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   clarity flowers (clarity@xoxo.zone)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:06 JST clarity flowers

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   @Epidiah If it's not one of my rpg designer friends, I would probably assume they're gonna namedrop 10 Candles. If it is, I'd assume it's something I've never heard of and will probably be formally experimental in some way.

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:07 JST Epidiah

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     So I'm curious, if someone other than me was reaching into their bag while offering to run a horror ttrpg* for you, without thinking about it, what's the first game or type of game that would pop into your mind?

     * My phone wants to autocorrect "ttrpg" to "trip" and I don't hate it.

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:08 JST Epidiah

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     A lot of times, when we talk about horror, what we're really talking about depends a lot on the medium we're discussing. Like if I say horror movie, you're* probably thinking of an 80s slasher flick or something in that genre. But if I say a horror book, you'll probably think of Stephen King. Which is interesting, right? Because almost all Stephen King books you can think of are also movies.

     * A generic you, not you specifically.

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:09 JST Epidiah

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     The 90s were an interesting time for horror—especially for TV, fiction, comics and #ttrpgs. Lots of millennial/end-times flavor. Interview With a Vampire, The X-Files, and Hellraiser were all having a big influence in the RPG scene. Splatterpunk was suddenly a thing. Zombie apocalypses were about to go mainstream, so you could see them building up in fringe media like comics. Oh, and all the moody, tales from the point of view of tortured, immortal, superpowered "monsters."

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:10 JST Epidiah

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     Digging out the old horror games I found a few that I never got to play (and in some cases had forgotten about) over the years.

     Games like The Whispering Vault, Abyss, Asylum, and The End.

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:11 JST Epidiah

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     (Also, feel free to stop by and ask me about games other than Dread. Bonus points if you ask about the horror games I dug in my youth, before the Dread times. Maybe I'll bring some for show and tell.)

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:12 JST Epidiah

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     Q3: When is this happening again?

     A3: Tomorrow, between noon and 4 PM EDT! That is, if today is Friday, October 18, 2024. Which, at time of writing, it is.

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:13 JST Epidiah

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     Q2: Hey Eppy, don't you have a blood-colored ink for your fountain pens? What about using one of those to sign books?

     A2: Oh, wait, you're right! I need to dig that out and get to practicing. I can't promise calligraphy, but I can promise faux-fancy!

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:14 JST Epidiah

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     FAQ

     Q1: Hey Eppy, are you going to bring your recorder in case someone requests a clumsily rendered version of the Rockford Files theme?

     A1: Oh gee, I hadn't thought about that. I probably shouldn't. But maybe, do you think I should?

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:15 JST Epidiah

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     (This is actually spooky for me because when I sign Dread books, I write a little bespoke questionnaire question in it, too; and it's been a few years since I've written a Dead questionnaire.)

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     Epidiah (epidiah@dice.camp)'s status on Saturday, 19-Oct-2024 01:58:16 JST Epidiah

     Hey #ttrpg folks!

     If you're anywhere near Greenfield, Massachusetts between noon and 4 PM EDT this Saturday, consider stopping by Greenfield Games (https://www.greenfieldgames.com/) where I'll be signing copies of Dread FOR SPOOKY REASONS!

     Probably going to bring a red pen to be extra spooky about it.