RPG

Silent Hill - The Alluring Nightmare

Your own custom Silent Hill adventure!

Thousands of fans just like you are continuing the nightmare with their very own role-playing games (RPG) all over the 'net. Here's how you can join!

1) The problem of on-line RPG is the simple fact that rolling dice is obsolete. No one can see what you rolled, so it's pretty much useless. Here, the rules have changed from your conventional games like Dungeons & Dragons. No rolling bones here.

2) There is no GM (Game Master). The game master controlls the story from beginning to end. The players are masters of their own respective characters, but it is the GM who makes the final decisions, tells you what your characters encounter, monsters you fight and keeps track of who is injured, items you find, etc. The internet doesn't make this role impossible, but I have yet to see it in force. That being the case, you the players make up the story as you go and are free to throw in monsters, puzzles, flashbacks, whatever.. It's like a trust system, you just have to play nice and interact with the other characters.

3) The most common method of on-line RPG is through e-mail. By joining a group like the ones listed below, you are automatically e-mailed the latest parts of the story. You then read what happened and respond with your character's action, thoughts, etc.

4) To start your own RPG, you can start a group on Yahoo! or a similar system. OR - gather up your friends for some real-time RPG in our chat room! Simply have a private chat with them and have fun!

HERE IS A SAMPLE CHARACTER AND BACKGROUND STORY:

Name: Thessaly Hopkins

Age: 24

Hair: Short, red

Eyes: blue

Height: 5' 8"

Occupation: Waitress

Thessaly grew up with her identical twin sister, Charlotte (aka "Charlie") in
Braums. They did everything together, even worked as waitresses at the same mom
and pop restaurant. (Having fun confusing the customers at times.) Everything
that Thessaly loved came crashing down about six months ago, however. After
seeing a movie at the local theatre, the two girls were walking home when they
were attacked. The serial killer had been passing through Braums while running
from the police and his evil desires took over. Thessaly was bound and made to
watch as the killer raped and stabbed her sister. In a rage, Thessaly wriggled
out of her restraints and turned on the man, biting and scratching and anything
she could to protect her sister. As she did, Thessaly left a deep gouge in his
face. Caught completely off guard and no longer feeling the thrill of control,
the killer took off into the night. Thessaly sobbed and cradled Charlie in her
arms, but one last weakened smile for her sister, Charlie died.

Thessaly, although physically unhurt by the ordeal, suffered from
post-traumatic stress disorder and was hysterically blind for an entire month.
The bond between twins is very mysterious, documented through the ages and it
seemed that Charlie was still there beside her. The police were unable to track
the killer and over time, the case went cold. Thessaly couldn't take the pain
of working in the restaurant without her, so she quit and decided to go back to
school. As she was packing her things into the back of her car, however, a man
pulled up and asked directions to Silent Hill. As Thessaly turned to oblige,
she froze and began to tremble uncontrollably. It was the killer! His face now
scarred, the man smiled at her and didn't even recognize the woman who had
given it to him. Thessaly swallowed hard and pointed him in the right
direction. The killer thanked her politely and drove away.

She knew that she should call the police, but Thessaly was suddenly refilled
with all the hatred and pain she had tried so desperately to let go. Getting in
her car, Thessaly drove not toward the highway leading to her college, but
toward the neighboring town of Silent Hill.

The character, Raine, introduced herself to my character after she found them parked outside Alchemilla Hospital. Reading that, I responded:

"Nice to meet you," Thessaly offered a kind, but unsure handshake. All this was
like a bad dream. "Where are you going when you leave? My car, um...sorta fell
of a cliff." She laughed a little at the obsurdity of it all, but quickly
stopped when all their somber faces stared back. All of them appeared to have
narrowly escaped a horrible ordeal, dirty and injured. Raine's dark hair was
slightly matted and her face smudged with dirt. They looked mentally,
emotionally and physically exhausted.
What happened to these people? Did she hear her right? MONSTERS? What KIND of
monsters...? Should she worsen the situation by telling them that a serial
killer was in town now? No need for that yet, she decided. Hopefully, this Fife
will be back soon and they can get the hell out of here.
There was a moment of uncomfortable silence between them, then brushing some
red hair behind her ear, Thessaly spoke. "So...where did Fife go?"

You can follow Thessaly's adventures by joining the BeyondSilentHill RPG. (see link below)

Here are some very good Silent Hill RPG groups on Yahoo! or you can start your own!

Reflections In Blood - recently restarted, a good time to join!

Have an RPG and want to promote it here? E-mail an invitation to the group to me at cybil_bennett@lycos.com and I'll post a link for you.

This is not based in Silent Hill, but if you like the genre, you'll get a kick out of this game. Very cool! The game begins with a resort town called Serenity Lake. The lake's spirits and dark past come back to claim what is theirs...much to the dismay of resort employees and tourists! You can play as one character or as a group. Since all characters are required to be realistic (in that they're not superheros or martial arts experts) you have to really use your imagination. I highly recommend this RPG.

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