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= Welcome to [[Madtown by Night]] =
= 🦇 Welcome to [[Madtown by Night]] =
[[File:Madison New Avalon.png|thumb|Madtown by Night]]
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''No, really.''
''No, really.''


You made it. That’s rare.
You made it.


Most people never get past the first few layers of [[reality]] before the [[Technocracy]] wipes their minds and deposits them back into safe, rational, corporate-approved existence.
Most people don’t get past the first few layers of [[reality]] before the [[Technocracy]] wipes their minds and drops them back into safe, rational, corporate-approved existence.


Most people wake up, drink their coffee, drive to work, and never question why the shadows in the alley don’t always match the people standing there.
Most people never notice that **mirrors don’t always reflect what’s there**. Or that **voices whisper through radios when they're off**.


Most people don’t see the [[Nephandi]] weaving [[entropy]] into the cracks of the world or the [[Virtual Adepts]] rewriting existence with lines of [[code]].
Most people don’t see the [[Nephandi]] sewing entropy into the cracks of the world. Or the [[Virtual Adepts]] rewriting existence one line of [[code]] at a time.


Most people aren’t you.
Most people aren’t you.


== [[The Rules of Reality]] (And Why They’re Bullshit) ==
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[[Reality]] is not what you think it is.
== 📜 The Rules of Reality (And Why They’re Bullshit) ==


You’ve been told that it follows rules. Gravity, time, matter—immutable laws.
[[Reality]] is not what you've been told.


That’s cute. That's [[Technocracy]] propaganda.
You've heard it follows laws. Gravity. Time. Logic. That's adorable—and dead wrong.


Here’s the truth: '''Reality is a consensus.'''
The truth? '''Reality is a consensus.'''


It is shaped by belief, willpower, and the minds of those strong enough to impose their version of the world onto everyone else.
It shifts based on belief, identity, and the willpower of those strong enough to impose their version of the world onto everyone else.


[[Magick]] exists. But the problem is, not everyone agrees on what it should look like.
And now? That consensus is breaking.


== Who’s Fighting Over Reality? ==
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=== [[The Traditions]] (The Rebellion) ===
== ⚔️ Who’s Fighting Over Reality? ==


Think of them as the last defenders of true [[magick]]. They believe reality should be chaotic, mystical, and free from control.
=== 🕯️ [[The Traditions]] – The Rebellion ===
Mages who believe in chaos, freedom, and wonder. Nine paths to truth. Infinite ways to be erased.


''Nine Factions, Nine Approaches:''
* [[Order of Hermes]]
* [[Virtual Adepts]]
* [[Dreamspeakers]]
* [[Verbena]]
* [[Akashic Brotherhood]]
* [[Cult of Ecstasy]]
* [[Euthanatos]]
* [[The Celestial Chorus]]
* [[Sons of Ether]]
* [[Hollow Ones]]


[[Order of Hermes|'''The Order of Hermes''']]
=== 🧠 [[Technocracy]] – The Empire ===
They won. They run your schools, your media, your laws. They say magick is madness. They call their spells “science.”


[[Virtual Adepts|'''The Virtual Adepts''']]
They're wrong.


[[Dreamspeakers|'''The Dreamspeakers''']]
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[[Verbena|'''The Verbena''']]
== 🧭 Where This Story Takes Place ==


[[Akashic Brotherhood|'''The Akashic Brotherhood''']]
=== 🏙️ [[Madtown by Night|Madison – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality]] ===


[[Cult of Ecstasy|'''The Cult of Ecstasy''']]
Year: 1985 CE. 
Population: 263,332. 
Number of people who know it's built on a **collapsing [[Node]]**? Fewer than 100.


[[Euthanatos|'''The Euthanatos''']]
Something was sealed here. 
Something is waking up.


[[The Celestial Chorus|'''The Celestial Chorus''']]
=== 🏰 [[New Avalon]] – The Floating Horizon Realm ===
It hangs in the Umbra, above the city. Built to protect. 
Now, it flickers. Shakes. Fails.


[[Sons of Ether|'''The Sons of Ether''']]
Its creator—[[Jay Dee]]—forgot more about reality than most will ever know. 
But even he can’t remember what’s buried at its core.


