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Arkham High

Arto Koistinen
Säde, (4 h)
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Being a high school student in Arkham has its ,uh, unique challenges sometimes. Be it a Hound of Tindalos cut loose after a haphazard summoning, a "science class experiment" gone wrong or just plain old cult kidnapping students for rituals, barely a week goes by without an unnatural occurrence of some kind. However, for some weird reason, most people both adult and adolescent seem to be completely oblivious to the supernatural tendencies of their home town.

The players are a part of a secret society called the Awakened Sign who have witnessed and become aware of the true nature of the everyday horrors that plague the town of Arkham and decided to finally do something about it. Unfortunately, it's not easy to navigate both the life of a teenager with dates, parties, exams and school trips and one of a supernatural investigator, where dates get eaten, partygoers sacrificed and exams bear little relevance to the unending fight against the eldritch horrors from beyond time.

Game slogan: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Cthulhu Mythos in this character-driven mystery!
RPG system: Homebrew rules-light
Minimum attendance: 4
Maximum attendance: 5
Content warnings: Lovecraftian monsters, other horror themes, being a teenager
Day: perjantaiProgram Type: GamingTopic: Pen & Paper RPGTopic: MonstersRoom: SädeTarget Audience: Aimed at adult attendeesTarget Audience: Beginner-friendlyPlaystyle: LightPlaystyle: Rules-lightPlaystyle: Story-drivenPlaystyle: Character-drivenLanguage: FinnishLanguage: English