Little Fears Nightmare Edition Book 2: Among the Missing is about missing children and their role in the world of Little Fears. The book includes information on new parts of the real world, new areas of Closetland, new monsters, new people who wish to help, and a scenario that introduces the players to the world of the missing and challenges them to help one very special boy find his way out.
For more information, let’s take a page from the book itself. From the introduction to Book 2: Among the Missing, here is the section titled “What this Book Is”:
In Little Fears Nightmare Edition, we tell stories of children who are heroes. Children who fight back against the monsters, who conquer evil, and who save lives—their own and others. Most of these children lead otherwise uneventful existences. They live in safe environments, with trustworthy people, have good friends, normal lives, homework every night, and an early bedtime so they’re rested for school the next day.
But there are other children, other heroes. Ones who fight first against the situations of their lives and then, or sometimes at the same time, the world of monsters. These characters come from different backgrounds, have different families, and lead different lives than each other. But they all have one thing in common: They are all missing children.
In the real world, a lot of kids reported to be missing are eventually found. Some simply took a wrong turn and couldn’t find their way home. Others went to a friend’s houses without telling their parents. There are those who were kidnapped but eventually returned thanks to the concerted efforts of communities, police, and federal agencies. Of course, not all real missing kids are found. And, if they are, sometimes years or decades pass before that happens.
This supplement deals with those kids who have yet to be found. They are no longer captives but they are not free. Somewhere along the path, possibly at the start, possibly just yesterday, they found themselves in the realm of monsters and they couldn’t get out. Each child wishes for escape, even if he doesn’t wish to go back home.
Some of these children are in Closetland proper, running through its grey hallways and twisted corridors. They pull on door handles, desperate to escape, but every exit leads to a hundred more. Some children exist in our world but cannot be seen by adults. They are trapped in the in-between. These children didn’t just go missing, the world forgot them.
There are numerous children who are missing—far, far too many—and in this book we’ll talk about them. How it happened, why it happened, and how your characters can save them.
Among the Missing will be available in PDF format on May 25th with the print edition to soon follow.
