The Open World

A world where videos of the supernatural go viral every day.

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The San Francisco Mass Histeria Incident

People took to the streets and started acting crazy, it all was quelled but this occurrence has marked quite an odd day for such a busy city.

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15 hours, 39 minutes ago: Bree wrote a Downtime Journal for Smell no Evil

Downtime Between Fire Tower Stints

  • Bree once more living in town again. She has to make her apartment habitable, clear out the cobwebs, and fill the pantry with more than canned goods. It's time to stock up on new books, and schedule some shifts on the trails.
  • Having lost her flare and pocket knife, she's going to invest in replacing them.
  • She's likely going to spend more time lying awake at night, questioning what else exists in the world that she didn't previously know about. She doesn't regret signing up for the Contract, but she's going to do a deep dive on what she's committed to.
1 day, 14 hours ago: Spectre wrote a Downtime Journal for Bobasaurus

This Could be the Answer

June 24th, 2025 

After the events of the Bobasaurus in California.


I really needed a stiff drink after the time in San Fran, honestly was a little disappointed that they did not have something for me to quench my thirst. Luckily, I still had an unopened bottle of Glenfiddich that tasted spectacular after I got back home. Still I think back of the recent events and wonder what I've been doing since I lost Eve, I know she would not have wanted me to be stuck in the past events and the tragedies that befell our family. I was enticed, I must admit, by the Harbingers, perhaps their Contracts will allow me to be able to take back what I've lost. Never will I have to live fearing the possibility of losing everything once again. Perhaps, I will be able to be reunited with Amethyst again. However, I can't do that now, not with how I am currently, I...I have to be stronger.

4 days, 21 hours ago: Dawn Newday wrote a Downtime Journal for Djinn Delivery

Sulking and Searching

Dear Journal,

GOD I JUST WANT TO DIE ALREADY. I’ve been searching for that dark, mysterious guy who sent me off to find Benji and the others but like??? He’s literally nowhere?? It’s total bullshit. And OF COURSE no one’s lifting a finger to help me. I’ve been asking around campus—like, hey, have you seen an edgy, brooding guy with actual taste?—and all anyone can point me to are TOTAL POSERS decked out in Hot Topic clearance wear. Kill me.

I just want more. More power. More purpose. More than this pathetic existence of group projects and forced smiles. Ever since I helped get Benji where he needed to go, I’ve felt... different. Like I’ve got this eerie ability to block out crap I don’t want to deal with. But it’s not enough. I want to fly and disappear from the world just like Benji does. And I know that mystery guy is the key—I just screwed up and didn’t get his number, like an idiot. All I’ve got is knowledge on when Benji's playing his switch (which doesn't help cause he's like ALWAYS ON).

Whatever. It’s fine. I’ll just keep dragging myself to these soul-sucking classes and exchanging fake pleasantries with the brainwashed masses until fate finally decides to stop spitting in my face.

Yours in Misery,

Dawn Newday

2 weeks, 3 days ago: Dawn Newday wrote a Contract Journal for Djinn Delivery

First step: Meeting Benji

Dear JOURNAL,

So like, whoa today was wild. So I was doing my usual thing being real cool and mysterious at the window of my dorm when this like, really cool dude with sick boots came up to me and offered me this job thing or whatever. So like, obviously I accepted the offer (and the hit of what he was smoking) and BOOM I was transported like across the country or whatever to help escort this kid to Hawaii. The kids name is Benji btw, he was chill. He like, could fly and stuff and turn invisible which would be SO HELPFUL cause like, I can't stop attracting attention. Anyway we like shot some stuff or w/e. It was like, some rabid dogs and bear thing which would've been cool but like, they were trying to kill us which def sucks. Once we took care of all that we got some candy for Benji and drove over to the airport. Customs we're being annoying since like, getting our weapons transported with us is always a bullshit hassle cause like?? Why wouldn't I want to bring my gun everywhere?? I live in Florida bitch, it's basically my second cell phone. Anyway we boarded a plane and then like a bird chick attacked us and stuff. Its kinda crazy how that kinda just worked out... I have a good feeling that this is the start of something good. Soon you'll see a new Dawn. A darker, edgier Dawn...

- Yours Truly

Dawn Newday

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Illuminated Earth

Illuminated Earth is a twisted reflection of the modern world where the advent of smartphones and the internet confirmed the existence of the supernatural instead of disproving it. Here, witch hunts have merit. Billionaires and Senators employ paranormal advisors and bodyguards, and everyone knows. Charlatans become pop culture icons, and each revelation inspires a new cult. The world is changing. The secret societies that pull humanity's strings scramble to adapt.

Now's a good time to move up.

House Rules

Contractors from The Open World Are portable, and may play in Contracts in other Playgroups.

 

  • 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

They named that time The Illumination, and it was by the flash of a camera phone.

 

The year was 2004. Until that point the Earth was as we had always known her. We filled her cruel vastness with legends, superstitions, and rumors. Warlocks, monsters, and gods lurked on the edge of the collective consciousness, always a possibility but never more. We lacked evidence. That evidence came as humanity filled its pockets with technology equipped to capture and transmit.

 

An iPhone found on High School senior Nate Klienman’s mangled corpse held a video of his girlfriend’s bone-snapping transformation into a monstrous wolf creature. A Brazilian widow documented a series of conversations with the misty figure of her late husband. A Chinese fishing boat caught a mermaid in a net and put it on display in the Beijing aquarium.

 

Each week brought a new revelation that we were not alone. Superstitions reversed their slow death overnight. Salem held their first witch trial in a century. The jury rendered a verdict of “guilty on all charges” and sentenced Maxibelle Horux to death. A week after her lethal injection, half the jury died from a tainted batch of flu vaccine. A fearful, populist movement arose to rid humanity of the creatures lurking in its ranks. Suspects are forcibly subjected to bizarre tests of their humanity, and the results are often open to interpretation. A mob’s justice is swift.

 

Yet the paranormal is not merely relegated to a persecuted class. Where some see monsters, some see sentience, and others see opportunity. If a vampire can sustain themselves on cloned blood and work the graveyard shift, why not legalize and tax? Politicians and Aristocrats employ odd-looking individuals as "advisors" or "protection." Entertainment magazines publish revelations every week about which celebrities shed their human skins at home. Charlatans of all stripes, from palmistry mediums to televangelists, have flourished despite the risks. The treatment of the paranormal varies from place to place, person to person.

 

Long have cabals, cults, and secret societies thrived in the shadows. Their roots run deeply through humanity’s oldest systems of power. Machinations are challenged, and sleeping dangers awaken. The world is changing, forcing long-dormant powers into desperate action. And it is in the midst of this great period of change that The Powers That Be have once again turned their attention to the blue marble. For the first time in two hundred years, Harbingers approach worthy individuals with an offer they won't refuse.

The Games have returned, and a new generation of Contractors are being forged.

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The San Francisco Mass Histeria Incident

People took to the streets and started acting crazy, it all was quelled but this occurrence has marked quite an odd day for such a busy city.

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