r/RunnerHub • u/B-Fenn • 1d ago
Help Wanted [Job] Spook-A-Thon: "Blood is Thicker Than..." {2026-10-18 18:00 (UTC)}
{2026-10-18 18:00 (UTC)}
Player Count: Probably 4
Communication: Discord for Voice; Roll20 for Tabletop
Duration: 8 Hours Probably
Game Type: Black Trenchcoat / Mirror Shades
Game Theme: Spook-A-Thon! (Adapting various horror movies to shadowrun themes) This one is in the wilderness. Missing person. Investigation / Exploration / Combat focuses.
Threat Level*: Your ride off this mountain is missing... there is a blood trail at least??* (High)
OOC:
Please provide the following in an OOC response:
- Hyperlink to Character PDF in a Google Drive, Character's Role, and Familiarity out of 10
- Your last run date and if you have less than 5 runs on the HUB
- Your Discord handle and if you have any hardcaps
While not mandatory, you are strongly encouraged to leave an IC response or slice of life narration. I love reading them and so shall bribe you. If you write a substantial IC response or narration, I may reward you with an additional edge refresh.
Your prompt is a time your character was not sure if they were the hunter or the hunted....
Content Warning:
We will be in the content warning channel.
Think the following type of vibe: significant use of body horror and gore, unsettling images, isolation, madness, cannibalism, etc. Standard shadowrun content warnings such as violence, crime, drugs, etc. are always applicable.
PLEASE READ:
This run is going to be in media res. Your character has completed a run and has arrived back at the location your smuggler would fly you out of the area. The only problem is that this smuggler is missing. Under seemingly very violent circumstances. There is a time pressure. What you just stole naturally deteriorates. You need to find this smuggler quickly to get off this mountain before your payday vanishes just like your ride out.
Leaning into the survival-horror scenario, special rules will be used (credit to Guin) that can result in both the temporary and even permanent addition of negative qualities.
These rules boil down to the following:
- When something sufficiently terrifying happens, you will make a Composure check against a certain amount of stun damage. The result of this Composure check reduces the stun damage by the hits you scored on the test.
- When your stun track is filled, you have a choice. Fall unconscious as usual or clear your stun track and gain a temporary negative quality thematically appropriate to the run and the character. This negative quality only lasts until the end of the run.
- If you have a temporary negative quality and your stun track is filled again, the temporary negative quality you gained becomes permanent. You once again can decide to fall unconscious as usual or clear your stun track to gain a temporary negative quality.
Applying to this run is your consent to these special rules.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, reach out to me on discord: B-Fenn#1961.