Signal of Screams (Starfinder 2E): The Diaspora Strain
Paradise crashes down as guests warp, mutate, and vanish at a luxury resort in space. The Diaspora Strain spreads, and you are trapped in its horror.
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Weekly / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC
Apr 22 / Session 9
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
Campaign Length / Up to 18 Sessions
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You have been invited to an all-expenses-paid getaway at New Elysium, the newest luxury resort in The Diaspora. However, paradise doesn’t last. As guests begin to change in disturbing ways and as the staff does their best to cover up what's happening, you find yourself in the middle of a spine-chilling situation. What begins as a strange medical mystery will quickly spiral into full-blown cosmic horror as you learn why and how the guests, and perhaps even you, have begun to morph in tantalizingly horrific new ways. Signal of Screams is a sci-fi horror adventure that explores themes of paranoia, mystery, survival, and introspection. Expect tense roleplay, disturbing transformations, psychological threats, and deadly combat as you struggle to survive and stop the spread of the Diaspora Strain. This game leans heavily into suspense, deadly action, and even exploring the darkness of one's own character. Your choices will matter deeply as your character learns to adopt fear as a constant companion. This campaign was originally written for Starfinder First Edition, and will be played in this game as a full conversion for Starfinder Second Edition. You will experience the story and terror of the original adventure with updated mechanics, smoother balance, and modernized design. New players are welcome, and I’ll happily teach the system as we go. If you enjoy cosmic horror, body horror, mystery, and desperate survival in a sci-fi setting, then this might be your nightmare vacation. Please note that I will attempt to keep Book 1 of this adventure at or below 18 sessions, after which I will move on to Book 2 of this three-book adventure.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Tactical / Crunchy
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Meet the Game Master
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3 years on StartPlaying
221 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: 3 hours
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About me
Hi all! I’m Jamie Emma, the Game Master behind Cozy Critical, a space where I hope to bring collaboration, cozy fun, and epic adventure together for people's enjoyment. Tabletop games should provide a restful outlet that helps us disconnect from the real world for a little while; I hope that my games can provide that for you! My table guidelines: - All are welcome, so long as you are welcoming to others. - Practice active listening during games. - Collaborate with other players when given the opportunities. - Allow other players their moments of spotlight. - Published, third-party and homebrew content may be used only if it has been vetted by me and it has a functioning Foundry VTT module to make gameplay accessible. My focus as the GM must remain on storytelling, not building computer automation for one's character. With over 5 years as a GM, 7 years playing TTRPGs, 6 years as a middle school science teacher, and 3 years in higher education I bring rich game mechanics together with an environment where players can feel comfortable learning new systems and trying new things. My goal is to create welcoming games that blend character development, emotional fantasy adventure arcs, and hopefully the right amount of chaos and silliness. Between a professional virtual tabletop setup and my past experience leading fantasy games, streaming TTRPGs, podcasting, and performing theater, I offer a strong foundation for us to build something special at the table. Whether you are new to TTRPGs or have played longer than I have, I hope you'll join me for some collaborative fun. Thanks so much, and I look forward to telling unforgettable stories together 💫
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Creating your character
Pathbuilder 2E is an excellent site to use for character creation. I also recommend using Archives of Nethys, Paizo's online rule-set for Starfinder 2E, to plan out your character concept and to become familiar with the rules: 2e.aonsrd.com
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Once you join the game, you will be sent a link for the Cozy Critical Discord Server. The server will host everything you need to get started :) You will also want to create an account with Forge VTT.
What Jamie Emma brings to the table
I will take care of the world-building, NPC voices, in-game music, virtual tabletop, rules management, and player engagement. All I need from you is a willingness to explore the setting and build a story together!
Homebrew rules
Our game is a 2E conversion from a first edition adventure. As such, I will be using and modifying some existing Pathfinder 2E and Starfinder 2E rules to account for some unique mechanics that are present in the original adventure. We will also use the ancestry paragon and free archetype rules for this adventure.
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Internet
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Microphone
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How Jamie Emma creates a safe table
Session 0, Lines & Veils Form, X/N/O through direct message.
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