Deep Midnight - A Liminal Horror Quest

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In a world where the paranatural is real and the apocalypse threatens, you fight against the darkness.
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United States of America, 1988
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This quest takes place on an Earth that is similar but darker and weirder than our own. The Patriotic Party of America has been in power since 1984 and their actions internationally has pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. Reality tends to produce bad results rather good ones. Society is more worn and disintegrated. At the end of history, the people of this Earth face their reflection and see an expression of sorrow and resignation.

Beneath the surface there exists the paranatural forces, the dead have been known to reanimate, vampires rule the night in secret, and desperate people gather to worship strange and ancient gods. In opposition are investigators fighting the darkness either from the government or independent groups. You are one of these investigators although that is mostly a mechanical term. You are somebody that has come into contact with the unknown and can never live a normal life again.

I will be using the Liminal Horror ruleset, it's a great rules light horror based game. The quest will progress via Mysteries which are one shot adventures some of which will be connected to greater narratives while others will be episodic. I already have the first Mystery ready to go but first we need to create our first protagonist. Let me go ahead and say that character death is very possible although I will not make it sudden. This is a world that is falling apart and where paranatural entities are real although society as a whole don't know about them.

Let's create our first character. Liminal Horror allows for free creativity but also provides tables that we can roll on if desired. This part will just focus on the fundamentals, when I start the first Mystery, I will introduce the rest of the party and ask you how you came to where you're at. I want to play off what you make up so I'm waiting to introduce the first adventure.

What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?

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What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
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The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
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What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
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Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
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Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
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What is your character's most prominent Virtue?

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What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
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Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
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What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
Andrew Carson Sr, Male, Lawyer, middle aged white man in his 40s [X]

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
Is damn near sexually attracted to formal wear in all its forms, would not be caught dead in casual wear. [X]

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
Roll on Table [X]

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
Legalism [X]

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Andrew Carson Jr, son by Andrew Sr's deceased wife, is currently on amicable terms, currently in his 20s and in the military. [X]

Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Roll on Table [X]

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
Determination [X]

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
Stubbornness [X]

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
Roll on Table [X]

Does this work? I was kinda going for a hyper-legalistic person who is deeply attached to normality and the mundane. Fond of suits and manners and reading the newspaper, less so of extra-terrestrial horrors or the things that go bump in the night.
 
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What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
Andrew Carson [X]

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
Is damn near sexually attracted to formal wear in all its forms, would not be caught dead in casual wear. [X]

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
Roll on Table [X]

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
Legalism [X]

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Andrew Carson Jr, son by Andrew Sr's deceased wife, is currently on amicable terms. [X]

Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Roll on Table [X]

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
Determination [X]

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
Stubbornness [X]

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
Roll on Table [X]

Does this work? I was kinda going for a hyper-legalistic person who is deeply attached to normality and the mundane. Fond of suits and manners and reading the newspaper, less so of extra-terrestrial horrors.

It's a good start but you need to flesh out the character by answering all the questions. What is Andrew's background? Age, et cetera. How old is his son? What does he do?
 
Oh alright then so its a loose kitchen sink setting? Like we can expect werewolves, vampires and lovecraftian horrors cosying up? I can work with that.
 
Oh alright then so its a loose kitchen sink setting? Like we can expect werewolves, vampires and lovecraftian horrors cosying up? I can work with that.

For sure, although this is not a Lovecraftian world just a place inspired partially by Lovecraftian stuff. It's an amalgamation of different horror tropes and settings.

The characters will always be regular people, no superheroes or powerful individuals. It's about everyday people confronting the paranatural sometimes heroically, often cowardly. But always with empathy and understanding.
 
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What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
My name is Sophie Glane, a german woman from Celle, Lower Saxony. I was a highschool student until... the incident. At least this happened at the end of the last year of highschool, so no harm other than one to my sanity was done. Currently nineteen years of age, and living with my auntie in Hamburg, until I decide what to do with my life. [X]

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
Dark brown hair, and serious dark eyes looking from beneath it. Quite svelte and agile from physical activity done during the better days. Before incident she wore all kinds of pretty clothes, mostly dresses. Now only hoodies and tracksuits are of any interest to her. [X]

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
With friends, exploring abandoned factory. The floor was so smooth and extensive. Oh, she simply had to practice dancing there! Asking one of her friends to record, she started.
Her legs were carrying her through space, dust moving in otherworldly way. Whispers asking for more for, AH THEY SIMPLY MUST HAVE MORE.
Dancing and dancinganddancinganddancing, she did, her friends started to hurt, to bleed, to rupture. She could only watch as she danced.
Odd claws scratching at her legs, eldritch whispers pervading the air. Finally, after dancing betwixt the dead bodies of her friends for what seemed like an eternity of torment, she collapsed. Nothing was the same later on. No one believed her. [X]

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
Common sense and inherent sense of right and wrong is her compass. Despite harm done to her, she still has it within her. [X]

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Frieda Glane - Mother of Sophie, remaining in Celle. Tried to help her in any way she could, but Frieda just couldn't comprehend what happened. Hopes for Sophies recovery, and still loves her very much.

