They Never Woke Up
People across Florida are falling into unexplained comas. The truth is being buried, the threat is growing, and someone wants it to stay that way.
$20.00
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Weekly / Friday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
Campaign Length / 8–20 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
People across South and Central Florida are slipping into sudden, inexplicable comas. No warning. No shared medical history. No obvious cause. None have awoken. Officially, the state calls it a coincidence- blaming everything from drug abuse, stress, bad luck and, somehow, illegal immigration. Hospitals are buckling, journalists are being stonewalled, and anyone who looks too closely starts running into closed doors, missing files… or worse. As the affected area grows, conspiracies run rampant as it becomes apparent that something is deeply wrong in the Sunshine State. More so than usual, that is. In They Never Woke Up, you play ordinary people drawn into an extraordinary mystery. Maybe someone you love never came out of their coma. Maybe you’re a cop, medic, or federal agent disturbed by how aggressively the truth is being buried. Maybe you’re a skeptic who knows the official story doesn’t add up. Whatever brought you here, you’ll soon discover that this isn’t just a medical crisis- it’s a cover-up, a conspiracy, and a horror with no end in sight. This campaign blends slow-burn body horror and modern political conspiracy with psychedelic themes, with a threat that cannot simply be shot and forgotten. The truth is out there, but powerful forces want it to stay buried- especially in an election year.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5 years on StartPlaying
80 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Rule of Cool
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I’ve been playing D&D since I was 12 years old, and it’s a been a great passion of mine to this day. I started with AD&D 2e but have since shifted gears to learning and running 5e games. However, I’m up for potentially GMing 5e, AD&D 2e, MotW, or Starfinder upon request. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or comments!
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Creating your character
Character creation will take place during Session 0. The party will start at level 1 using one of the core-12 playbooks from the following link: https://evilhat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Monster-of-the-Week-Revised-Playbooks-Formfillable.pdf
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We'll be using Roll20 and Discord.
What Joe Friday brings to the table
I will utilize music for the atmosphere,
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Joe Friday creates a safe table
We'll be going over triggers and content warnings more extensively during session 0. Also, please note that I see the list of content warnings as more of a better-be-safe-and-include-it list as opposed to a check list!
Content warnings
Safety tools used