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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 296387" data-attributes="member: 158"><p>I use some horror elements in my games, but only when I'm trying to scare the players. Most beasties are not horrific, but when I describe a vermin or abberration, I try to get very graphic with statements that evoke a sense of alienness or revulsion. After all, insects are one of the more feared creature families in our world, because they don't quit, and they outnumber us 1 billion to 1.</p><p></p><p>I use statements such as "A hulking form, ugly dark shiny plates that seem to drink in the light, huge insectoid eyes that gleam in your light, and ENORMOUS jaws - my God, they'e huge! - and as it raises a long, wicked forearm over you, you notice - there are two more eyes! - no, four eyes, - no, two - no, four - eight, sixteen - what's that next number?..."</p><p></p><p>Can you guess the creature here I'm describing? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>If we play a specific horror game (we save those for one shots, because having a horror game where the same characters survive week after week just bends my disbelief too much), then I pull out all the stops, decribe every last mind-blowing or disgusting thing, and if someone dies, I describe their demises in a way that is either graphic, or leaves very much doubt over what the heck really happened to them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Henry, post: 296387, member: 158"] I use some horror elements in my games, but only when I'm trying to scare the players. Most beasties are not horrific, but when I describe a vermin or abberration, I try to get very graphic with statements that evoke a sense of alienness or revulsion. After all, insects are one of the more feared creature families in our world, because they don't quit, and they outnumber us 1 billion to 1. I use statements such as "A hulking form, ugly dark shiny plates that seem to drink in the light, huge insectoid eyes that gleam in your light, and ENORMOUS jaws - my God, they'e huge! - and as it raises a long, wicked forearm over you, you notice - there are two more eyes! - no, four eyes, - no, two - no, four - eight, sixteen - what's that next number?..." Can you guess the creature here I'm describing? :) If we play a specific horror game (we save those for one shots, because having a horror game where the same characters survive week after week just bends my disbelief too much), then I pull out all the stops, decribe every last mind-blowing or disgusting thing, and if someone dies, I describe their demises in a way that is either graphic, or leaves very much doubt over what the heck really happened to them. [/QUOTE]
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