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4	[[caption-width-right:350:The Loop Continues To Spin.]]
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6	''The Phobos Saga'' is a name given to Creator/HyperRPG's horror-themed tabletop universe. It was created by Zac Eubank, and is hosted on the Twitch and Website/YouTube pages of Hyper RPG. Each series is an {{Actual Play}} {{web video series}}.
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8	It started with ''Ten Candles'', which used the ''Ten Candles'' TabletopRPG system. Before the completion of ''Ten Candles'', they decided to create a spin-off, ''The Kids on Bikes Playtest''. After that ended, they started ''Kollok 1991'', and revealed in this series that all three take place in an infinite-spanning {{Multiverse}}.
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10	The entire Saga can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHKocVDXoWBvIYhyA0ZkJunXrnoHh9Iq4&disable_polymer=true YouTube]].
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12	'''Shows set in ''The Phobos Saga'':'''
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14	[[index]]
15	* ''Series/TenCandles'': An anthology series where weird and horrible things happen in a crazy and nightmarish world. The series consisted of 36 episodes within 11 volumes.
16	* ''Series/KidsOnBikesPlaytest'': Initially a one-shot to learn how to use the new ''Kids on Bikes'' system, but then became a full-fledged ten-episode series of its own.
17	* ''Series/{{Kollok 1991}}'': It takes place in an alternate universe to ''Ten Candles'' and in the early 90s.
18	[[/index]]
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21	!!Tropes found in all of these shows:
22	* AnyoneCanDie: One bad roll can end it all, even in the first episode of a series/volume.
23	* AllDeathsFinal: If the character dies, they and their player are gone for the rest of the series/volume.
24	* AudienceParticipation: The series runs on audience donations. There are incentives and rewards to help or hinder the players in each game, and these donations have changed the story in major ways on many occasions.
25	%%* TheBadGuyWins: Even when the players win, it's more of being saved from an even worst ending.
26	%%* BlackComedy:
27	* CanonWelding: [[spoiler:''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' takes place in the Multiverse.]]
28	%%* CallBack: "Close The Loop," "The Loop Continues To Spin," "You Find Yourself Back At The Start"
29	%%* CliffHanger: More often than not.
30	* ContinuityCreep: Even before the reveal of a multiverse. [[spoiler: Lucas from the ''Kids on Bikes Playtest'' and Billy from ''Kollok 1991'' are the same person.]]
31	%%* DownerEnding: None of these stories end happily.
32	%%* EvilInc: Synchroneity is a constant throughout The Phobos Saga.
33	* FireForgedFriends: The characters from both ''Kollok 1991'' and the ''Kids on Bikes Playtest'' were passing acquaintances at best before the craziness started. Afterwards they had an unshakable bond.
34	%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: More often than not, ''The Phobos Saga'' teams are in four:
35	%%** In ''Ten Candles'', except for a small amount of episodes, the team was usually Mike Ginn, Markeia Mc.Carty, Kate Elliot, and a guest star.
36	%%** In the ''Kids on Bikes Playtest'', it was Lucas Eubank, Malika Eubank, Bert Jennings, and Milynn Sarley.
37	%%** In the first season of ''Kollok 1991'', it's Meghan Camarena, Shelby Grace, Lucas Eubank, and Andre Meadows.
38	* LighterAndSofter: Still very dark, but ''Kollok 1991'' isn't as nightmarish as ''Ten Candles'', and the ''Kids on Bikes Playtest'' is the lightest and softest of the three, though also very dark.
39	%%* TheMultiverse

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