Ryan is designing a TTRPG system and setting called Ethereal. In the setting all cryptids like Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, and Mothman are real. An international government organization known as the Beacon exists to control these cryptids and keep them away from humanity. The players act as agents of the Beacon, solving different cryptid crises in an X-Files or Men in Black fashion. The stories take place during the 1910’s, but with slightly more advanced technology available for Beacon members.

The Ethereal system is a hybrid of d20 and detective games like Gumshoe or Brindlewood Bay. Everything has a set DC of 11 or 22 to make things simple and players have a resource called Momentum for investigations. Each player character is a picks a Division (class) and Specialty (subclass) as part of their training and expertise within the Beacon.

If you’d like to follow along with Ethereal’s design and release process you can stay up to date with these links:
Ethereal YouTube
Ethereal Twitch
Ethereal Discord for playtest files and community

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Welcome to the GoCorral website! I’m Isaac Shaker and this is a place for me to write about D&D/RPGs and occasionally other topics. I host a podcast called Setting the Stage that interviews different GMs about their campaigns. I’m currently focused on completing the Cimmeria campaign setting and turning it into a book.

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93 Extra – Crit Talkers Feed Drop – Setting the Stage, Campaigns for D&D and Other RPGs

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