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Blood in the Bayou

Blood in the Bayou

A southern gothic one-shot mystery, taking place in the roaring 20s.

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This zine takes place during the Great Depression in the American South. It weaves a story of mystery, horror, and monsters through this Southern Gothic lens. The ghosts of the past and present continue to haunt the characters in this zine, as everyone has skeletons in their closet. Blues music and devotionals are given by banjos and guitars.

Players take on the roles of detective and exorcist as they wander the twilight roads and the misty bayou. They'll uncover clues, interrogate characters, and try to piece together the mystery before they're killed by whatever haunts the estate.

Inspired by the movie Sinners and the artwork of Hellboy comes a one-shot mystery TRPG. Includes a simple game system, maps and descriptions of the adventure site, 11 interconnected NPCs, 4 magic items, 6 monsters appropriate for the setting, and a mystery generator for creating the story of the one-shot.

The zine will be ~32 pages, printed on a Risograph, and hand assembled.

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