The Sutra of Pale Leaves | King in Yellow Horror in 1980s Japan

Creating your character

We’ll create investigators together during Session Zero, giving everyone a chance to meet the group, establish connections between characters, and make sure they fit the campaign. You can create your own investigator or use one of the campaign’s pregenerated characters. Investigators can come from almost any background or profession and do not need to be Japanese, but they must be able to speak Japanese. We’ll use the standard Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition character creation rules. New players are welcome—I’ll guide you through the entire process, so no additional books or prior knowledge of the system or 1980s Japan are required.

Preparing for the session

👉 We’ll play using Roll20 Virtual Tabletop, with voice chat on Discord. 🛑 WHAT YOU NEED: ✔️ A computer and stable internet connection. ✔️ A microphone and headphones (speakers can cause echo). Please use a setup with clear audio and minimal background noise. ✔️ A free Roll20 account. The game invite will be shared before we play. ✔️ A free Discord account and the Discord desktop app. You’ll receive an invite to Leovor's Keep through your Player Dashboard after joining the game.

What Leopoldo "Leovor" Rueda brings to the table

✅ 23+ years of GM experience across multiple systems and genres, with a focus on immersive storytelling, player agency, and keeping the game moving. ✅ A fully prepared Roll20 experience with maps, handouts, Dynamic Lighting, character sheets, and campaign material integrated into the VTT. ✅ Visuals, Theater of the Mind, music, and SFX to build atmosphere without letting the VTT get in the way of imagination. ✅ Distinct NPC personalities and voices, with Voicemod Pro used selectively to enhance supernatural or memorable narrative moments. ✅ Player choices matter. I reward creative ideas and good roleplay, and I'm comfortable making quick, fair rulings rather than stopping the game to hunt through a rulebook. ✅ Investigation over predetermined solutions. I present the situation and clues; how you approach the mystery is up to you. ✅ Beginner-friendly play. You don't need to memorize the rules—I’ll teach what you need as it comes up and handle the mechanical heavy lifting when necessary.

How Leopoldo "Leovor" Rueda creates a safe table

I handle safety through clear expectations, open communication, and mutual respect rather than formal safety-card systems. During Session Zero, we'll discuss the campaign's mature horror themes, establish the tone of the game, and make sure everyone understands the kind of experience they're joining. The Sutra of Pale Leaves is a horror campaign and may include disturbing imagery, violence, death, psychological horror, obsession, loss of control, and other unsettling themes. I don't use X-Cards or similar formal safety mechanics at my table. Instead, I rely on open communication and mutual respect. If something unexpected becomes genuinely uncomfortable during play, let me know—either at the table or privately. We can stop, take a break, talk about it, and decide how to proceed. My goal is to run horror that can be disturbing and frightening in the fiction, while maintaining a respectful and comfortable environment between the real people at the table.