Brindlewood Bay | All Hallows Scream | Halloween Learn to Play
Murder at a Halloween party turns your true crime book club of retirees into real life detectives. Collect clues, avoid danger and solve the mystery.
$15.00
/ Session
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1 player following this game
Once / Friday - 8:00 PM UTC
Oct 30
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
1 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
You and your active retirement book club gal pals are guests at a fabulously exclusive Halloween party, but before you even get the chance to shake a leg to the Monster Mash, a mystery is afoot. The only people you can trust are the people you walked in with, and this kind of danger is best left to the police, but frankly... they're taking too long. Inspired by one of the most beloved daytime TV tropes, Brindlewood Bay asks you to walk a mile in the sensible shoes of an elderly lady enjoying your retirement with gossip, golden girl hijinks and solving the occasional grisly murder in your small town. Collect clues, interview suspects and poke your nose where it absolutely does not belong to solve the mystery. This learn-to-play is a fully contained one session mystery that will bring you through everything you need to know to be the next Miss Marple.
Game style
Combat Lite
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(9)
1 year on StartPlaying
7 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Beginner Friendly, Storytelling
About me
For most of human history, we connected through shared stories and the act of imagining together, creating heroes, legends, and worlds with each other. I don't think we were ever meant to lose that. My name is (really) Kitty, and I'm a 🏳️🌈 mother of two from Ireland. In person, I run an afterschool D&D club and host learn-to-play events in my local community. Online, I love building and sharing big, beautiful worlds and seeing what amazing new stories my players will tell in them.
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Creating your character
You will be sent a character sheet and some information you will need to fill it out prior to the session. Some will be decided by you in advance, some will be a collaborative effort by everyone at the start of the session. Build the Murder Maven that feels the most exciting to you, whether they're a fish out of water who is missing their HOA meeting, or a seasoned amateur detective who the local police department hate to see coming.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will use Alchemy RPG for dice, visuals, music, voice and video. Please sign up for a free account prior to the session. You can download the app if you wish, but it also runs well in-browser. Please make sure that your webcam and microphone are in good working order before the session: if we can't hear you, we can't play our best game together! No need to study up. You'll learn the game mechanics as we play.
What Kitty brings to the table
I will bring everything you need to have a cosy adventure, from music, to visuals, to NPCs who you help to shape with your interacts with them. I give you the building blocks to tell your character's story and decide their fate. As your GM, I'm your character's biggest fan, and I'll do everything I can to give them their time in the spotlight.
Homebrew rules
None
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Kitty creates a safe table
We will be doing the Deck of Player Safety at the top of the session, anonymously sharing what subjects the players would like to avoid. During play, we will use the X card functionality built into the VTT. At any time, a player can anonymously trigger the X card, which will be displayed on the screen. We will take a quick break, reset, and steer the scene in a different direction. Players should be aware that while this particular game is intended to be a goofy, fun one shot experience of Brindlewood Bay, the setting itself has a healthy helping of eldritch horror and adult themes.
Content warnings
Safety tools used