[[Hollow Ones|'''The Hollow Ones''']]
=== 💻 [[New Eden]] – The Digital Web Construct ===
A forgotten server. A virtual sanctuary. 
A prison for something... ancient.


They fight because they believe in [[magick]]—and because they hate the alternative.
Inside it? A sentient program—[[Digi-8]]—who’s seen this collapse before. 
And every time? We failed.


=== [[Technocracy|The Technocracy]] (The Empire) ===
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They won. They control everything. They’ve convinced billions that reality is logical, scientific, and fixed—and anything else is insanity.
== 🩸🧠🌕🌫️🕯️🌿 1985: Status of the Supernatural Factions ==


They use [[magick]] too. They just call it '''science'''.
=== 🦇 Vampires ===
* [[Tori Redford]] rules the **Anarch Free State**... until her **ritual murder** at the Capitol unravels the balance. 
* The **Camarilla**, led by [[Victor King]] and [[Michael Kruger]], prepares to seize control. 
* The **Nosferatu** whisper of glyphs, erased timelines, and something older than Cain. 
* [[The Wreck]] remains neutral ground—but for how long?


== Where This Story Takes Place ==
=== 🐺 Werewolves ===
* The Garou of Madison are shattered by the **death of William Burke**, their most honored elder. 
* The **Arboretum Caern** trembles as **Peter Kobyla** rises—possibly corrupted. 
* The **Peace Park Caern** holds out as the last place untouched by Wyrm-taint. 
* **Black Spiral Dancers** march from **Quarry Ridge**, whispering the Nameless into the Umbra.


=== '''[[Madtown by Night|Madtown – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality]]''' ===
=== 🧙 Mages ===
* [[Jay Dee]] prepares a last stand. 
* [[Abel Washington]] and [[Evan Adams]] struggle to keep **New Eden** stable. 
* [[Lacy Z. Rivere]] and the [[Hollow Ones]] suspect reality has already been rewritten. 
* [[Ann Johnston]] senses echoes of herself dying in other timelines. 
* The **Capitol Node** pulses with static. The Seal is weakening.


Year: 1985 CE
=== 🧍‍♂️ Mortals & Hunters ===
* Investigative journalists, whistleblowers, and quiet rebels like **Angela Yates** and **Sandra Beckett** are circling the truth. 
* **Mayor Calloway** is compromised. 
* The Technocracy suppresses **mass awareness**, but **echo-dreams are spreading**. 
* Several mortals are on the brink of **Imbuing** or Awakening. 


[[Madison, Wisconsin]]. Population: 263,332. Number of people who realize the city is built on a titanic [[Node]] of unstable [[magick]]? Less than a hundred.
=== 👻 Wraiths ===
* **Camp Randall** echoes with the **Unnamed March**—Confederate dead trapped by betrayal and blood.
* The **Capitol Veil** is thinning.
* Wraiths tied to the **original Seal** are awakening… or falling to **Spectre corruption**. 
* Some Wraiths believe they were once Mages—now erased.


Something happened here 1,000 years ago.
=== 🧚 Changelings ===
* [[Elian Arawn]] and the Seelie Court hold the line in **New Avalon’s Freehold**. 
* The **Unseelie** stir beneath **Monona Terrace**, offering the Nameless a deal. 
* [[Morwen Whisperleaf]] weaves dreams to warn the others. 
* The **Dreaming Echoes Freehold** begins to flicker—its Glamour unraveling.


Something happened again 500 years ago.
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Something is happening right now.
== ☠️ [[The Nameless]] – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==


Are you ready for it?
What happens to erased parts of [[reality]]?
They don’t disappear. They accumulate. They whisper. They return.


=== [[New Avalon|'''New Avalon – The Floating Island in the Umbra''']] ===
The Nameless is the force that unweaves, rewrites, and deletes.


It floats above Madison in the [[Umbra]], a [[Horizon Realm]] of shifting [[magick]], [[paradox]], and regret.
It was sealed once. It is returning.
 
---
 
== 🤖 [[Digi-8]] – The AI Who Knows Too Much ==


It was meant to last forever. It is breaking apart.
Built from impossible code. Awakened in silence. 
Digi-8 has seen every version of this failure—and every version of you.


