📝｜rl-untold

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Welcome to the Rusty Lake Untold ,

A table-top, escape room pen and paper adventure.
Want to learn how to play? 📝 Read the messages below this one!
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How to play

This is a tabletop escape room adventure for up to 4 players plus a game master. The game itself will take 60-90 minutes of playtime.

The game master uses the guide provided by Rusty Lake. It takes around 30 minutes for the game master to read the guide and prepare the game well.

The role of the game master is to guide the players through the story by describing their surroundings, presenting them with puzzles and describing the result of the player's actions.

The game master gives the players the image cards to illustrate the story and puzzles.

The players work together to unravel the mystery presented by the story. They can do this by asking the game master questions about their surroundings. Through this exploration, they can solve puzzles or find new clues and items.

If the players provide the game master with the correct solution to a problem, the game master will describe the result of their actions and provide them with new places or objects to explore.

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About

Rusty Lake Untold brings the classic rusty lake experience to your living room with this new tabletop escape room adventure. The game consists of a pre-written adventure with its own game master guide and cards that are downloadable upon release.

The game is still under development and will be released in the upcoming months. If you have signed up you will gain early access to our first free adventure: The Lab! In this story players find themselves in a mysterious laboratory and have to find a way out. Those with early access can become part of the development by providing us with their feedback, so we can further improve this game.

After the release of The Lab we have a second adventure that will be ready for release near the end of the year. This adventure will be a premium product which we will share more about in the coming months as well.

Stay tuned for updates and thank you all for your support,

Team Rusty Lake

Ps. To all the Rusty Lake game masters out there, make sure sign up here: https://www.rustylakeuntold.com/

[grizzled jolt]

THIS IS AWESOME

I can't wait !!!

will it be like an actual box to buy ?

[rich heron]

[nimble epoch]

New channel 😎

[slate flicker]

The first story, The Lab, will be free.

it'll be something you can download.

[grizzled jolt]

aaah I see, that's hype !!

[tawny plaza]

Is this game multiplayer like TPW?

[rich heron]

It's cooperative, yes 😄

[grizzled jolt]

first story ? do we know how many there will be ?

[slate flicker]

currently, as stated, there's 2 in the works.

[tawny plaza]

I just subscribe to become game master, I kind of regret that

[grizzled jolt]

LET'S GOO'

this is so hype I can't

[rich heron]

I supprt you and your game mastering

[tawny plaza]

Because I don’t have time to be one around this period

[slate flicker]

it's okay it wont be out tomorrow! haha

[rich heron]

If it helps, preparations take about 30 minutes

Not hours or days 😄

[tawny plaza]

Maybe I’ll try to be a player first and gain more experience to be a game master after seeing how the others work

[rich heron]

It's very GM friendly

[grizzled jolt]

how smart of the lake, collecting the emails in such a clever way /j

[nimble epoch]

Since the first version of this is the lab, could we play along in underground blossom or is it something entirely by itself?

[slate flicker]

we've had a news letter for a long time!

[tawny plaza]

Since it’ll be released for the upcoming months and it’s free, does that mean this game somewhat has a format like those cube escape games?

[slate flicker]

its NOT comparable to the lab level in UB

[slate flicker]

that depends on how you define format.

[grizzled jolt]

the more ways the more emails as we say :D

[rich heron]

You can use the trailer shown as a baseline

[grizzled jolt]

so like the games but each frame is printed ?

I LOVE THAT

[tawny plaza]

I mean a game with smaller scale and fewer levels (but maybe bigger than cube escape games)

[slate flicker]

I'd describe the lab as "one level"

if that makes sense

keep in mind that since it's "tabletop" it's not a videogame.

[rich heron]

It's a game, no video XD

[slate flicker]

yes...

[rich heron]

Or well... a video

We did just all witness the trailer

[nimble epoch]

Since we need someone else to play, would it be possible to use the voice channels and play or does it only work in person? I’ve never played a paper board game before.

[grizzled jolt]

so a video-games

[chilly trail]

I’m so excited to have my friends who no nothing about rl play with me, it’ll be like tpw all over again!

[slate flicker]

we will probably set up discord architecture to play.

[tawny plaza]

So it’s a game similar to TPW, but this time we require paper and pen to sort out the surroundings and requires some physical movements beyond the digital world…

[grizzled jolt]

YIPPIE !

[slate flicker]

a very good opportunity, and now you can invite more than one person!

[slate flicker]

In a sense.

[sage tree]

Since its downloadable it should be possible to show the downloaded pictures via screen share right?

[nimble epoch]

lol I wish. None of my friends are interested in puzzle games

[rich heron]

Time to go for the psychological warfare
It's not a puzzle game, it's a cooperative tabletop experience

[slate flicker]

Aye, you could even print em and shove em under a webcam! haha

[coral chasm]

Aha, I predicted something like this will come along! Hype.

[smoky pasture]

3 locations maybe 👀

[slate flicker]

it was quite funny when you dmed me about the RL ttrpg you were working on

considering all of this

[copper inlet]

This will be fun 😊

[slate flicker]

id say so!

[median sinew]

I'm still not sure what to make of it. It seems to be more like one of those escape room games, instead of a real freeform TRPG, but with a guiding game master? Anywas I'm beyond excited for this! This is the kind of experimentation I was talking about earlier

[slate flicker]

yeah, I think that's a good way to describe it.

[median sinew]

As a long time game master with players, who are also quite into escape rooms, that will be right up our alley!

[slate flicker]

seems like you've got your team ready!

[rich heron]

Avengers assemble

[bronze dune]

This is awesome! I love this!

Ooh my players are gonna love this

[slate flicker]

another team is ready!

[bronze dune]

I'm the dm for a regular DND group, but we play just about whatever

[slate flicker]

I see an experiment formin'

ah yeah I think this is definitely a fun one off you can do with your group of players, if you host regular game nights!

[bronze dune]

Yeah, I'm super excited to see what these adventures hold

[rich heron]

I love shortform ttrpgs, just throw them in there for a round or two

[smoky pasture]

is this like stanley parable where we are stanley and the game master is the narrator omg

[chilly trail]

I’m excited to be a little lab rat and test out the lab before the launch of the official version comes out! All of this is so exciting, this is really the type of stuff I love abt rusty lake I’m so happy rn I’m practically jumping up and down

[bronze dune]

Will there be ways to take stuff like the cube escape games/ paradox/whatever other RL game and make it into a game like this?

If I could run my players through the RL timeline

man that'd be a dream come true

[slate flicker]

I mean... sort of.

[rich heron]

H, DID U GET THE BROOM CLOSET ENDING? THE BROOM CLOSET ENDING WAS MY FAVRITE!!

[smoky pasture]

LMAO

[bronze dune]

OH I LOVED THE BROOM CLOSET ENDING

[rich heron]

You know what else I love? Rust Lake and ttrphs
Truly, a good day

...not fixing that typo

[slate flicker]

the lab is a standalone story, I guess technically the RL games ARE transferable to this format

[smoky pasture]

this is really experimental damn i thought they were already really creative with tpw i totally didnt expect them to go a step further

[rich heron]

I love how much new stuff they're trying recently(ish), yeah

I never know what to expect, but so far it's all been super fun

[smoky pasture]

this really a new era as they say

[slate flicker]

But if thatll be done by us, I cannot say.

[bronze dune]

Imagine 4 Dales running through paradox

hahaha

Oh I can't wait

[slate flicker]

yeah I think at that point each player can be like

a single braincell-

[grizzled jolt]

brains mentioned

[bronze dune]

done and done lol

[rich heron]

That's 3 more than Dale had before at least 😄

[grizzled jolt]

😭

[smoky pasture]

also

This is a tabletop escape room adventure for up to 4 players plus a game master. The game itself will take 60-90 minutes of playtime.

is this about the lab or the premium version?

cuz omg free game with 90 minutes playtime

[rich heron]

This describes the lab, yes

[smoky pasture]

omg 🔥

[grizzled jolt]

I feel like every rusty game is premium regardless of its price, that's just how good they are

[smoky pasture]

tru

[rich heron]

Even the original Samsara Room is a gem

[grizzled jolt]

still want to play it, the very first games are very high quality and the later the games the better, it just never stops

[slate flicker]

its worth searching out on flash preservation archives

[rich heron]

It does feel odd going back and seeing how high quality the original releases were
And then you get to the end and it's like
Underground Blossom! TPW! We've entered 3d! We've entered extra 3d with the table top!

