Take a step back, and return to high school a few decades ago. A simpler time: bustling classrooms shepherded by tired teachers; noisy hallways filled with the clanging of lockers and whispered gossip; a pep rally where an overly-enthusiastic coach tries to drum up excitement for the up-coming sports game; burnouts sharing a toke in a smoky bathroom; a gaggle of preppy students handing out flyers in the quad to get their leader voted student council president; and a masked figure slipping unnoticed through it all, bloody knife in hand, looking for their next victim...
Inspired by the Slasher genre and movies of the 90s and 00s (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Halloween, etc.), prepare to enter a story with dark shadows behind every corner, ominous characters, murky motivations, and the ever-present risk that you might end up slashed!
This game is a one-shot introduction to Dread -- a roleplaying game that builds a (Jenga) tower with themes of horror and hope, until the inevitable collapse.
GM: Victor
Rating: R
Content Warnings: The game will include descriptions of (as a slasher) violence, gore, death, (as a story set in high school) drug use, inappropriate relationships, bullying. Please note that prior to the game beginning, trigger warnings will be discussed and supplemented or avoided as decided by the players at the table.