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Masks of Nyarlathotep
Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian exercise in horror and mystery.
$16.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Wednesday - 8:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian exercise in horror and mystery. A prologue begins in 1921, where a Peruvian expedition provides the backdrop for a friendship that has repercussions some years later. The campaign proper starts in 1925, beginning in America and then moving overseas to England, Egypt, Kenya, Western Australia, and China. The investigators are called upon to fulfill the final wishes of a departed associate and friend, putting them on a collision course with the multifaceted cults of an alien god. Seeking answers to the fate of the ill-starred Carlyle Expedition, the investigators uncover a secret and terrible plan on which rests the fate of the world. This is a classic style game, not pulp, but some adjustments to increase survivability may be made, however, some your investigators will sometimes die and/or go insane. Campaign is fairly long (about 20-30 sessions for most groups, 3-4 hrs sessions, I ran it a bit longer, I have to admit). I may consider to change starting time a bit if required.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(19)
2 years on StartPlaying
338 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello everyone, I’m Max, and I’ve been involved in tabletop RPGs since the days of AD&D. Over the years, I’ve experienced a wide range of systems and played with a lot of different people. Currently, I primarily run games of Call of Cthulhu and Pathfinder, though I have a broad background in other games as well. Looking forward to some great games together! I am currently experimenting with the game listings covers, trying to get at least some use from that art history course I've taken. Oh, well...
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Creating your character
We will discuss characters on session 0, you can prepare in advance, you may use charactermancer in the vtt, I can provide a link to an outside one with more options, if you want to use a pregen I have plenty if those.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have a decent enough mic and internet connection, show up on time and we are good to go
What Max Lysenko brings to the table
I am running this not the first time and have all the maps, characters and portraits ready for play in Roll20, some background music, compendium available for rules references and character creation.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Max Lysenko creates a safe table
We may discuss safety in more detail during session 0
Content warnings
Safety tools used