The Curse of the Family Hellier
Survive the mutated family, escape captivity, and learn hidden secrets. A reimagining of a dungeon crawl for a survival horror setting.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 11:30 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
Campaign Length / 8–14 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A cross country trip becomes hell for you, and those who travel with you. Along a Rural length of road, weather becomes difficult as fog and rain obscure your senses. After the accident you wake up a prisoner of this strange family. you don't know what secrets they hide, but you know you must leave. Along the way you will explore a series of interconnected structures, come face to face with the members of the Helliers a family with dark secrets, and learn the mysteries of their home, as you fight for your life, and try to survive. Along the way you will explore winding labyrinths, solve puzzles, and fight Mutated creatures throughout the property. to survive you must manage your inventory, and decide when to fight and when to run. You must face your fears and become stronger because of them. Will you survive or will you become another victim, and if so, what is the cost you are willing to pay.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
3 years on StartPlaying
4 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive
About me
HI, I'm Dave and I have been Playing TTRPG for most of my life, and GMing shortly after my first campaign. I enjoy most the horror aspect of TTRPGs and focus on those, although I also enjoy fantasy from time to time. I believe that this space is open to all, and intend to provide an open table to people from various walks of life. In addition to running games here I am a professional musician, and a streamer with Hangman's Gate RPG.
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Creating your character
We will be making characters together in a session zero setting. With that in mind it is fine if you don't understand the following temonoligy this is just to give those who wish and are familiar with the system a chance to think about character creations. Character Creation will be according to SWADE core rules with the following rule in play: Born a Hero Conviction Fast Healing (the game will be fast paced so this is a must) Gritty Damage More Skill Points Expanded Fear Effect (Horror Companion) Additionally Arcane Background will be limited to the following for setting coherency: (Core Rules) Psionics (Horror Companion) Alchemist Demonologist Fortune Teller Occultist Warlock/Witch
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have a free Forge.vtt account, and Discord Account all needed links will be provided.
What David brings to the table
For this campaign, I will be providing Maps made by myself that all interconnect into a single Environment which the game will take place in. background music, and a world and backstory that I have personally created. Special in game Media will be discoverable in game, which has been shot by myself, and friends specifically for this game. I will provide this setting in an easy to use and access foundry environment. I encourage you to bring your own ideas and plans to the table and will always reward creative ideas. I appreciate the rule of cool and will always make a way for unique things to happen, if they succeed or depends on the standing rules of the game.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How David creates a safe table
This game leans heavily into dark and gruesome themes inspired from survival horror, and the splatterpunk genre of literature. As such I understand that this is not the game for everyone. If you do wish to explore these themes I promise to make it comfortable as possible. During Session 0 we will go over all Lines and Veils, and make sure that everyone is on the same page regarding content of the game, and how to handle difficult topics. I will include Digital X card system included in Foundry and ensure everyone knows how to use it. I will take a break during the course of the game, especially following more graphic scenes, but anyone can take a break at anytime they need. The last 30 mins or so of each session will be for discussion of how everyone is feeling, and how they would like to see the game continue in the future. I will make myself available to anyone who wants to discuss anything in a one on one setting if they feel they need to. Last but certainly not least I will not allow any hate speech or discrimination for any reason at the table. This is a safe place for everyone who trust me to lead you into the worlds of horror and I take that commitment seriously.
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