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Masks of Nyarlathotep
Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian descent into horror and mystery.
$16.00
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6 players following this game
Weekly / Wednesday - 7:00 PM UTC
Oct 28 / Session 29
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Masks of Nyarlathotep is a Lovecraftian descent into horror and mystery. Its prologue opens in 1921, amid a Peruvian expedition that forges a friendship whose consequences will echo years later. The main campaign begins in 1925, starting in America before carrying the investigators across the globe—to England, Egypt, Kenya, Western Australia, and China. Summoned to carry out the final wishes of a departed friend and associate, the investigators are drawn into a deadly confrontation with the many-faced cults of an alien god. In unraveling the fate of the doomed Carlyle Expedition, they expose a secret plan of cosmic масштаb—one upon which the fate of the world itself depends. 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
4.8
(22)
3 years on StartPlaying
577 games hosted
Highly rated for: Knows the Rules, Creativity, Beginner Friendly
About me
Hello everyone, I’m Max, and I’ve been playing and GMing tabletop RPGs since the days of AD&D. Over the years, I’ve been able to check out quite a variety of systems and got to play with a lot of different people. Currently, I primarily run Call of Cthulhu and Pathfinder, though I have a broad experience in other systems 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