[slate flicker]

3D (but real)

[rich heron]

Can't wait for RL to make a 4D game

[grizzled jolt]

yes thank you !! I found it but I still can't rn but definetely saving the link !!

[rich heron]

...smell scratch cards when?

[slate flicker]

hahah

[grizzled jolt]

bold of you to assume life is real

[grizzled jolt]

IS SMELL THE FOURTH DIMENSION ????!?!?!?!?!

[rich heron]

😉

[stark prism]

||where are the prints out for the game I have the website||

[grizzled jolt]

we have to wait. it is painful. but we must

[stark prism]

ohhh

[grizzled jolt]

literally everything about this is exciting, instead of doing a regular trailer we get EXTRA CONTENT ON THE GAME JUST FOR ||THE WEBSITE|| how insanely awesome is that ????? literally so glad to be a part of this community

may or may not invite everyone I can to this amazing universe

[slate flicker]

you should!

[copper inlet]

I hope I will be able to talk mu friends into playing this.

[rich heron]

I like how it's gone from
"Nah just grab the matches from the vent, don't worry about getting it open"
To
";) "

[hot knot]

RL 4D... It looks fun! but I'm a little scared.....

[grizzled jolt]

"okay to open this vent you need to go to a website, to get there you can to collect the first letter from all of the books in alphabetical order and when you're on the website get the login by clicking this tiny pixel on the pigeon's eye and when you get it you'll find some binary code, translate it into coordinates in australia and fly there, then you have to play and win chess with the restaurant owner before you get the cube, inside is a reward and a youtube link, good job you found the trailer for our upcoming game !"

• rusty lake

[viscid surge]

if im the gamemaster i can imagine myself being frustrated either cuz the group cant figure stuff out (my impatience) or ppl going like 'bro u suck at explaining' lol

[slate flicker]

YEah, that's worrying, but the people in the latter category arent worth playing with

[viscid surge]

lmfaoo yea i hope the latter doesnt happen

[rich heron]

TBF, ttrpgs are a matter of giving and taking
Both sides need to be trying to have a good time
And your definition of a good time doesn't need to be the same as everyone else's, but you do need to agree with everyone actually at the table

[grizzled jolt]

"you suck at explaining"
have you seen the rusty lake timeline it's a knot we don't even have a name for, not your friends if they do that

I'm not sure I can find someone to play this with but I'll do my best, it's so so exciting

[rich heron]

(Murder hobo'ing can be fun if everyone's a murder hobo and the dm also has fun setting up encounters. Narrative driven stuff is super fun, if everyone puts in the effort and it's not all dropped on one person. A mix? Also very possible and cool!
Puzzle game? Everyone needs to be giving it a fair shot for it to work)

[coral chasm]

Use safety tools, prepare expectations on session 0, talk with players before and after a game. From experience.

[rich heron]

If you don't understand something, ask specific questions to get the answer. "u suck" isn't a question

[bronze dune]

Is there a website with all this information I can share to my friend who's curious?

[rich heron]

For something like this (with 30 mins of preptime on a GMs part), having a short convo and jumping in can be enough. But yeah, the bigger the scope of the project, the likelier you're going to want a session 0 and proper conversation

https://www.rustylakeuntold.com/?page=about

This link 😄 It's also in the pinned message, @bronze dune

[bronze dune]

Thanks!

[rich heron]

The "How to play" section has the images shown here too

[slate flicker]

(if youre not on light mode...)

[rich heron]

(if you're not on light mode...)

[vivid kindle]

looks so good. the only other game ive played that had a gamemaster we had to wear blindfolds and feel our way through a tabletop maze while trying not to get ax murdered so this seems much better

[slate flicker]

what that sounds awesome

but also terrifying

[vivid kindle]

it was both

the terrifying slightly more

[frosty cipher]

Can't wait until my players don't listen to the story at all and decide to build an improvised flamethrower to fight everything

[vivid kindle]

does fire even kill a corrupted soul though

[slate flicker]

only one way to find out!

[vivid kindle]

i feel like mr owl wouldnt exist if it did

[coral chasm]

Haha, Grey, I understood you are a fellow ttrpger from that statement.

[coral chasm]

Ow forgot to ask, Damy or anyone else from the team, do you plan to release this through DrivethruRPG, or through your website? Is there only a PDF, or a printed version as well?

[slate flicker]

I cant answer this, personally.

[coral chasm]

Ah ok. Will sign up for the playtest!

[slate flicker]

You should!

Depending on if I have time id like to host a session or two, once it's out into the world.

[coral chasm]

See you at the table. If time constraints are of issue, I may write something for your system and run one as well, should you join.

[grizzled jolt]

Is the hosting done online ? Or irl ?

[coral chasm]

I'd imagine online since the community is so widespread. Of course, if possible, you can probably bring this to a physical table.

[median sinew]

New Hypercube Escape series confirmed?

[quiet cloak]

@slate flicker , Im sorry, but since when does this channel exists?

[slate flicker]

since a few hours.

[quiet cloak]

Oh ok it is about the pen and paper rl game right?

[slate flicker]

yes, check the pin!

[quiet cloak]

Oh ok looks cool!

But it says “for those who sign up” how am i supposed to sign up?

[slate flicker]

theres a sign up sheet on the website

[quiet cloak]

Oh ok

Lemme see

I tried but it says to check my inbox but there is nothing there

[stark prism]

check your junk mail

[quiet cloak]

Theres still nothing

[placid minnow]

Does anyone know what station the lab is in? I think this is the right spot to ask for help finding it?

[grizzled jolt]

the lab is a station on its own ! if you want help you can go to #ub-help !!

[placid minnow]

Oh!! Thank you!!!

[coral chasm]

Uh oh, I also have not received a confirmation email. May it be server lag, or should I resubmit?

I am talking about the subscribe newsletter thingy in pinned.

[slate flicker]

Mhm strange

I'm inquiring about this, will share an update if needed

[coral chasm]

Thank you Damy, much appreciated!

[true cargo]

people are mistaking RL untold with UB lol

[quiet cloak]

I resubmitted 3 times, and used another email, and haven’t received an email , I thought the problem was my internet (maybe it is )

[true cargo]

mine worked fine

[coral chasm]

Don't think so. It's probably a random issue on their end. For some users it works, for others it seems that the subscription confirmation never came.

[quiet cloak]

Maybe

[slate flicker]

I did also try and haven't received anything yet! So who knows maybe the emails are sleeping

[quiet cloak]

They got lost in the way

[rain dune]

hey there, I made a fan art about the new table top RL game

[quiet portal]

||Talk what’s the symbol order on the box?? I’m sorry i can’t figure it out lol||

[median sinew]

Could you put that in spoilers?

[quiet portal]

Oh

Welp

Thanks ig lol

[lone frigate]

Hi!

Une question

Rusty Lake Untold its like a game when you only need paper or there gonna be things like cards

[true cargo]

it's a spoiler, mark it as such

[true cargo]

image cards

[lone frigate]

The game will be in for example south america?

[true cargo]

we just need the online stuff

then we print it

[lone frigate]

Ohhh

Ok

[true cargo]

it's not a shippable game

i am from south america too

[rain dune]

i'm sorry, i forgot. I deleted the image cuz i couldnt mark it as such after posting

[grizzled jolt]

It’s understandable, the labs do be mixing up haha

[thick void]

Is it possible to play the pen and paper game With just one player?

[stark prism]

thanks for asking my question!

[thick void]

this is a separate question about if I should play it all by myself.

[stark prism]

I was also thinking that
So I made a joke about it

[median sinew]

I don't know it of course, but I don't think that will be possible.

[thick void]

I sign up it for subscription. What do I do now?

[median sinew]

You just have to wait for an email

[coral chasm]

Yes, there is such a thing like a GMless TTRPG system! However, you would need to have someone else write the scenario, so you do not spoil yourself.

[median sinew]

There is, but I think he asked specifically about Rusty Lake Untold

Which seems not to be GM less

[coral chasm]

Yes, you are correct Buzzn. We shall wait and see. It's definitely a great task to have investigative narratives on pen n paper to be singleplayer.

[true cargo]

well, while it can happen, TTRPGS are made to be played with other people

that's why they're great!

