Tales in the Dark
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:57 am
Let me invite you to a game.
You are a child, a human child between the ages of 6 and 13.
You are a normal child.
You live in a normal town, Haiblestop, deep in the woods. There used to be another town across the river, but it died when the lumber mill and the mine were closed. All perfectly normal.
Haiblestop is a town in the state of Aixen, which is one of the Independent States. All perfectly normal.
You go to a normal school, either Haiblestop Public School, or else to the Ezran school at the edge of the river. All perfectly normal.
You take normal classes, you do normal homework, you play normal games after school with your normal friends. Your parents drive normal cars. You listen to normal songs on the radio. You watch normal black and white movies down at the Cinema. You take normal safety drills before classes; just in case one of the other 'States declares war and decides to drop the Bomb on Ainex.
All perfectly normal.
Life is so safe and normal, it's boring. You are really looking forward to the upcoming All Hallow's Eve, the one night that isn't normal. On All Hallow's Eve, you get to wear your costume and walk around outside at night to collect candy and play pranks. This year, you've also been chosen to go into the woods and tell scary stories at The Place.
The Place is a kind-of sacred pagan spot in the woods; a small clearing with a tree stump that's been eroded into a natural seat and an old fire pit. By tradition, every five years, a group of children is selected by lottery to go to The Place on All Hallow's Eve, light the fire, eat their treats, and tell scary stories. Come the dawn and everyone who survives all the children return home.
This is all. Perfectly. Normal.
It sounds fun, right?
All you need to bring is your child character, ready for an evening of fun... and a scary story to tell.
It's sure to be safe. Everything's normal. There's bound to be an adult keeping watch over you in secret, because that's the way this goes, right?
Everything's... normal.
Character Creation:
You may have noticed that Haiblestop is a town in a state, somewhere in the Demiplane of Dread. The Independent States are a new domain that's inspired by, among other things, the age of black-and-white movies and the threat of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War. Of course the twist here is that the various States are at each other's throats, rather than suffering under an external threat.
The only species available is human ... at the start of gameplay.
The threats of the supernatural are not overt, or at least have not been during your life so far. Of course, you haven't been around for a crazily long time. And who knows how much longer you'll survive?
You are a child, a human child between the ages of 6 and 13.
You are a normal child.
You live in a normal town, Haiblestop, deep in the woods. There used to be another town across the river, but it died when the lumber mill and the mine were closed. All perfectly normal.
Haiblestop is a town in the state of Aixen, which is one of the Independent States. All perfectly normal.
You go to a normal school, either Haiblestop Public School, or else to the Ezran school at the edge of the river. All perfectly normal.
You take normal classes, you do normal homework, you play normal games after school with your normal friends. Your parents drive normal cars. You listen to normal songs on the radio. You watch normal black and white movies down at the Cinema. You take normal safety drills before classes; just in case one of the other 'States declares war and decides to drop the Bomb on Ainex.
All perfectly normal.
Life is so safe and normal, it's boring. You are really looking forward to the upcoming All Hallow's Eve, the one night that isn't normal. On All Hallow's Eve, you get to wear your costume and walk around outside at night to collect candy and play pranks. This year, you've also been chosen to go into the woods and tell scary stories at The Place.
The Place is a kind-of sacred pagan spot in the woods; a small clearing with a tree stump that's been eroded into a natural seat and an old fire pit. By tradition, every five years, a group of children is selected by lottery to go to The Place on All Hallow's Eve, light the fire, eat their treats, and tell scary stories. Come the dawn and everyone who survives all the children return home.
This is all. Perfectly. Normal.
It sounds fun, right?
All you need to bring is your child character, ready for an evening of fun... and a scary story to tell.
It's sure to be safe. Everything's normal. There's bound to be an adult keeping watch over you in secret, because that's the way this goes, right?
Everything's... normal.
Character Creation:
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The only species available is human ... at the start of gameplay.
The threats of the supernatural are not overt, or at least have not been during your life so far. Of course, you haven't been around for a crazily long time. And who knows how much longer you'll survive?
