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How exciting and terrifying! Through an occult source, you have acquired an Accursed Phone Book. This seemingly plain phone book contains numbers in the directory that connect to the Old Ones, but you don’t know which is which. To nd out, you need to make some calls.  \nAs a player, your goal is to guess the secret admirer’s identity, based on a series of phone calls to random gods. The admirer deity is cautious to reveal themselves – all of their previous relationships have ended… poorly, and they’re not sure which of you has the fortitude to meet them. The player who guesses correctly rst, wins, and then the deity comes for them.  \nYou as players are not playing to win, but your characters are. You’re vying for the secret admirer’s attention, and one of you will be smart and lucky enough to get it. Celebrate your failuresand successes in character. One player will roleplay as all of the deities. Games are short, allowing for players to play different roles over multiple rounds.  \nby  \nCaitlin Russell @caitrustle [hello@caitrussell.com](hello@caitrussell.com)  \n&  \nDustin Freeman @dustinfreeman [dustin.freeman@gmail.com](dustin.freeman@gmail.com)  \nSET-UP  \nYou can play Dream Phone of Cthulhu through any group chat that supports audio calls and renaming people, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, or Discord. During the game, you mostly chat via text, and only initiate audio during the initial seance roleplay, and calls with the deities.  \nOne select player roleplays as all deities on the other end of the line, and secretly chooses a Phone Book for the game. This will determine which god is the Secret Admirer for that round, and the phone numbers and charm techniques for each god.  \nThe other players will select an archetype, and note their phobia. All players should rename themselves in chat to their corresponding character titles.  \nArchetypes:  \nTHE FLAPPER  \nYou have an eye for ne things, and the power of the Old Ones. Phobia: Blood  \nTHE BOOTLEGGER  \nYou’re just looking for a leg up on the competition-rum running ain’t easy! Phobia: Many eyes  \nTHE JOURNALIST  \nYou want to get the scoop on just who these Old Ones think they are. Phobia: Water  \n1  \nArchetypes continued:  \nTHE RESEARCHER  \nYou have ink stains on your hands and arcane languages on your tongue. Phobia: Fire  \nTHE SPIRITUALIST  \nYou’re an expert in magic and mystery, and have your herbs and candles ready.  \nPhobia: Tentacles  \nGLOBE-TROTTING MAGNATE  \nYou’ve been around the world, but have never stepped beyond. Must be a real humdinger! Phobia: Caves  \nA Come up with your own character if you’d like, just make sure to pick a phobia from the archetypes above!  \nPhil  \nI totally want to play a rum rummer.  \nSophie  \nI de nitely want to play the spooky gods.  \n[Phil has renamed themselves Bootlegger]  \n[Sophie has renamed themselves Deities] Alex  \nOkay, I want to be a spiritualist.  \nOoooOOoooOOO   \nJess  \nI’ll be the 􀀞apper.  \n[Alex has renamed themselves Spiritualist][Jess has renamed themselves Flapper]  \nDeities  \nEveryone ready?  \nFlapper  \nI’m ready to communicate with the beyond.  \nSpiritualist  \nI have prepared my herbs.   \nBootlegger  \nThe feds are off my case for tonight!  \nPHOBIAS, MADNESS, AND SECRETS  \nEach player character has a particular phobia, anaesthetic weakness. If you end up on a call with a deity that manifests this phobia, you are stricken with one madness token. Losing a bit of your sanity compels you to immediately reveal a dark secret, whether you’re on the phone with a god, or in chat with the other players.  \nIf a player ever gets 3 madness tokens, then you’re gone completely mad. You can still chat, but you can no longer make calls and your turns are skipped. ","cbCairrELGUfygkO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairrELGUfygkO","pdf",1171537,"English","# Premise\n# Set-up\n## Archetypes\n# Phobias, Madness, and Secrets\n# Play\n## Starting the Seance\n## Dialing a God\n## Accursed Phone Book Numbers\n## Starting a Call\n## The Opener\n## How to Charm an Unknowable Entity","[{\"question\":\"How does a player win in Dream Phone of Cthulhu?\",\"answer\":\"Players try to correctly guess the Secret Admirer’s identity based on phone calls to the deities. The player who guesses correctly first wins, and then the deity comes for them.\"},{\"question\":\"What are madness tokens and when do players gain them?\",\"answer\":\"Each character has a phobia. 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