#my teacher mensioned:

[lieximhuman]

I am getting known as the gay dude + yaoi reader at school. God… why u fuckin with me??? What is this?? Homophobia from God????!!?

[septimaseverina]

Okay. If I don't get these out of my chest and head, I can't work and write fan fictions properly.

Actually, this was one of my PTSD, but it has been healed for 95% It has been haunted me for almost 10 years (including 4 years in University days.).

12 years ago, I must choose what to study when I graduated from high shcool. That time, I was interesting in foreign language - out of English, Japanese and Korean (I had studied Korean for 1 year) - international relationship, Political Science, History and Fashion Designing.

I decided not to study Fashion Designing because when I registered for the entrance, the staff from that University looked at me like I'm not a person - just because I didn't come from the best and elite high schools of the country. I had carried my colours which I kept it in a bag. She said Icouldn't bring the bag into the room, while I saw other girls - who was in the 'elite-high school's uniform' - carried bags into the room without any prohibittion. I knew suddenly at that moment . If I were studying in THAT University, I must be insulted. So, I swear to everything that I'm not gonna study at THAT University for the rest of my life. Even they give me a scholarship, I'm gonna deny them.

And I finally find the University where I had graduated. I love The University so much. Even now, my spirit can be up when people mension it. Because there are true freedom and liberty, everything is just like Assassin's Creed's motto; Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted.

I choose Russian Studies because that time, I was recieving information about world's politic from only the USA, I wanted to know from Russia's side too, and because of my obsession in language, et voila.

Before the semester began, I had prepared myself by learning Russian's language alphabet and reading books about Russia as much as I can. But I didn't aware of the Russian grammar 'lecturer' (In my culture, we call everyone who teach us somethings 'teacher' in respecting term. But I call her lecturer until now.) and her pets.

Fisrt year, there is a rule that the students are autimatically registered in each section and each subject by their IDs. So, I met the Russian grammar lecturer and her pets, who had ruined my dreams, my studying method and approaching, my thoughts and my mental health.

The story began with I studied Russian grammar in her (the lecturer) class, and there were students, who used to be Russian exchanged student, they can read, translated and pronouced it exactly and rapidly. I would say they must be exempted from Russian 101-202. And no doubt, they became the lecturer's pets immediaetly. The worst things are the lecturer paid attention to them more than students who didn't understand the fundamental of Russian grammar. I'm in this group, so we must find our method to approach.

I, unintentionally, have found the link between Russian+Sanskrit-Pali+English and German, but I don't know what it is that time, because I didn't know about Linguistic. So, my expectation was so high, hoping she would answer my question and explain it to me.

But

She didn't. She rejected me. The moment I was asking her, there were her pet stood and asking her questions, she frowned and said the sentences which it has been still haunted me (But after this post, I promise I won't ramble.);

"Dear girl, you can't compare Russian grammar to other languages - even English - Russian language has its own syntax. You must study as it is."

And then her pets agreed with her. I still remember their words; "Yeah, dude. You can't. Russian is not similar to other langauges. Just stay in our teacher's method".

Those negative and harsh words had been haunted and wrecked my confidence on studying foreign languages, absolutely, just like insulting me (later, other Russian language's teachers tell me that there are many connection). And I was like a blinded person. I never got A in Russian language's classes. It had worn me out for eight and half year, until my best bitch returning from Russia after she had graduated in Bachelor and Master degree of Fine Arts.

I told her this story and then she tells me, even now; "That old hag doesn't read much books about Linguistic, girl. I insist, also my Russian friends that many languages have 'things' to do with Russian language. Especially with Sanskrit, because it's also derived from Proto-Indo-European too! She is so wrong and I'm sorry for you."

After that meeting, it was 4 years after the graduating, I regain my confidence on studying foreign languages, especially Spanish, Latin, French, Italian and many languages! Not only because my best bitch's pep talk, Sanskrit learning and Sanskrit lituratures's group in Facebook opens and expanding the world of linguistic. Many members post about connection about many languages and Sanskrit. Everytime I ask them, if I understand this and that right or wrong, they never say any harsh word! They explain them to me and helping me with their whole hearts.

So, finally, I could get out of that blackhole. But it triggers because of my current work, and the internal politics is the fuse.

I'm gonna leave all misery and sadness right here. I promise to myself that I'm not gonna let any mortal soul destroys any of my positive vibe again. I thought I would write some book about connectioin between Russian language and Sanskrit, to indirectly slap that old hag. But now I be like, nahhhhhh let her be. My younger friend from Russian Studies tells me that the major is in crisis. So I think it's Karma. Because one of the teachers has wrecked many students' dreams and chances, including me. I can safely say, this is the paid back.

