It sounds like you're working on a story for a game build called (or perhaps a project inspired by it). Since that game is known for its sci-fi horror setting in rural Canada during the Gold Rush era, I’ve prepared a narrative outline that fits that gritty, eerie atmosphere. The Story of the Crimson Thaw
You are Sir Culligan , a grizzled veteran who retired to the quiet woods to escape the ghosts of the Civil War. But peace is a luxury you can no longer afford. The "crimson hordes" of the hungry dead are rising, and the townspeople you once protected are turning into something... unrecognizable.
Create believable groups, like the Washigami Mining Co. or a cult of "Flesh-Eaters" who worship the substance. File: Meat.RPG.Build.6259228.zip ...
Use "Show, Don't Tell" by leaving behind old journals or blood-stained maps that hint at how the town fell. ADVENTURE! Make Your Own TTRPG Adventure by Exeunt Press
Tormented by visions of a fleshy, subterranean god, you take up your old bayonet and rifle. It sounds like you're working on a story
You must navigate the modular, support-free terrain of the town and its surrounding woods, fighting off creatures that seem more meat than man.
Add side stories, like helping a local doctor find a cure or rescuing "Little Rebecca" from a corrupted butcher shop. But peace is a luxury you can no longer afford
The story begins when your quiet morning is shattered by a frantic knocking. It's not a neighbor, but a hollow-eyed shell of a man, coughing up a black, oily bile. He whispers about a "Great Vein" uncovered in the mines—not of gold, but of living, pulsing tissue. Key Story Beats: