MIDWEST EXOTICA | Learn Monster of the Week set in your Hometown
In middle America exists a swath of land known as "flyover states". But between the seams of the cracked sidewalks exists secrets of untold danger.
$22.00
/ Session
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3 players following this game
Bi-weekly / Thursday - 9:30 PM UTC
Oct 22 / Session 2
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
3/5
About the adventure
➻ Tone & Themes: Horror, Action, Mystery solving -------------------------------------- ➻ What to Expect: an episodic series of "monster hunt" style adventures (think Buffy the Vampire Slayer) that lead into an emergent story! -------------------------------------- ➻ Time and Place: These adventures will take place in the Twilight Zone-esque state of Middlebury. Set in the heart of the Midwest in 2012, you get to be monster slayers defending the many counties and townships that are threatened on all sides by the supernatural! --------------------------------------
Game style
Realm Building
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(8)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
11 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Beginner Friendly
About me
¤ Hey there, I'm Gabriel! I have been playing tabletop rpgs for about ten years and I have been running weekly games for close to eight. I have been a bartender off and on for many of those years. I genuinely love storytelling and getting to share big moments and feelings with people. ¤ Wondering what I'm capable of? My strengths as a Game Master are coming up with mechanically satisfying combats and encounters on the fly. I'm a prepper, though not as involved as some. I am pretty well versed on multiple systems as well as teaching/learning completely new ones, however I am extremely comfortable in D&D 5E. I usually play in person, however I have spent close to 1000 hours on roll20 and have many purchases to build cool looking encounters in it. ¤ Do you want to know more? Message me! I will get back to you promptly. Lets play some games together!
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Creating your character
➻ Do you want to be a gritty detective? A secret agent? Maybe you want to be study the arcane or you're a intrigued paranormal investigator! This game can support it all! -------------------------------------- ➻ Character creation will happen in a free session 0 on my discord server. Where we will also get to talk about Middlebury and how you think it should feel! -------------------------------------- ➻ As long as you have roll20 you will be able to easily make and manage your character sheet through that. --------------------------------------
What to expect
Preparing for the session
➻ The only things needed for preperation is a Roll20 account, Discord, and a basic idea of who your hunter might be. --------------------------------------
What Gabriel brings to the table
➻ The real identity of this campaign is its location. Middlebury is a made up 51st state that is supposed to encompas the entirety of the hometown feeling. As we hunt monsters and solve mysteries we will get to explore this beautiful and overlooked place, while not worrying about getting caught up in real life specifics. --------------------------------------
Homebrew rules
➻ All of the creatures that we will be thwarting will be based on real American cryptids! --------------------------------------
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Gabriel creates a safe table
➻ At the start of any campaign, I ask every player to give me their lines and veils. This lets you essentially filter out or fade to black as needed when we are in game. And allow you to exclude themes and extremes as you please. -------------------------------------- ➻ I also use an X card. At any point a player can message me privately or in one of our discord chats to pause the game or end the scene -------------------------------------- ➻ During play there will be short intermissions to allow for bathroom breaks and drink/snack refills! --------------------------------------
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