Vaesen* — Dance with Death

Mystery about dangerous love in the Old West

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Second session: <t:1763323200:F>

Please join me for an atmospheric two-shot series of Vaesen, the horror RPG from Free League. The rules are easy to learn and only use d6 dice. Players take on the role of investigators on the trail of supernatural creatures inspired by folktales.
“Dance with Death” begins with a series of unexplained drownings at a busy dairy farm. Instead of the default setting of Sweden, I’m reimaging this scenario in the American Midwest, circa 1890. The story explores themes of folk music and unrequited love.

The asterisk (*) in the event title indicates that I’ve slightly modified the Vaesen system. These house rules, however, are intended to make the game faster and less complex.

The game will run for 2 sessions, each lasting 3.5 hours including breaks as needed. In North America/Europe, this means games will run on November 9 and 16.

Character creation: We will create characters together during our first session, along with a tutorial.

Tech: Discord for voice, video recommended (I will have my camera on, but you can opt out). Dice rolling in Discord. Google Sheets for character keeper.

Safety tools: Lines & Veils, X-Card, pre-game discussion. The Open Hearth Code of Conduct (https://openhearthgaming.com/code-of-conduct) will be observed.

Content warnings: Drowning, death of livestock (can be veiled), death of NPCs, mild violence.

Players will be contacted via email approximately a week prior to the game to confirm attendance. I’ll send an invite to my private Discord server where I’ll be hosting the game.