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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SakanaSensei" data-source="post: 9162738" data-attributes="member: 7033162">Ran my first session of Shadowdark yesterday, and it went splendidly! Stole a few ideas from Mike Shea's prep for the game, but a lot of the scenario was filled out personally.The setup: A cemetery with two new residents, James and Camden Brewer. Cause of death: Glintskin Fever. Sweat becomes oily and blood infused, followed by skin becoming translucent, as an ooze, revealing tissue underneath. They died in 9 days. The holy folk say the number is somehow important, due to the nine gods.The PCs all knew the Brewers for personal reasons, and they're also all sick with Glintskin. Given their symptoms, they're probably 2 days in, giving them a week to find out what they need to do to save their skins, literally.The well smells of black licorice, the PCs rob a grieving household to see why their ale came out like jelly, and a kid with a sailor's mouth and cheek muscles clearly visible dominate their time in town. Eventually they go to see the local medicine woman, who the kid swears is a vampire who stole his friends.Unfortunately for the PCs, she's a hag who's throwing contaminants into the water table from upstream, and they try to knock her out. Alas, they're level 1, and that's a bad idea. Burning hands lights her, and the house, on fire, and everyone takes a swing and books it out. A burning witch chases them from her hut, and CUT! Hopefully they make it through next week.I haven't run a game in several months after having burned out pretty hard, it felt good to be back in the saddle.</blockquote>

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