Am I gonna revisiting Russian Language again? Maybe. I'm still enjoyed Sanskrit, Latin and Ancient Greek hehehehehehehe

[mhdiaries]

Haunted – Student Spirits Porter “Paintergeist” Geiss Diary

5/10

I’m in grave trouble again. I was spraying lockers, and the Hall Moan-itors caught me. I thought I had time for the ghost paint to vanish before I got die-tected. I can usually get past Past, and sometimes outsmart Present, but how’s a ghost supposed to stay invisible to Future? That Moan-itor has a knack for predicting what graffiti I’m going to paint - and where - even before I do! I was protesting the detention chains - the Hall Moan-itors and Miss Revenant are so unfair! And now I’m wearing more chains because I protested them. You’ve gotta appreciate the irony. Or should I say, “iron-y”, because that’s more fitting to the weight of my mood now. 

5/11

Ugh. I just mopped floors during my entire study howl period. Never knew how much I’d miss doing foulgebra homework, even under the wraithful gaze of the driver’s deaducation teacher. But mostly I miss sketching in the margins of my textbook. I love drawing my friends, like Vandala sailing the deep boo sea or Kiyomi changing colors to complement one of my graffiti pieces. And it’s nice to just sit and chill, not feel the constant tug of heavy chains tethering me to the ground. Mopping while chained is even more unpleasant than, well, mopping while not chained! Sloshing the water around to the steady rhythm of clanging. I tried to pretend it was a new dance I was making up... even sang a few bars of ch-ch-chain of ghouls! That was fun ‘til the li-bury-an popped her head out and shushed me. But at least I worked off one of my chains. Just several more to go...

5/12

I’ve already earned additional chains. 3x more! I couldn’t resist ghost-spray-painting the howlway where I spent study howl cleaning. I designed an image of a mop wrapped in chains, and the mop was trying to sweep away the 3 Hall Moan-itors. Not to beast, but I thought it was phantastic! When an idea come to me, I have to paint it. It’s instinctive. They don’t call me Paintergesit for nothing! But those 3 Moan-itors have no appreciation for art, and no sense of humor, so they each gave me chains. It bites, but I think receiving triple the chains all at once is a new school record, so at least I have that. Always look on the fright side, ya know? 

5/13

DON’T H8, LEVIT8!

I’M A LEVIT8R NOT A H8R!

Working out some new slogans for my next piece. I was fanging out with River Styxx in the creepateria. For the daughter of the Grim Reaper, she can make light of anything. She’s planning a party for all the students chained to Haunted High, since they can’t get out to her yacht on the river between the Ghost World and the non-Ghost World. She’s thinking everyone can use their chains decoratively. Ya know, like belts or jewelry. Of course, that’ll be easier for those who only have 1 or 2. I have so many, I could use them to tow her yacht to the schoolyard - then we can still hold the party there. Now that’s an ectoplasmic idea! 

5/14

Huebert is being clawsome today! This is why we get along so well - we both enjoy a little harmless mischief-making. The Hall Moan-itors said I could work off a detention chain by picking up its equal weight in garbage in the creepateria. The more I pick up, the more chains come off. Well, Hubert likes garbage as much as any racoon, so after I picked up what was already scattered around, he got inside a full can and tossed trash to me. I caught it and tossed it into an empty can. It was so much fun, and totally worked. The chains fell off me, and I got lighter and lighter! In no time, I was feeling my old floaty self and I could move and catch faster as I zipped around the creepateria. Maybe I should join the casketball team.

5/15

Something scary-cool just happened! I was painting inside my locker - even the Hall Moan-itors can’t be too fangry about that - and I glanced in the mirror on the back of the door. I’m fearly sure I saw a dude wearing sunglasses bouncing a casketball down the hall behind me! I turned around, but there was no one there! The eerie thing is that he wasn’t transparent at all. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he was... solid!?!

5/15 Cont. 

I’ve been thinking about solids. Most of us in the Ghost World have never seen a solid, because haunting is forbidden. And we’re always told that they are monsters who want to destroy all ghosts and our way of un-life. But I’ve heard gore-ies about ghosts living in the solid world, so how can it be true that solids and ghosts can’t get along? It’s weird that I’ve never questioned it before, because I pride myself on being a free-spirit. I’ll have to think about this more. But first, I have an idea for a ghost-painting that will look spooktacular in the clawditorium...

5/16

When attempting mad séance experiments, never expect the same results twice. I tried to recreate that phenomenon at my locker yesterday. When no one was around, I painted the inside of my locker again. This time when I looked in the mirror, I only saw my own reflection. But out of the corner of my eye I die-tected... pink. Lots of pink! I’m an artist, so I happen to love pink. All colors, really. The world would be a deadful place if I had to give up any of them. Still, less is sometimes more. But as I was blinking into the locker, trying to make sense of what I was seeing, I realized that something else was blinking back! I concentrated until I made it out, and, boo, was it a shriek! It was a bat dressed in a poofy, pinktastic skirt! Not sure if he saw me, but just before he vanished, I noticed his cheeks turned as pink as the bow on his head. Can bats blush?

