Netherland

The whimsical, private, fantasy village of Thorpeness on the Suffolk coast has been struck by tragedy recently. As the summer holidays end and the wealthy patrons of this village return to London, many have found that their previously robust offspring to have become listless, stuporous, confused, and incontinent. 

Investigations of the village and its famous Meare, the artificial lake upon which the young play out Peter-Pan-like fantasies, have proven fruitless; no taint, poison, or deleterious effects have been found, and the authorities have quietly put their investigation on hold. One affected patron is not accepting this situation and has hired the Characters to investigate further. 

This DREAD scenario is easily adaptable to rules-light, horror systems, such as Cthulhu Hack, Cthulhu Dark, and others. It should take 3-6 hours to complete for one Host and up to five Players.

Provided are: 

• 8 Non-Player Characters + the Adversary
• 7 Locations within Thorpeness
• 5 Questionnaires for the Players to flesh out their Characters
• 3 Possible Plots for the GM to confound and horrify their Players with
• Guidance on running The Trajectory of Fear for this scenario

DREAD is the innovative RPG that uses Tumbling Towers, aka Jenga, as the resolution mechanic to create palpable tension at the table. Free Quickstart rules (go to Resources and Quick Reference) or the full ruleset are available from the creators here .