They Never Woke Up

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.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–5

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
3 NEEDED TO START
$15.00

/ Session

Details

3 players following this game

Weekly / Sunday - 6:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 2–4 hours

Campaign Length / 8–20 Sessions

0 / 6 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

Roleplay Heavy

Puzzle / Mystery Focused

Meet the Game Master

5.0

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5 years on StartPlaying

155 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling

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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Character creation

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

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

Alcohol Use
Abuse
Animal Death
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Child Abuse
Classism
Confronting Abuser
Death
Drugs (addiction, use, withdrawal)
Fire
Execution
Guns
Illness
Kidnapping
Medical Issues
Mind alteration
Murder
Panic Attacks
Police Brutality
PTSD
Real World Religion
Scars
Suicide
Trauma
Violence
Talk of Superior Race
Terrorism

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