5/17

I watched Kiyomi Haunterly in the creepateria today. As an artist, I try to be observant of everyone and everything around me, because you never know where inspiration will come from. When I saw her, it struck me that she held her head higher than usual, and she floated around the room like a social battyfly. She’s always been a friendly ghoul, just kind of shy, and since she is a faceless ghost, she has a more difficult time than most making eye contact. I was impressed by her newfound aura. She even dressed more stylish than she used to. An eye catching outfit can be as creative as good graffiti, ya know? Her overall look today screams confidence. That gives me an idea for a painting. I think the wall behind the condismemberments bar will be perfect. I hope the Hall Moan-itors are in the teacher’s lounge...

5/18

My freedom from chains didn’t last long, but my painting in the creepateria was totally worth it! Now I’m just haunting the li-bury, which is kind of boo-ring, but at least I can browse the inter-die-mensional internet. I came across an interesting blog by a ghost ghoul named Spectra Vondergeist. It’s mostly paranormal teen drama: who is seeing who, who has a crush on who, who broke up with who, etc. It’s beast-zarre that I don’t know any of the students she’s written about. The ghouls are going to meet me here later - I’ll ask if they know them. We’re going to have a makeshift scare-venger hunt. We were going to have on on the Salty Spectre, but I can’t leave the grounds again. At least this way Vandala can’t get seasick!

5/19

Went to do a little touch up on my mural in the creepateria. And by touch-up I mean re-do, since the ghost paint from yesterday evaporated, well, yesterday. I was really getting into the grave, splashing and spraying the wall with precision... but then the Hall Moan-itors caught me before I could add the finishing touches. I can’t remember the last time I got to sign my work! But as I was trying to dodge them - who knew the creepateria was such an orbstacle course!?! - a ghoul manifested right in front of me, and I ended up crashing into her! So now, thanks to her, I’m weighed down with more chains. But... she was kind of cute! I hope that’s not the last time she appears around here...

[lonelybynight]

Dragonfly, firefly, to burn ?

- libellule (dragonfly): what’s your favorite super power?

If you're asking about a super power I would like to have: Before I would say fly, because that's something I can't do the way I want it right now, even if I worry that wont work (I like heights, but I don't like them that much, I don't know if I'm being clear...) But recently, I heard someone say "with shapechanging you can do anything" and I though, could I fly? I could become a bird, wich would be better than being a human flying around, and could even change to a dragon form (I don't know if that's a good thing but have you ever seen "Spirited Away"? I would defenetly try to do that), I could pretty much become strong, "invisible", duplicate other people, heal?, become super fast, breathe underwater, well, a lot of things... Also I could use this power for something that is more altruistic than simply flying. But what I would really like to do is having the power to make real something I imagine, and with THAT I could do anything I want.If you're asking about my fav superpower among the existent superhero universe: I don't really know, what makes me like a superhero is mostly the person and the story, not their powers. (Also I don’t know any superhero with the powers I mensioned)- brûler (to burn): what are you most passionate about?I'm passionate about life and that must be the explanation for my passion about movies; I'm passionate about people, about them being honest, not to me, but in their way of beeing; to hear about their lives, (not because I like gossip, but because I like people and their stories - I hate gossip) also I really like to be with people, (expecially family and friends, of course, because I know I like those people- strangers are more difficult: they can be anything). I'm passionate about animals, Earth, and the universe - how can you not?- luciole (firefly): what was your dream job when you were little?I had many different dream jobs when I was little, including vet (who didin't?), scientist, secretary(writer) (when I asked a teacher what’s a job for writing, she told me secretary, but what I was asking is for the word writer); ballet dancer (yep, I went through that fase but I soon got of, and it was never serious), I even had a dream to become a cleaning lady (I liked cleaning, so what?).

Thank you very much :)

[kayawagner]

Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party

Publisher: Murder Me

The Royal Globe Theater is preparing for it's next big production; Antony and Cleopatra. Produced by a renouned director and with auditions having already taken place, the stage is set. As Auditionees, friends, family and industry insiders, you have been invited to the "role reveal" party where you will find out who gets the leading roles and who will play supporting bits. Tensions are running high and egos are large. Who will come away with the role of a lifetime, and who will we all forget? Surely nothing could go wrong...

What is a murder mystery party?

A murder mystery party is a wonderful excuse to have your friends and family gather together and tell a collaborative story where you play the main characters. It's part improv, part interactive theater, part role playing and part game. Some players will dress up to help them really get into the theme. Each player is given a character background and a booklet that tells them what they should be thinking about during each "scene". There will be a series of revelations and you'll be interacting with the other guests throughout the night. 

