The Veil Institute

A world where The Office of Paranormal Suppression Security an ultra classified branch of the government tasked with suppressing the supernatural.

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The supernatural exists but is ruthlessly concealed by the world’s most powerful organizations. Ordinary citizens go about their lives, unaware of the horrors lurking just beneath the surface.

The Office of Paranormal Suppression (OPS) has spent decades ensuring that knowledge of the supernatural never reaches the public, using misinformation, forced amnesia, and outright extermination when necessary. Encounters with anomalies are swiftly covered up. Whole towns disappear from history, and individuals who have learned too much are erased, their memories wiped clean, or worse. The OPS has absolute control over the Veil

House Rules

Contractors from The Veil Institute Are portable, and may play in Contracts in other Playgroups.
The Veil Institute grants 6 Experience points to GMs who achieve the Golden Ratio.
  • Citizenship: Active Players are expected to GM Contracts from time to time. If you have played as a Contractor in your most recent six Contracts, you are barred from playing in The Illumination again until you GM.
  • Supernatural Powers: All non-mastery, non-concealed Powers must be obviously supernatural when activated or grant a mutation that marks the wielder as supernatural or bizarre if discovered.

Full Setting Description

In a world that seems mundane and safe, the supernatural exists just beneath the surface, concealed by some of the most powerful and secretive organizations in the world. These forces work tirelessly to keep ordinary citizens unaware of the horrors lurking in the shadows. But for those who know the truth, the world is a far more dangerous and unpredictable place than anyone could ever imagine. 

For decades, the Office of Paranormal Suppression (OPS) has been the world’s first and last line of defense against the supernatural. Its sole mission is to ensure that the veil of ignorance over the world remains unbroken. This means covering up encounters with anomalies, erasing any trace of the supernatural, and protecting the status quo. Misinformation, memory wiping, and extermination are just some of the tools the OPS uses to maintain the veil that hides the terrifying truth.

The OPS operates with absolute authority, erasing entire towns from history, wiping the memories of those who have glimpsed the supernatural, or in the worst cases, eliminating them completely. This suppression is not just a matter of protecting the public; it’s about maintaining a global order that hides the true nature of the world. The OPS is deeply embedded in the world’s governments and institutions, ensuring that no one can reveal the truth.

Beneath the OPS lies the true mastermind of the global conspiracy the Veil Institute. Though the OPS is the more visible force, it is the Institute that truly controls the flow of information and events. The Veil Institute pulls the strings of the OPS, ensuring that its long-term agenda of maintaining, securing  and exploiting the supernatural proceeds smoothly.