[Afraid] Sister Nancy Piety, first night

Vincent -

I had a thought recently about initiatory conflicts. I think that the great thing about the monster creation is how natural it seems, as though it could happen to anybody, and probably happens all the time, sans supernatural. So, surely the PCs have encountered someone before in their life who was victimizing someone else? You could have the PCs create a monster in the figurative sense - a corrupt cop or politician, an abusive spouse - and attempt to break the bond of victimization. For Veterans, there would be some element of the supernatural. Then the players become familiar with the monster creation, to an extent, as well as getting to know their character better.

As a GM, I would rather not let the players have any input into the nature of the (big deal) monster and her victims. From my experience with CoC, one of my favorite parts was the "dawning horror" - the gradual realization on the parts of the players/characters of how far they were in over their heads. But that's just me, and maybe you're going for something different with Afraid. I'll give it a playtest when I get back to school. They guys that I turned on to Dogs are stoked.

--Dick