Oh and did I mension that there is a murder? Sometime during the evening, a body will be discovered. Will it be your character or will you be the murderer? Everyone has a motive and everyone is suspicous. It's your job tob to unravel the mystery and work out whodunnit!

Upstaged Specifics

It's designed to be played with 13-20 players and will take 2-3 hours. All materials are provided and in an easy to print format. There are some references to violence (murder) and insinuations to sex, so Upstaged may not be appropriate for all ages. If it were a movie, it'd probably be rated PG-13. It's a one-shot game so after you've played it once, you'll know all the secrets. 

What makes this different from other Murder Mystery Party games?

I've played lots of murder mystery party games in the past and I've always found them lacking in several areas:

1) Most murder mystery games have a list of characters and with descriptions. I've always wanted to know what my character thinks about the other characters I'm interacting with. I have developed relationships between almost every pair of characters. How do I know them? What's their personality like? Do I like them? Do they like me? In this game, just because you have a positive impression of a particular character, does not mean they feel the same way about you!

2) I want every character to feel interesting and for every character to play an integral role in the overarching story. When you get a revelation in Upstaged, it's incredibly fun to work that into conversations going forwards. It helps with character development and helps your character be remembered by the other players. 

3) The murderer does not know who they are until the final reveal. I purposely chose this because some people feel uncomfortable lying for half the night (or the entire evening in some cases). This has the added benefits of keeping suspense up and allowing everyone to participate in the final guessing. 

4) Many times the theme is pasted on - themes are there just for the sake of having a theme. For example, I cannot even imagine what a St. Patricks day theme might look like in-game. I've gone out of my way to make sure that the theme is something that everyone can relate to, where tentions are already high and where people don't feel obligated to dress up. The characters and the story are woven carefully around the theater production to help you get in the mind of the characters. 

5) Several of the roles are gender neutral. This helps when assigning characters to remove the need for some players to gender-swap (which can make people very uncomfortable). 

6) As already mentioned, it plays 13-20 players. I have listed out the 7 optional players in order of preference for inclusion to help you decide which of the optional characters might be the most interesting to play if you don't get the full 20 player count. 

What's included in your purchase?

Information for the host (pdf)

Setting invitation and rules (pdf)

Cast list (pdf)

Character Backgrounds (pdf)

20 X Individual Character Backgrounds (to email) (pdfs)

Character Evening Booklets (pdf)

Players and characters (word doc to fill in)

Revelations (pdf)

Player guesses (pdf)

VIP Pass (pdf)

The Cast List

Character Name

Character Profession

Shell McGowan

Photographer

Alex Hardtack

Reporter

Sergeant Billingsworth

Police Detective

Sara Wellington

Actress

Dr. Scarlet Wellington

Physician

Barbara Black

Actress

Jeremy Plowman

Historian

Jamie Davenport

Lawyer

Mark McArthur

VIP Fan

PJ Denson

Actor

Mindy McArthur

Exec. Assistant

Amy Livingston

Office Admin

Byron Hammersmith

Actor

Mel Beeswax

Theater Owner

Daryl Dennis

Actor

Steve Noman

Stagehand

Geoffrey Livingston III

Director

Micah Freeman

Theater Critic

Mr. Benson

Retired Teacher

William (Billy) Black

Nightclub owner

Excerpt from the game

The Royal Globe Theater is a local landmark in the city of Burnside, IL. The historic theater is celebrating 80 years of business under the Appleby family. Two months ago, the last of the Appleby family passed away and the theater was quickly purchased by the wealthy Beeswax Enterprises. Mel Beeswax, CEO of Beeswax Enterprises, currently owns and operates the theater and has a dedicated team to ensure things run smoothly during this transitional period of change. Most theater staff have stayed since the acquisition but directors and actors work on a contract basis per production. The next performance at the Royal Globe theater will be the production of “Antony and Cleopatra”, produced by renowned director Geoffrey Livingston III. Mr. Livingston takes great pride in his work and he expects this production to be nothing short of perfect. The casting call has been put out and has gained a lot of interest from the local acting community, including several returning cast members from the previous production of “Romeo and Juliet”. Auditions have been completed and the results are eagerly anticipated by all auditionees. Livingston plans to release the cast list during a “role reveal” party of actors, theater staff, friends and family, set for Nov 1st, 2015.

MEL BEESWAX - THEATER OWNER BACKGROUND You are the CEO of Beeswax Enterprises. You’re 100% self-made in the business world and you’ve worked very hard to get to where you are today. Some have accused you of being ruthless. Those people just don’t understand what it takes to make a business work and be successful. You’re not married – you don’t have time for that, not when there’s money to be made. Beeswax Industries reaches all across the city – in retail, office space and even some manufacturing. Your latest venture is the acquisition of The Royal Globe Theater. You don’t have any interest in the so-called “fine arts” - it just so happens to be sat on some prime real-estate. When the property came on the market, you snapped it up as quickly as possible. The Theater probably should be a historic building but there are no papers to protect it. That’s why we need to remove it as quickly as possible. You’ll come up with some story to appease the community when you demolish it – termites or mold or something.

