@Yoric I used to run an ARG during freshers week in Uni when I worked there ... get the new students aquainted with a little local and campus history and mysteries 😆​

These days I'm more of a follower/player into the cryto puzzle side of things.

@th3heal3r That sounds great!
I had never heard of people GMing ARGs! How do you create one?

@Yoric Think of it like a glorified treasure hunt with clues leading to various locations interwoven with interactive fiction.

We had a good team (including some drama student seniors who were fantastic in their roles) and some great puzzle & cypher creators.

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I guess this works similarly in practice to escape rooms, but not necessarily fixed in one location? Those things have exploded in popularity over the last few years here (which I love), dont know how much traction they have elsewhere
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@ackthrice @Yoric Pretty much, though we'd drop clues on twitter every couple of days .... and maybe hints if players were having trouble.

So for example they had to get into a locker ... there clue was a string of numbers that turned out to be co-ordinates of a statue in town ... the year date on the plaque being the combination to the locker ... which then needed a black light to see what was written on the inside of the door ... all interwoven with a cllassic Spy story.

@th3heal3r @Yoric Sounds great!

@ackthrice I have a hardcore group of four players from our main pathfinder group who are absolutly fantastic and make running Cthulhu a dream. We had just finished the Curse of Nineveh campaign before lockdown hit... not sure what we'll play next, but it will be some era Cthulhu 👍​

@th3heal3r I've been reading Sense of the Sleight of Hand Man, the dreamlands campaign, when I wrap up my current Dark Heresy game, probably in the new year I may have to run that.

@ackthrice I've never run a whole campaign or even a game in the Dreamlands, just used the material as and when needed during play.

@th3heal3r I ran the dreaming stone about 10 years ago and really enjoyed it. It does have a different vibe to normal coc but it is a good change of pace.