Episode 098: 2d Analogy for a 3d Reality, pt2 (Home By Dark)
EPISODE 098
2d Analogy for a 3d Reality, part 2
Home By Dark
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PREVIOUSLY:
“Death’s gruesome face taunts:
soulless eyes, crimson grimace.
I really hate clowns.”
― Katherine Applegate
Three kids find a power beyond comprehension.
To learn more about how Home By Dark is played check out our primer episode.
The characters for this game:
Frank Lodi (Brian Jones) – A shy, big-for-his-age, 14 yr old lummox.
Nick McGuinty (Ken Breese) – An 11year old with hope in his heart, and Streaks’ step-brother.
Will “Streaks” Bothan (John Holt) – A 13yr old skater kid, and stepbrother to Nick.
The setup for this game:
The Setting: Summer, mid 60’s, Pottersville, CA (A small suburban California town)
The Secret: A nascent AI in the form of a balloon with the ability to shape reality.
The Pursuer: Interlopers from another dimension bent on becoming like unto gods in our reality, hiding behind the facade of a circus.
The Danger: The presence of these things from outside our dimension is destabilizing our reality.
Assets:
An Acoustic Guitar
An Engraved Mag-Lite
A Baseball Bat
Locations:
Sunnyfalls, a failed and decrepit suburban development
The town pool
The Downs, acres of fields and sparse undeveloped forest behind our housing development
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Bored Ghosts we hope you found some distraction from your eternity in the void this week!