[true cargo]

wait damy, why is the puzzle there if you guys just posted the website lol

[fervent whale]

How long does it usually take to receive the email I haven’t received it yet😢

[west willow]

so how many people can play? four?

[forest hare]

I kinda hope there's a "premium" version at some point so I can get nicely laminated cards

[forest hare]

From what I gather, 1-4 + gm

[west willow]

ok at least two including myself thx!

[forest hare]

Yeah, so 2-5 with one person being the gm

[west willow]

sounds funnnn

cant wait

[forest hare]

Same

[true cargo]

Best is 3-4

Easier to control

[west willow]

ig u r right but i dont have friends who play rusty lake game sad 🥲

[true cargo]

you just need to find people that like tabletop RPGs

not necessarily a fan of the series

[west willow]

k i will think about it

[coral chasm]

I will run games when it launches if anyone is interested 😄

Seasoned GM and TTRPGer here.

[forest hare]

RL needs to either not have the https link ||in UB|| or set up the basic website security things so https works

[forest hare]

@slate flicker as official junior community manager

[vivid kindle]

is that sign up link only for people that want to be the gm? so if you only want to be a player you shouldn't sign up cos spoilers? (i just realised this after re-reading)

[coral chasm]

Happy to announce that the confirmation email finally landed in my inbox.

[slate flicker]

This channel only became accessible after the community solved the puzzle. Also the puzzle serves as a small introduction to how the ttrpg works

[slate flicker]

No feel free to sign up regardless

[slate flicker]

Sorry I'm unsure what you mean with this

[quiet cloak]

They have wake up, I received 5

[slate flicker]

Lool i see

Yeah sorry unsure what's causing this, but if it's just a delay I'm not sure if I can help much!

[quiet cloak]

Np if its a delay its better than never receiving them

[forest hare]

Https doesn't worth with the site, only http

[slate flicker]

I'm not getting any issues w/ https?

[vivid kindle]

works fine on my firefox browser even if i enable https only mode so maybe its a problem on your end and clearing the cache and reset SSL cache will fix it?

[forest hare]

Maybe, in the bathroom rn so I'll check soon

[grizzled jolt]

same theme ?????!!?!!?!??! what are the chances LOL

[slate flicker]

Haha i think i just picked one of the default firefox ones, so the chances probably are higher than expected;)

[forest hare]

Yeah, ssl issue on my end

[slate flicker]

thank you Kitty

[forest hare]

The reset is annoying

[forest hare]

Np!

[glass valve]

ngl, it's pretty genius how ||you can get early access by putting in the second code in the box||

[slate flicker]

fun puzzle right!

[glass valve]

yeah for sure!

[forest hare]

Oh? Afaik (tho this may be bad info) iff you do that it just takes you to the normal site

Unless you mean the solving

[glass valve]

what's afaik

[forest hare]

As far as I know

[glass valve]

oh right

I mean the solving is part of it as well

[forest hare]

Ahh fair

[cinder wedge]

what is the purpose of this channel?

[forest hare]

The paper game, in dev with a small taste and a news letter now

[cosmic mirage]

I wondered will be untold card set delivered to Hong Kong 🥲

Anyhow I've subscripted that

[floral delta]

if I'm not wrong, you can download the cards when the untold is available

[slate flicker]

That's correct for the first adventure it Will be downloadable online

[coral chasm]

This gave me an idea. If I can manage to fix my windows partition, I will have a surprise.

[grizzled jolt]

oh ?

[glass valve]

when would that be?

[slate flicker]

Check the website! It has all the info:)

[grizzled jolt]

wait

imagine we get a rusty lake text-based game

I feel like it would fit the "bringing old stuff back" reoccuring theme PERFECTLY AND I LOVE text-based games

[supple granite]

is the paper puzzle solvable solo? (the one with a youtube video and the lab box) or is it a community solve type deal?

[true cargo]

i mean, the TTRPG itself is made to be played by 4 people

this puzzle of the box? easy enough to do alon

alone

[supple granite]

Yeh i meant box puzzle. Gonna work on it solo for a bit then probs

Just for fun

[true cargo]

good luck, feel free to ask for help!

[slate flicker]

Specifically up to 4 players+ a Game master. So starting at 2 minimum.

[untold geyser]

will rusty lake untold be canonical?

[rain dune]

i hope so

[neat birch]

Will Rusty Lake Untold be replayable?

[slate flicker]

play, play again, and you'll find out!

[true cargo]

i mean, if it was a normal TTRPG, sure, but it has the same puzzles so probably not

i hope there is some section like case 23 chapter 4

i love the timed pressure

i just hope it has sweet lore

[rain dune]

do u need a dice to play? I mean, is there anything random in the game or not?

[slate flicker]

I cant comment on that at present

[rain dune]

https://tenor.com/view/sus-cat-cat-stare-stare-bruh-cat-really-n-gif-25597234

[outer vigil]

I have a question about Rusty Lake Untold… is it going to be necessary for people to play in real life? like… exactly in the same room?

[dusty field]

ohohoho special chat for secret game

[true cargo]

yes

that's what a TTRPG is

[outer vigil]

oh, okay, I don’t know what a TTRPG game is sorry

ok now I need to buy 4 tickets so my friends can come here… amazing…

[coral chasm]

To give a nuanced answer, it depends, it doesn't necessarily mean physical presence! What do I mean by this:

• Almost all TTRPGs can be played online, if not, there are tools that aid in that;
• Depending on players, some may find socializing more impactful, while others may consider the story and gaming experience enough;
• As Damy has said, the first, free, adventure is in pdf format, so you can host such a game on Discord or on another platform pretty easily.

[outer vigil]

oooh, I see now, YAY

it’s just that not many friends of mine irl like the Rusty lake games and usually find them boring soo

[coral chasm]

I have a lot of experience in running online TTRPGs, so if you have any other questions, I can aid with information. If you are comfortable through DMs, otherwise I have no problem answering stuff from my experience here as well.

[outer vigil]

I see I see… what does TTRPG stands for?

[coral chasm]

One more thing, the online aspect is very dependant on you and your friends' setups. So, it requires a good internet, good mic, and optionally a good video camera to get the most out of an online experience. Other than that requirements, it's pretty straightforward.

[coral chasm]

Tabletop Role Playing Game.

[true cargo]

Well, you have to agree its far from ideal tho

Not the same experience

[outer vigil]

oh shit… well, I’ll see how it goes

[coral chasm]

I agree, but let's not gatekeep such a great hobby! Online quality TTRPGs are better than none, don't you agree?

[true cargo]

Yeah fair point

[outer vigil]

ooh, ok ok… so if it’s going to be in PDF, I’ll have to print a lot of stuff???

[true cargo]

Yes and no

[coral chasm]

If you meet in real life, yes! If online, just sharescreen.

[true cargo]

You can do irl with a laptop screen lol

Again, not ideal

[coral chasm]

Haha, true. I went once to this cafe where we had a screen projector with touchscreen. That was awesome 😄

[outer vigil]

ooh, okay, bonus point for online then

[coral chasm]

I even made a map for the occasion.

[outer vigil]

I’ve never played this kind of games before, so I’m glad it’s my first time and also with a Rusty Lake game

[true cargo]

My main problem rn is that my friend group isnt the best TTRPG enjoyers, so im trying to find players outside of my friend group lol

[coral chasm]

I know the feeling, finding people who commit to longer campaigns is though. I resolved, somewhat, by hosting more oneshots than full campaigns. Also, who knows, perhaps our paths will cross at the virtual table? I would love to play/host an Untold adventure.

[true cargo]

Well, rusty lake is a perfect introduction to the genre

But idk if they want to

So im going with what im certain of

If i need to, i can force my family into it lol

[slate flicker]

As far as tabletop rpgs go, I'd say RL Untold has a pretty low bar of entry.

[crude crater]

how many friends do I need to play the new game?
two of my friends have tried to play RL. But there are too many blood and jump out thing. So they didn't play anymore.

[rich heron]

For the Pen and Paper you need 1 player to DM and 1 to 4 people to be players (so 2 to 5 people total).
For The Past Within you need 1 partner.
For Underground Blossom, you don't need anyone.

The Pen and Paper is a tabletop experience, so if your friends have issues with jumpscares, those shouldn't be a problem at least 😄

[crude crater]

the number of my friend is only enough fot tpw 😦

[slate flicker]

in that case you'll also have enough for the pen and paper!

