The Twisted Classics Jam Winner Is...!!!
Also some cool upcoming works, a horror writing seminar, third party print hub, and of course the Horrors of the Americas Jam
October spooky month fall is in the air, and so it is fitting that it is jam packed with new and exciting things related to Liminal Horror.
Quick Links:
Adventure Writing Resources | Liminal Horror (liminalhorrorrpg.com)
Twisted Classics Entries: Liminal Horror Library or jam page.
HORRORS OF THE AMERICAS JAM
Join the Liminal Horror Community in cataloguing the strange and weird across the Americas! Coming October 7th (that’s MONDAY!!!!)
https://itch.io/jam/horror-of-the-americas-jam
There are many places in this world where the veils of reality are thin. Where the strange and unexplainable occurs, where horrors prey upon the lives of innocents. But a select few fight back against these dark forces, travelling the back roads to uncover the truth and help those in need. Now, this task has fallen upon you. So be prepared to crisscross the continent, investigate the paranatural, and battle cryptid creatures, demonic entities, ghouls, ghosts, and the forces of evil.
The Horrors of the Americas is a game jam for Liminal Horror. The system's official releases have focused in on Pacific Northwest, but as we all know, the weird things that go bump in the night are not bound to a single region. The goal of this jam is to widen the scope, and bring in different horrors, weird occurrences, and legends from featured locations all across North and South America.
Horrors of the Americas Writing Resources: This document collects the advice for each type of entry, many entries providing preview text from the Deluxe Edition (Field Guide Resources)
Horrors of the Americas Templates: Josh Domanski has created a template that can be used to format your entry for both the jam and the field guide collection. It provides a framework for entries that will make them easy to submit both to the jam and the resulting collected work. The templates also doubles as advice on different types of Liminal Horror content, so they may prove useful even if not used directly. https://unenthuser.itch.io/liminal-horror-design-templates
Case Files are short-form resources for Liminal Horror. These may be factions, creatures, short adventures, Resonant Artifacts, or locations to investigate. These are designed to be quick to pull out and bring to the table, either for a single session of play or to bolster an ongoing campaign. https://unenthuser.itch.io/case-files-vol-1
Adventure Writing Resources: A collection of LH resources for creating adventures and content - Adventure Writing Resources | Liminal Horror (liminalhorrorrpg.com)
Liminal Horror Library - A collection of resources for Liminal Horror games that can act as exemplars - Liminal Horror Library - A library of resources for your Liminal Horror games
Liminal Horror Discord Server: Please take advantage of the active participants on the server for any questions you may have or if you're in need of collaborators - Liminal Horror Server Link
Horror Writing Seminar 2
Josh Domanski is getting the next Liminal Horror Writing Seminar ready for The Weekly Scroll tomorrow (Sunday 10/6) at 10am PST.
They will be hosting another seminar: Writing Short Form Horror. It will act as a great primer to creating small game content (that could be used for the upcoming Horrors of the Americas jam)
Third Party Print Hub
As many of you know, we’ve done an overhaul of the Liminal Horror site to be a more accessible hub for all things LH. One of those goals was also to provide some more Third Party Publishing Support. So we launched the Third Party Print Hub page:
A one stop location to find all the various Liminal Horror Third Party Adventures in print! There is something special about being able to hold a book in your hands. If people are interested in getting their book to print, but are wary of the upfront costs/logistics, we provide quick references the following resources:
Twisted Classics: The Winner(s)!!!
Now the moment you’ve all been waiting for: We’re excited to announce that the “winner” of the Twisted Classics Jam is none other than…
Ex Inferis by Tyler Welch & BoRyan Crum. Ex Inferis is most accurately described as “Event Horizon on a boat,” but it more broadly pulls from the ghost ship story tradition: a haunted ship, floating through remote waters, stumbled upon by an unwitting crew.
We’re excited to announce some stuff upcoming as a result but be sure to check this one out (it’s perfect for your Halloween game, or any time really). No we just need to get a copy to Sam Neil.
There’s a super limited amount of print copies Tyler made special for when he tables, and Knave of Cups snagged a few. As of writing there are 7 left… https://knaveofcups.com/product/ex-inferis/
Winners Circle
It was extremely difficult to choose a winner from all of the amazing entries, but there were two stand outs that we also wanted to give a special shout out to…
Hotel Dracula by Cats Have No Lord: Players are guests at Hotel Dracula, a kitschy hotel built on the ruins of Dracula's ancient castle.
