[Gumshoe] Merryshire Detective Club (a.k.a. Shires Out)

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

They run the mafia in Eberron…

Eh, those are 3E halflings, not hobbits. I think the vibe is different. Eberron is not an inherently cozy setting.

 

[Heilemann]

I will buy anything Pelgrane, Gumshoe, GRH, or Middle-earth related, so quadruple bought I guess!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

New official title announced.

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We have finally arrived at an official title for Gar’s sun-dappled, charmingly hilarious game of halfling mystery: Merryshire Detective Club. He is making his usual enviable progress on the game and its scenario anthology, The Dreadful Hare. Apparently this involves eating a lot of extra scones, to “properly research the necessary mindset.”

No official ETA, though.

 

[Committed Hero]

Official announcement Merryshire Detective Club

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Official announcement Merryshire Detective Club

Solving the mystery of Orc and Pie! At last!

 

[overgeeked]

I wonder what their pooka will be like.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I wonder what their pooka will be like.

I'm hoping for either bunny ears or them being aggressively British folk tale critters.

 

[nightwind1]

It was Lobelia Sackville-Baggins!

In the study! With Bilbo's candlestick!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In the study! With Bilbo's candlestick!

Honestly, converting the Cluedo/Clue map to a Hobbit hole feels like a very good idea for this game.