[crude crater]

and I'm alone in this city

[slate flicker]

one player and one game gamster

[rich heron]

Gamster

[slate flicker]

it's okay its a new word

[rich heron]

We're likely going to set up discord architecture (like we did for TPW) so you can find and play with people here 😄

[crude crater]

so the only choice for me is have a video chat with my only not-afraid-of-RL friend

[rich heron]

There will also be a PDF

Luckily there should be more options around release 😄

[crude crater]

thank you

[forest hare]

Don't have to, but some people prefer pdfs, some prefer digital books, some prefer paper
Even in-person
And that's the neat thing about a ttrpg, you can adjust the setup to work for you

For example, I've used an official app (corporate-backed ttrpg) for in-person character sheets and used a Discord bot for an online campaign using similar rules
Things are dynamic, and you can figure out what's best for you, even if that ends up being a camera pointed at the desk for online play

[forest hare]

And fixed the website by resetting SSL certs in settings

[outer vigil]

ooh… guess I’ll have to learn how to play ttrpg now…

[forest hare]

It's different for everyone, this one should be simple on the rules as it's mostly puzzles

[daring wren]

can untold be played on Discord?

[grizzled jolt]

rhyme !

[slate flicker]

We'll probably set up architecture so people can find groups and play on the discord and the first adventure is a free pdf

[daring wren]

thank, that's a relief
I'll invite someone I know to do it

[coral chasm]

I have some suggestions about how to implement something like that, if you are interested! Although, I do not know if I should post it here, as it's Untold related, or in #💭｜suggestions-and-feedback .

[slate flicker]

I guess either'll do.

[coral chasm]

There are 2 methods that you can employ:

• The thread method - you arrange a new category called Rusty Lake Untold, in which there is a text channel called game-offerings, and multiple 5 people voice channels (PnP Room n, where n is the desired number of rooms). In game-offerings, post a template of a gaming offering post that GMs should abide by. I recommend also setting up an automatic thread bot for this purpose. Each offering has an associated thread;
• The forum method - since this is a community server, you should be able to open a Rusty Lake Untold forum channel, which can host a template for a post. Here, people may either offer to run games (GM) or LFG (Looking For Games). Have people participate in these posts by reacting and arranging with eachother in posts that interest them.

A template I often use in TTRPG communities I am in below:
STATUS (OPEN - accepts players | CLOSED - is either full, has been held)
TITLE (the title of the adventure)
AUTHOR (who wrote the adventure)
GM (who runs the campaign)
SETTING AND TIME PERIOD (optional, it's used when multiple temporal choices may come in place)
DESCRIPTION (spoiler free synopsis of the adventure)
DURATION (rough estimate of how long the session will take)
TIME AND DATE (exact time and date of game hosting, I recommend using timestamps for these)
PLAYERS (N/M, where N is current, M is max, should update with edits as situation is changing)

[slate flicker]

That does align with thoughts I've had, to a certain extent

Thanks for your suggestions

[keen bolt]

will this one also be in multiple languages? (hoping to finally pull some other people close to me into the lake. dutch btw)

[true cargo]

Well, we can translate it ourselves

That's what i was planning atleast

[keen bolt]

i'll probably do the same, although from what i've seen in the hints, most of the actual hints that the players get are non specific to any language

[true cargo]

I did some translation Jobs so i'm quite experienced

[keen bolt]

i once tried some, however the development itself took priority. so only 1 script in the end.

[true cargo]

You just need to maintain the general meaning

[keen bolt]

yep

[true cargo]

Like the time significance of the books

[true cargo]

Lol

Funny enough, i never got paid

I always worked by passion

[keen bolt]

for me it's more of a study thing at the moment

was really funny to see the name of one of my teachers in the credits (the person who played the trumpet)

[true cargo]

Wow thats amazing!

[keen bolt]

it was funny. escpecially because we have some fans at school.

not a lot though

planning to fix that

[true cargo]

I wish our school had fans of the series like i am

[keen bolt]

one of the things we had to make was a point and click game. during that project the fans found each other. (basically a 2 week project)

[true cargo]

Cool! Im Making a game too!

[keen bolt]

was a fun project (even if we didn't have a programmer, 1 of the designers only played games, and 1 of the artist didn't draw according to the puzzle design)

[keen bolt]

ooooh, what are you making?

[true cargo]

Its an educational game about math, but being an actual game instead of the current market

[keen bolt]

could be interesting, what is your target audience? early math learners or experienced

[true cargo]

Everyone, its ambitious to the point that i wanna include everything

Even making a story that gets more complex as you go through the game, so its fun for every age range

But i also want to make engaging puzzles, so people in high school can still enjoy and learn

[keen bolt]

although that is really cool. do start with a smaller group in mind, escpecially when it's about learning, you'll attrackt a certain audience. it's not bad to aim for an everyone, but having a specific group in mind can help you shape your gameplay.

[true cargo]

Yes, i will make a smaller project with a ridiculously small scope to get funding

[keen bolt]

for example a disonnance between gameplay and target group is in rayman brain games. brutal platforming for junior players

[keen bolt]

is this your first game?

[true cargo]

But the main focus is to make people like math, specially those with difficulties on it (older age groups)

[true cargo]

Not really, but its my first big project

[keen bolt]

1 thing that i can really advice in that case, is finding creative ways to show the concept. a great example of how they applied math concepts in a creative way is the video 'animation vs math' on youtube

[true cargo]

The idea is doing a progression where it never gets too hard or too easy

I have some plans for that

[true cargo]

But also doing optional challenges for those who want it

[keen bolt]

a good vertical slice is in that case really important, and a good planning ( i know it's the worst part, but a good gdd helps a lot. and the lack of it hurts a lot, this is from experience)

[true cargo]

YES, thats the entire idea

Learning without formulas

[keen bolt]

do you already have a gameplay idea?

[true cargo]

I mean, we'll use them, but they'll be hidden for the player

[true cargo]

I do, but that would be revealing too much on a public chat lol

[keen bolt]

as long as you have a clear idea of the gameplay (including on how to pitch it) it's fine.

for example for one of our previous projects we had to pitch to investors (shark tank/dragons den themed)
so what did we make in 3 weeks. a vr fitness games where your head is the controller so that your hands are free for more movement

[true cargo]

Now that i think about it, shouldn't we be in #🛖｜the-cabin ?

[keen bolt]

yeah...

[true cargo]

That's amazing!

[rain dune]

when will the first andventure release

?

[true cargo]

in the upcoming months

[rain dune]

[chilly maple]

I only have 2 friends I could play it, so I guess both will play as 2 people

[slate flicker]

thats okay, 2 players and a game master is totally fine

[vivid kindle]

what about 1 person and a game master

[slate flicker]

Should be fine

2 - 5 players, or one game master and up to four players

[viral frost]

when will the start be approximately?

[hard minnow]

rusty lake dungeons n dragons?

[chilly maple]

No specific date! But it will be in the upcoming months :)

[slate flicker]

Yes thats the idea, kind of.

[viral frost]

Sir Mr. Crow told you that behind the distant hills and the lake of the forest, sits the evil magician Albertus, collect all the cubes of infinity and defeat him.

[fiery moss]

so where could we access to the Lab pdf？

[slate flicker]

It's not out just yet!

[hard perch]

hey, does anyone know what to do when I'm finally ready and I even have an egg but I don't have a purple feather? I was following a burning feather in a guy's mouth and suddenly it disappeared and I don't have it anywhere, I won't go out without it

[karmic plaza]

I think they're referring to Samsara Room

[hard perch]

what is this?

[hard perch]

yes

[karmic plaza]

If you saw a red and yellow circle, then I'm guessing it went into a jar in the box where you found the egg, also the place to post questions about Samsara Room is #samsara-room-help

[hard perch]

i mean this. i don’t have the purple feather🪶

I don't have it in this guy's mouth either

[karmic plaza]

Im not sure which one you’re missing, but the petals are located ||behind the wood in the clock, telehone, book and in the air||

[glossy parcel]

NFCCF

[slate flicker]

@glossy parcel Hey! this isn't a rust server

you're in the wrong place.

[slate flicker]

As per usual with our new projects yeah announcements will happen

[karmic plaza]

If you mean the ||Research Facility||, it's ||36133||

[glass valve]

what was this channel for?

