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Ghastly Affair is the “Gothic Game of Romantic Horror”. But what exactly is “Romantic Horror”? The “Horror” part of the phrase is generally understood, but how can “Horror” also be “Romantic”? The question is perhaps further confused by the thee meanings of “Romantic” - one relating to love, the...

If you've been pacing the dark halls of your ancient château, desperate for some gaming inspiration, don't just torture the prisoners again. Head over to “The Engine of Oracles” instead! “20 Mysterious Strangers at the Door” is a list of random visitors to ruin the peace of any PC's home...

The “Ghastly Affair Presenter's Manual” is now available in an Illustrated PDF Version on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow! Ghastly Affair is Gothic role-playing in the late-Georgian / Napoleonic era - the fevered age of Marie-Antoinette, the Marquis de Sade, and Lord Byron. Experience a world of...

SPRING SALE on Ghastly Affair – Gothic Role-playing in the Late-Georgian and Napoleonic Eras The print editions of the “Ghastly Affair Player's Manual” and “Ghastly Affair Presenter's Manual” are ON SALE NOW! Discover authentic Gothic gaming in the late-Georgian and Napoleonic eras with...

This Week on “The Engine of Oracles”: True Innocents and Libertines This week, “The Engine of Oracles” showcased historical figures, literary characters, and media to inspire True Innocent and Libertine characters in your “Ghastly Affair” game. “Character Inspirations Part II: The True...

This Week on “The Engine of Oracles”: Bandits and Inbred Nobility This week, “The Engine of Oracles” featured entries about desperate folks who ignore the laws of property, and rich people who ignore the laws of heredity. “Character Inspirations Part I: The Bandit” lists historical figures...

Ghastly Affair is the Gothic Game of Romantic Horror, set in the fevered age of Marie-Antoinette, the Marquis de Sade, and Napoleon. Its a world of haunted castles, desperate love, and wicked Libertines, where High Society is filled with human monsters as terrifying as any werewolf. Now its...

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Discover “The Gothic Game of Romantic Horror” Ghastly Affair is a true Gothic role-playing game set in the decadent and disastrous age of Marie-Antoinette, Napoleon, and Lord Byron. Immerse yourself in a world of sublime terror and poisonous beauty, where love is intertwined with death...

The illustrated edition of the Ghastly Affair Presenter's Manual is now available as a print-on-demand book through Amazon and CreateSpace! The companion book to the Ghastly Affair Player's Manual, the Ghastly Affair Presenter's Manual gives you the tools you need to run The Gothic Game of...

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One of the reasons MMORPGs are so popular (although certainly not the only reason) is that they allow non-geeks (especially women) to be geeky without being seen associating with geeks. The non-geeks who previously would game privately (but never go to cons, wear game t-shirts, or otherwise...

If you can find a copy, the Unreleased Themes For Hellraiser by English industrial band Coil will fit the bill perfectly. In fact, almost anything by Coil sounds wonderfully diabolical!

He's also a thief, and a pirate who slaughtered joyously and indiscriminately for his lover Belit in "Queen of the Black Coast". I'm actually a Howard purist when it comes to Conan. Conan definitely has a personal code of honor, but he doesn't seem to share the morality of civilized men. Of...

I agree that there seems to have been a total disconnect between the way AD&D was written/presented, and the way it was marketed. Gygax and co. seemed to assume an adult audience when writing and illustrating the game, but wisely realized that any game is also going to appeal to a teen...

In my campaigns Good and Evil aren't the same as right and wrong. Rather, the Alignments are the different factions that wage a perpetual war for the character of the Multiverse. By virtue of their Alignment, PCs are agents in this war, either knowingly or unknowingly. A character such as a...