The Limhouse Lurker

RPG system: The Between
Participants: 1 GM, 4 players

By

David Morrison

Description

The Between is a PbtA game about a group of mysterious monster hunters in Victorian-era London. These hunters learn about various monstrous threats in the city and conduct investigations, or “hunts,” in order to neutralize them. The Between is directly inspired by the TV show Penny Dreadful, but also takes inspiration from British horror classics, the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, pulp-era media, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It is a PbtA game of emergent mystery, and while there is a traditional GM role, much of the work of describing and populating the city and defining the mysteries you investigate is shared amongst everyone at the table.

This is a game inspired by the TV series Penny Dreadful, and wider gothic horror influences, and as such some very dark themes are inherent to both the threats and the player characters themselves, as well as a focus on sexuality and sensuality. This includes but is not limited to graphic violence, murder, cannibalism, body horror, dark sexual themes (though not sexual violence), threats to children and animals, foul language, blasphemy, witchcraft, and defiling corpses. We will be using safety tools, but if this does not sound like the sort of material you would like to engage with, this game is probably not for you.

The Limehouse Lurker deals with a vampire in the body of a child hunting and feeding on victims in the East End of London. Expect blood, potential harm to a (seeming) child, as well as mentions of drug use and sex work.

Tags: Mature themes | Horror | Investigation | Victorian | Narrative

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