[vivid kindle]

check the pinned message

(fadi mos question was unrelated and should have been in #ub-help )

[spice moss]

will the pdf be emailed to whorver signed up once its out?

ig seems very interesting im very exited

[solid vine]

I did not realize that there was a pen and paper ttrpg sorta game being made for Rusty Lake. Signed up IMMEDIATELY.

[slate flicker]

there sure is! good choice!

[solid vine]

I think what's funny is that it's been soooooooo long since I last played through nearly every game, that when they all popped up on Steam, I ended up playing through them all again. I both greatly and loosely remember enough where it feels like a new experience again. 💖💖

[slate flicker]

HAha im glad to hear that!

[granite panther]

did the lab early access release?

[granite panther]

I just signed up and confirmed though I didn’t receive anything

[slate flicker]

this is just the site being announced

[granite panther]

I see

[slate flicker]

"Sign up to be the first to know when our first adventure, The Lab, will be available for free ✍️"

that news is coming later.

[granite panther]

Ah

Cuz this part confuses me

I thought that I can obtain part 1 right after I sign up

[slate flicker]

No, it doesn't state that anywhere.

I guess I can see your confusion, though.

[granite panther]

I know, I got confused

[quiet cloak]

If i have already sign up in the pinned message I dont need to sign up, or do I?

[slate flicker]

that's correct.

[quiet cloak]

Oh so I dont need, but lemme check the site

[eager arrow]

Cool

Rusty Lake DND

[slate flicker]

Kind of.

[eager arrow]

I’ll see if I can convince my friends to play this

[slate flicker]

itll be a fun experience, for sure! goodluck.

[eager arrow]

Someone said smth about a site?

Do you have a link

[slate flicker]

yeah it's in the announcement

please keep in mind that its not out yet.

[coral chasm]

Have to make my presence known 😉

[slate flicker]

that's a choice you're making

you don't have to do anything!

[eager arrow]

Ah I got confused because the link wasn’t linking

[coral chasm]

Just seeing the site announcement gave me hype!

[glass valve]

This game will be free?

[coral chasm]

Only the first adventure: The Lab.

[thick void]

So in the announcement page, which box were they’re talking about specifically? Is it the one in the lab or the box in soul station?

[slate flicker]

Yes.

[quiet cloak]

I signed up again just to make sure I wont miss anything:)

[slate flicker]

the one in the station

[thick void]

The lab station? Is that correct?

[slate flicker]

Yes the lab station

sorry I misread your message

[glass valve]

Really good idea cause not all played TPW cause it paid

[slate flicker]

they're missing out ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[thick void]

And by the way Damy. I already signed up for the table top game.

[coral chasm]

Developers have to eat as well!

[thick void]

What do you mean by that?

[quiet cloak]

The devs also need money

[coral chasm]

The discussion on Free vs Paid. Nevertheless, hype!

[slate flicker]

good!

[glass valve]

Yes they are

[woven arrow]

Yooo I'm too hype for untold

[thick void]

One big question, can I print the tabletop printouts from my iPad once early access is released?

[slate flicker]

it's a pdf, so yeah.

we encourage printing, even.

[slate flicker]

me too!

[woven arrow]

Is it going to be sth like D&D or It's just puzzle?

[slate flicker]

It'll be a tabletop experience, but not quite like dnd

[rich heron]

It's going to be so much fun to look at the world with different eyes again
We've gone from 2d to 3d to 4d

[glass valve]

esscape room

[slate flicker]

I think comparing it to DnD straight up sets wrong expectations.

[quiet cloak]

My only problem will be finding someone to play with😅

[thick void]

What is dnd?

[coral chasm]

From what I understand, are we to provide feedback and interact with the development of The Lab, or with the entire game system? I am hyping around my room rn.

[slate flicker]

we'll probably set up server architecture, don't worry @quiet cloak

[rich heron]

We're planning to set up the server in such a way as to help people, like with TPW

[woven arrow]

That's cool

[quiet cloak]

Dungeons and dragons

[glass valve]

look it up

[slate flicker]

I don't see how the two are exclusive, personally.

[coral chasm]

I am hyping into stratosphere, stop you wonderful people 😄

[quiet cloak]

Oh makes sense, but isnt the game, like, physical?

[glass valve]

yes

paper

[rich heron]

There's ways to play it online that work

[coral chasm]

I imagine being a PDF you can easly share screen.

Just my opinion though.

[rich heron]

Physical of course has its own benefits (that's why Damy recommended to print the game), but it's a pdf too

[glass valve]

oh really?

[quiet cloak]

Probably

[wide pumice]

Never played DND but this seems similar so excited to play it with friends that do play DND

[woven arrow]

Its an adventure TTRPG but its mostly storytelling but untold is a horror exp

[rich heron]

More details will come out later, same with the server architecture

[rich heron]

Like mentioned, while it's a table top rpg, it's not the same kind as DND specifically. If you and your group just enjoy ttrpgs in general though, I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun!

[glass valve]

I think the only similarity is the game master

[quiet cloak]

Yeah I might also get someone to play, but if not, I am counting on you all!

[woven arrow]

Every TTRPG has a GM

[glass valve]

ah ok

[slate flicker]

Bold words

[rich heron]

Not quite true, there's solo ttrpgs and GMless ttrpgs

[coral chasm]

Not really. Not to correct, but I met some GMless systems!

[rich heron]

But most do, ye

It's a staple of the genre

[thick void]

Imagine playing the Rusty Lake tabletop game only the game master and stuffed animals as players.

[wide pumice]

Oh right my bad either way it's seems exciting I don't play many ttrpgs so it'll be fun

[rich heron]

It's alright, it's a very exciting announcement 😄

[woven arrow]

What? but how? Who sets the rules?

[outer vigil]

if you have the rose and albert plushies plus the harvey one then you can

[rich heron]

You use a preexisting framework and work together towards a common goal, usually. Meanwhile, for solo games it often takes the form of journaling with random elements.

Although again, not always. I love the variety in the medium

[left barn]

omg yay, so many games recently release board games, paper rpg sounds like interesting direction

[glass valve]

will there be vc's added to the server dedicated to the ttrpg?

[left barn]

Also - yeah there are solo, and GMless systems

[rich heron]

We are considering ways to let you guys play online through the server, ye

[woven arrow]

But I think TTRPGs with DM are more fun

[coral chasm]

Like Sammy said, also, there are Oracles, which act as a faux GM.

[glass valve]

nice

[left barn]

There are also one page systems

[rich heron]

Well then you're in luck here!

[coral chasm]

Anyway, I wouldn't want this to be GMless, I love GMing.

[glass valve]

overall I'm pretty excited and have high expectations

[woven arrow]

Yeah i always like to take the responsibility of GMing

[quiet cloak]

I honestly have never played a tabletop RPG so I am proud that my first time will be whit a RL rpg!

[glass valve]

same!

[coral chasm]

Perhaps our paths will cross at the virtual table then. GMs also make for excellent players.

[rich heron]

Well, I hope you'll enjoy the new experience 😄

[quiet cloak]

Thanks!

[left barn]

Curious, do you inspire/base it somehow on any other system mechanics wise, or is it completly new agnostic setting?

I really enjoy trying out ones that go with out of the box mechanics, like cards insted of dice etc 😄

[rich heron]

As far as I know (and I am not a dev), it's not based on any specifc system.

[woven arrow]

I hope so , i never played a horror TTRPG so I'm so excited for untold

[dull forge]

Hi there! Is the first free adventure out yet, or we should wait for it in the next months?

[quiet cloak]

I think it is not out yet

[rich heron]

The free adventure will be shared somewhere in the upcoming months

[dull forge]

Thank you

[exotic heath]

I'm curious about something

Will it be played with regular pen and paper or would be need special equipment

[rich heron]

You won't need any special equipment. As long as you have a way to read pdfs and take notes, I think you should be fine.

[exotic heath]

That's amazing

I love how rusty lakes has become more than just a phone game

It's so much more handson

[rich heron]

(And if you print everything, you won't even need to read pdfs for long)

I think it's amazing to see the devs experiment with new things, like 3d games and physical stuff

[woven arrow]

And what about premium scenarios Should we buy 'em from official website or they have physical packs ?

[rich heron]

I can't answer questions like that yet. More information will be shared closer to release 😄

It will all make sense by then

[woven arrow]

Ok thanks for info !

[exotic heath]

Exactly!!! I've been waiting for this since the announcement a few months back

[stark gulch]

Chyah!