Price: $25.00 Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party published first on https://supergalaxyrom.tumblr.com

[mhdiaries]

Diary of Porter Geiss

If you read my diary, then you deserve detention chains!

5/10

I’m in grave trouble again. I was spraying lockers, and the Hall Moan-itors caught me. I thought I had time for the ghost paint to vanish before I got die-tected. I can usually get past Past, and sometimes outsmart Present, but how’s a ghost supposed to stay invisible to Future? That Moan-itor has a knack for predicting what graffiti I’m going to paint - and where - even before I do! I was protesting the detention chains - the Hall Moan-itors and Miss Revenant are so unfair! And now I’m wearing more chains because I protested them. You’ve gotta appreciate the irony. Or should I say, “iron-y”, because that’s more fitting to the weight of my mood now.

5/11

Ugh. I just mopped floors during my entire study howl period. Never knew how much I’d miss doing foulgebra homework, even under the wraithful gaze of the driver’s deaducation teacher. But mostly I miss sketching in the margins of my textbook. I love drawing my friends, like Vandala sailing the deep boo sea or Kiyomi changing colors to complement one of my graffiti pieces. And it’s nice to just sit and chill, not feel the constant tug of heavy chains tethering me to the ground. Mopping while chained is even more unpleasant than, well, mopping while not chained! Sloshing the water around to the steady rhythm of clanging. I tried to pretend it was a new dance I was making up... even sang a few bars of ch-ch-chain of ghouls! That was fun ‘til the li-bury-an popped her head out and shushed me. But at least I worked off one of my chains. Just several more to go...

5/12

I’ve already earned additional chains. 3x more! I couldn’t resist ghost-spray-painting the howlway where I spent study howl cleaning. I designed an image of a mop wrapped in chains, and the mop was trying to sweep away the 3 Hall Moan-itors. Not to beast, but I thought it was phantastic! When an idea come to me, I have to paint it. It’s instinctive. They don’t call me Paintergesit for nothing! But those 3 Moan-itors have no appreciation for art, and no sense of humor, so they each gave me chains. It bites, but I think receiving triple the chains all at once is a new school record, so at least I have that. Always look on the fright side, ya know?

5/13

DON’T H8, LEVIT8!

I’M A LEVIT8R NOT A H8R!

Working out some new slogans for my next piece. I was fanging out with River Styxx in the creepateria. For the daughter of the Grim Reaper, she can make light of anything. She’s planning a party for all the students chained to Haunted High, since they can’t get out to her yacht on the river between the Ghost World and the non-Ghost World. She’s thinking everyone can use their chains decoratively. Ya know, like belts or jewelry. Of course, that’ll be easier for those who only have 1 or 2. I have so many, I could use them to tow her yacht to the schoolyard - then we can still hold the party there. Now that’s an ectoplasmic idea!

5/14

Huebert is being clawsome today! This is why we get along so well - we both enjoy a little harmless mischief-making. The Hall Moan-itors said I could work off a detention chain by picking up its equal weight in garbage in the creepateria. The more I pick up, the more chains come off. Well, Hubert likes garbage as much as any racoon, so after I picked up what was already scattered around, he got inside a full can and tossed trash to me. I caught it and tossed it into an empty can. It was so much fun, and totally worked. The chains fell off me, and I got lighter and lighter! In no time, I was feeling my old floaty self and I could move and catch faster as I zipped around the creepateria. Maybe I should join the casketball team.

5/15

Something scary-cool just happened! I was painting inside my locker - even the Hall Moan-itors can’t be too fangry about that - and I glanced in the mirror on the back of the door. I’m fearly sure I saw a dude wearing sunglasses bouncing a casketball down the hall behind me! I turned around, but there was no one there! The eerie thing is that he wasn’t transparent at all. If I didn’t know better, I’d think he was... solid!?!

5/15 Cont.

I’ve been thinking about solids. Most of us in the Ghost World have never seen a solid, because haunting is forbidden. And we’re always told that they are monsters who want to destroy all ghosts and our way of un-life. But I’ve heard gore-ies about ghosts living in the solid world, so how can it be true that solids and ghosts can’t get along? It’s weird that I’ve never questioned it before, because I pride myself on being a free-spirit. I’ll have to think about this more. But first, I have an idea for a ghost-painting that will look spooktacular in the clawditorium...

