The Shadow Haunted World: A Conspiracy Game
Game premise
You start off as normal people who quickly find themselves via fate to be in a nexus of event of the supernatural and the realm of conspiracy theories. As the game goes on they will find themselves changing and adapting into the realm of the supernal, MiB, ghosts, greys, and of course, yetis.
Character generation
20 points to be distributed, nothing more then 5 to start with.
You also start with 2 specialties of things you are really good at, which will double the relevant stat when rolling. Also pick a minor arcana of the tarot for your character.
Char Stats
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Wits
- Integrity
- Charisma
- Perception
Episode List
- 0 The Joker: The Thunderbird Flies Again
- 1 The Magician
- 2 The High Priestess
- 3 The Empress
- 4 The Emperor
- 5 The Hierophant
- 6 The Lovers
- 7 The Chariot
- 8 Strength
- 9 The Hermit
- 10 Wheel of Fortune
- 11 Justice
- 12 The Hanged Man
- 13 Death
- 14 Temperance
- 15 The Devil
- 16 The Tower
- 17 The Star
- 18 The Moon
- 19 The Sun
- 20 Judgement
- 21 The World
Codex
Green Fog
Project Pegasus
Gray Aliens
Mounds
Characters
Rusty Zettel
Rusty (his real name, not a nickname) is a mid-20s college student working at a second-hand bookstore in the city.
Player: Shrike
Minor Arcana: Ace of Swords
Specialty in Research
Specialty in Small Business
- Strength: 4
- Dexterity: 2
- Wits: 4
- Integrity: 3
- Charisma: 4
- Perception: 3
David Smith
A college dropout who became a machinist, Dave is an affable and surprisingly bookish fellow...until you get him started on the Illuminati. Don't get him started on the Illuminati.
Player: 100thlurker
Minor Arcana: Five of Swords
Specialty in Machining
Specialty in I Defend My Tinfoil to the Death
- Strength: 4
- Dexterity: 3
- Wits: 3
- Integrity: 4
- Charisma: 2
- Perception: 3
Bartholomew Zacharias
Barty's Notebook
Barty Zacharias is a owner of a small bookstore in the old section of the town. Hounded out of Academica for radical theories with just enough proof to make some uncomfortable and draw derision from others.
Player: Andronicus
Minor Arcana: Knight of Cups
Speciality: Academika, Ancient languages.
- Strength: 2
- Dexterity: 4
- Wits: 3
- Integrity: 4
- Charisma: 5
- Perception: 2
Juliet Andrews
Occupation: Regular College Student
Arcana: Five of Wands
Specialties: Terrorism, Student
- Strength 2
- Dexterity 5
- Wits 4
- Integrity 2
- Charisma 3
- Perception 4
Frank Dillon
Frank was once considered a rising star in Boston journalism as an investigative reporter for the Boston Globe. However, a series of unfortunate incidents at the Freetown-Fall River State Forest and Salem destroyed his once promising career but left him in search of the one great "scoop".
Player: Lokar
Minor Arcana: Ace of Swords
Specialty in Investigation
Specialty in Esoteric/paranormal Knowledge
- Strength: 2
- Dexterity: 3
- Wits: 4
- Integrity: 4
- Charisma: 3
- Perception: 5
Edmund J. Woolridge
Ed Woolridge had to retire early from a decades long career in the aerospace industry a few years ago and has been uneasily dealing with his peaceful new life hanging out at the local country club and growing tomatoes.
Player: G
Minor Arcana: King of Wands
Specialty in Memories
Specialty in The Military-Industrial Complex
- Strength: 2
- Dexterity: 3
- Wits: 4
- Integrity: 4
- Charisma: 4
- Perception: 3