{"product_id":"bluebeards-bride","title":"Bluebeard's Bride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 ENnie Nominee for Best Production Values\u003cbr\u003e2018 Indie Groundbreaker Best Art\u003cbr\u003e2018 Indie Groundbreaker Game of the Year\u003cbr\u003e2018 Indie Groundbreaker Nominee for Most Innovative\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an investigatory horror roleplaying game based on the Bluebeard fairy tale, written and designed by Whitney \"Strix\" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, and Sarah Doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this game you and your friends explore Bluebeard’s home as the Bride, creating your own beautifully tragic version of the dark fairy tale. Investigate rooms, discover the truth of what happened, experience the nightmarish phantasmagoria of this broken place, and decide whether or not you are a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003efaithful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003edisloyal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebride.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you get:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive playbooks, each representing a different aspect of the Brides personality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed instructions for running the game and playing to find out what happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools for creating your own custom servants, rooms, and horors for Bluebeard's Bride\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips and tricks for managing horror at your table, including safety mechanisms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis based on the Powered by the Apocalypse system used in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApocalypse World\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDungeon World\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsterhearts\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMasks\u003c\/em\u003e, and more. It’s a simple system; when your character takes an action that fits a move, the move tells you what happens, or you roll two six-sided dice to find out. Since this is a horror game, we have modified it so that the majority of moves use no dice; harkening back to telling ghost stories around the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproduces adult feminine horror fiction like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrimson Peak\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Horror Story\u003c\/em\u003e, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Company of Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e, making it fun for horror fans and dark fairy tale fans alike. And the Powered by the Apocalypse system gives\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe strong, yet flexible system necessary to tell your own flavor of horror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Living Fairy Tale\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bluebeard fairy tale is simple enough: A young bride is wed to an ugly, but powerful man with a blue beard. On their wedding night he must attend to other urgent matters. He gives her the keys to every room, inviting her to explore… but one room in his house is forbidden. The bride eventually falls prey to her curiosity and opens it, discovering the gruesome sight of former brides who had been murdered… evidence that revealed her husband to be a killer of women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, you aren’t repeating the dark events of that morbid tale. You’re following the skeleton of that story to tell a new one covered in your own bloody fingerprints. The Bride’s story is unpredictable and engaging, leading her down a dark path to an unknown future. Your fate, the terrible contents of the final room, may not yet be fixed, but every step you take moves your closer to your doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour experiences in Bluebeard’s house are guided by the original fairy tale, a framework that ties your story to the many tellings of the Bluebeard myth—past, present, and future. You move from room to room, gathering tokens and encountering horrors, before eventually making your way to the final room—and sealing the Bride’s fate forever. And along the way, questions arise…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat will you find in your new husband’s house?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat horrors will haunt you?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat darkness will you find within yourself?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut in the end, there is only one question for a new Bride: will you open the final door?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may be wondering how all of you are supposed to play as the Bride at one time. The psyche of any person is complex, and the Bride no less so. Each player takes the role of a distinct part of the Bride’s mind—a Sister—who guides the Bride through Bluebeard’s house, armed with little more than a set of keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd those Sisters don’t always agree. Each of you speaks as these aspects of her psyche would speak, deciding what actions the Bride takes, pushing the Bride deeper into the mysteries of each room, and provoking new horrors along the way. The Sisters take turns in moving to the forefront of the Bride’s personality, guided by a core mechanic of the game: The Ring. Whichever Sister holds the Ring is the main guide of the Bride’s actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of play, the Sisters may suffer trauma (physical or mental); should a Sister receive too much trauma, she shatters. When a Sister shatters, the Bride loses that part of herself to madness…and that lost Sister becomes part of the house’s horror and darkness, adding to the twisted nightmares the Bride must endure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you start play, each player picks one of the five Sisters to play. Each Sister is different, with specific Traits that make her stronger or weaker than her fellow Sisters in certain areas, and custom abilities that are unique to her .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed as a one shot game where you play out your fairy tale version of Bluebeard in 3-4 hours. Each game is its own story, its own investigation, its own beautiful, macabre dance. The Bride from your game may even leave behind a legacy of her own, inspiring her very own room to be explored by future brides of Bluebeard. Replayability is high as you investigate other rooms, interact with new Sisters, and even explore the horrors of new Groundskeepers and their own dark twists on rooms you may have already been to. Even the final room is shaped by the players and their decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might never encounter the same room between any two games of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, or you might investigate the same room in different games, and each time that room will have its own, new dread skew. The game is molded through and through by the people at the table and the fears they bring. And you’re unlikely to dredge the full depths of Bluebeard’s house and their nightmares in a single game…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluebeard’s Bride\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas inspired by such awesome works as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBluebeard\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrimson Peak\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Horror Story\u003c\/em\u003e. It draws heavily from the aforementioned Powered by the Apocalypse games, like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eApocalypse World\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Shadows\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonsterhearts\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a connection between the feminine experience and horror that we wanted to tap, and hope that you find a rich environment in which to base your game. There is a wide range of experience embedded in both the fairy tale and the game, and some of that will speak to both traditional horror literature as well as some real life situations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriters: Whitney \"Strix\" Beltrán, Marissa Kelly, Sarah Doom\u003cbr\u003eArtists: Rebecca Yanovskaya, Kring, Juan Ochoa, Miguel Ángel Espinoza, Mirco Paganessi, Tawny Fritz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.magpiegames.com\/bluebeards-bride\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownloadable play materials for Bluebeard's Bride\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare available from Magpie Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGM and 3-5 players | One-Shot Play | 2-4 hour sessions | Rated Adults Only | Powered By the Apocalypse\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bards \u0026 Cards","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46248224391380,"sku":"MPG017","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2309\/8324\/files\/image_3340d004-ac3d-4018-a2e0-6d75fc0bb95e.jpg?v=1762775212","url":"https:\/\/role-players.shop\/products\/bluebeards-bride","provider":"Role-Players","version":"1.0","type":"link"}