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I am unsure of whether it's possible to implement it accurately. I know there are resources out there, stat blocks made by creators to use for campaigns, and kudos! to them for their effort. For example, I was looking at ideas on reddit, and I loved u/pixelpwer42’s idea of Scarlett King being a patron, and one could have PCs/NPCs as its warlocks. But my issue with most other anomalies is that the moment you give the anomalies a stat block, they stop being anomalies and just become another monster. And how would one gauge if someone is looking at peanut directly or not? Or if someone glimpsed shy guy’s face? Would the DM have to remake the Hard to Kill reptile’s stat block every time it takes damage so that it gains resistance to that attack? How would spells interact with them? Would spells like command, hold person, or slow have any effect on 173 or 096?

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Ironically, I think that memetic anomalies, which are the hardest to write lore about, might be better suited to adapt to a TTRPG mini-series. I really want to run a game involving these. I’d tell my players, “So yeah, go ahead and make your characters. The starting level for your PCs is lvl 20. You are under-levelled.”

I think having Starfish as the BBEG might be crazy fun if it succeeds and insanely difficult to pull off. It would be significantly more complicated to run than a false Hydra, but could borrow some mechanics from it. Imagine a campaign is running, and it seems to be a normal fantasy adventure campaign. The players keep running into the fifth church inspired cult led by a Great Old One Warlock**.** Sprinkle some clues here and there. Make them realise the thing they’re chasing haunts this space in ways they cannot perceive. And if one PC gets close enough to understanding what’s going on, I’d say, “Your mind starts to piece together the clues; The symbols. The cult. The disappearances.

It doesn’t make sense that your guild, which is supposedly one of the most prominent in the entire land, only has 8 members; it can’t be. Were they more? Where are they now? Why can’t you remember them?

Whatever is the cause, you can't see it, can't hear it, can't get a bead on it through any sense you were born with.

It feels as if the answer is just out of reach. As you exert yourself, things start to fall into place. The answer you’ve been searching for becomes clearer, so tantalisingly close..…. just one final push….. you’ve finally got it.

And in understanding there is no triumph, you realize something terrible: as you stare into the abyss, you realize something that shouldn’t be is staring back at you.” pause, “Please make a new character.” Another pause, “Your player character no longer exists. Their old syndicate/guild (if they had one) no longer exists. Their closest friends, family and even the God they worshipped cease to be, as if they have been plucked from the fabric of the world itself. As far as reality is concerned, they were never here.”

I know it is toooo much, but the idea was fun in my head when I was trying to cook up random things.

He are the games for this week, June 22-28.

Our current campaigns

1. A Lotus in the Ashes (ALITA): Our longest running exploration campaign by Vaibhav, 5 sessions left.

2. The Hollow Ascension (THA): Aaryan's consequences-driven campaign, finale this week.

3. Veil of Shadows (VoS): Arvind's secret society campaign, mid-campaign but accepting new players.

4. The Shattered Crown: Adil's rebellion campaign, perfect for beginners.

5. The Skywardens: Vaibhav's politics campaign at Level 11, advanced players only.

6. The Absolution of Adwitwald:Vaibhav's online campaign, perfect for beginners.

This week's slate

Online

Adwitwald: Tuesday 7pm (Session 1!), Friday 7pm (Session 2)

VoS: Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 7pm

In-person

Skywardens: Thursday 6pm (Session 3)

Shattered Crown: Thursday 6pm

THA: Friday 6pm, Sunday 12pm (Finale!)

VoS: Friday 6pm, Saturday 12pm

ALITA: Saturday 12pm (Session 46)