The Shadow Over Gotham | Beginner and LGBTQ+ Friendly!
It's 1939, and Gotham City has reached a turning point. Crime runs rampant, The Batman now stalks the night, and dark secrets will soon surface...
$20.00
/ Session
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9 players following this game
Bi-weekly / Saturday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
1 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
The year is 1939. You are all citizens of Gotham, a city on the East coast with a long and oftentimes sordid history. You each have some kind of connection to the occult. Perhaps you're a devout spiritualist, perhaps you're a skeptic with a mere scholarly interest in the ethereal. Either way, you have all found yourselves in service of The Batman, a mysterious vigilante who has tasked you with investigating cases of a more... occult nature.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(30)
3 years on StartPlaying
163 games hosted
Highly rated for: Voices, Storytelling, Inclusive
About me
Ever since I was young, I've loved telling stories. Whenever there was a creative writing project in school, I would always go way overboard. I've been playing tabletop games for only about four years, but I have come to realize that it is a wonderful outlet for storytelling. When I run games, there is an emphasis on story, worldbuilding, and characters. My goal is to make you fully invested in the story we're making together! I am a complete beginner at running games professionally, so if you like any of the games I've run for you, leave a nice review or a tip if you are able to do so!
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Creating your character
We will be making characters in the days leading up to the session. I will try to check in with all of you through DMs and see if you'll need any help with your characters.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Make sure you have a Roll20 account and a Discord so you can join my server! The Roll20 link will be in the Player Prep Materials, and I'll DM you the Discord invite once you sign up for the session! We'll be using voice chat, so a mic will be required.
What Mia Hawksley brings to the table
There will be high quality maps, tokens, music, and handouts prepared for all of you to fully immerse you! In addition, I like to do voices for all the different characters, as well as creature noises if necessary. I also have the Investigator's Handbook and Pulp Cthulhu Rulebook on Roll20, allowing us to create characters within the game itself!
Homebrew rules
I like to have players mark experience on failed rolls, not successful ones. Think of it as learning from your failures! We will also be using some of the new localized skills from the Arkham sourcebook and retooling them to fit Gotham City, with skills specifically for navigating the city and knowing its history.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Mia Hawksley creates a safe table
I will have a document in the Roll20 that will serve as a list of lines and veils, as well as an explanation for what Lines and Veils are. If you have any you want me to know, you can edit the document completely anonymously, no questions asked.
Content warnings
Safety tools used