BRINDLEWOOD BAY is a roleplaying game about a group of elderly women—members of the local Murder Mavens mystery book club—who find themselves solving actual murder mysteries in their quaint New England town. They become aware of a dark occult conspiracy connecting the murders, and will eventually have to defeat the supernatural to save their community.
The game is directly inspired by the television show Murder, She Wrote, but also takes inspiration from the cosmic horror genre, “cozy” crime dramas, and American TV shows from the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. The game features a unique mystery solving mechanic in which players combine clues to form a theory. That means, there is no predetermined solution to the murder cases.

Aim:
The aim of the characters in the story is to keep their community safe by investigating the murders taking place there. Our aim as players is to learn more about these characters, as well as to paint a vivid picture of the town of Brindlewood Bay, a responsibility we all share.

Tone:
The tone of this game bounces between the cozy and the creepy. Most of the time, it will be fairly lighthearted, but occasionally it will get dark and menacing.

Subject Matter:
Murder (of all varieties), ritual magic, and other dark subject matter come up in this game from time to time. We’ll use safety tools to ensure everyone is having a good experience.

Oliver Stromann