Brindlewood Bay - Grannies Solving Murder Mysteries (PBtA game)
Brindlewood Bay | One-Shot
About the adventure
Golden Girls meets Murder She Wrote with a hint of eldrich horror. You are a murder mystery book club full of grannies. You love murder mysteries so much, you help solve them in your sleepy New England seaside town. This is a collaborative storytelling game where you roleplay grannies, interview suspects, make a theory, and hopefully solve a murder. There are minor supernatural elements that when played as a campaign can create a larger eldrich meta-narrative. But for the most part, this is cozy TV of yesteryear. There are opportunities to "cut to commercial," rewind and choose a new path, and engage in a cozy activity to heal yourself. If you are looking for a game that is more cozy role-play than combat then Brindlewood is the game for you! Utilizing the Powered by the Apocalypse system. FEBRUARY 23 - Great Brindlewood Bay Bakeoff MARCH 16 - Dad Overboard
Game style
Theater of the Mind
“Theater of the Mind” uses little to no visuals for scene settings and combat. Instead, the narrative imagery comes from the Game Master’s descriptions and character action and movement comes from Players’ descriptions.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
Rule of Cool (RoC)
“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.
We will be playing a seasonal adventure "The Rotten Easter Egg Hunt"
5.0
(7)
1 year on StartPlaying
6 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive
Additional details
How to prepare
Log into Ugly Yeti Games discord https://discord.gg/eCh5Tpgw5N Have a webcam and mic Read over Moves Sheet for variety of things you can do during the game: Day Move, Night move, Meddling Move, Theorize, etc. https://www.scribd.com/document/606368777/Brindlewood-Bay-Handouts-v3
What I provide
I am an improv comedian with 20 years of experience. As the keeper for this game, my role is to provide your characters a place to bounce off, theorize, and play. The mystery is not fully predetermined and your actions will lead to a theory which the dice will then determine the accuracy of your theory. This is a unique mechanic and worth noting due to its novel approach to determining outcomes. As the keeper, I will help adjudicate the level of difficulty of the theory and clues found. My biggest goal is to allow you the space to explore while keeping our time on track to finish a mystery every session.
Gameplay details
Link to Lines and Veils will be setup at signup. We will go over them and agree to them before the session starts. Ask for verbal "Timeout" or "move on" via Luxton technique. We will have a debrief after the session to discuss any needed moments.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Aftercare
• Debriefing
• Lines and Veils
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
How will character creation work
Characters can be made very quickly. We will do this at our first session. Moves are the most complex so maybe read over before we start and pick 2 you might want as no Maven can have the same move. CHARACTER SHEET https://polyhedralnonsense.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/brindlewoodbay-charactersheet_fillable.pdf Review your Maven Moves https://www.scribd.com/document/606368777/Brindlewood-Bay-Handouts-v3
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Low
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
$18.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Once / Sunday - 5:30 PM UTC
Apr 13
3-4 Hour duration
0 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+