Line #18 Roleplay/LagunaCreek


1	->''On a cool summer night, relaxing under the trees... you blink and suddenly find yourself in an unfamiliar town. Stripped of any former glory you held, all you have is a cellphone and the obvious question of "How do I get back home?"''
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3	''[[https://www.twitter.com/lagunacreekmfrp Laguna Creek]]'' is a Discord-based [[PlayByPostGame multifandom horror RPG]] that is [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/PoweredByTheApocalypse Powered By The Apocalypse]]. (More specifically, it uses the ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek Monster Of The Week]]'' take on its systems.) Taking place on an alternate modern-day Earth, players will find themselves in a town plagued with mysterious supernatural happenings and working with non-player characters to find a way back home. It's speculated that the way out is through finding the root of all of the problems, but with the lack of a structured government or police force it makes finding the resources to do such ''very'' difficult.
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6	!!''Laguna Creek'' provides examples of:
7	%%* AngelsDevilsAndSquid: [[spoiler: To be lightly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], but only because GodAndSatanAreBothJerks.]]
8	%%* AnyoneCanDie: Even the most important characters, if players aren't careful enough.
9	* ClaimedByTheSupernatural: This applies to a ton of characters, but this most cleanly and clearly applies to Pararomantics.
10	* CloseKnitCommunity: To the point of overprotectiveness at times. Most characters are distrustful of the players due to their non-specific otherworldly origins.
11	%%* DifferentWorldDifferentMovies
12	* FantasyKitchenSink: Expected for MonsterOfTheWeek style stories, [[spoiler: but that doesn't mean [[TheConspiracy they aren't all connected.]]]]
13	* InformedSmallTown: Laguna Creek is slated to be a small town of around 9,000 people, but despite all of this it has its own radio station, crime museum, multiple serial killers, two highly respected universities, and the headquarters of one of the most revered fashion design companies in the world.
14	* KillerGameMaster: Regardless of the fact that one of the main rules stated in ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TabletopGame/MonsterOfTheWeek Monster Of The Week]]'' is being on the side of the hunters, the GM seems to [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem play by his own rules]] and doesn't always adhere to this.
15	* {{Metaplot}}: Much to the player's chagrin doing their damnedest to [[StringTheory figure out what the hell is going on.]]
16	* MoodWhiplash: Yes, people are dying, but it's a small town. There's always something weird happening that's PlayedForLaughs. Like the Halloween party that resulted in a shark thrown off a cliff.
17	%% NatureIsNotNice
18	%%* OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: [[ReligiousHorror To be unveiled over time.]]]]
19	%%* PoliceAreUseless: As if that wasn't obvious.
20	* {{Railroading}}: Averted. Laguna Creek is designed to encourage following loose ends through sporadic mini-sessions and [[GreatBigLibraryOfEverything the library system]] that allows players to look for hints when the GM is unavailable.
21	* SchrodingersGun: The plot seems to bend ''a lot'' according to the player's actions.
22	* UrbanFantasy: Laguna Creek ''is'' taking place in a modern day Earth, albeit only a few current events are being reflected in roleplay.
23	* WackyCollege: The arts school is blatantly haunted with some fairly quirky teachers, and the STEM school seems to have somewhat morally bankrupt teachers and student body. So... [[LesserOfTwoEvils pick your poison.]]
24	* {{Whatevermancy}}: There are multiple schools of magic any player and non-player character can learn how to use. It has been explained that people in Laguna Creek's world [[MutuallyExclusiveMagic only know how to use one or two schools of magic.]]
25	%%* WorldOfWeirdness: Implied, but not quite fully explored.

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