Fallow Falls: Asylum

>Deep in woods of Fallow Falls, lies its greatest shame: Kharloffweiss Asylum.
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>It is said, that there is no place more haunted in the great Pacific Northwest, than this decrepit, weather worn place. Its great big windows, carved with marble flairs, weeps black grime like sod stained streaks of tears. Mossy grotesques watches over the place, long forgotten and still dutifully keeping their vigil on the encroaching forest where shadows seems to malinger with dreary pace at the very edge. > >It is a place with a single gravel road. Starting at the quaint, little town of Fallows Fall, it leads misguided souls up into the mountains, past its wrought, iron gates, and into its overgrown courtyard where the asylum waits patiently. > >It fucking sucks, that's what it does. Thankfully, it will soon reach unknown heights of internet fame when you and your crew of ghost hunters film an episode here. Sure, you have yet to capture any irrefutable proof of ghosts in your career, but, surely, this one will be it. Right?

What is this?

This is a horror one-shot using Genesys, with a touch of comedy - because it's likely inevitable, given the nature of improv. Players will be exploring an old, abandoned asylum, while filming their ghost hunter-esque show. Players will pick a job to go alongside their character. Specifically Camera Operator, Producer, Host, Sound guy, or Ghost Techie.

Think Grave Encounters, Blair Witch, and Paranormal Activity. Then stop thinking about Grave Encounters, please. I'll be stealing so much from that movie, so if you would kindly bury any prior knowledge somewhere dark and damp in your mind palace, I would appreciate that very much!

I don't believe this will last much longer than a month or two, but I've been wrong before!

I'm running this to learn Genesys, so if you don't know the system that's totally fine! Honestly, if anything, it'll make me feel better about getting stuff wrong. Join and we'll learn it together! From what I understand it's a narrative first sort of game (think Masks and Sentinels) while being less crunchy than others of its ilk (like Cypher and Sentinels).

It's the sort of system where everyone should want to tell a great story together, rather than trying to win and perform most optimal moves at every turn.

Who am I?

My name is Danni, trans everything, and in my thirties. I fucking love role-playing games. I love telling stories, and I've run a couple of games over PbP by now.

Mainly, I am looking for a new system to sink my teeth into. It should let me feel the thrill of Masks: A New Generation, without needing to find very specific people who can handle the systems demands. It should also not be Sentinels, because I've been playing Sentinels of the Multiverse for two fucking years now and I am going to lose my mind if I play another superhero game.

Who are you?

You must be willing to learn Genesys. No, really. You don't need to read and comprehend the book, but a willingness to read what is necessary from moment to moment. Questions are alright, but primarily, you should want to learn how to play this system. We'll be using the core book.

Genesys is easy to win. So you should also be a player who prefers telling a story, rather than someone wanting to go in and conquer the place. This also means you should find the act of coordinating and discussing things with other players interesting, at least to some degree. I prefer an emerging narrative over planning, but communication is still important.

You should be able to post at least once a day. As long as you get that one post in, be it long or short, you are quite alright in my book!

In Short

• Post once a day.
• Willing to learn Genesys with self-study.
• More interested in story than winning.
• Tupper (a post proxy) is mandatory.
  • If you don't know Tupper, don't worry. There'll be time to learn it, too.
• Fan of Horror
  • No really, this is Grave Encounters. You need to like horror, otherwise why are you even looking at this post?
• No AI generation allowed of any kind.
• A desire to improvise. A lot.

Is this something for you? Then you should apply, using this form!

I'll begin looking at applications on the 7th and will update the post to reflect all players have been found.

7hr old: Still open!

12hr old: Also, still open!

Better Life App™

>Have you ever wanted to become a better person? Of course you have! One percent every day, until you're three hundred and fifty six percent better than everyone else around you? > >Great, because you don't have a choice! The Better Life App is here to help you become a thousand percent better than anyone else by pushing your boundaries ever so softly forward, into a new and better life! > >Or, you know, you and everyone you love will die. No pressure, friends!

About This Game

You wake one morning to find an app on your phone. Figure out its strange, esoteric rules. Earn points to avoid the consequence of failure, while you navigate your new social circle, and learn the mystery behind the strange blue dot, giving you orders.

Better Life App™ is a home-brew as we go, make shit up, role-playing game. Where you (the protagonist) will need to survive this strange new app, threatening death and misery, if you do not comply.

Each day, our protagonist has two scenes to navigate. One for work and one for free-time. During these scenes, they'll have to earn as many points as possible, by going out of their comfort zone, and challenging themselves - more often than not - socially.

Genre wise, it's a blend between erotic thriller and, uh, most likely horror. We won't be sure until we play.

The game is also high effort. While I will be doing a lot of heavy lifting, I am looking for partners capable of improvising and driving the narrative as much, if not more than me, as I handle most of the cast and crew, etc.

The game will be on Discord and use of Tupper will be mandatory. Your character can die, although you'll have to be trying to get them murdered, for that to happen. The game will run until it's over.

About Me

Hello, I am DanniSap! 34 year old They/She, in GMT+2 time zone. I've been playing TTRPGs literally my whole life. Reason why I knew English before many of my classmates. I've run two games of Sentinels myself and love playing with the format. Otherwise, a friend and I ran a large ensemble cast thing for eight people, using Masks.

I also run several long term, one-on-one games using no specific system at all, but rather just for the love of making things up as we go along.

Writing story first smut is also an interest of mine, and I am looking to expand my horizon, by role-playing with new people. I have a love of terrible people doing terrible thing, and body horror of all variety. If a game with me in it doesn't have a pulsating mass of Cronenbergian flesh in there somewhere, then that ain't me. Probably a body snatcher of sorts.

I write anywhere from 60k to 100k words a month. This is me saying I am looking for several people. So don't be shy!

About You

You must be able to reply at least every other day. Reply length does not matter as much as whether you're capable of driving the narrative forward. I care less about language and grammar, than I do your creativity and ingenuity.

Whatever character you play must be new at college, at a work function, or a similar place, where your character knows few people. They must be socially maladapted. Whether that means awkward or malicious is up to you.

You must be comfortable with a lot of difficult and sexual themes. Some is fine, but the game needs heavy themes to work, so be prepared for that conversation. Which also means you need to be a person capable of saying no thank you.

On that note, this game has smut, if your character decides to go in that direction. But like any good porn game, part of the fun is the option to completely ignore all of that, and doing whatever you want.

First and foremost, this is a game about self discovery. You must have a vested interest in the psychology and mind of your character, and the ability to make decisions for them, which might not always be in their best interest.

A story first, sort of mindset.

No use of generative AI. Perhaps even a burning hatred for it.

Application!

Some notes on the game, just to make sure we're on the same page.

• Story first smut.
• You must be able to role-play a character capable of growth, and making their own life harder with bad decisions.
  • You must find this fun for your own sake.
• The first bits of the game will likely feel a little unfair. Be prepared for that to pass, once it goes on for long enough.
• Replies at least every other day.
• Be fine with most darker themes.
• Accidentally using AI art is fine. It's fucked these days. But do not generate anything for this game. No images. No words. Nothing.
• Be fine using Tupper.
  • If you do not know how, it's all cool if you're willing to learn.

You must fill out this kink sheet to the best of your ability. Or, alternatively, provide something similar of your choice. Just because you are into it, might not mean your character is, but I need to get a vague idea of how compatible we are. There's a link to include it in the form. Sometimes, the page can be a little tricky and you need to just screenshot the entire thing. There will be an opportunity to elaborate in the form.

If this seems like something for you, then apply using this form!