5/16

When attempting mad séance experiments, never expect the same results twice. I tried to recreate that phenomenon at my locker yesterday. When no one was around, I painted the inside of my locker again. This time when I looked in the mirror, I only saw my own reflection. But out of the corner of my eye I die-tected... pink. Lots of pink! I’m an artist, so I happen to love pink. All colors, really. The world would be a deadful place if I had to give up any of them. Still, less is sometimes more. But as I was blinking into the locker, trying to make sense of what I was seeing, I realized that something else was blinking back! I concentrated until I made it out, and, boo, was it a shriek! It was a bat dressed in a poofy, pinktastic skirt! Not sure if he saw me, but just before he vanished, I noticed his cheeks turned as pink as the bow on his head. Can bats blush?

5/17

I watched Kiyomi Haunterly in the creepateria today. As an artist, I try to be observant of everyone and everything around me, because you never know where inspiration will come from. When I saw her, it struck me that she held her head higher than usual, and she floated around the room like a social battyfly. She’s always been a friendly ghoul, just kind of shy, and since she is a faceless ghost, she has a more difficult time than most making eye contact. I was impressed by her newfound aura. She even dressed more stylish than she used to. An eye catching outfit can be as creative as good graffiti, ya know? Her overall look today screams confidence. That gives me an idea for a painting. I think the wall behind the condismemberments bar will be perfect. I hope the Hall Moan-itors are in the teacher’s lounge...

5/18

My freedom from chains didn’t last long, but my painting in the creepateria was totally worth it! Now I’m just haunting the li-bury, which is kind of boo-ring, but at least I can browse the inter-die-mensional internet. I came across an interesting blog by a ghost ghoul named Spectra Vondergeist. It’s mostly paranormal teen drama: who is seeing who, who has a crush on who, who broke up with who, etc. It’s beast-zarre that I don’t know any of the students she’s written about. The ghouls are going to meet me here later - I’ll ask if they know them. We’re going to have a makeshift scare-venger hunt. We were going to have on on the Salty Spectre, but I can’t leave the grounds again. At least this way Vandala can’t get seasick!

5/19

Went to do a little touch up on my mural in the creepateria. And by touch-up I mean re-do, since the ghost paint from yesterday evaporated, well, yesterday. I was really getting into the grave, splashing and spraying the wall with precision... but then the Hall Moan-itors caught me before I could add the finishing touches. I can’t remember the last time I got to sign my work! But as I was trying to dodge them - who knew the creepateria was such an orbstacle course!?! - a ghoul manifested right in front of me, and I ended up crashing into her! So now, thanks to her, I’m weighed down with more chains. But... she was kind of cute! I hope that’s not the last time she appears around here...

[kayawagner]

Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party

Publisher: Murder Me

The Royal Globe Theater is preparing for it's next big production; Antony and Cleopatra. Produced by a renouned director and with auditions having already taken place, the stage is set. As Auditionees, friends, family and industry insiders, you have been invited to the "role reveal" party where you will find out who gets the leading roles and who will play supporting bits. Tensions are running high and egos are large. Who will come away with the role of a lifetime, and who will we all forget? Surely nothing could go wrong...

What is a murder mystery party?

A murder mystery party is a wonderful excuse to have your friends and family gather together and tell a collaborative story where you play the main characters. It's part improv, part interactive theater, part role playing and part game. Some players will dress up to help them really get into the theme. Each player is given a character background and a booklet that tells them what they should be thinking about during each "scene". There will be a series of revelations and you'll be interacting with the other guests throughout the night. 

Oh and did I mension that there is a murder? Sometime during the evening, a body will be discovered. Will it be your character or will you be the murderer? Everyone has a motive and everyone is suspicous. It's your job tob to unravel the mystery and work out whodunnit!

Upstaged Specifics

It's designed to be played with 13-20 players and will take 2-3 hours. All materials are provided and in an easy to print format. There are some references to violence (murder) and insinuations to sex, so Upstaged may not be appropriate for all ages. If it were a movie, it'd probably be rated PG-13. It's a one-shot game so after you've played it once, you'll know all the secrets. 

What makes this different from other Murder Mystery Party games?

I've played lots of murder mystery party games in the past and I've always found them lacking in several areas:

1) Most murder mystery games have a list of characters and with descriptions. I've always wanted to know what my character thinks about the other characters I'm interacting with. I have developed relationships between almost every pair of characters. How do I know them? What's their personality like? Do I like them? Do they like me? In this game, just because you have a positive impression of a particular character, does not mean they feel the same way about you!

2) I want every character to feel interesting and for every character to play an integral role in the overarching story. When you get a revelation in Upstaged, it's incredibly fun to work that into conversations going forwards. It helps with character development and helps your character be remembered by the other players. 

3) The murderer does not know who they are until the final reveal. I purposely chose this because some people feel uncomfortable lying for half the night (or the entire evening in some cases). This has the added benefits of keeping suspense up and allowing everyone to participate in the final guessing. 

