“What Lurks In The Secret Corners Of Your Heart?”

Monstrosity, queerness, and community – this is Grand Guignol.

 

Step back in time to London during the late Victorian era in a GMless RPG which follows the lives of a group of anti-heroes based on Gothic archetypes. The Hunter is out for revenge, The Ward is innocent – for now, and The Patron is affluent and commanding. Eerie horror abounds as the characters join together to participate in dark seances, sumptuous festivities, and secret rendezvous in the winding mazes of the city. While the settings can be terrifying and tragic, there are moments of true yet fleeting beauty.

 

Grand Guignol, written by Luke Jordan, accommodates three to five players and uses Avery Alder's and Benjamin Rosenbaum's Belonging Outside Belonging system. Anyone looking to try an RPG like no other can find a 94-page softcover book and a 97-page PDF of this haunting game on Warehouse 23.