Ruins of Rowha | #1 The Citadel COMING SOON

During the Age of Excess when greed and over consumption corrupted the first people the Skies grew angry and punished them with the Sky Rock. The world went dark and quiet. Slowly out of the ruins the new people emerged. Stronger and more ruthless than the first people, the new people adapted and survived. Centuries passed and a new kind of civilisation emerged, but old patterns remained - those who had resources hoarded them and those who didn’t suffered. But someone has decided to address the imbalance – tech, the biggest resource in the ‘wealthy’ Citadel, is being stolen and distributed amongst the poorer territories. The Governor has demanded the traitor be caught!

NOTE: The people of Rowha have long let go of outdated notions like gender and sexuality. They don’t bother with pronouns, not because they are non-binary, but because in their harsh world there are no binaries. Relationships either romantic or sexual are based on emotion or attraction - not what is between a person's legs. If this concept concerns then this is not the game for you.

About the Game

What is a Mystery Night? It’s your golden ticket to host an evening of devilishly good fun, delicious deceit, and downright scandal. The concept? Simple. Each attendee (yes, even you, dear host) takes on a character and dives headfirst into a night of intrigue. Who’s guilty? Who’s innocent? One thing’s for sure—everyone’s got a skeleton or two rattling in their closet.

What’s Included

Everything you need to plan, prepare and host your game, including: 

• Instructions

• Invitations

• Character List

• Scene Setting Report

• 6 Character Booklets

• 1 World Building

Character List

Ardern | Head of the Reclamation Team. They lead the team who harvest old tech from the uninhabited regions (the UR) of the Citadel for repurposing. Like most of the reclaimers Arden is fiercely private and prefers to spend their down time alone in their domicile.

Briar | Blessed with breathtaking good looks, Briar came to the Citadel six months ago via the spouse programme. Briar was selected by Ferro, and while some thought it a mismatch, Briar accepted Ferro’s offer and the pair seem to be very happy together.

Ferro | An ambitious council member. It was no surprise to anyone that in the last spouse intake Ferro claimed Briar, a participant from the Fertile Fields, who was by far the most attractive attendee.

Kai | Head of Security for the Citadel. A feared and fearless warrior Kai has proved themselves equal to the task of keeping the Citadel secure. Being one of the most powerful citizens in the Citadel Kai is never short of offers of either a sexual or romantic nature, all of which have been coldly rebuked.

River | Security Lead in charge of the south gate. River is extremely good at their job, despite a reputation for overindulging in intoxicants and breaking the hearts of numerous former lovers.

Sage | A respected advisor. Sage has many reformist ideas, including urging the Governor and Councillors to release more tech to the other settlements, thereby balancing the economy.

Details

Format | printable PDF

Players | 6

Party Length | 2 - 3 hours

Rating | Adult. Themes include affairs, crime, complex relationship dynamics, and of course, theft!

The Boring Stuff

Trigger Warning

A crime has been committed. It’s not obvious who committed the crime because those nearest the crime are shady ladies and bent gents. If that wasn’t the case, there wouldn’t been a mystery to solve. If you are easily triggered, this is not the game for you.

Disclaimers and Terms and Conditions of Playing

By purchasing and playing this game, you and your fellow players agree to the disclaimers and terms and conditions outlined below.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Although the publisher has made every effort to ensure that the instructions for this game was correct at press time, the publisher does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause.

This is a work of fiction and intended to be played as a game. Players are expected to read the clues provided without the need to perform any physical activity. Re-enactment of any part of the prior events outlined in the game are, in no way, necessary and are strongly discouraged in the playing of the game. The publisher does not assume and hereby disclaim any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by physical activity players of the game undertake.

The sharing of this game to another host is strictly prohibited under the copyright of this game.