Beyond the Gate of Eternity | Call of Cthulhu

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Call of Cthulhu

At the threshold of madness, hungry things beyond our comprehension look in hungrily. Only you and your fellows can stop them from coming in. 

Mystery

Horror

Historical

Cosmic Horror

After the game ends, check-in with the group and talk about how you all feel. Have an open way for the group to decompress and encourage each other to practice self-care.

Aftercare

For long games or stressful content, having built-in breaks allows the group to stay focused and process content. This time can be used for bio breaks, conversation, or any other necessities.

Breaks

Debriefing is a way to reflect on the game. Identify possible issues, highlight the good parts, and work through potential emotional bleed.

Debriefing

Lines and Veils set the boundaries of the games. Lines are hard limits for content the group doesn't want to participate in, this means that content will not be in game, referenced in game, or alluded to. Veils are soft limits, meaning that when the content arises it might be mentioned, but not described, or it could mean that when the content shows up, it results in a “fade-to-black”.

Lines and Veils

Open-Door is an assurance that anyone in the group can take a break from the game for their own safety and well-being without judgement. This should be made clear to the group.

Open Door

Stars and Wishes are used to reflect and discuss feedback in a positive way. Stars are used for things that participants enjoyed in the game. Wishes are things that participants would like to see in the future. Both players and the GM can express their stars and wishes to make the game better.

Stars and Wishes

X, N, and O Cards are check-in tools. X-Cards are used to indicate that a participant is uncomfortable with the current content, often resulting in a change, rewind, or skip of the aforementioned content. N-Cards can be used by participants if they feel content is heading towards an X card, often resulting in a change or a “fade to back”. O-Cards are used to check-in on the group and ensure that everyone is comfortable continuing with the content.

X, N, and O Cards

Foundry VTT is a highly customizable virtual tabletop platform with loads of features, an active community of creators, and tons of officially supported systems.

Ever since I was young, I loved diving headfirst into fictional worlds, absorbing myself in their lore, layouts and stories. When I discovered TTRPGs, I fell in love with the depth and fun of collaborative storytelling, and the humor, tragedy, comedy and horror that it evokes in a way no other medium can. To run and play an RPG is a chance to live a different life, to step outside of ourselves for a while. 

I've been playing and running games for years now, and I've decided to have a go at it at a professional level. I get to play with new and diverse people, expand my repertoire, and earn some cash for peanut butter cups. 

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