The Radio Tower
A One-Shot Adventure for 4-6 Players, Level 9
OVERVIEW
60 years after the Catastrophe, WXRP’s broadcast tower sends out more than just radio waves. Strange frequencies carry pattern-laden transmissions across the airwaves, while listeners report shared dreams and collective consciousness experiences. The cult has gone on air.
THE STATION
📻 Broadcasting Complex
Art Deco Architecture - Main studio - Control room - Recording booths - Technical office
🗼 The Tower
Transmission Levels - Pattern amplifiers - Reality resonators - Consciousness collectors - Entity beacon
Ground Systems - Power station - Wave generators - Pattern modulators - Reality transmitters
KEY NPCS
🎙️ Victor Kane
Station Manager - Voice manipulator - Pattern broadcaster - Reality conductor - Cult coordinator Secret: Actually a broadcast entity
📡 Sarah Chen
Chief Engineer - Wave expert - Reality resistant - Pattern decoder - Hidden investigator Secret: Building signal blocker
🌊 The Frequency
Broadcast Entity - Wave form - Pattern carrier - Reality distorter - Mind connector CR 11
ENCOUNTERS
Technical
- Signal entities (CR 8)
- Wave constructs (CR 9)
- Pattern broadcasts (CR 8)
- Reality frequencies (CR 10)
Environmental
- Signal interference
- Wave distortion
- Pattern radiation
- Reality static
KEY SCENES
📻 The Broadcast
Features: - Pattern transmission - Mind linking - Reality warping - Entity channeling
🎧 The Control Room
Features: - Wave manipulation - Pattern modulation - Reality broadcasting - Consciousness collection
🗼 The Tower Top
Features: - Signal confrontation - Pattern completion - Reality breach - Entity manifestation
MECHANICS
Signal Navigation
- Frequency tracking
- Pattern recognition
- Reality anchoring
- Mind shielding
Broadcast Analysis
- Wave study
- Pattern decoding
- Reality measurement
- Signal tracking
COMPLICATIONS
Technical
- Power fluctuations
- Signal interference
- Equipment malfunction
- Broadcast timing
Mental
- Thought broadcasting
- Memory sharing
- Consciousness bleed
- Pattern influence
DM GUIDANCE
Atmosphere
- Technical horror
- Wave dread
- Mental invasion
- Reality distortion
Pacing
- Signal investigation
- Pattern discovery
- Broadcast revelation
- Tower confrontation
RESOURCES
Station Assets
- Broadcasting equipment
- Technical manuals
- Pattern modulators
- Reality meters
Knowledge
- Wave theory
- Pattern broadcasting
- Reality transmission
- Signal data
REVELATIONS
Cult Technology
- Mass broadcasting
- Pattern distribution
- Reality manipulation
- Mind linking
Future Implications
- Signal spread
- Pattern infection
- Reality distortion
- Consciousness connection
CONCLUSION OPTIONS
Success
- Broadcast stopped
- Staff saved
- Equipment secured
- Reality stabilized
Partial Victory
- Limited transmission
- Some staff lost
- Signal leaked
- Reality damaged
Failure
- Full broadcast
- Staff transformed
- Pattern spread
- Reality breached
CONNECTION TO SERIES
This adventure reveals how the cult uses mass media to spread their influence, showing their adaptation to modern technology. The broadcasting methods discovered here explain how cult patterns and reality distortions can affect large populations simultaneously through seemingly innocent entertainment channels.
SPECIAL MECHANICS
📡 Signal Tracking
- Frequency analysis
- Pattern detection
- Reality measurement
- Mind monitoring
🎧 Broadcast Effects
- Consciousness alteration
- Reality warping
- Pattern embedding
- Entity channeling
INVESTIGATION PATHS
Technical Route
- Signal analysis
- Equipment study
- Pattern detection
- Reality measurement
Personnel Route
- Staff interviews
- Behavior monitoring
- Mind analysis
- Consciousness tracking
REALITY EFFECTS
Broadcast Zones
- Mind linking
- Pattern embedding
- Reality warping
- Entity manifestation
Signal Impact
- Consciousness alteration
- Memory sharing
- Reality distortion
- Pattern spread
