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<blockquote data-quote="scrumpyj" data-source="post: 4461179" data-attributes="member: 20944"><p>Okay, I’ll add to this newly resurrected thread. One Halloween, I ran a horror session as part of an ongoing 3e campaign. We played at night, with the session lit mostly by candlelight. The heroes were investigating a haunted house, where two children had died gruesome deaths. One clue to the nature of the ghosts was a painting of creepy children, hanging over the fireplace. For this, I used the famous Haunted Ebay Painting (which had its own supposed real-life curse), seen here:</p><p><a href="http://www.castleofspirits.com/hauntedpainting.html" target="_blank">Haunted Painting</a></p><p></p><p>I printed out an 8x10 glossy of the painting, and just propped it up on the table for the entire session, which was unnerving to some of the players. As they investigated the house, the children kept calling to them, “Help me! Make the screaming stop…” Over and over again, they heard “Help me! Make the screaming stop…”</p><p></p><p>Then, at a preappointed time, my wife, otherwise completely uninvolved with gaming, phoned the player at whose home we were playing. When the player answered, my wife, in a little kid’s voice, just said “Help me! Make the screaming stop…” and then stayed silent until the player hung up.</p><p> </p><p>The following Halloween, I ran another horror session, with spirits whispering to each of the characters, playing on their individual weaknesses. This culminated in the party’s paladin deciding he had been possessed (he wasn’t), and killing himself by throwing himself on his own sword rather than endangering the party. I’d been trying to creep him out, but I’d never anticipated that outcome. Good times…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scrumpyj, post: 4461179, member: 20944"] Okay, I’ll add to this newly resurrected thread. One Halloween, I ran a horror session as part of an ongoing 3e campaign. We played at night, with the session lit mostly by candlelight. The heroes were investigating a haunted house, where two children had died gruesome deaths. One clue to the nature of the ghosts was a painting of creepy children, hanging over the fireplace. For this, I used the famous Haunted Ebay Painting (which had its own supposed real-life curse), seen here: [URL="http://www.castleofspirits.com/hauntedpainting.html"]Haunted Painting[/URL] I printed out an 8x10 glossy of the painting, and just propped it up on the table for the entire session, which was unnerving to some of the players. As they investigated the house, the children kept calling to them, “Help me! Make the screaming stop…” Over and over again, they heard “Help me! Make the screaming stop…” Then, at a preappointed time, my wife, otherwise completely uninvolved with gaming, phoned the player at whose home we were playing. When the player answered, my wife, in a little kid’s voice, just said “Help me! Make the screaming stop…” and then stayed silent until the player hung up. The following Halloween, I ran another horror session, with spirits whispering to each of the characters, playing on their individual weaknesses. This culminated in the party’s paladin deciding he had been possessed (he wasn’t), and killing himself by throwing himself on his own sword rather than endangering the party. I’d been trying to creep him out, but I’d never anticipated that outcome. Good times… [/QUOTE]
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