The Red Death - Dark Fantasy Alternate History Daggerheart
Dark fantasy 19th century Earth resplendent in the horrors of the Industrial Age and haunted by the evils of the Old World.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 11:00 PM UTC
Dec 18 / Session 4
Session Duration / 3 hours
4 / 8 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
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About the adventure
You have followed their trail to London. This Requiem whose malice has touched your life. Wherever you found this masked society horrors walked. On the hunt you met other survivors. Others who had seen the darkness and couldn't look away. Since then you have hunted together. Bled together. Come to the den of the beast together. This is the Gothic Earth. An alternate history 1890 where magic battles modernity and humanity walks shoulder to shoulder with races of myth. Where swords rest in one hand and a revolver in the other. A world of wondrous horrors and black miracles. In this game, you will play monster hunters and occultists - adventurers and daredevils - who have been drawn to the heart of the British Empire. To London. Drawn by a trail of bodies and unanswered questions dating back centuries. Following the the trail of the evil that cast shade upon your life. You can expect to face a mixture of horrific monsters from vampires and werewolves to fae and life from the Far Realm. Cults and criminals and corruption galore. Ancient conspiracies mixed with myth and folklore. And an evil of the ancient world stirred to an ageless and dreadful desire.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
3 years on StartPlaying
85 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
Average response time: 5 hours
Response rate: 67%
About me
I've been running games in every medium (tabletop, larp, and pbp) and system for 20+ years - and playing for more than 30. I have run a lot of games in a lot of systems. I have a special fondness for weird fantasy, mystery, and body horror but I can do almost anything. As I have found over the many years of being a Perma-GM. I believe strongly in Safety Tools and Session 0s (which I will never charge for). I am very much against gatekeeping, ableism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, and all such things. I am actively opposed to these ideologies. And I tend to make my bad guys agents of said 'isms and phobias. I mean... who doesn't like to punch Nazis? Outside of gaming I have degrees in Psychology, Criminology, and Marine Biology. The moment we get a dolphin serial killer I am set. I was - many pounds, injuries, and chronic illnesses ago - a competition boxer, kickboxer, and grappler. I love to read. Especially weird fantasy or sword and sorcery.
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Creating your character
Character creation will happen during Session 0 and will require a free Demiplane account.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have (free!) accounts on Discord, Roll20, and Demiplane. And join my Discord server here: https://discord.gg/meTJHEcVHY
What Eric The Social Justice GM brings to the table
I am a Rule of Cool GM with a lot of experience rolling with the punches. I will be using ambient music and scene specific scores. Expect combat to be tactical but easily accessible. Combat should be a challenge and not an exercise in frustration. You can expect a lot of roleplay as I am a story heavy GM. I am also a big fan of mysteries and investigations and political intrigue and conspiracies.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Eric The Social Justice GM creates a safe table
In Session 0 we will go over player and GM expectations. Session 0 will be free. Lines and Veils will be a Google doc linked to you. Same for Stars and Wishes. The first before campaign begins. The second after each session.
Content warnings
Safety tools used