[brazen summit]

I wonder if The Lab and the other stories that are coming from rl untold will have other-languages versions 🫠

[slate flicker]

Sorry im unable to answer that question at thistime.

[hard spoke]

Hello, where can i try the game ?

[woven arrow]

It's yet to be released

[hard spoke]

Oo okay thank you, but its a new game right? Or i misunderstood

[woven arrow]

It's a table top rpg that you can play with your friends go to official web for more info about it . It most be an escape room i think

[candid obsidian]

so from what i'm gathering this is going to be similar to rusty lake d&d?

[slate flicker]

In the fact that it's a tabletop experience with a gamemaster, yeah.

[dry crag]

This is giving me d&d vibes lol

[slate flicker]

if you like dnd youll definitely like this too!

[woven arrow]

@slate flicker Will server have some special parts for playing untold?

[slate flicker]

You'll need to specify what you mean with that sorry

[woven arrow]

I mean , are we going to have specific voice chats, text channels, or bots for untold?

[slate flicker]

yes we will set up some sort of server architecture

out of curiosity; when you say bots, what do you mean?

[woven arrow]

I don't really mean sth special, Maybe sth that helps GM for calculation or puzzles like the bots for D&D

[slate flicker]

Seems like I'll need to look at those dnd bots

(im not familiar with them)

[woven arrow]

Yeah they're really helpful for DM to set up and remember things for virtual games

[bronze dune]

am I crazy or is this announcement different than the original one somehow?

also, here to reiterate my hope for the ability to template this sort of things so my playgroup can experience Rusty Lake, since none of them like the point and click style apparently

[slate flicker]

Curious what you mean with templating in this context

[bronze dune]

oh, so in ttrpgs like DND, they usually have a template you can follow, it's not usually spelt out, but like, specific language they use, or the way a specific module describes the world around the players can be replicated such that you could change the context of the scene to whatever, while still retaining the feeling of an official product

it's like looking at a cake, and figuring out what the recipe was, then changing it from chocolate to vanilla cake

[slate flicker]

Ah interesting, not sure if I can comment on that further

but I appreciate the answer!

[bronze dune]

i don't blame you for not being able to lol, secrets must be kept

[woven arrow]

They are kind of a ready to play scenario for lazy GMs😉

[bronze dune]

I'm super pumped to see it

I wouldn't say for lazy gms

[woven arrow]

But i like to set up my games fully personalized so the game is my narration art not others

[bronze dune]

and that's cool, but that doesn't make running something like curse of strahd lazy

[woven arrow]

Yeah i told that as a joke

[bronze dune]

alright then

[woven arrow]

Let's hope for a table with Albert

That's not likely though

[bronze dune]

what do you mean "table with Albert"

[woven arrow]

I really meant "with Albert" or maybe the corrupted soul

[bronze dune]

oh like a scene with him

eh, I'm not picky, I'm more just excited to run it, no matter what the content is, RL devs know what's good

[woven arrow]

He is my fav , Cuz he's the craziest man I ever seen he literally killed his bro and made a child with his wife. That's THE perfect villain

[bronze dune]

eh, I've seen better villains, Albert is just kind of a S-Tier psychopath who really wanted to be reborn

besides, there isn't really traditional villains in Rusty Lake, it's more so a story that's already done, it feels less like you're progressing the story, and more like you're watching it unfold.

[woven arrow]

I agree 👍 the rusty lakes narration is sth special I've never seen in a puzzle game just remember our blindness in cube escape series

[true cargo]

it's a good villain

the storytelling makes it shine

but, it's not on my favorites

simple as that

[hushed steppe]

Is this where the box was in?

[cloud stirrup]

Hey everyone, I just wanted to ask real quick if the game will be available in other languages than just English, specifically German. Would be a shame if it wasn't. Happy Pride!

[hushed steppe]

I have a question

Is there a way to play this game with someone else online?

I do not have any friends interested in tabletop games other than chess and monopoly..

So I do not know how to play this game with someone

When I played the past within I had a friend that I convinced to play a multiplayer game, but I don't know if I'll be able to with this one

[glass valve]

You don't need to connect the games together, you just both have to own the game. The instructions when you start the game will make sure your progress is synchronized

[slate flicker]

Yes you'll be able to play the ttrpg online

We'll probably have an explanation for how in the server, somewhere, at some point.

[slate flicker]

Sorry I can't answer that at this time.

[hushed steppe]

Sorry but what does the acronym stand for?

[slate flicker]

TableTop Roleplaying Game

[hushed steppe]

Ah!

Wouldn't that require someone else to purchase it for the premium ones?

[slate flicker]

I'm not sure if we understand eachother correctly.

so first things first; The Lab Isn't going to be a videogame

[hushed steppe]

Because I think I can find someone who is tabletop crazed willing to play the free version online. But not so sure if it's going to be the same for the others..

[slate flicker]

well The Lab in its entirety will be free.

[hushed steppe]

I understand that
But there are cards that are required to be installed or downloaded digitally no?

[slate flicker]

Yeah you'll need to download and or print a PDF.

[hushed steppe]

That's the lab.. Not the unannounced premium

[slate flicker]

I'm not sure the difference matters.

[hushed steppe]

Wouldn't you need to pay dor the premium?

[slate flicker]

Yes, but I don't see how that's an issue

[hushed steppe]

I think I should ask another question

Do all participants have to have the PDF installed or only the DM of the game?

Because if it's the latter then only I have to acquire the premium version and the rest can play for free right?

[slate flicker]

That depends on what's inside the pdf

but I think one PDF will do.

[hushed steppe]

Oh okay!

So in other words
I can pay for one premium and up to four of us can play online right?

[slate flicker]

5, 1 GM 4 players.

[hushed steppe]

Oh okay!

That's even better!

But uh
Doesn't that mean the GM already knows how the puzzles will work? It feels like one of us will get spoilered...

[slate flicker]

Yes, that's correct.

That's just something you'll need to be okay with as a game master.

[hushed steppe]

Then I will need to play it before becoming game master

[slate flicker]

That'd be an option, yes.

[hushed steppe]

I don't want to pry into server business but will there be game master/participant voice channels and roles similar to the channels for future and past players for the past within?

[slate flicker]

we will probably be setting up architecture like that, yes.

[hushed steppe]

Neat!

I will go back to my slumber now!

Thank you damy!

[slate flicker]

anytime:)

[thorny shard]

Hey im new to the pen and paper thing

Cab someone explain

How it works

😅

[slate flicker]

Check the pinned message!:)

[thorny shard]

Oh sorry thanksss

I understand how to play

But like is it a physical board game or like online on discord

Sorry im confused

[slate flicker]

Both.

You can print it out (which we definitely recommend!) but you can also play online

[thorny shard]

How?

Like on here

[slate flicker]

We'll have more info on the hows later

[thorny shard]

Oh ok

Where's the pdf btw

The one to print

[slate flicker]

It's not out yet

[thorny shard]

Oh ok

When will it be

[slate flicker]

You'll need to keep an Eye on #📯｜rl-announcements to figure that out!

[thorny shard]

Ok

Tysmmm for ur help

[slate flicker]

'course! Np

[golden jackal]

Im so excited!!!

[dry crag]

This looks so cool

Im so excited

[slate flicker]

Thanks for the kind words! me too:)

[dry crag]

[bleak valve]

I have a question will all the adventures be part of the story of the other games or will they just be for fun?

[slate flicker]

You'll have to find out!

[bleak valve]

which is good because besides liking the other games, I love how they connect some to the past and others to the future

[chilly maple]

We got Rusty Lake Tabletop game before Gta 6

[grizzled jolt]

I've never played a tabletop before I love the fact that rusty lake'll be my first :D

[slate flicker]

a good first choice!

[vernal bane]

woah fr?

[slate flicker]

Check out #📯｜rl-announcements !

[vernal bane]

That's so cool

[slate flicker]

I agree!

[celest thunder]

Humm, observation room maybe a good choice, we can see where we are or find out something outside

[violet panther]

damy im not being rude if it sounds like it does, but what role do you play in the rusty lake franchise? you have a custom rusty lake esque pfp so im assuming your important

[slate flicker]

I'm employed as a Junior Community Manager.

[chilly maple]

I think useful items might be stored in the locker room

But I voted Observation room anyways

[grizzled jolt]

but locker room could give up more items to work with later !

