Absurdia: Burgeoning Chaos
Absurdia, Powered by the Apocalypse RPG | Campaign
About the adventure
Welcome to Illogia, a town so infused with entropy that every hallmark of normalcy is infused with chaos. Of course the town cemetery has visiting days for people to interact with the living dead - to not have such a thing would be abnormal! This is where you live, having slowly grown accustomed to the abnormality. After all, one can only be surprised by Trash Collection so many times before they learn to expect it (the inherent danger of it serves as an excellent motivator). You've also lived here long enough to know there's no way to escape this place (yet?) - all you can do is try to survive and overcome the community you live in. Torn between your alliances to yourself, your friends, and your factions; how long will it take before you, too, are absorbed by the strangeness about town? This is a simple starter mystery for players of all experience levels, so feel free to join even if you're unfamiliar with the system! Note: Except for under extenuating circumstances, leaving the game less than 3 hours before game time will not be refunded.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
5.0
(46)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
101 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Game Master Reviews (46)
Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Inclusive
Ryan
New review
Played 1 sessions
I had fun. I think others had fun. That's the important thing. It was a one shot, so I can't speak to great epics, but it was a fun time. She rolled with our ideas and made a good session, and honestly, if you can do that each time you're doing pretty darn good. Beyond just the entirely subjective "I had fun" part. I will say that she was well prepared and had useful tools for making sure that the game would go well and people were organized. To me that seems more useful to mention when leaving a review as fun is very personal. Things like setting up the environment to have fun are likely to be more widely applicable in suggesting that a given GM is good or bad for you.
Jonathan Breakspeare
Played 1 sessions
Sonder is caring, fun, and knows her stuff extremely well. I look forward to another one-shot with her hh
Mike
Played 1 sessions
Wonder is an excellent GM with a fantastic grasp of multiple games. They are quite patient and willing to teach
LAN
Played 6 sessions
Super flexible for my kind of roleplaying, and really generous when it comes to "yes and"ing and is always well versed in rules and helpful during games.
Viv
Played 1 sessions
Sonder did an awesome job at creating an atmospheric game and ensuring players got their time to speak. Would love to play with them again.
Swords and Sorcery
Played 9 sessions
Sonder is amazing at working with the player's concept of their character, and how the character interacts with the world and its characters. The result is much more immersive, and generating the feeling you are writing the story together. There is no sense of a pre-ordained narrative.
Additional details
How to prepare
Please be sure to have a Discord account and a working microphone as the game will be over Discord voice chat. It's perfectly alright if you're unfamiliar with the game as I'll go over rules, setting, and character creation during the (free) Session 0.
What I provide
- An excellent pre-written setting - A campaign tailored to the player characters - An open, inclusive table - A vivid world with lore and mysteries for players to explore - Unique, memorable NPCs - A wide range of playbooks to choose from
Gameplay details
- There will be a (free) Session 0 during which we go over rules, setting, and character creation - Every player will be encouraged to add their Lines and Veils to a shared Google Sheet (this will be anonymous). - X, N, and O cards will be via message or on voice chat. - If an Open Door is invoked, other than asking if the player will be back later and what triggered the Open Door no other questions will be asked. - A 5-10 minute break will be taken every hour. - Stars and Wishes will be discussed at the end of the session.
Content warnings
• Blood
• Death
• Murder
• Violence
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Open Door
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Upon signing up for the game, you will be added to a Discord server created specifically for this game. There you will find a player resources channel with a Google Drive with the fillable character sheets, lines and veils document, and available playbooks. Characters will start at the base creation level. Feel free to ping me at any time if you have any questions!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$7.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Friday - 1:00 AM UTC
3-4 Hour Duration
1 / 4 Seats Filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+