W5 🍟 Werewolf the Apocalypse: The O'Tolley Problem

How to prepare

Welcome to Red's Adventure Games and Entertainment! On this page, you'll find a full description of our storytelling style, safety features, and included materials. See below for a summary of what you'll need, what we bring, and other bonuses and support you'll receive as a R.A.G.E. Games player. [𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐋𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃] ✔️ Discord - and a good mic/headset for communication. ✔️ Forge VTT - for rolls, maps, music, ambiance, tokens, and more. ✔️ StartPlaying - for payment, scheduling, easy signup, etc. [𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐎𝐍'𝐓] ❌ Video - Not required, but is helpful for nonverbal social queues. ❌ Physical Dice - not required, but may be used situationally. ❌ Source Material - All materials and info are provided for free. [𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐆𝐄𝐓] ⭐ Weekly sessions as advertised. ⭐ 1-on-1 character support throughout the week. ⭐ First dibs and discounts on future chronicles and one-shots. ⭐ Discord community access for chats, movie nights, and more. ⭐ Exclusive access to your Chronicle's recordings.

What I provide

Welcome to RAGE Games, home to Red's World of Darkness. Below is a brief description of Redmane's storytelling style for WoD games. 📚 [𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐒] We reference WoD 5th Edition rulebooks, loresheets, supplements, and publications. We take selective inspiration from history, folklore, and 20th Edition. Minor headcanon is used to fill in blanks left by the book such as aging, genetics, and communication. NPCs and locations are a mix of both custom-built and canon appearances. All necessary information will be provided. 🎲 [𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐔𝐌𝐒] We use Foundry VTT for immersion, maps, tokens, character sheets, XP tracking, and more. Discord is used for voice (video optional) and organization. Polls are occasionally used between sessions to check player interest in story progression paths. Dice are rolled through Foundry, and Discord as a backup or physical dice for personal decisions. We use a mix of battle maps and immersive backgrounds for scenes. 🎭 [𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄] Each Chronicle takes an adaptive and multiple-possibility approach. Plot hooks and improv are used to strive for a living, breathing world of adventure, horror, consequence, and reward. Players will be presented with options, their choices recorded, and the outcomes may be positive or negative later. Some disasters can be stopped, others not. More aspects include moderate voice acting, descriptive horror, comedic relief, historical research, and guest stars. Stars and Wishes are used to tweak the campaign roadmap as needed. Choices and outcomes have lasting effects on NPCs, locations, and the world in future campaigns.

Gameplay details

Tabletop Roleplay offers a customizable experience in the genre and world of your choice, and that means taking your interests and limits into account. Below are the safety tools and how we use them each session. ⛑️ [𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘] Upon signing up, each player receives access to a private character thread between them and Redmane. All Lines and Veils are anonymously added to a pinned post in the Chronicle's discord info channel. During play, players may use virtual safety cards to signal discomfort, text chat to communicate with players, and Discord for private messaging. A reminder of tools, lines, and veils is included at the start of each session. All play is recorded for the safety of cast and crew and accessible only to this Chronicle's current players. ☕ [𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓] Food, drink, etc are all permitted during sessions and players are encouraged to drink water and grab a snack. We take a 15-minute prep period before play to break the ice, chat, troubleshoot equipment, and prepare to get in-character. 10-minute breaks are taken at half-time. Debriefing after play includes check-ins and honorary callouts, and Redmane checks in on players individually after as needed. 🔞 [𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓] There will be blood. There will be gore. There will be physical, spiritual, and personal horror. World of Darkness games are horror games based in modern-day settings, with monsters and evil, and not for the faint of heart. Games may situationally describe - but not show - partial or tasteful nudity of characters. A full list of included themes can be found below.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

World of Darkness games allow players to create their own monsters. Below is all you need to know for character creation including playable options, character creation, joining play, and progression. 📊 [𝟏. 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒] Playable options vary by Chronicle and are listed in the Recruitment Info above. Characters may vary in breed, experience, and age as desired and may be grizzled veterans, new to the supernatural underworld, or yet to change. • Characters must be 18 or older • Starter XP and perks vary by Chronicle 📝 [𝟐. 𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑] At Signup, players are granted Foundry access, given a personal character Discord thread for character help, and asked anonymously for any Lines and Veils. Session 0 includes character brainstorming, mechanics walkthroughs, story preferences, etc. Players joining after Session 0 are privately interviewed, given the same character help, and may choose to be introduced immediately or sit in on a session first. The following weeks will include private follow-up discussions on details for touchstones, strengths, weaknesses, and more. • Character creation uses corebook guidelines • 1 Loresheet per character • More Advantage points may be bought by taking more Flaws ✏️ [𝟑. 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃] Characters are created during Session 0, and over the week leading up to Session 1. Sheets are finalized at the start of Session 1, but may still be tweaked in special cases. Backstories do not have to be 10-page essays, only what is crucial to know, and more may be added and fleshed out as characters are played. • AI-generated backstories will not be used 💪 [𝟒. 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑] XP gain is generous to allow character progression while playing in the campaign. Some allies, renown, contacts, items, talismans, etc may also be earned through roleplay. Loot useful items and powerful weapons from your foes, make use of your crafting skills to repair them, or use your resources, sticky fingers, or stunning good looks to get what you want. • XP Spending uses corebook guidelines 📚 [𝟓. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃] "Red's World of Darkness" has become a breathing, growing world and timeline, and all games exist in the same universe. Most characters are interchangeable between games at will, and can continue into the next with ease. • Choices have lasting impacts on the world 💀 [𝟔. 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆] Character death is handled on a player-by-player basis. By default, player characters are not killed in play. Players may privately plan their character's demise with the Storyteller, or note their character as killable in case of defeat. Will you live to fight another day, survive against all odds, or go out in a blaze of glory? • Characters can be killed off to recycle all earned XP into new character creation. • Characters can be retired to NPC status to donate half earned XP to new character creation.

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Low

Experience level

Beginner