, you must also face your own inner pain - pain you don't even realize you're carrying. Will you try to heal all of this suffering, or will you allow it to fester? Let us find out. 📅 Scheduling is negotiable - feel free to contact me. 0️⃣ Free onboarding session 🎨 Human-made art will be commissioned for your character! 🎓 No prior experience required 🤝 New players always welcome!
Game style
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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(69)
2 years on StartPlaying
453 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
About me
Greetings everybody! I am a storyteller at heart who loves all forms of fiction. I run games ranging from pulpy sci-fi to gritty fantasy and everything in between. I especially love weird or non-standard settings. Superheroes in a cyberpunk city? Time-traveling fantasy adventure? Teenagers on a supernatural road trip? I'm all here for it. I believe that tabletop RPGs are a unique storytelling experience where everyone at the table becomes both author and audience to the shared story. Facilitating this shared storytelling experience is my primary goal as a GM. My games do not make use of generative AI for writing, music, or images. Storytelling is a fundamentally human experience, and synthesized plagiarism has no place in my games. I look forward to sharing stories with you! Profile picture created by Neo! Check them out: https://x.com/kiyrox?s=21
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Creating your character
During session zero, we will do character and crew creation as a group. The game will be open to a wide variety of character and crew concepts, so we'll have a discussion to set up a cast of PCs that everyone will enjoy playing with. Come to session zero with lots of ideas!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
* Solid internet connection * Computer/laptop * Headphones or earpods (to prevent echo) * Microphone that provides clear audio with minimal static * Quiet environment with minimal background noise * Roll20 Account * Discord Account
What Nathan Patrick Lane brings to the table
✅ PDF copies for the City of Mist Player's Guide, MC Toolkit, Shadows & Showdowns, and Local Legends! ✅ Roll20 Plus server with art, music, and handouts! ✅ An experienced and enthusiastic GM who knows the system and the cases from years of experience with multiple previous campaigns!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Nathan Patrick Lane creates a safe table
Before session zero, I'll be private messaging all the players one-on-one to discuss Lines & Veils. Our first session will be a free session zero, wherein we will make introductions, review Lines & Veils, and create characters. At the end of every session, I will run through "Roses, Thorns, and Buds", allowing players to present positive and negative feedback about the game along with suggestions to make the game more enjoyable in the future. Bigotry will not be tolerated in this group. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or other prejudiced behaviors will warrant an immediate kick.
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