I finally ran my first session of this last night. I set the mood with candles and a (handily pre-existing) Spotify playlist. The first room took me a little while, but then we settled into a rhythm. Great game.
I finally ran my first session of this last night.
I finally ran my first session of this last night.
Tell us about the rooms, and the terrible things that happened to the bride! (Or – the terrible things she had to do.)
Hm, the bride went into a mirror room, and when she cried out for help a perfectly beautiful maid appeared. But the bride did not manage to convince her of her sincerity, so in order to escape, she had to cut her with a piece of broken glass. That caused the witch to finally shatter. 🙂
Aw, I think that’s my playlist! FYI I have hard and soft lists, one for when things are spooky and one for when things go horribly wrong.
Des Em oh nice! I’ll check both out for my next game!
Des Em This magpie is curious – did you create a playlist for the Bluebeard’s Bride RPG specifically??
Magpie Games Yes, specifically for BB. I’ve used them twice, and several of my students who ran the game as a special class project used them as well. In their reflections they said that the playlists really helped with immersion. 🙂 Here are links:
open.spotify.com – Bluebeard’s Bride Soft, a playlist by Desirae Embree on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NeAOmp4V6RgtBK6VtGvdL
Like I said, one is “soft,” which is meant for general ambiance and spoopiness, and the other is “hard,” which is meant for when things go horribly wrong.