Async Mission: Survive the Backrooms
Hired to investigate these strange rooms, get evidence of life and escape with your own. Can you survive the Backrooms?
$30.00
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1 player following this game
Once / Friday - 6:00 PM UTC
Oct 16
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Async, your number 1 source of study of the Backrooms, a liminal space of your worst nightmares. Everything here exists as an off-putting copy. Nothing is clear and the terrain is dangerous, with rooms and architecture that seems to stretch endlessly. You have been hired and brought together with a team to go as deep into these rooms as you can, detailing and recording everything for our observation. Once you have located and captured any specimens, you are allowed to return home. If you fail, well... don't worry, we have plenty of other scientists who will find and investigate what's left of your corpse. This is a liminal horror one-shot focused on the Backrooms, using lore from the creepy pasta and the 2026 Backrooms movie. You will have to investigate your surroundings and learn about this disturbing space while trying to keep your sanity and wits about you. Prepare yourselves, you may not return.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(45)
4 years on StartPlaying
356 games hosted
Highly rated for: Beginner Friendly, Creativity, Inclusive
About me
Hello and welcome to the Tavern! I am an avid TTRPG enjoyer and have been for many years now. I started as a player enjoying D&D 5th Edition but have since moved to being a Game Master and I have not looked back since! While I started with D&D 5th Edition, I have since added many other games to my roster. Some notable examples are Avatar Legends, a TTRPG based on Avatar the Last Airbender, Pathfinder, and Call of Cthulhu, a game focused on the Lovecraftian mythos. I believe variety is the spice of life and I love to try out different systems. If a player wants me to run a system I haven't used before, I am always ready to learn! When running my games, I ensure safety and respect for all players and set clear rules and boundaries. I love players having fun within the game and I feel that the fun should not come at the expense of others. I do not role-play sexual or intimate scenes, so the most that will occur is a fade to black with no details. I have run many games over my years as a Game Master, gaining the experience required to be a great storyteller while keeping creative freedom and flexibility for the shared story-telling aspects of TTRPGs. When playing one of my games, you can expect great story structure and the freedom to do what you want, knowing that it will lead to great improvisational story elements. The storytelling method I use that makes this possible is the diamond structure. Every game has a start and end point, but everything in between can go wherever the players take it I look forward to seeing you in my games!
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Creating your character
Characters will be provided at the start of the session.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should prepare by first joining my discord server, which will be messaged once they join the campaign. Players should then create an account for https://forge-vtt.com if they do not already have an account on that platform. The links to the specific game will be provided in my discord server. Finally, players should complete the RPG Consent Checklist, link found in my discord, before or during session 0. You will not be able to play until this is completed.
What TheTavernTeller brings to the table
When players join my game, they can expect all of the great things listed below! - High quality story writing and improv skills. - Ambient and scene specific music. - Fantastic voice acting. - A GM who knows the rules and can quickly make decisions. - An enhance player experience in FoundryVTT.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How TheTavernTeller creates a safe table
Players will use a deck of player safety to anonymously inform me of any topics they wish to avoid before the session. This process normally only takes around 3 minutes to complete and will be done digitally. I also use X, N, and O cards to let player inform me if a topic is approaching or past their line of safety. These cards will be privately messaged through discord. Finally, at the end of every session I run, I like to ask players about their stars and wishes. I want to know what went well, what could have gone better, etc.
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