The Long Night - Horror one-shot in ancient Corinth

About the adventure

It's been fifteen years since Medea the Thrice-Cursed Sorceress plunged the city of Corinth into eternal darkness and vanished in a blaze of black fire. That day, the joyful cheers of Jason and Princess Glauce's wedding turned to screams, and the Miasma has cloaked the Acropolis ever since. Corinth is mostly dead now, and dangerous. What's left of its people crowds the outskirts of Mycenae, where Queen Regent Clytemnestra remains deaf to their pleas. Two months ago, a priest of Hera was cursed in a terrible accident, and the refugees' desperation is tipping toward something worse. With most heroes gone to Troy these five years, the temples of Mycenae have started calling on braver — or more expendable — souls to venture into Corinth and recover what sacred relics, statues, scrolls, and magic items still remain buried in its ruins. These Sacred Reclamations are usually announced publicly, in daylight, with fanfare. This one wasn't. This morning, each of you received a summons to meet at a crossroad outside Mycenae — as soon as the sun sets. ABOUT ECHOES OF FATE Set in a fabled Age of Rhapsody, Echoes of Fate is a campaign for players who want Greek mythology lived from the inside. If you are a fan of tasteful myth retellings, come join us! SOME NOTES ON THE SETTING: ⚡ The gods are alive and present, though their attention lies elsewhere. Drawing their eye might bring you greatness or despair — or you may instead walk the path of the mysterious cults, knowing full well you might be deceived in doing so. ✨ Magic here is no neutral gift. It draws from many sources and always comes at a price. Some paths are outlawed or heavily regulated and require allegiance to a specific deity — or defiance of them. Others draw from nature, secret rites or uncomfortable truths. ⚫ The dark force of Miasma creeps in wherever the sacred breaks, and is able to devour entire cities if not resolved. 🔥 Nothing you do disappears into the background. Without a prophecy shielding you, your choices ripple outward — a city saved or lost, an alliance made or broken, a god's favor won or squandered. The war at Troy may not notice you, but t 👥 All ancestries and classes are tied into the setting -- there are no limits! You will be provided material to read and prepare, or we can have a short session zero. 🌈 All stories are welcome here. Queer love, queer grief, queer defiance — Greek myth is full of gods and heroes who never fit neatly into one box, and neither do the players at this table. ❗Echoes of Fate doesn't shy away from depicting slavery, xenophobia, political violence and sexism. Players are always free to engage with these themes, push back on them, or leave them in the background. Let's discuss what you are uncomfortable with. 📚 Do I need a Major in Classical Literature to play? Of course not. You will need to brush up the very basics of Greek myth, though.