Messenger National Park by Capacity for Wonder: A weird Wilderness depth crawl
The Entries!
I am continually amazed by all the fantastic work the community created for the Twisted Classics Jam.
We said this was to celebrate the launch and delivery of The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow, and I feel that that work was honored in such a great way (also if you backed it those were sent out this week!).
Remember that you can find all the entries on the Liminal Horror Library or on the jam page.
Another Hollow, Another Horror by ArcaneSporecery: A Pamphlet Funnnel Adventure, navigating the original creepy American hollow, Sleepy Hollow, and overcome the fungal nightmare that has taken root there.
Cougar Crossroad by fleetingXe: A Pamphlet adventure of a town beset by spirits and a curse.
Coulrophobia by SmallTownCreepy: An evil circus has come to town.
Elevator Game by M. Allen Hall: Missing people. Strange encounters. Rumors. Whispers. That's just the cost of doing business at Elevator Game.
Fuck Time Fuck Space by Spooky Jaguar: "“Why’d the chicken cross the road?” “To go inside the monolith.”"
Hello, We've Been Trying to Reach You by Tim Obermueller: A terrible curse befalls one or all of your group, attempting to force them into a horrible choice.
Jolene by Josh Domanksi: An Eldritch Seductress
Last Summer Camp by Al Rindlisbacher: A summer camp pamphlet slasher.
Lay Your Head In Water by Monkey Brains Collective: A foggy horror adventure in remote Iceland.
Lost Souls in Nekomura by Andrew Steadman &Jan Waeben: Investigators find themselves trapped in an endless loop in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. Shops and restaurants are lit and open, but there are no people. Where did they go?
Luces en el Horizonte by Rubenizer: a supplement for Liminal Horror that addresses the UFO phenomenon.
Lunaris by R. Rook Studio Shifters & Silver in Small Town
Mean Streets by BattlePenguin18 A city sprawl companion for Liminal Horror
On The Hill by M. Allen Hall On The Hill is a twisted retelling of B5: Horror on the Hill (TSR, 1983)
ONE HOUR PHOTO by M. Allen Hall: Pamphlet adventure where you try to escape a one-hour photo shop.
Polterheist by marcoivan: A Spanish oneshot adventure
QU33 by xiombarg: A twisted classic for Liminal Horror, based very loosely on Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Q1)
Ranpo Detective Agency vs The Moon God's Curse by Urania Games: A supernatural mystery for Liminal Horror.
Raven's Loft by Orthopraxy: In this modern spin on the classic Advanced Dungeons and Dragons module Ravenloft, investigate the secrets of a coastal community plagued by a new age cult run and it's leader: Dr. Stan Zulatan.
Recursive Transit by Josh Domanski: A psychological horror one page time loop.
Some People and the Wave Factory by Lise G: Mysterious space waves altering man and machine, what could go wrong?
The Castle by Jan Kabasci: A conceptual ttrpg adventure, adapted from Franz Kafka’s novel for Liminal Horror.
The Forgotten Carnivals by OnlyNormalPerson: An adventure module for Liminal Horror inspired by Thomas Ligotti's short story Gas Station Carnivals
The Forgotten Carnivals (WIP) by onlynormalperson (itch.io)
The Masque by scragend: A reimagining of Poe’s Masque of the Red Death as a 90s horror film.
The Sinister Secret of SuperWorld by David II: A commercial horror adventure for Liminal Horror.
Truck by Mynar Lenahan: In it, investigators will hunt an unstoppable truck intent on killing the last six residents of Heart County... and anyone who stands in its way.
Tsukumogami and Other Oddities by Francisco Lemos: A collection of strange, enchanted, and perhaps even cursed self-aware objects.
Waterdown Hostel by MagicalMonstar: A Liminal Horror adventure filled with strangers and forgotten places
WITH STRINGS ATTACHED by Blazing Dragon Games: Spiders and Puppets
I used "On The Hill" to run my first session of Liminal Horror last week. Excellent Voidcrawl. I barely got to read it through before the session and it was still a blast to run. Looking forward to concluding it this Thursday.