🎃 Writing Victorian Horror RPG scenario

Hall🎃ween special
No RPG experience needed, we will focus on the story

Casual fika with the theme Horror stories.
Location: Källarbyn in Gamla stan
https://www.facebook.com/Kallarbyn/?locale=sv_SE

### Horror Writing: What Makes a Good Horror Story?

(according to chatgpt...yes, I went there... short of time)

1. Building Tension: Discusses techniques for a slow build-up of tension, highlighting the impact of silence and calm before terror strikes. Pacing and pauses are crucial.
2. Psychological vs. Physical Horror: Encourages participants to debate the scarier approach—psychological horror (fear of the unknown) versus physical horror (explicit threats). Balancing the two is key.
3. Characters in Horror: Explores the importance of vulnerable characters like children or morally flawed protagonists, whose weaknesses enhance the fear.
4. Setting and Atmosphere: The setting becomes a character itself in horror fiction, with weather, time of day, and Victorian architecture enhancing the eerie mood.
5. Subverting Expectations: Encourages creativity in playing with horror tropes and misleading the audience with false scares and plot twists.
6. Fear of the Unknown: Highlights the power of ambiguity and when to reveal or keep the source of fear hidden.
7. Cultural and Personal Fears: Discusses how horror can reflect universal fears or specific anxieties of a time or culture.
8. Imagery and Symbolism: Focuses on using symbols and recurring imagery (e.g., decaying objects) to evoke dread.

Lets write a table top roleplaying adventure set in Victorian age,
England, Im thinking children in an orphanage... but open for suggestions

• Story line
• Atmosphere and Tone:
• What details can help create a haunting atmosphere? (e.g., sound, smell, lighting)
• How can we use specific architectural elements of the Victorian era to heighten tension? (e.g., narrow hallways, creaky staircases)
• Character and Setting Interaction:
• How does the orphanage setting affect the emotions and actions of the characters?
• What small details about the orphanage could hint at something sinister without being too obvious? (e.g., peculiar items left behind, strange noises)
• Expanding on Historical Context:
• How can we integrate the historical context of Victorian orphanages to build deeper suspense? (e.g., harsh living conditions, forgotten or abandoned children)
• What clues from the past could be woven into the orphanage to suggest dark events or tragedies? (e.g., journal entries, old toys)