Beneath the Crooked Moon I Folklore Horror Campaign
A ghostly train carries you into a land of endless night, where old traditions hide hungry horrors and the crooked moon watches all.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
2 players following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 12:30 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
3 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A mysterious ticket has brought you aboard a ghostly train bound for a land trapped beneath an endless night. Here, isolated villages cling to old traditions, monsters roam beyond the lantern light, and the moon watches everything with a crooked grin. You will investigate disappearances, explore cursed places, confront creatures drawn from dark folklore, and uncover why you were brought here. Every village has secrets, every warning has a price, and getting home may mean facing something far worse than death. This campaign is perfect for players who enjoy folk horror, gothic fantasy, unsettling mysteries, dark humour, and character-driven stories. It is beginner friendly, and you will be taught everything you need to play. Will you break the curse, escape the endless night, or become part of the next terrible story? Key Gameplay Aspects 🌙 Dark Folklore Face strange creatures, ancient curses, sinister celebrations, and traditions that may be hiding something horrifying. 🔍 Mystery and Investigation Follow rumours, question suspicious villagers, search haunted locations, and piece together the truth before it is too late. 🕯️ Danger Beyond the Light Travel through cursed forests, abandoned settlements, and places where the living and the dead are separated by very little. 🎭 Choices with Consequences Decide who to trust, which customs to challenge, and what you are willing to sacrifice to survive.
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Visual Aid
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About me
Hi, I'm Dire. I've been playing tabletop RPGs, writing stories, building worlds, and running games for years. The kind of games I enjoy most are ones where the players feel like they genuinely belong in the world and have the freedom to change it. I run a mixture of homebrew adventures, established settings, and games inspired by anime and other media. One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, and similar worlds are particular favourites of mine, but I've also run horror, fantasy, sandbox campaigns, character-driven adventures, and more unusual concepts. Player choice is a big part of how I run games. If the party becomes interested in an NPC I expected to be minor, I'll happily develop them further. If your character wants to start brewing potions, running a garden, building a business, researching monsters, or pursuing something completely unexpected, I'll usually find a way to make it part of the game. I put a lot of work into presentation as well. I build and customise maps, use Foundry VTT extensively, add music and visual elements where appropriate, and regularly experiment with new tools and features that can make the game more immersive or easier to play. I'm also very comfortable working with new players. You don't need to know every rule before joining one of my games. I'm happy to explain mechanics, help with character creation, make reference materials when something is confusing, and work with you to create a character that actually plays the way you imagined. Most importantly, I want players to feel comfortable contributing. Whether you're outgoing, quiet, experienced, completely new, prefer speaking or occasionally need to communicate through text, there should still be room for you at the table.
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Creating your character
Character creation can be handled through DnD beyond with the appropriate materials turned on, the materials accepted for this campaign are All 2024 content found in the PHB. Grim Hollow Content Crooked Moon Content All content will be easily accessed and viewed through the DnD Beyond.
Party Composition: Warlock Monster Hunter Fighter Druid
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have a: - Discord account and be willing to join the discord group. - A working mic with a quiet space but push to talk is also fine. - Stable internet - A PC is required to run foundry no account or purchase required (if you havent used foundry before let me know and I can do a tester to let you see how your pc would handle foundry)
What ScarletBunny brings to the table
🗺️ Custom designed map's with a attention to detail, explore levels and secret rooms meticulously crafted 🗺️ 🖼️ Hand made 3D pop out art of your character so it stands out and takes center stage of your character sheet 🖼️ 👋Friendly discord with welcoming atmosphere full of life👋 🎶Atmosphere music, Boss themes, Sound effects, Lighting effects and NPC voices to fully immerse in the setting🎶
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How ScarletBunny creates a safe table
Comfortability sheets will be given out before the game to make sure the game content is appropriate for everyone and anything that doesnt fit peoples choices would be changed.
Content warnings
Safety tools used