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Transmission of Cthulhu |Play By Post| Futuristic Cosmic horror

Transmission of Cthulhu |Play By Post| Futuristic Cosmic horror

They say you get used to how quiet it is on the rim. I haven't found that to be the case, but we all have a job to do. Just ignore the whispers.

TYPE

Campaign

SYSTEM

Pulp Cthulhu
Call of Cthulhu

EXPERIENCE

Intermediate

AGE

18+
About the adventure

"Welcome to the checkpoint traveler, you're required to fill out some forms before you move on. All are welcomed into the colony, but you must answer all questions honestly so that we might best put your unique skills to work. Don't worry, snacks will be provided" --- IƬ'Ƨ GӨIПG ƬӨ BΣ ƬΉΣ FЦƬЦЯΣ ƧӨӨП Stars without number and dangerous untold, who will you be in the far off future when space travel is a daily reality, colonies spread across solar systems as humanity adapts the the strangeness of interstellar travel. A plucky space pirate seeking the secrets of the universe? A transport operator tasked with delivering a mysterious and dangerous package? Or perhaps a crewman on a scientific exploration vessel, charting the uncharted regions of space. I offer bespoke, one on one and group based stories focused on your character as the star within various eras. With each player my goal is to work together to create a story which is fun, engaging, and impactful to the gameworld on a whole. I enjoy working with beginners to the system or system games in general, and strive to maintain solid communication above table at all times to be sure everyone's enjoying their experience. LGBTQIA+ and Neurodivergent folks heartily welcomed. $15 a week requested with the assurance that I will match your rate of posting to the best of my ability, with a guarantee of at least one post a day if I've got a reply to work with. However I offer sliding scale pricing down to free for those with a story in their hearts but wallets empty as I believe that money shouldn't get in the way of a story burning to be told.

Game style

Play By Post

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Theater of the Mind

Game themes
2 SEATS LEFT
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Wednesday – 3:00 PM UTC

Jul 16 / Session 20

3–4 Hour Duration

4 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Weird Wanderings

she/they

5.0

(7)

Schedule

Wed, Jul 16 | 3:00 PM – Session 20

Wed, Jul 23 | 3:00 PM – Session 21

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master
LGBTQ+
Voice Actor
Women/Femme Identifying

1 year on StartPlaying

85 games hosted

Highly rated for: Inclusive, Storytelling, Creativity

Average response time: 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

𝒮𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓁𝒶𝓃𝑔𝓊𝒶𝑔𝑒, 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃𝓈 𝒽𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝓁𝒹 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈. Aspirational, cautionary, horrific, wondrous, sweet, funny, and tragic. Stories are a balm to sooth in hard times, a plan for growth, and a chance to reflect. A hobby nearly as old as humanity itself, sitting around fires and spinning yarn with good company. This is the tradition I seek to embody. Greetings seeker, thank you for seeing me. You may be asking yourself, "With so many options available on this lovely website, why should you decide to sit at my table? What sets this person apart?" To that I say I do not wish to be set apart. I want to sit with you, and find out the story your heart yearns to sing. I want to help explore something new, I would very much like to show you why I love collaborative storytelling. If you're new, I want to show you what this beautiful hobby has to offer, and if you're a veteran storyteller and already know? Then I want to see what we can make applying our skills together. I'm a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, and I'm fond of the many things that make everyone unique human beings, and I will strive to create a safe and fun environment to explore the stories we tell together. Finally, I'm more than happy to work with beginners to any system I'm familiar with to help you learn the game. For the more experienced player, I love the act of exploring oneself through characters, and I would be happy to create the space for said exploration. So wanderer, if you're curious, feel free to direct message me with any questions you might have, I am always glad to make new friends!

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Character creation
Creating your character

I have several per-generated characters befitting the setting to choose from if desired, but otherwise will work with each player to find out what sort of character they would like to play and then design an exciting, dangerous, and spooky adventure based on what the sort of tale you're looking for. I use https://www.dholeshouse.org/Characters/CoCv7Investigators/Pulp/StepOne for character generation as it provides a nice PDF at the end of the process and makes the process nice and smooth when generating a new character. All info will be kept on the discord.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

All you need is a Discord account and a way to post on it. Reading the rules will be beneficial to you, but I am willing to guide any portions of the experience you're unfamiliar with, and explain any rules as they come along if you're more of a hands on learner.

What Weird Wanderings brings to the table

I will bring the books required to learn the systems we will be using (Mostly Pulp Cthulhu), my brain which generates the aforementioned bespoke stories, and the discord space we will use for writing together. You'll bring your imagination, creativity, and communication skills, (some dollars if you can spare them) and together we'll share some fun stories.

Homebrew rules

Full Homebrew rules on discord. In short, some skills are tweaked according to the era in which the character is played, and experience is modified for play by post. I am open to homebrew traits/spells/artifacts according to whatever story we're looking to tell.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Platforms used
Safety
How Weird Wanderings creates a safe table

Out of Character rules of conduct comes down to the usual you should expect in current year right? Keep all -isms (Racism, sexism, agism) and -phobia's (Homophobia, transphobia, Phobophobia) out of the space and just generally don't be mean to people who are different from you. we're all here to tell a story together so lets be kind to one another. I use lines and veils to establish what the boundaries of horror we want to explore are, and maintain an open door policy encouraging communication, especially in the case of discomfort over plot elements. While I want to provide a thrilling and spooky experience, player comfort and enjoyment are paramount and my ultimate goal, and I will use all tools at my disposal in that pursuit.

Content warnings
Alcohol Use
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Cults
Death
Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
Gore
Fire
Hostages
Language/Cursing
Mental Illness
Mind alteration
Murder
Nightmares about Traumatic Events
Small Spaces (Claustrophobia)
Suffocation
Trauma
Violence
Safety tools used

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