This game is to drop in, drop out as you wish.

It consists of challenges and short adventures.
Timeless but with a medieval/magical feel. Characters can be from any era or setting.

This game is intended to be accessible and beneficial to players who are new to Storium. Players can join the story any time; and by the same token make an exit when they want to focus on other stories.

As well as a game, a great place to hang out and chat in character! Maybe meet other players to form a group for a game.

The Taproom.

None could really say how they got there. Some were not sure how long they had been.

They were from all walks of life. All periods of time. Many from Earth, but some were from … further afield.

Returning to whence they came was desirable - but for now, the refreshment was pleasant, the company was changeable and the challenges were … diverting. Though some seemed a little dangerous.

All they knew was in their old life - a life which now seemed so distant - they had opened a particular book or curio, and found themselves drawn into this … world.

I would want any player to tell me if I need to adjust to increase their access or inclusion.

Who dares play The House of Reiley?

The most tyrannical game show in the Universe…
The product of a media company with deep pockets and shallow ethics, The House Of Reiley attracts contestants across space - and time. Sometimes desperate, sometimes seeking fame at any cost - always pitted against a pitiless host.
The prize - do well, and you could be living the life of Reiley! A huge cash prize, the chance of other sponsorships or media deals: or at the very least the elimination of your money worries or even a pardon from a criminal sentence.
But the chance of the prize comes at a price. Maybe humiliation, maybe facing terrible fears. And never really being sure how far it would go - could you be in real danger?
Just how far will the desperate go to win?
And just how far will the sinister host go to entertain his degenerate audience?

This game is to drop in, drop out as you wish.

It consists of challenges and short adventures.
Timeless but with a medieval/magical feel. Characters can be from any era or setting.

This game is intended to be accessible and beneficial to players who are new to Storium. Players can join the story any time; and by the same token make an exit when they want to focus on other stories.

As well as a game, a great place to hang out and chat in character! Maybe meet other players to form a group for a game.

The Taproom.

None could really say how they got there. Some were not sure how long they had been.

They were from all walks of life. All periods of time. Many from Earth, but some were from … further afield.

Returning to whence they came was desirable - but for now, the refreshment was pleasant, the company was changeable and the challenges were … diverting. Though some seemed a little dangerous.

All they knew was in their old life - a life which now seemed so distant - they had opened a particular book or curio, and found themselves drawn into this … world.

I would want any player to tell me if I need to adjust to increase their access or inclusion.

This game is to drop in, drop out as you wish.

It consists of challenges and short adventures.
Timeless but with a medieval/magical feel. Characters can be from any era or setting.

This game is intended to be accessible and beneficial to players who are new to Storium. Players can join the story any time; and by the same token make an exit when they want to focus on other stories.

As well as a game, a great place to hang out and chat in character! Maybe meet other players to form a group for a game.

The Taproom.

None could really say how they got there. Some were not sure how long they had been.

They were from all walks of life. All periods of time. Many from Earth, but some were from … further afield.

Returning to whence they came was desirable - but for now, the refreshment was pleasant, the company was changeable and the challenges were … diverting. Though some seemed a little dangerous.

All they knew was in their old life - a life which now seemed so distant - they had opened a particular book or curio, and found themselves drawn into this … world.

I would want any player to tell me if I need to adjust to increase their access or inclusion.

This game is based on one of the kickstarter worlds, just for fun.
But the central core that I am adding to it is that there is in the city the tomb of a Vampire.
Such a thing should, of course, not be disturbed.
Unfortunately, not everyone is quite that sensible…

So take a look at the background info that should be visible. Don’t worry - you don’t have to get up to speed on reams and reams of lore, just have a look at it (and DM me if you can not find it). We will start the game with this as the backdrop - but then the story envisaged will melt away as our own story involving the Vampire tomb takes over.

War’s like a rich man’s dinner: the gluttons eat until they’re stuffed, then they throw out the scraps for the common man to pick at. The war in the Bleak Lands was no different. The end of the Dark Lord didn’t end the terror he instilled. The Order’s received news that three Heretics — the elite followers of the Dark Lord — have entered Coldrock, presumably to meet for some foul purpose. The Night Watch is strapped keeping riots down and thugs in line, so they’re willing to call in a few favours to get this scum out of their city.

