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Our guest is Arcus from the Qedhup YouTube channel. He’s finishing up a great, and pretty substantial RPG called Voidhome.
Some Cool Responses
One Word: CONSENT
Crazy Weazel Gaming
It requires buy-in and a similar energy from all of the players. While having a lighter moment here and there can enhance the horror moments through juxtaposition and comparison, the game’s tone can be entirely broken by having one or two players not taking it seriously.
Sir James
Well, each time I’ve tried running horror, the players have turned the theme song to scooby doo. So …
Keybounce
Same. I do find that I have a hard time keeping tone, except in the one game that was actually scooby doo. lol
Crazy Weazel Gaming
Calibration is key. I ran a Halloween game and asked ahead 1-10 how hard should I go. Settled on around a 7.
Prof Murder
Wrapping It Up
As I mentioned in the video, I love reading and writing horror TTRPGs, but I am horrible at running them. I just have a need to voice any silly joke that comes into my head, so I’m more likely to break the mood than my players. I understand this and work on it, but I’ve got a long way to go.
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