#Lovecraftesque #PlayReport from my in-person group. We had six people for the game and we played the House Sitter scenario by Jason Cordova. Our environment was perfect for the scenario. We sat on the floor of a converted porch in a cavernous 1920s brownstone. All we could see outside was the faint movement of trees in the nearly still autumn night.
We had some trouble with the shifting roles, much of the group was either not familiar with Lovecraft or story games. As the facilitator, I had to interrupt a few times to remind the Narrator of their limits, and the Witness of their autonomy, but we sorted through most of that in part one. By the time we came to the Final Horror, we were hitting the notes perfectly.
The Watchers and Narrators did excellent jobs making callbacks to established weirdness or clues. We had an old player piano that would only play “Strange Fruit,” and would start and stop at arbitrary moments, the dog whose eyes reflected red in the dark–the way humans’ eyes do–an arcane symbol which seemed to lie behind in every secret place on the property, and an dark ritual blade which at first seemed to be a military surplus knife.
I won’t pollute your play by revealing our Final Horror. You’ll have to find the truth of The Gardenia House on your own.
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Kudos for getting a result with people unfamiliar with the form/source material.
Had great fun playing this scenario myself!
Kudos for getting a result with people unfamiliar with the form/source material.
Had great fun playing this scenario myself!
River Williamson How much did you use elements directly from the playset? When we played it, it was about 50%, with the other half being stuff with the same flavor as the playset.
River Williamson How much did you use elements directly from the playset? When we played it, it was about 50%, with the other half being stuff with the same flavor as the playset.
We used most of the characters and locations. We weren’t able to bring in Agnes, the screening room, and the attic. For the clues, ours were definitely inspired by the list, but we didn’t use any of them verbatim.
We used most of the special cards. We replaced the witness with Martin’s father. We made extensive use of visions and anachronism.
We used most of the characters and locations. We weren’t able to bring in Agnes, the screening room, and the attic. For the clues, ours were definitely inspired by the list, but we didn’t use any of them verbatim.
We used most of the special cards. We replaced the witness with Martin’s father. We made extensive use of visions and anachronism.