Enemy within : Enemy in shadows (Mythveil Edition)
You come to Bögenhafen for an inheritance. Instead, you uncover a city built on lies—and something waiting beneath it.
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Weekly / Saturday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
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About the adventure
A dark, story-driven Warhammer Fantasy campaign of investigation, intrigue, and dangerous choices. You can join even if the campaign is already running. New characters are fully integrated into the story. No prior experience needed. We guide you step by step through character creation and play. You play ordinary people—mercenaries, scholars, traders, or drifters—drawn into something far bigger than they expected. You arrive in Bögenhafen chasing an inheritance — and find a city smiling over its own decay. Beneath festival lights and merchant banners, corruption spreads quietly. Guilds hoard power, priests bless what they should condemn, and the watch serves coin long before law. Chaos here is not just cults. It is greed, status, religion, and fear. It is what happens when people look away. Your investigation leads from the noise of the Schaffenfest to velvet lies in guild halls and filth beneath the city streets. Clues twist. Masks fall. And the deeper you dig, the clearer it becomes: This was never a homecoming. It was a trap. And you’ve already sprung it.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
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Meet the Game Master
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3 years on StartPlaying
435 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
You’re not looking for a GM. You’re looking for a world that reacts to you. A place where: your choices don’t disappear characters remember you the story moves — with or without you Not for a session. For months of play. For campaigns that actually hold together. That’s what I run. You don’t need experience. You don’t need to be perfect. 👉 You just need to show up. Session 0 is guided. We build everything together — step by step. For decades, I’ve run story-driven campaigns. Today, I run Mythveil Chronicles: a world that continues after you act Built on: real history myth and belief player behaviour system continuity At my table: You don’t just play. 👉 You leave a mark. Most campaigns fade. This one doesn’t.
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Creating your character
Play who you want. A gutter thief with inked curses, a runaway noble with debts in every court, a witch-hunter’s orphan, a scholar who reads too much — every soul fits, because Bögenhafen itself will decide what to do with you. In Mythveil Edition, character creation is not just “pick a career.” It’s entering a city designed to break, tempt, or transform you. 🔥 The City Responds to Your Concept Your background weaves directly into: merchant intrigue guild corruption festival politics noble conspiracies the rising scent of Chaos behind civility Noble? The patricians will notice. Ratcatcher? The sewers already know your name. Priest? The gods may watch how you fail. Outlaw? Bögenhafen has jobs you won’t like taking. 🜁 Rooted in History & Chaos Your character is shaped using: WFRP 1e grime + 4e bureaucracy the social paranoia of early-Reich Germany Chaos as a political, economic, and religious infection Your flaws matter. Your secrets matter more. And the city always uses both. 🜂 You don’t enter Bögenhafen — it enters you. Bring any concept. We’ll make it fit. The city will make it hurt.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
No Warhammer experience needed — curiosity and commitment are enough. Bring a character concept: Rough, noble, broken, or bold — the city will shape you. Before Session 0: You’ll receive a short intro via Discord. 💻 Tech Requirements To join, you’ll need: 🎤 A working microphone or headset (no open mics) 💻 A computer capable of running Foundry VTT smoothly 🌐 A stable internet connection (no mobile hotspots or weak Wi-Fi) 🔌 Basic familiarity with Discord & browser-based tools Optional, but encouraged: A candle. A cup of tea. A dark drink. Let Bögenhafen breathe around you.
What Dunchan Hunter brings to the table
🕯️ A Haunting Storyline Navigate a town on the brink of spiritual and political collapse, where every ally might be a traitor — and every noble house hides a secret. 🔍 Forge Your Role Whether you're a gutter-born bravo or a scholarly physician, your skills and backstory will shape how the city responds. Trust no one. Not even your past. 🏛️ Intrigue & Deception Investigate secret gatherings, cryptic rituals, and strange sightings that threaten to erupt into citywide catastrophe. What lies beneath Bögenhafen may change the Empire forever. 🩸 Face the Hidden Cults The Cult of the Purple Hand moves in silence. Will you uncover them in time — or become part of their game? 📖 Unravel the Enemy Within This is the beginning of a tale that spans river, ruin, and rebellion. Every answer leads to another question. Every shadow has a voice.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Dunchan Hunter creates a safe table
Safety & Player Care — Shadows Without Harm Though Bögenhafen drips with corruption, dread, and moral decay, your safety always comes first. We explore darkness together — but never without care. 💬 Open Communication You can speak up at any moment. Questions, concerns, boundaries — all welcome, all respected. 🛑 Safety Tools Always Available We use: X-Card — stop immediately, no questions asked Lines & Veils — what’s off-limits or fade-to-black Script Change — rewind, pause, or shift tone 🤝 If something feels wrong, we pause. No justification. No pressure. You are not your character. You are not here to suffer. You are here to explore, feel — and return whole.
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