Sunday, May 07, 2023

Morgan's VaesenCon 2023 Adventures


 VaesenCon is exclusively Vaesen RPG games.

I've played a few Vaesen games and I'm sort of on the fence about the game. So, I decided to immerse myself in the game to see if I really liked the game. The verdict is thumbs up!

There are also several panels on Vaesen and you can check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/@vaesencentral/streams

After the lottery, I got into 4 games, and soon, I got into 2 more games via waitlist. I turned one game down, so someone else would get a chance to play. I played in 5 games over 3 days. All the games were fairly good and I had a good time.

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May 5 (Fri), 11am - 3pm (4 hrs)

Those Who Walk in Smoke
GM: Ahimsa (peaceful.viking#8120)
5 Players: Morgan Hua (Muhhamad Akbar - Caravan Guard), Saccharine Choking Hazard (Anora - Merchant), Penny (Rustam - Vagabond & Dog), KatsuDemon (Dicky Hodges - Hunter), Alistairsmith61 (Timur - Academic/Civil Servant)
Tags: Ages 18+, violence, cosmic horror
Pre-generated characters will be provided.

The silk road city of Samarkand. A man that disappeared from a locked room. A mystery that will risk the lives of the investigators and delve into the mysteries of the Djinn.

I enjoyed this game because there was lots of information to put together through investigation. Lots of history and Arabian Nights lore. The GM did have to speed up the game in some parts to get us to finish on time, so the ending was rushed. I'd say this game has a high level of complexity.




May 5 (Fri) 5 - 9pm (4 hrs)

Hope is a Sad Thing
GM: Diesel (Diesel#9263)
4 Players: Morgan Hua (Aleksander of Ingrid Backlund - Occultist), WishMoon (Rek Jaeger - Hunter), Puddy_R (Captain Magnusson - ex-sailor), Calijah (Erik Forsmark - Priest)
Tags: Ages 21+, Suicide, PvP, grief, Possession, Blood and gore.
Pre-generated characters will be provided.

The Society is called upon to investigate a mysterious cabin, one where older members of the Society traveled to and never returned. 

Overall, I liked this scenario. It's designed to be deadly, so the GM warned us and told us not to use long running PCs as it could lead to PC death. That said, Captain Magnusson came out of retirement to join the adventure. What a brave soul.

A fairly simple scenario. But very scary.




May 6 (Sat), 11am - 3:30pm (4.5 hrs, went over by 0.5 hrs)

Thursday's Children; Friday Morning
GM: Chance Boon (Chance#1736)
4 Players: Morgan Hua (Moses Westmark - Entertainer), Michael C (Baxter Faire - Hunter), ComteDeGuido (Sterling Masters - Servant), myrtheus (Elias Dulmoore - Occultist).
Tags: Ages 21+, strong content, Death, Course Language
Pre-generated characters will be provided.

It sounded easy enough...something had been luring the children of Immel into the woods at night...in the morning, they would be found in the same clearing. Scrapes, bruises, no memory of the night, but mostly unharmed. This happened every 10th day, for the last 11 weeks. It was decided that a group would be sent out to investigate, but 10 days later the people of Immel found the group in the very same clearing...in far worse shape than the children...

I enjoyed this scenario. The complexity of the mystery is moderate.




May 6 (Sat), 5 - 9pm (3.5 hrs, we finished 0.5 hrs early)

God of the Gaps
GM: Diesel (Diesel#9263)
4 Players: Morgan Hua (Johann Ludwig - Doctor), Puddy_R (Dr Mysterio - Entertainer), Śraddhāpa (Geir Hansen - Doctor), Rain of Terra (Ingen - Entertainer)
Tags: Ages 21+, strong content, Harm to children, grief.
Pre-generated characters will be provided.

The Society is called upon by Upsala officials to investigate something that should never be lost: Upsala's new train system has lost a train on its maiden voyage.

A fairly simple premise, but we floundered trying to figure out a solution.




May 7 (Sun), 11am - 3pm (4.25 hrs, went over by 0.25 hrs)

Trill Delusion
GM:  Nell (Nellufy#2464)
4 Players: Morgan Hua (Johann Ludwig - Doctor), BurningHeron (Alfred Koningsberg - Doctor), Jens (Lars - Vagabond), Athanor (Christian Larsen - PI)
Tags: Ages 18+, Body Horror, Domestic Abuse
Players should have a character ready to play.

Viktor Wikström, a promising young violinist, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in his affluent flat in Copenhagen. His name is known throughout the upper class and the music world of the city. A dear friend of Viktor has enlisted the Society’s help in hope that they will get to the bottom of this.

I enjoyed this scenario. The complexity of the mystery is moderate.




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