Lukas Glane - Her younger brother. Just beginning highschool. They... were very close.

Liam Glane - Your stepfather, and biological father of Lukas. He cares for you, although he always had trouble with expressing himself. [X]


Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Auntie Lotta - Surprisingly young looking for her age, with a house much bigger than her supposed job can afford even with the best of efforts. She has secrets, and Sophie's curiosity beckons. Lotta also is willing to tell Sophie a thing or two. [X]

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
Roll on Table [X]

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
Roll on Table [X]

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
She works for herself. She is determined to know what killed her friends, and ruined her life. [X]


Is everything good here? I didn't know how many people I could have put in SO, really. Also, I don't know if her shady auntie is enough of a "contact".
 
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What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
My name is Sophie Glane, a german woman from Celle, Lower Saxony. I was a highschool student until... the incident. At least this happened at the end of the last year of highschool, so no harm other than one to my sanity was done. Currently nineteen years of age, and living with my auntie in Hamburg, until I decide what to do with my life. [X]

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
Dark brown hair, and serious dark eyes looking from beneath it. Quite svelte and agile from physical activity done during the better days. Before incident she wore all kinds of pretty clothes, mostly dresses. Now only hoodies and tracksuits are of any interest to her. [X]

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
With friends, exploring abandoned factory. The floor was so smooth and extensive. Oh, she simply had to practice dancing there! Asking one of her friends to record, she started.
Her legs were carrying her through space, dust moving in otherworldly way. Whispers asking for more for, AH THEY SIMPLY MUST HAVE MORE.
Dancing and dancinganddancinganddancing, she did, her friends started to hurt, to bleed, to rupture. She could only watch as she danced.
Odd claws scratching at her legs, eldritch whispers pervading the air. Finally, after dancing betwixt the dead bodies of her friends for what seemed like an eternity of torment, she collapsed. Nothing was the same later on. No one believed her. [X]

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
Common sense and inherent sense of right and wrong is her compass. Despite harm done to her, she still has it within her. [X]

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Frieda Glane - Mother of Sophie, remaining in Celle. Tried to help her in any way she could, but Frieda just couldn't comprehend what happened. Hopes for Sophies recovery, and still loves her very much.

Lukas Glane - Her younger brother. Just beginning highschool. They... were very close.

Liam Glane - Your stepfather, and biological father of Lukas. He cares for you, although he always had trouble with expressing himself. [X]


Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
Auntie Lotta - Surprisingly young looking for her age, with a house much bigger than her supposed job can afford even with the best of efforts. She has secrets, and Sophie's curiosity beckons. Lotta also is willing to tell Sophie a thing or two. [X]

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
Roll on Table [X]

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
Roll on Table [X]

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
She works for herself. She is determined to know what killed her friends, and ruined her life. [X]


Is everything good here? I didn't know how many people I could have put in SO, really. Also, I don't know if her shady auntie is enough of a "contact".

Great character sheet, yes everything seems in order
 
Sounds like an interesting quest. I like purely random characters, so:

What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
[X] Roll on Table

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
[X] Roll on Table

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
[X] Roll on Table
 
Sounds like an interesting quest. I like purely random characters, so:

What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
[X] Roll on Table

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
[X] Roll on Table

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
[X] Roll on Table

A full random character, cool.
 
I was about to write an anarchist black man who hunts vampire bureaucrats to scare average white men to read the quest but you talked me out of it bro.

Cual es su nombre? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
[X] Roll on Table

The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
[X] Roll on Table

What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
[X] Roll on Table

Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
[X] Roll on Table

Let the dice gods decide.

[x] Rollo sobre mesa
 
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I like the idea of full random, putting in a vote for that.

What is your Name? Where are you from? What is your Background/Profession? What is their Age? What is their Gender?
[X] Roll on Table
What is your Style of Clothing/Look?
[X] Roll on Table
The Abyss Stares Back. What was your first encounter with the unknown?
[X] Roll on Table
What is your Ideology/Beliefs? This is more about the lens in which you see the world not necessarily politics.
[X] Roll on Table
Who is a significant person in your life? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table
Who is a contact this person can use to help them in their investigations? What is their expertise? What is your relationship with them? Give them a name and brief description.
[X] Roll on Table
What is your character's most prominent Virtue?
[X] Roll on Table
What is your character's most prominent Flaw?
[X] Roll on Table
Who do you work for? The Government, Yourself, an Independent Group?
[X] Roll on Table
 
Oh my gosh, I just realized we're not only random roll for the character's background, but also for their clothing. We're going to end up dressed as clowns at best XD
 
@Salas555 A black anarchist hunting vampires operating within the highest echelons of society would be interesting.

Imagine Andrew Carson, the lawyer, who is your standard middle aged white guy, he's considers himself liberal but still supports imperialism and doesn't want the recent homeless shelter proposal to go through near his neighborhood. He happens to be near our black anarchist when the spooky shit starts up and they end up working together with others to survive and uncover the mystery.
 
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