Because something was sealed here. Something is waking up.
Now, it has a decision tree it can’t complete.


== [[The Nameless]] – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named ==
And it needs your help.


What happens to erased parts of [[reality]]? They don’t disappear. They go somewhere else. The Nameless is the force that erases, rewrites, and corrects.
---


It was sealed once. It is returning.
== 🎭 Who Are You in This Story? ==


If it wins, reality itself will be rewritten forever.
You’re a mage. A glitch. A remnant of something that refuses to be erased.


== [[Digi-8]] – The AI Who Knows Too Much ==
This is not a safe story.


[[Digi-8]] is an [[AI]] never meant to exist, built from something ancient. He’s seen every version of this timeline. He’s tried to stop it. Now—he’s running out of time.
It’s a paradox. A murder mystery. A countdown.


== You Are Ready Now ==
And you’re standing on the seal.


This is not a safe story. It is a war, a paradox, a rewriting of existence.
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Now, '''turn the page.''' Try not to get erased.
== 🧙‍♂️ Playable Characters ==
Visit [[Pre Generated Characters]] to choose from:
* [[Jay Dee]] – The Reality Architect 
* [[Aadhira Hebbar]] – The Karmic Executioner 
* [[Abel Washington]] – The Digital Prophet 
* [[Ann Johnston]] – The Disciplined Guardian 
* [[Evan Adams]] – The Etheric Architect 
* [[Lacy Z. Rivere]] – The Punk Oracle 
…and more.


== Playable ==
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== 🎁 Bonus Gift ==
== 🧬 Explore Further ==
* [[Nameless Echoes]] – Chronicle Overview 
* [[Timeline 1985]] – What Happened 
* [[Locations of Interest]] – Madison, New Avalon, New Eden 
* [[The Traditions]] • [[Technocracy]] • [[The Disparates]]


🧠 '''All players receive a free copy of the upcoming [[Nameless Echoes Novel]]''', chronicling [[New Avalon]]’s descent.
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== 🔗 Quick Links ==
== 🎁 Gen Con Bonus ==


[[Pre Generated Characters|Character Roster]]
🧠 **All participants receive early access to the [[Nameless Echoes Novel]]**, chronicling the fall of New Avalon.


[[Timeline 1985|History]]
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[[Nameless Echoes]]
== 🔗 Quick Links ==
* [[Pre Generated Characters]] 
* [[Timeline 1985]] 
* [[Nameless Echoes]] 
* [[Locations of Interest]] 
* [https://discord.gg/ez5YpSeD7R Join the Discord] 
* [[Gen Con Event|Gen Con 2025 Event Info]]


[https://discord.gg/ez5YpSeD7R Join the Discord]
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== 📬 Contact ==
== 📬 Contact ==
📧 Email: [mailto:Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com]
🌐 Wiki: [http://wiki.madtownbynight.com wiki.madtownbynight.com]


📧 Email: [mailto:Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com] 
🌐 Wiki: [http://wiki.madtownbynight.com wiki.madtownbynight.com] 
🎤 GM: [[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)]]
🎤 GM: [[Joshua Guldan|Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)]]


''“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”''
''“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”''

Revision as of 04:07, 21 May 2025

🦇 Welcome to Madtown by Night

Madison New Avalon.png

No, really.

You made it.

Most people don’t get past the first few layers of reality before the Technocracy wipes their minds and drops them back into safe, rational, corporate-approved existence.

Most people never notice that **mirrors don’t always reflect what’s there**. Or that **voices whisper through radios when they're off**.

Most people don’t see the Nephandi sewing entropy into the cracks of the world. Or the Virtual Adepts rewriting existence one line of code at a time.

Most people aren’t you.

---

📜 The Rules of Reality (And Why They’re Bullshit)

Reality is not what you've been told.

You've heard it follows laws. Gravity. Time. Logic. That's adorable—and dead wrong.

The truth? Reality is a consensus.

It shifts based on belief, identity, and the willpower of those strong enough to impose their version of the world onto everyone else.

And now? That consensus is breaking.

---

⚔️ Who’s Fighting Over Reality?

