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The Sutra of Pale Leaves • 1980s Japan
Step into neon-soaked streets where a beautiful book promises everything... but demands everything in return. Will you read it?
About the adventure
Step into 1980s Japan—where neon lights burn bright, shadows stretch long, and something ancient wears a new face. The Sutra of Pale Leaves: Twin Suns Rising invites you into a tale of obsession, unraveling identity, and whispered truths that glide through fax lines, television screens, and sacred texts alike. You won’t just play investigators. You’ll become them—immersed in a world where reality flickers, and something unseen breathes behind the screen of modern life. Are you ready to chase the edges of sanity in a campaign where dreams rot, truth mutates, and salvation might just be a beautifully written lie? Whether you're drawn to the eerie quiet of temple towns or the electric chaos of Tokyo’s nightlife, this game promises a slow descent wrapped in elegance, dread, and mystery. Join us—your mind is the price of admission.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday – 5:00 PM UTC
Aug 5 / Session 6
3 Hour Duration
2 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Shatargat
he/him
5.0
(44)
Schedule
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(44)
3 years on StartPlaying
391 games hosted
Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Creativity, Teacher
About me
Hello everyone! It's Shatargat! I'm a gamemaster with Turkish nationality, who runs his games in English since mid 2022. I'm a game designer and scenario author, and I mostly use these skills on my games. My main genre in everything is horror. I really like horror, occultism, supernatural stuff, mystery and other dark themes as well. I personally prefer heavy and extreme touches on the games, but I know that I can meet people on the common ground, and bring fun into these dark games. I'm also a content creator in my native language. And companies like Chaosium Inc., Helmgast, Free League Publishing and Renegade Game Studios support my content, and I introduce their game to my local audience. I also started to publish my own creations in English, under the name Black Dragon Tomes. My first book is YZE-inspired game called Lost Echoes. I'm also working on other personal projects, too. I believe that friendship, and, understanding and tolerating each other is the most important thing in life. Without communication, we cannot find a good place to have fun, right? BTW: If you have any special request from me (like running an extremely niche game such as Invisible Suns), you can book me with the price on my profile. I always enjoy to tryout new things, or provide specific games, but that requires more energy and work load, that's why the booking price is a little different than the regular announcements.
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Creating your character
Once we have enough players, we will schedule a session zero. In session zero; • We will talk about Cthulhu Mythos in general • We will talk about pre-details of the campaign and setting • We will create the characters together • No premades
What to expect
Preparing for the session
First of all, you have to understand that this game is not an action/fighting game. It's a cryptic story game that will require to ask the right questions, follow the correct lead, and solve the problems. You don't need to study on the era, but you can do some research about 80's Japanese aesthetics.
What Shatargat brings to the table
The Sutra of Pale Leaves is an alternative interpretation of The King in Yellow, and I will provide the surreal feel of this cosmic entity during the game! We will also have cool background music that will reflect the aesthetics of the era.
Homebrew rules
It's actually not a homebrew rule, but I would like to state that I use LUCK value as an extra characteristics, rather than a point pool. So you can't spend luck points to increase your success level.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Shatargat creates a safe table
Quote from the authors; "This campaign deals with mature themes and content that some may find disturbing, including moderate depictions of gore, violent death (including that of children), predation, abuse, social isolation, obsession, self-harm, and existential dread. Mature player discretion is advised. Mind control of investigator player characters by inimical inhuman powers is a possibility later in the campaign." But no worries all of these are there to create pressure on your characters, not on yourselves as real person. Whenever you feel uncomfortable about a scene, you can just warn me about it, and I can shape the details according to it.