The Chorus Anomaly | Heroic Horror Crisis Management

About the adventure

CAMPAIGN PREMISE // WHAT TO EXPECT THE CHORUS ANOMALY is a horror yet heroic story, in which you take the role of a known and competent figure, appointed as crisis managers and champions, thrown at the forefront of what could well be a world-changing – or shattering – event. You will be equipped and accompanied by a contingent of key personnel, supplies, and strategic equipment, all to battle monsters and anomalies that have been agitated into existence by the singing mountain. This adventure will place your hero in an isolated and blockaded region, where requesting outside help is an uphill battle, and the population trapped within looks up to you for salvation. The walls are crumbling, its protectors faltering, their supply lines at the brink of total collapse. You must push the battle lines away from the city, and reclaim territory and resources that have been contaminated by the song. All your past journeys and accomplishments have led you here, to stand alongside some of the finest sapients to heed the call as well. As the heavens themselves bleed their wrathful rain down upon you, will you remain steadfast? The adventure is module is written by Mel and Rats! TONE // MOOD Somber, sober, tense, thrilling TOUCHSTONES // INSPIRATIONS Darkest Dungeon 2, Arknights: Endfield, The Last Spell THEMES // MOTIFS Indomitable sapient spirit VS otherworldly horrors, industrialized magic and arcane technologies, cooperation in the face of adversity. MISSION BRIEFING // STORY BLURB: "Greetings, I am Commissioner Edward Carver. I hope this transmission finds you in good health and arms. The Summit had your name on their shortlist of people they can count on in times of crisis. We seem to have a big one this time, but only a small team can be deployed for now. We’re hoping that will include you. We have lost all contact with Northpoint and its surrounding region. Its population of twenty thousand just up and disappeared from our comms and radars. Our scout ships have immediately attempted approach, but a dome of space-distorting fog barred their entry. Northpoint isn’t licensed to wield any systems or artefacts that could generate something that powerful, so that leaves us with only one distinct conclusion: the Anathema is involved somehow. It’ll take a good number of mages and days to transport even a handful of people through the barrier, so we’ll be sending you in first. Establish contact with local leadership, help them out how you can. Then find a way to establish a communication foothold within, so you may requisition further support from the outside. Attached below is the coordinates for the staging grounds, not far south of Northpoint. Talk more there if you’re heeding the call. Carver, over and out."