Guild Game Day: Ten Candles, With a Bang

PLAYER INFORMATION

• Experience required: None
• Age: 16+
• Seats: 6

2 seats in every guild one-shot are reserved for the monthly supporter lottery. You may see players in a game's attendee list before guild-wide RSVPs open.

Please scroll all the way down for any and all information, including age restrictions, what kind of experience is needed (if any), what to bring, content warnings, and more!

PRICING
It is $10/per player to play this game at Groundswell Startups.
It is $8/per player if you are a paid monthly supporter of the Guild (via our Ko-Fi or Patreon).

ABOUT THE ADVENTURE
They rule the streets, but the Resistance hasn't given up the Light. Ten years ago They stole our dark world, but not all of humanity was willing to lay down and die. A legion of Them crowd this city, and you will make it Their grave. You and your fellow resistence members will deliver the package and take down Their forces, or die trying. The question is: how will the story unfold?

ABOUT THE SYSTEM
"Ten Candles is a zero-prep tabletop storytelling game designed for one-shot 2-4 hour sessions of tragic horror. It is best played with one GM and 3-5 players, by the light of ten tea light candles which provide atmosphere, act as a countdown timer for the game, and allow you to literally burn your character sheet away as you play. Ten Candles is described as a "tragic horror" game rather than survival horror for one main reason: in Ten Candles there are no survivors. In the final scene of the game, when only one candle remains, all of the characters will die. In this, Ten Candles is not a game about "winning" or beating the monsters. Instead, it is a game about what happens in the dark, and about those who try to survive within it. It is a game about being pushed to the brink of madness and despair, searching for hope in a hopeless world, and trying to do something meaningful with your final few hours left."

GM: Alliyah (She/Her)
• 4+ years playing / 4+ years GMing

WHAT YOU NEED:
• A Pencil

WHAT I PROVIDE:
• Everything required will be provided

GAMEPLAY:
• Rules as Written

CONTENT WARNINGS:
• Adult Language
• Descriptions of Alcohol use
• Descriptions of Drug use
• Descriptions of Gore/Violence
• Spiders
• Body Horror
• Psychological Trauma
• Torture

PROHIBITED CONTENT:
• Sexual Violence

SAFETY TOOLS USED:
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Breaks

PLAYERS CAN EXPECT:
Combat: High | Roleplay: High | Exploration: High | Puzzles: Low