Bad Things: Slender | One-Shot
Monster of the Week | One-Shot
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Saturday - 2:00 AM UTC
Apr 19
3-3.5 Hour Duration
3 / 4 Seats Filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+
About the adventure
In our Monster of the Week: Bad Things one-shot adventures, your hunter is allied with a loose band of other cryptid seekers, all of whom are just trying to make the world a better, safer place where the regular folk don't get eaten on a regular basis. Unfortunately, that's a harder goal to achieve than one might think. Join us as we play the Monster of the Week RPG, a fast-paced, easy-to-learn system based on TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Grimm, and others. All you need are two six-sided dice, some imagination, and a desire to get a little bit spooked.
Los Angeles. L.A. There are the bright lights of Hollywood and the brighter lights of Sunset Blvd. But L.A. is a big place, and not everyone makes it into the spotlight, even though almost everyone wants to. Many remain in the shadows and the dark places of the city. Unfortunately, something seems to be stalking those who haven't made their fortune in the City of Angels. Something that hunts in the shadows. Something that doesn't leave much evidence behind except for bodies that have been reduced, literally, to skin and bone. Something not natural. Something that, now, YOU need to hunt, because that's what you do.
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4 years on StartPlaying
101 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
You'll need a computer/phone/tablet/something and a decent mic for connecting to our Discord voice channel. And you'll need to logon to Roll20 before the game (SEE Prep Materials) to choose a Playbook and create a hunter. And that's about all you'll need.
What I provide
Our Monster of the Week games are primarily played using Theater of the Mind, with imagery, music, and character sheets (and automated rolling) provided through Roll20. Our Monroe Street Discord server (SEE Prep Materials) is where we'll have pre-game chatter, as well as a voice channel for game-day play.
Gameplay details
Lines and veils for our Monster of the Week games include: * Lines (avoid these): Sexual assault and/or harassment; bigotry; racism; animal cruelty * Veils ("fade to black"): Sexual encounters; torture Please let me know if you have any lines/veils you would like added to this list for the specific session you'll be playing in. Our primary safety tool is the 'X' card or, as Sly Flourish's Mike Shea phrases it, "Let's pause for a moment." If something comes up that makes you uncomfortable, or if you have a question about how your or another player's character's actions are going to affect the whole group, or even if you (or the Keeper) just wants to check in to see how people are doing, just say "Let's pause for a moment". NOTE: this can also be done anonymously by messaging the Keeper privately, if you so desire.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
Monster of the Week is a role-playing game based on the Powered By the Apocalypse game engine. It is rules-light with easy character creation based on 'playbooks' -- character archetypes. Before the game, you'll be able to go to Roll20 and choose a Playbook (SEE Prep Materials). Make sure you let the rest of us know your choice, though, either here or on the Discord server (SEE prep materials) so that we don't have duplicates. There's also a Quickstart Reference in Handouts in your Roll20 Journals tab.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Roll20