Game Details
The Book
(Trail of Cthulhu)
Ran by Andy Davis (He/Him)
Level: Beginner
Characters: Pregens will be provided
Description: Two murders, with the victims unrelated except for the savagery with which they were killed! Find the murderer before they strike again!
Trail of Cthulhu is an award-winning roleplaying game of investigative horror, powered by the GUMSHOE system and produced under license from Chaosium. Acclaimed expert on the eldritch Kenneth Hite weds his encylopaedic knowledge of vivid historical detail to his mastery of H. P. Lovecraft’s classic horror tales to bring their cosmic malignity forward into the 1930s—a time when the creeping madness of the Great Old Ones intermingles with the sweeping cruelty of global totalitarianism.
Phlebotomy
(Call of Cthulhu)
Ran by Matt McCloud (He/Him)
Level: Beginner
Characters: Pregens will be provided
Description: Modern day- you are wasting a morning at the local Labcorp office getting your blood checked. Of course you are late, of course that’s going to make your wait even longer. Wait, what the HELL WAS THAT?
Trigger Warnings: body horror, gore
Always Carry Vinegar
(Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall)
Ran by Ryan Brown (He/Him)
Level: Beginner
Characters: Pregens will be provided.
Description: The family restaurant in 1923 San Francisco faces a lot of threats. Racial inequality, shakedowns by Triads and cops alike, but it’s the Jiangshi, the hopping vampires that come at night, that surprise others the most.
Trigger Warnings: Racism, Violence, Horror
Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall is a collaborative, storytelling RPG about a Chinese family making their living by running a restaurant in one of America’s Chinatowns, circa 1920. Despite societal backlash and anti-Chinese laws, they have turned a profit and their quality of life has recently improved.
Night, however, brings a new terror.
Players take on the roles of members of the Chinese family (mostly from Guangdong province), spanning three generations, who face threats of jiangshi (hopping vampires) at night and racism by day. It has players balancing the responsibility of maintaining their family business with protecting themselves and their community from the dreaded Jiangshi. This is primarily a game about storytelling. Combat is limited, but horror, drama and sometimes comedy are the primary vehicles for driving the game forward.
Assignment #666
(Candela Obscura)
Ran by Karyssa Creager (she/her)
Level: Beginners Welcome!
Characters: Pregens will be provided.
Description: Investigators are tasked with unraveling the mystery of Shadowcrest Hotel and quelling the disturbances plaguing its guests. They must explore the hotel, interact with its inhabitants, and uncover the hidden secrets buried within its walls.
Candela Obscura is a tabletop roleplaying game that places you in the roles of investigators working for an esoteric order. In this game of investigative horror, individuals of varied talents are brought together under the organization Candela Obscura. You’ll pursue strange occurrences and encounter dangerous magicks, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed.
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