Hello!

We are delighted to share that our recent playtests were a success! Members of the Lost In Cult team gathered around a table, tankards in hand, to embark on a new Legacy of Kain: Scourge of the Sarafan campaign. Over the course of 3 hours, we explored the various mechanics, utilising them to create our characters, determine our weapons and equipment, and establish our personality traits and backstory. 

Our DM for the session, Dan, set the scene using our brand new sample adventure, The Orphans of Everswolde, which has been developed as a jumping in point for those looking for something more structured before developing their own experiences using the inspiration provided. Here’s what Dan had to say about the session: 

“I remember absolutely loving my first experience of playing the Curse of Strahd and I’ve been eager for another Vampiric campaign to really sink my teeth into as a DM! (no pun intended). The Scourge Of The Sarafan was a joy to play, explore, and develop. Studying the book in preparation for the play-test only deepened our appreciation for the remarkable care and craft Leo Hunt poured into this TTRPG.”

Our Art Director, Steve, also joined in with the playtest, and was just as excited to get involved, until he rolled his character, that is: “I ended up with an angular body and pox-marked face so wasn’t so lucky there — no romancing the vampires for me I suspect.” 

“Since I’ve been art directing the book, I’m familiar with the tale told in the sample adventure so knew the bones of it as we played. I enjoyed seeing the other players discover what was going on in the story. It was also great to see everyone get into character and decide actions based on their background (our librarian annotated our map and we selected our most diminutive party member to descend into the well first to test how strong the rope was). We ended our session excited to play more and journey off into the world to get into more scrapes.  I can’t wait for all of you to have the opportunity to play through this world and see the wonderful images within the pages of the book. It's a real treat and we’ve loved crafting it for you.” 

This will be our last update before the year is out, but rest assured we will have more to share in the new year. We’d like to thank you all for your support and enthusiasm for this project. Your passion for this franchise is infectious, and we are thoroughly enjoying the opportunities to work within such a rich world on both Legacy of Kain: Scourge of the Sarafan and Legacy of Kain: The Book of Nosgoth. 

I’d also like to thank the team at The Arcanist’s Tavern in Shoreditch, London for hosting us. The atmosphere was suitably set for a fantastic session and I’ve no doubt we will be visiting again in the near future as we continue testing and fine-tuning the playing experience!