Each scenario is composed of a Prologue, several Acts with Scenes, and an Epilogue.
All the Game Leaders can submit their creations, but they must respect the following constraints:- - One thread per scenario. Redundant topics will not be tolerated.
- The title of the thread must quote the title of the scenario.
- The first post of each thread must be regularly updated to offer the most accomplished version of the scenario, or a link to a file available for download.
- Whenever possible, respect the structure of the scenarios divided into Prologue/Acts/Scenes/Epilogue. You can also use the game aid below.
Each thread will have one of these tags:- ● [Official]: This tag is used for an official scenario from the series of Shadows of Esteren’s books.
● [Approved]: This tag is used for a scenario imagined by a community member, reviewed, updated, and approved by the game’s team.
● [OK]: This tag means that the scenario is considered as complete by its author.
● [WIP]: This tag means “work in progress” and is used for a scenario under development. Of course, a scenario completed previously can be brought back to this stage if the author considers it necessary (for playtests, corrections, etc.)
Here is the standard structure for Shadows of Esteren’s scenarios, which you are invited to follow for your creations.
May inspiration be with you!Title of the Scenario
Here, add an explicit reference to introduce the scenario, the preconditions, and the general style. For example:
This scenario is intended for a Game Leader and Players who are rather experienced and who can handle a peculiar chronology in which most of the scenes are nightmares or flashbacks. Several inserts and aids to set the scenes are proposed for an easier understanding and setting of the scenario.
***INSERT***
Summary of the scenario
- ∙ Style: exploration, survival, mystery, etc.
∙ Setting: Loch Varn, the rural highland community in the North of Taol-Kaer.
∙ Season: in late fall.
A quick summary of the scenario. It is not the synopsis, but the summary of the whole story in a few lines.
Stakes and Goals
The different stakes and goals of the scenario in a few lines.
***END INSERT***
Prologue
The prologue starts here. It contains all the necessary information for a good start of the game, information on how to handle the scenario, on the PCs’ involvement, the use of horror, the storytelling’s important aspects (chronology, etc.) and game aids (places, NPCs’ gallery, their personalities and motivations, etc.)
Act 1: Title of the Act
Scene 1: Title of the Scene
Scene 2: Title of the Scene
Etc.
Shadows of Esteren’s scenarios generally include three Acts. In each Act, there is a number of scenes which define the scenario’s key moments. A piece of advice: put a summary of each scene as a prelude.
Epilogue
The epilogue proposes different suggestions for how the story will end, and for how it will continue. It is also the right moment to indicate the number of experience points.