What is afoot in Silkspindle Tower?
A small town on the Dahaut coast has a distinct problem: its fishermen are going missing, vanishing from the seas with their boats and catches, never to be seen again. People are scared; could this have something to do with the wizard Coddefut who once lived in the tower? Never! He disappeared 20 years before, so perhaps this is mere coincidence.... [click here for more]
Games Without Frontiers...Every year, the villages of High and Low Dudgeon meet for the midsummer games. Every year for the past 10 years, Low Dudgeon has lost. The villagers are suspicious; what is High Dudgeon's secret? Could it be magic? Could it be some secret training technique? Is it outright cheating? Enter the intrepid characters, visiting the villages to enjoy the... [click here for more]
In Port Grimsand, Coynrad Lornnz, that infamous trapper of birds, has stumbled upon his most exotic specimen yet; the Greater Crested Trill Warbler is a fabulous avian that is unlike any species discovered so far on the mysterious Monster Island. Naturally, Scabrous the Usurer, a moneylender with an unrivalled private aviary, has bought the bird, paying handsomely for the privilege. But he is... [click here for more]
Casting the Runes is a roleplaying game based on the works of M.R. James, the father of the modern British ghost story, and uses the GUMSHOE system for investigative RPGs. The unique character of James’s stories, and his own personality, inspire the game.
Player-characters ( “Investigators”, under the guidance of the Game Master, proceed step by step to unearth the unearthly, researching... [click here for more]
This collection of adventures for the Casting the Runes RPG takes the investigators across the British Isles, from London to Edinburgh, the fens to the West Country, in their quest to solve supernatural occurrences and sinister manifestations.
The scenarios are presented as individual tales, but can also be strung together to form a loose campaign.
The Malvern Mystery
Excavations near Malvern... [click here for more]