4) Many times the theme is pasted on - themes are there just for the sake of having a theme. For example, I cannot even imagine what a St. Patricks day theme might look like in-game. I've gone out of my way to make sure that the theme is something that everyone can relate to, where tentions are already high and where people don't feel obligated to dress up. The characters and the story are woven carefully around the theater production to help you get in the mind of the characters. 

5) Several of the roles are gender neutral. This helps when assigning characters to remove the need for some players to gender-swap (which can make people very uncomfortable). 

6) As already mentioned, it plays 13-20 players. I have listed out the 7 optional players in order of preference for inclusion to help you decide which of the optional characters might be the most interesting to play if you don't get the full 20 player count. 

What's included in your purchase?

Information for the host (pdf)

Setting invitation and rules (pdf)

Cast list (pdf)

Character Backgrounds (pdf)

20 X Individual Character Backgrounds (to email) (pdfs)

Character Evening Booklets (pdf)

Players and characters (word doc to fill in)

Revelations (pdf)

Player guesses (pdf)

VIP Pass (pdf)

The Cast List

Character Name

Character Profession

Shell McGowan

Photographer

Alex Hardtack

Reporter

Sergeant Billingsworth

Police Detective

Sara Wellington

Actress

Dr. Scarlet Wellington

Physician

Barbara Black

Actress

Jeremy Plowman

Historian

Jamie Davenport

Lawyer

Mark McArthur

VIP Fan

PJ Denson

Actor

Mindy McArthur

Exec. Assistant

Amy Livingston

Office Admin

Byron Hammersmith

Actor

Mel Beeswax

Theater Owner

Daryl Dennis

Actor

Steve Noman

Stagehand

Geoffrey Livingston III

Director

Micah Freeman

Theater Critic

Mr. Benson

Retired Teacher

William (Billy) Black

Nightclub owner

Excerpt from the game

The Royal Globe Theater is a local landmark in the city of Burnside, IL. The historic theater is celebrating 80 years of business under the Appleby family. Two months ago, the last of the Appleby family passed away and the theater was quickly purchased by the wealthy Beeswax Enterprises. Mel Beeswax, CEO of Beeswax Enterprises, currently owns and operates the theater and has a dedicated team to ensure things run smoothly during this transitional period of change. Most theater staff have stayed since the acquisition but directors and actors work on a contract basis per production. The next performance at the Royal Globe theater will be the production of “Antony and Cleopatra”, produced by renowned director Geoffrey Livingston III. Mr. Livingston takes great pride in his work and he expects this production to be nothing short of perfect. The casting call has been put out and has gained a lot of interest from the local acting community, including several returning cast members from the previous production of “Romeo and Juliet”. Auditions have been completed and the results are eagerly anticipated by all auditionees. Livingston plans to release the cast list during a “role reveal” party of actors, theater staff, friends and family, set for Nov 1st, 2015.

MEL BEESWAX - THEATER OWNER BACKGROUND You are the CEO of Beeswax Enterprises. You’re 100% self-made in the business world and you’ve worked very hard to get to where you are today. Some have accused you of being ruthless. Those people just don’t understand what it takes to make a business work and be successful. You’re not married – you don’t have time for that, not when there’s money to be made. Beeswax Industries reaches all across the city – in retail, office space and even some manufacturing. Your latest venture is the acquisition of The Royal Globe Theater. You don’t have any interest in the so-called “fine arts” - it just so happens to be sat on some prime real-estate. When the property came on the market, you snapped it up as quickly as possible. The Theater probably should be a historic building but there are no papers to protect it. That’s why we need to remove it as quickly as possible. You’ll come up with some story to appease the community when you demolish it – termites or mold or something.

Price: $25.00 Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party published first on https://supergalaxyrom.tumblr.com

[kayawagner]

Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party

Publisher: Murder Me

The Royal Globe Theater is preparing for it's next big production; Antony and Cleopatra. Produced by a renouned director and with auditions having already taken place, the stage is set. As Auditionees, friends, family and industry insiders, you have been invited to the "role reveal" party where you will find out who gets the leading roles and who will play supporting bits. Tensions are running high and egos are large. Who will come away with the role of a lifetime, and who will we all forget? Surely nothing could go wrong...

What is a murder mystery party?

A murder mystery party is a wonderful excuse to have your friends and family gather together and tell a collaborative story where you play the main characters. It's part improv, part interactive theater, part role playing and part game. Some players will dress up to help them really get into the theme. Each player is given a character background and a booklet that tells them what they should be thinking about during each "scene". There will be a series of revelations and you'll be interacting with the other guests throughout the night. 

Oh and did I mension that there is a murder? Sometime during the evening, a body will be discovered. Will it be your character or will you be the murderer? Everyone has a motive and everyone is suspicous. It's your job tob to unravel the mystery and work out whodunnit!