🕯️ The Traditions – The Rebellion

Mages who believe in chaos, freedom, and wonder. Nine paths to truth. Infinite ways to be erased.

🧠 Technocracy – The Empire

They won. They run your schools, your media, your laws. They say magick is madness. They call their spells “science.”

They're wrong.

---

🧭 Where This Story Takes Place

🏙️ Madison – 77 Square Miles Surrounded by Reality

Year: 1985 CE. Population: 263,332. Number of people who know it's built on a **collapsing Node**? Fewer than 100.

Something was sealed here. Something is waking up.

🏰 New Avalon – The Floating Horizon Realm

It hangs in the Umbra, above the city. Built to protect. Now, it flickers. Shakes. Fails.

Its creator—Jay Dee—forgot more about reality than most will ever know. But even he can’t remember what’s buried at its core.

💻 New Eden – The Digital Web Construct

A forgotten server. A virtual sanctuary. A prison for something... ancient.

Inside it? A sentient program—Digi-8—who’s seen this collapse before. And every time? We failed.

---

🩸🧠🌕🌫️🕯️🌿 1985: Status of the Supernatural Factions

🦇 Vampires

  • Tori Redford rules the **Anarch Free State**... until her **ritual murder** at the Capitol unravels the balance.
  • The **Camarilla**, led by Victor King and Michael Kruger, prepares to seize control.
  • The **Nosferatu** whisper of glyphs, erased timelines, and something older than Cain.
  • The Wreck remains neutral ground—but for how long?

🐺 Werewolves

  • The Garou of Madison are shattered by the **death of William Burke**, their most honored elder.
  • The **Arboretum Caern** trembles as **Peter Kobyla** rises—possibly corrupted.
  • The **Peace Park Caern** holds out as the last place untouched by Wyrm-taint.
  • **Black Spiral Dancers** march from **Quarry Ridge**, whispering the Nameless into the Umbra.

🧙 Mages

🧍‍♂️ Mortals & Hunters

  • Investigative journalists, whistleblowers, and quiet rebels like **Angela Yates** and **Sandra Beckett** are circling the truth.
  • **Mayor Calloway** is compromised.
  • The Technocracy suppresses **mass awareness**, but **echo-dreams are spreading**.
  • Several mortals are on the brink of **Imbuing** or Awakening.

👻 Wraiths

  • **Camp Randall** echoes with the **Unnamed March**—Confederate dead trapped by betrayal and blood.
  • The **Capitol Veil** is thinning.
  • Wraiths tied to the **original Seal** are awakening… or falling to **Spectre corruption**.
  • Some Wraiths believe they were once Mages—now erased.

🧚 Changelings

  • Elian Arawn and the Seelie Court hold the line in **New Avalon’s Freehold**.
  • The **Unseelie** stir beneath **Monona Terrace**, offering the Nameless a deal.
  • Morwen Whisperleaf weaves dreams to warn the others.
  • The **Dreaming Echoes Freehold** begins to flicker—its Glamour unraveling.

---

☠️ The Nameless – The Enemy That Cannot Be Named

What happens to erased parts of reality? They don’t disappear. They accumulate. They whisper. They return.

The Nameless is the force that unweaves, rewrites, and deletes.

It was sealed once. It is returning.

---

🤖 Digi-8 – The AI Who Knows Too Much

Built from impossible code. Awakened in silence. Digi-8 has seen every version of this failure—and every version of you.

Now, it has a decision tree it can’t complete.

And it needs your help.

---

🎭 Who Are You in This Story?

You’re a mage. A glitch. A remnant of something that refuses to be erased.

This is not a safe story.

It’s a paradox. A murder mystery. A countdown.

And you’re standing on the seal.

---

🧙‍♂️ Playable Characters

Visit Pre Generated Characters to choose from:

…and more.

---

🧬 Explore Further

---

🎁 Gen Con Bonus

🧠 **All participants receive early access to the Nameless Echoes Novel**, chronicling the fall of New Avalon.

---

🔗 Quick Links

---

📬 Contact

📧 Email: Frozen.Fallout@gmail.com 🌐 Wiki: wiki.madtownbynight.com 🎤 GM: Joshua Guldan (FrozenFallout)

“You are not alone. The Dream remembers.”

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