Create adventures well suited to scare your party.

There's so many different kinds of delightful horror to dive into, but if you've ever wanted to explore the themes associated with body horror in a way that creates a disturbing sense of dread while respecting everyone at the table, this is the episode for you. We promise, if you put this planning in you'll have a great adventure, and it's much more interesting than plain old gore.

We first go to the Strategy Stateroom to cover a lot of ground. First, there's some great safety tools that make sure everyone's having a good time while getting scared. Kienna Shaw has put together a great resource called The TTRPG Safety Toolkit that covers the specifics.

Then we discuss what makes body horror different. It's about horrific changes that take place to and in our bodies. What makes it truly unique is the fact that the bad thing has already happened, and the story is really just exploring that thing as it changes a body. A werewolf is a great example. They've been turned, the interesting part of the story is how they fight against it as it takes away their humanity.

Next we get into the adventure we created using our Horror Roleplaying Writing Guide from previous episodes. It’s inspired by our amazing Discord community and the theme of body horror, and takes a party through a sleepy town, mutating them and building tension until they are face to face with a hideous wall of flesh, looking to absorb them in its never-ending quest for growth.

Finally we jump over to Lamashtu's Breeding pit and talk about the Flesh Wall itself. We put it all into a usable monster stat block that you can download, complete with some unique abilities that make for a strategic encounter. Not only does it smell awful, but it compels creatures to move towards it, eventually absorbing them into its deeply unnatural and disturbing form. With all this, we hope you can run a creepy adventure that satisfies everyone’s horror itch! Let us know how it goes.

This episode and its contents wouldn’t be here without contributions from our Discord members Leprecan, Scotty Doesn’t Know, Will HP and Zalgo. Thanks gang!