Welcome to the Normalverse

Normal, Indiana. A perfectly normal town with a perfectly normal secret: Hometown of world renowned Osiris Laboratory, where "Tomorrow's Innovations Arrive Today!", and host to some of the world's greatest minds. Founded August 8th, 1988, Osiris Labs turned the world on its head, making Normal, Indiana a veritable hub of industrialization and revolutionary technology.

June 3rd, 1997, disaster strikes, setting off a chain of events that will change the world forever for the people of Normal, Indiana.

What You Need To Know
Welcome to Raleigh Tabletop RPGs' Community Campaign, Truetopia: Ouroboros! This Campaign is set to run with the same group of players for one loop, consisting of up to 8 sessions.

This mini-campaign will have its information contained within Kanka, and character creation will happen online after session 0. Any resources in Kanka will be tagged with ‘Normalverse’ and its respective loop tag. These will be discussed at Session 0.

Foundry VTT: https://truetopia-ouroboros.forge-vtt.com
Kanka: https://kanka.io/en/campaign/128165

System: Cypher System, Revised, w/ setting specific rules adjustments.
Setting: Adjunct Campaign to the Truetopia SOP. No prior engagement needed.
Expectations: Nostalgia, Hi-Jinks, Drama, Loops
Inspiration: The following media are good reference material for mood and theme:

  • Stranger Things (Netflix Series)
  • Tales From The Loop (Art Book by Simon Stålenhag, TTRPG, & Amazon Prime Series)
  • Outer Range (Amazon Prime Series)
  • Kids On Bikes (TTRPG)
  • Eureka (TV Series)
  • Various Choose Your Own Adventure-style books and webcomics