Panacea - Modern Call of Cthulhu 1-Shot
Behind a miraculous cure for many ills hides a loathsome truth.
$5.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Thursday - 6:00 PM UTC
May 14
Session Duration / 3 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
The pharmaceutical development company ZyMedBio has recently begun drug trials on human subjects. The company touts its new drug - Zylactis - as a breakthrough treatment for a variety of illnesses. Are their preliminary results too good to be true? New players welcome. Pregen characters. Players are encouraged to remain in character throughout the 3 hour session. During the game there's no need to think in terms of game mechanics or to ask the GM questions. All that's necessary is to describe where your character is, what they say, and what they do.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rules as Written (RaW)
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(4)
2 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 67%
About me
Hi, I'm Michael, and I love to play RPGs. Players have told me the games I run are challenging (to the PC's), but cordial and encouraging (to the players). I welcome co-creation from everyone at the table. One of my goals as a GM is to ensure players are in alignment in their preference of playing styles. How much RP'ing, how much combat, how much problem solving, etc.? These are the issues I discuss with players prior to starting a session.
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Creating your character
Pregen characters.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Roll20 for character sheets, dice roller, and simple VTT. Discord for voice and video.
What Michael brings to the table
My role as a GM is to set a scene and to then react to the PCs' actions. I occasionally do NPC voices and/or use ambient diegetic music. I favor RAW but may apply Rule of Cool in an even-handed manner if it improves the story.
Homebrew rules
Group initiative. Custom tables for Bouts of Madness.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Webcam
Platforms used
Safety
How Michael creates a safe table
I'll message players prior to the game to see what subject matter they would like to avoid. Timeouts can be called during a session if any player feels uncomfortable with the direction of the scenario.
Content warnings
Safety tools used