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On June 11th, 1982 a super-organism appeared in the Earth’s atmosphere.  The Entity was destroyed above the northwestern United States, where the Entity's remains have been hidden from the world.
Now the site has been opened to the public to explore.

Messenger National Park is a procedurally generated depth-crawl built for Liminal Horror. In this depth-crawl, investigators will be drawn deep into a strange USA National Park built around the remains of an otherworldly colossus. 

For The Liminal Horror Twisted Classics Jam

This project has been in the works for a while now, in some form or another, but this most recent draft was specifically created for the  Liminal Horror Twisted Classics Jam, hosted by Goblin Archive.

Think of this module as an interpretation of Emmy Allen's adventure The Garden of Ynn through the lens of internet horror series Mystery Fleshpit National Park by Trevor RobertsI don't know if either of those count as classic exactly. But I've certainly found them deeply influential. 

Work In Progress

The bulk of the writing and layout has been completed, but in order to get this submitted to the jam in time, I had to make a few sacrifices. So the module isn't quite yet the finished adventure that I envisioned. Nor has it been play tested or proof read. Hopefully these adjustments will come in time. Until then, I will be offering the adventure for free, so strike while the iron's hot. Download a copy and let me know what you think! Your feedback could help me get this thing finished for once and for all!

Includes

  • Rules for exploring a non-linear space like Messenger National Park - Work in Progress
  • 74 pages of weird wilderness to explore, remix and explore anew.
  • 20 different locations that you can regret discovering.
  • A bestiary of 20 different creatures to encounter. 
  • 20 custom character archetypes.
  • Table of 10 terrifying new Fallouts.
  • List of 10 artifacts.
  • Some bonus tables - Work in Progress


    Content Warnings

    • Harm to animals
    • Body horror, gore, and general grossness
    • Cosmic horror
    • Religious themes
    • Loss of self
    Updated 4 days ago
    Published 15 days ago
    StatusIn development
    CategoryPhysical game
    Rating
    Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
    (12 total ratings)
    AuthorCapacityForWonder
    Tagsdepth-crawl, Dungeon Crawler, Horror, liminal-horror, OSR, Tabletop role-playing game

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    Click download now to get access to the following files:

    Messenger National Park _Edition1_Spreads.pdf 16 MB
    Messenger National Park_Edition1_Pages.pdf 16 MB

    Development log

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    (1 edit) (+1)

    Okay, holy fuck, my entry for this jam also has stability pylons. Like I literally use the same term LOL.

    Even incomplete, this is great stuff. Tho the Voidcrawl procedure worked well enough, I wish I'd known about depth crawls when I wrote mine 

    Really looking forward to seeing this finished!

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    I suppose this means stability pylons have officially entered the Liminal Horror - Third party cannon, haha.

    Glad you like it so far! I think the Voidcrawl procedure works well in most cases, but I really wanted to sink my teeth into the original format as provided by Gardens of Ynn.

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    Agreed. I'm already planning to run this as a duet!

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    Thank you! I'm excited to hear how it goes when you do it!

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    This is absolutely delightful. Can’t wait for the finished version!

    Thank you so much! This is very motivating!