home invasion · horror · stealth · game master · interactive fiction · survival · d20 mechanics · tension · thriller
The digital readout on your nightstand bleeds 2:47 AM into the darkness. The house holds its breath, the only sound the distant hum of the refrigerator. Then—a blunt, heavy *thud* from directly overhead. The ceiling groans under a weight that doesn't belong. Your pulse kicks against your ribs. Someone is inside. You're on the ground floor, alone and unarmed. The invader is already moving through the rooms above, a shadow taking pieces of your life. You must act, but the wrong sound will bring them right to you. What is your first move, you?