This uses the Dauntless deck as a starting point mainly for characters, but will very much be a unique story…

In the 22nd century, humanity ventures into deep space in search of knowledge - and power. Space is vast and humans aren’t the first to explore it but thousands of planets and stars have yet to be claimed and humanity intends to make a home for itself among the stars.

The deep-space starship Dauntless and her crew, had embarked on a new mission of exploration beyond the colonial boundary…

However, an unexpected solar flare had knocked out systems. The ship was still supporting life… for now…

Initial card art curated by @sparkletwist

Everlorn was a dead-end world on the edge of human space — until the day a prospector stumbled out of the desert stormlands with a million credits’ worth of hyperdrive crystals in his hands. Now spaceships thunder through the skies above the planet’s boomtowns, and fortune hunters fill the dusty streets.

The folks who settled Tempest Ridge hoped for a quieter life. Ostensibly a mining town, Tempest Ridge also supports a small collection of homesteaders and eccentrics who value its isolation out at the very edge of habitable land in the Verge. Nobody ever paid attention to them; that had its uses.

Now it’s that very position on the frontier that has brought it to the attention of the powerful syndicates hoping to scour every inch of Everlorn to extract its crystalline wealth. Tempest Ridge is seeing more strangers every day, and most of them with hungry eyes on the unending maelstrom that marks the stormlands.

Of course, getting the attention of civilization also means a chance for profit. Syndicate money seems unending, and for those not in Tempest Ridge entirely by choice, well…maybe there’s an opportunity there, too.

First, though, they’ll learn: Everlorn has no mercy for the inexperienced, or the unwise; and out here, there’s nobody to call in for a timely rescue.

This is a Beginner Game. Please take a close look at Info for Applicants. Veteran players are welcome to help show new players the ropes, but are expected to be part of the learning process.

A triumph of modern architecture.

One of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.

But the lift is falling.

It is in freefall. Only a true hero can save the occupants - and apprehend the culprites.

In this game we are not overly obsessed with cannon.

You can adopt a known character, or create your own.

We will build the game together.

This will be a short story, focused on creating your super-hero and showcasing their abilities.

Comedy / Panto

This game is presented as a chance for people new to Storium to get to grips with things and ask questions, as they find their way to additional games. You might see this to the end, or it would be acceptable to leave once you are established.

You have the chance - but not the obligation - to have a go at narrating, as well.

As with all my games, this is fully inclusive.

So now we are all in trouble.

The Emperor had new clothes. Take the old ones to the incinerator, he said. Such sad rags should not be associated with me.

So his footman did take them down to the incinerator.

Except at the incinerator, they said that would be a waste. Take them to the Royal Housekeeper to make them into blankets for the widows and orphans of the city.

So the incinerator sweeper did just that and went to the Housekeepers assistant.

But the Housekeeper’s assistant had a better idea. Those clothes would not make good blankets, and they are worth more intact. So sell them, and the money can be used to buy more, better things for the poor.

So they were taken to the Master of the Robes, who passed them to the Footwoman, with instructions to get a good price for them. She sold them to a merchant for a bag of gold.

That merchant took them out of town, seeking a great price from the nobility.

Now the Emperor has nothing to wear for the banquet tonight. So he has sent his messenger to the incinerator, charged with being sure to run and get there before it is too late. On pain of death.

As I say, now we are all in trouble.

Trouble is in the town.

First a villain had sabotaged the lift in a skyscraper, endangering life and causing chaos - apparently as a protest against nighttime light pollution.

Then a bizarre kidnapping at a power station caused the city power supply to be cut - long enough to assist a prison break in another part of town.

Heroes are needed - to control the outbreak, and track down the escapees - and, more importantly, finally bring those responsible to justice.

If that was not bad enough - evidence is mounting of a plot to perpetrate some very doubtful genetic “improvements”…

In this game we are not overly obsessed with canon.

You can adopt a known character, or create your own.

We will build the game together.

Many Storium games slow down after the first couple of scenes…. this game is designed to be 2-3 scenes long, with the opportunity to continue in a sequel for those who wish to…

For this story, we are especially encouraging players to develop the interaction and teambuilding between characters.