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As the title says, I was wondering what'd make for good horror in the medium, and thought I'd try to ask here!

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[โ€“] Jhestyr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you want to use dnd 5e sandy Peterson did a couple adventures and a base ruleset called Cuthulhu Mythos. Theyre a lot of fun and totally built around suspense. Page 70 starts the chapter where they review insanity and dread. I love the dread mechanic.