What Haunts These Halls | Dark Academia | Queer & Beginner Game
Something dark is stirring at Hanover Point, your elite boarding academy, and the lives of everyone there is in danger. What haunts these halls?
$20.00
/ Session
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3 players following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 3:00 PM UTC
Jun 20 / Session 11
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 15–25 Sessions
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
As students of Hanover Point, an elite Oregon boarding school in 1996, nothing but the best is expected of you. However, when students start disappearing and one turns up dead, you are thrown into a world of shadows and horrors. In this campaign, you will become students at a private high school haunted by dark mysteries and old secrets. You'll encounter secret societies, local legends, and eldritch monsters. Uncover the mysteries of the school, while still trying to fit in. Will your crush like you back? Will you ace the math test? Will you survive the semester?
Game style
Combat Lite
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(23)
5 years on StartPlaying
188 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
About me
Hello lovely people, my name is Rowan (none/they); I am a teacher, professional editor, and published author who's been running tabletop games since I was 11 years old. My bread and butter is superheroes, horror, and urban fantasy, but I have experience in a large variety of systems and genres. I prefer more narrative systems over things with a lot of crunch, and highly dramatic storytelling. My stories often center around opposing institutions, religions, governments, and corruption. If you are a friendly and generous roleplayer, want to have a GM that invests in your character and enjoy constructive chaos, then I think my table might just be for you.
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Creating your character
We will make characters together during session 0, though you are free to share and discuss ideas beforehand. Playbooks are first come first serve, so make sure to mention if there's one you really want to play.
Chosen Playbooks: Chosen, Spooktacular, Initiate, Spooky
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Familiarize yourself with the basic rules and the setting, and determine how your character fits into the setting. You will also need a free Roll20 account.
What Rowan brings to the table
Access to all necessary play materials, including additional homebrew and 3rd party playbooks. A private discord server for planning and discussion, and out of session roleplay.
Homebrew rules
We will be using rules similar to Kids On Brooms for class schedule and advancement.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Rowan creates a safe table
We will use Lines and Veils at the table, which will be available to all players, so we know how to keep each other safe. You will share your lines and veils with me in a player survey, and I will compile them in a list.
Content warnings
Safety tools used