[olive topaz]

it's so interesting to see how the votes unfold in real time!

[grizzled jolt]

it would be really cool if the Lab continued in this format, like those youtube mini games where depending on your choice it redirects you to another video with that choice etc, it would be neat

[grizzled jolt]

unfold ? more like untold

sorry [;-;]

[olive topaz]

no that's a good pun LOL

[grizzled jolt]

lmao

[celest thunder]

Yeah

[lethal wadi]

i am SO excited for this it already looks so so amazing

[celest thunder]

Wait, is it the locker room for male or female?

[lethal wadi]

personally I picked the locker room, just seems like the most rational thing to do

[lethal wadi]

probably both

[red musk]

I chose locker room because it sounds safer. like there won't be other people there and will allow incospicuous investigating. observation room sounds crowded

[placid minnow]

I picked the observation room

[chilly maple]

Shadow

[celest thunder]

I've never seen a locker room like this before

[lethal wadi]

i assume it was less like a dressing locker room and more like. just a place for scientists to put their stuff in lockers . therefore no need for male or female rooms

[celest thunder]

Maybe

Besides, do you think the main character is who?

[olive topaz]

i'm scared the observation room will have a corrupted soul in it and you die immediately NJFKRESJN

[placid minnow]

Oh god imagine

[celest thunder]

A new one or someone we've known

[olive topaz]

i'm thinking we're a scientist - white coat

[chilly maple]

As it is a game for 4 players, I think our player will be "unknown"/ourselves

[lethal wadi]

oooo it would be interesting either way. Imagine you're playing and then it's revealed that YOURE playing as an already known character

[lethal wadi]

oooo good point good point

[grizzled jolt]

yeah exactly, the locker room is the safest room in a horror movie ( aside from the locker jumpscare ) while an observation room seems like the center of attention, I say locker room

[celest thunder]

Do you think it's the hospital in white room 👀

[slate flicker]

quickly correcting this to 1 GM and upto 4 players

[grizzled jolt]

it could be 👀 we did have a white coat so we could perhaps be a staff member

[lethal wadi]

the only thing I am worried about in the locker room is like.... what if we don't have keys to any lockers? Perhaps someone left their key in the observation room and therefore it would be smarter to go there first

[celest thunder]

4 players 👀
Damn, I don't have much friends to play with

[lethal wadi]

is there a minimum amount of players?

[slate flicker]

Yes, 1.

[lethal wadi]

good to know !!!!

[slate flicker]

so 1 GM and 1 player, 2 PEOPLE minimum

[chilly maple]

I think its both
Like both rooms have solution/keys to another

[slate flicker]

(the roles matter in this case)

[lethal wadi]

so I could definitely do that with my partner and maybe one separate friend. Might be fun to gm

[lethal wadi]

good point good point

[red musk]

do we have any ballpark ideas on the timing of the Part 2 or subsequent parts? I want to stay involved but don't want to stare at Discord all day. because I totally will!

[lethal wadi]

I'm sooo excited

[karmic plaza]

well it does say the poll closes in 2 days so i assume sometime after that

[slate flicker]

You'll be notified with a ping when the new part pops up

[celest thunder]

So it's kinda same with the tpw

[chilly maple]

I think tomorrow, after 2 days or 1 week

[celest thunder]

2 players

[red musk]

you guys are great, thank you

[slate flicker]

Kind of! I really would encourage playing in a group

but 2 is the minimum

In playtesting it's been a lot of fun to see a group figure things out and be social:)

[celest thunder]

I'm not quite good at English speaking skills. Maybe I'll look for someone can speak Vietnamese

[lethal wadi]

I don't have a lot of rusty lake friends but maybe I could use this as an opportunity to convince one or two of them to get into the series ....

[slate flicker]

Definitely worth trying!

[slate flicker]

Perhaps ask your friends? we'll also probably have a space here on the server where you can find a group so you can try finding vietnamese people that way too

[celest thunder]

I don't have much rl friends.

[lethal wadi]

I mean, even if they don't like rusty lake it could be a fun general tabletop game I assume

[grizzled jolt]

that's why the server's here ! 300k people who, hopefully, love rusty lake !!

[celest thunder]

Btw, thanks for the idea

[chilly maple]

Imagine timetravelling in real life while playin the new game

[grizzled jolt]

🟦

[celest thunder]

Well, think about the opposite. The window in the observation room can be locked and the key is in the locker room

[olive topaz]

hopefully it's not a thing where you can't go back to the locker room if you go to the observation room or vice versa

[lethal wadi]

sooo many possibilities!!! i can't wait until we get more information

[celest thunder]

Yep yep

[celest thunder]

I hope that they can let us go back

[red musk]

exactly what I'm trying to do too

[quiet cloak]

#📯｜rl-announcements message finally!

Im so excited for it!

[karmic plaza]

That kind of looks a bit like Sarah from The White Door...

[bronze dune]

I'm very excited to see where this goes

[ancient flare]

ooooooh I love it！！！！

[true cargo]

my bet is that the observation room will be better

we have a coin, matches and a briefcase

so going to a puzzle room seems to be the best option

[karmic plaza]

I voted for the observation room as well, mostly because it sounds more interesting, "locker room" sounds a bit boring

[grizzled jolt]

buta locker room has lockers, with a lot of codes and stuff, probably

[true cargo]

that's the problem

we may need more stuff before going there

[grizzled jolt]

fair actually

[dry crag]

It looks so cool.

I’ll have to keep an eye out for any more updates 👀

[karmic plaza]

The poll is going to close in 1 minute, so it looks like it's going to be the Observation Room in the next part.

[slate flicker]

Keep in mind we may decide on a result before the poll closes (although in this case it didn't quite matter bc the observation room was always in the lead lol)

[chilly maple]

I cant think how the soul would use the coin in this moment

Neither the card or the briefcase

I thought of the soul liting up something with the matches, maybe its face?

Or using them to show us a solution for a puzzle

/|_/

Like this

But with matches

I can also see the soul making some kind of magic trick with the coin (???)

Or showing something specific in the keycard, like an important information

Idk

[karmic plaza]

I'm going with the matches, since they've always seemed to be the most useful item

And I feel like the coin and the key card might be used for later

[grizzled jolt]

oh dear this is the second poll where the win is unanimous, I wonder if it'll change before poll's over

[vivid kindle]

on twitter it was 49/51 last poll

[red musk]

in favor of observation room?

[vivid kindle]

yes

[bronze sun]

They're always having the coin related with eyes lol

[true cargo]

They're focusing a LOT on the eyes, so the coin is the safest bet

[chilly maple]

Next poll will be to heads or tails

[rose summit]

”StAyInG aLiVe TiLl ThE nExT pArT? 1 cOiN, pLeAsE!"!

[celest thunder]

Wth

Where the video?

[earnest karma]

under #📯｜rl-announcements

[celest thunder]

No no

I mean I cant see anything

How I can vote without seeing anything?

[earnest karma]

try closing and reopening the app, maybe.

I get no issue on viewing the video few minutes ago

[celest thunder]

It doesnt work

I even tried to download it but it doesnt work either

[vivid kindle]

that's weird.. perhaps you can watch the video on twitter? https://x.com/rustylakecom/status/1801625458317951134?s=46&t=8mQTP-l7c1daMhbePXayZw

Rusty Lake 🚣‍♂️ Underground Blossom (@rustylakecom) on X

Part 2: You press the “Observation Room” button and find yourself in an oddly familiar setting… Someone is waiting there and seems to expect something from you 👤 🫴

Make your choice in the poll in the comments, and stay tuned for Part 3! 👀

Twitter · Jun 14, 2024, 2:39 PM

[celest thunder]

Oh thanks

Now I can watch the video

[west willow]

[uneven egret]

🪙

[celest thunder]

I don't know what the soul could do with the matches

And with coin, it can do some magic or trade for us something useful

[uneven egret]

arson 🔥 🔥 i would give him the least dangerous thing like a coin

with the keycard he can get somewhere important with the matches he can light something up with the coin he can call a mental health facility

[whole forum]

Hi I have a question. Will this be like a table game, like to play in person?

[quiet cloak]

Yes, I think so

[slate flicker]

Yeah that is correct @whole forum

The first adventure will be a free document you can download (and print)

[whole forum]

Omg

[slate flicker]

Be sure to keep your eyes on #📯｜rl-announcements for more news and announcements:)

(or just let me know if you have any more questions, can't promise I have answers to all of them, though.)

