Players Wanted for a Game of Supernatural Horror and Mystery
The Elk Lake Lodge, nestled deep within New York’s Adirondack region, has sat abandoned for more than five years. To the citizens in the nearby town of Autumn, the lodge is a black stain on their shared history. Stories about the supposedly haunted resort are still told in hushed whispers. Urban legends about previous owners, guests, and what they might or might not have done to one another since the lodge first opened its doors have spread like wildfire. Some speak of disembodied voices, dark figures stalking the hallways, and the inexplicable appearance of strange, blood-like stains. Others talk of strange shapes seen on the banks of Elk Lake, and the cries and shouts of terrified men emanating from deep within the woods surrounding the lodge. Some view the Elk Lake Lodge and the tourism it could attract as the one way to save their town from falling into economic collapse. Others hope it will remain closed forever, only to be forgotten and stricken from the townspeople’s collective memory. To them, allowing the Elk Lake Lodge to reopen would be akin to making a deal with the devil himself. Nothing was worth feeding so terrible and malicious a place, even if it meant saving the only home they’d ever known.
Unfortunately for them, someone has bought the Elk Lake Lodge. For the past five years, they have renovated and remodeled the old resort, preparing it for a grand reopening that many hope will revitalize the town of Autumn. On October 18th, 2016, the Elk Lake Lodge...now known as the Autumn Lodge and Resort...will open its doors to guests once again. The owner and manager, Andrew Barston, is a skeptical businessman who refuses to capitalize on the Lodge's troubled history. He believes the legends and folk tales surrounding the resort are the primary reasons why it has repeatedly failed in the past. Barston has made it a point not to acknowledge or even discuss the Autumn Lodge's past, instead seeking to focus solely on its rebirth. Even the lodge's staff are prohibited from discussing any rumors or ghost stories, under threat of immediate termination.
But soon, the guests and staff will learn the stories may not be so fanciful after all...
An Autumn Haunting is a game of exploration, mystery, suspense, and supernatural horror. As one of many freeform RPGs on RPoL, it does not use any particular system and players will not be rolling any dice. The GM's judgments will be based on your character, the situation and the story. The GM not out to maim, injure or kill your characters. For the sake of telling one heck of a story, we'd prefer to keep them around and in fair condition. But your decisions will have repercussions.
The course of the game's plot will hinge heavily on the decisions made by players and their characters. Those who decide to ignore the strange events surrounding the Lodge will only have a few odd stories to tell upon their departure. Those who look into the Lodge and its history, however, will find themselves drawn deeper and deeper into the heart of the story. Occasional events will occur to pique the interests of your characters in an attempt to propel the plot forward, but in the end, your characters' actions will be the story.
Now seeking players to portray both guests and staff members.