Upstaged Specifics

It's designed to be played with 13-20 players and will take 2-3 hours. All materials are provided and in an easy to print format. There are some references to violence (murder) and insinuations to sex, so Upstaged may not be appropriate for all ages. If it were a movie, it'd probably be rated PG-13. It's a one-shot game so after you've played it once, you'll know all the secrets. 

What makes this different from other Murder Mystery Party games?

I've played lots of murder mystery party games in the past and I've always found them lacking in several areas:

1) Most murder mystery games have a list of characters and with descriptions. I've always wanted to know what my character thinks about the other characters I'm interacting with. I have developed relationships between almost every pair of characters. How do I know them? What's their personality like? Do I like them? Do they like me? In this game, just because you have a positive impression of a particular character, does not mean they feel the same way about you!

2) I want every character to feel interesting and for every character to play an integral role in the overarching story. When you get a revelation in Upstaged, it's incredibly fun to work that into conversations going forwards. It helps with character development and helps your character be remembered by the other players. 

3) The murderer does not know who they are until the final reveal. I purposely chose this because some people feel uncomfortable lying for half the night (or the entire evening in some cases). This has the added benefits of keeping suspense up and allowing everyone to participate in the final guessing. 

4) Many times the theme is pasted on - themes are there just for the sake of having a theme. For example, I cannot even imagine what a St. Patricks day theme might look like in-game. I've gone out of my way to make sure that the theme is something that everyone can relate to, where tentions are already high and where people don't feel obligated to dress up. The characters and the story are woven carefully around the theater production to help you get in the mind of the characters. 

5) Several of the roles are gender neutral. This helps when assigning characters to remove the need for some players to gender-swap (which can make people very uncomfortable). 

6) As already mentioned, it plays 13-20 players. I have listed out the 7 optional players in order of preference for inclusion to help you decide which of the optional characters might be the most interesting to play if you don't get the full 20 player count. 

What's included in your purchase?

Information for the host (pdf)

Setting invitation and rules (pdf)

Cast list (pdf)

Character Backgrounds (pdf)

20 X Individual Character Backgrounds (to email) (pdfs)

Character Evening Booklets (pdf)

Players and characters (word doc to fill in)

Revelations (pdf)

Player guesses (pdf)

VIP Pass (pdf)

The Cast List

Character Name

Character Profession

Shell McGowan

Photographer

Alex Hardtack

Reporter

Sergeant Billingsworth

Police Detective

Sara Wellington

Actress

Dr. Scarlet Wellington

Physician

Barbara Black

Actress

Jeremy Plowman

Historian

Jamie Davenport

Lawyer

Mark McArthur

VIP Fan

PJ Denson

Actor

Mindy McArthur

Exec. Assistant

Amy Livingston

Office Admin

Byron Hammersmith

Actor

Mel Beeswax

Theater Owner

Daryl Dennis

Actor

Steve Noman

Stagehand

Geoffrey Livingston III

Director

Micah Freeman

Theater Critic

Mr. Benson

Retired Teacher

William (Billy) Black

Nightclub owner

Excerpt from the game

The Royal Globe Theater is a local landmark in the city of Burnside, IL. The historic theater is celebrating 80 years of business under the Appleby family. Two months ago, the last of the Appleby family passed away and the theater was quickly purchased by the wealthy Beeswax Enterprises. Mel Beeswax, CEO of Beeswax Enterprises, currently owns and operates the theater and has a dedicated team to ensure things run smoothly during this transitional period of change. Most theater staff have stayed since the acquisition but directors and actors work on a contract basis per production. The next performance at the Royal Globe theater will be the production of “Antony and Cleopatra”, produced by renowned director Geoffrey Livingston III. Mr. Livingston takes great pride in his work and he expects this production to be nothing short of perfect. The casting call has been put out and has gained a lot of interest from the local acting community, including several returning cast members from the previous production of “Romeo and Juliet”. Auditions have been completed and the results are eagerly anticipated by all auditionees. Livingston plans to release the cast list during a “role reveal” party of actors, theater staff, friends and family, set for Nov 1st, 2015.

MEL BEESWAX - THEATER OWNER BACKGROUND You are the CEO of Beeswax Enterprises. You’re 100% self-made in the business world and you’ve worked very hard to get to where you are today. Some have accused you of being ruthless. Those people just don’t understand what it takes to make a business work and be successful. You’re not married – you don’t have time for that, not when there’s money to be made. Beeswax Industries reaches all across the city – in retail, office space and even some manufacturing. Your latest venture is the acquisition of The Royal Globe Theater. You don’t have any interest in the so-called “fine arts” - it just so happens to be sat on some prime real-estate. When the property came on the market, you snapped it up as quickly as possible. The Theater probably should be a historic building but there are no papers to protect it. That’s why we need to remove it as quickly as possible. You’ll come up with some story to appease the community when you demolish it – termites or mold or something.

Price: $25.00 Upstaged, Murder Mystery Party published first on https://supergalaxyrom.tumblr.com