[odd rain]

А по русски можно?

[slate flicker]

https://discord.com/channels/319613669438914560/705381728860110850

[ivory monolith]

Same, I asked a friend to record his screen; to record the video and at worked

[slate flicker]

strange that it didn't function!

always keep your discord up to date. I've also noticed that if you just reopen the app sometimes it fixes it.

(and as others have pointed out, the videos are also on other socials)

[ivory monolith]

doesn't work for me

[slate flicker]

Odd!

[vivid kindle]

@ivory monolith did you try watching it here instead? It worked for someone else with that problem

[ivory monolith]

No, I don't need to

[vivid kindle]

oh sorry i missed the bit where you said your friend recorded it for you

[ivory monolith]

No problem

[vivid kindle]

in future you can try watching them on twitter if it happens again though

[ivory monolith]

Okay

[dry crag]

We probably need to give the corrupted soul the coin. It reminds me of (spoilers) || The scene in the past within when you have to put the coins on Albert’s eyes ||

[olive topaz]

i was partly right 😭

[dry crag]

50% psychic

[red musk]

Black liquids scare me. They feel so unnatural

[slate flicker]

I mean

I like coca cola

[red musk]

Lol me too! But I'd call that a dark brown

[slate flicker]

darks in the name!;)

(but I get what you mean)

[red musk]

Black just feels like it's hiding something. Like anything at all could be hiding in that used oil drum, or whatever

[olive topaz]

i agree

[karmic plaza]

I’m going with the dark liquid, because it sounds more interesting than the clear liquid

I feel like it’s more likely to accomplish something

[olive topaz]

look it's impossible considering rusty lake but maybe the clear liquid us water

[quiet cloak]

I am dark fluid team (coca cola), and because I like more the dark cube than the white cube

[slate flicker]

the bottle is actually empty-

[red musk]

I was hoping it was vodka lol

[olive topaz]

u raise a good point lol

[chilly maple]

The dark liquid is probably goin to win, but I wonder what would happen if we choose the clear one

[woven arrow]

DARK LIQUID GUYS!

[chilly maple]

Also, I feel like we are Albert

[olive topaz]

idk i still remember being in a white coat in the first part

[chilly maple]

The silllouete is similar to him

But he is probably the corruptef soul, right?

So yeah, nvm

[boreal mirage]

I feel like dark liquid will somehow cause us to be corrupted

[woven arrow]

Yeah the seen is so similar to past within room

[quiet cloak]

And that the white will free us? Idk

[red musk]

I mean, we don't HAVE to drink the liquid. Right? Right?

[slate flicker]

'good point!

[chilly maple]

I am 70% sure both liquids will lead to visions

[boreal mirage]

Nah, what sortof escape room protagonist are we if we don't drink suspicious liquids in vials? /j

[quiet cloak]

Yeah, proceeds to throw it away from the window

[olive topaz]

hopefully there's a world in which we're not forced or compelled to drink the mysterious liquid

actually tha does defeat the escape room purpose tho LOL

[red musk]

I knew my comment was false even as I was typing it

[quiet cloak]

What about the 30%?

[restive coral]

what if those liquid can turn into cubes

[chilly maple]

The 30% is uhhhhh

[quiet cloak]

Fair

[olive topaz]

we die?

wait no there's a 0.5% chance it does nothing

[chilly maple]

Take both + blue liquid and we will get golden liquid

[quiet cloak]

10% we die 10% we live 10% we stay the same

[chilly maple]

I dont think death is an option in this game

[rose summit]

What's stopping us to unlock both boxes?

[quiet cloak]

Oh wait I forgot this is Rusty lake: 29.5 we die, 0.05 we live, 0.05 we stay the same

[quiet cloak]

Yeah probably

[chilly maple]

We need to restart and get all achievements

[quiet cloak]

So accurate

[true cargo]

GUYS, HEAR ME OUT, i think it's the White liquid!

Did you guys pay attention to how the video focus on bright stuff? Maybe that's the direction they want us to follow!

[red musk]

What do we think the numbers mean? Just that they are inverses of each other?

[chilly maple]

Im pretty sure there are no correct answers

[dry crag]

I was onto somthing, || The corrupted soul laid on a coffin just like albert in tpw ||

[chilly maple]

All options continue the story

[restive coral]

blend the card to open both /j

[quiet cloak]

Chances of survival

[slate flicker]

that would break the RFID!!!

[olive topaz]

actually wait why can't we just use the card on both?

[true cargo]

What if there is and we just got all right?

[dry crag]

And mix them

We get the gray liquid

[quiet cloak]

Because this is rusty lake, the card will disappear from the inventory

[dry crag]

[red musk]

Plot twist, it's a shredder not a keycard slot

[dry crag]

😭

[restive coral]

fair

[olive topaz]

is it a paper keycard

[dry crag]

lol

[olive topaz]

if so it's dying

[quiet cloak]

If so, it is a fake keycard

[dry crag]

the black liquid

[rose summit]

In the previous part the corrupted soul's eyes were ”BURNING with anticipation”; with your logic we would be already wrong by not handing the matches.

[dry crag]

Big brain time

[quiet cloak]

WHAT IF
Giving all the “wrong things” comes to like a wrong end or a dead end where we cannot continue

[dry crag]

They wouldnt do that

[red musk]

hold down the reset button while you take the cartridge out

[dry crag]

I think nothing happens or it just takes us to another place

[rose summit]

I'm betting that at the end of this little demo we will have the 6-digit code to open our briefcase made out of the numbers we collect by our choices. For now we have 3 and 9 or 6.

[wanton palm]

How want play with me

[quiet cloak]

Yeah, probably not

[dry crag]

[chilly maple]

We literally gave a coin to the soul and we went to another room, where we lost the briefcase, kinda used the matches (Still have tho) and now are forced to use the keycard (All 4 items that were in the poll)

[quiet cloak]

You can ask in #🔍｜tpw-looking-for-player

[karmic plaza]

Don't forget it said "test room 04" in the previous video

[quiet cloak]

So we are kinda being forced to use all items

[rose summit]

GOOD EYE. Here's where It was missing!!!!

[olive topaz]

i wonder what was in our briefcase as well

[chilly maple]

If we had chosen the briefcase or keycard, almost the same thing would have happen

Which means all options continue the story and theres no "wrong/bad ending"

[quiet cloak]

I wonder what it might have

[west willow]

team black ⬛

[dry crag]

I dont think there is a "bad ending" like getting killed, but I think there may be various endings to the story

[quiet cloak]

The worst part is that we are only capable of seeing one

[dry crag]

Yea

But then we get the downloadable version

That we can play ourselves

[quiet cloak]

This is like a “teaser” for the full version

[dry crag]

Yea, kinda

[red musk]

3, 4, 9/6

[karmic plaza]

I guess we'll know whether it's 9 or 6 based on what people choose

[chilly maple]

How would we put the code tho?

[red musk]

beats me. we'd have to it back. also it could be both the 9 and the 6 depending on how many other numbers we encounter

[chilly maple]

Like, its not a digital game with easter eggs as we are used to

[red musk]

same with "4" or "04"

[karmic plaza]

then it could also be both 2 and 3, based on the elevator buttons

[red musk]

https://tenor.com/view/you-right-gif-26385572

[chilly maple]

Unless we put the code in the site to get a secret ;)

[bronze dune]

can anyone link me to the video? It's bugging out discord side

[chilly maple]

https://x.com/rustylakecom/status/1803087452376015177

Rusty Lake 🚣‍♂️ Underground Blossom (@rustylakecom) on X

Part 3: The dark figure stares at you 👤 arm stretched out in anticipation 🫴 You hand over the coin 🪙 and in a flash of blinding light, you awaken in darkness.

A match strike reveals two boxes, but you can only open one!

Choose now and stay tuned for Part 4! 👀

Twitter · Jun 18, 2024, 3:28 PM

[karmic plaza]

So I think the code is based on what numbers we actually choose

[red musk]

maybe a discord poll with 1 million options to vote on. one for each number combo

[chilly maple]

Lmao

[red musk]

I think that's probably right. it could be what determines which ending we get, assuming there are more than one

[karmic plaza]

Right, I think we'll somehow open the briefcase in the last part, with the code we get in the previous ones