Old Mountains, and Older Gods (New-player friendly!)
The forests of Appalachia swallow 60,000 miles of land, this is for the best, but humanity is a truly curious thing...1978 West Virginia, A god awakes
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$10.00
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Weekly / Sunday - 9:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
"Dark things in the woods, dark words on the wind, a chicken missing here, a man gone there...something is happening in these mountains, and we need someone to stop it" Free session 0! Dark forests are a horror classic, and this campaign is full of spooky woods! But I've always felt that just 'evil forest' is missing something, forests aren't evil, they are scary yes, but they can be just as cozy, and warm. I've grown up around the woods of Appalachia, I've seen true beauty, and felt true fear, and I want you to feel the same. I intend to run this campaign with a few things in mind, and if these sound good to you, well, we await! For the New, old, and anyone else: Have you never played a TTRPG? We can fix that! Join the hunt and have a blast. Are you a min-maxer, a theatrical RP'er, a text based entity? As long as you have a passion to play, you'll fit right in! Scary, yet cozy: I know those tags may seem odd, but, Horror and comfort go hand in hand. A warm meal makes a non-euclidean beast go down a lil easier, and that 'fluff' makes the hunt all the more tense A quick death, but an earned one: Your characters will be normal, everyday folks (at least at first) and they will feel as such, a massive beast with foot long claws can kill in a few attacks...But this goes the same for said beasts, 5 pounds of TNT will mess up most things. A World not so Dark: This campaign is set in the White Wolf World of Darkness universe...kinda, don't expect it to follow it 100%. This is bizarro WoD, so don't ya worry about not knowing the deep lore! Rules-lighter: Expect a lot of Rule of Cool, vibes based ruling, and "Eh sure, seems doable, give me a roll" The future year of 1978!: The year is 1978 and the apple ll is the hottest thing on the market ,with 4 whole KiB of RAM! What an enlightened time. TONE: Expect plenty of angst, but above table/OOC I am to keep a light game, plenty of jokes and whatnot
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
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Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Heya! I'm Malachi! I am a forever GM who wants to bring y'all into the this wonderful hobby, or just help ya do said hobby! I got started on TTRPG's during a time when I was very anti-social and in a rather dark spot. My brother convinced me to try out a Curse of Strahd game at a hobby store near us. Needless to say I fell in love After that campaign was over I started a TTRPG club at my Highschool, and in a online RP sever, GM'ing clicked with me like nothing else, and bringing folks into the hobby is something truly special. Now? I hope to give others the same love for this wonderful amazing hobby as I have grown to hold! (And maybe get the funds for even more game-books while doing it)
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Creating your character
We will be running a tier one hunters game, character creation will be done in a session zero, but premade character will most likely pass if you know how Hunter is played We will be starting with tier one characters (average Joes and Janes with a shotgun) near a city in West Virginia, they don't have to be local, and as long as they somewhat fit the vibe anything is a go. From Vietnam veteran or new age tech nerd, to samurai wanna-be or fortune teller con-artist
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need a Discord account and an internet connection, but so long as you have that, you are good to go! You will be given anything and everything else to play! Our main meeting lo-cal will be a discord server, which you will be invited to! Something to note, you will notice that in equipment there is no microphone, this is intentional. I have ran for all sorts of folk, and text based entities are very welcome, whether you are shy, can't use a mic, or just like typing better.
What Malachi brings to the table
You will be given anything and everything you to play Hunter the Vigil I will bring (optional) ambient music for most situations. I mostly focus on intrigue, social or physical and rare but deadly combat. Plannings scenes and panic! As for rules expect rule of cool and a focus on smooth ease, rather than the book or bust Quiet, somber character to character moments are encouraged, but so are the moments where they want to strangle each other PC COMBAT WILL BE DISCUSSED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS (Lethal combat heavily discouraged, but if everyone is okay with it than I won't stop ya)
Homebrew rules
I will level with you, nerd to nerd...My stat blocks aren't set in stone. I run on vibes. And the vampire may do something unexpected. Also, any merit/general perquisites will be very flexible, as long as you can convince me of your scheme/epic flavor (Will discuss further in session 0)
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How Malachi creates a safe table
SESSION 0 WILL BE FREE! Player comfort is my utmost priority, as it always should be! As I have told other players, your character should be uncomfortable, not you. Our aftercare will usually just be a quick check up at the end of session You will be given a checklist to fill out at your leisure An open feedback form (and my DM's) will always be open And simplest DM or tell me any or no's you encounter, never be afraid to do so.
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