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Death and the Dreamers

Ordo City, 1925

Beneath the floors of the magnificent MacAllister Hotel, you'll find the Dreamer’s Club, a speakeasy frequented by the city's most interesting figures. It's a place where authors, performers, and even the law's undesirables can rub shoulders and enjoy a drink while watching the latest in world-class mind-boggling entertainment. You don't need to believe in "magic" or "ghosts" to be awed by these unbelievable acts!

Tonight should be like any other night. Unfortunately, someone is going to get murdered.

Will you be the one to drag the truth into the light? Or, perhaps, will your focus be elsewhere, busy with far grander mysteries? Just don't ask too many questions about the mysterious figures that keep the club running...

It's time for the dreamers to wake up.

"Death and the Dreamers" is an interactive live-action murder mystery game where you'll be given a prewritten character and can then play out the events of the evening as you see fit. Set in the fictional Ordo City, this game covers a variety of 1920s tropes, from gangsters and rum-runners to ghosts and Lovecraftian horrors. If only some of that sounds fun to you, don't worry - you get to choose which plots you're involved with. Once you've signed up, you'll receive a casting questionnaire in your email.

The groups in this game include:

• The Lucky Ones - A prominent gang who've chosen the club as part of their own personal stomping grounds.
• The Bloody Teeth - Also known as the Nightwalkers. Not much is known about this gang, but they've managed to strike fear into the hearts of some local politicians. 
• Alumni of Stotesbury University - A group of likeminded researchers who've started poking into the MacAllister Hotel's storied past.
• The Palace of Dark Flowers - The cast and crew of Ordo's opera house are ready to toast to the good luck of their upcoming season.
• Lindrothe's Prenuptial Carnival - A ragtag group of wealthy young people out on the town to celebrate their friend's upcoming nuptials.