Episode #83: Bluebeard's Bride Pt. 1 (Drunken Storyteller Livestream)
Content warnings (not limited to): Body horror, betrayal, relationships, lack of agency, emotional manipulation, eating disorders and violence towards female characters
Show Notes
This week, Fiona is joined by Hazel, Mariam, Vivienne, David and Amy for ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’, a tabletop roleplaying game of supernatural horror set in a familiar fairy tale written by Whitney ‘Strix’ Beltran, Marissa Kelly and Sarah Richardson and published by Magpie Games.
A young bride is wed to an ugly, but powerful man with a blue beard. He invites her to explore the house… but one room is forbidden. Eventually, the young bride falls prey to her curiosity and opens it, discovering a gruesome display inside…
You can find out more information about ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ and get your own copy on the official Magpie games website.
You can watch the original unedited live stream on the Drunken Storyteller YouTube channel.
The Drunken Storyteller is a podcast where host David explores the world’s myths, legends and stories, all whilst having a few drinks. Recently, David did an incredibly detailed episode on the original Bluebeard fairytale which inspired the RPG.
Links to safety tools
- X Card Safety Tool Resources by John Stavropoulos
- Lines & Veils definition by Role-playing Game Stack Exchange.
Timestamps
- Content warnings: 00:00:00
- Intro: 00:01:16
- Gameplay overview: 00:02:42
- Stream starts: 00:04:25
- Intro to Bluebeards Bride: 00:08:06
- The Fairytale of Bluebeard: 00:11:21
- Creation of the Sisters: 00:20:47
- Bluebeard’s Bride oneshot begins: 01:06:30
- Outro and credits: 03:11:30
Credits
The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.
The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.
This episode’s players were Hazel, Mariam, Vivienne, David and Amy.
This episode’s RPG one-shot was ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’, a tabletop roleplaying game of supernatural horror set in a familiar fairy tale written by Whitney ‘Strix’ Beltran, Marissa Kelly and Sarah Richardson and published by Magpie Games. You can find out more information about ‘Bluebeard’s Bride’ and get your own copy on the official Magpie games website.
The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.
Additional music in this episode:
- ‘Come Play with Me’ by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.
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