Running an urban horror game, or a contemporary game where creepy gets to be a factor? Look no further, we have plenty of ideas for eerie and chill-inducing randomness. Some of it isn’t even supernatural because life itself can be plenty scary at times.
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A mugger in a dark alley; completely mundane, nothing unusual or supernatural about the scene at all. Keep players thinking that there has to be; watch them flail while they try to decide whether to attack or defend against what looks entirely too normal to actually just be a normal thug with a knife.
No dark alleys without muggers.
The wild-eyed man walking around with a crown of thorns and a sign proclaiming the imminent arrival of Cthulhu (or some other mythical horror) happens to be right. This is not going to be a good day.
A local real estate agent makes bank flipping real estate: Buying up dilapidated old houses, giving them a make-over and selling them as part of city gentrification. Does the agent need to hire beautiful, capable people to stand around looking good in the photo shoots? Where do they get the money to make the required investment? What if the craftsmen doing the actual repairs are actually underpaid slave labourers from another dimension? What if they ask for help getting home?
The school yard bully walks past, looking every bit exactly as he did decades ago, in school. His face lights up in a horrible grin upon spotting his favourite victim—and it’s the atomic wedgie all over again, unless you do something.To generate more suggestions, simply refresh the page.